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At first we thought that [Brandon Dunson] was writing in to tell us he's too lazy to fix his bathroom fan. What he really meant is that simply replacing the unit isn't nearly enough fun. Instead, he developed his own bathroom fan trigger based on stinky or humid air conditions. He didn't publish a post about the project but we've got his entire gallery of build images after the break. The … [Read more...]
[Casainho] wanted to track his body weight using an app on his Android phone. He just needed a way to get the weight readings onto the device automatically. He ended up adding Bluetooth to a bathroom scale and hacking the app to grab data from it. The scale which he hacked is a digital model, which makes it possible to read the weight data if you know what you're doing. [Casainho] already … [Read more...]
Adding this board (translated) to your bathroom fan will turn it into a smart device. It's designed to automatically shut off the fan after it's had some time to clear humidity from the room. It replaces the wall switch which normally controls these fans by converting the fan connection to always be connected to mains. The board draws constant power to keep the ATtiny13 running via a half-wave … [Read more...]
Solving the age old problem of... wait, what problem are they solving? These students at UC Berkeley have built a toilet paper dispenser prototype. Not only does it meter out an exact amount for you, it will fold it and cut it as well. They mention this being the perfect accessory for a high tech bathroom, and we can agree. To be serious though, in public places, metering out limited amounts of … [Read more...]
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