Hackaday Links: December 16, 2011

December 16, 2011 By 8 Comments

Free-form Christmas ornament

Here’s [Rob]‘s free form circuit that’s a Christmas ornament for geeks. It looks great, but sadly isn’t powered through a Christmas light strand. It’s just as cool as the skeletal Arduino we saw.

Prototyping with flowers

Well this is interesting: protoboard that’s specifically made to make SMD soldering easier. The guys at elecfreaks went through … Read the rest

Filed Under: Hackaday links Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

New Year’s Eve ball drop in your kitchen

January 18, 2011 By 12 Comments

[Tech B.] hacked together a Ball Drop for New Year’s Eve using stuff he had lying around. The ball itself is an old Christmas ornament that he cut in half and filled with 14 LEDs and a 9V battery. He finished up that portion of the project by gluing the halves back together and adding a hole for the guide … Read the rest

Filed Under: home entertainment hacks Tagged With: , , ,