Sure, there have been some pretty creative variations on the standard paper business card, but if you’re looking to make a career in electronics engineering, card stock isn’t necessarily the best option for material. Such was the case for one student, who had the canny idea to make a card that demonstrates his printed circuit board know-how. He used a 555 timer that outputs a clock to the LEDs on the biz card, and placing a nine-volt battery on the terminals sets off the mini light show. See for yourself in the video below.
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We can’t count the number of instances we’ve started a load of laundry in our washing machine and missed the timer go off, only to later find an odorous and damp pile of what should have been fresh garments. Luckily, the tried-and-trusted Arduino is stepping in to solve yet another first world problem. A fellow over at möp, möp! (apparently, a sub-blog of the Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe), had a relatable issue by way of a busted cycle-indicator. Rather than having to check the machine constantly or call a repairman, they decided on the obvious choice: hooking it up to an Arduino Uno and Ethernet shield. Now, the unit is programed to ping a web address over LAN that lets the user know whether the load-cycle is complete, and if so, how long it’s been idle for. The poster’s even been kind enough to detail the work and source code required, which you’ll find by hitting the source link below. “Rinse and repeat” never seemed so fitting.
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I’m going to have to file this one under “Why didn’t I think of that?” Camarush took a simple egg timer, modified it to have a tripod mount on the bottom and the top, and then put their idea up on a website for sale. Good on ‘em, I say.
The product, called Camalapse, is designed to turn a P&S camera into the ultimate panorama camera. Just mount the camalapse on a tripod, put the camera on the camalapse, and set your camera to take time-lapse pictures. The timer turns (as egg timers do), as your camera takes pictures, which you can then stitch together. For $25, you can’t beat it. Now if they only made a DSLR version…
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