Evil Mad Scientist kits - Low-cost open-source holiday project kits
Our friends @ Evil Mad Scientist has two open source holiday kits AND the instructions are in PDF AND made wit ComicLife, nice work!
"We have written instructions for building two sweet microcontroller-based electronics projects for the holidays: an alphanumeric LED christmas tree ornament and an LED mini-menorah (hanukkiah).
These are open-source projects; You can download and modify the source code, use it to program your own microcontroller, and solder the microcontroller to some LEDs to help make your own holiday decorations.
If programming microcontrollers is not your idea of a good time, we understand. Not everyone has (1) access to a microcontroller programmer, (2) the time and (3) the desire to modify the firmware of their christmas tree ornaments.
In order to help our fellow citizens Evil Mad Scientists with their holiday projects, we've put together electronic soldering kits for these projects which we are selling at cost. Each $5 kit includes the parts and instructions to build either an LED christmas tree ornament or an LED mini-menorah" - Link.High speed flash photography kit
Mnorri just posted up a ton of great photos in the MAKE: Strobe Photography pool!
With the kit you can take "impossible" pictures, leaving everyone wondering "How did you do that?" Capture high-speed events -- A splash. Popping balloons. Breaking glass. Use your imagination! Adjustable flash controller triggered by light or sound. Kit includes a high-speed flash, disposable camera, flash controller and fully assembled flash trigger that synchronizes the high-speed event and the flash. The kit, more details, the photo pool and order one!
Or you can make one yourself...
- Homemade Strobe Photography - Take pictures of popping balloons, breaking glass, and water droplets. MAKE 04 - Page 102. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition.
