Dekatron as Internet speed indicator
spritesmods.com has build a interner speed indicator based on a Dekatron tube, the result is great. As most electronic engineers and hobbyists do, I have a great respect for the earlier ways of controlling electrons, before it was found out that silicon could be used to miniaturize...
Continue ReadingDIY Apple Clock
by TSJWang @ instructables.com: OK so there's no such thing as the Apple Clock. However, you can make your own retro-style bubble display clock in an Apple earbuds case. I'm going to show you how to do that just sit tight. DIY Apple Clock -...
Continue Reading650V, 100A GaN transistors on show
by Graham Prophet @ edn-europe.com: GaN Systems (Ottawa, Canada) is to display its GS66540C 650V 100A high current GaN power transistors for the first time at the 17th Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE’15 - ECCE Europe (CERN, Geneva, September 8th – 10th...
Continue ReadingWürth Elektronik – a huge range of inductive components
Würth Elektronik is one of the largest European manufacturers of passive and electromechanical components. The range is really wide, judge for yourself. Let us mention at least two types from a wide range: WE-PD - is a popular "standard" series of SMD inductors. Also...
Continue Reading4×1 WiFi Wireless Antenna Switch
Horacio Bouzas published a 4 way WiFi antenna switch: I started playing with electronics back when I was 10 years old in Argentina, where I grew up. Then I got my ham radio operator license when I was 16 years old and I was very active in the ham club and on the air. It was then when...
Continue ReadingDigital Hearing Aid using MKL02Z16VFG4
A hearing aid is a small electronic device worn in or behind the ear that amplifies incoming sounds to help people with hearing impairment. This design features a light and compact hearing aid with a soft touch sensor that allows the user to control the volume and frequency depending...
Continue ReadingColour Injector lamp
by Taras Sgibnev: The colour of light emitted by this lamp can be controlled using syringes filled with red, green and blue ink. Russian designer Taras Sgibnev developed the interactive product as a physical expression of the way red, green and blue light are used in digital...
Continue ReadingDamp-Pi – Room Moisture Extraction with Raspberry Pi
by davidhunt.ie : Over the last while I’ve been having a problem with excess humidity in the shower rooms. Imagine that, the builder never put in extractor fans when the house was built! Anyway, I could put in those fancy extractor fans with the built in timers or humidity...
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