DIY Projects

Travis over on the Curiosityness website has taken iconic vintage Macintosh and upgraded using an iPad for a screen providing a very unique tablet stand. "This is my update and revised design on how to replace the screen of a vintage Macintosh with an iPad mini. This is the 6th one of these I’ve … [Read more...] about Iconic Macintosh case fitted with iPad screen

If you are searching for projects to keep you busy over the next few weeks, you may be interested in this awesome miniature V8 Solenoid Engine, which is capable of generating plenty of power. Created by YouTube's The Practical Engineer, this small solenoid engine uses 40 meters of 0.4mm wire per … [Read more...] about Awesome miniature V8 solenoid engine

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts with access to a 3D printer may be interested in this awesome Apple //e Raspberry Pi 3 case created by Thingiverse member "adesz88". This innovative design not only pays homage to the classic Apple //e computer but also provides a functional and stylish housing for your … [Read more...] about 3D printed Raspberry Pi 3 Apple IIe case

As the Arduino blog explains “making your own medical equipment isn’t normally advisable” Johnny Lee has published a project two GitHub exploring how to transform a CPAP machine into a ventilator. Although this device “has in no way been evaluated or approved for medical use, but it does provide a … [Read more...] about DIY Arduino open source ventilator

Developer Attila Tőkés has created a new DeepStream based video analytics system aptly named Deep Eye. The hardware platform combines with DeepLib offering a powerful yet easy-to-use DeepStream based Python Library, and a web IDE. The project consists in 3 main components: - A Hardware Platform … [Read more...] about Deep Eye DeepStream based video analytics system

Element 14 has published a new project to their “Presents” YouTube channel providing details on how you can build your very own DIY DSLR motorised camera zoom system to remove the need to forever adjust and correct the zoom and framing on your DSLR camera when capturing video. Check out the video … [Read more...] about DIY remote control DSLR camera motorised zoom

Amir Pournasserian has published a new project to the Hackster.io website providing instructions on how to create an easy to build Raspberry Pi weather station. Using a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B together with a temperature and humidity sensor combined with a Adafruit BMP280 barometer, the project has … [Read more...] about Easy to build Raspberry Pi weather station

Elizabeth Adams has created a new Raspberry Pi smart scale combining a Wii balance board and Raspberry Pi 3 model B mini PC together. The project has been published to the Hackster.io website and has been classified as a beginner project which should take approximately 30 minutes to complete if you … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Smart Scale project

Electronic hobbyist Jin Zhu based in San Francisco has started a Kickstarter campaign to create a new elegant TWI/I2C library for AVR Mega series MCU, which is available from just $5 and is expected to be delivered sometime during May 2020. Zhu explained a little more about the inspiration behind … [Read more...] about Elegant TWI/I2C library for AVR Mega series MCU

Raspberry Pi enthusiasts looking for an interesting project to keep them busy this weekend may be interested in the Raspberry Pi cassette Internet of Things scroller created by Hackster.io member Martin Mander. Using a retro cassette as a case the small IoT scroller is a self-contained battery … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi cassette Internet of Things scroller