Daily Digest March 19, 2012

  • Hacking the green goose for fun and profit
    [Troy] recently got his hands on a greengoose starter kit and like any HAD reader would do, proceeded to probe it mercilessly. The greengoose appears to be some sort of location-tracking device which reports back to a server on the position and location of radio transmitters relative to it. [Troy] managed to not only get [...]
  • Another homebrew Segway clone comes in at under $300
    [Matt Turner] tipped us off back in January about his homemade Segway project. Unfortunately that message slipped through the cracks but we’re glad he sent in a reminder after reading Friday’s feature an a different 2-wheeled balancer. We like it that he refers to this project as being on the budget of a graduate student [...]
  • EL wire piping on a party couch
    If you’ve been putting off that reupholstering project here’s a littleĀ incentiveĀ to get started. Adafruit now has some electroluminescent wire which is perfect for use as piping. They’ve outfitted a small sofa with the glowing material and we think it looks great whether switched on or not. The installation process is really quite easy. The EL [...]

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