The Chirping Cricket presented here creates electronic cricket chirping sounds that can be used for recreational purposes or to simulate warm summer nights. It is actually a continuation of a previously published similar do-it-yourself fun […]
Fear not, the cool noise bomb featured here cannot be used to send someone into the air. But if you just want to scare your friends (or someone at a friendly gathering), this little toy […]
The biggest attraction in most discotheques is the colourful strobe lights which are often synchronised to the rocking music. Another interesting gimmick is the psychedelic light system which enlivens things up a bit by flashing […]
Inspired by a dazzling Chinese design, I started thinking about making my own bicolor LED waistband with a few components lying around my workbench. In this post, you can see the basic design concept of […]
An LED signal baton (also called marshalling torch) is a proven gadget to head traffic. Primarily it is widely used by traffic police, attendants etc. to channelize traffic but it is a great handy aid […]
There are many ways to use standard hobby servos in do it yourself projects. I semi-regularly hear about design concepts that I’m not familiar with. Recently, I had a reader, who’s an amateur toy maker, […]
This is an update to an old project of mine that was printed almost a decade ago! Here is the link to that little nostalgic project https://www.electronicsforu.com/electronics-projects/portable-signal-wand At this point, I’m using a microcontroller as […]
This little post covers the construction details of sound reactive pixels which is pretty enjoyable to build and watch. You can embed it in a lot of things, for example, think about gluing it in […]
I recently got my hands on a string of COB LED modules with lens for a big project – smart driveway marker. I’m still tweaking things but I’m planning to share the project soon enough. […]
If your family loves stargazing, that’s great because here you can find a quick idea to make your inexpensive own moon lamp for your kid’s bedroom. All you need is a bunch of easily available […]
