Invention Lab — Powered by RadioShack®

You can explain to a child that listening to music at a high volume can cause hearing loss, but that doesn’t mean they will listen. Then again, you could make this neat little device and make them use it. The only problem? How do you get them to keep it plugged in? - Link

(more…)

This weekend, learn how to put your projects on a breadboard! Start off by going to the Sparkfun site and go through their tutorial about getting power set up on your board. - LinkThen get out Make: Volume 10 (Note: I mistakenly called it volume 11 in the podcast, but it’s Volume 10) and look up the article on 555 timers by Charles Platt. We’re going to make a timer that you can use when playing chess to know when your partner’s turn is up! I’ll also put this article in the pdf that goes along with this video. - Subscribe Link

(more…)