Hoping to reduce my late-night smartphone use, I got a vintage alarm clock for next to my bed. This beautiful mechanical flip clock has just one problem: a truly horrifying alarm sound. (Witness the first video above.) It’s no wonder what this clock isn’t being used anymore – it’s basically unusable as an alarm; it …
Awful to Awesome: Replace a Mechanical Alarm Sound Using Arduino Read More »
This is add-on of the audio amplifier project result which is introduced in other instructable. (https://www.instructables.com/PC-Speaker-Amplifier/) Usually many types of sound level meters are directly connected with input (or rarely output) signal lines of amplifier. But personally I’m thinking any electrical connections with amplifier circuit may surely degrade music playback quality by inserting some noises …
The Musical Table is a toy table that allows kids to play musical phrases by moving toys around the surface. Each of seven switches can play different musical phrases in four bases, making 27 different musical phrases in total. Some of the phrases are musically related and some of them are not. This toy …
People love listening to music. It is as they say, music reflects our mood. And it is a spectacle to see music become ‘alive’ right before our eyes. Well, that’s what music visualization does. According to Wikipedia, music visualization “generates animated imagery based on a piece of music. The imagery is generated and rendered in …
Audio Visualizer With an LCD Display Using Arduino Read More »
If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter series then we also bet you were pretty taken with Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore’s pensive—the magical object that could not only store memories, but actually let people fall into and re-experience the events. This week’s Instructables How-To from aspiring Tel Aviv-based hacker and inventor, Zvizvi, shows you how to make a box …
Build An Audible Memory Chest [Instructables How-To] Using Arduino Read More »
When I was a kid we went to the drive-in theater to see movies like The Legend of Boggy Creek and Evel Knievel. I loved those movies but I remember just as vividly those retro-cool metal speakers that entered into our car for these campy films. A few years ago I found one of these speakers at a …
Revive Old Drive-In Speakers with a Modern LED Twist Using Arduino Read More »
AAEON, a major developer of industrial computing solutions, is releasing a Display Box Kit to work in conjunction with its successful OMNI Series. The new kit builds on the series’ modular design and allows users and distributors to quickly convert panel PCs into digital displays and vice-versa. In addition to connecting Display Box Kits to …
Display kit turns panel PCs into fully featured digital displays Read More »
Voice Assistants are becoming more widely accepted, devices like Amazon Echo, Sonos On, and Google Home devices are seeing the larger market share. The mounting interest in voice assistants and voice-activated platforms is leading to new ways of communicating, and in theory, creating additional channels to drive revenue. It’s estimated that 30% of searches will be done …
ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS IS BRINGING VOICE ENABLED KIT TO MAKERS AND DEVELOPERS Read More »
Until recently my desktop computer has always shared a room with a Hi-Fi setup so there has never been a need for using decent speakers with the computer. When the desktop computer was moved into it’s own room (with no HiFi) I quickly realized that good speakers were now required for decent quality music playback. …
