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Home built Z80 video on Computerphile

In posts to come I'll go in to some details about the breadboard Z80 computer I built recently, but, in the mean time, here's a…

Useless Machine

A machine is a device that does something useful, right?  Well, what about if the thing it does is useless?

Well, here is my useless machine

Smart TV - Raspberry Pi style

When I ordered my £25 Raspberry Pi, I didn't know what I was going to do with it, but when I heard that XBMC had been ported to run on the Pi I realized that I needed 2 Pis; one for XBMC, and the other so I could have one I didn't know what to do with!

Stop Motion Beard

Ever wished you had the foresight to take a photo of your bead every day as it grew? I did. Until I did this!

A World First - Rubiks Cube Meets Inverticycle

Rubiks Cubes have been around since the early 80's, and Unicycles have been around since, well, the invention of the wheel as far as I…

Xino Dice

A couple of days ago I got a Xino board like this one. Not is this about the cheapest way to get an Ardunio compatible microprocessor, but it has the benefit of a nice little prototype area on board too. So, although it fits standard Arduino shields, many simple projects can be completed on just the one board.

I wanted to do something simple and nice with it, and with components and hardware I had to hand. I realised the prototype area would be great for mounting LEDs, and so the idea of a digital dice was born. I gathered a few bits and bobs and got the soldering iron out.

30 Second Nanode Build

A couple of months ago I bought a Nanode, which required self assembly. Whilst I was building it, I thought it would have been nice…