Welcome to the Gadget Freak Lover's Laboratory! For our Valentine’s Day Gadget Freak special edition we pulled out some of our most precious inventions from the Gadget Freak archives. Browse through our Gadget Freaks below that address affairs of the heart.
Les Wears His Silicon on His Sleeve
If you’re looking for a cool way to wow that special someone on Valentine’s Day/birthday/whatever, build a flashing heart made from LEDs driven by a programmable microcontroller. Les Grant’s gadget is simple to build and made from easily-obtainable parts.
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Extra Long-Lasting Dripless Candles
A candle-lit dinner? Relax and enjoy the lambent halos and silhouettes. With electronic flame flicker there's no hurry – the candles never burn down and they won't get wax on your tablecloth. But use real ones around the hot tub.
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Avoiding Doggus Interrupt-Us
Planning a romantic evening at home? Les designed a remote-control door opener so you don’t have to manually let Fido out of his cage. The system consists of a clevis mounted to the shaft of a solenoid and the door latch of the cage.
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Staying Cool in A Hot Tent
Happy campers Bruce Field and daughter Ellie love their portable heating/cooling device built to maintain a constant and comfortable temperature inside their tent. To ensure climate control, they married a room air-conditioner and tent with slinky-type dryer ducting.
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Free Motor Control Software from Microchip
Microchip offers a variety of free software to enhance your next design! Visit our DSC Motor Control Resource Center to learn more! www.microchip.com/DSCmotor
Serenading Your Sweetie
This KeyCom gadget takes the guesswork out of the guitar, the meandering out of the mandolin and the pondering out of the piano!
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Warming Things up at Work
Bob Wilson's office was freezing, but building maintenance wouldn't help him. So, he devised this gadget to track his office temperature.
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