Tinkernut Labs

  • How To Make Smartphone Controlled Christmas Lights

    December 15, 2012 // davisde // DIY Projects Tags: android, basics, christmas, control, electricity, electronics, hack, holidays, lights, pi, raspberry, remote, tutorial 4 Responses

     

    Learn how to make Android or iPhone controlled Christmas lights (or other electronic objects) using a raspberry pi.

     

    Music Synchronized Christmas Lights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrRczbPg9yg

    USB Christmas Lights – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6NtqO1vou4

    Raspberry Pi tutorial – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgcNBjIJNYs

    Download Rasbian – http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

    Download WebIOPi – http://code.google.com/p/webiopi/

    SSR Details – http://goo.gl/x74u3

  • Magic Christmas Cube

    December 14, 2010 // davisde // DIY Projects Tags: christmas, create, cube, diy, holidays, photo, simple 1 Response



    Need a quick, simple gift idea for the holidays? Why not make a magical photo cube? This video covers the simple step-by-step process for making one of your own!

    Download the photo layout template:
    http://www.tinkernut.com/demos/266_christmas/mcc_layout.psd

  • How To Survive Black Friday

    November 23, 2010 // davisde // Web Tips Tags: black, christmas, electronics, holiday, tinkernut, tricks, tutorial 4 Responses

    Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year, but if you want to survive this Black Friday with the best deals possible, then you’ll need to be prepared. Here’s how.

    download the guide:
    http://www.tinkernut.com/demos/262_blackfriday/black_friday_guide.pdf
    links:
    http://www.bfads.net
    http://www.blackfriday2010.com
    http://www.black-friday.net
    http://www.bizrate.com
    http://www.pricegrabber.com
    http://www.amazon.com

  • Cool Websites: Holiday Sites

    December 23, 2008 // davisde // Cool Websites, Video Tags: christmas, cool, holidays, websites 1 Response

    Links:

    Magic Crystal Tree:
    Crystal Tree
    ScrapBlog:
    www.scrapblog.com
    Papercraft:
    Paper Star ornament
    Holiday Train
    Mechanized Papercraft Toys
    E-Cards:
    www.leanintree.com
    www.bluemountain.com
    www.youtube.com/greetings
    www.emoticarolers.com

  • DIY Project: Make USB Christmas Lights

    December 9, 2008 // davisde // DIY Projects, Video Tags: christmas, hack, lights, mod, tricks, usb 2 Responses

    This video covers the steps for creating USB Christmas lights.
    Related: Music Controlled Lights

  • Cool Websites: Cheap Stuff On The Web

    November 18, 2008 // davisde // Cool Websites, Video Tags: cheap, christmas, holidays, tips, websites 1 Response

    This website covers “One Sale A Day” websites that have one cheap deal each day to help you out with your holiday shopping.http://www.woot.com
    http://www.1saleaday.com
    http://www.steepandcheap.com
    http://www.dodtracker.com
    http://www.dealnews.com

  • Make your own music controlled lights

    December 9, 2007 // davisde // DIY Projects, Video Tags: christmas, lights, make, mp3, music, yourself 6 Responses


    This post will show you how to create Christmas lights that are controlled by music. This project uses a small Solid State Relay and an old set of speakers.