Gadget Master

You never know what radio signals you might pick up if you just stop and listen. That’s why Hans built a simple and tiny receiver capable of detecting QRSS (extreme slow speed continuous wave) transmissions on a fixed frequency, such as 10.14MHz. The device is powered by a computer’s USB port and the audio output feeds into the PC’s sound ...

And now it’s time for a walk down memory lane. The battle of Sega vs Nintendo is epic and has waged for some time, and it puts the grand finale battle in the Lord of the Rings to shame (Personally, we’re quite torn on this matter. Our very first video game console was a Sega Master System II, but we ...

If there’s one thing we hate more than track work on the Victoria line, it’s not being able to hear the damn phone when it’s ringing. (Admittedly, this is probably due to years of listening to music at deafening levels. Yes, we are those people you hate on the tube who play their iPod so loud you can hear the ...

Here at Gadget Master HQ, we know that inside every electrical engineer there’s a leather-clad Hell’s Angel bikie or an Ibiza DJ just bursting to come out. Well, now thanks to the two wheel mobile nightclub, engineers around the world rejoice because today your dreams have come true! A normal, run-of-the-mill Kawasaki ZX-10R in a former life, the features of ...

Now, we would hate for you to think that we are easily impressed. But we are. If you haven’t got the £5,000 to buy your very own Microsoft Surface, just follow the lead of ‘Turkey Tek’ and build your own. Thanks to the Instructables tome of knowledge, Gadget master brings to you the home-made Interactive Multitouch Display. Using parts any ...

From the Build Your Own Microcontroller Projects site – a very handy and comprehensive collection of electronic DIY projects – comes the electronic distance meter. With summer upon us, many (begrudgingly) head to the gym, knowing that fewer layers of clothing mean you can’t always get away with that second piece of cake. And now, thanks to the electronic distance meter, ...

The team at online satirical science magazine, Null Hypothesis, the Journal of Unlikely Science, will be quite chuffed to hear their pride and joy is a finalist in this year’s Arena 02 X Entrepreneur of Year Award. 02’s partnership with Arena magazine acknowledges and celebrates entrepreneurs with a talent for cutting-edge innovation, creative vision and exceptional business drive. The Null ...

We found this Japanese baby translator in one of the ancient vaults on the Internet, so please indulge us as we walk down memory lane. And life really does seem to imitate art, if this gadget from Japan is any indication. Remember that episode of the Simpsons where Homer discovers he has a long-lost brother, called Herb, who was incredibly ...

Special effects designer Clive Mitchell‘s electric match controller is intended for producing small-scale special effects like a confetti rainstorm. An electric match is a common device for firing pyrotechnics on stage – it works by passing a current through a thin nichrome wire, which in turn ignites a surrounding bit of pyro compound that fires the main effect. Clive’s device ...