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By Geeks out of the Box Posted on November 10, 2016November 10, 2016

Electronic glove

Categories: Crafty, Electricity, Electronics, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: Electricity, Electronics, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016

Turn Table

Today Simon tried to make a turn table. But it didn’t turn out exactly the way he wanted it, because various modules from his LittleBits Synth Kit are acting up. … Continue reading Turn Table

Categories: Crafty, Electricity, Experiments, LittleBitsTags: LittleBits, Music
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

Simon’s Got Lego!

This weekend, our dear guests from Amsterdam gave Simon his first Lego set. He didn’t use to get excited about Lego but everything has changed since so many electronics building … Continue reading Simon’s Got Lego!

Categories: Electricity, Experiments, Lego, LittleBits, MilestonesTags: Lego, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 14, 2016

Simon’s Hypnotic Wheel

Categories: Electricity, Experiments, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 20, 2016

Like a robot

In this video Simon shares his idea on the use of the EMG SpikerBox module (from the LittleBits Bit Lab) that detects the electrical activity of human muscles non-invasively using simple … Continue reading Like a robot

Categories: Biology, Electricity, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: human body, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 15, 2016

Hardware Development

Simon is fascinated by the prospective to develop his own hardware. This video is just a tiny piece of a “lecture” on the LittleBits proto modules and breadboard he gave … Continue reading Hardware Development

Categories: Coding, Electricity, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: Coding, Electricity, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 14, 2016

Infrared remote controlling littleBits

Simon was experimenting with changing sound frequency using infrared light today. The light sensor in his electric circuit reacts to any light, including infrared light. Different remote controls resulted in … Continue reading Infrared remote controlling littleBits

Categories: Electricity, LittleBits, MusicTags: Electricity, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 13, 2016

LittleBits are still around

When Simon wants some rest from the brainpower consuming Arduino he switches back to the simpler LittleBits. This is just one of the many little things he built over the … Continue reading LittleBits are still around

Categories: Electricity, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: Electricity, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 5, 2016

Simon studied prototype modules today

In this video Simon explains the use of the LittleBits proto module (a module that can be worked on to make your own new module) using a graph he made … Continue reading Simon studied prototype modules today

Categories: Electricity, LittleBits, MusicTags: Electricity, electronic music, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 5, 2016

switch() case

This is a beautiful example of Simon’s first daring steps to create his own codes with Arduino. He wanted to make the computer (the serial monitor) say “Yes” once the … Continue reading switch() case

Categories: Arduino, Coding, LittleBitsTags: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 5, 2016September 5, 2016

Hours of Coding

This is just a part of the list of Arduino sketches Simon has written between 10 if August and now (in just three weeks). He meticulously copies difficult codes, creates … Continue reading Hours of Coding

Categories: Arduino, Coding, Electricity, MilestonesTags: Arduino, c++, LittleBits
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 4, 2016

Secret box full of logic gates

Simon explains how to build a circuit for a secret safe, a LittleBits project he saw on the internet. He is very fond of logic gates (XOR, Double AND, inverter) … Continue reading Secret box full of logic gates

Categories: Electricity, LittleBits, UncategorizedTags: Electricity, LittleBits

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