Already Some Mindblowing Entries!
Hi Everyone,
Jeri and I are hard at work thinning the pack to pass on to our hack-master judges by next week. And don’t worry, even if you didn’t make the first cut, you’ll still be eligible for some of the door prizes from our wonderful sponsors. We’ll be announcing those judges soon.
In the meantime, I wanted to highlight only a few of the amazing projects we’ve already seen. Why should the aggregator sites get all the fun? We’ll be posting links to all of the entries in the coming days, once the entries have advanced to the next round. Check out 3 videos Jeri and I thought were particularly fun and inventive:
80m receiver by Frank Latos
A 555-based level by Brad Boegler
Whack-A-Mole, 555 style by Jim Chen
That’s all for now. Keep checking back here or subscribe to the 555 contest feed to see more entries and winners!
Ahhh input, NEED MORE INPUT!!!
Pretty neat entries. I like the whack-a-mole a lot for it’s random nature, and background logic for win/lose. Like Johnny Five, I require MOAR input!!! moar Moar MOARRRR!!!
You’ll get some interesting results in YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=555+contest
My favorites:
Very artful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZffdRYc8xqc
A calculator with a phone dial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVOliDG4AAc
Cool slider idea and Star Trek sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLSEV_WkZh8
Here is an interesting posting on the 555 in this months “Fluke Electronics News”. It has some history, makers, models and functionality.
http://www.fluke.com/Fluke/usen/community/fluke-news-plus/ArticleCategories/Electronics-News/555-Timer.htm