DIY Tablet or Phone Document Camera

Contents Summary Design Materials Build Instructions Use Cases Alternate Hardware Update 8/24/2022 Summary My daughter, a teacher, knows that I have strong maker/DIYer tendencies and that I like to be challenged. For the upcoming school year, her school is providing the teachers with new big screen TVs and iPad tablets. Previously, she used a mobile phone connected to a scissor-bracket, connected to a desk clamp…

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DIY Bernie Meme

Here’s a starting point for your own Bernie Sanders and mittens at Biden’s inauguration. Here’s the link to a .PNG file with a transparent background.

Review: MGCOOL Explorer Pro 2 CHEAP 4K Action Cam

(MGCOOL Explorer Pro 2 Action Camera courtesy of GearBest.com) Contents: Pros Cons Observations Conclusion Specs Features  Pros: Nice color rendition High resolution: 4K 25fps Two-inch color touch screen display Removable battery; this is good because: The device isn’t “bricked” when the battery no longer holds a charge. You can insert another battery if you want to continue using the camera. You can record while charging;…

WyzeCam Smart Home Security Camera

I couldn’t resist placing an order for a WyzeCam, a 1080p smart home (indoor only) camera. The things that appealed to me were: the low price ($19.99) the high resolution (1080p) the smartphone app the free 14 day cloud storage (AWS –Amazon Web Services) the low light capability alerts triggered by sound and motion detectors microSD loop recording live streaming two-way audio I could possibly…

3D Printing Project: Action Cam Frame

(MGCool Explorer Pro 2 Courtesy of GearBest.com) This is my latest 3D printing project, a GoPro-style action camera frame. I printed it with my Anycubic i3 Mega 3D printer, using MakerGeeks Raptor PLA. The challenges that I had were: Dimensions: I used the published dimensions without realizing the depth measurement included the lens protrusion I designed top retaining clip to be too thin so that…