About: Though most (in)famous for inventing the wildly popular TV-B-Gone, a keychain that makes it fun to turn off TVs in public places, Mitch Altman is an inventor with decades of experience with microcontrollers and teaching. See his project article on making your own Brainwave Sound & Light Machine in the latest issue (#10) of MAKE Magazine.
Make Your Own Cool Devices: The Marathon
Microcontrollers do your bidding! Use inexpensive MiniPOV kits to make quirky gadgets like trippy colored blinky lights, brainwave hallucinators, a simplified TV-B-Gone, or EL-wire sequencers. Stop by and give your brain a test drive on the Brainwave Sound & Light Machine!
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Mitch, I enjoyed sharing sushi Sunday night. Susan on our staff was thrilled to receive her TV-B-Gone gift. I accidentally turned off the TV in my hotel room when I dropped it on the desk, and Richard and I did experiment with it at the airport. Thanks for improving our society!
nice job at the faire, mitch. I enjoyed seeing your POV hacks and the TVBGone is sweeeeeeet
