Dark Midnight Studios

After having our son, my partner wanted me to make her a memory box where she could keep all the trinkets and keepsakes from his birth. As i...

Clap switches are an old automation gimmick from the 1980s. Basically the circuit hears a noise above a given volume (amplitude), and activ...

I, like a lot of people, work in an organisation that uses access control cards that we need to carry at all times - usually on a lanyard ar...

A new update to the Soundboard application on Google Play has been released. What's New A new Tone Generation feature, which allows t...

The inspiration   In some ways my workplace is very much like this - anything that could be misconstrued as an innuendo, even remotely...

What's New Text-to-speech support added to enable use within the soundboard. Intro screen provides more detail about usage, front sc...

My latest Android app is now available on Google Play . A simple soundboard application. Save some MP3 or OGG files to your phone,...

Update An unintentional (but useful) outcome of this project is that the connector used in this project is the same as the one used on Xbo...

So it's the run up to Christmas, and at work we're having a desk decorating competition. This of course means lights, and an excuse ...

As the past few projects have been quite frivolous gadgets, this time I'm going to do something practical. It turns out this was actuall...

Recently at work, management instituted a ‘Swear Jar’ system, to try and limit the use of profanity in the office. Personally, I really ha...

So, I'm finally back after quite a long haitus to focus on my day job and studies. This post originated as a request from a friend who ...

I work from home, and my job requires I spend a lot of time on the phone, particularly in conference calls. I could easily go and just bu...