Jorge's Ponderings

I recently came across a large stash of used Cigar Boxes, many more than I had stuff to store.  So I’ve been exploring ways to use these beautiful pieces of art …

Here are my desk lamp creations:

And speakers for my computers …

And clocks to keep me on time …

And Sensors to keep me safe … For most of them, they detect motion and turn on a light, chime, siren or my recorded voice.  One gives light emphasis to sounds.  And one sends me an e-mail video when it detects a sound or motion …

This is the coolest sensor of them all … it uses my iPhone and a free Apple App called Presence.  It secretly uses either camera and the microphone to report goings-on to my iPad which could be thousands of miles away.  There is much more that it does – if you’re interested, check the App out at the Apple store.  It uses old iPhones with working cameras and wi-fi and it can support a large number of them.  So, if you have an old iPhones that you are not using, I have a use for it!

And now … they house Robots.  The first is a Lady of the Night, who Seeks the Light.

Now they help conserve energy by having AC feed itself.  Not really … It is an AC control box that uses an Infrared sensor (PIR) to detect humans and then turns on the AC for them.

W.C. Fields used cigar boxes in his juggling routine …

I still have a lot remaining, and can get even more; so if you have an idea let me know.