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Alternative flight simulator

23rd October 2022Alex Shakespeare

I’ve been interested in aircraft memorobilia for a while and have picked up a few bits and pieces on visits to random business parks which sell these parts. This project is an alternative flight simulator, from a passengers perspective. The… Continue reading →

Window to the World

5th December 2021Alex Shakespeare

Demo of my window to the world project – move a magnetic plane around the map and see a live view from that location. Continue reading →

Automated cocktail maker

23rd November 2020Alex Shakespeare

This automated cocktail maker is my biggest (in terms of size) build yet – the machine is built around a small fridge, and uses air pressure to force the drink into the nozzles in the serving hatch. In order to… Continue reading →

Owl Barometer

16th June 2019Alex Shakespeare
animated owl eye gif by alex shakespeare

This was a bit of a fun project – I’ve seen on the movies (or maybe Scooby Doo) pictures where the eyes follow you and wanted something similar in my house. Also, from a practical standpoint, I often get caught… Continue reading →

Self actuated programmable switch

15th January 2018Alex Shakespeare 3 Comments
self switching switch

This project has been a bit of an on/off (no pun intended) mission of mine for several years. I decided a while back to install WiFi switches for a large number of devices in my house and, upon installation, was… Continue reading →

Automatic pneumatic door

26th November 2011Alex Shakespeare Leave a comment
Pneumatic door

This project combines electronics, magnetics, optoelectronics and pneumatics to create an automatic opening door, <nerd>like on Star Trek</nerd>. Behind the scenes, the components used are a Arduino Uno, a HMC5883L magnetometer, a couple of Sharp IR sensors, a couple of cheapo pneumatic valves, a 1m… Continue reading →

Internet connected barometer

12th November 2011Alex Shakespeare Leave a comment

Using the Phidget Servo Module, along with a USB Extender and a scheduled Perl script, this internet connected barometer automatically changes to show what the weather is going to be like tomorrow. The data is scraped from WeatherUnderground and then interpreted by the script.The script… Continue reading →

About me

My day job is currently mostly surrounding IT consultation - you can see some of the clients I've worked for below.

During my free time I like to build unique gadgets for my house - my blog on the left hand side gives you an insight into some of my projects.

Contact info

  • alex@alexshakespeare.com
  • 07720 845571
  • 07720845571

Previous Clients

  • Travelex
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Everis
  • Appirio
  • Currency Cloud
  • Western Union
  • MacMillan Publishers
  • CMC Markets
  • Nature Magazine
  • lastminute.com
  • BBC Online
  • Liquid Audio

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Recent Posts

  • Alternative flight simulator
  • Window to the World
  • Automated cocktail maker
  • Owl Barometer
  • Self actuated programmable switch
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