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There’s no need to settle for electronic beeps and dings when DIY mods like this one exist; hack an old-fashioned counter service bell to notify you of new emails and more.
New emails, instant messages, twitter mentions: whatever interests you this bell and the accompanying electronics project can be modified to suit. You’ll need to be handy with a soldering iron for some basic soldering and basic programming–if you want to customize the bell to provide alerts for things besides email which the default code provides for. Watch the video below to see it in action:
Hit up the link below for the full Instructables tutorial and the parts list if you’re interested in building your own.
Email Notification Bell [Instructables via Hack A Day]
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There’s no need to settle for electronic beeps and dings when DIY mods like this one exist; hack an old-fashioned counter service bell to notify you of new emails and more.