The relay gets it’s power from a molex connector on the power supply; a small amount however, just enough to not flip the relay. Second connection to the relay is a cable to the COM port on the PC. Thirdly, the relay is hooked up to the power cable to the PSU that powers the coffee maker. I wrote a script in Visual Basic Scripting, that uses a module to enable the COM port on the PC. The power on the COM connection is enough to flip over the relay, thus giving the coffee maker it’s much needed power, which makes the coffee maker do it’s thing. The script enables the PC to make coffee with the push of a button!

Link – Thanks Tim!

Previously on Neatorama: Case Mod: The Ultimate List

Behold the glowing, ember-filled furnace steampunk mouse that would look
perfectly in place next to Babbage’s Analytical Engine (what’s that?). As if this mouse isn’t cool (hot?) enough, the maker just created v2.0: the twin furnace mouse!

Link (with build-log goodness) – via Brass Goggles