Sure, you might pretend to be the physician with a easy plastic sonic screwdriver. It might even have a LED on the tip, as well as if you’re really splurging a tiny speaker for sound effects. Yep, you might make due with an inelegant version of the Doctor’s Gallifreyan army knife, or you might get this amazingly detailed sonic screwdriver replica.
Instead of a plastic or resin replica, this replica of the 11th Doctor’s sonic screwdriver is made out of die-cast, copper plated metal with a jade eco-friendly polycarbonate tip. This replica has a few tricks up its sleeve; instead of just lighting up as well as offering a few sound effects at opportune times, it likewise can serve as a programmable infrared remote with a gesture interface thanks to a three-axis accelerometer. If that’s not enough, the copper ‘rods’ just below the suggestion likewise serve as a touch interface for the microcontroller on board.
For as numerous jaw dropping light saber builds we’ve seen we’re genuinely surprised we haven’t seen much more sonic screwdriver builds. It’s really awesome this toy can serve as a remote control, however we’re betting a few Hackaday readers can replicate this replica with an extendable jewel cage as well as maybe even a Bluetooth gesture controller.
If you’d like your own sonic screwdriver, you can pick one up at ThinkGeek (for the US) or forbidden planet (for the UK). After the break is a video released by ThinkGeek showing off the this really amazing remote control.
Tip ‘o the hat to [Zerocool] for sending this one in.