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Free wall chart! Designing with Amplifiers Quick Reference Wall Chart @ Analog Devices... get the poster / wall chart here! (or PDF). Mine arrived today!

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Motoruino, an Arduino-compatible robot board

Robotics

Guilherme Martins wanted a simple Arduino-compatible board that he could use as a robotics platform, so he designed one. Read More

Arduino-powered hacky-sack game

Arduino

Hackyhack is a fun project by Dustin Jessen and Chanika Remest that packs an Arduino mini, an LED, a speaker and a piezo knock sensor into a hacky-sack ball. The LED flashes and the speaker emits a sound with... Read More

Stop-motion music video

Video Making

Stewart McCullough sent us this stop-motion music video he did for some friends, The Bran Flakes. He used (and recommends) Dragon Stop Motion software. He says it's "very well done... stable, with a good user interface, and lots of... Read More

Introducing: the Hickshaw

Furniture

In response to our DIY Movie Making theme, Derek "Deek" Diedricksen sent us this first episode of Tiny Yellow Houses, a series he's doing on backyard shackitecture, this one featuring his "Hickshaw," a movable small structure designed to be... Read More

How-To: Make great big stuff

Instructables

I've had this long-standing concept for a theme restaurant where everything--tables, chairs, utensils, food, condiment dispensers--is like 30% bigger than normal. The idea is to make you feel like a kid again. We'd call it "Tiny's." (And yes, we're still seeking investors. Also waitstaff suffering from gigantism.) Look for one soon in a strip-mall near you. Believe me, you won't be able to miss it. In the meantime, if you just can't wait for the experience, you could always start filling up your house with great big versions of the stuff you already have. Instructables has just posted a cool round-up of tutorials on how to do just that. Shown uppermost is user Tetranitrate's giant match. And yes, as the middle photo shows, it does (or did) actually work. At bottom, last but in no sense least, there's user indymogul's giant sandwich, which I think was part of a Halloween costume or something. But who cares? Giant sandwich! Read More

Reminder: Maker Faire Detroit - Community Planning Mtg, Tomorrow, March 10

Maker Faire

Dale Dougherty and Sherry Huss would like to invite you all to a Maker Faire Detroit - Community Planning Meeting, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the Main Branch Detroit... Read More

Neat demonstration of proportional and PID control systems

Robotics

Liam built this impressive robot, then used it to demonstrate the difference between proportional and PID control. Read More

The drumbot of our dreams …

Beeple posted this video analyzing/documenting/presenting a beyond-awesome computer-generated rhythm machine I so deeply wish was real. Note to self - must figure how to construct laser capable of creating laser sound … anyone? [via CDM] From the pages of... Read More

STS-131 mission brings robotics outreach to teachers, students

Education

The upcoming mission of the space shuttle will focus heavily on robotics and NASA is using that opportunity to bring additional educational outreach to teachers and students. In an education briefing today, NASA detailed some of the resources and... Read More

Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 giveaway

LEGO

Build your dream, then make it move! Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0 is the latest version of the robotic building set that launched First Lego League and inspired thousands of kids. People have used Mindstorms to make everything from robotic... Read More

Spring-cleaning sale in the Maker Shed

Maker Shed Store

Spring is in the air! The snow is melting, and we're looking to do some cleaning in our warehouse. What does that mean for you? Well, for starters, we have a bunch of producst on sale in the Maker Shed. We'll even throw in free shipping on orders over $250! Just use code "CLEARME" at checkout. Read More

Energizer battery charger contains backdoor? REALLY?

Electronics

WHAT? Un-freaking-believable! Energizer battery charger contains backdoor The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has warned that the software included in the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a backdoor that allows unauthorized remote system access. In an... Read More

Hardware sorting box

DIY Projects

Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this drawer set with graduated boxes for proper and easy hardware storage, what a neat idea!... Read More

Revolutions in Model Making conference

The Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM) 2010 conference, "Revolutions in Model Making - Creating the Future Faster," will be held on March 26-29, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cambridge, MA. The conference's keynote speaker is Neil Gershenfeld,... Read More

Neat visualizer built using simple circuit

Electronics

Flickr user zeni666 made this neat visualizer using an Arduino, oscilloscope, and homemade resistor ladder. Read More

The city at night is made of light

Arts

Tokyo/Glow is a short film, written and directed by Jonathan Bensimon, about the little glowing guy from a cross-walk sign who jumps down from the sign, at night, and wanders around Tokyo gawking at all the lights. I don't think there are any CG effects. The film's amazing look was achieved by combining a real actor in a custom glow-suit with a bunch of photographic hi-jinks: stop-motion, time-lapse, long exposure...did I miss anything? Read More

LED high heels

Wearables

Remember L.A. Lights? Looks like they're all grown up, as Rodarte uses LED shoes in their Fall 2010 collection. [via Fashioning Technology]... Read More

Super Mario Brothers with an Arduino

Maker Shed Store

Super Mario Brothers with an Arduino Although this is still a work in progress, I think it's great! All you need is an Arudino, a few buttons, and an 8x8 LED matrix to make you own simplified version of this arcade classic. What's next Halo? Let's hope so! More information, including the Arduino code, can be found in the Vimeo description. This is a game project for S10-05833 - Gadgets, Sensors, and Activity Recognition in HCI taught by Scott Hudson at Carnegie Mellon University. I created a simple version of Super Mario Bros using an 8x8 LED matrix (one color), an Arduino Nano, two buttons for the input (forward and jump), and a piezo sensor hooked to a separate Arduino for the theme song. Read More

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