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June 7, 2007
De Pong
networked_performance on "De Pong" - using the outdoors as a Pong (Arkanoid) game board... -
De Pong Game is a recycling of the famous game PONG [Atari 1975-1977]. This new version has been built with Flash [Action Script] by Arjan Westerdiep for Recyclism™ (Benjamin Gaulon).networked_performance: De Pong Game - [via] Link.This project is exploring the concept of Augmented Reality by using and interacting with urban architectures [buildings] as background for the game. Thus the game is projected on a building and the limits of that building are becoming the limits of the game area. The ball projected on the building bounces along the limits of the walls. The software is also using the windows as an obstacles for the game. So the ball is limited to frame of the building. As you touch the ball with the slider, its speed increases and because the ball bounces on all the obstacles of the architecture it becomes more and more difficult to play.
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Jun 7, 2007 07:00 AM
Arts |
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Steampunk LCD monitor mod
Jake (re)made an incredible steam punk - victorian era monitor mod, he writes...
The Steampunk Keyboard looked terribly anachronistic sitting in front of my Dell 1907FP flat panel monitor and while I hesitated to tear open a $300 monitor that was still under warantee, art must be served.
Steampunk Flat-Panel LCD Mod - Link.
Related:
Telegraph Sounder - Link.
Steampunk Keyboard Mod - Link.
Steampunk mouse - Link.
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Jun 7, 2007 06:00 AM
Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics, Retro |
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Life belt from old inner tubes
Tim Anderson, here's one for you... Link.
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Jun 7, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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Beginning embedded electronics
Spark Fun has a new series of tutorials, here's the first, beginning embedded electronics -
This is a series of lectures written for those with mild electronics background (aka Sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering) to learn about the wild world of Embedded Electronics. I assume only that you know what electricity is and that you've touched an electrical component. Everything else is spelled out as much as possible. There is quite a lot here so take your time! It is also my intention to get book-hardened EE's students to put down the calculator and to plug in an LED. Remember, if it smokes, at least you learned what not to do next time!Spark Fun Electronics - Link.
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Jun 7, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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HOW TO - Make a cozy boat
Here's another great video from Know How, make a cozy boat! -
A little boat like a floating papasan chair. Perfect to lay in and look at the sky. Exactly big enough for two people to snuggle. The supermodels in the boat are Arwen and Saul. This boat is part umiak, part currach, part coracle, part papasan chair. The book "Umiak" by Skip Snaith will fill in any construction details that aren't clear here. Now on Know How!instructables : Cozy Boat : intro - Link.
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Jun 7, 2007 03:00 AM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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Knife, fork and spoon table
Here's a stunning knife/fork/spoon table called "Precious Famine" from objection design - [via] Link & table.
Related:
Spoon Bracelet - Link.
Spoon art - Link.
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Jun 7, 2007 02:00 AM
Arts, Made On Earth |
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DIY for Dad: Happy Father's Day from MAKE, a Gift Guide for Dad
Father's Day is Sunday, June 17, 2007. Started by Sonora Dodd to honor her father who raised five children alone after the Civil War, President Coolidge supported the idea, Lyndon signed a proclamation, and in 1972 it was official.
Father's Day is over a week away, but we're putting out suggestions and ideas early so you have time to make something (and save $ on shipping). The MAKE team has put together some fun gifts to make, buy, and give this Father's Day. That said, simply telling Dad some of the things he's done in your life to get you where you're at now is perhaps the greatest gift of all. Over the years, many of my friends seemed reluctant early on to become Fathers, but now, I cannot imagine them without children, and neither could they; their kids are the center of their lives and it's wonderful. I think the hesitation comes from all of us never quite finishing being children ourselves. We were all children once, even Dad. Dad might be a little grey, but he's still young at heart, curious, and playful.
Happy making and Happy Father's Day from MAKE!
- Phil Torrone, Senior Editor
Picture Frame: Lots of people give Dad a frame with a photo, but this is 2007, c'mon! And you're a maker so hack up a digital photo frame and swap out pictures every once in a while for Dad! Here are a dozen or so different ways to make a photo frame, most of them super cheap.
- The $11 LCD photo frame - Link.
- LED Popsicle stick picture frame - Link.
- Cheap 'n easy digital picture frame under $100 - Link.
- Homebrew picture frame - Link.
- Digital photo frame - Link.
- Digital picture frame - Link.
- The DIY digital photo frame - Link.
- $20 Juice Box photo frame - Link.
- Juice Box picture frame - Link.
- DIY CD jewel case photo frames - Link.
- Monochrome digital picture frame - Link.
- Make a digital picture frame out of an old laptop - Link.
DIY for Dad: Get Dad a MAKE gift subscription! A gift subscription to MAKE starts with the latest issues AND Dad gets the Digital Edition for free! A gift of MAKE is one that gives all year long. The latest issue of MAKE (Volume 10) has our editor-in-chief, Mark Frauenfelder, and his daughter Sarina on the cover doing a fun project together--how timely! - Link (Use code CMAKE and get an additional $5 off, just for Dad!).
Oh! And when you order a gift subscription, we'll send a notification to your recipient. But we want to give you the option of notifying them in style. Here's a special PDF just for Dad that you can print out and give this weekend. - Link
Ties: For eons, Dad will get ties, but don't give Dad a boring tie--go handmade. Designed and made by Bethany Shorb, each of these ties is "handmade of the finest and most unusual materials in our top-floor studio in downtown Detroit. Formed in 2005, the Cyberoptix TieLab has fashioned a line of neckwear appropriate for both outed and closet rockstars." See tons and tons of photos - Link & get one @ Cyberoptix - Link.
DIY Tie Rack: Get one of those cheap wire tie racks and mod it up a notch, MAKE-style for Dad. - Link.
Cuff Links: If Dad wears a tie, he might need some cuff links too. Here's a nice set (made with microchips) that you can buy or build - Link. Here are some more to think about, to buy or (re)make....
Level cufflinks - Link.
Watch gear cufflinks - Link.
Ethernet cufflinks - Link.
Wallets: Make Dad a wallet! Ah yes, the venerable gift for Dad each year ... the wallet. There are dozens and dozens of wallets you can make for Dad, and here are some of our picks.
- Make a wallet out of tape - Link.
- Make a paint chip wallet - Link.
- Make a knobby, all-terrain rubber wallet - Link.
- Make an inner-tube wallet - Link.
- Make a duct tape wallet - Link.
- Make a Tyvek FedEx wallet with change pocket - Link.
- Make am EMI-shielding wallet - Link.
Smokey Meat: Dad likes meat, charred, burning, smokey meat--well, most Dads seem to--so why not cook up a DIY smoker for him? Heck, you can build it together and make a feast!
Tool Belt for Grilling: while we're on the subject of high temperature food prep with fire, Dad will totally flip (meat) with the Grillslinger. It's like a tool belt, but for BBQing - Link.
Mmmmm, Beer: Dad likes Beer, it goes with the territory. The "Mr. Beer" DIY Brewing Kit - (starting at $39). Give him the gift that keeps on fermenting - Link.
MAKE Pocket Reference: We kept asking ourselves, "If there was just one tool that no Maker (Dad) should be without, what would it be?" This may just be the tool we'd pick. This great little book is a concise all-purpose reference featuring hundreds of tables, maps, formulas, constants & conversions, and it still fits in your shirt pocket! Packed with mathematical formula, tables, standard conversion ratios, scientific facts, technical specifications, electric wire size vs. load, resistor color codes, Morse code, sun & planet data, earthquake scales, nail sizes, geometry formulas, currency exchange rates, carpentry, automotive, physical science, water friction losses, charts for battery charging, lumber sizes & grades, floor joint span limits, insulation R values, periodic table, and as they say, much, much more! It's no wonder The Pocket Ref was featured in MythBusters - Link.
Matching Shirts: Good for younglings, this is still one of my favorites, a shirt idea for Father's day from the Craftster forums: matching "Who's your Daddy" and "I'm your Daddy" shirts. Here's are some how-tos and articles on making shirts to get you started, all super cheap.
- How to silkscreen shirts - Link.
- Make T-shirt stencils from freezer paper - Link.
- How to silkscreen posters and shirts - Link.
- Cheap screen printing - Link.
MAKE: Warranty Voider: Leatherman "Squirt" P4 (plier version) or E4 (electronics version). Small enough to fit on Dad's keychain, the MAKE Warranty Voider is the perfect companion for mobile fixing, hacking, and MacGyvering. This is a limited offering with custom "MAKE: Warranty Voider" lovingly etched with care using a 35W laser - Link.
MAKE Dad a Hammock: an instant hammock! In MAKE, Volume 09, page 41 (Heirloom Technology) we showed you how to make an instant hammock--here's how! - Link.
MAKE Gift Cards: Give Dad a gift card he will REALLY like ... you enter the amount and delivery method after you add to cart. Unlike gift cards from the big box retailers, ours never expire! - Link & gift PDF (just add the gift card part).
And that's it for now!
Previous DIY for Dad @ MAKE:
- Father's Day Duct Tape Festival - Link.
- Happy Father's Day from MAKE - Link.
- MAKE's Last Minute DIY Gift Guide for Dad - Link.
Have suggestions, ideas, gifts? Post them up in the comments. Have stories about Dad getting YOU into making? Post them up too--we'll select one and send out a special gift!
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Jun 7, 2007 12:00 AM
Announcements, Holiday projects |
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June 6, 2007
Octopart - Hardware Blog: ATLAS
In addition to some great new features on the electronics part searchin' Octopart (PDF, project saving, sharing and more) - they've started posting hardware stories - check'em out...
Like many particle physics experiments, ATLAS is a collection of several concentric cylinders, each cylinder being a different detector technology. At the center of all the cylinders two very high energy beams of protons are brought into collision; it's then the job of the different detectors to give some clue as to what just happened by measuring the trajectories of the particles that were produced. The inner cylinders can make very precise measurements of where a particle crosses it, but are also very expensive to build per unit area. The outer cylinders are cheaper per unit area to build, but not as precise. The pixel detector - what I work on - is the inner most layer. It's taken many hundreds of man years to get to where we are now, and all for an active area of less than 1 1/2 square meters....Blog - Octopart - Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 08:00 PM
Electronics |
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Gadgets that never need to be plugged in
Sony has a collection of concept devices that never need charging (well, they're human powered) pictured here a Spin N Snap camera... - [via] Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 06:00 PM
Gadgets, Green |
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KNOW HOPE
Wooster collective showcases KNOW HOPE, Tel-Aviv based artists who create these wonderful pieces out of paper and then lites them up with candles... Here's a note from the artists -
What i like about the lanterns is that it deals with the frail temporary aspect of putting up art in street.if i take the best case scenario (that nobody takes the piece after a short while and there are no extreme winds or rain) then the longest life span of these pieces will be that of the candles, which is probably just a few hours. therefore, when someone runs into it on the street they know that it was placed there not so long ago and they, by coincidence, got there in the small time frame that the piece was "active", hopefully giving them the feeling that it was placed there especially for them, and maybe guiding them,following them home and subtly lighting up their way.KNOW HOPE (photos) - [via] Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 04:00 PM
Arts |
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Capture the ethereal beauty of everyday objects using polarized light
Tool Using Animal writes -
By using a pair of polarizing filters and a property of certain materials called birefringence we can photograph the hidden stresses in hard plastics. This instructable was inspired by this article and a comment I read in another instructable, somewhere, about LCD monitors and polarization.instructables : Capture the Ethereal Beauty of Everyday Objects Using Polarized Light - Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Biocurious
I really like Biocurious a "weblog about biology (and physics, grad school, and miscellenaeous other things!) through the eyes of physicists." - [via] Link & Molecule of the Month!
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Jun 6, 2007 12:00 PM
Online, Science |
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Eye maker
Fantastic video of Ocularist Kim Erickson, he creates custom artificial eyes for people who have lost an eye to disease or injury. - [via] Link & more.
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Jun 6, 2007 11:00 AM
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The light sharpener - 12 foot solar collection dish
Rob, one of my favorite makers is constructing a giant solar death ray, he writes...
Oh man. I got my hands on a satellite dish, and soon I'll have a free source of 13,000 watts of power! Longtime readers of Cockeyed.com will probably remember that I've tried this before. Inspired by the island episode of Rough Science, I attempted to build a solar-concentrating parabola out of mirrors. That attempt failed, and I was only able to heat water a little bit. However, my struggles inspired Louis Giersch to produce two sunlight concentrators himself, the second of which he coined "the Solar Death Ray". The death ray used 112 mirrors to reflect 112 patches of sunlight onto one spot. Louis did a terrific job of showcasing the abilities of his solar tool, and now I would like to get in on the action.The Light Sharpener - 12 foot Solar Collection Dish - Link.
Related:
Solar death ray (for cooking hotdogs) - Link.
Solar Death Ray - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Made on Earth. MAKE 03 - page 16. Reports from the world of backyard technology, including a shopping cart go-kart, the "Solar Death Ray," a demolished house sculpture, a gas tank bass instrument, and some seriously big speakers. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 03 @ the Maker store.
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Jun 6, 2007 10:00 AM
Made On Earth |
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Tilt shift sports photos
NY Times photographer Vincent Laforet talks about tilt shift photos he took (great slideshow)... - [via] Link.
Related:
Kite aerial photo tilt shift fakes - Link.
Fake Model Photography - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Tilt-Shift Photography. MAKE 09 - page 144. Flexible lens makes scenes look miniature. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 09 @ the Maker store.
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Jun 6, 2007 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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LED Micro-Readerboard kit - New @ the Maker store
Lots of new stuff in the Maker store (and a special congrats to Rob!) - Here's a fun little open source soldering kit that provides an introduction to the capabilities of microcontrollers. The readerboard spells out preprogrammed messages such as "MAKE" one letter at a time on its alphanumeric LED display.
The LED Micro-Readerboard, designed by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, is a fun little open source soldering kit that provides an introduction to the capabilities of microcontrollers. The readerboard spells out preprogrammed messages such as "MAKE," or "HELLO WORLD," one letter at a time on its alphanumeric LED display. Fifteen phrases are included and holiday messages can be optional enabled as well-- for use as a holiday ornament. The kit comes complete with easy, comic book style instructions and a pre- programmed microcontroller. No programming is needed, but source code is available in case you want to hack it.
Assembly is easy with comic book style instructions. Printed instructions are included with kits, but you can also download the instructions here - Link (PDF).
- LED Micro-Readerboard, version 2.0 - Link.
- LED Micro-Readerboard, version 2.0: FAQ File - Link.
- LED Micro-Readerboard, version 2.0: Technical Data - Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, MAKE Store |
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Beer bottle solar-powered water heater
Here's a beer bottle solar-powered water heater from China -
A Chinese farmer has made his own solar-powered water heater out of beer bottles and hosepipes. Chinese farmer Ma Yanjun has made his own solar-powered water heater out of beer bottles and hosepipes /Lu Feng. "I invented this for my mother. I wanted her to shower comfortably," says Ma Yanjun, of Qiqiao village, Shaanxi province. Ma's invention features 66 beer bottles attached to a board. The bottles are connected to each other so that water flows through them.Ananova - Beer and sunshine land farmer in hot water - [via] Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Almost free garage heat - just drink a lot of ... - Link.
HOW TO - Make a homemade solar water heater - Link.
Poor man's hot water heater - Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 08:00 AM
Green, Made On Earth |
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Woz on Apple II and DIY "I'm seeing a resurgence in do-it-yourself"
Woz on eWeek with a nice nod to MAKE on the Apple II's 30th Bday! (Pictured here Woz @ Maker Faire! photo by sidstamm)...
Woz said that one of the problems with commercial software is that it's overloaded. "It can be good or bad," he said, and the user has no say. "If you use the program you make," he said, "you're the master of yourself--you use theirs, you're more of a slave to how they do things."Woz on Apple II and DIY - Link."We wanted the Apple II to be a teaching device," Woz said, "a course in how chips are put together to make a computer, how software is made and works. I'd grown up learning computers not from classes or books but by seeing how other people did things."
He added, "I think [the Apple II] helped a lot of people fall in love with technology."
Still, Woz said, he didn't want to condemn those who don't, or can't, program. He said he understands those who just want to, say, make music using a commercial music application rather than taking the time away from music in order to learn to programming.
When asked what is one of the most positive things he's seen come about from the Apple II's birth, Woz said, "I think of some of the kids I met who started companies while still in school--making oscilloscopes, modems and so on. It happened in the hundreds or thousands in the early days of the Apple II--all these people who, like me, were excited by technology and could do it for almost nothing with an Apple II."
Does he see anything like that today?
"I'm seeing a resurgence in do-it-yourself," Woz said, pointing to the subculture growing around MAKE magazine, a quarterly devoted to DIY projects.
"These things have no practical use, but these are the people who are going to stumble on the next big thing someday," he said.
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Jun 6, 2007 07:00 AM
Announcements, Retro |
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National Yo-Yo day & the history of the Yo-Yo
Today is National Yo-Yo day, it's every June 6th - the birthday of Donald F. Duncan Sr - here's the history and more about the Yo-Yo - Link.
(Pictured here: The worlds largest working wooden yo-yo on display at the National Yo-Yo Museum Weighing in at 256 pounds, Big-Yo is the worlds largest working wooden yo-yo. Designged by Tom Kuhn, the yo-yo now resides in Chico, CA.)
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Jun 6, 2007 06:30 AM
Holiday projects |
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NIME 2007 - Arduino Workshop - NYC, June 10th
If you're in NYC here's a great Arduino workshop!
NIME 2007 - Arduino Workshop @ The Interactive Telecommunications Program Sunday, June 10th 11AM-4PMNIME 2007, in association with the Interactive Telecommunications Program, announces a special workshop session on the open-source Arduino hardware development environment. The workshop will be held by ITP Assistant Arts Professor Tom Igoe, and David A. Mellis of Synthesis Studios. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn the Arduino tool set from two of its key developers! Numbers are limited, so sign up soon.
The workshop will cover:
-The Arduino IDE (Intergrated Development Environment)
-Sensor interfacing
-MIDI and protocol implementations
-Interfacing to a computer (Max/MSP, Processing)Arduino (http://www.arduino.cc/) is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple i/o board, and a development environment for writing Arduino software. The Arduino programming language is an implementation of the language used by Wiring, while the Arduino environment is based on Processing. Arduino can be used to develop interactive objects, taking inputs from a variety of switches or sensors, and controlling a variety of lights, motors, and other outputs. Arduino projects can be stand-alone, or they can be communicate with software running on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP.) Arduino received an Honory Mention in the Digital Communities section of the 2006 Ars Electronica Prix.
What: NIME 2007 Arduino Workshop
Where: The Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) 721 Broadway, Floor 4
When: Sunday, June 10th, 11AM-4PM
Who: Tom Igoe, Dave Mellis and you!
Cost: $90 ($30 Workshop + $60 Hardware Kit)
How: Click here for information.
Click here for registration and payment.(Note that the email address you use for Paypal payment will be used for verification)
(Contact Jamie Allen if you have any questions - jamie@nyu.edu)
NIME 2007 - Link.
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Jun 6, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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