Derek writes in with this awesome ribbon controller that could be hiding in your wallet… – “Using the magnetic strip on the back of my driver’s license to make a ribbon controller which then controls Autofilter in Live 6 via MIDI. 5v is connected to one side of the license’s mag strip, ground to the […]
Stitch blog has made a super cute amigurumi doll and has the crochet pattern now up on the site. Link.
Nathan from Spark Fun Electronics writes in with some great hackery on the Nike+iPod device… “In the tradition of ‘you buy it, we’ll break it’, we’ve gotten our hands on one of the nifty running accessories for the iPod. You put a small widget in your shoe, plug a piece of plastic into your iPod, […]
Adam writes – “I developed my 4-channel, dual-purpose EEG/ECG box between September 2003 and March or April of 2004 with the gracious help of David Rosenboom at Calarts for use in my Medi[t]ations sound performance series. We combined schematics from his book Biofeedback and the Arts (available thru Frog Peak Press) with schematics from the […]
CRAFT friend Alison Lewis of SWITCH interviews fashion designer Angel Chang who incorporates technology beautifully in her designs. Alison and Angel talk about her Spring 2007 collection as well as technology’s inspiration in her work. Link. Related: CRAFT: Angel Chang’s Spring 2007 Collection debut at NY Fashion Week, Sept 2006 – Link.
Stone3408 writes: “This is a kit that will allow you to do many soldering tasks in the field, cost about $8.00, and it all fits in an Altoids tin! I’ve used this same set of stuff for years now and was inspired to share it based on a recent instructable on soldering (an outstanding one). […]
Columbia University Computing History Timeline and archives has a great overview and photos of programming the ENIAC, one of the first large scale “super-computers” – [via] – Link. Related: History of super computers – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Off-the-Shelf Parts, Off-the-Wall Ideas. MAKE 06, page 190. Looking for the dawn of the digital […]
