A SUPER article up on CRAFT from R.Stern! She writes – I’ve compiled a brief tutorial on getting started with Arduino for the absolute beginner. I’ll cover where to learn, what to buy, and where to go for help. Why should you crafters be interested in Arduino? The Arduino platform, more-so than any other way […]
On Thursday, August 23 at 8PM ***TONIGHT*** Etsy Labs is teaming up with Make Magazine and Create Digital Music http://createdigitalmusic.com/ for another Handmade Music Night. Come check out the projects on display, meet other like-minded people, and listen to some handmade music! At the last Handmade Music Night, there were instruments made from an iron, […]
Danny Seo of Simply Green made a fun tea cup clock – Link… as CRAFT commenter points out this isn’t the first one, but likely cheaper to make! – Link.
View Larger Map… You can now embed a Google map in a page, just like a video (Youtube, etc)… For all our Burner friends, have a great time next week, welcome home and here’s a map from last year! – [via] Link.
Mushrooms might help make better biofuels – Scientists at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology have found a much better way to make biodiesel. Their new method could lower the cost and increase the energy efficiency of fuel production. Instead of mixing the ingredients and heating them for hours, the chemical engineers pass sunflower oil […]
Here’s an ENTIRE skeleton carved from pumpkins, outstanding work and here’s how to make your own! – Link. DIY HALLOWEEN 2007 from the editors of MAKE and CRAFT brings you 40-plus DIY projects for the holiday that’s made for makers. From the craftiest costumes to amazing animated props and the latest in computer-controlled haunted house […]
This nice folks over at WiiCade Labs have put all the necessary Javascript and Flash glue together and released a complete Flash API for the Wiimote. It supports 4 simultaneous remotes, cursor position and rotation data, and there’s even rudimentary support for the buttons on the nunchuck. WiiCade Labs Wii Remote API – Link
