The AVR is a a popular microcontroller in maker-land, here’s a video on where it came from… – What on earth is AVR? How did it become one of the biggest successes in the industry? And what does AVR really stand for? Watch this special to become enlightened, meet the AVR inventors and Atmel Norway […]
I love these kitschy mini-assemblages made by Etsy seller {desktopdistractions}. Just the thing to punch up your boring cubicle–plus they sell all kinds of vintage supplies and ephemera so you can whip up your own fun projects. Link.
Here’s how to auto reset the older Arduino NG’s (just like the new Diecimila) – If you have an Arduino NG and you’re envious of all the seconds saved by those Diecimila owners who don’t have to press the reset button anymore, this page is for you. You can upgrade an Arduino NG to take […]
The folks who are into making stuff in Philadelphia get together every month to show a presentation and have a maker challenge. This was their 9th meeting (on 9/9)! Slavko Milekic spoke about eye-tracking. If you know the context that the person is in and you know about eye movements, you can infer some interesting […]
Massive round up from VVORK of the projects @ this year’s Ars Electronica 2007 (festival for art, technology and society)… Link & photos on Flickr. There seems to be bio theme emerging lately (pictured here “Personal Cloaca” by Wim Delvoye).
These cassette skull (and skeletons) from artist Brian Dettmer are fantastic – [via] Link (photos by Andrew Huff). Related: More photos – Link. Brian Dettmer – Link. Displayed at the International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago – Link.
Man, no one breaks it down about scopes’ better than bunnie… – The Youscope demo is a hard act to follow up on, but I’ve had this scope screenshot for a while now and I thought it was so neat that I wanted to talk about it a bit on the blog. Before I dive […]
