Knitted Bacteria
Knitted bacteria are cute, the perfect size for cat toys, and not hazardous to your health. Cut Out + Keep points out the pattern on Loxosceles. [via] Link
Month: October 2007
Sputnik 50th anniversary
Happy 50th Sputnik! – History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world’s first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, […]
ETSY Halloween costume contest
Here’s another Halloween contest, this one from our friends @ ETSY! (we’re a sponsor) – Link.
Atari Punk console
Jason writes – he Atari Punk Console is a simple electronic music circuit that you can easily put together in a weekend. The original concept was created by Forrest M. Mims III, writer of Getting Started in Electronics. At it’s simplest it’s just a 556 dual timer IC, a couple potentiometers, and a few capacitors […]
‘Making Things Talk’–DIY projects that communicate
CNET has a mention about our new book ‘Making Things Talk’ here. I just received my preview copy (the book is from us at MAKE) and if you’re interested in getting knee deep in hardcore micro-controller programming for cool/artsy projects this is for you! More: Programming microcontrollers used to require an expensive development environment costing […]
The Chronulator
Jared and Jen write in with an awesome open source hardware project / kit – The Chronulator starts life as a clock, showing the hours and minutes on two old-school analog panel meters. Dress it up to look like old test equipment, audio VU meters, or motorcycle gauges. Mount it in a picture frame, shadow […]
LilyPad Arduino
LilyPad is a wearable e-textile technology developed by Leah Buechley and cooperatively designed by Leah and SparkFun. Each LilyPad was creatively designed to have large connecting pads to allow them to be sewn into clothing. Various input, output, power, and sensor boards are available. They’re even washable! – Link & more.