Over the last year Arduino has become of the most popular microcontroller and learning platforms out there, it’s open source roots and thousands of projects have made it a frequent item in MAKE. So for this year and the holiday season I wanted to put together a gift guide that had the best of the […]
Jason @ Hackszine writes – Here’s the latest espressotronic creation in the long human tradition of modifying machines to produce the perfect cup of coffee. The creator, Nash Lincoln, got a few of his ideas from a similar project which used a PIC and an NES controller to manage a Rancilio Sylvia machine. Between the […]
LanBo, the folks who distribute the gel-based ant habitats have a fun story about a DIY ant experiment from the famously curious physicist Richard Feynman – “I wanted to see how long it would take the other ants to get the message to go to the ‘ferry terminal’. It started slowly, but rapidly increased until […]
I was planning to make a MiniPOV Cylon Jack-O-Lantern, but I remembered I didn’t have a MiniPOV at home. I placed an order for one to remedy this, but I figured the order wouldn’t get here in time for Halloween, so I whipped something else up instead. It’s a Jack-O-Lantern that’s designed to look like […]
More photos as we set up and get ready to open MAKER FAIRE AUSTIN 2007!!!
I asked the Make and Craft crews to tell me about their favorite Halloween costumes and if they had any special costume plans for this year. Some of the stories are absolutely hilarious. This is a two-parter; look for the second half tomorrow! Brian Jepsen (contributing editor): As a kid, I was drawn to vivid […]
I asked the Make and Craft crews to tell me about their favorite Halloween costumes and if they had any special costume plans for this year. You saw the first half yesterday, and here’s the conclusion to the roundup! Rob Sullivan (DIY Halloween): This year my son decided he wanted to be a pimp. He […]
