Here is another great project from Linus Ã…kesson. This time it is some really cool 80’s type “chiptunes” based on another AVR micro-controller. Normally, when you create a chiptune, you start with an existing chip (such as the SID chip or the YM2149) and write a tune for it. We decided to start from scratch, […]
Kristen of Plush You has an interview and giveaway with Mr. Funky! Enter on the Plush You site before April 10th and win a copy of the book Mr. Funky’s Super Crochet Wonderful.
Yellow Drum Machine is a tiny musical robot who’s sole purpose in simulife is to motor around looking for suitable surfaces to drum a beat on. Notice how the robot first plays on the object it finds (or is forced to find by the angry cameraman), plays a small beat, and records the beat it […]
Busy week in the art/MAKE scene in NYC, in addition to the massive Armory show (coverage here) – there’s also “Pulse” – a large art fair featuring living artists and over 90 galleries. PULSE featured a lot more “traditional” fine art, but again – MAKE/CRAFT-like trends are emerging (toaster prints words). Beads = Captain James […]
This week’s ThreadHeads takes us to visit Julie Dunbar of Girl Popcorn with an exclusive tutorial on how she creates her awesome embroidery (which is a great way to make an old tee, purse or bag look like refreshed and new).
A reader wrote in about these neat cardboard art made by cutting off the top layer of corrugated cardboard to reveal the inner layer, and adding some color. It ranges from Mario-themed pixel pieces to elaborate portraits of celebrities.
If you are like me, you hate to sweep and are too poor to buy a “Roomba”. This BristleBot project by 11th grade programming wiz, Erin Kennedy, is a pretty simple way of getting some basic cleaning done and watching the bot scuttle around on the kitchen floor is pretty fun too. Bristlebot @ RobotGrrl
