Drum machine, unplugged
Simply awesome – Matches are activating lever-matches by rotating the cylinder. Levermatches are kicking on several percussions. 4 Tracks – The Hand Cranked Drum Machine [Thanks, Tercero!]
Month: April 2008
The Pylofon
Moritz sent in his latest project called the “Pylofon”. It’s a wireless robotic xylophone that can be controlled via the Internet, a cell phone, or a Wiimote. We build it in two nights at Easter 2008, using 2 Graupner Servos, a 99c-xylophone, a cardboard-box, an Asus WL500gP-wlan-router with OpenWRT Kamikaze and Python 2.5, SSH, a […]
Felt Weapons
Phil @ MAKE points us to these felt weapons that look surprisingly realistic!
Tangible Table
I want one, and I want it now! There are a lot of these types of interactive displays under development, and hopefully a few will be reasonably priced when they hit the marketplace. Our goal was to build a working prototype of a tangible table-based user interface. In contrast to a simulation, this environment facilitates […]
How to make your own shoes @ Maker Faire
In addition to all the making, there’s a whole lotta craftin’ planned for Bay Area Maker Faire. Erica writes – I’ve been trying to make my own boots based on information from a few different sources – the book “How to Make Your Own Shoes” by Mary Wales Loomis, bits of advice from various friends […]
Celestial Bodies in Orbit Embroidery Pattern
The Floss Box is selling a downloadable PDF of this Celestial Bodies in Orbit embroidery pattern, which is nice enough to include poor ol’ Pluto. This pattern is the fifth in her “Science in Stitches” series, which features such patterns as The Law of Gravity, DNA: The Code of Life, and Meteorology. [via]
75 things to do with an old iPod
Packing up for Maker Faire, I was debating whether to bring my old iPod as a back-up to my iPhone. That got me thinking about ways I might make use of my iPod besides just insuring music and address book redundancy. On TravelHacker, I found this round-up of 75+ tutorials on everything from turning it […]
