Year: 2008

Handheld AVR gaming project

Handheld AVR gaming project

David on Robot w/Lasers created a handheld gaming device using an ATMEGA32 and an 8×8 LED matrix. It’s currently running a breakout-style program he wrote and the self contained platform shows a lot of potential. Complete with directional pad and A/B-style buttons, it could be great for those interested in AVR learning and development. (perhaps […]

Canal street plastics, NYC

Canal street plastics, NYC

Canal street plastics is next up on my list of places for makers in NYC, this place seems to have been here forever as stocks every type of acrylic known to humankind. Their prices aren’t (usually) cheaper than getting things from McMaster Carr, but I’ve visited Canal street plastics for specialty items and last minute […]

Making hybrid toys w/ mediamatic

Making hybrid toys w/ mediamatic

PingMag brings us an interview with Dana Gordon and Jean-Baptiste Labrune of Mediamatic on how to make hybrid toys. The Dutch Mediamatic centre is known for connecting the physical world with the digital. So, a couple of weeks ago, they held a Hybrid Toys Workshop to teach people how to make physical toys with digital […]