Everyone please give a warm welcome to Collin! He will be our MAKE Flickr photo pool curator. Collin is an artist, musician, and maker fascinated by the realms of sound and vision. After founding SongFight.org and touring the US and Europe with his band, “Breaker! Breaker!”, he began his exploration into the world of electronics […]
This coffee set up costs over $20,000 and looks more like science equipment than a coffee machine. It’s in San Fran so I fully expect some makers to stop in and start to play a cheaper DIY version. More @ The NY Times… The Japanese siphon bar, which makes brewed coffee, at the Blue Bottle […]
There’s an article over on the WiiLi Wiki that goes into great detail describing how to translate 3D accelerometer measurements into an estimation of the position, rotation, and velocity of a device like the Wiimote. By making a few assumptions—people’s arms have a limited range of motion, most Wii play doesn’t take place in moving […]
Ross Millar writes in about Marco Facciola’s completely functional and completely wooden bicycle. Marco writes: I was mostly concerned that the wooden chain would break. I researched the strength of different types of wood and built jigs to test the stresses that each of the chain’s components would undergo during use. First, I used my […]
My pal Cynthia recently posted these fresh and fun legwarmers on her blog and I’m crazy about ’em! She says they’re super stretchy and will fit skinny and plump calves with no problem, and they sound easy to knit up as well: The basic formula: worsted weight yarn, 56 stitches knit in the round, 2×2 […]
Another 555 project today: Matt made this simple mod to the 555 circuit in Make Volume 10 to create a light-sensitive analog noisemaker, and busts out a bit of Beethoven’s 9th. – Link. Related: Remote camera timer and 555 roundup – Link.
There are some new voltage and temperature sensors @ Phidgets. Post up in the comments if you use these – Precision Voltage Sensor -The 1123 Precision Voltage Sensor is now available. The new Sensor is 10 times more accurate than the 1117 – Voltage Sensor. The new sensor also uses differential inputs. The 1117 remains […]
