R Scott’s analog MIDI drum machine puts circuitry from an old organ’s rhythm section under digital control – The 8 knobs on the top of the case control Master Volume, Kick, Clave, Snare, Conga, Low Tom, High Tom, and Hi-Hat levels. The two LEDs indicate power and midi activity. [รขโฌยฆ] The drum sound circuitry was […]
Astronaut Dr. Don Pettit demonstrates what is likely the most convenient method for enjoying a beverage in space – using a simple cup with airplane-wing-like shape which uses a liquid’s surface tension to draw the beverage evenly towards the mouth – When Dr. Don Pettit lived aboard the International Space Station in 2002, he became […]
The Arduino open-source microcontroller platform can be programmed and equipped to perform a nearly endless list of functions. It’s likely the best all-around centerpiece to a modern electronics project. But one of the tasks Arduino is best used for is straight-up fun – the open design means there’s an Arduino board suitable for almost any […]
If you’re brave enough to head out to the grocery store before Thursday, Sublime Stitching has a fun shopping list you can print out before you go. Might be a good idea to get yourself organized and out of there as quickly as possible! Of course, the list is nice to have any time of […]
Ladyada released a new guide today which shows you how to make the Fusebox, an open source 8-bit console. It’s based on the Uzebox project and provides you a fun Nintendo-like platform on which you can develop and play open source, homebrew games. Below is a video of the original Uzebox running the “AVR Megatris” […]
CRAFT is a proud sponsor of Craftland, which is going into its seventh year. Amazing! What’s Craftland? Craftland is an annual craft show in a unique retail format in downtown Providence, RI. Craftland 2008 will be open 7 days a week from December 5-24 and will feature 170 artists from all around the globe! This […]
Gio sent in a link to this interesting preamp. The builder was able to make the preamp with parts on hand. I’m not sure I would have the tubes, but the rest of the parts are fairly common. [Thanks Gio] I was pleased with how well it turned out, at 30 bucks it looks pretty […]
