Nice article on Forbes with Tim (MAKE granddaddy) and Maker Faire mention…Where the real innovation happens via . So where’s the alpha-geek innovation happening today? I see it bubbling up in areas like manufacturing, open-source hardware, sensor networks and robotics. Yes, there are start-ups in these areas, but, more important, there’s an enthusiast boom. The […]
Kids Craft Weekly has a fun selection of Valentine’s Day heart projects for kids to make from this icy cold heart pop to a colourful heart bough.
Lenore and Windell at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories made this mobius circuit as a way to create a true “single sided” circuit board. They used watercolor paper: While it is possible to have your own flexible circuit boards commercially fabricated (at a remarkably high cost), we’re executing a much cheaper DIY version here. There are […]
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Featured at the 1939 World’s Fair, the Voder (Voice Operating DEmonstratoR) from Bell Laboratories created vocal sounds via dedicated noise and tone generating vacuum tubes. These sounds were formed into words by the hand of a specially trained operator seated at the Voder’s interface. In aninterview with CMJ, electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos explains in […]
With a bit of testing, coding, and sewing, Casey upgraded a kite with Lilypad Arduino, accelerometer and LEDs. The finished product displays its orientation to the operator and puts on a bit of a light show during dynamic maneuvers. The project required a decent amount of planning for proper installation of the sewn circuit and […]
The lovely ladies of Hello Lucky will be having a Valentine Making Soiree at the Union Street Chronicle Books store in San Francisco on Thursday, February 5th. The free event will have yummy cupcakes, wine, and all craft supplies provided! Valentine Making Party Thursday 2/5 Chronicle Books Store 6-8pm 1846 Union Street San Francisco, CA […]
