For those of you who have beat your head repeatedly against the archaic wall of finite system-only web fonts, relief is here. Tired of Arial? Bored with Times New Roman? Fatigued by Verdana? Insulted by Comic Sans? Me too. Typekit to the rescue! Typekit is a San Francisco web app company produced by Small Batch […]
Latest Gadget Freak – Case #160: Chase the Stars with a Camera @ Design News… Who hasn’t looked at the night sky and asked in awe, “How can I capture that?” A motor-driven star tracker won’t let you grab a star, but it will let a camera track the movement of the stars so you […]
Another Ladyada soon-to-be classic – connecting a parallel LCD to an Arduino, this one covers character LCDs.
Last weekend, I had the great fortune to visit All Hands Active, an up-and-coming hackerspace in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Spotted in the MAKE Forums: Mischka modified this motion-activated greeting toy, making it into a simple sample and loop frog noise machine. There don’t seem to an explanation of how it was done, but it looks like a fun project! More: Flashback: Circuit Bending How-To: Circuit-bending the VL-Tone Circuit bending work station MIDI-controlled circuit bending […]
We’re excited to announce that the 2010 Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire will be on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Last year’s event was a huge success, and we are looking forward to seeing what will happen this year! Check out their website for more details, and to sign up to exhibit at the Faire. See […]
By Jessica Wilson When I was a kid we didn’t have pool noodles, we had boogie boards. While boogie boards were very cool in their own 1980s way, they were not nearly as versatile as the candy-colored pool noodle. There are all kinds of nifty things you can do with a pool noodle. You can […]
