Gift guitar gains speakers, rocks out
Matti Kariluoma and a friend picked up a used guitar for a friends birthday, and wanted to add something special to it.
Month: September 2010
2010 Handcar Regatta recap, plus Whiskeydrome madness
The 3rd Annual 2010 Great West End & Railroad Square Handcar Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical & Artistic Wonders this past weekend was a blast (from the past)! Taking place in MAKE’s stomping grounds of Sonoma County, the event invites crews to create contraptions full of engineering prowess (and whimsy) to race on the defunct […]
How-To: Arduino Blinking Bike Patch
By Becky Stern Here I’ll show you how to add flashing LEDs to your backpack for fun and safety. I used a LilyPad Arduino with a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery for flatness and re-usability. The LEDs blink in a marquee pattern, two at a time, in patriotic red, white and blue. This project also appears as […]
Reminder: DIY Haunts mailing list
Eeeeekkk! Don’t forget to sign up for our DIY Haunts newsletter. Doing so will get you weekly news and tips relating to the Halloween prop design contest, as well as frights fit to scare the ohms out of your resistors and reverse your diodes’ current flow. Signing on to the list will also get you […]
Southern Ontario hackerpsace conference
SoOnCon 2010 is the Southern Ontario Hackerspaces & Makers Mini-Conference. The Friday night festivities begin with a catered reception for registered participants and a cash bar. Registered Participants are free to bring a guest for an additional $20 at the door. Saturday is an all-day event with a keynote speaker, talks, demonstrations, workshops, and projects! […]
Precious Drywall Screw is Made Good
Susan Collis recreates mundane objects with extreme attention to material detail. She forces you to reconsider small things you would otherwise pass by, especially with this piece, Made Good, in white gold, diamond, silver, and coral. More: Susan Collis’ Splatter Embroidery
The TED Conference Comes to Detroit
With a focus on art and makers, the TED conference is in Detroit today and I’m checking it out live from the floor. We’ve had some amazing presentations today from some creative thinkers – keep an eye out on Twitter for #tedx and #detroit for the discussions, links, and photos.