TorrentMeter รขโฌโ A steampunk bandwidth meter. Skytee writes – Weeks after showing you TorrentMeter Mk.1 (video) and TorrentMeter Mk.2 Steampunk Edition (video), I finally get to document how it was made. I got inspired by reading Tom Igoe’s article in Make Magazine issue 11, about an antique gauge displaying air quality data from the web. […]
Mark Montano shows you how to take paint chips and weave them in to a handy wallet. More: Paint Chip Advertisements Pixelated Art From Paint Chips HOW TO – Paint Chip Notebook Embroidered Paint Chip Cards
Some people aren’t content with your run-of-the-mill blinking lights. Take, for instance, this Arduino-powered Twitter Monkey from maker Pete Prodoehl. He could have had his script send out an audio alert like everyone else, instead he chose to create this animatronic monkey using an Arduino and a couple of servos. Every time it sees a keyword it goes bananas, flapping its arms about like any excited monkey would do. It may not be your cup of tea if your a nervous person, but it sure does beat your average blip.
Tokyo-based wireless hacker Akiba of FreakLabs sends word of their latest project, the Freakduino-Chibi, an Arduinoid with open source 802.15.4 protocol stack and integrated radio.
My boyfriend tipped me off to a web site where you can order packs of DIY ransom note postcards (I should be concerned, shouldn’t I?!). That got me thinking – I wonder how many crafters offer those ready made?! From the looks of Claire Eye Design, there are some great options out there!
Charles Mangin built this USB Floppy in a weekend.
Our friends at Sew, Mama, Sew! are striking up their 4th annual Handmade Holidays, a 30-day series full of great tutorials, recipes and gift ideas for the holidays. We firmly believe there’s something special about the time and energy you dedicate to handmade that helps gift-giving transcend obligation. Handmade gifts are imbued with love, time, […]
