Little Robots: Tutorial on building telepresence toys
Tony Thompson designed these Little Robots to help keep in touch with his fiancé.
Year: 2010
Lost Knowledge: Wood Engraving and Pictorial Webster’s
A chance discovery leads a letterpress printer on a journey to preserve a lost form of engraving, wood-engraved dictionary illustrations.
Single-digit nixie clock
These single-digit nixie clocks seem to be showing up a lot these days, inspired, at least in part, by this project page. The one seen here is a single Russian IN-12 tube, controlled by a PIC16F628A. It’s housed in a brass former table clock. Steampunk Single Digit Nixie Clock II More: Check out all of […]
QuahogCon tickets on sale now!
No, it’s not a joke from Family Guy (although it would be very cool if Seth MacFarlane showed up!) Rhode Island’s first hacker con is shaping up to be an exciting event. QuahogCon is a regional conference for the hacker culture in all forms. Hardware, Software, Security, Social, Eco Hacking, Zero Impact Living. Like most […]
Arduino & BlinkM music visualizer
This music visualizer project combines two of my favorite things, Arduino’s & BlinkM’s, with another one of my favorite things, music! In the video above, all the BlinkM’s are mapped to display the same value, but they can be controlled individually with some code modifications. Check out the link for complete build instructions and the Arduino code.
Flashback: Get a Rise Out of Sourdough
When the weather is cold and wet outside, one of my favorite things to eat is a nice hot bowl of veggie chili with a fresh slice of buttered sourdough. Mmmmmm, sourdough! Back in CRAFT Volume 04, San Francisco-based writer and “fermented-food devotee” Eric Smilie offered his clear and easy sourdough bread recipe. Check it […]
Propeller-powered Arcade Machine
MAKE subscriber Jeff writes in to share his latest project, a Propeller powered Arcade Machine.