Explore the basics of Arduino and get to build cool stuff within the first hour. You’ll experience first hand accelerometers, touch sensors, colour sensors, and a lot more technology without having to spend a month talking about atoms and electrons.
Skynet Symphonic, music composed entirely of audio FX from the movie Terminator 2, Judgment Day. [via io9]
On the assumption that hydrogen-powered cars (jet packs?) will be commonplace some day, H-hawker Horizon introduced a consumer gadget at CES that converts water into hydrogen and stores it safely in solid form. The small desktop device simply plugs into the AC, a solar panel or a small wind turbine, automatically extracts hydrogen from its […]
I am in love with this brilliant way to incorporate embroidery and faux wood into a fantastically cool accessory. Kootoyoo shares her thorough tutorial for stitching up this beauty. [via Whip Up]
Spotted over @ Arduino.cc, forum member Things shares pics of his mind-numbingly bright RGB LED project – I bought 20 3W RGB LED’s the other day, and wired them all up on a 7mm piece of aluminium. Each colour is controlled by a FET, and by an Arduino (For now). I play to build it […]
As we continue to share ideas and inspiration during our Make Space For Crafting series, here’s a great idea for covering up a plastic crate to create a stylish storage solution. Laura Gunn of Paint My Hair shares the downloadable PDF pattern over on her blog. [via @thelongthread]
I have no idea how well it works, but I’m loving the minimalist zen-garden aesthetics of this Mast Humidifier from Masuza. The wood, supposedly, is naturally rot-resistant and imparts a lemony smell to the air. [via Gizmodo]
