Month: February 2011

LED Display Shows Time and RSS Feeds

Bob Alexander wrote in with his elegant USB clock/web data display: When I built my Homemade Digital Clock, I shamelessly overdesigned it. It had an eight character alphanumeric display (plus two discrete LEDs for a colon), four more discrete LEDs for indicators, two printed circuit boards, and two microcontrollers (three, if you count the GPS […]

How-To: Story Dice

Story dice are a great way to spark a child’s imagination. Simply have them roll the dice and then come up with a story based on the pictures that turn up. This is the simple kind of project that will keep a child entertained for ages, and will be a great source of conversation and […]

DorkBot SoCal this Sunday

DorkBot SoCal this Sunday

From our friends at DorkBot SoCal: Dorkbot SoCal 43 ***** SUNDAY, February 27, 2011 ***** 1:00pm ***** Machine Project ***** 1200 D North Alvarado Street ***** Los Angeles, CA 90026 Christopher O’Leary http://users.design.ucla.edu/~oleary/index.html Christopher O’Leary is an artist who works across mediums including video, photography, sound and installation. Utilizing novel lighting and post-production techniques, the […]