Month: August 2011

RGB Accent Lighting with Remote Control

RGB Accent Lighting with Remote Control

Our good friend Tod Kurt, of ThingM, shows how to control a strip of RGB LEDs using the BlinkM MaxM driver and a FreeM IR remote receiver. I used some similar strip lighting and a MaxM for a friend’s Halloween costume, and really liked being able to program the blink pattern via Arduino. The addition […]

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Duct Tape Princess Leia Costume

Lindsay Boo Barrasse seems to have raised the geeky DIY crafting bar by making this Princess Leia costume out of duct tape. Then she modeled it in front of the periodic table, just for good measure. I used 4 1/2 rolls of 15 yard white duct tape, one roll of black for the hair and […]

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Free Download:  Hackerspace Passport

Free Download: Hackerspace Passport

Another wonderful idea from Mitch Altman: Here is a 14-page download-and-print hackerspace passport you can carry on your travels to commemorate and advertise all the cool community workspaces you’ve visited.

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