The MintyTime Clock Kit is a fun way to add a binary clock to almost any container. It’s intended to be housed in a mint tin, such as the classic Altoids tin, but it looks great in almost any container, from a custom-designed, laser-cut enclosure to an old wooden recipe box.
The Real Time Clock Kit Parts Bundle includes everything but the casing to build the PIC-based clock designed by Sparkle Labs and featured in MAKE Volume 09. Be sure to read the article for detailed explanations of how the PIC, Real Time Clock, and LED driver all work together to make a functioning clock.
Look at this incredibly designed, low-impact house by Simon Dale and his father-in-law for his family. This home is nestled in nature and is incredibly environmentally sound, it is the perfect little nest for the modern day hippy. It looks like it is the set of an epic film about fairies and gnomes, but really it is just a home built by a man in Wales. A home would absolutely love to live in.
This fully functional alarm clock lets you practice defusing simulated explosives. When the red button is pressed, the clock starts a scary countdown like bombs in Hollywood movies. There are four wires across the top of the clock, and you have ten seconds to choose the correct wire to cut. Programmed with the Arduino IDE, so […]
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Illustrator Nancy Kers, AKA VeryCherry, is testing an upcoming design over on Spoonflower. I think a tree filled with these cuties would be spectacular. Original Image Via Flickr
Origami kits always intrigue me, but after folding a few animals I wonder what it’s all for. So when I discovered Finger Magic, I thought, origami with a purpose! Not only do the kits teach fresh origami like Small World-style elephants, 3D tulips, and butterflies, but some kits come with greeting cards and envelopes. Just attach […]
