The wonderful gang at ThingM (makers of the blinkM smart LED) have announced an interesting new product is in the works, the blink(1) programmable USB RGB LED status indicator. Plug the little open source nub into most any USB port – laptop, desktop, server, some Android phones, DD-WRT router – and then you can use […]
Join the World Maker Faire team and NYSCI staff tomorrow evening from 6:30-8:30PM at Collab on Hudson Street in Manhattan for a NY Community Meeting.
Topstitching lends a crisp, beautiful finish to sewing projects, and it’s my favorite way to add a splash of contrasting color to hems and necklines. Do your skills need a refresh? Check out these tips for better topstitching from Carol Ahles on Threads! More: Why Use a Topstitching Needle? @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Sew a Reversible […]
(2011 RI Mini Maker Faire photo by Carolyn Fahm) Once again, the Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire is coming to Providence, and it’s exactly one month away. The call to makers is open, so if you’ve got something amazing you’d like to show off, please hit that link. This year, we’ll be embedded in AS220‘s […]
Inspired by Arduino design and the iPhone Bumper, I present to you the 3D-printable Arduino Bumper! The Arduino Bumper is a 3D-printed case for Arduino boards that use the Uno form factor. It allows the Arduino to be placed onto a flat conductive surface without running the risk of shorting out your microcontroller. It also keeps […]
Harford Hackerspace’s Telepresence Zen Garden looks awesome! Such a great idea. For this yearโs RedBull Creation competition, we had to incorporate a ‘Bullduino’ into the project of our choice. What is a Bullduino? Itโs essentially an Arduino Uno shaped like the RedBull logo. So, we came up with the idea of creating a Telepresence Zen […]
These splendid embroidered newspaper images were created by artist Lauren DiCioccio. The tedious handiwork and obsessive care I employ to create my work aims to remind the viewer of these simple but intimate pieces of everyday life and to provoke a pang of nostalgia for the familiar physicality of these objects. [via mymodernmet]
