Sifteo Cubes – The Game System for Makers
As makers, we love doing things with our hands. Why should our video games be any different? Sifteo Cubes blend technology, fun, and tactile interactivity into a a classic block style form factor.
Month: December 2012
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: All About Food
Food and craft go hand in hand often.
How-To: Holiday Embroidery Hoop Decorations
Make embroidery hoop wall decorations to display your favorite holiday fabrics and mini projects!
3D-Printed Space Station Model
I just love Micah Ganske’s Mining Habitat Ring World, a sculpture of a space station. Micah printed the whole thing on his MakerBot Replicators with over 1,000 parts and a total print time of 700 hours. [via Bre]
Laundry Hanging on a Clothesline Jewelry
Etsy user Jan Ott created these clever pieces of jewelry featuring images of laundry hanging on a clothesline from laser cut plexiglass.
Weekend Projects – Hot/Cold LEDs
Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Hot-Cold-LED/2445/1
Combine an Arduino, an ultransonic distance sensor, and some common components to build a classic “hot/cold” project. Once assembled, we’ll walk through the software “sketch” loaded onto our Arduino, and experiment with three variations of the “hot/cold” theme, all the while using the same circuit.
Sensing Hot and Cold with Weekend Projects
Combine an Arduino, an ultransonic distance sensor, and some common components to build a classic “hot/cold” project. Once assembled, we’ll walk through the software “sketch” loaded onto our Arduino, and experiment with three variations of the “hot/cold” theme, all the while using the same circuit.
