The Arduino UNO, first announced at our own Maker Faire, is one of the โ if not the โ most recognizable icons of the maker movement. It was an Uno-like board, the Diecimila, that got this humble author excited about hacking on electronics projects, and I’ve continued my love affair with the brand ever since. […]
The Adafruit Feather RP2040 with DVI is a microcontroller board capable of DVI digital video output on an HDMI port. That it is possible for a general-purpose microcontroller to generate a DVI signal is impressive, but it requires running the RP2040 beyond its limits. When the Raspberry Pi Foundation introduced its RP2040 microcontroller, one standout […]
If you were on YouTube in June 2021, thereโs a good chance you were recommended the video โRare Antique Fractal Vise [Restoration]โ by Hand Tool Rescue. The video showed a unique vise patented in 1913, and for most of us, it was like nothing we had ever seen (below). It immediately gained traction, receiving over 12 […]
For a couple generations of folks, old arcade cabinets are sacred relics. The amount of nostalgia both from childhood memories of gaming at the big arcades and from folks who relish in the early days of computing and game development is quite high. This log, detailing the revival of an old Defender arcade cabinet just […]
This year Maker Faire Rome: The European Edition and FAE Technology launch the contest MY Maker PCBA: Your Electronics for a Better Planet to rewards the most innovative projects in areas related to environmental sustainability.
In the summer of 2015, I went to my first Maker Faire, in Tokyo, Japan. Afterward, I could only think about the challenge of making something. It moved me so much that I left the company where I worked as a programmer for 16 years and became a full-time maker. I challenged myself to create something […]
Vintage Gibson electric guitars had a special circuit for modifying the sound of the pickups: the Vari Tone (Figure A). You could set the knob to get six different guitar sounds, from a funky nasal tone to a full-bodied sound. Hereโs an effects box version of that famous circuit for your own guitar that you can build […]
