Electronics scrap turned art @ Sparkfun 02/17/2009 The production crew over at Sparkfun put their scrap parts to artistic use – Rather than just toss all the...
Early (giant) iPod prototype? 02/17/2009 From the MAKE Flickr pool Greg posted this sleek and stylish shot of the “Giant iPod Prototype” apparently on display...
How To – DIY ultrasonic rangefinder 02/17/2009 Here’s a nice recipe for building your own ultrasonic distance sensor – similar to the Parallax Ping, though it requires...
Willoughby & Baltic A.I.R. program – call for submissions 02/16/2009 Boston area’s Willoughby & Baltic is accepting applications for their artist in residence program – Willoughby and Baltic is dedicated...
MAKE Flickr pool weekly roundup 02/15/2009 From the MAKE Flickr pool Electronic Valentine’s Day card [above, top-left] LED felt brooches[above, bottom-right] PicAxe beat looper [above, top-right]...
Maker Birthdays: Galileo Galilei 02/15/2009 On the 15th of February 1564 in Pisa Italy, Galileo Galilei was born. A skilled mathematician, philosopher, and physicist, Galileo...
The remote-controlled beetle 02/13/2009 Researchers at the University of California have successfully hacked a giant flower beetle to be controlled remotely – A scientist...
GPS mapping meetup in NYC – 2/21 & 2/22 02/13/2009 There’s an OpenStreetMaps group mapping going down in Manhattan next weekend, no prior GPS-ing required – OpenStreetMap is only as...
PicAxe beat looper 02/12/2009 From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member rarebeasts put together this sweet little beat machine using a PicAxe microcontroller. Dubbed...
How To – Simple method for blinking LEDs 02/12/2009 From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member xmasons shares this easy recipe LED blinkage using a 4060 binary counter chip....
