Confirmed! Standard Arduino Works With Android Open Accessory
Not long after the Open Accessory Kit was announced, romfont posted a great set of instructions on getting this work with a standard Arduino.
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How-To: Bottlecap Candles
I just love these tiny bottlecap candles from Craftaholics Anonymous. What a fun way to reuse both the caps and the stubs of some broken crayons. I could see these scattered about a buffet table or grouped in a pattern to create a design of flickering lights.
Mini Documentary About Mini Maker Faire Toronto
Especially with the excitement building around the upcoming Maker Faire Bay Area, I highly recommend this fantastic video from Mini Maker Faire Toronto which asks what it means to be a maker. Ryan Varga, the video’s creator says, “this film is about that question. It is about the relationship between people and technology and how […]
Live engineering chat with Jeri Ellsworth and Limor “Ladyada” Fried tonight
BIG NEWS! On ASK AN ENGINEER – Jeri Ellsworth will be a guest! Sat. 5/14 10pm ET. Jeri and Ladyada will talk all things electronics, LIVE this Saturday night ***TONIGHT*** at 10pm ET! I will be behind the scenes running camera, stop by! Jeri was hacking, modding, and running her own computer store in the […]
Upward: Free-Motion Embroidery
My friend, artist P.Nosa from Tucson, AZ, creates amazing free-motion embroidery with his solar-/pedal-powered sewing machine. Since drawing with a sewing machine is analogous to drawing without being able to pick up your pen, it requires more forethought than a regular drawing. This video captures his talent for maintaining a balance between intention and possibility. […]
MAKE Volume 26: Combination Lock Made from Money
In each issue of MAKE magazine (since Volume 10), columnist Tom Parker offers a new installation of Make Money, where he shows you examples of how “Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself.” Tom has covered mouse traps to eye glasses to an abacus, and in the […]
Winner of One Day Pass to Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs
Thanks so much to every one who entered to win a one day pass to the Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs here on the blog and over on Facebook. It looks like everyone is very excited about this awesome conference, and there are lots of folks you are interested to see there. Congratulations to Miyuki Smith, […]