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I’ve only been to Burningman once and I couldn’t help but look at things as electronics projects and kits – one of projects “playaflies” consisted of LEDs inside ping pong balls and then attached to wires/PVC pipe, at night when attached to a bicycle they take on the movement of the rider as they move […]
London Makers, this looks like the event for electronics hobbyists, the first Arduino hacking workshop for advanced users in London (July 21st / 22nd – 10 am to 6 pm) – Lead by Massimo ( also founder of tinker.it) and Matt Biddulph (CTO of web start-up Dopplr.com), they will assist a group of around 15 […]
If you are in Southern California this weekend, come by Tinlark Gallery (Crossroads of the World, 6671 Sunset Blvd., No. 1512, Hollywood) for the Modern Day Fables show on Saturday, July 14th from 4pm – 10pm. The event is an opening reception for artists Laura Normandin, Ann Wood, and Maggy Rozycki Hiltner. The opening is […]
Chris writes – Hey Maker Community, most of us have a fond memory of Lego as children, here’s a site to rekindle that blockly love! Here’s a step by step, one simple method to creating your own Lego mosaics. I take you from raw image, through to sourcing the bricks and then final assembly. Any […]
Evil Mad Scientist Labs has a yummy tutorial on how to make yourself some circuitry snacks! Link.
Here’s another wedding related gamer cake, this one a groom’s cake made up of square cupcakes to reveal a pixelized Super Mario character. [ via ] Link.
TVeditor writes – A soothingly quiet trike driven by a 7-ft., pedal-powered propeller. I spend a month a year working on a commercial fishing boat with a loud diesel engine, and the greatest sound in the world is to hear it turn off. Recumbent trike built from aircraft-supply cro-moly tubing and salvaged bike parts. Prop […]
