Heart Spark jewelry beats to your heart
The folks at SenseBridge, a research group that meets at the NoiseBridge hackerspace, just released this Heart Spark necklace pendant.
Arduino
As the preeminent tool for makers, Arduino is a versatile platform that covers almost every type of creative making. With its simple-to-use coding language and fun programming concepts, Arduino enables users to create modern electronics with ease. From beginner level projects like flashing LED lights to more advanced builds such as interactive robots, there are an endless number of possibilities when it comes to building projects with Arduino. Whether you are new or an experienced builder in search of fresh ideas, these posts will provide interesting Arduino tutorials and unique ideas that may spark your creativity and motivate you take on any type of maker project!
New in the Maker Shed: Gear motor packs
The Maker Shed carries (2) different gear motor packs for all your robotic needs. The Mini Metal Gear Motor and Wheel Set provides a lot of torque in a small format. The standard Gear Motor Combo Pack can be used for larger bots that need to go fast. Each gear motor pack comes with (2) […]
Using a voltage reference to improve sensor measurments
The folks at Little Bird Electronics have a nice tutorial about how and why to use the analog reference input on a microcontroller to improve analog voltage measurements.
Codebox: Save sensor data to Google Spreadsheets
This Codebox shows you how to save sensor data to a Google Spreadsheet. Although this example uses the simple photo resistor sensor described in Chapter 11 of Getting Started with Processing, you can use this technique for type of sensor. For example, you could log data from a Parallax GPS receiver module into Google Spreadsheets, and then create a Google map of where you’ve been.
In the Maker Shed: LoL Shield for Arduino
The LoL Shield for Arduino from the Maker Shed is a charlieplexed LED matrix for the Arduino. All the LEDs are individually addressable, so you can use it to display anything in a 9รโ14 grid.
DIY thermal imaging for under $200
I love the detailed build log for a el-cheapo thermal imaging project. One of the first things we heard when we started talking to firefighters about the potential for a heads-up display was “give us more and cheaper access to thermal imaging.” Being the tinkerers that we are, we thought we’d try to cobble something […]
Loveduino, a heart-shaped Arduino board
Over at Make: Japan, Takumi Funada posted this lovely Arduino-compatible Loveduino board.
