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Eric posted up a cool Python script that he’s plugging in to his lighting system to turn the colors red/blue depending on who is winning… via Hackaday. My election party tomorrow will feature DMX controlled RGB LED lighting. The color of the house should reflect the electoral balance. The color will start purple, and drift […]
This evolving mouse by Jose E. Rivera is a hybrid between a normal computer mouse and dragonfly-like creature with a seperated shell. Interesting way to transform this ubiquitous technological object into a natural artefect. José E. Rivera’s Videos via Next Nature
RjDj is a sound application for the Apple iPhone* that allows users to access “scenes” that transform sound that comes in through the microphone and allows additional tweakage via the the iPhone’s accelerometer and touch screen. But did you know that RjDj’s scenes are made with PD (PureData), a free, open-source multimedia programming environment that […]
Datamancer was sorely missed at this weekend’s Steampunk Convention, but he was anything but idle. Check out this lovely ergonomic keyboard he just uploaded to his site. The M-15 Ergonomic Keyboard More: “Maker” is what I do, “steampunk” describes the style
We added a new section in MAKE a few volumes ago and I wanted to introduce it here… Here’s Charles the section editor – The projects in MAKE encourage us to transcend our default role as passive consumers. Armed with screwdrivers and soldering irons, we boldly go into basement workshops, creating new gadgets or ripping […]
Go Green! Special video effects are available to anyone with a cheap camcorder and $25 of software. Greenscreen is the most powerful of these, and is surprisingly easy to use. By Bill Barminski – MAKE 12 – Page 58. Would you like to make a video of yourself standing on the moon? There are two […]
The “Gigapan” robot allows an ordinary digital camera to take a giga-pixel photo. Check out the video above to see it in action. via Taiyoung Ryu
