Too few pins, too many LED’s? It’s a common problem when working with micro-controllers. You might want to try a technique called “Charlieplexing”. This is a great instructable that describes how to implement this technique on your next project. Learn all about Charlieplexing
Gijs made this really nice synthesizer that sounds great. Make sure to check out the website, because it has a lot of photos, videos and MP3’s of the synth in action. It started out as a experiment to make a DSP with a atmel using the arduino language.. But the sound quality was kind of […]
Joey sent in his really nice Blu-Ray laser pointer that he made. His build is well documented, and there are a few features that make it unique. He said that you could even see the beam of light in a dark room, that’s cool. I focused on building a high quality device. I am really […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Divine Harvester went to town on an old keyboard – creating a highly colorful and somewhat legible interface of excellence. (It looks as though the ‘escape’ key may have actually escaped) – K3YB04RD on Flickr
I found this really interesting hacked synth made by “sonofcastille” on YouTube. Unfortunately I don’t know much more about it, or the maker. If anyone has more information, post it in the comments and I will update the entry. Update: James from Retro Thing said they are made by Mike Ford. You can find more […]
Continuing on our tour of things to do, make and see for makers is a store in NYC 100% devoted to robots, Robot Village. I’ve had Robot Village on my list to visit for awhile but my recent outing to Central Park for a -first day of warm weather ride- on the bike I restored […]
Meet Tresling, a newfangled competitive sport which combines the physical challenge of arm wrestling with the mental intensity of Tetris. This video has been making the rounds. It’s so over the top, I can’t help but appreciate it: The site is scant on details, but as far as I know, this represents the first arm-wrestling […]
