D/A clock raises/lowers physical segments
Alvin Aronson, a student at RISD, made this clock that raises and lowers individual segments of corian gradually to tell the time. Very slick, here’s the video – Link, and his site – Link.
Technology
Wetsuit laptop sleeve
On Alex’s Tinkerlog, he has a piece on how he turned an old wetsuit (surf jacket, actually) into a sweet-looking laptop sleeve for his MacBook. Neoprene MacBook sleeve – Link
Gertrude: An Led Drawing Machine by Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald made this extra-great, 2-axis drawing machine for doing time-lapse photography.
LED Test Tool
This is a really nice project for anyone who is into recycling old electronics. You don’t exactly get a data-sheet when you tear open that old VCR and snag a bunch of LEDS. Normally, I set my variable power supply to 5 V and attach the LED via alligator clips in series with a potentiometer […]
Veggie Oil Temperature Sensor
Mike Sklar sent in his “Greasy Mon” temperature sensor project for his veggie-oil burning vehicle. Don’t be fooled by his statement about purchasing the board. You can purchase one if you want, but all of the schematics, board layouts and source code are available free to use and download. Buy it or MAKE it, your […]
Robotic drum teacher
A device for “recording” and “playing back” drumstick motions involved in percussion performance. It is being used in a serious of experiments designed to test the effect of physical guidance on motor learning. HAptic GUidance System (HAGUS) – Link
RollTube rick rolls every YouTube video
RollTube – the rick roll firefox extension from fffffat labs on Vimeo. Fffff.at labs writes: RollTube is a Rick Roll Firefox Extension that switches every YouTube video with the infamous Rick Roll video. The experience has been described as “like the whole internet ganging up and rick rolling you at the same time”. We say: […]