BPOW Festival Celebrates the Art of Salvaged Sound
The BPOW festival in Portland, organized by Molecule Synth’s Travis Feldman, celebrates circuit bending and electronic music.
Technology
12 Surprising Details About Lego Mindstorms EV3
Yesterday I unboxed the new Lego Mindstorms EV3 set, and even before powering on the microcontroller brick, I’d noticed a number of interesting changes, both great and unfortunate, as compared with the previous set, called Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0.
Maker Hangar Episode 10: Maker Trainer Assembly
Maker Hangar is a 15-part video series by Lucas Weakley. In Episode 10 of Maker Hangar, the second episode of the build series for the Maker Trainer, Lucas Weakley shows us how to build the plane and get it ready for electronics to be installed. We learn how to fold and glue together the fuselage, […]
Making Transistors out of Iron Pyrite
Ryan Jordan’s Derelict Electronics workshop helps participants create crude amplifiers out of chunks of iron pyrite.
Manchester Mini Maker Faire a go for This Weekend
Manchester’s Mini Maker Faire is set for this weekend, Aug. 10-11. More than 50 makers are expected to show their stuff. Here’s a look at some of the creativity from last year’s fair and look ahead to this weekend.
Supa Robot Attack Promises Hilarious Humanoid Robo Combat
Just in time for Geek Week on YouTube, UK television host Jason Bradbury has launched a channel where they’ll be featuring robot combat videos.
Knitted Wrist Movement Sensor
The folks over at HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT have devised an amazing knitted sensor using resistive yarn that can detect the movement and angles of the wrist.