RGB Matrix Backpack
Nootropic Design released a slick Arduino-based RGB matrix controller that attaches to the back of matrix and eliminates the need for a separate Arduino.
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DomeStar, a 6400-LED Geodesic Dome
NYC Resistor’s DomeStar is a child’s jungle gym covered in over six thousand LEDs.
Heatit Brings More Amps to Microcontroller Projects
We all know the Arduino as a versatile electronics prototyping tool, but it is often lacking in applications that require higher amperage. Enter Heatit.
How-To: Connect with Nature as You Type
This fantastic keyboard mod is by my friend and fellow ITP classmate Robbie Tilton, who created it in a class called Design for Digital Fabrication.
Finger-mounted Device Creates Its Own Touch Interface
Flipping the touch screen paradigm on its ear, a group from Autodesk Research, the University of Toronto, and the University of Alberta have created a new method and apparatus for user interaction. Dubbed Magic Finger, the system consists of a micro NanEye RGB camera, an optical mouse sensor, and an LED attached to the index finger with hook and loop.
Happy Lady Ada Day!
Lady Ada Day celebrates the life of Ada Lovelace, daughter of the poet Lord Byron credited with being the world’s first computer programmer.
Making Drones in Tijuana
I was invited to speak at Tijuana Innovadora, a regional conference/expo. Mark Hatch of TechShop, Jason Short, an industrial designer by day and Drone programmer by night, as well as David Cuartielles of the Arduino team also came to speak on an open source hardware panel.