Mini Mustache Machine
Jason Kridner from BeagleBoard.org and Texas Instruments is currently wandering around World Maker Faire New York with a BeagleBone-based mustache machine.
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5 Safety Tips for Your Child’s First Tool and Electronic Kits
Editor’s Note: The following article is by Make: author Dale Wheat, whose latest book is Building Your Own Electronics Lab: A Guide to Setting Up Your Own Gadget Workshop. By Dale Wheat Parents fear the day when children outgrow their Lego blocks to build and create. That’s because what often follows is their offspring’s pleas for […]
Manipulating Vocals Using Arduino
Amanda Ghassaei made a vocal effects box that digitizes the human voice using the granular synthesis function on Arduino.
Maker Faire New York: Kelvin Doe
Kelvin, AKA DJ Focus, helped create a DIY youth radio station made from discarded consumer electronics salvaged from local garbage bins. He designed his own generator to power the station’s amplifier and other components. The station’s 12-volt generator is made from a home-made battery which in turn is charged by broken DVD players. In his spare time, Kelvin DJs at kids’ birthday parties.
360-degree iPhone Panoramic Camera Travels Across America on a Scooter
Panoramic videographer and iPhone hacker Gabriel Paez is currently half-way across the country on his coast-to-coast trip from Seaside, OR to Portland, ME. As of this writing he’s in Dubuque, IA with his 2005 Vespa PX150 named Pucho.
Parallax ELEV-8 Quadcopters at Maker Faire New York
Ready for some high-flying quadcopter action at Maker Faire New York? Parallax will be demoing their ELEV-8 quadcopters live on the Make: Demo Stage (in the Maker Shed) at 4pm both Saturday and Sunday. I’m hoping they bring their first person video setup so you can experience Maker Faire as never before. This is one […]
Laser Kaleidoscope
Pete Prodoehl’s Laser Keleidoscope is simple-seeming and elegant project he built for a gallery event. I love the 3D-printed knobs, motor holders, and mirror holders! When I was at Maker Faire Detroit back in July I saw this laser spinner thingy called “The Interociter” and decided I had to have one. And by “have one” […]