MAKE Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw…
Technology
Check Broadway Discounts with tkts Ticker Tape
Using an Arduino with an Ethernet Shield, a Staples Easy Button, and a thermal printer, YouTuber topherquoter created a device that prints the current discount for Broadway shows that the tkts booth is offering.
Android Controlled Interactive Mirror Prototype
This interactive mirror by Open Gadgets uses a IOIO Microcontroller with a Bluetooth module to communicate with an Android phone. There are a few apps such as a picture viewer, a magic 8-ball, and the phone can even stream video to the mirror.
Converting An Inkjet Printer To Print PCBs
Proof that no piece of technology is ever truly outdated, maker Ryan Pourcillie has converted an Epson C86 inkjet printer to print PCBs onto copper clad boards positioned on a modified metal print tray. Armed with a Dremel, and making many clever modifications to the printer chassis, his printer has been converted to print using […]
Phone Booth becomes a Photo Booth
Rotobooth, a project by Chris Bell, Liangjie Xia, and Mike Kelberman is a hacked rotary phone that takes your picture as you’re calling your own cell phone, then sends a link to the photos to you by SMS.
Using the MakerShield – Servo Control
If you’ve ever wondered how to use the potentiometer on the MakerShield (available in the Maker Shed) to control a servo with an Arduino, wonder no more. Now there is a simple tutorial to show you how on Make: Projects!
Sweet CNC Build
The Beatty family is building a lovely enclosure that will hold the computer and motor control boards for a CNC, using acrylic and MicroRAX t-slot beams. After trying a few different approaches, we decided to build the box from scratch out of 1/8″ acrylic sheet and Microrax, with are tiny, 10mm 80/20 aluminum beams. The […]