Arduino pocket piano in action
I just got a firsthand look at the Arduino Pocket Piano from Critter & Guitari. Looks like much future fun – expect to see more on it soon.
Kits
Battery powered paper horse
This papercraft horse kit is motorized for some very realistic movement – cool stuff. (the Cross Eye 3D image above is just fun to look at.) – Battery Powered Kinetic Horse [Thanks, Keener2u!]
Noise Toy-in-a-box
Every good instrument deserves an appropriately cool enclosure. After building the Loud Objects Noise Toy kit, I decided to case it up with some added flare. Read on for more pics & info. Related: HOW TO – build the Noise Toy Noise Toy – crash course in programming A friend brought me back a small […]
Game of Life kits – back in stock! Blinky fun cellular automata
The MAKE Game of Life kits are back! In 1970, John Conway came up with a 1-player game called Game of Life. The Game of Life is a mathematical game that simulates ‘colonies’ that grow or die based on how crowded or lonely they are and is known for the way it creates a beautiful […]
HOW TO – build the Noise Toy
The Noise Toy kit by Loud Objects is an easy build that delivers some impressive bit-bleeping goodness. After some simple soldering, you’ve got an excellent little synth-noise generator that can double as a programmable experimenter’s board – great for those interested in microcontroller sound synthesis. Next week, we’ll go into more detail regarding such programming […]
Ponoko 10 day challenge – puzzles
Nat @ CRAFT writes: Ponoko has a new 10 Day Design Challenge — this time on Puzzles! Create an intriguing and entertaining puzzle on a laser cutter within the next 10 days. Up to $5,000 in prizes are up for grabs! Photo above is by jared who created an edition of 100 puzzle kits. Find […]
Daisy underground
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Mchaceortiz built the Daisy MP3 player – London Underground edition. Nice job – mind the gap! When a son or daughter asks for a new MP3 player, you can always chime in, “In my day we built our own MP3 players – soldering both ways, uphill! . . […]