As you may have heard, Google made happy waves recently when they announced the Android Open Accessory Development Kit platform. This allows Arduino-compatible and PIC based boards to “…interact with an Android-powered device in a special ‘accessory’ mode.” Unlike Apple’s frustratingly closed iPhone platform, this board (and the associated SDK and Arduino libraries) shows a […]
Map of the universe… …astronomers unveiled the most complete 3-D map of the local universe (out to a distance of 380 million light-years) ever created. Taking more than 10 years to complete, the 2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS) also is notable for extending closer to the Galactic plane than previous surveys – a region that’s generally […]
What an amazingly-detailed cross stitch rendering of Luke Skywalker! And what a perfect blend with that Shepard Fairey color scheme. The artist, known on Flickr as Whateverjames, has an in-depth photo set that gives you a good sense of all the care that went into this piece. (Via Geek Crafts)
I really enjoyed meeting the Radio Shack folks at Maker Faire. They seemed genuinely interested in understanding the needs of makers and trying to stock the types of products that we might want. We’re looking forward to working with them in the future. The team that was at the Faire did a few videos and a blog report about their experiences.
Today is the last day to apply to Handmade Detroit’s Craft Faire at Maker Faire Detroit. Get those applications by 12 a.m. EST!
UCLA chemist Jeffrey Schwartz, whose traditional thermite demonstrations I very much enjoyed at BAMF last week, has compiled what, he quite plausibly claims, is the world’s largest online gallery of thermite reaction videos at his fascinating site Amazing Rust.com. By my count, Jeffrey has there documented, with pictures or video or both, more than 40 different aluminothermic thermite events, smelting eleven different metal oxides including vanadium, cobalt, and titanium.
Every purchase of $10 or more will get the new 2011 Learn To Solder merit badge pin with flashing LED. Purchase at least $75 and we’ll also throw in a Makers Notebook and a 60-page commemorative Maker Faire program; and when your order tops $130 you’ll get FREE Shipping.* Hurry, this offer ends at Midnight (PST) May 31st!
