Ian Sharpe made this lovely custom scrolling LED display as an Easter present for his girlfriend, Claire: “Based on a first-generation 1970s HP seven segment LED display that I was given. I loved the retro feel and decided to make a proper gadget with it. Presentation box in background made from printouts of the PCB layout.”
The Chocolate Tree at Del Posto restaurant is created by pouring loads of tempered chocolate into a vat of ice cubes.
The Getting Started with Arduino kit V2.0 from the Maker Shed includes everything you need to join the tens of thousands of engineers, designers, artists and hobbyists who have discovered this incredible and educational prototyping platform. We include an Arduino UNO, the incredibly popular Getting Started with Arduino Book by Massimo Bansi, and all the […]
Heather Ross unveiled her latest installment in her line of fairy tale-inspired prints for Kokka of Japan this morning. I love the dreamy and whimsical quality of the images. She also revealed that she’s working on a line of wallpaper that will be available for pre-order soon through her personal shop. More: Heather Ross Surfboards […]
What’s a Blendophone? It’s a “musical” instrument made from eight blenders controlled by an iPhone and an Arduino. My friend Usman Muzaffar is writing an iPhone app to control the beat sequencing and solo input, while I’m building the hardware and an Arduino sketch to switch the blenders on and off.
Jayne Vidheecharoen made this “human-spirit interface,” Botanica Autonoma, which consists of grain stalks controlled by motion of more grain-themed controllers.
This lovely clock, designed by Thingiverse user Mathieu Glachant of New Jersey, was printed by Pittsburgh resident rustedrobot. [Via the Makerbot blog.]
