Building an engineer
Nice video by young engineer Jeremy Blum at Ignite Ithaca: “Building an Engineer“. [via adafruit]
Month: December 2010
DIY power meter
Bill Porter built this excellent DIY Power Meter to monitor the electricity usage of his home.
Create a Lego flash drive with functioning cap
There are a number of projects online for re-casing a flash storage drive using Lego bricks, but most of them leave the USB connector exposed. In this project, we show you how to create a Lego case-mod that includes a Lego cap that snaps into place. Materials: Dremel Rotary Tool Dremel 561 Multipurpose cutting bit […]
Crafting Your Online Presence: Twitter Tools
(Image by clevercupcakes, via Flickr Creative Commons) By Diane Gilleland Twitter is such a great tool for meeting people, connecting with them, and promoting stuff. But it can be very time-consuming to use, and it’s also pretty easy to misuse. Luckily, there are so many helpful extras to make your tweeting easier and more effective. […]
Japano pop promo for Fireplace Simulacra
Banana Design Labs whipped up this adorable Japano-pop promo for their Fireplace Simulacra, a neat ambient toy light designed right onto a circuit board. We carry them in the Maker Shed, as well as their Angler Fish of similar design.
Holiday Gift Guide: Last-Minute Gifts to Make
All right ladies and gents. Here are a few last-minute gift ideas that you can make yourself. It’s not too late! Rainbow Crochet Coin Purse Crochet a circle. Fold in half, add a zipper. Put in a $100 bill. OK, maybe you won’t do that last part. But even if you don’t, this coin purse […]
Kinect Pong
A classic pong game controlled via Kinect hand tracking. Created with openFrameworks and ofxKinect as a proof of concept for hand tracking. [Thanks, Michael!]