Month: May 2011

Blendophone Project Build Part 2

Blendophone Project Build Part 2

Here’s the next step in the Blendophone project I’m building for Maker Faire: making it wireless. (Note: I’ll be doing a talk about the Blendophone with my co-conspirator, Usman Muzaffar, at next weekend’s Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 each day at 3pm on the Make: Live stage in Expo Hall). So far, I can control […]

Tool Review: Video Experimenter Shield

Tool Review: Video Experimenter Shield

With high-definition television becoming increasingly widespread, many people are tossing their old NTSC or PAL video equipment to the curb. But as makers, we can reclaim this old equipment for our own projects. Enter The Video Experimenter. This Arduino shield by Nootropic Design lets you program your Arduino microcontroller to manipulate and analyze NTSC or […]

Cellular Wall Printer

Cellular Wall Printer

Ever have the desire to print out a text message in large dot matrix lettering on a wall? If so, Liat Segal from Sweet Tech Studio has the device for you. Comprised of seven servo actuated felt markers controlled by an Android handset via an IOIO board, the Cellular Wall Printer allows you to manually […]