Top 10: Augmented reality
Top ten augmented reality posts from the archives of Make: Online.
Month: January 2011
IBM’s Watson wins Jeopardy practice round AGAINST Ken Jennings!
Well, we’re screwed… IBM’s Watson supercomputer won a practice round against Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter and raised a lot of questions about the capabilities of artificial intelligence. Watson, a four-year effort by IBM, was quicker on the draw, didn’t fall prey to emotion and had a voice that could be confused for […]
How-To: Make a Perpetual Button Calendar for 2011 (and Beyond)
By Diane Gilleland I know calendars (and clocks and address books) are quickly becoming computer-centric tools, but I like the old-school charm of this desk calendar. Make it once, and you can use it forever – just move the numbers to their correct location each month, and change the nameplate!
DIY Arduino animatronics
Just though you guys might like to see my latest Arduino project – animatronics for costuming! I show how to make a nifty little Arduino servo driver board based on the Arduino Pro Mini and there’s several code examples to get people started. I expect to see some cool Predator costumes next Halloween.
Guitar Hero-controlled fire organ
Chris Marion (Andover, NJ) is an amazing teenage maker I found out about through element14’s website. I love his “About” statement: If you look up “Chris Marion” on Google, you will find a folk singer and a professional photographer. What you won’t find is a high school student routinely doing incredible projects on his own […]
Checking In with the World’s Largest Yarn Stash
Back in 2007, I did a post linking to the “world’s largest yarn stash”, belonging to the mother-in-law of Anna from Mochimochi Land. Recently, Anna checks in with her MIL Bonney and the yarn stash, who claims that thanks to the Internet she’s accumulated more yarn since 2007 and her stash now totals about a […]
Crochet Stool Cozy
I love the bright pop of color and softness this crochet stool cozy from Lily of block-a-day. I love even more that it was a project that she made up as she went along. It’s delightful!