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Month: September 2010
How-To: LED Hula Hoop
By Brookelynn Morris LED hula hoops are so beautiful to watch, and creating a custom hoop is a satisfying challenge. Twenty-one LEDs are used in this hoop; 6 are flashing LEDs that cycle through the colors of the rainbow. Each light is combined with a resistor and then wired together in a classic and simple […]
Mac Classic clock
Matteo from Ithaca, NY, repurposed an obsolete computer to serve a clock. He calls it steampunk but it looks more like it survived a wicked house fire… This Macintosh Classic II (circa 1990) has a new life as a shelf-top clock. Running MacOS 7 at 16mhz on 4mb ram and a 20mb hard drive, it […]
Maker Faire CRAFT Demo Profile: Tiffany Threadgould
World Maker Faire New York is this weekend, and we’ve put together a full schedule for of awesome demos for both days at the CRAFT booth. Each day this week, we’ll profile one of the folks who will be presenting. Be sure to mark your schedule and head to the CRAFT booth for all the […]
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
As the weather gets more crisp and the calendar gets closer to October, I start to crave pumpkin. That’s why Katie Goodman’s recipe for pumpkin cinnamon rolls has me drooling at just the thought of the taste. Katie writes: It’s like a fall version of the Meyer Lemon Sticky Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting. But […]
Möbius Comic Strip is neverending fun
Jim Woodring created this Möbius Comic Strip, which wraps back into itself.
Tron light show made with Arduino-controlled stepper motors
Kim Pimmel’s amazing effects created with a record turntable and some Arduino-controlled stepper motors. I’ve been interested in taking my Light Study photo series and evolving them into motion pieces. I shot a lot of footage for a VJ gig for FITC San Francisco. So I edited together those stop motion sequences, mashed up some […]