The “Rythm Ring” is an interactive rhythm sequencer that is driven by a tangible interface, similar to the “BeatBearing” project that we covered here on Make back in January. This version is arranged in a circle with a central ring of LEDs that provide the user with live feedback for current “playhead” position with bright […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Boss Sauce writes- A smoker made out of a microwave oven case. I grabbed the abandoned microwave off a street corner for harvesting components, but that two chamber layout and heavy construction got me a’thinking– looks like the diagram of Alton Brown’s cardboard box smoker. There likely one more weekend […]
Amazing aircraft carrier made in LEGO! There are some photo hijacking sites that yoinked the photos from Brickshelf, but I found the source and linked it up. Here’s a write up about @ Geekdad too… It’s a 200,000-brick, 350-pound aircraft carrier — the Harry S Truman — complete with electrical lights as well as moving […]
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: Kermit the Frog Mosaic Make a Customized Silhouette T-Shirt Of Your Kids CRAFT Project: Needle & Thread Hoodie Revamp Frogger Tapestry Bag HOW TO – Make a Paper Tape Dress Form
This week from the CRAFT Flickr pool we saw: Amigurumi Darth Vader Cloth Mosaic Cyclist Felted Water Bottle Cozies And I thought you also might like these Sasquashes (bottom right), just in time for autumn.
OK, so I apologize for the fact that this photo is so small–it’s all that the source had to offer–but holy moly, is this a cute gnome costume or what? My Paper Crane linked to the tutorial teaching you how to make this hilarious gnome-on-toadstool getup on FamilyFun. Look at the little fake legs crossed […]
Jon Bennett created a nifty wireless telepresence bot out of a thrift store RC car, a Linksys WRT54GL router running the Open-WRT Linux firmware, a network camera, and a microcontroller. He’s built two variations: one controlled by a PIC microprocessor, and the other controlled by an Arduino. You can use whichever processor you are more […]
