New in the Maker Shed: Arduino ADK TinkerKit
The ADK TinkerKit from the Maker Shed is a pack of 25 TinkerKit Modules, an Arduino Mega ADK, a Mega Sensor Shield, and necessary wires to kickstart your Android development experience without soldering.
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Nemo Gould’s Homunculus Sculpture (video)
Nemo Gould brings Homunculus to Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 – a garbage robot fashioned from carefully selected reused parts. The head is a recycled voltmeter that’s been flipped upside down, and his guts include woodwind parts and vacuum tubes. Gould maintains an extensive collection of junk that inform his pieces. Subscribe to the MAKE […]
How-To: PS/2/You LED Sign from MAKE Volume 27
When 18-year-old maker Immanuel McKenty salvaged a small LCD from an old printer, he recruited his code-savvy older brother, Adam, and they soon had the LCD displaying text from an Arduino. To avoid having to plug the Arduino into a computer whenever they wanted to change the display text, Immanuel salvaged a PS/2 port from […]
Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix TieLab (video)
Bethany Shorb of Cyberoptix TieLab recently acquired a stash of old used silkscreens to be reclaimed and reused to print her tie designs. But a closer inspection revealed something too interesting to wash out, and these industrial cast-offs generate some truly unique ties. Check out Bethany’s ties at Maker Faire New York September 17th and 18th.
What’s a Hackerspace? Mitch Altman Explains (video)
Mitch Altman, founder of NoiseBridge hackerspace in San Francisco, talks at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 about how spaces like his are allowing creative expression all over the world. Hackers at NoiseBridge conduct biology experiments and hacked a wheelchair to be controlled by computer, phone, and even one’s own brain waves. Subscribe to the MAKE […]
Build the Monochron Clock Kit
In this episode of Sylvia’s Super Awesome Mini Maker Show, Sylvia builds the Monochron clock kit. Pick yours up in the Maker Shed: http://www.makershed.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MKAD17&Click=37845
Monochron Clock Kit – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show
It’s time to make another kit from Adafruit, the alarmingly awesome Monochron clock kit. Lets go!
