The folks at Photojojo just posted a neat low-tech tutorial on how to make a mobile phone projector using a shoebox, a paperclip, and a magnifying glass. MacGyver would be proud. They were able to find the magnifying glass at a dollar store for, well, a dollar (so they called it the $1 projector), but let’s […]
With this Optical Tremolo Box you are hearing are patterns of light, created by a spinning disk translated into rapid electrical fluctuations to produce a warbling audio effect. Audio enters the circuit via the input jack, passes through the variable resistor — the light-sensitive photocell — and outputs to the amplifier, creating the effect known as tremolo.
With all the microcontrollers and single board computers on the market, sometimes it’s hard to see all your options. That’s why we made up this quick reference sheet for the 8 most popular boards we sell in the Maker Shed.
Jason Allemann, who created these Lego mazes last year, built this beautiful and elegant Lego ball clock. The video shows how the rail system works with one ball being hauled up the chain every minute, then tipping the balance once enough balls have accumulated. [via Brothers Brick]
I love the classic feel of hand-lettered signs and decorations, don’t you? Bring a bit of that old time-y whimsey to your next party with a hand-lettered balloon!
How to make your own desktop wire bender.
Often when pitching a company an idea for a new product, it’s not what you have, it’s what they think you have. That was the case when I presented this “game-in-a-hat” toy idea. My idea: a preschooler-sized hat that uses a motion sensor and sound circuit to play a simple musical game. As the hat […]
