Our pals at ROBOT Magazine sent some photos and this interview about Microsoft’s entry in the robot arena and what it means for educators – “Dr. Kenneth Berry, Assistant Professor, California State University and founder of RoboEducators, www.roboeducators.org, is a leading advocate of robotics in education. Dr. Berry obtained an exclusive interview with Microsoft representatives […]
Spark Fun electronics has a new RGB controller for LEDS – “The RGB Matrix Controller is a small backpack that attaches to an Red/Green/Blue LED matrix and allows control over simple serial SPI communication. This allieviates the end user from having to do the individual LED scanning and refreshing. 7 different colors are possible on […]
Here’s how to make an Alka-Seltzer version of a lava lamp from stuff around the house – “Have you ever caught yourself hypnotized by a lava lamp? You hold it in your hand, move it slightly while inside the liquid quivers and separates into different shapes, and colors. Then you look at the price tag, […]
Here’s a nice case mod a Maker made for his father – “His dad has worked for United Airlines for 35 years and decided that this would be a great theme to use to make a computer for him to commemorate his years of service with United. “ [via] – Link. The bad (ironic) news […]
Flymissy posted this up to the CRAFT Flickr Pool, a great looking crochet flower necklace made from strips of recycled plastic grocery bags. Link. Related: Free Crochet Flower Patterns – Link. MAKE Post: Crochet Grocery Bay Tote – Link. MAKE Post: Shoes Made from Grocery Bags – Link.
Here’s an excellent Mac mini addition to a Prius – [via] – Link. Related: Making a Macswagen. Adding a Mac mini to a VW: a pro tells us how he did it. Matt Turner is a professional fabricator and installer of mobile electronics. He’s been working in the industry for 12 years and has built […]
This isn’t in the MAKE bike pool, but it’s a really interesting bike! – Link.
