Kitchen Backsplash Counts out 159 Digits of Pi
Marie and Michael Porter of Minneapolis, MN, used colored marble tiles to create a gloriously nerdy Pi backsplash. [via Think Geek]
DIY Projects
In the Maker Shed: Tiny Cylon Kit
The Tiny Cylon Kit, available in the Maker Shed, is a fun and easy to solder multi-mode LED Larson scanner kit.
Displaying Phone Video on an RGB LED Matrix
Mike from Nootropic Design (maker of the delightful Defusable Clock) bought a LED matrix from Adafruit and used it to display video from his Android phone, with the help of a SparkFun IOIO board and an Arduino. I used the OpenCV library to convert the video frames to 16×32 pixel resolution to match the LED […]
In the Maker Shed: ShapeLock
The first time I used ShapeLock was my hotel room at Maker Faire: Bay Area. Ever since then I have been hooked to this wonderful material. But “what is it” you ask?
Pinewood Derby Instant Replay System
Boy Scout Adam Cole of Orlando, FL, used a PS3 Eye cam, laser pointer, Arduino, and a Processing sketch to create an instant replay system for pinewood derby races, to fulfill a requirement for his Inventing Merit Badge. Adam has been working on his Inventing Merit Badge since last summer. We discussed potential “problems” and […]
Heart-Shaped Hack Box From Evil Mad Science Labs
A great how-to from our friends at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories: “A hack-box to go, filled with interconnects, LEDs, and love. Because, what better way to say I love you, than with the gift of electronics?” Make a Heart-Shaped Hack Box
The Modular Electronic Drums of Nick Yulman
Nick Yulman, of NY Soundworks, recently debuted debuted his Index Boogie performance piece at PS1. The piece consists of various solenoid-powered noise makers, which Yulman calls either “Surface Poppers” or “Drum Beaters”. They’re designed to be modular music devices that can easily be mated to virtually any inanimate object.