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How Punch Cards and Arduino Close the Gap on Hacked Knitting

How Punch Cards and Arduino Close the Gap on Hacked Knitting

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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You can still use punch cards to operate knitting machines, but a few groups are now bringing the technology full circle by hacking knitting machines so that they may be operated digitally via an Arduino.

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Illuminate Your Walls with Beehive-Inspired Modular Lighting

Illuminate Your Walls with Beehive-Inspired Modular Lighting

By Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

A typical day for Lisa includes: getting up to see the sunrise, bicycling, interning at Make:, reading and writing short stories, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts for hours while working on projects or chores.

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Honeycomb patterns inspired the design behind this light fixture. The modular design means the shape can be reconfigured.

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Slap Yourself Awake with This Ridiculous “Wake-Up Machine” Alarm Clock

Slap Yourself Awake with This Ridiculous “Wake-Up Machine” Alarm Clock

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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Swedish tech artist and comedienne Simone Giertz tries her hand at creating the most annoying alarm clock possible

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6 Bangin’ DIY Percussion Projects

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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If I had to guess, percussion instruments were probably the first musical devices invented by man. Create your own instrument with some inspiration from these projects.

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Motorcycle Gyromount Always Delivers Perfect Video

Motorcycle Gyromount Always Delivers Perfect Video

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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If you’ve ever watched MotoGP (motorcycle) racing, you might have wondered how the camera appears to stay level even while the bike turns left and right, nearly becoming horizontal. Saftari was curious about this himself and, rather than simply answering the question, he built a gyroscopic camera rig that allows the camera to remain upright when his […]

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This Emulator Turns an Arduino Uno into an Apple II

This Emulator Turns an Arduino Uno into an Apple II

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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The Apple ][ holds a special place in people’s hearts, and now you can relive the glory years with only an Arduino Uno and a whole lot of effort.

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