How to Fix Your Broken MicroView
The response by GeekAmmo and Sparkfun to the MicroView problem has been amazing, but you can fix your broken one fairly simply if you’re prepared to crack the case.
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Eduardo Zola Upgrades Little Pong with New Pong v2.0
Eduardo Zola’s New Pong v2.0 offers up retro gaming goodness using a pair of 8 X 8 LED matrix boards.
A MAX7219 and Arduino MEGA 2560 microcontroller provide the muscle to get the game off and running.
Are you experiencing problems with your new MicroView?
If you’re having problems with your MicroView, you aren’t alone, as it appears that close to 2,000 boards may have been sent out without bootloaders. We talk to Marcus Schappi about the problem.
How To: Play Music Using Floppy Drives
We’ve seen these videos pop up all over the internet over the past few years. We’ve even shared a few on Make’s blog. The most prolific poster of these videos showing floppy drives playing music is youtube user MrSolidSnake745. He’s got this down to an exact process and seems to enjoy sharing his work almost […]
Making on Vacation with littleBits
My idea of an ideal vacation includes time with my family – exploring and learning about some new part of the world, with a little time to play with new Maker toys. Last year, I took our Fireball HD pinball electronics to the beach along with a bunch of new connectors. We built all new custom cables, […]
The Squink—a personal electronics factory?
The gap between idea and prototype, prototype and product, is shrinking— and the Squink which is now raising money on Kickstarter could well be part of reason. It’s a portable electronics factory, in a box.
Better Tea Brewing with DIY Robotics
I’m surprised that I haven’t already seen a tea-brewing robot in an issue of Skymall, because I think it’s just the sort of luxury item that would really appeal to someone on their second or third bloody mary. Luckily, you can just go ahead a make yourself one in less than 10 minutes with this […]
