Working Giant Lego NES Controller
We’ve seen giant NES controllers in the Maker world before, but Baron von Brunk’s may be the first that is made almost entirely of Lego.
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DIY split-flap display controller
I’ve loved split-flap displays since I first saw one as a kid in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. Since then, I’ve been happy to learn that I’m not the only one who appreciates the beauty of these kinetic information boards. In fact, one sits in New York City’s Museum of Modern Art as part of their […]
Continue ReadingSingle-handed game controller mod
Playing a game on the Wii with one hand is a major selling point of the system. However, what if you don’t have a Wii or would like to play some of your older games? Dutch hardware hacker Hasse’s brother can only use one hand, so Hasse decided to remedy the situation by successfully modding a standard two-fisted controller with an accelerometer.
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Kaossonome touch-sensitive LED matrix
Inspired by the Kaoss Pad and monome music controller/interfaces, Alexander Randon created the Kaossonome The Kaossonome is my first electronic music controller design. It interfaces the musician via a touchscreen, resting on top of a 256 LED matrix, and eight rotary encoders with pushâ€buttons, four on opposite sides of the LED matrix. Enclosed within an […]
Continue ReadingDIY accelerometer controlled USB gamepad
Check out this homebrew accelerometer controlled USB gamepad using a PIC18F2550 from Starlino. You’ll find code and schematics on their site.
Continue ReadingAndroid-controlled robotic blimp
YARB is a robotic blimp controlled using an Android phone. Images are sent over wifi from the blimp to the phone display as it’s maneuvered along using the tilt sensor inside the G1.
Continue ReadingBeautiful OLED synth/controller interface
urrently in beta, the OP-1 from Teenage Engineering is an ultra-portable synthesizer and USB controller with an acute attention to detail.
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