The Noise Toy kit by Loud Objects is an easy build that delivers some impressive bit-bleeping goodness. After some simple soldering, you’ve got an excellent little synth-noise generator that can double as a programmable experimenter’s board – great for those interested in microcontroller sound synthesis. Next week, we’ll go into more detail regarding such programming […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Member Mchaceortiz built the Daisy MP3 player – London Underground edition. Nice job – mind the gap! When a son or daughter asks for a new MP3 player, you can always chime in, “In my day we built our own MP3 players – soldering both ways, uphill! . . […]
Coming soon to the Maker store – The Pocket Piano Arduino Shield, from Critter and Guitari – This is a board for making the Arduino into a portable stand alone music synthesizer. It plugs directly into the Arduino board and provides 25 multiplexed keys (2 full octaves), 4 pots, status LED, reset switch, digital to […]
Great DIY kit for those who tire of ducking overhead lights to get those close-up shots – Have you ever tried taking video using your digital camera but never seem to have enough light? Does your camera have trouble focusing in the dark? LEDs are cheap and so are resistors, so why not make your […]
Dug points out a cool mechanical music box over @ ThinkGeek – This music box kit works like a miniature player piano. There are no pins, but a strip of paper, which you punch yourself. You can replicate your favorite tunes or compose new ones. Could be a fun project to build a classic-looking enclosure […]
Peggy LED boards are now available in our store! Evil light-emitting pegboard display, affectionately known as “Peggy,” provides a quick, easy, powerful and efficient way to drive a lot of LEDs – up to 625 in a big matrix covering almost a square foot of area. You can make an LED sign for your window, […]
Telekinetic Pen Kit From Make: Volume 13, comes this great DIY Magic trick. Using a small battery, a magnetic reed switch, and a miniature pager motor, this device will fit concealed inside a fine-point Sharpie pen. When the magnet is drawn near, the contacts on the reed switch close, making the Sharpie dance and vibrate […]
