The LoL Shield is a charlieplexed LED matrix for the Arduino. You can use it to display anything in a 9×14 grid. Scroll text, play games, display images, or anything else you want to do. Please note, this is a shield and requires an Arduino for control. Comes with library and example code to get you started programming Lots of LEDs right away!
Doug Jackson’s DIY Word Clock Kits, which we first blogged about back in April, have been a giant hit. Doug has done a lot of things right. In classic maker fashion, he’s taken a very expensive piece of designer electronics and shown us how to do it ourselves for a fraction of the price. He hasn’t kept any secrets, open-sourcing the design at every step of the way. And he’s offered a range of pricing options to suit his customers’ available funds, time, and skill level, providing his kits in various stages of completion from just the PCB all the way up to the completely assembled clock.
Al Linke’s DIY Magic Mirror first appeared on our radar back in 2008, when Al posted a classic Instructable describing the project, which went on to win the Tech Grand Prize in our 2008 DIY Halloween Contest. Al’s Magic Mirror features a Snow-White style floating, talking face in a gilt-framed mirror with an amazingly wide variety number of integrated and integratable functions–breathalyzer, weather forecast, stock tracking, X-10 lighting control, doorbell input with camera feed, Picasa-based slideshow, various themed personalities, etc., etc. He’s selling them, now and gets $219 for the kit.
The Antipasto folks have a short tutorial on how to assemble battery powered touchscreen BeagleBoard gadgets. There’s minimal soldering involved, but well worth heating up the iron.
The new TV-B-Gone Pro is a marvel to behold! TV-B-Gone Pro works the same way the TV-B-Gone keychain works, but it is way more powerful because it has more emitters and uses a bigger battery. Instead of the batman-like keychain, this new version looks like a small mP3 player, it even has a headphone jack […]
The LoL Shield is a charlieplexed LED matrix for the Arduino, available in the Maker Shed. You can use it to display anything in a 9×14 grid. Scroll text, play games, display images, or anything else you want to do.
Etsy crafter goosegrease lets you get super crafty and customize your own wedding cake toppers. The kit comes with 2 brides and 2 grooms in case of mess up, 1 round paint brush, 1 flat brush, 5 paint colors, and 1 pod of varnish, all for under $20. Now you can have truly original toppers […]
