Here’s an impressive digital clock kit based on discrete components boasting a hefty bill of materials – 194 Transistors 566 Diodes 400 Resistors 87 Capacitors 10†by 11.3†Printed Circuit board with silk screen symbols indicating component locations Wow, looks like a great way to learn to appreciate ICs! – Transistor clock [Thanks, Azog!] In […]
This looks like an excellent all-in-one solution for those wanting to get started in DIY guitar effects fast. The Beavis Board kit comes with pretty much every necessity for development – A true-bypass i/o breakout box that makes it easy to connect circuits to the real world, i.e. your guitar, amps and pedals A pair […]
Join me, won’t you? as I explore the trials and tribulations which comprise the process best described as – Building the Magnetic Sculpture kit. In the Maker Shed: Magnetic Sculpture Kit
The Voice of Saturn synthesizer modules are available as basic (and bendable) complementary kits with control voltage connections. Description of the VoS synth – Loosely based on the Atari Punk Console with some custom tweaks and an LFO front end, this box makes a ridiculous amount of different sounds (mp3 coming soon), all from three […]
In 1970, John Conway came up with a 1-player game called Game of Life. The Game of Life is a mathematical game that simulates ‘colonies’ that grow or die based on how crowded or lonely they are and is known for the way it creates a beautiful organic display out of randomness. MAKE presents the […]
The ‘duino variants keep a rollin’ on in – The Freeduino SB from Solarbotics/ HVWTech features – USB Mini jack(optional type B), pads for an ARef trimpot, and a much appreciated power switch. The board comes as a kit with all SMD parts already mounted. Good to see a switch finally grace an Arduino board. […]
I spent some time with Amy & Ariel from Sparkle Labs, makers of the DIY electronics kit we have in our Maker Shed Store, check it out! Here’s the M4V for iTunes, iPods, iPhones, etc… DIY Design Electronics Kit – Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with these fundamental components. […]
