Makingthings.com has posted a call for submissions – We’ve been working on some new software and would love your help creating some icons for it. The main piece of new software is a simplified Arduino-inspired IDE for creating Make Controller programs, called mcbuilder. The icons we need are the main application icon and a handful […]
I do not have a car, but if and when I get one again… dual exhaust flame kit… WANT. Related: Street-legal jet powered VW Beetle.
Limor of Adafruit Industries posted this video demonstrating how the Waveshield kit can turn Arduino into a sample-bending audio tool. Consider for a moment that potentiometer replaced by – oh let’s say – photocells or maybe a force-sensing resistor. If you’ll excuse me – I’ve got some experimentation to go do – Wave Shield for […]
Chris writes – David Fowler at uCHobby has introduced his new-and-improved breadboard power supply, which is both an excellent introduction to soldering technique *and* a useful tool for further electronics work. Indeed it is a nice little board – with additional header pins to bring power out to both sides of the board and add […]
Jimmie is taking pre-orders for his “Open Heart” Arduino LED matrix kit. He’s also posted a convenient flash-based designer for creating your own charlie-plexed animations. – Open Heart kit Related: HOW TO – Arduino charliplexed heart
The Midiator kit converts a Playstation 2 controller for MIDI use Supports official PS2 controllers, cheap knockoffs and wireless controllers Analog joysticks control pitch bend and several controllers (or whatever you want them to do) Buttons either trigger notes or toggle controller signals LCD and menu system for mode switching (controller vs. note triggering) and […]
Wondering what the deal is with all these electronics projects we post here on MAKE:Blog? Getting familiar with the basics can seem a bit daunting – but it’s really not so complex. Here’s an affordable kit that’ll get your feet wet proper – Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with […]
