Nat @ CRAFT writes: Ponoko has a new 10 Day Design Challenge — this time on Puzzles! Create an intriguing and entertaining puzzle on a laser cutter within the next 10 days. Up to $5,000 in prizes are up for grabs! Photo above is by jared who created an edition of 100 puzzle kits. Find […]
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 […]
New @ the MAKE store – Edison-Style cup phonograph kit – From Gakken’s Sophisticated Science Kit for Adults, this replica kit uses the same technology that Thomas Edison used, replacing Edison’s waxed pipe and stylus, the kit uses a plastic cup and a needle, but the end results are the same! You record your own […]
Lifelites – tiny lights for LEGO models via Boing Boing Gadgets. Here’s what the founder has to say about them… Hi, I’m Rob and I’m addicted to LEGO® products, little blinking lights, and caffeine. It all started back around, oh, when I was 3, but let’s fast forward a bit shall we? In 2002 I […]
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 […]
