I spent some time getting acquainted with the Gakken Premium Theremin and was pretty impressed with it, especially considering the relatively low price tag. Unlike most theremins this one runs off battery power, so an armband contact is used in place of an earth-ground reference. The unit sports fine/coarse pitch & volume pots, 1/8″ audio […]
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Build an amazing optical toy that plays tricks on your brain. Thanks go to Rob Hartmann for the original article in MAKE, Volume 05. To download The $10 Pseudoscope MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete $10 Pseudoscope article in MAKE, Volume 05 “$10 Pseudoscope” and you can see that in […]
Build an amazing optical toy that plays tricks on your brain. Thanks go to Rob Hartmann for the original article in MAKE, Volume 05.View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
We journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his “Compact Childhood Museum.” The Maker Channel segment features French fries shot from a spud gun, […]
It’s the simplest semiconductor. It ushered in the age of radio. Say hello to the electronic valve that rectifies and regulates, the diode!
Here’s another look at Episode 7 of Make: television. Individual segments after the jump. Bike along with Ali Momeni and his fleet of mobile video projectors that transform public spaces into massive sound and light shows. In the Workshop, John Park combines a used treadmill motor and PVC pipe to build a wind generator, and […]
