The SolarSpeeder Kit from the Maker Shed is a really fun kit to make and race. The kit comes with detailed instructions, and is easy enough for even a beginner to assemble. I really like the contoured circuit board with it’s cool looking gold flames. It really was amazing how fast this little solar racer […]
Vimeo user barnone created a hybrid Monome/Thingamakit – the Bleepnome. There’s a lot going on in the above setup! He clarifies a bit – Yeah the bleepnome has 2 photocell tenticles and 2 led tenticles. So it reacts to light on the monome to change either pitch or modulation. The multiscreen aspect of SevenUpLive lets […]
Announcing our new bundles available exclusively in the Maker Shed. William “Bill” Gurstelle is an award-winning writer, licensed engineer, bestselling author and professional speaker (not to mention MAKE Magazine contributing editor and producer on Make: television). We like the guy, we like the way he thinks. We think you’ll like him too, which is why […]
It’s been a great week in the Maker Shed. We started out with another How-To Tuesday: Arduino 101 and ended the week with a quick preview of the Gakken Gravity Clock kit. We are expecting more new kits in the Maker Shed this week, so keep on checking the MAKE blog for details. How-To Tuesday: […]
Announcing our new bundles available exclusively in the Maker Shed. The no soldering required bundle is for anyone that doesn’t want to solder, yet they still enjoy electronics. Yep, there are people who don’t want to solder. I swear it’s true! Well, luckily for them there are some really fun electronic kits that don’t require […]
Announcing our new bundles available exclusively in the Maker Shed. This time we packaged 4 of our favorite electronics kits, along with a Maker’s Notebook, to make one fantastic bundle. This would be a great selection of kits for your next MAKEcation! The Editor’s Choice electronics bundle includes: (1) MintyBoost $19.99 value (1) MiniPOV kit […]
Here is another cool Gakken kit from the Maker Shed. This time, no pun intended, it’s the Gravity Clock kit. As with all Gakken kits, it is a really well made kit with great pictorial instructions. I’ll be making this kit over the next week and I’ll post a video when I’m done. Build your […]
