How about that? Tomy’s i-SOBOT, which the company just discontinued, was named Robot of the Year in Japan (by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) . Judges awarded this year’s Grand Prize to i-SOBOT due to its advanced technology, its high entertainment value, and its reasonable price of under 30,000 yen (around $300). […]
A number of people have asked for more info on how I modded the Gakken SX-150 analog synthesizer for pushbutton usage. If you’d like to add a DIY keyboard youself, check out my recipe – Parts – Feel free to experiment with other resistor/trimpot values and using more/less switches. The basic idea here is to […]
Here is my hacked MAKE gift subscription card I plan on giving this holiday season. I used an Arduino, a 7-Segment display, and a modified MAKE gift subscription card. The recipient gets the Arduino and a subscription to MAKE. It’s the perfect combination! It’s never too late to pick up a Maker Shed Gift Certificate, […]
What do you get for crafters who also venture into the tech side of things? Before you start knitting a multimeter cosy, here are some great projects and gift ideas that intersect the worlds of MAKE and CRAFT. Fashioning Technology Ready to take your craft projects to the next level? With “smart” materials, unorthodox assembly […]
James “Dr. Krazy X” McCracken III sent us pictures of his steampunk-y take on the Gakken Mini-Theremin kit build. Mini-Theremin The theremin, invented in 1919 by Russian scientist Leon Theremin, is one of the world’s earliest fully electronic instruments, and is also unique in that it was the first musical instrument designed to be played […]
Best-selling author William Gurstelle (Backyard Ballistics and MAKE Magazine contributing editor) blends science and humor into an explosive new instructional DVD. It’s the hobbyist’s ultimate video guide to all things that go boom. Bill shares the origin, historical significance and simple step-by-step instructions for safely creating high-voltage experiments including the Night Lighter 36 Taser-Powered Potato […]
nitro2k01 investigates using the versatile Arduino platform for use as synthesizer modules – The idea of using my Arduino for modular synth utilities started out as a crazy idea that I’m now starting to seriously like. The pictures above shows my first design, an oscillator. (I have plans for other modules, see the bottom of […]
