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 […]
There are less than 100 of the Make: The Next Year Collector’s Box Set! We are almost sold out and have no plans for a reprint for the foreseeable future. This could be your last chance to own the complete second year box set. Issues 6 & 7 are already out of print, order while […]
Ok gang, the Gakken kits from Japan are going quick, here’s the next one we’re releasing! The vacuum tube radio kit – From Gakken’s Sophisticated Science Kit for Adults, this great kit allows you to put together a real, functional, vacuum-tube radio! Includes a pin straightener for the vacuum tubes, a testing microphone so you […]
Peggy LED boards are now available in our store! Evil light-emitting pegboard display, affectionately known as “Peggy,” provides a quick, easy, powerful and efficient way to drive a lot of LEDs – up to 625 in a big matrix covering almost a square foot of area. You can make an LED sign for your window, […]
Telekinetic Pen Kit From Make: Volume 13, comes this great DIY Magic trick. Using a small battery, a magnetic reed switch, and a miniature pager motor, this device will fit concealed inside a fine-point Sharpie pen. When the magnet is drawn near, the contacts on the reed switch close, making the Sharpie dance and vibrate […]
I had some time this weekend to assemble my Daisy MP3 player kit. This amounted to 3 or 4 hours of soldering everything together, making a few mistakes, and working around some minor problems. Now I’m listening to the Make podcast on my first open source MP3 player, and I’m happy to say my feeble […]
