Science communication designer David Harris wanted to make a unique toy for his nephew Charlie, who was born with cerebral palsy. Charlie’s vision is poor but he’s very tactile and auditory, so David designed a location-aware teddy bear that reads RFID tags and plays different customizable sounds depending on where it is or what object […]
The next episode of Make: Live is all about kits! Go to https://makezine.com/live to watch the show live on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. And we want to hear your opinion about the show. Fill out this survey and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Maker Shed gift certificate and 1-year subscription to MAKE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XJZL8M5
The New Arduino UNO Revision 3 has arrived in the Maker Shed! This is a refresh of the wildly popular Arduino UNO that has been updated to allow for for additional functionality and future shields.
The BeagleBoard BeagleBone has just arrived in the Maker Shed in limited quantities. It’s a low cost, high-expansion, hardware-hacker focused BeagleBoard for people that love embedded Linux systems. Basically a bare bones BeagleBoard, it can run all by itself or act as a USB or Ethernet connected expansion for your current computer or BeagleBoard.
This sturdy, translucent project enclosure, from the Maker Shed, is specially made for your Arduino projects. It perfectly fits an Arduino with an attached shield (most fit), a 16 x 2 LCD, and 4 AAA batteries. Use it for home automation, a sous vide control enclosure, or for containing nearly any mad project. The enclosure can be easily drilled for wires, antennas, or anything else you need. Since the enclosure is clear it’s instantly good looking (but could easily be painted if you’re into that kind of thing.)
Did you know that you can make your own holograms? Matt Richardson shows you how to do just that with the Litiholo Kit, available in the Maker Shed:
http://www.makershed.com/DIY_Hologram_Kit_p/mklh1.htm&Click=37845
For more information about the science behind holography, check out:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/hologram.htm
The Maker Shed has put together a Thanksgiving Weekend Special just for you. From Thanksgiving day (11/24) until Monday (11/28,) if you buy any Arduino Shield you can get an Arduino Uno for just $25! Simply put any Arduino Shield into your cart, add an Arduino Uno, and use the coupon code TURDUCKEN upon checkout to get the deal. It’s that simple!
