Four More Awesome Projects Shared by MAKE Readers
“Your Projects” is a column that features some of the awesome creations our readers have been making. These projects from our readers come from the MAKE Google+ Community and beyond.
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Ten Tweeted Progress Pix from Weekend Makers
It’s a great weekend for catching up on things we’re making. I tweeted out a call on the MAKE twitter handle, and folks seny along these pictures of the projects they’re working on.
Track Facebook Likes with Arduino
Using an Arduino Uno equipped with an Ethernet Shield and an LCD Keypad shield, MAKE reader Kedume demonstrates how to create a simple text display for the number of likes on any Facebook page. I think that this is a great project for an Arduino beginner because all you need to do is stack the […]
Easy Way Uses Arduino to Translate Subtitles on the Fly
Using the Video Experimenter shield for Arduino, a group in Brazil developed a way to translate live closed captioning to a number of different languages. Called Easy Way Subtitles, the project uses the Video Experimenter Shield to get the closed captioning text from the broadcasted signal and turns it over to Google Translate. Viewers can […]
Build Google’s Book Scanner
While the DIY Book Scanner project shows you how to build your own scanner, Google’s vacuum-assisted Linear Book Scanner is also an option. Google has patented the design but is offering it online as a free license. [via core77]
Redditor Builds Spaceship for Son from Scrap Broadcast Equipment
Redditor (and father of the year) JeremiahGorman posted these photos of a simulated spaceship he built for his son Finn’s fifth birthday. Assembled with surplus electronic components including a master control board from a television station dumpster, the spaceship’s control panel is mounted below Finn’s newly-lofted bed. Check out the gallery below for photos of […]
Most Useless Machine, Advanced Edition
Build from the parts of an old printer, this project spotted by Ladyada takes the useless machine to a whole new level. Full details about the project are available here.
