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Yar matey! Streaming Raspberry Pirate Radio is “as easy as pi(p)e!”

Yar matey! Streaming Raspberry Pirate Radio is “as easy as pi(p)e!”

After adding internet radio stream & PLS/M3U support, how would you modify the Raspberry Pirate Radio? Watch the video to see what everyone is talking about, and have a great Pi Day!

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This Seeker Bot Will Head Towards the Brightest SunBEAM

This Seeker Bot Will Head Towards the Brightest SunBEAM

BEAM is an acronym for Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, Mechanics. This episode of Weekend Projects will show you how to assemble a light-seeking bot built around a simple analog circuit in combination with pairs of infrared phototransistors, motors, and battery packs.

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Weekend Projects HOA – Beatband Sleeve LIVE Today at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET

Weekend Projects HOA – Beatband Sleeve LIVE Today at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET

Join us later today for our tenth and final installment for 2013’s Weekend Projects Hangouts On Air. We’ll be discussing the Beatband Sleeve, that turns your pulse into flashing LEDs. While there are many ways to achieve this, the Beatband Sleeve takes a novel approach to both making and learning. First, the circuit is prototyped […]

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Weekend Projects HOA – License Plate Guitar LIVE NOW!

Weekend Projects HOA – License Plate Guitar LIVE NOW!

Join us at 3:30pm PT/6:30pm ET LIVE on Google+ Hangouts On Air to discuss the License Plate Guitar with Providence-based makers James Rutter and Matt Stultz. We’ll be joined by MAKE Technical Editor David Scheltema and 2012’s Maker Camp Director Nick Raymond.

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Makers Making #WeekendProjects

Makers Making #WeekendProjects

It dawned on us recently that we now have 52 beginner-friendly projects to choose from in our Weekend Projects series. That’s a project-a-weekend! From battery-less radios to experimental 555 motor circuits, we can say with confidence we likely have something for everyone. We have projects for both fun and function when it comes to solar […]

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Monitor Your Indoor Garden With Weekend Projects and the Potted Plant Protector

Monitor Your Indoor Garden With Weekend Projects and the Potted Plant Protector

Build a basic three-sensor circuit for monitoring the health of your household plants. We’ll analyze the plant’s soil moisture, temperature, and the amount of light the plant receives.

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Weekend Projects HOA – Audio Amplification with the LM386 Live Now!

Weekend Projects HOA – Audio Amplification with the LM386 Live Now!

Join us TODAY for our seventh Weekend Projects Hangouts On Air as we look at audio amplification projects from the past few years that have utilized the LM386 power amplifier.

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