Precious is the name of the sensor laden anthropomorphized bicycle modified by New York makers Zolty, Mattias Gunneras, and Michael Lipton of Breakfast. The project started when its rider, Janeen, had decided to ride across the US on the TransAmerica Trail to raise money for LIVESTRONG. The crew at Breakfast wanted to lend support and saw it as an opportunity to create something different and exciting.
During Wednesdayโs closing talk at San Franciscoโs MakerCon, members of Thud Rumble demonstrated a suite of digital DJ tools developed in collaboration with Intel and their Edison platform. Thud Rumble co-founder Ritchie “YogaFrog” Desuasido preceded the demo with a talk about the evolution of DJ technology from record crates, to laptops, and his vision for […]
At the Social Body Labย weโre always on the hunt for the best tools for prototyping wearable electronics projects. Here areย some of our favorites from 2014. LilyTiny + LED Strings A great shortcut for those who want some dynamic light patterns but donโt want to fuss with programming, Sparkfunโs LilyTiny board comes pre-programmed with 4 different […]
This is the story of a group of college students who moved to the Mojave Desert, bought a house, painted it white, and turned it into a make-shift lab. Then they went out to launch rockets.
TechShop today announced a new partnership with hardware and software manufacturer National Instruments.
In celebration of Maker Week, which began with MakerCon and moves like an Arduino-powered steam rocket directly towards Maker Faire Bay Area, all Make ebooks and videos are 50% off through May 19. One of our newest titles takes the ordinary magic of electronics and the new magic of sensors to lead you further into […]
Know anything about accelerometers and measuring velocity?
