I’m sure makers will appreciate these charming wall decals, which serve as a reminder that the electricity we use comes from somewhere. Made by Hu2 Design, these stylish and eco-friendly home accents will hopefully make their owners a little more conscientious when they flip a switch or plug in a wall wart. [via FFFFOUND]
Getting iPhone push notifications from objects in your physical world is possible using an Arduino with an Ethernet Shield, a PHP-enabled web server and an iPhone app called Prowl. In this video, I show how to set up a mailbox so that it pings your phone when snail mail is delivered, but it’s very easy […]
Make a mysterious electronic switch that only you know how to light up! Thanks go to J. Tregre for the original article in MAKE, Volume 23. To download The Mystery Electronic Switch video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Mystery Electronic Switch article in MAKE Volume 23 and you can see […]
Make a mysterious electronic switch that only you know how to light up! Thanks go to J. Tregre for the original article in MAKE, Volume 23. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend.
Turned out that some of the switches had gone bad. I was thrilled to see a nice assortment of through-hole parts when I took it apart.
I’m digging the way you turn on this fiat lux lamp by designers Constance Guisset and Grégory Cid. In place of the standard light switch, you place an orb under the lamp, which then (presumably) uses a magnetic field to hold it in place.
Want to add some switches and dials to your wall without running all those wires? Or perhaps it would be nice to animate that drawing of a control panel that you made? Well then, you might want to take a look at PUCK, the latest project by Eric Gradman and Brent Bushnell.
