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Stribe kit released

Curious Inventor has just released the Stribe touch LED controller project as a modular kit – Each Stribe1 has a touch strip and double column of LEDs that can display and control music and video programs. Multiple Stribe1’s can be daisy-chained together to form a low-res, multi-touch display. Use with Max/MSP or other software to […]

Arduino ClockShield

Arduino ClockShield

Have an oscilloscope, have an Arduino – you need this! The Arduino ClockShield via Ladyada. The latest incarnation of the Dutchtronix AVR Oscilloscope clock, the Hardware 3.1 Enhanced kit, uses the Atmega328p AVR with twice the code space. Using a 1KB bootloader (Arduino compatible) makes 31KB of application space available. This extra code space makes […]

The  oscilloscope

The $5 oscilloscope

In response to my posting of the DIY hobby o-scope item, Ken_S sent a link to his “Minimalist Oscilloscope 08M Project,” which uses a PICAXE 08M chip and a Nokia cellphone screen to create a… well… minimal oscilloscope. Given that he got the phone for a buck, he was able to build the scope for […]

ThingaMunny Goblinator

ThingaMunny Goblinator

From the MAKE Flickr pool, user SUB Boy Photography writes: This is the ThingaMunny, aka “The Goblinator.” It incorperates my two favorite DIY kits; Kid Robot’s Munny, and Bleep Labs’ Thingamakit. Thanks to Bleep Labs, Kid Robot, and HackADay. PS: Can anyone guess what I used for the jetpack?