Eyeclops: Super magnifying camera
One of my favorite makers has a review of the Eyeclops, a super magnifying camera @ the Cockeyed Science Club. This looks like a great tool for makers for all sorts of things … Link.
Toys and Games
Secret origins of retro toys
Frank Lloyd Wright, Oil Heat and Bolivian Cults – The origins of some great retro toys. I like the story behind the erector set – Because of the market pressures of World War I, the United States Council of National Defense was considering a ban on toy manufacturing. Amazingly, one man’s impassioned speech successfully stopped […]
Dark Knight trailer in LEGOs
Wonderful video reenactment of the Batman Dark Knight trailer in LEGOs. The Dark Knight Trailer IN LEGO!!! – Link
Real world Mario
Keith Lam (a.k.a. The Demos) created a real life Mario game installation called “Moving Mario”. The video shows the artwork and describes a lot about the creation process. It would have been a lot easier to use parallax scrolling of the background, but the point is you actually MOVE Mario, not the background…and a moving […]
LED Blaster – complete!
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Woah! Steve finished his LED Blaster and it looks incredible, He even posted an instructable for the project. Truly a top notch job. LED Blaster on Flickr-Link Make an LED Blaster on Instructables – Link Related: Homebrew Toy Blaster –Link
Tengu remake on a PIC
Here’s a good one for those looking to learn more about microcontroller projects and PIC chips more specifically. This clone of the Tengu sound visualizer runs a mini-game upon startup – created as a birthday gift for the author’s sister. The project is thoroughly explained even through a language barrier: its usage is very easy. […]
Squirt gun modding
This Instructable shows you how easy it is to turn a cheap plastic squirt gun into a much fancier, more realistic accessory for cosplay, using faux wood finishing and aged metal technique. Steampunk Pirate Gun Mod – Link
