Codebox: Explore Recursion with Processing
This Codebox shows how to create a variety of geometric designs using recursion.
Arduino
As the preeminent tool for makers, Arduino is a versatile platform that covers almost every type of creative making. With its simple-to-use coding language and fun programming concepts, Arduino enables users to create modern electronics with ease. From beginner level projects like flashing LED lights to more advanced builds such as interactive robots, there are an endless number of possibilities when it comes to building projects with Arduino. Whether you are new or an experienced builder in search of fresh ideas, these posts will provide interesting Arduino tutorials and unique ideas that may spark your creativity and motivate you take on any type of maker project!
Hands-On with the Android Open Accessory Development Kit
Yesterday, Google announced their open accessory kit based on Arduino. Although they aren’t immediately available for sale in the US, they (or something like what you see in this post) will be soon.
Google Picks Arduino for Android Open Accessory “kit”
Google picks Arduino for Android Open Accessory “kit”… From the beginning, Android was designed to extend beyond the mobile phone. With that in mind, we’ve developed Android Open Accessory to help developers start building new hardware accessories that will work across all Android devices. We previewed an initiative called Android@Home, which allows Android apps to […]
Fun with RFID and NFC at Google I/O BootCamp
At the Google I/O BootCamp event in San Francisco, Brian Jepson gathered a sizable crowd as he showed off his Arduino NDEF Reader/RFID Twitter-Looker-Upper project to curious Android developers eager to gain some hands-on experience with the Near Field Communications technology available in the Nexus S Android smartphone.
Arduino-Based Interactive Sculptures
Paul Myoda, known in part for having helped create the Ground Zero installation Tribute in Light, has built a series of Arduino-based interactive sculptures, which will be shown at Miami’s Dorsch Gallery through June 4th. [Thanks, Brook] Check out the Make: Arduino page for more awesome projects!
In the Maker Shed: Memsic 2125 Dual-axis Accelerometer
The Memsic 2125 from the Maker shed is a low cost, dual-axis thermal accelerometer capable of measuring tilt, acceleration, rotation, and vibration with a range of +/- 3 g.
Tell Us What You’d Like To See In MAKE, Win A Subscription
We’ve had some great feedback lately to our contest questions, so we’ve decided to throw the door wide open on the latest element14 giveaway and see what flies in! The comments on the landing page are rocking along great, so far, but we want your input, too! So now’s the time to dust off your “I always wished MAKE would…” file, flip open the cover, and let us know what’s inside. We’ve got ten subs to give away, so there’s plenty to go ’round. Thanks for your time and attention!
