Eight Great Add-Ons for Your Raspberry Pi
Add cameras, wi-fi, connect your home and more to get the most out of your Raspberry Pi.
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How-To: Make Your Own Smart Watch
If you’re a techie seamster in need of a new time piece, then you might want to take a crack at this handy DIY smart watch tutorial from Instructables user Gods Tale.
Coming Soon: In-Store 3D Printers for Customized Toys
This is the year 3D printing came to Toy Fair in New York City
Binary Love Clock
I combined a strip of WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs with an Arduino, a real-time clock and a beautiful heart-shaped boutique paper box to make an ornament for my wonderful Valentine. It displays the time, in seconds, in binary, since we met… (of course, it’s slightly approximate — I forget the precise second we met, but I think I know to within about 30 minutes!)
For Your Next Project, Shop Surplus for Affordability and Creativity
Join Andrew Ratcliff and Mike O’Toole on a tour of CTR Surplus in central Ohio, a recycler of “obsolete computers and medical equipment” that has grown into a 30,000 sq. ft. re-use warehouse.
LED Rainbows and Knitting Machines at NY Fashion Week 2014
Knitwear designer Lindsay Degen integrated live machine knitting and digitally-controlled LEDs into her recent show during New York Fashion Week.
Big New Hobbies for Little Hands in the Maker Shed
Banish idle hands from your home or classroom with some awesome new robotics kits for Makers-in-training. Whether youngsters are interested in solar energy, programming with Arduino, or beginning electronics, The Maker Shed has kits to entertain and educate. Rainy day blues are no match for a compelling new hobby! Consider Sphero 2.0, a robot that’s a […]