Peter the Cyber Pumpkin
Belgian maker Jan De Coster grew his own pumpkin, carved it, and built a pair of eyes that are controlled by an Arduino to move randomly.
Technology
Bump Up The Jam with Weekend Projects
Use dual LM386 amplifiers to build this portable two-channel bass bump headphone accessory. The amps will give you an added boost of low-frequency spectrum that will immediately change the way you listen to music. It’s battery-powered and rechargeable so you can bump your jams wherever you go.
Building a BatBox: a DIY Battery Backup
Bill Porter had some nice batteries lying around and had suffered some power outages, so he decided to make a battery backup in the spirit of Minecraft’s BatBox power packs.
Vocoder – A Holy Grail Project, Part Two
Take a deep dive into vocoders with Ray Wilson.
OpenROV Reskinned in PVC
Kurt added an OpenROV’s electronics to a custom PVC enclosure to build his own submersible.
Weekend Projects HOA – Easy LED Color Organ LIVE NOW
Join us at the scheduled hangout time to watch LIVE as we talk with Akimitsu “The LED Artist” Sadoi about his LED color organ projects, and demo our own build of his circuit on solderless breadboard.
How-To: Texture Drawing Machine
One of my favorite things about the maker community is the ability of makers to take something that seems unremarkable and re-imagine and reengineer it as a tool for art or creativity. That’s why I love this this video featuring Brooklyn-based artist Joey Parlett and his fantastic texture drawing machine.