Producing Music with Produce – J.Views and the MaKey MaKey
One of the best parts about the MaKey MaKey is that anyone can pick it up and use it right out of the box. But what happens when you put in the hands of a musical professional?
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People Watching with “Social Observer” Natalia Buckley
Natalia Buckley is a hacker, designer, and creative technologist. She’s originally from Poland and now live in Brighton on England’s south coast, a city famed for its appetite for experimentation. “I’m just making speculative things, that don’t necessarily fully exist in the real world, but help us learn something,” she says. “I’m a social observer. The sole reason I make things is to learn something about other people. Because I find other people fascinating. My work in technology is basically about people. People constantly interact with technology and I can make technology to watch them do stuff!”
Solder:Time Watch Kit – The Flux Capacitor of Watches
Here in the Maker Shed there’s a lot of love for Spikenzie Labs’ Solder: Time Watch Kit. It’s easy to build and the finished product looks as well as it functions. Now through Sunday at midnight, it’s 30% off, making it even more attractive!
Noys Toise Circuit-Bending Documentary
This documentary, filmed by Craig Mederios, details the work of Tanner Galvin who creates electronic musical instruments out of broken toys.
A Sneak Peek at the New BeagleBone
The folks at Beagleboard.org are teasing us with a sneak peek of the newest version the of the BeagleBone, their embedded Linux development board. According to the post on their site, the new board comes at a lower price, touts more processing power, and has an on-board HDMI port so that it can connect directly […]
Ohmmeter Looks Like a Giant Resistor
YouTube user DerAzghul built this sweet resistor checker that displays the rating of a resistor using colors generated by some RGB LEDs. Love it! [via Embedded Projects]
How-To: Mystery Electronic Switches
What can you make using the circuit from a blinky greeting card, a clear plastic antiperspirant container, and 8 switches? Mystery Electronic Switches: A great prank project that taps the qualities of magnetic reed switches. From maker Jeff Tregre’s intro: Everyone loves a good mystery. Give someone this nifty magic gadget and tell them there’s […]