New in the Maker Shed: Solder:Time II Watch
If you liked the original Solder: Time Watch Kit, you’ll love the feature packed Solder: Time II! It features an impressive LED matrix display and is reprogrammable using the Arduino IDE.
Technology
EEG-Actuated Watermelon Exploder
Chris Cprek of Louisville’s LVL1 hackerspace demonstrates a EEG-controlled machine that blows up watermelons. Brad and I created Mind over Melon. Ever since I was a boy, I’ve dreamed of exploding things with my mind. At LVL1, we now have the technology to make this dream come true. Using a hacked Star Wars Force Trainer, […]
555 Memorial Circuit
To mark the passing of Hans R. Camenzind (designer of the 555 timer chip), MAKE reader Jim Frize freeformed this lovely little oscillating circuit as a solemn tribute. More: See all of the posts for 555 Week.
Tropical Fruit-Powered Laser
Over at the Maui Makers hackerspace, member Ryan K showed up with a mess of Lilikoi fruit (also known as passion fruit). Using anodized bolts (source of zinc), some thin copper pipe, wire, switches, LEDs, and a capacitor, he built himself a battery from the fruit.
Molecule Synth, a Modular Synthesizer
Travis Feldman is seeking Kickstarter funding for Molecule Synth, a cool synthesizer that can be pieced together, Lego-like, from a series of hexagonal modules that feature different effects. The MOLECULE SYNTH is a unique musical instrument. It is like a traditional keyboard synthesizer that has been broken into its elements: speaker/amp, sound generator, and pitch […]
Ghostbusters Theme Song on 8 Floppy Drives
Ah, floppy drives! No need to stack them in landfills when you can hack them to make sweet, sweet music, like the Imperial March and Daft Punk’s “Derezzed”. The latest, another hot track from MrSolidSnake745, is taking me straight back to 1984. Check out his drives belt out the Ghostbusters theme song. (Thanks Trish!)
Pianocade Arcade-style Chiptunes Synthesizer
The form perfectly follows the super retro function of this arcade-tastic chiptunes syntesizer from Portmanteau Devices, the Pianocade. A monophonic square-wave synth deserves to be played with arcade buttons! The Pianocade’s built-in synthesizer is based on the sound hardware of the Nintendo NES and Game Boy (specifically, one of the square wave channels: it’s a […]