Steam-fi Dueling Pistol Set
I have seen a lot of steampunk rayguns come and go, over the years, but not any that I can remember liking as much as this set of matched-but-not-identical “dueling pistols” from Canadian artist Jeff de Boer.
Technology
Back in the Maker Shed: Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS
Ever since the release of the Redpark Cable for iOS and Brian Jepson’s Make: Project, this bundle has been scarce. We just received a shipment of parts so the Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS is currently back in the Maker Shed! For those that missed it, this cable along with the P4 RS232 adapter lets you talk to microcontrollers and sensors with your iOS powered device without jail breaking!
Robotic Painting Machine Listens to Critics
Ben Grosser’s painting machine is an open source CNC that he adapted to create paintings. This machine uses artificial intelligence to paint its own body of work and to make its own decisions. While doing so, it listens to its environment and considers what it hears as input into the painting process. In the absence […]
Android Open Conference Mini Maker Faire call for makers closes Monday
Thinking about showing off your cool Android-based project at the Android Open Mini Maker Faire? O’Reilly’s Android Open conference is being held from October 9-11 in San Francisco. If your project is selected for the Mini Maker Faire, you’ll get a free conference pass so you can attend the rest of the conference.
Arduino Cookbook Excerpt: Large Tables of Data in Program Memory
In the Spring of 2011, I worked on a project with artists Steve Hanson and Elliot Clapp that was part of Apexart’s “Let it end like this” group show, curated by Todd Zuniga. Steve created a generative questionnaire that polled gallery-goers and presented them with their Last Words.
TARDIS Cufflinks
Looking for that classy Dr. Who touch? Simon Jansen made TARDIS cufflinks from an N-scale model train Police Box. It just took some light metalworking (basically using a razor saw) and painting, and the cufflinks nicely match his TARDIS MAME console.
Open Source Interlocking, Interactive LED Surface Modules from EMSL
I want to buy, like, 100 of these interlocking motion-responsive LED modules from EMSL and cover an entire wall in my house with them. Unfortunately I can’t afford to do so at the moment, either in terms of money for that many kits or in terms of time to solder them together.
(Sigh.)
Oh well, maybe one of you can do it and post some nice video so I can live vicariously.