European Style: Recapping Maker Faire Rome 2014
I didn’t know what to expect at Maker Faire Rome. Would it be larger or smaller than my Bay Area experiences? Would there be more or less projects? What sort of projects would there be?
Arduino
How To: Hocus Pocus Book Replica
Remember the spell book from Hocus Pocus with the creepy moving eyeball? Since it is the season of Halloween-movie-replica-prop-making, I’ve found a great DIY tutorial that covers the steps required to make a pretty accurate copy! This tutorial doesn’t include how to make the eyeball actually move, but I would love to see someone hack […]
Animating A Halloween Door Knocker with Digispark
A software engineer turns a cheap $5 Halloween decoration into an animated nightmare.
A Digispark development board controls the LED eyes and knocker actuator for haunting effects.
Tinkernut’s Lamp Comes To Life Using Ultrasonic Waves
The Motion Controlled Ultrasonic Lamp is great for beginners starting out with the Arduino Uno.
It may or may not detect ninjas but will illuminate and follow most everyone else.
Arduino Leaks a Peek of Their Upcoming 3D Printer
The company will present their new Arduino Materia 101 at Maker Faire Rome next weekend.
Arduino-Based Vehicle Tracker With GPS+GPRS
Homebrew tracking device was designed using an Arduino Uno and GPRS+GPS shield.
Using it to track persons is highly illegal unless you belong to an alphabet agency.
Rocket Scientists Are Arduino at Heart
This is the story of a group of college students who moved to the Mojave Desert, bought a house, painted it white, and turned it into a make-shift lab. Then they went out to launch rockets.
