Bluetooth NES controller for Android
Check out this Bluetooth NES controller Sk3tch pieced together from parts and an Arduino with a blueSMIRF Bluetooth module.
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Super Awesome Sylvia shows super simple Arduino
Super Awesome Sylvia (and her equally super-awesome parents, TechNinja and CraftNinja), quite frankly, gives me hope for humanity. We had the best time working with them on the special Mini Maker Show series they did for us, for our Kids month theme, and we can barely stop smiling after looking at each of her inspiring […]
Arduino magstrip emulator
Using not much more than an Arduino, a piece of metal shim, and a bunch of wire, Instructables user sketchsk3tch built this Arduino Magstripe Emulator, which purportedly can spoof a magnetic card reader into thinking a card has been swiped.
Need extra space on your Arduino? Try ferrite cores!
If you’ve been needing some extra space for your microcontroller program, then you might want to take a look at Wayne Holders’ latest project, Magnetic Core Memory for Arduino.
Online course from O’Reilly on Processing and Arduino
Create your own drawing and animation software-and learn basic programming and electronics skills at the same time. This engaging 5-week online course introduces you to two simple tools: Processing, a programming language for visual thinkers, and Arduino, a hardware platform for working with electronics. You’ll learn how to use these tools together to build something useful right away.
2d light follower uses Wiimote infrared camera
Brian Dwyer built this nifty 2-axis light follower using the infrared camera from a Wiimote, a couple of servos, and an Arduino.
Open Source Hardware track at OSCON in Portland, OR
OSCON this year will be a delight for anybody interested in working with hardware. A full open source hardware track offers a range of talks to get you started with hardware hacking, and gives a great insight into the current options for prototyping.
