Erik Johnson made these flexible, wearable LED panels. The animations are controlled over wifi with a mobile device, and Erik brings light-refracting glasses with him to show off the trippy fireworks-like effects. He fit in perfectly in the dark hall filled with luminescent projects at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. Subscribe to the MAKE Podcast […]
The Voice Shield Kit, from the Maker Shed, lets you easily add audio to your next Arduino project. Make talking clocks, voice guided GPS, alarms, awesome Halloween props and more.
Mike Krumpus of Nootropic Design (and creator of the Video Experimenter Shield which is the heart of Matt Richardson’s Enough Already hack) is at it again with his Defusable Clock: I thought it would be fun to build an alarm clock that looks just like the type of bomb that we always see in Hollywood […]
A good set of bicycle panniers can cost a chunk of change, but if you’re thinking of heading to the store to pick up a few essentials they’re pretty indispensable. Check out these cheep and easy DIY bicycle panniers you can construct from a couple of reusable grocery bags, some masonite, and a bungee.
The Makafone was a mail-order kit produced by the Modern Phonograph Supply Company starting in 1919. This ad and others like it were printed in Popular Mechanics and various trade magazines that catered to craftsmen. With the recent resurgence of interest in vintage vinyl and other archaic forms of media, I’d be curious to get a look at the plans for a Makafone and maybe build one myself.
Yesterday I carved out a bit of end of summer classroom experimentation time. One of the projects I wanted to develop was a student designed ear bud holder. They’ve crossed my radar a bit over the years, but I’ve never really needed one. I used to keep my headphones plugged into my mp3 player, and would put it on a shelf in the house, or in the elbow box in my car. Recently, though, my mp3 player and GPS unit were stolified out of my car. So now my phone seems to have become the ultimate gizmo again. It works pretty well with the music app, and Google Maps has a navigation feature that wasn’t there when I looked before. It would actually be perfect if it had an FM radio for local terrestrial audio. The problem now is, where to keep the tangle of headphone wires.
This cool camera desk lamp by Kirsty would make a perfect piece of decor for a photobug’s home or office. And because the legs of the tripod are adjustable, you can place it on your desk or use it as a floor lamp. Kirsty calls this her first draft of the lamp, but she’s “super chuffed” with how it turned out. We’re looking forward to seeing future iterations, Kirsty!
