Thumb Stadium is one of my favorite kits in the Maker Shed. I really enjoyed making this kit. The instructions are very clear, and it’s easy to solder together. My favorite game is SlapJack, although ThumbWar is a close second. Thumb Stadium is a 2-player hand-held game kit which features four (4) totally different games […]
Sunday’s DIY workshop at CHI 2009 was a great time, with a thoughtful mix of academia and hands-on projects. DIY for CHI was a workshop presented at the CHI2009 conference in Boston. We had a chance to meet and greet important people who are teaching and studying the arts of creating computer interfaces with students […]
My friend Randy and I both recently had joint surgery (me on my knee, him on his shoulder), and we’ve been talking often about physical therapy. For shoulder patients, a couple of handles on a rope moving around a pulley over the patient’s head is used for stretching the joint, and is recommended for use […]
Instructables user CorbinsTreehouse shows us how to make a unicycle rack for your motorcycle. Quite a niche device, I know, but perhaps it can be easily adapted to hold other one-wheeled devices.
When I was in 10th grade and heading off for a fun time visiting my sister at college, my friend rolled the Dodge Omni 3 1/2 times while driving me to the bus station. My February vacation turned out to be an adventure of a different, more medical sort. That Omni will never get the […]
Today, I am going to show you how easy it is to connect, and use, a Memsic 2125 Accelerometer from the Maker Shed. This sensor is able to detect tilt, acceleration, rotation, and vibration with a range of ±2 g. It can be used for making balancing robots, game controllers, musical instruments and more. I’ll […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member My Blue Van turned a couple of power pole insulator caps into stylish LED desk lights. Looks like a great way to display these highly collectible items — perhaps routing multiple to a central power supply and switch. Check out more pics in the relevant Flickr set.
