Massimo Banzi writes over at the Arduino blog: After a couple of years of prototypes, tests and announcements, finally we have produced an ethernet shield for Arduino. This module gives Arduino the ability to open connections to other Internet hosts or behave like a server, for example a simple web server. We like this design […]
Dodecahedron Table Lamp by Charles Platt. Have fun with classic Platonic geometry while building your own dodecahedron table lamp. Page 164 – MAKE 11. Read this article now in the MAKE digital edition. Or get MAKE 11 from the Maker store and/or subscribe to MAKE (use code CMAKE for $5 off USD). You can view […]
Sensor Interfaces by Tom Igoe. How circuits communicate with the outside world. Page 160 – MAKE 5. Read this article now in the MAKE digital edition. Or get MAKE 05 as part of The Second Year from the Maker store and/or subscribe to MAKE (use code CMAKE for $5 off USD). You can view all […]
Voltage, current, and resistance by Joe Grand. Voltage, current, and resistance are three staple quantities you’ll encounter with anything that has electrons running through it. Here’s how they all tie together. Page 164 – MAKE 10. Read this article now in the MAKE digital edition. Or get MAKE 10 from the Maker store and/or subscribe […]
This looks like a cool project that uses an Arduino & Processing to generate LED graphics based on MIDI inputs. I really like how it is housed inside an old slide viewer. A while ago I found an interesting post on the arduino forums about a guy who made a 8×8 LED panel for his […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Anthony and his son created these Wall-e costumes using mostly recycled materials – giving them some awesomely unique character! – EVE and WALL-E on Flickr
DIY Security systems @ NYTimes… via /. If you want to build your own, check out our archives… WHEN Ken Jongsma built his new house, he found that the builders had already installed a basic security system — sometimes called a prewire. A tinkerer and engineer, Mr. Jongsma, 50, decided to upgrade and monitor the […]
