Dino writes – Hi MAKE! I built this for fun and to see just how simple and cheap I could do it. All of the parts came from the hardware store and a thrift store where I found the flatbed scanner and toys to hack for parts. The whole project costs about $20 to make. […]
Here’s a neat project by artist Nic Wiesinger: The Van That Thought Out Loud is a roaming billboard for your ideas, expression, thoughts and intentions. It is yours, a vehicle for you the individual to rant or whine, be profound or idiotic, wild or lame. Just email a post to the vehicle along with your […]
Yes, I know it’s Wednesday! Consider this post my Special Post-Election Edition of How-to Tuesdays! This week I made a USB7 6 Digit LED Display Kit from the Maker Shed. It’s a really cool electronics kit that can be controlled from your computer via USB. I decided to modify it a little so it’s easier […]
One of the best speaker mods I’ve ever seen… A “fire extinguisher” sound system via BBG.
Dizzy – an aware kind of robot… It’s difficult to approach Dizzy without him becoming aware of it. And he’ll let you know he saw you by `talking’ to you, in a way that seems to convey emotion. If you move about, he will join the action by exploring his `terrarium’. When he gets hungry, […]
Today I combined Jimmie Rogers’ Open Heart kit with a LilyPad Arduino board to make a light-up, animating LED heart brooch. I used conductive thread to attach the two together like a sandwich, and put a safety pin on the power supply. I dangled the brooch from the power supply with embroidery floss and the […]
Instructables user kelseymh modded an IKEA crib for accesibility for his wife, who’s a little person. He writes: Parents with disabilities face numerous challenges when caring for a newborn. Besides the usual lack of sleep and anxiety about such a small and dependent life, much of the equipment for infants and children present substantial barriers […]
