Using a combination of the Arduino controller, wood and cardboard cutouts, as well as Processing code, the “Biophionitos” project attempts to generate artificial life through the use of zoetropes that spin in an offsetting motion in order to give the drawings “biological” movements. Download the shapes, print them out, assemble them along with the video […]
Ryan writes in – Yesterday, I took my 15 minute break from work to run to the nearby RadioShack. I was (and still am) in need of wire-wrap sockets. I did not manage to find the sockets, but I did notice something new. For one, it seems the shack has revived the 1001 projects in […]
Devon Jones with his modification of “Third Hands ++” from Ryan Straughn. Related: A different kind of “third hand”. Improving a 3rd hand.
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 03 the projects are: Mod Your Rod by Tor Amundson, Rob Elam, Dave Mathews, Damien […]
I love all of the beginner electronics kits, components, and building systems that cottage industrialists are developing. Here’s an early prototype page for a component system being devised by Media Lab grad and Eyebeam-er Ayah Bdeir and NY interaction designer Jeff Hoefs. The project is sponsored by SmartDesign. I love the use of magnets to […]
Can you believe the Midibox SID V2 started out as a Commodore 64? I have seen a few mods of the old c64, but this one is really nice. Check out the site for links to make your own Midibox. The venerable Commodore 64 is well known among the electronic music community as a synthesizer […]
Here’s an instructable detailing plans for an AVR based device which helps you realize you’re dreaming – What is Lucid Dreaming? Lucid Dreaming is when you are sleeping and dreaming and that you are aware that your are asleep and that you are dreaming, yet you don’t wake up. This can be great, giving you […]
