Intern’s Corner: Make Labs Tour
Take a tour of the new Make Labs with MAKE engineering intern Nick Raymond.
Tools
New in the Maker Shed: Red Blinky Grid
The Red Blinky Grid, as seen on Wednesday night’s episode of Make: Live, is now available in the Maker Shed. The Red Blinky Grid is matrix of 56 LEDs that can display text and animations in a variety of ways.
Program Your Blinky Grid and Blinky POV With Your Browser
Pesky hardware hackers Wayne and Layne have created two new kits that are essentially classics with a major twist. We’ve released two new kits, Blinky Grid and Blinky POV. Both are little LED kits that are reprogrammed by holding them up to our web page that blinks. Those blinks are picked up by light sensors […]
New in the Maker Shed: Red Blinky POV
POV (persistence of vision) displays allow you to spell out words that appear to float in mid-air by flashing a single row of LEDs in sequence. The Red Blinky POV, now available in the Maker Shed, has a very unique feature; no programming port is required to change the text!
Toolbox Review: Extech EX210 Multimeter
For today’s “Toolsday” we’ll be looking at the EX210 multimeter by Extech. It’s a mid-range meter that’ll take all your standard hobby readings like resistance, continuity, voltage, and current, but it also boasts an infrared thermometer and a backlit display. It came in handy while working on my TV-B-Gone Jacket. I used it to test […]
New in the Maker Shed: Quirky Switch
The Switch, now available in the Maker Shed, is the ultimate modular pocketknife. With 18 different attachments you can mix and match your most frequently used tools.
Tool Review: Fluke 2AC VoltAlert Non-contact Voltage Tester
This tool has been extremely helpful in mapping the wiring in my new home. It is the size and shape of a pen, and could not be simpler to use: Touch the plastic tip to a cable, switch, receptacle, or fixture where an AC potential in the range of 90 to 1000 volts is present, and the LED lights up.
