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January 22, 2008
Gale Banks on BBtv
Gale Banks, the "godfather of speed," talks diesel and DIY with Xeni on BBtv.
Gale Banks: Diesel and DIY - Link
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Jan 22, 2008 12:44 PM
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RecycledEnclosure
Chris found an old External SCSI drive enclosure and re-purposed it into an embedded development platform complete with power to keep his desk a bit tidier - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Green |
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MakePhilly 12th meeting photos!
Cyenobite posted a MASSIVE set of photos from the 12th (wow!) MakePhilly meeting, he writes -
The most recent meeting of MakePhilly featured guest speaker Don Miller (also known as NO CARRIER) who creates fast paced, colorful visuals for live music events and interactive art installations by hacking 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) consoles with custom programmed cartridges.MakePhilly 12th meeting photos! Link.Don shareed his DIY approach to programming the PPU (Picture Processing Unit) of NES consoles. He demonstrated that you that you don't need to know much math or have prior programming experience to explore the graphics of old NES games, hack and edit NES ROM images, and even create simple graphics programs.
Don is an educator, programmer, and live visualist living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He recently performed at Blip Festival 2007, an international gathering of forty musicians and visualists from around the world. In 2007 he designed and programmed the first NES album ever to be released on cartridges, for chiptune musicians Alex Mauer and Phlogiston. In 2008 his work will be displayed at Colgate University for their Creative Solutions for Sustainable Futures exhibition that explores environmental issues and sustainability across natural, built, and digital environments.
Don was supported by Dino Lionetti (aka Cheap Dinosaurs) who is a synthesist living in Philadelphia with an affinity for portable sound gadgets. Dino performed live, composes music using a Nintendo Gameboy and while Don created the visuals.
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Next meeting is of MakePhilly is Sunday February 17th! - More here.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 11:00 AM
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Dorkbot Pittsburgh January Meeting
J. Eric Townsend writes:
dorkbot pittsburgh: January 24, 2008, 7:30-9:30pmdorkbot pittsburgh meets upstairs at Brillobox, the event is open to the general public, non-smoking, and admission is free. See Events for full details and directions.
We have two speakers for this month:
Jennifer Gooch (seen above in the piece "An Attempt to Blow Myself Up) is a multimedia artist interested in our attempt to, and inability to, connect. Interested in "mediated exchange" - how people use technology and other means of mediation to interact - Gooch's work often looks at mediation, the mediated, and the awkward space between. She is currently working on her web and community based project, onecoldhand.com, "a site for the collection and hopeful reunion of Pittsburgh's dropped gloves." A banjo-toting singer from Dallas, Gooch received her B.F.A. in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Arlington and is currently a M.F.A. candidate in Studio Art at CMU.
Richard Tuttle joined the Plextronics team in July of 2007 and has been working as a Formulator in the Inks & Applications group during that time. He is a 2006 graduate of the University of Akron with a M.S. in Physics. While at Akron, he was part of a research team that studied the processing and applications of electrospun ceramic fibers. This team researched the effect of variables such as humidity, temperature, precursor concentration, collection procedure, voltage, and annealing conditions on the formation of polymer/ceramic composite fibers. He also holds B.S in Physics from Muskingum College.
dorkbot pittsburgh - Link
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Jan 22, 2008 11:00 AM
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MAKE @ Greener Gadgets - February 1, 2008 New York City
REMINDER: MAKE will have a booth @ the Greener Gadgets conferece - February 1, 2008 New York City. MAKE readers get a 25% discount (use code MAKE25discount) -
On February 1st, 2008 in New York City industry leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, and designers will gather to discuss the business case for the greening of the consumer electronics industry. Greener Gadgets is a one day conference featuring key representatives from some of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, innovators from academic thinktanks, members of startups focused on renewable energy, and some of the leading minds in the word of sustainable design and business. Topics to be addressed include: design for sustainability, product life cycle management, take-back and recycling programs, energy efficiency, greener materials, and green lifestyle and product marketing. An attached gallery space will feature a green prototype office display and technology exhibits from companies on the cutting edge of green tech.The Greener Gadgets conference will showcase revolutionary design and tech innovations that will shape the future of the consumer electronics and change your world... for the better.
10am - 6pm
McGraw-Hill Conference Center
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York CityLEARN ABOUT THE CUTTING EDGE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGY
Topics of discussion include:
- Environmental initiatives from leading consumer electronics companies, such as take-back and recycling programs
- New environmentally sensitive materials, product lifecycle and design for sustainability
- Innovations in renewable energy technologies, such as fuel cells, kinetic energy, wind and solar power
The green movement has taken off significantly in virtually every industry. Visible examples include the success of hybrid vehicles, alternative energy, and green design and architecture. The fashion, food and building industries are all embracing sustainable design with fervor – establishing new organizations, new criteria, and finding new business strategies in "going green." Consumer interest in greener goods has retailers scrambling to fill their shelves with sustainable products in almost every category. With Wal-Mart's announcement that in 2008 their buyers will begin evaluating consumer electronics products with sustainability scorecard the $150 billion dollar consumer electronics industry is poised for rapid transformation.MAKE @ Greener Gadgets - February 1, 2008 New York City - Link.We've seen the phenomenal growth of green in almost every other industry, and are convinced that there are unparalleled opportunities right now for the consumer electronics industry. Tremendous growth opportunity exists for companies that position their products to meet the global shift towards sustainable products and socially responsible supply chain practices.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 10:00 AM
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Make foldable dice
Chung Dha Lam writes -
This is the foldable dice I made for Fruzil garden game. Its very easy to fold and to glue too. The dice got one way to fold it flat and everything is very balance so it would not turn the same side each time. Below is the PDF file of the dice if you want to print it out and to make it yourself. I made 3 color versions a white, blue and a red version of the dice. Fold the striped line before gluing it. And use a embossing pen to make it easier to fold.Make foldable dice - Link.
Related:
HOW TO - Magnetic Rubik's dice cube - Link.
Knit a pirate dice bag - Link.
Dice rolling machine made from LEGOs - Link.
HOW TO - Build electronic dice - Link.
Electronic, battery-less dice - Link.
Make - Volume 10 - Nice Dice (Page 70) - Link.
Everything you wanted to learn about home electronics, with 20+ projects to electrify your world. All hail the tiny electron! Even if you don't know a resistor from a transistor, this volume will teach you how to make electronic devices that entertain, enlighten, and enable. Link & Get it at the Maker Store.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 09:00 AM
DIY Projects, Paper Crafts |
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Walking Radar connects physical spaces to SMS messaging
The "Walking Radar" project connects up a Basic Stamp and IR sensor to your cell phone in order to detect objects in the environment and influence games on the device or trigger SMS messages to be sent. Pretty cool, just don't try to take this phone through airport security.
Walking Radar - [via] Link, video
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 22, 2008 09:00 AM
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Terabytes of open-source science data - hosted by Google
Interesting story @ Wired Science about open source science data & Google. I wonder when and if there will be medical open source hardware in there -
Sources at Google have disclosed that the humble domain, http://research.google.com will soon provide a home for terabytes of open-source scientific datasets. The storage will be free to scientists and access to the data will be free for all. The project, known as Palimpsest and previewed to the scientific community at the Science Foo camp at the Googleplex last August, missed its original launch date this week, but will debut soon.Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science Data | Wired Science - [via] Link.Building on the company's acquisition of the data visualization technology, Trendalyzer, from the oft-lauded, TED presenting Gapminder team, Google will also be offering algorithms for the examination and probing of the information. The new site will have YouTube-style annotating and commenting features.
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Jan 22, 2008 08:00 AM
Online, Science |
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Reconfigurable House allows visitors to create its interface
The "Reconfigurable House", an interactive art project by Usman Haque and Adam Somlai-Fischer is an environment constructed from thousands of low tech components that can be "rewired" by visitors. The project is a critique of ubiquitous computing "smart homes", which are based on the idea that technology should be invisible to prevent DIY. According to the artists: "Smart homes actually aren't very smart simply because they are pre-wired according to algorithms and decisions made by designers of the systems, rather than the people who occupy the houses." In contrast, the"Reconfigurable House" project can be reconnected endlessly as people change their minds so that the House can take on completely new behaviors.
Reconfigurable House - Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 22, 2008 08:00 AM
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Meltdown rope chair
Lots of great DIY/artsy chairs today! Here's Tom Price's "Meltdown Chair" he writes -
This chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into a ball of polypropylene rope. The rope begins to liquify as it comes into contact with the heated former and, as it cools, it sets in the shape of a seat creating a contrast in form and texture to the remaining rope. No additional material has been added to make the seat - it is all made from melted rope.Meltdown rope chair - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 07:00 AM
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Steampunk computer brewery
This Russian built steampunk computer mod functions as a brewery for beers as well as a nifty case for a PC.
Personal Computer into Brewery - Link
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Jan 22, 2008 07:00 AM
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iPod "recycling" speakers
Here's a neat gadget and cool idea for a (re)make, instead of tossing the iPod packaging, use it as a speaker! -
Bird-Electron presents this one and only Recycling Speaker for iPod. The dimension is exactly the same as the plastic package for iPod Nano (1st & 2nd Gen.) and iPod Shuffle (2nd & 3rd Gen.). Simply just place the speaker panel on top of the open box, and plug it into the iPod and play. Bird-Electron's recycling speaker does not require any power source. You can also customize your own recycling speaker with any small container like a water bottle. Easy to install.Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker - EZ17-B - Link.
Related:
Fold-Up Speakers - Link.
Make - Volume 11 - Ball of Sound (DIY: Home) (Page 142) - Link.
Make - Volume 12 - Styrofoam Plate Speaker (DIY: Music) (Page 131) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 06:00 AM
Gadgets, Music, Remake, iPod |
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DIY cardboard chairs
The gang at Gomi style made a two different types of chairs from tossed out cardboard, simple and easy - here's the vid... Link.
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Cardboard chair - Link.
Cardboard folding chair - Link.
DIY Cardboard toy kitchen - Link.
HOW TO - Make a cardboard stool - Link.
Accordion chair - Link.
Mr. McGroovy's cardboard rivets - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 05:00 AM
Crafts, DIY Projects |
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Glowstick street graffiti
Clever use of glowsticks to make a space scene on an urban street a new "Urban intervention" by SpY - [via] Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 04:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming |
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Crocheted dinosaur skull
Nice find over on Etsy! -
Hand-crocheted 12 1/2" x 9" (at top of snout) dinosaur skull. This piece was made using 100 percent acrylic yarn, but was also covered with some acrylic paint and plaster to give a bone-like texture. The skull was then sprayed with some matte medium to ensure that the plaster would not crumble too much. Still, this is a fairly fragile piece and should be handled carefully. Makes a stunning display piece stand or no-stand.Crocheted dinosaur skull - [via] Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 03:00 AM
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Origami spaceplane to launch from space station
First ever paper airplane space flight! I hope they post the file so you can fold up your own, Pink Tentacle writes -
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have teamed up with members of the Japan Origami Airplane Association to develop a paper aircraft capable of surviving the flight from the International Space Station to the Earth’s surface.Origami spaceplane to launch from space station - Link & more (Japanese site).The researchers are scheduled to begin testing the strength and heat resistance of an 8 centimeter (3.1 in) long prototype on January 17 in an ultra-high-speed wind tunnel at the University of Tokyo’s Okashiwa campus (Chiba prefecture). In the tests, the origami glider — which is shaped like the Space Shuttle and has been treated to withstand intense heat — will be subjected to wind speeds of Mach 7, or about 8,600 kilometers (5,300 miles) per hour.
Related:
Paper Airplane Contest - Make: Video Podcast - Link.
Fantastic Flight - Link.
Making a paper airplane a day... for 300 days - Link.
HOW TO - Supercharge a paper airplane - Link.
The Online Paper airplane museum - Link.
Electric paper airplane launcher kit - Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 02:00 AM
Paper Crafts, Science |
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Bug Labs Store open for open source hardware biz
The Bug Labs Store is now open for open source hardware biz - Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 01:00 AM
Electronics, Open source hardware |
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Mini Cloaca - Desktop digester
Great write up on Wim Delvoye's Cloaca @ we make money not art. It's a desktop sized machine that eats food and digests it...
The Casino de Luxembourg has recently held a retrospective exhibition of Delvoye's defecating machines.Wim Delvoye: Cloaca 2000-2007 - we make money not art - [via] Link.The whole family was there: Cloaca Original, Cloaca - New & Improved, Cloaca Turbo, Cloaca Quattro, Cloaca N° 5, Super Cloaca and Personal Cloaca. Plus original drawings, 3D and x-ray photographs, models of Cloaca Clinic gates, videos, sealed bags of Cloaca Faeces and other paraphernalia.
0aacloamini.jpgThe brand new 8th Cloaca, Mini Cloaca (on the left), was premiered at the Casino. The tubular structure is made of metal and glass, and composed of mechanical organs that swallow, grind, digest and defecate a given amount of food. While Super Cloaca consumes 300 kg of food and produces 80 kg of faeces per day, the quantity of food ingested by the dwarfed one is equivalent to that of a breakfast.
The idea of a mechanical reproduction of the human digestive system goes back to the Digesting Duck by 18th century engineer Jacques de Vaucanson and just like Piero Manzoni 's Merda d'artista [Artist's shit] Delvoye's machines can be regarded as an assault on the system of art.
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Jan 22, 2008 12:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming, Made On Earth |
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January 21, 2008
Livingstones - stuffed stones
I really like these plushy yet hard looking stuffed stones, find some rock patterned fabric and you've got yourself a nice (re)make - [via] Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 07:00 PM
Arts, Crafts, Remake |
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World’s smallest low-speed USB analyzer (works as a USB key recorder too)...
Chinook writes -
[Any] idea is dead without a good application for it. So “California Dreamin’” USB virtual peripheral could be a very nice sample of academic research, but hardly anybody is going to build a keyboard or mouse using it. I have been thinking for a while what to do with it as well. First project that came to my mind was building a hardware key logger for USB keyboards, something like www.keyghost.com, built for PS2 protocol using PIC16F877. It was quite simple to implement USB part using SX, serial EEPROM and a few switching IC’s. Furthermore I found out that built-in features of SX MCU would help to create a device able to work not only with pure low-speed USB keyboards, but also composite, built-in-hub, things, hence covering all existing systems (SUN, Mac, PC). Recording keystrokes is fun, but if we can do that, why not go further and try to record all low-speed USB traffic. No problem for SX again, problem for the memory. Serial EEPROM is just to slow to handle it. Solution was www.ramtron.com FRAM with 1MHz two-wire interface (let me pay credit here to www.svtehs.com, who happens to advertise it). Finally “California Dreamin’” found a real life application in the world’s smallest low-speed USB analyzer “Atapchi” (stands for a small fruit in Singapore, tastes like apricot). I hope you find this project interesting.World’s smallest low-speed USB analyzer - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 05:00 PM
Cellphones, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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