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January 21, 2008
Pens are utensils
Coming to a cubicle near you, utensil pens - part of the "Dining in 2015" contest... [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 03:00 PM
Arts, News from the Future |
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Mechanical Tetris!
This might be the best (re)make of Tetris yet, a mechanical Tetris! - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 01:00 PM
Gaming, Made On Earth |
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Anti-hitcher device and roller (tank) skates
Shocking anti-hitcher device, Link.
Roller (tank) skates - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 12:00 PM
Modern Mechanix, Retro, Transportation |
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Virtualcogs
We've had BUGLabs up here on MAKE a lot lately, so here's another one to check out if you're digging the idea of a module embedded platform. Here's the i.MX21 (VCMX212) COG -
A stackable system based around the Freescale Semiconductor i.MX21 multimedia ARM9 processor. This SBC measures only 2"x1.75" in size and features 64MB SDRAM, 16MB of FLASH memory, onboard USB and is compatible with any of the Virtual Cogs VC21 series accessory boards.Virtualcogs - Link.Specifications:
- Freescale Semiconductor i.MX21 ARM9 Multimedia Processor
- Onboard 64MB Highspeed SDRAM
- Onboard 16MB NOR FLASH
- Power Over USB Capability
- USB to Serial Port for Easy Interfacing
- Pass-Thru Bus Design Allow Stacking with Many Accessory COGS
- Full JTAG Access
- Two M2 mounting holes
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 11:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Arduino theremin-like musical instrument
Alberto made a really nice Arduino based theremin-like musical instrument, schematics and source on the site - photos & more.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 09:00 AM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Electronics, Open source hardware |
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Homemade MIDI controller
MAKE FLickr photo pool member recotana's gorgeous homemade MIDID controller, check out the build photos! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Guitar PC rocks out to processor performance
Following up on the guitar hacks theme, this guitar pc case mod seems like a nice way to show your love for rock while simultaneously destroying a pretty nice acoustic guitar. Unfortunately there are no specs available for building it, but it looks pretty easy to do, cut a hole in a guitar, stick a PC inside, and make a few holes for ventilation and speakers.
Guitar computer - Link
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 21, 2008 07:00 AM
Computers |
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Motor Party! Arduino motor shield preview
I'm very excited about this forthcoming Arduino motor shield, it can drive 2 hobby servos as well as up to 2 steppers or 4 bidirectional DC motors. Zooooom, zeeerk, zoooom, zeeerk! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 06:00 AM
Arduino, Kits, Open source hardware |
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Landlubbers hoist their sails and go yachting on bikes
Sail biking! Popular Mechanics 1938 - Link.
More:
Bicycles @ MAKE - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 05:00 AM
Bicycles, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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Message tape
I thought we posted this up up awhile back but it's didn't show up in the search so here it goes - color the white parts to make your own message with "message tape" - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 04:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming |
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Car wrapped in leather
I really like Michelle Lopez's 3D objects made from animal hides, like this leather car - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 03:00 AM
Arts |
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Electronic art classes in NYC: LEMUR's Winter Art & Technology classes begin January 26th
Eric writes in -
Visit http://lemurbots.org for more info and to sign up - LEMUR is happy to announce the formation of an Art & Technology Education Coalition in partnership with Harvestworks (http://harvestworks.org) and 3rd Ward (http://3rdward.com). Our three organizations have teamed up to broaden our collective offering of art & technology classes, with each organization focusing on its strengths. In addition, we will soon be offering special course series, with a series of related subjects taught among the three facilities. Also coming soon, we will be offering discounts for taking multiple classes at any of the facilities.LEMUR's classes will focus on electronics, sensors, robotics, microcontrollers and performance. Harvestworks' classes will focus on interactive and multimedia software including a range of Max/MSP and Jitter classes with varied subjects and skill levels. 3rd Ward's classes will focus on fabrication and design, including woodworking, metalworking, welding, screenprinting, textile design and design software.
- Building MIDI Music & Video Controllers: Creating a Sensor Instrument with MidiTron, Level 1 & 2
- Microcontroller Progamming for Artists: Introduction to the Arduino System, Level 1 & 2
- Video Tracking in Jitter: Expert Video Tracking for Sound and Video Control
- Fun With Fiberglass: Basic Composite Fabrication
- Ableton Live for Performers: Integrating Live Computer Electronics Into Contemporary Performance
- Pyrotronics: Pyrotechnics & Control for Artists
- Art of Light: Controlling LEDs, EL Wire and Other Lighting Elements with Microprocessors
- Sensors for Dancers: Wireless Sound and Video Control Through Movement
- Electromechanical Systems and Robotics for Artists
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 02:00 AM
Electronics, Events |
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"I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can't fall in love…"
Here's my favorite talk from 243c "I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can't fall in love…" presented by Johannes Grenzfurthner. The presentation shows all the uses of computer in music, our fears and our hopes. If you have time to watch, it's definatley worth it -
Bourgeois culture was paralyzed and finally overrun by modern technologies which broke through the traditional class barriers. It went into a panic and produced these very stupid technophobic manifestos and images e.g. of "the computer". Pop music discovered and explored the computer not only as a musical instrument but also as something to sing and reflect about in a less aversive way. In doing so it influenced the conception people had of computers. The public image of computers was shaped by groups such as Kraftwerk as well as through obscure Schlager songs such as France Gall's "Computer No. 3". Not only was that image influenced by high culture computer panic but also by naïve technomania, and so it delivered the very dialectics of the computer as a means of cultural technology in capitalist society."I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can't fall in love…" - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 21, 2008 01:00 AM
Arts, Computers, Music |
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A Moment of Scrap-Fu Zen
I'm absolutely convinced that if you spend enough time in scrapyards you will eventually see everything. You won't recognize most of it, and the stuff that you do recognize will more often than not have originated in a slightly surreal parallel universe and have some completely unexpected characteristics attached an otherwise familiar form.
Scrapyards are like that. It can be crazymakin' if you're sourcing very specific components for a very specific build; I've talked to guys wandering around NorthStar with parts list printouts and confused looks on their faces who just couldn't understand why we didn't also stock the 1/8 hp version of the motor they'd just pulled of a scoop of breakage. If you're shopping to spec, stick to a specialty outlet: It's as simple as that.
On the other hand, If you embrace the philosophy of improvisational fabrication , a scrapyard is the best possible place to fritter away an afternoon looking for...whatever. 'Whatever' can manifest itself in unexpected ways, provided you a) pay attention, b) avoid over-focusing and c) recognize opportunities.
Case in point, the stuff I found this week in a bin of what's called 'New Aluminum' in the scrap metal trade. They looked like 12"x12" pieces of 3/8" aluminum plate until I flipped one over to reveal...
The StarGate. In absolutely jawdropping detail. Really. Take a moment to scope these detail images and fantasize about what you could make if you had a cnc mill with this kind of resolution:
Un-freakin'-believable... and there was a pair of 'em! Both sides of a mold made specifically to crank out weensy little StarGates about 9" across. Personally, I'd always thought Richard Dean Anderson was taller than that, but whatever...
These things had come into the yard in a load of stuff from one of the movie industry prop shops...they'd seen some use (there were a few stray bits of resin visible), but were nearly new. I've done a fair bit of casting and mold-making over the years, but I experienced a complete WTF moment when I realized that this particular mold had no sprues.
Heh? No fill hole? No vent hole(s)? So how did they get the resin into the damned thing?
I haven't got a clue. But finding out is gonna enlarge my skillset and make me a better Maker.
...Which is the entire point of this post: I left the yard with a couple of chunks of intricately engraved aluminum, but the really valuable thing that I came away with was 'a reason to learn new stuff'.
I also haven't got a clue as to what I'm gonna do with the mold (which I paid 6 clams for, BTW). I'm sure I'll thing of something, even if it's just making big-assed StarGate ice cubes to float in the punchbowl at the next Eccentric Manors soire.
Your suggestions/input / lore is welcomed: post a comment, or ping me at kaden@eccentricgenius.ca
Humongous TIFs of the related images here, here and here
Posted by kaden |
Jan 21, 2008 12:00 AM
Arts |
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January 20, 2008
DIY Wii gun
Package designer Chung Dha writes in about his clever use of plastic to convert a Wiimote into a more ergonomic gun shape for some games. He's made his template available for download, too! - Link.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jan 20, 2008 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Gaming |
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Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week:
- Movie Inspired Knits: Sweater from "About a Boy" - Link.
- Driftwood Shelf and Rack - Link.
- HOW TO - Make Ale Bread - Link.
- Octopus Jeans Chair - Link.
- Papercraft Chibi Yeti Download - Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Jan 20, 2008 01:00 PM
Crafts |
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Football helmet guitar lets you rock out on the field
Just in time for the end of football season comes the "Football Helmet Guitar", a hybrid helmet and guitar that lets you rock out while catching a pass in the end zone. The guitar features interchangeable face masks so that you can match the color of your favorite team, a built in speaker, football shaped guitar picks, but you'll have to get your own stickers for the logo of your team. Hopefully you'll be using this to rock out at a SuperBowl party, otherwise you might need to change your band's theme
Posted by Jonah Brucker-Cohen |
Jan 20, 2008 06:11 AM
Music |
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New feature - What's new in electronics catalogs - Jameco SAFETY & SECURITY!
I think it's time for a new feature here on MAKE - our review (and yours) on electronics catalogs - as makers we all get dozens of catalogs from Jameco, Mouser, Digikey and more - so let's all comment on these "bibles" that fill our shelves and toilet tanks. We get our parts from these, we thumb through them - but does anyone actually pay attention to what they're trying to tell us? Who knows - here's the first one is the one that arrived in my mailbox today - Jameco!
The Jameco 281 - February 2008 edition (wow, 280 of these before this!). The theme is safety, there's a giant safe on the cover - safes = security folks. If you're going to order from Jameco you can choose savings or security (it's a choice of both). There are cheaper parts from no-name folks, that might be ok for a hobby project but when you're doing something else you might want to consider some name brand options, more so if you're company doesn't put up with generic brands and need some type of certifications/standards. It's like going to the pharmacy, the generics are probably ok - but who are you going to sue if things go wrong? Oh, the catalog weighs in at a nice 208 pages (zoomable photos here).
Inside the cover there is a team of tiny people that are working safely on a circuit board. The one in the middle is about to do something with that capacitor while the other is telling him what to do, the other guy is just hanging out in his yellow hat, likely a contractor. Jameco is against asterisks, they don't have them and the darts speak for themselves I think. The safe is back, they're not going to let you forget about security just yet.
Overall I think this is what I expect and want from an electronics catalog, some stock photos that end up being charming more than anything else along with some bold campaigns against symbols that usually mean bad things (the asterisk, we hate them!). Good work Jameco.
Ok, makers your turn - if you got this catalog post your comments up. Next week will likely be Mouser or Digikey. If you want to do a review hit us up on email.
More:
Jameco (10x of what's in the catalog online) - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 20, 2008 03:00 AM
Electronics, Reviews |
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The "air car"
Zerolawn sent in this fun eBay find, the seller writes -
This car was built in 1985. Body is built with fiberglass and urethane composite making it very light. Entire body can be lifted off with 2 people for easy access to frame and all other parts. Powered by 400 cubic inch Chevy small block, driving through a 2 to 1 reduction drive to a six blade, 54" propeller. As the propeller tips approach mach 1, she is extremely loud. Anyone that has heard an airboat knows they are loud. This is no different , even though it is equipped with mufflers. I am putting in a reserve but may sell it even if reserve hasn't been met. I am a little leery on selling because of the sue happy society now adays. Please, only responsible people bid. The Jetstream is no more or less dangerous than an airplane, but that is a six blade prop back there an anything that goes through it will...... well you understand. This is a serious running vehicle and is not a toy! I have had a lot of fun with her. Scares the hell out of chickens and is a blast on a dirt road! Thanks for looking.The "air car" - Link.
Only $10k, I'm going to see if this can be our next MAKE-mobile.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 20, 2008 02:00 AM
Made On Earth, Transportation |
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Phone looks like pack of cigarettes and cell phone jammer that fits inside a pack of cigarettes
This phone was made to look like a pack of smokes and it can also hold a half a pack of cigarettes in the back...- [via] Link.
It could be a nicotine fueled response to the cell jammers (both commercial and DIY) which also fit inside packs of cigarettes too. Pictured above, I believe this one was from "advanced-intelligence" - Link.
And there's the open source hardware version, the WaveBubble - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 20, 2008 01:00 AM
Cellphones, Culture jamming, Gadgets |
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