We’ve all seen time-lapse movies that seem to speed up the world around us. The effect is very compelling, making processes that normally occur at a rate too slow to...
Posted by Ken Murphy
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Back in the 1970s, my friend Wayne Gillis and I used to do light shows at science fiction conventions. We had the usual panoply of overhead, slide, and custom-made projectors,...
Posted by Mike Gould
Categories: Electronics, Music | No Comments
Motorize a phenakistoscope, a 19th-century parlor novelty that preceded motion pictures, and keep its frames synched to an LED strobe by using a sensor and an Arduino microcontroller. Invented in...
Posted by Dan Rasmussen
Categories: Arduino, Electronics | No Comments
I needed a lighting solution for my spiral staircase. After looking at various options (such as direct lighting from above or below) I decided to create my own lighting using...
Posted by Will Stone
Categories: Electronics, Furniture | 1 Comment
How to electrocute the devilish Chucky doll of slasher movie fame.
Posted by Jon Williams
Categories: Home, Music | No Comments
Introducing the SplineScan computer-controlled turntable.
Posted by Andrew Lewis
Categories: Computers & Mobile, 3D Printing, Electronics, Workshop | No Comments
Make a digital drum machine that plays real drums.
Posted by Michael Una
Categories: Music | No Comments
Microprocessor organ and servo drum play an endless song.
Posted by Kevin Weekly
Categories: Music | No Comments
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