Hello there, here are your daily updates from the MAKE blog - 2008/09/30.
Entire basement decorated with sharpiesCharlie Kratzner used ten dollars' worth of permanent markers to decorate his entire basement in Lexington, Kentucky. Just goes to show how far a little imagination can take you! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in DIY Projects | Digg this!Made in Japan - 9/29/08This week:
Road To Maker Faire, LiterallyHot off our inboxes, from Mikey: We are driving to the Austin Maker Faire from the SoCal area. Dear readers, where would you stop? Here's an idea of what the route might be like: Please comment below with suggestions for where to stop, and if we're lucky Mikey will send us photos and more! To get us started, I'll propose a detour to the Earthship community in Taos, New Mexico. These off-the-grid rammed earth houses are a beautiful example of architecture in harmony with nature. And, there's a really nice hot springs within 2 miles! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Maker Faire | Digg this!Controlling a Sega Mega Drive with MIDISebastian's work interfacing with old Sega hardware for sound synthesis seems to be paying off - and the results sound quite nice - In this video, the Sega Mega Drive II is controlled via the MIDI keyboard controller. Various parameters can be controlled from the keyboard, as one can hear in the video.- Sega Mega Drive MIDI Keyboard Video His research even brings the iconic blue hedgehog under musical control. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Gaming | Digg this!Nifty robot 3D vision system Howard Gordon, of Surveyor Corp, sent us this announcement about a new, affordable stereo vision camera system for robots. I checked out the video with my 3D glasses. Pretty cool. This past week, we introduced a new open source 3D stereo vision system for robotics and remote monitoring called Surveyor SVS. It features dual processors, dual cameras, and wifi connectivity, and sells for $550. The SVS is intended for researchers, educators and developers interested in enabling depth perception in their applications without the need for an array of active sensors (e.g. laser scanners, ultrasonics, infrared, etc). Surveyor Stereo Vision System ("SVS") LEGO V8, 32 valve engine
Another impressive LEGO build, nice illuminated accents - Real working (electronic) V8 engine made from Lego Technic. This is not a Lego set, but I completely designed and build it myself. It took me about 4/5 months. Enjoy!More pics of the build avaible on Brickshelf Gallery. [via Hacked Gadgets] Art, Science & Technology Day - Oct. 4thSebastopol, CA area folks: mark your calendars for what's sure to be a fun family-friendly event - Zip! Zap! Boom! Sebastopol Center for the Arts 6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol www.sebarts.org (707) 829-4797 Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Events | Digg this! Ponoko's new Photomake servicePonoco has a new service where you can hand-draw something, upload a photo of the drawing, and get a "real life product" of your drawing back (in various materials you can select). Photomake [via Boing Boing] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in How it's made | Digg this!HOW TO - OS X on the MSI Wind
Recently I've managed to install Apple's OS X Leopard operating system 10.5.4 onto a 10 inch MSI Wind Netbook, and you can too. Let me preface this by saying that I consider myself an Apple fan, and run nothing but authentic Macs in my home studio office. If you're looking for another Mac vs. PC debate, then there's is nothing for you to see here. Move right along please. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Digg this! Summer is over, back to Dorkiness
Just a reminder to DC dorks that the we kick off another fall and winter of Metro-area geeky, maker-y fun with the September Dorkbot DC meeting, tomorrow night (9/30/09), at George Washington University. We hope to see you there. Presenters include Bruce Howard with his lightglove virtual controller and Andrew Harris will talk on Functional Programming for Hobbyist-Class Platforms. Hit the link below for more info. More: Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Announcements | Digg this!Bandai Luminodot Lite-Brite HD board
Bandai's Luminodot is the Lite-Brite we always knew we wanted. This 70 by 50 pixelated board is supported by a bright LED backlight. With 1600 bulbs in 12 different colors, each dot is important to finish the master piece. Any type of images can be projected onto the Luminodot, from a simple 2D picture to perspective art works. Featuring a private software that helps the user to create and preview the image. Luminodot is designed with a removable front panel, which allows the user to place the printed image underneath. A one-of-a-kind interior decoration. Available only from Japan (More & videos).
Marine life videos from Gulf SpecimenGulf Specimen Marine Laboratory supplies aquariums and scientific institutions with living marine specimens (not to individuals, sorry). Their site has a lot of information on jellyfish, corals, starfish, all sorts of marine life. Look around for links to YouTube videos, like this one of an octopus egg hatching and an octopus opening a jar - it's so amazing to see it reach in and gather up all the crabs! The Choo Choo Barn - Strasburg, PA
Dear Make, Your email of September 26 was right on! Thanks for reminding me of my responsibility to pass on my knowledge to the next generation. I've been a "Maker" all my life, evidenced in what I do for a living. I own the Choo Choo Barn in Strasburg, PA, a 1,700 square foot, animated train display that has been completely scratch-built. I make all the animated figures and vehicles and all the buildings. You can check out our web site at www.choochoobarn.com. Make sure you visit the Blog and the Backstage section. This is where I attempt to show what I do when making new things for the display. It's very easy to have 75-100 hours in a scratch-built building or animation. I spent well over 100 hours making a new 1/4" scale Ferris wheel from brass rod and styrene. I even made a master of the seats and cast them out of a low-melting point lead based metal. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in MAKE Playlist | Digg this! Science & education section @ Maker Shed store
Use code CRZYDAN for the discount, the Maker's notebook will be added automatically, oh we also have more Arduinos so order them while they're in stock. Here are a few of my favorites...
You won't be able to get these one sale for too much longer. DIY Planet of the Apes tunic
I started working on the costume shortly after last Halloween, by making a paper pattern, but I set the project aside for the following 9 months or so. But with Halloween creeping up, I thought that I'd better haul it out and work on it again. Via BB. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Crafts | Digg this! Anatomy of a skateboard
Halloween games - Braaaaiiinnnsss . . . Defective Yeti (Matthew Baldwin, one of my favorite bloggers, funny and smart) has once again graced his faithful readers with a three part review of Halloween games - the first post is about zombie games. I think it's neat that one of them, Zombie in my Pocket, is a print-and-play. Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game: Though a relatively recent addition to the genre (it came out last year), the growing consensus is that this is the best zombie game on the market. LNoE puts some players in the role of Heroes and the rest as Zombies, fighting tooth and nail (and, of course, chainsaw) in the heart of a small town. The best thing about LNoE is it's replayability: the game comes with five different scenarios (with more available online), each of the playable Heroes is unique (the Hot Nurse can heal, the Sheriff always has a revolver, etc.), and the rulebook includes an "Advanced" section in case the basic game just doesn't include enough dynamite for your liking. Plus, an expansion was just released, ensuring enough variability for many Halloweens to come. All three parts are up - zombies are here, vampires and witches here, and "miscellaneous malevolence" here. HOW TO - Cast a face in plasterRachel wrote up an instructable detailing how to make a hard copy of your own visage - Making castings of things is a lot of fun, and casting a face is fun PLUS all the weirdness of having something looking like you lying around, hard, cold, and unmoving. Creepy!This could definitely come in handy for upcoming Halloween projects - How To Cast a Face in Plaster Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Crafts | Digg this! Artwork crackles with patchbay architectureThe "Crackle Canvas" by Tom Verbruggen is a series of circuit bent canvas devices that when patched together with 1/8th inch audio cables produce sounds that can be manipulated in a live performance. Check out the video for the full effect of this installation. Tom Verbruggen YT Channel via Network Research Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!Coding a Game of Life sequencer in Processing In this informative example of 'code-maker zen', Wesen (of Ruin & Wesen) shows us how to code a MIDI sequencer based on Conway's Game of Life in Processing. He uses some custom code to interface with MIDI - available as a free download here. [via Create Digital Music] And if you're not so much into the coding side, you could always give Failrate's flash-based Game of Life sequencer a go here Homebrew amps and guitars built by kidsThis "Flying Saucer Amplifier" was built by kids in a class called "Building Music" where the objective was to build instruments and amplfiers from recycled materials. Check out all of the designs and a viseo at the link below. guitars, amplifiers and oscillators built by kids HOW TO - macro lens hack
C.Barr captured some extreme macro shots using 55-250 and 50mm lens mated together, a trick picked up from this video tutorial - Could be a fun hack if you have the necessary lens around - if not, there are plenty of other options we've covered here before. WowPod melts and inflates the iPodThe "WowPod" by Russian media artists Aristarkh Chernyshev & Alexei Shulgin is a large-scale, iPod that actually works, although it looks like it's been through an oven or is reflected in a funhouse mirror. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!Lemon LED Tester
So [I'd] been wanting to build an LED tester for a while. It seems like every time I wanted to make a project involving LEDs, and when first powering up my circuit, of course the LEDs don't light up. You know that it is probably in the wiring or programming, but you're not quite sure if maybe the LED is bad. Now you won't have to wonder anymore. And of course, I made it out of something fun... Make your own Lemon LED Tester [Electronics-Lab] In the Maker Shed: Back-to-School Sale - 10% off every order, free Maker's Notebook with every order of $25 or more. How To: Use your tow hook as a camera mount
What this is good for: autox, backroads, a camera you don't care that much about. What is it not good for: on the track (you need the tow hook operational duh!), in the dirt (might work, but the camera might die), snow (see dirt). Read more on How To: Use your tow hook as a camera mount In the Maker Shed: Back-to-School Sale - 10% off every order, free Maker's Notebook with every order of $25 or more. How To: Guitar/Mic Port on a PC
Read more on How To: Guitar/Mic Port on a PC Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Digg this!Things to do with old ties - Wall Street bailout projects?I live a few blocks from Wall street in a building that is getting torn down, it's not quite Fight Club style (yet) but it's filled with good trash finds. Usually I find all sorts of fun things around here late at night, folks just throw away everything it seems - but this end-of-month trashing is even more extreme. Lots of folks seem to be leaving, I saw a huge box of ties which I can only assume was from an infestation of investment bankers. It's a bit of a shame, so I gathered up projects you can do with old ties, maybe it will come in handy for someone who is considering tossing out a nice tie collection wants to make some $$ selling the remade wares.
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