This list is sew awesome! Created by Leah Buechley of MIT, and introduced commercially with SparkFun back in 2007, the LilyPad was the first board to feature sew-through contacts for stitching soft circuits. Since then, a number of “ready-to-wear” electronics platforms have emerged, each of which have helped usher in a new generation of textiles that look to redefine wearable technology. In fact, a […]
Build your next great idea in minutes, not hours, with this easy-to-use digital tinkering tool for Raspberry Pi. Developed by UK-based startup Pimoroni, Flotilla is an educational electronics kit that consists of smart and affordable modules that Makers can connect together to create a number of projects. Flotilla is comprised of a series of plug-and-play hardware components that are controlled by a […]
The Arduino-powered Aquard.io is a real-time, interactive fish tank. Remember those aquarium screen savers that seemed to be found on all computers back in the ‘90s? Well, one web app is now bringing the fad into the Internet of Things age. This time, however, users can actually view what is happening in real aquariums, and in real-time. So, for those like the crew at […]
Our good friend and Hackster.io founder Adam Benzion explores the latest advancements in open hardware and what it means for our future. Open-source hardware has been making headlines in industry publications and tech communities for years, but only now is it finally enjoying the same mainstream adoption that the Creative Commons and open-source software have enjoyed for over two decades. […]
Looks like Anna Kendrick isn’t the only one to create something awesome from cups and music. A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually coin-operated, that plays a selection from a self-contained library of tunes. These classic machines typically feature buttons with letters and numbers on them that, when entered in combination, are used to play a specific song. Dating back to the […]
This wearable posture coach will vibrate when slouching is sensed. If you’re like the majority of the population, chances are you are suffering from symptoms correlated with bad posture. Not only does it make you look like a 90-year-old man, but over time, slouching can take a serious toll on your spine, shoulders, hips, and knees. In […]
Aside from the time-travelling DeLorean DMC-12 and hoverboard, there was another notable design from Back To The Future II we’ve all been waiting for to come to fruition: self-tying laces. At last, Nike has confirmed that they are indeed working on the Hollywood-inspired shoe. Earlier this month, shoe designer Tinker Hatfield (who had also created Marty McFly’s shoes for the film) […]
You can now make a beanie with lights that change color and intensity in response to your level of attention and relaxation. Have you ever wanted to visualize your brain activity in real-time? How about move an object on a screen with just your mind? A Maker by the name of “wavelet_spaghetti” recently devised what she calls Illumino […]
The future has arrived. These autonomous 3D printing robots act like a colony of ants to create a structure with materials it finds. Led by Jason Kelly Johnson and Michael Shiloh, a team of students at California College of the Arts (CCA) in San Francisco have developed autonomous, Arduino-powered robots capable of 3D printing in hostile environments. The two-monthlong project was […]
If there are two things we love: It’s tiny boards and even tinier 8-bit gaming consoles. Devised by the Maker Oscar Gonzalez, the newly-revealed MicroGame joins a growing list of impressive, uber-mini devices like the Gamebuino, Microduino-Joypad, Ardubracelet and Joy Gamer. Powered on an ATmega32U4, the Arduino-compatible MicroGame board enables Makers to customize and play their very own game on the platform’s monochrome 128×64 OLED display. According to its creators, […]
