If you’re a Maker and you have three cats with various dietary needs, what do you do? Build an automated feeder, of course! Jamie Navarro faced a dilemma. His three cats needed to be fed at the same time every day, but sometimes he wasn’t able to accommodate them. Add in the fact that Navarro’s cats […]
Honey, I shrunk the TV set! A few years ago, Alec Smecher’s boss brought him a souvenir from Mexico City: a tiny television console made of scrap wood, tinfoil and cardboard. Turns out, this little trinket becomes a perfectly good mini TV when paired with the screen of an old I9000 Android phone that he had lying around. “Of course, no tiny console […]
While it may not be a Glowforge, this Wiimote hack is pretty slick. Chances are that it’s been quite a while since the last time you played Mario tennis or went bowling on your Nintendo Wii. But as we’ve seen with other obsolete devices, there’s no reason to throw it away! In fact, the Wiimote’s unique design lends itself […]
Another Halloween, another incredible Glowy Zoey costume! We’re not sure what we get more excited about every Halloween: the endless supply of candy or GlowyZoey’s costumes which have become an annual tradition in the Hutain household. Royce Hutain, the Maker dad behind digital LED suit projects like last year’s Minnie Mouse stick figure getup, has done it again. This […]
“The future isn’t written. It can be changed. Anyone can MAKE their future whatever they want it to be.” — Doc Brown Unfortunately, not all of us are lucky enough to have a time-warping DeLorean that’ll let us travel into the future at warp speed. After watching Back to the Future II, it’s safe to assume that we’ve all been waiting 30 years […]
Footwear that’s just in time for Back to the Future Day! Aside from a time-travelling DeLorean DMC-12 and hoverboard, there’s one other notable design from Back To The Future II that has left us eagerly waiting to get our hands on feet in for years. During the cult classic, Marty McFly puts on a pair of Nike high-top sneakers that automatically lace and tighten […]
Told he could not fly, this San Diego Maker decided to create a Cessna 172 simulator for use with Oculus Rift. What do you do if you’re a 17-year-old Maker whose aspirations of flying an airplane have been grounded by the FAA due to a pre-existing medical condition? You build your own cockpit similar, that’s what! Having been interested in […]
As the saying goes, “When in Rome, do as the Makers do!” It seems like yesterday that we were at the New York Hall of Science preparing for what was surely an incredible World Maker Faire 2015. And now just a few weeks later, the Atmel crew has arrived in Rome, all set to kick things off at the […]
Watch as this magical, Arduino-powered hammer trick people on Venice Beach. Inspired by Thor from The Avengers, engineer Allen Pan (known to the YouTube world as Sufficiently Advanced) has created his own real-life Mjölnir replica. Much like the comic book and movie, this magical hammer could only be wielded by “worthy” individuals, which in this case is anyone who could figure out that […]
littleBits has launched a new kit that enables young Makers to build a wide range of new DIY projects. Over the last four years, littleBits has transcended from just a small New York-based startup into one of the most monumental names empowering the Maker Movement. During this time, the team has launched over 70 tiny, modular Bits and 13 exciting kits, many of which powered by Atmel MCUs. After […]
