Bring this classic power-up to life as part of your Christmas decor. Super Stars (also referred to as Starmen) can be found in a plethora of Mario Bros. games, including the original and the Mario Kart series. One place you’d typically not find them, however, is on top of a Christmas tree. That was until now. In the game, […]
A look at how major brands can leverage the burgeoning Maker Movement and IoT to enhance both the customer experience and their marketing efforts. If you need any further validation that the Maker Movement has picked up steam, just take look at what some major brands have done over the last several months. Netflix The Adafruit Pro Trinket-equipped Netflix Socks detect when you’ve dozed off and send a signal […]
Netflix Socks detect when you’ve dozed off and send a signal to your TV, automatically pausing your show. How many times have you turned on a movie or prepared to binge-watch a TV series, only to doze off halfway through? Good news: that may be a thing of the past, thanks to Netflix. The company has created […]
Here’s a look at a bunch of boards that caught our attention over the last 12 months. Feel free to share your favorites below! “Hardware becomes a piece of culture that anyone can build upon, like a poem or a song.” – Massimo Banzi Arduino Zero A 32-bit Arduino powered by the Atmel | SMART […]
Arduin-OMG! This year was great! Here are 35 Maker marvels with the best or craziest (or maybe both) Arduino ideas that we stumbled upon in 2015. Wacky, weird and we love it. Wake-Up Machine Always seem to hit the snooze button? Well, Simone Giertz’s alarm will hit you instead. And once you’re awake, you can let a robotic arm spoon feed you […]
Just in time for The Force Awakens, one Maker has built his own 3D-printed, remote-controlled BB-8. Although we’re just days away from the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it’s safe to say that BB-8 has already become the breakout star of the film. Since first laying eyes on the soccer ball-sized droid in the trailer, it has seemingly captured the hearts of everyone — […]
Zach Burhop’s Trinket-powered piece is complete with 3D-printed ornaments and a custom LED star. Two years later and Zach Burhop’s Christmas tree is still spreading some holiday cheer. Back in 2013, the industrial designer by day and Maker by night may have built one of the most geeked-out decorations of all-time. And with December 25th quickly approaching, we figured what better time to […]
This Star Wars fan transformed an old toy from the ‘80s into a remote-controlled AT-AT Walker with Arduino. What do you get when you combine an Arduino, an Adafruit Servo Shield, an Xbox 360 controller and a 1981 AT-AT Walker? A toy that Star Wars fans like Dave Stein have always dreamed about as kids. “If you played with this toy growing […]
Transmission is a creativity measurement system comprised of a wristband and a desktop LED display. Ask any Maker or engineer, and they’ll all tell you the same thing: it’s too easy to get stuck overthinking your ideas and letting your wheels turn without making any progress on the task at hand. It’s crucial for us to get out of […]
The World’s Largest Arduino Maker Challenge will award 1,000 finalists with the newly-announced MKR1000 boards. Well, the Arduino/Genuino family has just gained another member. Everyone, meet the MKR1000. MKR1000, meet the ever-growing Maker community. This MKR1000 is a powerful board that combines the functionality of the Zero (Atmel | SMART SAM D21) and the connectivity of the Wi-Fi Shield. It is based on the ATSAMW25 […]
