The miniAtmegatron is a DIY shield kit that will turn your Arduino Uno into an 8-bit synthesizer. Back in 2014, Soulsby had introduced an 8-bit synth called Atmegatron which combined the sounds of 1980s home computers with the flexibility and power of a modern-day synthesizer. Now, its creators have relaunched a new and improved version of their sound MIDI machine along with […]
Every Friday, we’re taking a look at some of the smartest, most innovative projects that caught our attention on Kickstarter and Indiegogo over the last seven days. ŌURA This ring-sized computer analyzes your daily activities to help you sleep and perform better. ŌURA has already well surpassed its $100,000 goal on Kickstarter. Mycroft This A.I. platform is an open […]
UV-badge is a keychain-sized, wearable UV index and environmental sensor. A recent entry into the Hackaday Prize contest, the UV-badge is a small, wearable instrument designed to monitor UV index, temperature, humidity and air pressure. The brainchild of Szabolcs Damján, the device collects data to help users avoid sunburn, control indoor humidity, estimate elevation and even predict changes in weather or impending storms. Built around an ATtiny861A, the […]
A team of National Geographic explorers are connecting the Okavango Delta to the Internet of Things. Drones capable of detecting illegal logging in the Amazon Rainforest. Sensor networks to help research the dwindling honeybee population. Smart solar-powered waste collection. This is all happening today thanks to the Internet of Things. Joining that growing list of applications is the latest project […]
Eight-year-old Maker Omkar Govil-Nair has created a smartwatch kit for kids to learn coding and 3D printing. Do you recall what you were doing back in the summer of fourth grade? Chances are you weren’t creating a programmable, Arduino-based smartwatch like eight-year-old Maker Omkar Govil-Nair, let alone starting your own business. The O Watch is built around an Arduino Zero (Atmel | […]
By touching the installation at various points, users can different sounds. These sounds then generate changes in the projection. New media artist Balam Soto is no rookie when it comes to mesmerizing musical instruments. Take Exp.Inst.Moon, for example. The interactive installation — which we saw on display at the Westport Maker Faire in Connecticut — incorporates projection and sound […]
The LightBlue Bean+ is an Arduino-compatible board that can be wirelessly programmed using Bluetooth Low Energy. Last year, the Punch Through Design crew introduced the LightBlue Bean to the Maker community, an Arduino-compatible board with built-in Bluetooth Low Energy support. Unsurprisingly, the microcontroller became an immediate hit as Makers were able to upload their codes wirelessly and manage their projects right […]
Every Friday, we’re taking a look at some of the smartest, most innovative projects that caught our attention on Kickstarter and Indiegogo over the last seven days. Opal This countertop appliance can make a pound of chewable, craveable nugget ice in an hour. FirstBuild has already well surpassed its $150,000 goal on Indiegogo. Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer This AVR-based […]
This robotic DJ may be able to scratch vinyl records better than you. Texas A&M student Rico Balakit has come up with a slick idea quite literally from scratch. The Maker has created a 3D-printed, robotic device capable of controlling a crossfader with Jazzy Jeff and Grandmaster Flash-like precision. For those unfamiliar with the DJ technique that dates back to the mid-1970s, scratching (sometimes referred […]
Finally, an Arduino project that even Edward Scissorhands would love. We’ve seen some pretty astonishing musical masterpieces over the years, and this recent project from Neil Mendoza may take the cake. That’s because the British artist, who now resides in Los Angeles, has put together what is perhaps the greatest and strangest rendition of the Bee Gees hit “Stayin’ Alive” that […]
