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Rewind: 12 projects you wish you had in your office

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Whether it’s eliminating distractions or enhancing convenience, every workplace could use some of these things. An Electric Standing Desk StandiT is a modular, patent-pending system that can take ordinary desks or wooden tabletops and transform them into electric stand-sit desks capable of raising and lowering on your command. An Ergonomic Keyboard Keyboardio is an open source ergonomic keyboard that gives your pinkies a break and puts your thumbs […]

Maker builds an abstract clock out of a drum set

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This drum clock turns on every hour and starts playing its own music.  Most people reading this should be familiar with clocks that make a pleasant noise to audibly announce what time it is. Aoun Carlotta decided to put her own spin on things by affixing three stepper motors a drum, hitting or scraping it […]

GRIDI may be the biggest MIDI board we’ve ever seen

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Gettin’ MIDI with it! Na na na na na na na nana!  Sequencers are an interesting type of electronic instrument, capable of playing a selectable beat over and over. These devices can take many forms, but the GRIDI (“Grid plus MIDI”) is likely one of the largest. It takes the form of a table with a 16 […]

Rewind: 50 gizmos and gadgets that made us say ‘wow’

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2015 was quite the year. Here are just some of the awesome devices with mainstream appeal that caught our eye over the last 12 months.  Buddy The first social robot that connects, protects and interacts with each member of your family. Bistrobot If you give this automated machine $2, it will craft a peanut butter sandwich on white bread […]

Rewind: These brands are embracing the Maker Movement

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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 […]

Rewind: 50 boards you’ll want to know about from 2015

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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 […]

Rewind: Absurdly awesome Arduino projects from 2015

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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 […]

30 stocking stuffers for the techie in your life

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Tech the halls with these Atmel-powered gizmos and gadgets this holiday season. If there’s one thing that all engineers and Makers love, it’s tech. With the holidays quickly approaching, trying to figure out what to get that enthusiast in your life can become quite stressful — well, fret not! From handheld and wearable devices, to smart home equipment, to DIY electronic kits, there’s plenty […]

Create (minty) fresh beats with this open source synth kit

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MintySynth is a hackable, Arduino-compatible synthesizer kit that fits neatly inside an Altoids tin. A few months ago, Andrew Mowry embarked on a side project to devise a pocketable synthesizer/sequencer capable of fitting neatly inside an Altoids tin. The Arduino-compatible kit, aptly named MintySynth, originated with hopes of becoming not only an educational tool but a fun toy for Makers and music enthusiasts alike. […]

This sound-reactive LED wall is groovy

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Now you can install an Ex Machina-inspired, music-responsive light fixture in your home. If you’ve ever watched the sci-fi flick Ex Machina, then chances are you’re familiar with Nathan’s (played by Oscar Isaac) infamous dance scene. The character flips a switch to transform his home’s concrete-walled lounge into a disco floor, complete with music-synced flashing lights. For those of us not […]