Instead of having a synth that was controlled by potentiometers, sliders, antennas or ribbons, one Maker has developed a pair of gloves that lets him make sounds by just moving his hands. If you think about projects Adafruit’s MIDI glove and DrumPants, it’s looking an awful lot like wearable tech and music may be the next big-time duet. Take Sebastian Thinggard Rostved, […]
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 […]
A security researcher has developed a USB wall charger that can eavesdrop on nearly every Microsoft keyboard. Although we shared this discreet hack from Samy Kamkar back in January, a recent tweet from Lifehacker triggered our memory and we just had to share again! KeySweeper is an Arduino-based keylogger for Microsoft wireless keyboards (which use a proprietary 2.4GHz RF protocol) that […]
Happy Hallow-uino! Let’s face it, Halloween is arguably one of, if not, the best night to be a Maker — a celebration full of carving, candy, costumes, and of course, some creative decorations. To pay homage to All Hallows’ Eve, we’ve decided to compile a list of a few tricks, which are surely a treat to see! Talkin’ Skeleton Tired of having to greet […]
This group of Makers built a 3D-printed, Arduino-compatible robot that can draw and write. Dating back to the late 1940s, turtle robots have been employed for computer science and mechanical engineering training. These low to the ground gadgets were later perfected by Seymour Papert, co-inventor of the Logo educational programming language in the 1980s. Papert’s models had carried out assigned drawing functions using a small retractable pen […]
“Are you telling me you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean (golf cart)?” The DeLorean DMC-12 was a sport car manufactured by the DeLorean Motor Company from 1981 to 1983. The car featured a set of gull-wing doors, an innovative fiberglass chassis and underbody structure, along with a brushed stainless steel body. However, it was the Back to the Future trilogy that made this vehicle a piece of […]
“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 […]
These Arduino Gemma-based sneakers will make your run more fun with less injuries! Like 75% of runners, Maker Lisa Kusaka is an avid jogger, but doesn’t enjoy it so much without her extensive playlist of music. One day, she noticed that certain songs seemed to suit her pace better than others, becoming a natural and entertaining pace […]
The Tinker Tie is a fully-programmable, Arduino-compatible LED bow-tie that can last over 20 hours on a single charge. Fred Astaire. Pee-Wee Herman. Bill Nye. Justin Timberlake. From celebs to businessmen, what’s not to love about the always classic look of the bow-tie? Although for years this ribbon of fabric has been made from silk, polyester, cotton or a mixture of materials, the Atom Computer […]
This wearable mask wants to make lucid dreams accessible to everyone. For many of us, getting a full night’s of shut-eye is quite the challenge. Between stress, late nights at the office, the kids or simply finding yourself unable to doze off makes getting the desired six to eight hours of sleep nearly impossible. But what if there was a wearable […]
