Nick has a nice post about visualizing sound on an Arduino. He uploaded the Processing and Arduino code so you can try it out yourself. This looks like a good place to start learning about the Minim library and Processing.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.13 at 04:47
This is a really cool laser light show that can display vector images via two high-speed galvo scanners. This isn't a simple DIY project, but there is a lot of information and source code available to help you get started.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.13 at 04:09
This is a really amazing sculpture by Thomas Traxler that uses solar power to create even more sculpture. I really like the end product, and how it creates a physical representation of the data gathered throughout the day.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.13 at 02:31
Here's the MAKE 2008 gift guide from MAKE volume 16 (PDF). If you have your printed copy of MAKE it's on page 18, a pull out, and in the digital edition it's at the end.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.13 at 00:29
Via BB, Kevin Kelly writes:
This is Tanya Vlach's new eyeball. She lost her real one in a car accident a few years ago. I met Tanya at a film festival recently.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.12 at 21:17
Michael Una brings us the Beep-It optically controlled squarewave generator in a petri dish enclosure - This minimalist electronic musical instrument eschews esoteric interface in favor of intuitive, expressive control.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.12 at 15:00
Now we're talking! This is great! Open Source Hardware on New Hampshire Public Radio's "Word of Mouth"!
The Italian design firm Arduino makes one of the hottest circuit boards used by gadget builders today.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.12 at 11:22
Eric (Turd) from the Hacked Gadgets Forum has shared a project that he has been working on. He has made a FreeBasic program that interfaced to a custom circuit board that he designed and built.
Via Hacked Gadgets | Posted on 2008.11.12 at 05:09
Michelle @ CRAFT points us to Leo Kempf, who writes:
I made this house for my cat, Olive. She enters through a door in the bottom side and then ascends a ramp, which boosts her to the upper level.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.11 at 23:47
Sean Ragan writes: This is a coffee table incorporating a tiled "space invaders" motif. Several years ago tiled space invader sprites began showing up as graffiti in major western cities--Paris, London, New York, etc.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.11.11 at 22:11