New Project: Sound-Activated Outlet
I decided to make programmable version of The Clapper using an Arduino microcontroller.
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I decided to make programmable version of The Clapper using an Arduino microcontroller.
New Project: Coffee Cup Spy Cam
Take your cup of Joe from classic to classified with a tilt-triggered spy camera. The trick is to modify two paper coffee cups — install the device in one, slide it into the second, and align holes cut in the bottoms of each. Two LEDs can be seen through the […]
10 Perfect DIY Projects for Makers Who Love Their Pets
Pets are people too. If corporations can be labeled as people then why can’t our pets? Regardless, when it comes to our pets, we often spoil them with lavish gifts to show our affections. Makers on the other hand tend to build projects that help with everything from feeding […]
A Raspberry Pi Powered Bulk Arduino Programmer
Whilst building lots of robots to fulfill a recent Kickstarter project, I had the need to program a thousand or so Arduinos, which would take forever if I were to program them all individually. Situations like this are the perfect opportunity to work on those meta projects which can be just […]
New Project: Cyberpunk Spikes
3D-print these soft, flexible spikes and light them up with full-color programmable LEDs
PieceMaker Factory: A Glimpse Into The Future of Toys?
Late Friday night I saw what may be the future of toys, or at least something completely unique at my local Toys'R'Us. 
New Project: Two Player Simon Memory Game With External Switches
I designed a two player version of Simon that runs on Arduino, letting you play head to head.
BITalino (r)evolution: Circuits for Quantified Self and More
We first met Hugo Silva last year when he introduced us to Bitalino, an Arduino-compatible electronics toolkit designed for exploring the various physiological signals that the human body gives off. The latest iteration of the platform, BITalino (r)evolution, is more affordable and capable than ever, but the team still needs […]
Smart Remote Control Doubles as Super Simple IR Sniffer
Want to sniff a remote control or other IR device's control codes? The Smart Remote Control will make quick work of that, combining an Arduino Yún with a simple solderless breadboard circuit.