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April 6, 2015
New Project: Build a Super Simple PVC Water Balloon Cannon
With Spring just around the corner, it pays to be prepared. Tell me if this sounds familiar; the kids on the street start a water balloon war and run just out of your reach to return fire. Well I’m here to help. Let’s add a new weapon to your water […]
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April 5, 2015
Stealthy Storage: DIY Invisible Bookends
I’m a sucker for digging up old and interesting-looking hardcover books at the thrift store or antique mall, and I get so sad when I find torn or scribbled out pages on the inside. But, thanks to this DIY invisible bookends project, there’s still hope for all of those pretty […]
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April 4, 2015
Flip Through History: 9 of Our Favorite BYTE Magazine Covers
Today, like most days, our office was filled with the clickety clack of furious typing as we were all hard at work. The silence was interrupted by David, one of our technical editors, sharing a link to all the covers of Byte magazine, going back to the first issue in […]
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April 3, 2015
New Project: Raspberry Pi Home Arcade
The Raspberry Pi can be the beating heart of a classic video arcade machine. And who doesn't want one of those? Pair it with an Arduino Esplora controller and play all your favorite arcade games from the 8-bit era.
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How the ESP8266 Community Added Arduino Support for the $5 Microcontroller
I talk to Richard Sloan, who along with Ivan Grokhotkov, recently added support for the $5 ESP8266 microcontroller with onboard WiFi to the Arduino IDE.
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Beary Soothing: 3D-Printed Teddy Runs Spotify with a Raspberry Pi
Built from scratch, this electronic Teddy Bear will amaze and entertain children of all ages with its bright buttons and musical capabilities. In an effort to learn 3-D modeling, Andreas Lindahl came up with this build he calls SpotiBear 1.0. A big part of the initial motivation for this tech […]
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Daleks, Ninja Turtles, and More Geeky Easter Egg Creations
The first day of Spring has already arrived, which means that Easter is just around the bend! You may have always associated Easter with pastel colors and chocolate bunnies. In reality, there are lots of awesome, geeky ways you can celebrate the holiday by making some creative and unique Easter […]
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It’s Dangerous to Go Alone, Take this Zelda Quilt!
It’s dangerous to go alone (and sometimes chilly) in the world of adventure, so take this quilt! Keep warm with a quilt adorned with symbols from the popular 1986 classic Nintendo fantasy adventure game, Legend of Zelda. Crafter “slamberina” crowned the top of the quilt with the Triforce (the fan […]
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10 Hands-On Workshops for Kids at Maker Faire
Whether you’re a young maker yourself or the parent of one, I’m sure you’re just as excited about Maker Faire as we are. While we invite people of all ages to roam throughout the Faire, you’ll definitely want to check out the plethora of exhibits specifically aimed at young makers. […]
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Who Needs a Smartwatch? This Enigma Machine Fits on Your Wrist
Enigma machines were extremely interesting coding machines used by Germany during World War II. As digital logic was still in its infancy, these machines used rotors configured in a certain pattern to decode the gibberish sent from military commanders to units in the field. Although mechanical marvels, they came nowhere […]
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