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February 24, 2015
Cabin Fever? Get Started Now on These 9 Geeky Camping Projects
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Here's a rundown of some great projects for geeky campers everywhere.
February 23, 2015
Maximize Your Solar Charging With a DIY Arduino Controller
Here’s how to build a buck converter using an Arduino Nano (as well as another 28 listed components) to supply the maximum power that you can to your PV cell. This is known as maximum power point tracking, abbreviated MPPT. Photovoltaic (PV) cells produce different amounts of current and voltage depending […]
Two New Intel Edison Breakout Boards Aim To Power Your Robot
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The tiny, powerful Intel Edison platform has been a bit difficult to interface with. But now two new breakout boards from DFRobot vie to become the robotics community’s must-have Edison connection. Since its debut a few months ago, the most common ways to work with Edison are two breakout boards available from Intel and the […]
New Project: How To Make A Rustic Ledged & Braced Door
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As timber doors go you cannot get much simpler than a ledged and braced door. A ledged and braced door is based on at least three horizontal rails (ledges) on the rear of the door, a diagonal brace (again on the rear of the door) and then as many vertical […]
Feel The Fires Of Mordor With A Lord Of The Rings Fire Pit
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Alex Dodson is a Brit who makes amazing stoves and fire pits out of spent LP gas bottles. Here is his Witch King of Angmar burner. When not upcycling gas bottles into fiery, characterful creations, Alex teaches technology in a secondary school and tries to inspire the next generation of […]
New Project: Build Your Own Face-Recognition System with Intel Edison
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Computer vision is a processor-demanding task, but thanks to a dual-core Atom processor, the Intel Edison handles it with ease. The Edison ships with a highly custom Linux image, but you’ll only need to add a few software packages and custom code to get OpenCV — a wildly popular approach […]
February 22, 2015
6 Slick Solutions for Your Garage, Storage, and Tools
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Maker ingenuity extends pretty far in all directions and interests. Many makers would agree that the garage or workshop is one of the biggest hubs of those activities. Here are 6 projects to improve your workshop and storage. Japanese Toolbox Where better to start with your storage projects than […]
February 21, 2015
Fantastically Functional Lego Mechanical Loom
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A few years ago mechanical engineer Nicolas Lespour created a fantastically functional Lego mechanical loom, and now he's back with a smaller, faster, version, as well as building instructions!
February 20, 2015
You’re Invited: Help Plan Maker Faire at New Maker Media Lab
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You are invited to attend a Maker Faire Bay Area Town Hall Meeting, February 24th, at our new location in San Francisco – Maker Media Lab (located at The Palace of Fine Arts Exhibition Hall, now called Innovation Hangar, and formerly the location of The Exploratorium). If you’ve never been […]
Ground Up: 7 Stimulating Coffee Hacks
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Coffee is an essential part of most people’s daily routine. We’re highlighting some coffee hacks that will help you enjoy every aspect of coffee, from roasting the beans yourself in a converted washing machine, to using your computer to keep your coffee warm while you tear out your hair over […]
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