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February 20, 2015
This Vertical Take-Off Drone is Like Your Own Mini Harrier Jet
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Quadcopters are great at hovering, but don’t have long range. Fixed-wing aircraft can travel long distances quickly, but don’t like to stay in one place above the ground. Krossblade’s SkyProwler solves both of those problems. The hybrid aircraft is a remote controlled quadcopter with wings, or a plane with six […]
Turn Your 3D Printer Into an Injection Molder
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One of the issues with using FDM/FFF 3D printers is the ability to print small objects. The extrusion widths of the deposited plastic are just too large to capture the fine details in a miniature print. Molds, on the other hand, can capture every detail of an item they are […]
Write On: Notepad Organizer for Pencils and Pens
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When it comes to capturing inspiration, making plans, or sharing sketches and ideas, makers and notebooks go hand-in-hand. Whether you’re a drawer of systems, an artist who’s never without a sketchpad, an obsessive organizer, or even a creative kid, having a solid system for keeping all of your most frequently […]
New Project: How to Use Digital Potentiometers to Control Light and Sound
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Normally lurking unseen inside stereo systems, the digital potentiometer needs no adjustment, because it adjusts itself. Its fluctuating resistance can change the color or brightness of a light, the loudness or frequency of a sound, or any other parameters that depend on voltage and current.
A Quick How-To: Debugging Your PSoC 4 BLE Pioneer Kit
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A quick #PSoCMaker tip for debugging your BLE Pioneer Kit. Just click the bug!
February 19, 2015
No Brainer: Put Bacon and Sriracha in Mac and Cheese
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Macaroni and cheese, for some people, is the ultimate comfort food. That ooey gooey warm cheesey goodness, made even better with a generous squeeze of ketchup. Can you tell I am Canadian? You could call this homemade recipe a grown up version of the Kraft Dinner of my childhood. The hot dogs […]
Heart of Steel: Bow to Your Steampunk Robot Overlord
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Over 15 feet high and more than 1,000 pounds, the robot is constructed of ¾-inch plywood sheathed in Masonite
Build Your Own Toys with ThinkFun’s Maker Studio
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As I mentioned yesterday, the big theme of this year’s Toy Fair in New York is “joining the maker movement.” But to qualify as a genuine maker toy, a plaything should meet some basic criteria. One new series of kits that fits my definition of a maker toy is the […]
Beautiful Moccasins Made By Hand At Home
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Shopping for shoes is a necessary evil for some, and an addiction a hobby for others. Still others, presumably a small minority, choose to instead make their own shoes. The creator of this pair claims to not be a cobbler or much of a leather worker, but “simply started making shoes one […]
Beautiful Mocasins Made By Hand At Home
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Shopping for shoes is a necessary evil for some, and an addiction a hobby for others. Still others, presumably a small minority, choose to instead make their own shoes. The creator of this pair claims to not be a cobbler or much of a leather worker, but “simply started making shoes one […]
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