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November 20, 2014

The Electric Giraffe Goes to Washington

P061814PS-0251 When the President invites you to his house, you move heaven and earth and an 18-foot robot to get there.

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Published on November 20, 2014 05:30

November 19, 2014

AgIC Will Make Your Conductive Ink Sketches Erasable

c91e1ab648d1f9e8adfe3b2f82cc5bff_large It’s extremely fun to draw circuits with conductive ink markers, but what happens when you accidentally draw a short circuit? Rather than starting all over, AgIC aims to save your masterpiece with their latest product, the Erasable Circuit Marker. Their latest Kickstarter makes revising paper circuits as easy as correcting […]

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Published on November 19, 2014 15:01

The Fortress of Sugar Crystals

fortress-of-rock-candy-2 An ordinary jar of sugar crystals being grown by Maika of Geyser of Awesome was transformed into a sweet, little sanctuary of solace with the simple addition of a small Superman figurine.

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Published on November 19, 2014 14:01

Make Your Own Maps: DIY on GIS Day

OpenStreetMap Today’s the 15th annual GIS Day, “the annual salute to geospatial technology and its power to transform and better our lives” with over 700 events around the world. For example, in Indiana, drone-heads will collect GIS data with UAVs. WTH is GIS, you ask? GIS stands for Geographic Information System, or sometimes people call […]

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Published on November 19, 2014 12:36

Open BCI: Rise of the Brain-Computer Interface

Conor wears an early prototype of the OpenBCI 3D-printable EEG Headset. During this summer’s Digital Revolution exhibition at London’s Barbican Museum, a small brainwave-influenced game sat sandwiched between Lady Gaga’s Haus of Gaga and Google’s DevArt booth. It was Not Impossible Labs’ Brainwriter installation, which combined Tobii eye tracking and an OpenBCI Electroencephalography (EEG) device to allow players to shoot laser […]

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Published on November 19, 2014 10:50

The Light Blue Bean Goes Mobile

The iOS Bean Loader with the Light Blue Bean Today the Light Blue Bean just because the first Arduino compatible board to allow you to write, compile, and then upload a sketch directly from your iPad.

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Published on November 19, 2014 10:00

New Project: Whip It Good: Nitrogen Cavitation in the Kitchen

M41_NitrogenCavitationOpenerGK-1 Infuse foods and drinks with powerful flavor in minutes, using an ordinary cream whipper.

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Published on November 19, 2014 07:30

Hands-On With DJI’s New Inspire One Transforming Drone

DJI's latest quadcopter is one of the most impressive flying rigs we've yet to see.

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Published on November 19, 2014 06:30

Thomas Jefferson: Maker-in-Chief

Thomas_Jefferson_02 There is no “Maker in Chief” in the U.S. Constitution, but at least one president, Thomas Jefferson, certainly deserves that title.

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Published on November 19, 2014 05:00

November 18, 2014

How-To: Paper Embossing with Your Pasta Machine

paper embossing 3 Upon a recent trip to my local art supply store, I discovered a new art material to play with–embossing foil. I was hoping to employ the use of my CNC paper cutting machine to help me create some precision impressions using vector designs. Unfortunately, swapping out the cutting blade for an […]

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Published on November 18, 2014 16:01

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