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Feb
27

Tech and Dance Unite to Tell a Story with Light

arduino, Art & Design, dancing, LED, music Comments Off on Tech and Dance Unite to Tell a Story with Light 

DWA03On a cold winter night in Kongsberg Norway, dancers draped in white sheets stand in a warm auditorium waiting to hear their mark. As the mark arrives, each dancer hits a button and is instantly lit up with 136 RGB LEDs. The dancers move fluidly across the stage in sync […]

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Feb
17

Adorable, Interactive Nixie Tube “Pet” Performs Simple Math

arduino, Art & Design, Electronics, nixie Comments Off on Adorable, Interactive Nixie Tube “Pet” Performs Simple Math 

nixie  Nixie tubes (or cold cathode displays) are awesome and although the technology isn’t new (they hit the market back in 1955) they are making a strong comeback in the 21st century thanks to the maker community. Ron Soyland has been making vacuum tubes for years and his love for […]

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Feb
09

12 Tools We Can’t Live Without for Making Wearables

arduino, Art & Design, sensors, Sewing, Wearables Comments Off on 12 Tools We Can’t Live Without for Making Wearables 

Monarch_4At the Social Body Lab we’re always on the hunt for the best tools for prototyping wearable electronics projects. Here are some of our favorites from 2014. LilyTiny + LED Strings A great shortcut for those who want some dynamic light patterns but don’t want to fuss with programming, Sparkfun’s LilyTiny board […]

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circular-knitic-1Artist duo Varvara Guljajeva & Mar Canet designed and built an open hardware automated knitting machine called Circular Knitic.

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3d_printing_cyberpunk-spikes-gemma-adafruit-hairflip3D-print these soft, flexible spikes and light them up with full-color programmable LEDs

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Nov
21

Eric Huebsch’s Humorous Blinking Rock Sculpture

arduino, Art & Design, General, motion activated Comments Off on Eric Huebsch’s Humorous Blinking Rock Sculpture 

rock-brother-1This blinking rock sculpture by artist Eric Huebsch just can't help but look a little sentimental

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Nov
02

Chameleon Jacket Project Aims to Let People Experience The World Like An Animal

arduino, Art & Design, Electronics, LED, science Comments Off on Chameleon Jacket Project Aims to Let People Experience The World Like An Animal 

The Interacket from Drap og Design that mimics chameleons.A group in Oslo have created an interactive jacket that changes color based upon what the wearer touches. It is based upon Chameleons' ability to blend into their environment.

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Oct
11
IMG00924-20110804-1016Remember the spell book from Hocus Pocus with the creepy moving eyeball? Since it is the season of Halloween-movie-replica-prop-making, I’ve found a great DIY tutorial that covers the steps required to make a pretty accurate copy! This tutorial doesn’t include how to make the eyeball actually move, but I would […]

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Oct
09

Flora-Powered TARDIS Dog Costume

arduino, Art & Design, dog, dr. who, General, Kids & Family, knitting, pet, Tardis Comments Off on Flora-Powered TARDIS Dog Costume 

flora_spidey-sweater-dualHow To: Doctor Who TARDIS costume for dogs complete with TARDIS sounds and lights

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Sep
16

The Arduweenie

arduino, Art & Design, daschund, LED Comments Off on The Arduweenie 

Tenaya3rdMakerFaireArduweenie3This is the tell-all guide to #Arduweenie, a bewitching maker project brought to you by Tenaya Hurst of Rogue Making and dog hunter LLC.  My project is a wire frame in the shape of a dachshund dog wrapped with a 5 meter long RGB LED strip which I program.  That’s […]

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