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3D Printed Foldable Head Mounted Display

arduino, Electronics, General, google glass, hmd Commenti disabilitati su 3D Printed Foldable Head Mounted Display 

[Tony’s] $60 Bluetooth Head Mounted Display is compatible with Android and LinuxThe $80 Head Mounted Display was made with 3D printed frames and component housing modules with the optics bought from eBay. They are fully adjustable and function with Android or Linux-based mobile devices.

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nepchune3Chuck Stephens is an artist, musician, hardware hacker and small boat builder who specializes in the use of recycled, repurposed and salvaged materials. Exhibiting at Maker Faire Orlando as Nepchune’s Noise Circus, Chuck says noise circuits provided his Eureka! moment in electronics.

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3D Printed Bracelet Illuminates On The Beat

3D printing, arduino, bracelet, General, LED, music, VU meter Commenti disabilitati su 3D Printed Bracelet Illuminates On The Beat 

GEMMA on board!Maker Michael Barretta created an LED bracelet that is responsive to sound by combining the technology of light organs and Adafruit’s GEMMA microcontroller. The result is groovy.

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Mobile Solar Power Plant

arduino, General, solar Commenti disabilitati su Mobile Solar Power Plant 

Tactical solar power is ideal for the zombie apocalypse, electrical grid failure and even camping!Doomsday preppers, hoarders, take note… Electrical power can go down at any time due to natural disasters, overwhelmed power stations and, of course, various apocalypses. Still, in those times, some of the more thrifty individuals turn to gas powered generators to keep their frozen burritos cool and their favorite shows […]

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Ode to the Gameboy: 10 Projects Based on the Iconic Portable Nintendo

arduino, Computers & Mobile, Fun & Games, gameboy, General, Raspberry Pi, Sewing Commenti disabilitati su Ode to the Gameboy: 10 Projects Based on the Iconic Portable Nintendo 

Print your Gameboy case in whatever color you like.Photo by Noe Ruiz CC BY-SA 3.0.When the Nintendo Gameboy was first released in 1989, it was a tremendous commercial success. Gameboy developed a following among gamers that is in many ways still alive to this day. Here are 10 awesome projects inspired by the venerable Gameboy. Some merge the latest maker electronics with late-80s Gameboy […]

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Hacking the Macetech RGB Shades

arduino, General, LED, macetech, music, RGB, shades Commenti disabilitati su Hacking the Macetech RGB Shades 

macetech-hackSome of the more in-your-face pieces of wearable technology are macetech’s RGB Shades and LED Matrix Shades. They’re shutter shade sunglasses with a twist: the front surface is crammed with individually controllable LEDs. It’s an attention-grabbing effect, and the person wearing the Shades can see through the LED array just […]

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5 Wearables To Make With LittleBits

arduino, Electronics, General, littleBits, Wearables Commenti disabilitati su 5 Wearables To Make With LittleBits 

littlebitslittleBits is thrilled to be part of Wearables Week at Makezine! For those that arent’ familiar with littleBits: littleBits is a library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun. Given the small physical size of littleBits, we love thinking of new ways to use […]

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The blueShift Custom Tachometer

3D printing, arduino, automobile, car, Electronics, General, Tachometer Commenti disabilitati su The blueShift Custom Tachometer 

tach1aNot satisfied with the stock tachometer on your car? You could buy an aftermarket kit, but for something truly unique, Pete Mills decided to design and build his own. He calls his creation “blueShift,” which, although possibly optimistic about the speed he will be able to achieve in his Ford […]

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Wearables at Camp Galileo with Arduino Woman

arduino, Art & Design, Electronics, General, Sewing, Wearables Commenti disabilitati su Wearables at Camp Galileo with Arduino Woman 

wearablesHello World!  My name is Tenaya Hurst and I teach at Camp Galileo – The Tech Summer Camps at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose.  My class is titled Wearable Technology (and I get to teach Circuits & Electronics and Maker Studio).  Students know very little about the […]

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Smartphone Rocket Launcher

app, arduino, Electronics, Fun & Games, General, Hacks, rocketry Commenti disabilitati su Smartphone Rocket Launcher 

rocket-launchIn the iPhone ad “Powerful,” actors launched a group of model rockets with an iPhone. You can view the ad here. I thought this was insanely cool, but in typical Apple fashion, I couldn’t find out how they did it. I decided to take matters into my own hands and build […]

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