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Buildlounge and Full Spectrum Laser have decided to give away a laser cutter to whoever comes up with the best project involving light. The contest is in part sponsored by adafruit industries. The focus of the contest is light - just design something around light, submit it, and you're in the drawing for your own laser cutter. A solar oven, photophone, solar fiber-optic lighting and hacking … [Read more...]
If you weren’t aware, today is [Ada Lovelace] day, so [Ladyada] and Adafruit Industries are spending the day celebrating the achievements of women in the fields of technology, art, engineering, and electronics. Specifically, the focus is on fellow female makers/hackers who are helping shape and promote the industry. Once every hour, Adafruit Industries is profiling one influential woman, … [Read more...]
It’s no secret that the audio quality of the iPhone’s built-in speakers isn’t exactly what you would consider to be hi-fi. Sound quality aside, there are plenty of times where even the volume doesn’t do the music justice. While you can always go out and buy a fancy dock to amplify your iGadget’s sound, artist [Christopher Locke] has a different take on the subject. For a while now, he … [Read more...]
When we first saw the live cover of Skrillex Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites by the band Pinn Panelle, we had to know how a band is able to play live dubstep on real instruments. We emailed the band and they spilled the beans on how to process the hell out of an instrument in a live environment. First up is the bassist, [Nathan Navarro]. He wears a Source Audio Hot Hand on his right thumb. This … [Read more...]
[Rajendra] built a rather impressive development board based around a PIC microcontroller. At its center, he's got a PIC 16F1827 chip, but we think the design is easily adapted to your microcontroller of choice. The I/O pins on the microcontroller aren't actually connected to any of the components on the board. Instead, female pin headers neatly organize the pins grouped by their register. … [Read more...]
[Fernando] sent in a tangential project update that uses an ATtiny45 to play Pong on his television. Last time we looked in on his work he had just finished getting the eight-pin chip to display a big number on the TV via the VGA port. This expands on the idea while he continues to wait for parts. Right now the chip plays against itself, but he's got one input pin left and we'd love to see a … [Read more...]
The guys from Bloomington’s Fraternal Order of Lock Sport (FOOLS) sure know how to throw a party! At this year’s DerbyCon event down in Louisville, the group put on an awesome event that combined lockpicking and drinking - what could be better? The Rumble Challenge is lock picking game where six people compete head to head for the best time. Whenever a competitor masters his lock, the … [Read more...]
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