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Split flap display spells out three-letter abbreviations

Let’s face it, there’s something magical about split flap displays. Common throughout older airports and train stations, the electromechanical devices are used to show changeable alphanumeric text (e.g. arrival and departures), fixed graphics, or in Jonathan Odom’s case, Internet slang. With three-letter abbreviations like BRB, LOL, OMG and SMH commonplace in today’s smartphone and online conversations, the Maker decided to bring text and […]

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Throwback: Maker uses Arduino to get revenge on his noisy neighbors

For our throwback project of the week, we stumbled upon a YouTube video that dates all the way back to 2012. And while the viral clip itself (which has over 1.4M views) may be a few years old, the problem it solves is timeless. Unfortunately, you don’t get to choose your neighbors; however, what can choose is how […]

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Maker builds his own Ghostbusters proton pack

Anyone who has ever watched Ghostbusters is surely familiar with the iconic proton pack–a handheld wand connected to a backpack-sized particle accelerator used for capturing ghosts. With a remake of the ‘80s flick about to hit theaters, what better time for a DIY prop equipped with full-featured user control and Hollywood-like effects? That’s exactly what John Finocchiaro has done using a […]

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Interactive sidewalk plays music to your shadows

Designed by Montreal studio Daily tous les jours, Mesa Musical Shadows is a public installation that turns the sidewalk of Arizona’s Mesa Arts Center into a super-sized dance pad which reacts to the shadows of passersby with the sounds of singing. Shadows cast on different tiles trigger different voices, all while singing in harmony. Length of shadow is dependent upon the season, the time of […]

Boards:Mega

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Arduino door lock is activated by opening an incognito window

Mike, CEO of the Useless Duck Company, continues to make us laugh with his hilarious Arduino innovations. Despite all the comical projects, which range from a fedora that tips itself to an automated toilet paper-dispensing machine, he may be onto something with one of his more recent contraptions. If you don’t want Google Chrome to save a record of what […]

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Create polarized pictures with your iPhone and Arduino

Taking great pictures means making them more vibrant enhancing saturation and contrast. Ynformatic has published some tips to help you do that by creating a DIY device to control a polarizer using an Arduino Pro Mini, an iPhone, and a screen from an auto-darkening welder’s mask. A phototransistor located facing the iPhone’s flashlight LED is connected to both an external […]

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Play some Super Arduino Bros. tunes with percussion

Have you ever wished your Arduino project could play tunes, or even just note-based sound effects? Connor Nishijima has, and that’s why over the last three years he has been hard at work developing Miduino—a free web service that enables Makers to automatically convert their MIDI music into ready-made sketches. Unlike any built-in Arduino noisemaking functions such as tone(), Miduino’s output is polyphonic–meaning you […]

Boards:Uno

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Check the time on a beautiful wooden word clock

When it comes to telling time, Makers like to go beyond simply reading moving hands or looking at a digital display. In Imgur user Grahamvinyl’s case, that’s a slick word clock comprised of a walnut veneer, clear epoxy, LEDs, letters, and Arduino. Grahamvinyl cut the clock from the back of an acoustic guitar and sides, and then strung together individually addressable RGB strips. A […]

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Massive mechanical music box plays ever-changing melodies

When you think of a music box, chances are that tiny trinket sitting atop your dresser or nightstand comes to mind. Well, that’s not the case with Niklas Roy. The artist has developed what he calls the Music Construction Machine–a super-sized music box that uses a giant hand crank to move various mechanisms inside, producing melodies and rhythmic patterns with an […]

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Starter Kits now available in Spanish and German!

Today, we’re excited to announce the availability of the Genuino Starter Kits in both German and Spanish–now on our online store (outside of the US)! What’s more, you can take advantage of our ongoing promotion and save 10% on your kit throughout the entire month of July using the code below! Each box consists of an Uno board, 150 […]

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Split flap display spells out three-letter abbreviations

Throwback: Maker uses Arduino to get revenge on his noisy neighbors

Maker builds his own Ghostbusters proton pack

Interactive sidewalk plays music to your shadows

Arduino door lock is activated by opening an incognito window

Create polarized pictures with your iPhone and Arduino

Play some Super Arduino Bros. tunes with percussion

Check the time on a beautiful wooden word clock

Massive mechanical music box plays ever-changing melodies

Starter Kits now available in Spanish and German!

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