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May 18, 2023 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Jar of Flies [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: capturing lightning in a bottle, a finger-tapping automaton, making your perfect sketchbook, tough relays, hand-wavey details, and turning a logo into an animated sculpture.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.333]+

=Project of the Week=

0:31
Firefly Lantern by Electroboom
https://youtu.be/iJGPMMMn8VU

=More Projects=

2:57
Typing Automaton by Uri Turchman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA-KpGYG83E

3:49
LED Wave Array LuLabs
https://lulabs.net/electronics/ledwave/

4:30
Turning a Logo into an Animated Sculpture by JBV Creative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKzX03VIRgs

=Tips & Tools=

5:31
Making Sketchbooks by Eric Strebel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtqqxQ9RcBE

6:14
Tough Relay by Digital Loggers
https://www.adafruit.com/product/5718

6:46
Fantastic Fabrics by Kitty Yeung, Jen Colstillo and bleeptrack
https://makezine.com/projects/design-your-own-fantastic-fabrics/

7:36
Keep Your Clamps Oiled by Jimmy Diresta
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2TRLtC_RCfY

=Digi-Key Spotlight=

8:00
What is Matter? by Shawn Hymel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJIEfih9bl0

October 21, 2021 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

At Your Command [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: robots at your command, the best everyday carry holster, getting the most out of a cheap miter gauge, wireless LEDs, singing sculptures, and a rotary phone for your Zoom calls.

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September 16, 2021 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mind Reading Bean Machine [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update, an artificially intelligent coffee maker, a one-button music remote, talking skulls, singing fish, and blinking bots.

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February 25, 2021 AUTHOR: Christine Cain CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Winning with the Wiggle Stick [Maker Update]

This week on Maker Update: A pool game you can’t lose, a saw blade bicycle, a modern desk, cardboard whales, extra GPIO and casting tips from The Crafsman.

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