LED Bicycle Handlebars

July 21, 2012


Make glowing bike handlebars by following my LED handlebar tutorial on Adafruit.

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RFID iPhone

July 17, 2012

Change the backplate on your iPhone and include an RFID transit card while you’re at it!

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GPS Dog Collar

GPS dog collar tutorial

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iCufflinks and iNecklace by Adafruit

Adafruit iCufflinks video

Adafruit iNecklace video

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Raspberry Pi Enclosure – Adafruit Pi Box

Pi Box Enclosure assembly video

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Dueling Mechanical Bulls

I was a member of the team from The Madagascar Institute that brought the Dueling Mechanical Bulls to life at the Google I/O afterparty.

I made the LED sign and the video above.

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Ohm Sweet Ohm Cross-Stitch Kit

June 04, 2012

My first kit at Adafruit! It’s a resistor chart you cross-stitch yourself. The pattern/instructions are available as a free download from the product page.

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How To Cross-Stitch

June 02, 2012

Learn the basics of cross-stitch in this tutorial video.

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Sewable LED Sequins

Make tiny sewable lights from SMT LEDs and silver beads. continue…

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Adafruit MENTA

May 07, 2012

I made this video introducing the Adafruit MENTA, an Arduino compatible board that fits in a mint tin.

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Electronic Piggy Bank

April 23, 2012

Learn to make a glowing electronic piggy bank in this tutorial video using the Adafruit Programmable 1 Coin Acceptor. Video on YouTube and Vimeo, code on Github.

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Emergency Lockpick Card

Here’s a quick video to get you started in the super fun hobby of lockpicking and Toool’s Emergency Pick Card.

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Smart Cord

Smart Cord – A2DP Bluetooth, 120v 10amp 1200 Watt Extension Cord.

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Getting Started with the Fingerprint Sensor

Here’s a video guide to getting started with Adafruit’s fingerprint sensor.

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EL Wire Couch

March 21, 2012

It’s easy to add EL wire to furniture! Welted EL wire is great for applying with a stapler while standard EL wire makes great upholstery piping. Learn both techniques, as well as soldering to make easy-connect sections (if your couch is a sectional). Full list of supplies/materials at Adafruit.

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New Position at Adafruit

February 07, 2012

 
I’m ecstatic to announce my new position at Adafruit Industries, heading up the wearable electronics group. It feels great to finally be able to tell you all about my new chapter starting today. Here’s my farewell post on MAKE with a little recap of my greatest hits in the four years I made CRAFT videos, blogged my socks off, and co-hosted Make: Live.

I made a little VHX playlist, the soundtrack to rocking my transition. See y’all around the web!

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Beating Heart Headband

January 06, 2012

The Beating Heart Headband uses a heartrate sensor and perfboard Arduino to flash a heart-shaped LED display to the rhythm of your heart. Full instructions on Make: Projects. Appears in MAKE Volume 29.

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Best of Make: Live Season 1

Here’s a clips reel Matt and I put together from the first season of Make: Live. What fun!

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Fanfare

December 23, 2011

Best gift ever. <3

Download on Soundcloud or get the sheet music PDF.

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Laser-Cut ASCII Heart Necklace <3

November 28, 2011

 

This geeky necklace depicts an ASCII heart, like you’d see in email or text messages: <3! The pieces are laser-cut in Sterling silver, then hand soldered to silver tubes that hang from the 20" curb chain. The necklace has a high-shine finish and is treated to reduce tarnishing. The pendant measures 1.5" square, and the two pieces dangle freely with a silver bead between them. This necklace makes a great gift for any special occasion, especially Valentine's Day. Made with love and lasers in NYC - buy now at the Sternlab store as well as Adafruit and Maker Shed.

 

 

The 5000W laser cutter that cut these pieces is the size of a living room.

 

Photo by Matt Richardson

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iPhone Gloves

November 18, 2011


Use a bit of conductive thread to make your gloves work with your touch screen phone. Check out the step-by-step tutorial on Make: Projects, too.

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Kryptonite Candy

October 28, 2011


Turns out vitamin B2 is UV-fluorescent. Learn to make green glowing kryptonite candy in this episode of Becky’s Workshop. Check out the step-by-step tutorial on Make: Projects, too.

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NYC 2.0

October 19, 2011


Rick Karr stopped by to talk about art and technology in NYC on his local TV show. It’s the fifth episode of his series NYC 2.0 on NYCMedia (The official network of the city of New York), which airs at 8:30pm on Sundays on channel 25 (and also online shortly thereafter). On it I talk about my work while they make my workspace look nice. Also appearing in this episode are Andrew Salomone and some folks from Eyebeam and NYU.

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Suits for Wall Street

October 17, 2011

On Saturday, October 15 2011, the Proper Business Attire Working Group distributed free business suits to Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in Liberty Park in NYC’s financial district. I performed alterations on ill-fitting hems while hairs were trimmed and ties selected. We suited about 120 men and women.

We all look great in suits. To reporters, to workers, to skeptical tourists, we’ll look like people to listen to, or, at the very least, to hear out. Lazy journalists won’t be able to take the easy, dismissive out, and will have to actually listen to what we are saying. The conversation will grow out of the protester echo chamber and into the wider world, where it belongs. Suits are tactical camouflage in the warrens of Wall Street. And there are other advantages. Need a bathroom? Try wearing a suit. It’s easy. Want to walk past a police barricade? Put on a suit.


Photos by Max Cohn (with many more available).

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