I’ve been hacking away at The DataMaker recently and just finished sourcing parts for the Mk2. In the mean time I’ve been tweaking Squirrel code with…
RFID Integration
Using the wonderfully simple Sparkfun RFID kit I was able to get some sweet RFID integration using a simple software serial port on the ardunio and three wires…
The Data Maker
This is a simple internet connected device that sends analogue values from a potentiometer to the internet. In this case it’s the live data service…
Laser Cut Felt, CNC Knobs, Raspberry Pi Audio and miniature amplifiers from China.
The components are slowly trickling in from all over the world. I got some fantastic knobs from an unheard of manufacturer called OKW Enclosures. Their range of…
Live Data, 3D Printed Asteroid, Ultra Sound and Imps
I wanted to create my own live space data feed so I 3D printed an asteroid one of the universities’ new Maker:Bots, based on the drawings here….
New Rules, New Mix
For the last 3 or so years Soundcloud has been the new post-myspace standard for sharing music, or at least the kind I’m into. Sadly,…
PLAY: Update 1
Some consideration of form has been ongoing this week. In addition we were tasked with creating a lamp from scratch in 6 hours. I went…
The NASA Space Apps Challenge
I’m taking part in NASA Space Apps Challenge! Find out all about it here. My interpretation of it: Get Space Data: Make Sense Of It: Make…
Doing Something With The Worlds Smallest Printer
World smallest A4 printer that is. The Planon Pintstik is a tiny thermal printer using the same technology that can be found in pre-2000 fax…
Making of Magnetic Conductive Ink
I have come across magnetic print in various forms but was fairly uninspired by the implementation. The example I saw used the magnetic properties to turn a painted wall into…