Archive for the 'Electronics' Category

“Cloud” digital sculpture

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Check out this MAKE: Blog: “Cloud” digital sculpture found by make. The YouTube video is astounding. It’s really quite hypnotic and certainly captivating. It’s not only a beautiful art piece but no minor engineering feat.

Opto-Isolator - Flong

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

It’s an eyeball that just follows you around the room. It’s X-eye. It’s creepy, it’s awesome. It’s even set to blink one second after the person looking at it blinks. Get creaped out by Opto-Isolator - Flong. Kind of makes me want to remake one.

MAKE: Blog: Solenoid concert

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Make has posted a great project by someone to line up a bunch of solenoids and produce a rhythm on various object in his workshop. It’s powered by an Arduino and he made his own relay board.
MAKE: Blog: Solenoid concert
It’s right up there with Dueling steppers and automata crazy.

Dear Santa

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

I’d like this for Christmas. Unfortunately there’ll probably be a better one next year.

Everyone has an inner n-rd.