This week on Maker Update, a Nixie tube alternative for the 21st century, Arduino puts your sketches in the cloud, robot cocktails, laser cats, making it rain, making music, and making the cookies. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE!

Project of the Week

LIXIE – Nixie Tube alternative
https://hackaday.io/project/18633-lixie-an-led-alternative-to-the-nixie-tube
https://github.com/connornishijima/Lixie-hardware
https://www.tindie.com/products/connornishijima/lixie-an-led-alternative-to-the-nixie-tube/

News

Arduino Web Editor Sketchbook Import
https://blog.arduino.cc/2016/12/14/web-editor-updates-import-your-sketchbook-and-more/
Roboxotica
http://roboexotica.org/?acra
https://youtu.be/6DOTzC4iNt4
https://www.facebook.com/pg/Roboexotica-150551977764/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154073415812765

ITP Winter Show
http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2016/category/projects/

Highlights from ITP

Box Anonymous
http://www.seetheunseen.xyz/2016/11/12/box-anonymous/
Blink of an Eye
http://paulaceballos.com/#/blink-of-an-eye-loading/
http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2016/blink-of-an-eye/
Laser Cats
http://www.jlimetc.com/studio/#/laser-cats/
No Boxes
http://www.xitongxu.com/2016/11/30/final-proposal/
Composite
http://itp.matamala.info/blog/icm-and-pcomm-final-wip
Endless Winter
http://www.jeff-park.com/2016/12/05/winter-show-proposal-endless-winter/
Paper GIF Roll
http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/winter2016/paper-gif-roll/
https://jfunky.github.io/dispensegif/
Operator
http://chino.kim/operator/

More Projects

DIY Instant Camera
http://blog.adacore.com/make-with-ada-diy-instant-camera
Make It Rain Box
https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Arduino_Genuino/make-it-rain-clap-machine-48d409
Darbin Orvar Fairy Bulb
http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Fairy-Light-Globes/

Tools/Tips

PiMoroni Hat for Pi/Android Things
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3354
https://github.com/pimoroni/rainbow-hat
MusicMaker Featherwing
https://www.adafruit.com/product/3357
Thingiverse Best of 2016
https://www.thingiverse.com/glitchpudding/collections/best-of-2016
Egyptian Infinity Mirror
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1867325
Cookie Caster
http://www.cookiecaster.com/

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