This week on Maker Update: pressing all the buttons, ramping up your phone distractions, flipping through the days, and a portrait by the numbers.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.418]+

=Project of the Week=

Adam Savage Builds The Elevator Panel From Elf! by Adam Savage 0:29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc8APxaaiHw

=More Projects=

An Exciting Smartphone Case by KARAKURI 2:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCv7rs9iOrA

I Made a Perpetual Flip Calendar to Celebrate the New Year by marta․stl 3:13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcigLhLNFjw

Analytic Portrait by Shinseungback Kimyonghun 3:55
https://ssbkyh.com/works/analytic_portrait/

=Tips & Tools=

Animating Animatronics by John Park 4:46
https://learn.adafruit.com/animating-animatronics

See also: How to Get Started with Bottango on Maker.io
https://www.digikey.com/en/maker/tutorials/2024/how-to-get-started-with-bottango

Bottango Software
https://www.bottango.com/

Bricklayers for Stronger 3D-Prints now Opensource! by TenTech 5:21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqRdQOoK5hc

Building a Hidden Studio in my NYC Apartment by Matt Perillo 5:53
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qgq-NVGMk0

=DigiKey Spotlight=

How to Organize Your Boxes of Shame – The Byte Sized Engineer 6:42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymEuw_RdUzQ