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January 31, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Monochrome in a Can [Maker Update #110]

This week on Maker Update, an analog 7-segment display, Pi Compute Module 3+, using veneer for bent wood projects, Pictionary for robots, monochrome in a can, and projection mapping your face.

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January 24, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Privacy Parasite [Maker Update #109]

This week on Maker Update, a privacy parasite for your virtual assistant, MakeCode Arcade, asteroid harvesting robots, a hot glue light show, spaceship control panel, a laser-cut flap cascade, grippers, fitters, and tic-tacs.

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January 10, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

E-Paper Movie Player [Maker Update #107]

This week on Maker Update, the slowest video player ever made, a 5-axis 3D printer, a flip-digit clock, an NFC music player for kids, an internet controlled drawbot, NeoPixel optocouplers, gesture controlled LEDs, and the joys of gaffer tape. 

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January 3, 2019 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

When in Dome [Maker Update #106]

This week on Maker Update, an interactive geodesic dome, wire bending animatronics, an ornament printing ornament, motion machines, an eye tracking eye, a unique wire straightener, and a closer look at different types of E6000.

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December 19, 2018 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

DIY Flip Digits [MakerUpdate #105]

This week on Maker Update, servo-powered flip digits, an animated GIF photo booth, remote controlled LED eyes, a pair of ping pong launchers, soldering brass rod, interactive Totoro, and an F-clamp that can roll.

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December 13, 2018 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: News Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Cardboard Plywood [Maker Update #104]

This week on Maker Update, cardboard trees for cats, an LED pixel clock, a pocket disco, Molecules for your neck, a light river for your kitchen, a solar heart, and an 8-player NES.

December 3, 2018 AUTHOR: Donald Bell CATEGORIES: Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Opening Up the Alexa Billy Bass

Hey I’m Donald Bell for Maker Project Lab and in this video we’re going to take a look inside the new Amazon Echo Alexa-compatible version of the Big Mouth Billy Bass talking fish. I got this for around $40 on Amazon. I’ll leave a link in the video description, but you may want to watch this whole video and hear my opinion before picking one up.

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