Drum Break! [Maker Update #195 *Adafruit Edition*]
This month on Maker Update, a 3d printed drummer, Adafruit at the newsstand, going live, a voting calendar, an eyeball shootout and a panic button for all your Zoom calls.
Monster Chompers [Maker Update #175]
This week on Maker Update, our robot overlords get a new, terrifying mouth, the Pi camera goes deluxe, Maker Faire goes virtual, mirror inspiration, and singing toilet paper.
Handwavey Details [Maker Update #174 *Adafruit Edition*]
This week on Maker Update: Handwavey details about music, Open source certification, thermal imaging, quarantine calendars, inspiration, and connecting your project anywhere on the globe.
Instant Replay [Maker Update #132]
This week on Maker Update, a Nintendo made from wood, painting with Skittles, a photochromic clock, a camera that looks into the past with an instant replay, and a cabinet for curing 3D prints.
Fast Cars, Soft Bots [Maker Update #120]
This week on Maker Update, a blazing fast 3D printed RC car, soft robotics in Korea, taking pictures with an Etch A Sketch, a robot recycler, and reading your pet’s RFID.
Hocus Pocus [Maker Update #95]
This week on Maker Update, Bluetooth controlled scooter lights, 3D printed neck wounds, chilled fog, a DIY magic 8 ball, an enchanted book of Hocus Pocus, and a tiny instant Pi camera.
Manfrotto Magic Arm Kit Review
For this Cool Tools review, I’m going to show you the Manfrotto Magic Arm and Super Clamp. You can pick up this combo for around $154 on Amazon Prime. Not cheap, but I rely on this every single week and it’s been a worthwhile investment. If you happen to pick one up using the link in the description, you help support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.
Nintendo’s Cardboard Kits [Maker Update #68]
This week on Maker Update, a 3D printed thermal camera, Nintendo Switch gets making with Labo, an 8-note harp with only one string, Scratch 3.0, and making CNC designs by hand. This week’s Cool Tool is the Neiko Mini Ratcheting Screwdriver.
Favorite Projects of 2017 [Maker Update #65]
This week on Maker Update, I’ll take a look back at some of my favorite projects from 2017 and show you a cordless hot glue gun for hot glue on the go. This week’s Cool Tool is a Ryobi Cordless Glue Gun.