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January 15, 2010

In the Maker Shed: Truth Wristband kit

Admittedly, the Truth Wrist Band kit will not work on your pets. So if your mutt has been using up all the solder, you might need a different form of interrogation. However, if the culprit is human, this kit will work quite well!

A wearable device that dynamically reflects your psycho-emotional response to the world, promoting internal states to be externalized and made into interactive forms of expression. Measuring the galvanic skin response (a marker of emotional arousal commonly used in lie detector tests), this device's lights turn from blue to red as the wearer becomes aroused. Ask the wearer an evocative question and reveal his or her inner Truth.

January 14, 2010

In the Maker Shed: New 3rd Gen TV-B-Gone

Turn any TV on or off with a click of the button! With the new and improved 3rd Gen TV-B-Gone, even those new big-screen LCD TVs aren't safe anymore! New features include instant reactivation with the press of a button, a bigger battery, and a flashing LED that indicates the unit is sending out its signal. If you don't want the LED on, simply double-click at the beginning of a new sequence for "stealth mode"

January 12, 2010

In the Maker Shed: MAKE Controller Kit v2.0

The MAKE Controller Kit v2.0 is an open source hardware platform for projects requiring high performance control and feedback, connectivity, and ease of use. It can be programmed and run autonomously, or it can be used as a peripheral for desktop applications. If you make a project based on the MAKE Controller, be sure to add it to the MAKE Flickr pool, or a link in the comments. I would really like to see some of the projects that use the full power of this kit. Thanks!

Features

8 analog inputs - 10-bit inputs read voltages from 0-3.3V while protecting the controller from higher voltages.
8 high current digital outputs - can be configured to drive 8 individual outputs, 4 DC motors, 2 stepper motors, or any combination.
4 standard servo controllers - easily provide external power for driving large loads.
8 position DIP switch - for manual configuration.
USB and Ethernet interfaces - can be used simultaneously.
JTAG port - for on-chip debugging.

January 11, 2010

In the Maker Shed: Absinthe & Flamethrowers

Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. Need we say more? Written for reasonable risk takers and suburban dads who want to add more excitement to their lives. This daring combination of science, history, and DIY projects explains why danger is good for you and details the art of living dangerously.

January 7, 2010

Make: Electronics toolkit

We have the Make: Electronics toolkit back in stock! Do you want to learn to solder? Not sure what tools you need? We took the trouble out of searching for all the right tools for the job. This kit includes everything you need to get started in the wonderful world of kit making! We even included your first kit, the WeeBlinky, and a Maker's Notebook to help you document your next project.

Features

(1) 30 Watt adjustable soldering iron
(1) Deluxe Solder Stand & sponge

(1) 1/4 lb Spool of rosin core solder .031" (60/40)
(1) 5ft Solder wick
(1) Digital Multimeter
(1) Wire strippers
(1) Deluxe Wire cutters
(3) 25ft spools of solid core 22AWG wire
(1) Deluxe Needlenose pliers
(1) 5 piece miniature screwdrivers kit
(1) Desolder pump
(1) Panavise Jr for holding PCBs

Bonus!
(1) WeeBlinky Kit - Requires soldering

(1) Maker's Notebook

January 5, 2010

New in the Maker Shed: Puzzles in Wood book

Originally published in 1928, Puzzles in Wood: Simple Patterns for Creating 45 Classics, presents more than 40 unique puzzles to challenge the woodworker's hands and mind. Projects include bewitching cubes, caged balls, intricate banks, locked links, and perplexing burrs. Skills such as squaring stock, mortising, and mitering are developed through projects of various skill levels, each of which includes a detailed diagram to simplify the process of turning scrap lumber into a fun novelty puzzle.

January 4, 2010

Make: Electronics: "Teaching at its best!"

Make: Electronics enjoyed some tremendous holiday sales. We're thrilled by the reaction it's gotten so far. It's currently the No. 1 bestseller in three Amazon categories: Circuits, Robotics, and Robotics and Automation, and #4 in the main Electronics category. It got written up on Boing Boing, Wired's GeekDad, and elsewhere, and the Shed ended up selling out of the Make: Electronics Deluxe Toolkit (more on the way!) as a result. We've also been getting enthusiastic email from buyers of the book. Like our Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments, it seems to particularly be a hit with homeschoolers who plan on using it in their curriculum.

But the praise we, especially the book's author, Charles Platt, were most giddy about came from Hans Camenzind, the inventor of the 555 timer IC. Charles sent him a copy of the book and he wrote back to say how much he enjoyed it:

"I am very impressed by your writing style and the quality of presentation. This is teaching at its best!"

Nice! As you can imagine, we'll be using this in future promotions for the book and on the cover of the reprint. Mr. Camenzind was happy to grant permission. Congrats to Charles!

BTW: A project from the book, on building a 555-based reaction timer, will be a featured project in the forthcoming MAKE, Volume 21.

More:
Make: Electronics - Interview with Charles Platt & Gareth Branwyn
Make: Electronics - Experiment #33, Moving in steps
Make: Electronics and the 555 man

In the Maker Shed:

Make: Electronics
Our Price: $34.99
Want to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a fun and experiential way? Start working on some excellent projects as soon as you crack open this unique, hands-on book. Build the circuits first, then learn the theory behind them! With Make: Electronics, you'll learn all of the basic components and important principles through a series of "learn by discovery" experiments. And you don't need to know a thing about electricity to get started.

New in the Maker Shed: Creative Kinetics

Artist, inventor, and longtime author Rodney Frost is known for wacky and whimsical woodworking books that encourage readers to experiment. With his newest book, Creative Kinetics, Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood, he provides an introduction to the world of kinetic art. Far from a routine woodworking book, Creative Kinetics will inspire even the least craft-minded reader to pick up some scissors and turn a tuna can into a propeller, or use scrap cardboard to make an animated jumping-jack.

January 2, 2010

In the Maker Shed: No soldering required bundle

The 'No soldering required' bundle is for anyone that doesn't want to solder, yet still enjoys electronics. Yep, there are people who don't want to solder?! It's true! Luckily for them, there are some really fun electronic kits that don't require any soldering at all! Just remember these kits are a lot of fun to build, even if you are a soldering pro.

The No soldering required bundle includes:

(1) Blinkybug Kit $14.99 value
(1) LED Clock Kit [Red] $26.95 value
(1) LED Art Kit $14.95 value
(1) Maker's Notebook $19.99 value

All for the discounted price of $57. That's 25% off the price if you purchased these items individually.

January 1, 2010

Happy New Year! 10% OFF in the Maker Shed

Happy New Year - From all of us at the Maker Shed. We wanted to say thank you to all of our customers, makers, friends, and family. 2009 was an amazing year in the Maker Shed and we are really looking forward to all the new projects and products for 2010. Speaking of 2010, let's start the new year off right! How about 10% off everything in the Maker Shed until Sunday, January 3rd. (Midnight PST) Use coupon code "HAPPYNEWYEAR" at checkout to receive 10% OFF your entire order.

December 31, 2009

In the Maker Shed: Designing Automata kit

The Designing Automata kit will teach you about simple mechanics using cams, cranks, and slider mechanisms. The kit includes instructions for making several different automata, and since no glue is used, it can be used over and over again. Made from chemical-free rubber wood that is from sustainable resources.

December 30, 2009

In the Maker Shed: Chumby Guts

We still have a few more Chumby guts ready for you to hack, modify, or you can just make a cool enclosure and enjoy. What's a Chumby? Glad you asked! It's an amazing little piece of technology that lets you get what's best on the web and delivers it right to you on it's 3.5" touch screen LCD. You can play games, check the weather, twitter, news, music, and even watch YouTube videos. All of this is done via you home's wireless Internet connection. Get 'em while you can, we have very limited stock!

Here's what comes in each kit:

3.5'' LCD (320hx240v 16bpp TFT) with Touch Screen
Texas Instruments TSC2100 Programmable Touchscreen Controller with Stereo DAC
Plastic Front Bezel
Gasket
Aluminum Frame
4 x Screws to attach Aluminum Frame to Front Bezel
350MHz Freescale iMX21 MC94MX21DVKN3 ARM9 controller Motherboard Circuit Card Assembly with Samsung 64MB SDRAM on 32-bit data path and Hynix HY27US 64MB NAND Flash ROM
Kionix KXP74-1050 3-axis accelerometer
Daughtercard Circuit Card Assembly
Three USB 2.0 full speed ports, one internal, two external
Chumbilical Flex Cable from Daughter card CCA to Motherboard CCA
Wifi Riser Circuit Card Assembly
USB Wifi Dongle based on the Xterasys 3135G 802.11g USB Wifi adapter (ralink chipset)
Flex Cable for Wifi Riser CCA to Motherboard CCA
3 x Screws for Wifi Riser CCA to Motherboard CCA
3 x Standoffs for screws for Wifi Riser CCA to Motherboard CCA
2 x 2W StereoSpeakers
4 x Screws for Speaker to Plastic Speaker Holder
Plastic Speaker Holder
Switch for Bend Sensor
Plastic Switch Holder
2 wire cable with 2 pin connector (from Daughterboard CCA to switch)
2 x Screws to Attach Switch to Plastic Switch Holder
12 V DC 1A Power Supply
Built-in microphone

(Note: actual parts may vary slightly due to manufacturing and availability)

December 29, 2009

New in the Maker Shed: Thingamagoop 2

Make, mod, hack, and bend your own analog noise monster with the new Thingamagoop 2 kit from the Maker Shed! It's a great kit for beginners, since it includes detailed instructions and photos of each step of the build. Advanced users can taking advantage of the Arduino integration, control voltage in and out, or just bend it like crazy!

Features

Analog VCO controlled by analog or digital signal from Arduino. (A separate Arduino board is not required)
Sample and hold, Arpeggios, noise, and bit crush effects with open source code so you can program your own sounds!
All the analog sounds of the original Thingamagoop.
Controllable LEDacle - Ramp and random waveforms with rate control.
New modulators - Square wave amplitude modulator and triangle wave pulse width modulator.
Tough, stomp box type body with silk screened graphics in 3 different styles.

Easy to access battery - No more screws!
Much fuller and louder speaker
CV in and out
Arduino Programmer jack. Easily hook an Arduino board up to the Thingamagoop 2
Kit now comes with a pre-drilled enclosure

December 24, 2009

In the Maker Shed: Paper airplane books

Making paper airplanes with your kids is a lot of fun, and best of all it's inexpensive! You are never too old, or too young, to fold up some paper and marvel at the mystery of flight. Each of these books will show you how to make some truly unique planes, not just the standard detention-hall variety.

Fantastic Flight book:
These aren't your ordinary paper airplanes. These airplanes loop, circle back, flap their wings and spin, tumble, soar, and, of course, glide. Fantastic Flight reveals how to combine aerodynamics, origami, and a single sheet of paper to create phenomenal flying fun.

Gliding Flight book:
Gliding Flight is a return to paper airplane basics: one person, one piece of paper, and a few folds later, one airplane. Using a refreshingly inventive approach to designs and flying characteristics, you can make 20 original paper planes, such as the Stealth, the Wind Devil, the Glart, and the Skid Kid. In the current age of electronic toys, The Gliding Light proves you can still have fun with a simple sheet of paper and a little imagination.

December 23, 2009

In the Maker Shed: Blinkybug Kit

The Blinkybugs are here! These little electro-mechanical insects respond to movement, wind, and vibrations by blinking their LED eyes. Blinkybugs are fun for all ages...and addicting too!

December 22, 2009

New in the Maker Shed: Solar Grasshopper Kit

The snap-together Solar Grasshopper kit uses solar energy to generate electricity and propel itself around. It's an easy to assemble electronics project that's great for first-time experimenters with little or no experience. Ages 10 and up.

December 19, 2009

Last minute Maker Shed shopping!

The Maker Shed robo-elves say:

We still have plenty of of our most popular kits, tools, toys, and books ready to ship. And in fact, we just unloaded a huge truck load of awesome new kits yesterday afternoon. Not only that, check this out: we picked 9 of our MAKE staff favorites and pre-wrapped them in Maker Faire posters (illustrated by eBoy). That's right, a tree-ready Maker Shed gift, wrapped in a Maker Faire poster by a MAKE staff member. It doesn't get any more hands-on than that.

Here's the deal though. We'll guarantee U.S. delivery by Christmas using 2-day shipping if you order by midnight tonight (as in 11:59PM Saturday the 19th). If you really like to live on the edge, we can still guarantee Christmas delivery on U.S. orders placed by 11:59PM Monday night, but you'll have to go with overnight shipping.

And if you're still undecided or you suddenly remember that favorite maker uncle on Christmas Eve, you can buy one of our awesome Maker Shed gift certificates suitable for printing or emailing.

Maker Shed Holiday Guide

December 18, 2009

New in the Maker Shed: Atari punk console kit

The Atari Punk Console kit is a simple and fun sound generator that would make the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone that likes beeps, blips, and boops. The original circuit was developed by Forrest M. Mims III, and was coined the 'Atari Punk Console' by Kaustic Machines due to the similarity of the sounds it makes to an Atari 2600. Please note: An enclosure is not included, but you could use almost anything! Still not sure what to use, a Make project tin would make a perfect enclosure.

Maker Shed holiday shipping deadlines! Need something shipped in time for Christmas? Here is what you need to know!

Orders placed by Saturday December 19th, Midnight (Pacific) ---> SHIP 2-DAY
Orders placed by Monday December 21st, Midnight (Pacific) ---> SHIP OVERNIGHT

In the Maker Shed: Advanced Arduino Starter Kit

Bridging the gap between the "real world" and your computer, the Advanced Arduino Starter Kit from the Maker Shed takes you further into the world of physical computing. We've included all sorts of cool electronic parts this time, along with our best selling Making Things Talk book by Tom Igoe. You'll experience what the tens of thousands of engineers, designers, artists and hobbyists already know about this awesome and educational prototyping platform.

In the Maker Shed:

Arduino Family
Make: Arduino

December 17, 2009

Make: Electronics -- list of experiments/projects

Our latest book, Make: Electronics, has been selling like hot cakes (do hot cakes really sell that well, BTW?), so much so that the conveyor belts were empty for awhile and our mechanical maker elves had nothing to box up and ship. The engines of commerce are once again in motion and there's still time to get the book for the holidays, even with free shipping (until midnight tonight PST, for orders of $175 or higher).

We thought you might also like to see a complete list of experiments/projects in the book. There are 35 in all:

Experiment 1: Taste the Power!
Experiment 2: Let's Abuse a Battery!
Experiment 3: Your First Circuit
Experiment 4: Varying the Voltage
Experiment 5: Let's Make a Battery
Experiment 6: Very Simple Switching
Experiment 7: Relay-Driven LEDs
Experiment 8: A Relay Oscillator
Experiment 9: Time and Capacitors
Experiment 10: Transistor Switching
Experiment 11: A Modular Project
Experiment 12: Joining Two Wires Together
Experiment 13: Broil an LED
Experiment 14: A Pulsing Glow
Experiment 15: Intrusion Alarm Revisited
Experiment 16: Emitting a Pulse
Experiment 17: Set Your Tone
Experiment 18: Reaction Timer
Experiment 19: Learning Logic
Experiment 20: A Powerful Combination
Experiment 21: Race to Place
Experiment 22: Flipping and Bouncing
Experiment 23: Nice Dice
Experiment 24: Intrusion Alarm Completed
Experiment 24: Magnetism
Experiment 25: Tabletop Power Generation
Experiment 26: Loudspeaker Destruction
Experiment 27: Making a Coil React
Experiment 28: Filtering Frequencies
Experiment 29: Fuzz
Experiment 30: One Radio, No Solder, No Power
Experiment 31: A Little Robot Cart
Experiment 32: Moving in Steps
Experiment 33: Hardware Meets Software
Experiment 34: Checking the Real World
Experiment 35: The Lock, Revisited

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