MAKE:CAST

A podcast from Make: founder, Dale Dougherty
exploring ideas, tools and people behind the maker movement.
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- Customizing Adaptive Devices for People with DisabilitiesCustomizing Adaptive Devices for People with DisabilitiesMicrosoft’s Bryce Johnson and John Helmes Join Make: Editor Caleb Kraft Bryce Johnson works at the Inclusive Tech Lab at Microsoft who is one of the co-inventors of the Xbox Adaptive Controller and the Surface Adaptive Kit. John Helmes is an industrial designer at Microsoft who began creating and customizing devices for his daughter, Jara, […]
- 3D Printing In Ice For Science3D Printing In Ice For ScienceResearchers at Carnegie Mellon have been hard at work coming up with new technologies for… science or something. What really caught our eye though, is that tiny ice-topus. Ok, to be serious for a bit, this is actually very cool. They’re 3D printing these tiny structures using ice, submerging them in resin, then sublimating the […]
- Nerd Out about Music with us on January 26thNerd Out about Music with us on January 26thA new year means new Hangout & Nerdout topics, and we’re kicking off 2023 with a theme we know you’ll love: Music! We can’t wait for you to nerd out with synth maven Thea “Stargirl” Flowers! You’re going to love hanging out with Erik Oostveen while he shares his open-source music gadgets. And we’re overjoyed […]
- Pixelblaze Pillows: Light Up Your Upholstery With LEDsPixelblaze Pillows: Light Up Your Upholstery With LEDsIt is a profoundly human compulsion to change our environment to suit ourselves, and the quarter-trillion-dollar US home décor industry presents a playful (and profitable) example: We bedeck our living spaces to express ourselves and illustrate our individuality. Colorful light displays decorate busy event spaces like concerts and sports arenas, but they can also function as […]
- Embedded LEDs Make The Coolest Birthday Cake You’ve Ever SeenEmbedded LEDs Make The Coolest Birthday Cake You’ve Ever SeenNatasha Dzurny turned out this really cool project for Element 14. In short, she makes a birthday cake shaped display using flexible LED matrixes. Inspired by Lizzo’s birthday anthem, Natasha decided to make a whole party in the shape of a cake. She started with an Arduino Nano 33it and two LED matrixes and ended […]
- Building The Ghostwriter AI TypewriterBuilding The Ghostwriter AI TypewriterThis crazy AI powered interactive typewriter has been bouncing around the internet since CES recently ended. it’s a pretty great example of putting a professional finish on an interesting piece. Luckily Arvind Sanjeev, the creator, has shared a build breakdown on twitter. Be sure to go read the entire thread, it is fascinating. Arvind started […]
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