Category Archives: build

Kitchener: can we keep this set at City Hall?

Further on my sandwich search today, I popped by City Hall to peek in at Lauren Weinberg’s new place there in the old Carbon Computing space. Well, I got more than I bargained for. I was trying to figure out … Continue reading

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Built: prototype stands for Christie Digital MicroTiles

These are for the DISCONNECT photo/vid show I’m doing with Tony Reinhart on Sept 29.  We’re showing parts of our content on Christie Digital MicroTiles, and the configuration Tony and I designed requires elevating and angling tiles.  Always looking for … Continue reading

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Hack: wireless live-view for polecam v2–$50

Photo – A&C Back in July, I posted about my new Looking Down series of photos.  What I didn’t show are the tools I built to do this series.  This is the polecam: a camera mounted on the end of … Continue reading

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Solar BlackBerry Charger

[Imagine a giant disclaimer here that says I speak for RIM about BlackBerry officially only on matters of product security. Everything else, like this post, is just me as an independent maker, messing around on my own time, in absolutely … Continue reading

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how-to: do cheap polarized camera filters on a BlackBerry

[Imagine a giant disclaimer here that says I speak for RIM about BlackBerry officially only on matters of product security. Everything else, like this post, is just me as an independent maker, messing around on my own time, in absolutely … Continue reading

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how-to: do cheap macro photography on a BlackBerry

[Imagine a giant disclaimer here that says I speak for RIM about BlackBerry officially only on matters of product security.  Everything else, like this post, is just me as an independent maker, messing around on my own time, in absolutely … Continue reading

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Translating this blog IRL

I was invited…

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Steel Rails double-slit build for IQC == win!

Over the last 5 weeks,…

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Project Loud Monkey test run… in Waterloo Public Square

DW rocks a Project Loud Monkey test run at the Waterloo Public Square (video: James Bastow) Project Loud Monkey needs your: old noise-making toys/keychains/talking greeting cards/etc, and your old stereo amp and giant speakers collecting dust in your basement Please … Continue reading

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Egg as Canvas

The makebright crew was busy today…

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