(More photos coming tomorrow)
Mar 282010
(More photos coming tomorrow)
(More photos coming tomorrow)
Mar 262010
Our new space is pretty amazing, but there was one thing we still needed. We are on the 4th floor of our building, and the stairs were a little hard for first time visitors to find. We had a temporary remedy:
but obviously this would not do as a permanent installation, especially with our big event on Saturday!
So here is the new sign.
Thanks to Ryan for help with the circuit design, and thanks to Adam for the Arduino code (yes the Arduino is overkill but we decided it was appropriate considering the theme of the art show!). Let me tell you, this sign was fun to make!
Adam wrote the Arduino code in about 2 minutes, and here it is:
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Mar 242010
Check out Arduino Prototype 0 @NYCResistor on Saturday night at the art exhibition: Art, Design, and the Arduino: a lineage
photo provided by Massimo Banzi
Several other prototypes from the collections of Massimo Banzi, Tom Igoe and Nick Zambetti will be on display.
Exhibition curated by Alicia Gibb, based on the work of her master’s thesis
To see a sneak peak of artists showing works see Bre’s post on Arduino Superstars!
RSVPs are appreciated:
@NYCResistor
March 27th, 2010 8-12pm
87 3rd Avenue, 4th floor
$10
Mar 102010
Works include a lineage of variations, modifications and relations to the Arduino microcontroller
Hc Gilje
Aaron Koblin
Hernando Barragán
Edith Kollath
Jan Borchers & René Bohne
Becky Stern
Ranjit Bhatnagar
Oscar G. Torres & Jackoon
Raphael Abrams
Joe Saavedra
Curated by Alicia Gibb, based on the work of her master’s thesis
Special thanks to Shelby Arnold for designing the invite.
Oct 262009
Bill, Alicia, Hilary, Diana and the Cake
NYC Resistor made a huge showing at Yahoo Open Hack Day NYC this year. Team Makerbot showed up with the New York Toast, featuring their latest “Frostruder” prototype, an amazing attachment which turns the Makerbot 3D printer into a confectioner’s dream. And in the spirit of edible technology, Alicia, Bill, Diana and Hilary gathered to create the “Delicious Cake.” The cake was, in fact, NOT a lie.
The Cake represents the sentiment – positive, neutral or negative – of a keyword as represented on Delicious.com, Yahoo’s social bookmarking service. The cake was made to look like the Delicious.com logo, and LED “faces” were used to indicate the sentiment. Hilary wrote the code for the sentiment analysis, Bill wrote the code that drove the Arduino controller, Diana soldered the LED faces, and Alicia assembled the electronics and decorated the cake itself.
You can see more of the cake at Alicia’s Flickr Stream or at Bill’s. We were also featured on CNN: http://bit.ly/ddNm3
Find out more at Diana and Hilary’s blogs:
Diana’s blog: http://fashionnerd.com/2009/10/yahoo-open-hackday-nyc/
Hilary’s blog: http://www.hilarymason.com/blog/yahoo-openhacknyc-the-del-icio-us-cake/
Aug 312009
SLED v1.1 Serial RGB LED Lamp
Greetings! This is my last hail-mary #AwesomeAugust post before we roll into the decline and death of Summer here in the Northern Hemisphere. Not that I mind, the last few weeks have been a bit hot and humid, and I don’t get my summers off to lounge around like some of you whippersnappers. Behold! The E-Mail Waiting Light! Yes, you’ve seen others, and there may be many like it, but this one is mine. And it can be yours as well, if you follow the instructions posted on our Wiki. This little gem will show everyone whether you are INBOX ZERO – or not.
Check it out here: http://wiki.nycresistor.com/wiki/E-Mail_Waiting_Light
Aug 202009
When it comes to hacking, I tend to enjoy practical projects the most. The Arduino is like physical computing “duct tape” that gives one the ability to “duct tape” things that need constant attention or action. If you need a plant watered, or your fish tank pump monitored, or your bikini-clad friends to set off a musical instrument with just their bodies then the Arduino is just the tool you need. So what about fire?
Close-up of the UV TRON Sensor Tube
Jun 072009
So during the Thursday craft night we received a request from one of the hackerspace folks for some time lapse videos of the space over a 24 hour period. They are working on a project that will no doubt be stupendous and magnificent. However this spawned a quick project.
May 242009
Ok maybe it’s a little smaller than life-size, but it’s a hella fun way to play Katamari.
More details on how it’s put together can be found on my blog, kellbot.com
Apr 072009
Noah Zerkin, is a regular at NYC Resistor events and craft nights. Also pretty well known in the local community for his DIY augmented reality work. In fact he gave a quick talk ( his first ever =P ) at IgniteNYC 3. He just posted this video ( saw it via twitter ). I am reposting it so people can get super excited by the work he is doing. It’s amazing stuff. And it can best be described as…. Nintendo eat your heart out.
Or for fans of the wizard… “It’s soooo baaaad…”