Year: 2015

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See us at World Maker Faire 2015 in Queens, NY

2015-09-02 Dan

It’s Maker Fair time again!

See me at NY Maker Faire 2015

Marginally Clever will be bringing this giant wall of 2300 LEDs, running interactive demos and YouTube clips. You’ll be able to read the how-to later in MAKE magazine.

I will also be giving a talk about the development of this 5 axis robot arm. The What, the Why, and the How for anyone who hasn’t already read the story so far.

I tell you now: If you are into robots you do NOT want to miss this talk.

Be there! September 26-27 at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, NY. I’ll post a map with our exactly booth location Friday, September 25, on my Instagram page. Follow so you don’t forget, and great insider pics from the bleeding edge of technology.

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DIY Portable Bluetooth speakers

2015-08-31 Dan

Bluetooth speakers by Luke Brooks
Marginally Clever’s very own Luke Brooks has been working overtime. Not only is he designing a 3D printer, not only does he film and edit all Marginally Clever videos, not only did he help on the Giant Wall of LEDs (coming to World Maker Faire 2015), but he also designs cool portable speaker systems. Made from laser cut parts, hot glue, and determination. At a moderate volume they’ll play for nearly 10 hours. That means it will outlast your phone battery!

Get all the details and the step-by-step pictures on the Vancouver Hack Space forums.

The electronic parts used in the kit are available here:

[products skus=’elec-0031, elec-0032, ELEC-0037, ELEC-0057′]

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Watch a Makelangelo on a whiteboard

2015-08-28 Dan

Joshua from Brown Dog Gadgets sent in this video of a giant Makelangelo drawing their company logo. Looks like they used the “scanline” drawing style. He says it took 14 hours and they let it run overnight. Nice work, Joshua!

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Makelangelo vs Polargraph

2015-08-17 Dan

“I was wondering if you have any knowledge of or experience with the Polargraph and could compare and contrast the capabilities, software, and usability of both your products. I’m looking to buy either one and am not sure which to go with. Thank you for your time and all the work you’re doing!” — Natan

Great question! Let’s see.
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How to control a linear actuator with an Arduino

2015-07-28 Dan

Controlling a linear actuator is fun and easy. They’re really strong and can be used for all kinds of things: raising your TV out of a hidden pocket; crushing your enemies; or building an RC backhoe or dump truck. I did this entire project in about 20 minutes for around $150 CAD.

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