Adding a USB microphone to your Raspberry Pi can unlock all sorts of new functionality. The most common use for giving your Pi ears is to create a voice assistant such as Alexa or Picroft. But with Python speech-to-text modules such as SpeechRecoginition the fun projects you can take on with a Pi and a …
Improve your dust collector with this automated smart switch Using a shop-vac to collect sawdust from your power tools is a great way to keep your woodshop clean and your lungs clear. But only if you remember to turn it on. This guide will teach you how to make a DIY dust-collector switch for half the …
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If you’ve never heard of Blockly and Webduino Bit, you’re not alone. Although they’re pretty popular in Asia, they haven’t really made it to the West yet. But when I was recently introduced to this educational dev board, I thought that they were such a great alternative to BBC’s micro:bit, that I bought one and …
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You may have already used my internet LED strip here on Maker WS’s cam page and today I am going to teach you how to make one of your very own! If you haven’t made one already, you will need to have already made a WiFi controllable LED strip similar to the one from my …
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Getting followers for the Maker WS Instagram is a daily grind. Besides having quality content (I’m working on it), the most effective way to get followers is the follow/unfollow method. Eventually, though, I found that my follower to following ratio was a little embarrassing, so I needed to find a way to filter my Instagram …
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In this guide, you will learn how to use an ESP8266-based board to create a WiFi controlled LED strip. I will be using a Wemos Mini for this example, but any board with the ESP8266 microchip should work. For example, you might consider making a Wemos D1 LED strip. There are many guides for making …
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The first time I heard the name Webduino was when visited their stall tucked in a back corner of the 2019 Taipei Maker Faire. Everyone was focusing on a wall socket with a dev board hooked up to a Songle relay. With the Webduino, you can use the internet to turn on a light! Like …
The Web Plus Arduino? Webduino! Reviews and Setup Guides for Smart and Bit Read More »
Usually, when I start a new project I have dreams of polished, well-documented code tested for every edge case. But with a deadline quickly approaching, I often fall into the old familiar three-step routine. Google. Ctrl-c. Ctrl-v. That was the case with my recording sign for OBS from my recent article. As I was putting …
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Are you a Medium member? Please contribute to my beer fund and read this article here. Otherwise, enjoy for free on MakerWS! When I was introduced to Makey Makey at a workshop hosted by a friend of mine last year, I saw great potential to spice up my English lessons. Then I saw the price …
Are you a Medium member? Please contribute to my beer fund and read this article here. Otherwise, enjoy for free on MakerWS! In the lesson I teach this semester, I have 50 minutes to take a group of around 14 fourth-graders that I haven’t seen since last semester and produce a video of them making …
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