Way back in 2017, a small French company by the name of Calinfer created a little electromechanical wonder, which simulated Atari’s 1972 video game PONG. Designed as an interactive coffee table, the idea quickly garnered a lot of attention and reportedly sold very well. Now, Alan-1, site sponsor and makers of the Atari Recharged arcade series, are bringing it back. Take a look…
Pairing addressable LEDs with a programmable LED controller simplifies hardware and animations. Many controllers run on the ESP32, using Wi-Fi to host browser-based software that customizes patterns and organizes playlists, no coding required. Anyone can flash open-source control software like WLED to an off-the-shelf board, but a prefab controller provides power management and built-in sensor integration to optimize space and simplify wiring. From plug-and-play to completely customizable, the right LED controller will perk up any project!
Arduino Team — November 6th, 2025 CNC milling is expensive, messy, and requires a lot of technical knowledge, which is why we all want the ability to 3D print metal. But while technologies like SLS metal printing do exist, they are generally out of reach of hobbyists. Fortunately, there is a secret third option: investment casting. Formlabs makes casting resins specifically for that job, which Allie Katz and DJ Harrigan (AKA Mr. Volt) used to create...
The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware. Whenever you see the certification logo, you know that the certified hardware meets this standard. Currently the Certification database lists over 3178 individual certifications! In October we added 24 new certifications, from to and everything in between we were happy to have new and...
We have a whole host of IAAPA 2025 updates today, as thanks to a few companies’ announcements and a small preview from a distributor attending the show, a clearer picture of what will be there is now forming. There will still be a full preview to come closer to the main event next week, but if you want to get an even earlier heads up of how things will look, this post is your chance:
It is now just over a year since Stern Pinball launched the last new addition to their Remastered range (Metallica Remastered), and ahead of their appearance at IAAPA 2025 they have just revealed the next in line: The Walking Dead Remastered. The original game was released back in 2014 and is a well-rated machine according to IPDB. The series still has legions of fans and now gets a second-wind on the market. Let’s take a look.
Sarah H. Chung is a maker educator who has worked on the development of a 20,000 foot makerspace for Center City public charter schools in Washington, DC. She’s had several stops on her journey as a maker educator, working in formal and informal learning settings. In DC, she found herself leading the effort to build a community makerspace that would be shared by five public charter schools. One of the challenges she faced was “how can I show people what...
Ideally making is about giving your unique ideas form and bringing them to life in the physical world. But a lot of times it ends up being about collecting cool new tools instead. We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our way of sharing some of...
The unveilings for IAAPA 2025 just keep on coming now that it is only two weeks away, as LAI Games have revealed their lineup for the show. They were among the biggest arcade exhibitors at last year’s IAAPA, with one of their largest ever booths for the event. If their slate as we’ll discuss is anything to go by, they will be having a similarly impressive presence this year. This includes numerous new games making their official US...
Arduino Team — November 4th, 2025 Table tennis, AKA ping pong, is a serious sport and like all serious sports in the modern age, its athletes can benefit from data-driven training. Without a coach watching, a table tennis player likely won’t even be able to keep track of the number of strokes made during a training session. To make that training more productive, Samuel Alexander built this table tennis electronic paddle that analyzes strokes. Alexander...
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