Battle the Day With Raktajino
Rakatajino, aka Klingon coffee, aka the chai tea of the Star Trek universe. When Earth coffee isn’t enough to wake you up, try this spicy Qo’noS-inspired recipe.
Newsbytes: Japan Amusement Expo; VEX HyperDash; Multimorphic Ships Portal Pinball; More
RAS2025-09-07T23:09:02+00:00Welcome to Newsbytes, a series here on Arcade Heroes that covers quick news from around the world of arcade and pinball gaming. The summer lull is officially over now, with more big stories centered on the upcoming trade shows going to press; there is still a few more waiting in the wings, but in the meantime, we have a few smaller happenings that are already out there. I also want to introduce a new writer to Arcade Heroes by the name...
Episode #801 – Atlantic Records, Pt. 8 – 1954, Pt. 2
RAS2025-09-07T18:29:36+00:00Air Week: September 8-14, 2025
Atlantic Records, Pt. 8 – 1954, Pt. 2
Atlantic Records was the most influential, significant and important independent record label to come out of the late-1940s, during a time when there were many great, small indie labels being born. What gave Atlantic the advantage over Specialty, Chess, Modern, Vee-Jay, Exclusive, King, etc is the breadth of material, variety of music styles and the sheer number of hit records that led to the...September 7, 2025RASUncategorized1950s, blues, Doo Wop, instrumentals, Jump Blues, R&B, Rhythm & Blues, Uncategorized, Vocal Group0 Comments
No Fate: It’s What You Make Of It That Matters
RAS2025-09-05T21:52:15+00:00A maker mindset and DIY becomes ever more important in times of struggle and conflict, as we’ve reported on Ukraine here, here and here over the last few years. However, while drones and other instruments of war and survival have been front and center in those conversations, Ukrainian artists and makers have been equally busy sharing their experience of the ongoing conflict in imaginative ways, including at four Maker Faires that have been held in the...
Turtle bots, Gestalt principles, and emergent art
RAS2025-09-05T18:46:20+00:00Arduino Team — September 5th, 2025 In the worlds of programming and robotics, turtles are entities — either virtual or physical robots— that follow commands to move around a 2D plane. Those are usually very simple commands, such as “move forward 10 units” or “rotate 90 degrees clockwise,” and they help people learn some programming fundamentals (like Logo in the ’80s!) in an intuitive way. But a lot of complexity can evolve out of simple building...
Repurpose gadgets as Arduino-ready modules
RAS2025-09-05T18:31:05+00:00Arduino Team — September 5th, 2025 Most people have a general awareness of how economies of scale play into the cost of products; a bespoke, handcrafted vase is going to cost a lot more than a mass-produced vase sold in the millions. But the ramifications of that concept can be really counterintuitive when it comes to electronic goods. In some cases, an entire device can cost less to purchase than just one component in that device....
September 5, 2025RASUncategorizedArduino, E-Waste, MKR WiFi 1010, Recycling, Reusing Electronics, Upcycling0 Comments
Making Connections With Glass
RAS2025-09-05T16:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol 92. Subscribe for more great projects. When Chris Mosley was in elementary school, he was the kid who was always behind in his work. While other students dutifully read in class, he got in trouble for drawing because he was more interested in creating his own stories than reading someone else’s. Fast-forward to today, and the creativity that got him in trouble as a kid now enables him to flourish as...
September 5, 2025RASUncategorizedArt & Sculpture, Craft & Design, glass, interactive art, Made On Earth, Make92, Makers0 Comments
The Technological Humanism of Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition
RAS2025-09-04T20:17:16+00:00Maker Faire Rome takes place October 17-19 this year and we’re stoked! The biggest Maker Faire in Europe, it’s a mind-blowing extravaganza of creativity and technology, featuring hundreds of amazing indie makers, smart startup ideas, favorite vendors like Arduino and Raspberry Pi, young engineers from universities all over Italy and Europe, and a heightened sense of art, style, and storytelling. I was lucky to attend for the first time last year with my co-editor David Groom, and it took...
On Test From Raw Thrills: Godzilla Kaiju Wars [Non-VR]; Jackpot Racer
RAS2025-09-04T19:15:41+00:00With the start of the next big trade show season for the amusement industry edging closer, today we have got two games that have recently been seen on location test out in the arcade wilds, both from Raw Thrills. One is a new non-VR model for Godzilla Kaiju Wars, the other is a new racing video redemption title currently under the name of Jackpot Racer. The company has declined to officially comment on both games for now, which is their...
Make a Magic Blocks Gadget Cache
RAS2025-09-04T16:00:00+00:00This article appeared in Make: Vol. 86. Subscribe for more maker projects and articles! The Magic Blocks gadget cache is a fun and simple “proximity and order” puzzle. It consists of four gadget blocks. Each will illuminate a single digit that you program into it — but only when all four blocks are placed side by side, in the correct order! Strategically located magnets and magnetic switches are used to sense the proximity of each block....
September 4, 2025RASUncategorizedDIY Projects, Electronics, Fun & Games, geocache, make86, Puzzles0 Comments
