Schlagwort: Halloween Hacks
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Make your scary Halloween pumpkin smart with the Plug and Make Kit!
Reading Time: 3 minutesWith Halloween just around the corner, we’ve got the perfect project to make your decorations more fun and interactive. All you have to do is take the Arduino UNO R4 WiFi and Modulino nodes included in your Plug and Make Kit to create an awesome jack-o’-lantern that will light up and cackle…
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Brew virtual potions by mixing ingredients in this interactive cauldron
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe large, bubbling cauldron is a classic mainstay in our Halloween decorations as it evokes imagery of devious witches and their mysterious concoctions. Fed up with this being a mere display piece, element14 Presents’ Katie Dumont created an enchanted cauldron that allows visitors to brew their own digital potions from an array of distinct ingredients…
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The Treat Trough of Terror spits out Halloween candy
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re only a few short weeks away from Halloween and that means we’re starting to see the creative projects that makers come up with to celebrate the holiday. Movement, lights, and sound effects are the name of the game when it comes to Halloween decor and the Treat Trough of Terror is…
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Huge LED globe becomes Halloween helmet
Reading Time: 2 minutesSome Halloween costumes are creepy, others are racy, and a few, like this one, are just plain cool. LEDs have been common since the 1960s, but they can still stand out when done well. As it turns out, one way to achieve that is by arranging 378 of them around a big…
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Interactive Halloween costume lets passersby play Wordle
Reading Time: 2 minutesYouâre probably already familiar with the game Wordle â it was a hit in 2021 and then took the world by storm when The New York Times purchased it in 2022. The gameplay is simple to understand, but still challenging. Players have to identify a word through trial and error by making guesses…
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This jack-o’-lantern farts pumpkin spice whenever someone gets close
Reading Time: 2 minutesHalloween is just a week away and that means two things: jack-o’-lanterns decorating front stoops around the world and the sudden proliferation of pumpkin spice-based products. Pumpkin spice isn’t a spice made from pumpkin, but rather a spice used in pumpkin pies. As we all know, farmers harvest pumpkin spice from pumpkin…
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Gigantic pumpkin dispenses candy at the push of a button
Reading Time: 2 minutesGigantic pumpkin dispenses candy at the push of a button Arduino Team — October 21st, 2020 YouTuber Brankly is going to be giving out candy in style this Halloween. Or, more accurately, his automated pumpkin system is going to take care of the task for him. His large fake jack-o’-lantern sits atop…
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Dad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDad-daughter MechWarrior suit ready for trick-or-treating Arduino Team — October 31st, 2018 The idea of a mechanized walking suit to carry you around seems like a great idea, but having a practical leg assembly for it is still a futuristic concept. As seen here however, if you’re still a kid, you might…
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Automate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAutomate Halloween with the Stack-O-Lantern memory game Arduino Team — November 1st, 2017 While Halloween has come and gone, it’s not too early to start brainstorming for next year’s jack-o’-lantern hack. Perhaps you’re thinking about lighting a pumpkin with an Uno-powered array of LEDs, or activating a shield to play scary recorded noises. If,…
