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Knit EL Wire Dress

Posted on July 5, 2016 by admin

Photography, Dan Lim. Model, NvS Breeyn McCarney and I shared our EL wire knit dress at Maker Festival Toronto at the Reference Library – it was lovely to chat with so many people! I first tried knitting EL wire in … Continue reading →

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Handsfree Icebucket Challenge Backpack

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Major Callisto

Hands Free Icebucket Challenge from Christopher Lewis on Vimeo. My good friend KC Roberts challenged me to participate in the Icebucket Challenge. I made a handsfree icebucket backpack. It’s a little impractical, but a lot awesome. The success ALS charities … Continue reading →

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Broke-Ass Mario Kart – Build Log 02

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Major Callisto

New Motors! I decided to source more reliable motors than the ones I found at Active Surplus. I love Active, but they have an “as is” policy on a lot of their used equipment that made me nervous. Also, some … Continue reading →

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Broke-Ass Mario Kart – Build Log 01

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Major Callisto

The past few days have been spent testing my motors and hardware for my Broke-Ass Mario Kart project. I’ll be sharing a tear-down of the project at my FITC 2014 Talk, Broke-Ass Mario Kart. I bought a simple, unmarked, mobility … Continue reading →

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Gilded Crane

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Major Callisto

I’ve never been much of a fan of gold – I’ve always thought it lacks an aspect of the “understated” that I would associate with elegance. So, I’m entertained by my current obsession with the art of gilding – it … Continue reading →

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Slurpy Ford Wii Nunchuk Puppet

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Major Callisto

Use, spacebar, “c”, “s”, left, right, up and down arrows to control Slurpy: I’ve thought for a long time about how a Wii Nunchuk would be perfect for controlling a puppet. It … Continue reading →

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Etch-a-Sketch Turntables

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Major Callisto

Arduino Sketch For an upcoming project with CTT, we decided to make a giant etch-a-sketch out of a quadcopter, a UV laser, a giant glow in the dark wall and two turntables. As part of a bonus project I made … Continue reading →

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Dragon Pumpkin Spring

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Major Callisto

For my recent talk at FITC’s Spotlight: Hardware, I decided to revisit my Halloween project the Dragon Pumpkin. Pumpkins are hard to find this time of year so I improvised with a watermelon. Everytime you say the words “trick or … Continue reading →

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Mouse Hacks

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Major Callisto

On June 8, 2013, I gave a presentation at FITC’s Spotlight: Hardware. It was a great event that covered many topics related to hardware and physical computing. As silly as it is, I presented what I think is one of … Continue reading →

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Dragon Pumpkin

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Major Callisto

Dragon Pumpkin – Halloween 2012 from Christopher Lewis on Vimeo. I decided to add a bit of “Trick” back into Halloween. The Dragon Pumpkin is a voice activated fire breathing pumpkin; saying the words “Trick or Treat” triggers a fireball. … Continue reading →

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