The MicroSlice is a DIY-at-home mini laser cutter & engraver and right now up for backing on Kickstarter. It is able to cut paper and engrave wood & plastics on a working area of 5 cm x 5 cm.
The MicroSlice works with an Arduino UNO, which is included in the full kit together with all the other necessary parts. The software is open source and free to use for personal usage.
https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/projects/755836/video-335605-h264_high.mp4
Hopefully in the future there will be the possibility to not just engrave but so cut wood and plastics with it at home…how cool would that be?
Check it out!
What does fashion lack? “Microcontrollers” – this states dutch fashiontech designer Anouk Wipprecht on her website. And if you have a look at her portfolio, you will most certainly agree.
Intimacy for example is the name of a dress which thanks to smart e-foils becomes transparent based on personal interactions.
https://vimeo.com/29952304
Another one is the Pseudomorphs dress: At first an innocent white, it soon becomes unique and quite colorful, when ink trickles out of diverted medical equipment and tubes to find its way down the dress, creating a new pattern every time.
https://vimeo.com/44149906
Hey Fritzing-folks!
Good news! We have updated the Fritzing website and made it look nice and shiny. And even better: You can now also check out the brand new Fritzing 0.8.5b, released on Dez. 15, 2013.
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Here is a list of changes to the new release:
- Fritzing gets a facelift! (special thanks to Christian and Fabian)
- new Welcome view
- new Fritzing Creator Kit examples (in both English and German)
- Tips and Tricks updated
- First Time Help now a separate dialog
- binaries built using Qt 4.8.5
- updated Dutch translation (thanks Dave)
- updated German translation
- new parts:
- Breadboard BB 301 (contributed by Jeremy)
- RGB LED WS2812
- bug fixes:
- Mac OSX Mavericks Parts Bin Hover crash
- Saving files with custom parts: sometimes the fzp did not list the latest svg files
- Boost 1.54 bug no longer crashes Fritzing
- Many part tweaks
This is a high-level summary of changes between each release. If you’re interested in the detailed changes, take a look at the individual code changes.
After a great year of running the worlds easiest PCB creation and fabrication service we have to announce, that our last Fab round this year will be closed this Sunday 15th of December and be shipped the 20th. Next year Fritzing Fab will be closed the 7th of January and be shipped one week later.
Thank you all for using this service, which was considered as »impossible« just some years ago.
For a long time it was unfortunately very expansive for our customers of the US and of Asia to order our products like the Fritzing Creator Kit. Now we’ve found a partner, who will fill the gap. We are very happy to welcome Seeed Studio as a reliable company selling our Kit.
Direkt Link to the Fritzing Creator Kit at Seeed Studio.