These Magnetic LED Blocks Snap Together Like LEGO Lighting
Most lighting is still sold as fixed objects: a floor lamp for the living room, a task lamp for the desk, a strip for the…
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Codeebots Brings Physical Coding Blocks from the Classroom to the Maker’s Bench
Code education has a reputation problem. For a lot of kids, it means more screen time, more syntax errors, and more worksheets that feel nothing…
Wave-dissipating blocks reduce carbon footprint by using oyster shells and c-slurry
When you’re on vacation at the beach, you probably enjoy looking at and listening to waves as they crash onto the shore. You may even…
LEGO-like concrete blocks made from waste are easy to assemble and disassemble
The more buildings we put up to address the growing needs of our civilization, the more materials and energy are consumed along with a rise…
This modular MIDI Controller concept builds on the inventive format of the ROLI Blocks
The term Modular has a long tryst with music production, from the very concept of modular synthesis to modularity in DAWs, to the more recent…
A kit for the musician on the move!
I’ve always admired what ROLI does for two reasons. ROLI’s approach to music making has been unconventional and innovative because A. you don’t really need…
What if you could build your own smartwatch?
You know I’m going to come at you with the modular Phonebloks argument, but think about it… There’s so much in your phone you don’t…
The Building Blocks of Electronic Music
The modularity movement has hit the music industry too, as can be seen with the Roli Blocks. Designed by Roli, the same people who made…
So We Survived 2012
And you know what that means right? The Mayans were wrong; the world did not end, but that doesn’t mean the end of natural disasters…
Building Blocks to Get Your Wheels Turning
Maykel Roovers’ latest project, titled Critical Block Miniature World, examines the sharp contrast between the innocent, small world-view of children & the serious, large (and…