News Items

New Site

MakingThings has launched a new website.

MakingThings on Flickr

Share your MakingThings projects on Flickr.

MakingThings Tracker

A new bug/issue tracker for the Make Controller Kit.

Teleo Max/MSP external source code released

Teleo Max/MSP objects are now open sourced.

Workshop: Interactive Projects with Max/MSP/Jitter and Sensors, May 14-26, 2007

This workshop at Alfred University is an intensive course on interactivity with the Make Controller.

MakingThings at Maker Faire 2007

Come visit!

New Flash Library - ActionScript 3.0 support & more

Flash support for the Make Controller Kit has been updated.

New tutorial for debugging with OpenOCD

How to do breakpoint debugging on your Make Controller Kit programs.

Prototyping Board now available

Easily create your own electronics around the Make Controller Board.

Firmware 1.2.0 released

An important update to the firmware for the Make Controller Kit.

New documentation tool

A more organized, and community-oriented documentation section.

Firmware 1.3.0 released

New features for the Make Controller Kit.

mchelper firmware upload not working on OS X 10.5

Due to a change in the Apple USB driver, it's not currently possible to upload new code using mchelper.

Universal Binary Teleo Max/MSP objects beta

Beta versions of the Teleo Max/MSP objects are available for testing in Max 4.6 for OS X on both Intel and PPC.

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XBee Wireless Boards now available

Now extend your Make Controller projects wirelessly with the very popular (and cheap!) XBee modules.

mchelper 2.1.0 released

Improvements and bug fixes.

New forum

The MakingThings site has a new forum.

mchelper 2.2.0 released

 

New how-tos

 

Reference Section moved

Just a little website reshuffling.

New lower prices

We've reduced the prices for the Make Controller.

New XBee tools!

Now you can use the Make Controller to upgrade the firmware on your XBee modules and configure them easily using X-CTU.

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Maker Faire '08

MakingThings is headed to Maker Faire again...

Wanted: Icon Design Help!

Icons needed for new software.

OS X 10.5 Upload Helper

A workaround for a problem with OS X 10.5 that prevents uploading new firmware.

mcbuilder alpha available

The first early release of mcbuilder is now available.

mcbuilder 0.2.0 released

A new release of mcbuilder is much stabler and closer to a 1.0.

Firmware 1.5.0 available

A new release of the Make Controller firmware is now available.

Firmware 1.5.1 available

Small update to firmware 1.5.0.

mcbuilder 0.5.0 available

The latest mcbuilder features a new icon, French translation, more robust build system, and integration of the most recent Make Controller firmware.

New Store

Online store is much easier to use.

Site Maintenance

We'll be doing some work on the site today...

Site Upgrade Complete

Everything is back to normal.

mc.usb 0.6 available

mc.usb is now compatible with Max 5 and better than ever.

mchelper 2.5.0 (OS X) preview

Outstanding uploader problems fixed on OS X.

Greener Gadget Competition

Flex your creative and energy saving muscles.

Interface Board sneak peek

A quick look at the upcoming Interface Board.

Firmware 1.6.0 available & beyond

More bug fixes and new features...and more on the way!

Make Controller stock

Temporarily out of stock...

mcbuilder 0.6

A little bugfix release

Interface Board Available

Interface Board now available.

Vista64 USB compatibility

The Make Controller can now connect via USB to your Vista64 bit computer.

Make Controller Stock Update

Almost there!

Update

Make Controller stock and more.

Teleo externals update for OS X

A bugfix release.

More Stock Updates

Hopefully the last one!

Make Controller Kits In Stock

We're back in stock!

Controller v2.0 support

Small firmware release to add support for Controller v2.0

DorkBot SF

MakingThings @ DorkBot

Version Control Update

Looking to switch to a distributed source control system.

Recent Projects

Review of a couple recent Make Controller projects.

Firmware update & Maker Faire

Come see us at Maker Faire!

Fun Projects

A couple more project sightings on the web.

mchelper 2.5.0 released

A few new features and lots of cleanup!

New Source Code Repository

Make Controller code is now on Google Code.

mchelper 2.5.1 for Windows available

A bugfix release for Windows.

Stock & Drivers Update

We're back in stock!

New server

The MakingThings website is now on a new, more powerful server.

Site Outage