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eBook Details: Paperback: 334 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (September 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449363504 ISBN-13: 978-1449363505 eBook Description: Building iPhone and iPad Electronic Projects Build a metal detector with the iOS magnetometer Use the HiJack hardware platform to create a plant moisture sensor Put your iPhone on a small rocket to collect acceleration and rotation data Hack a radio control truck with Arduino and Bluetooth LE Create an arcade game with an iPad controller and two iPhone paddles Control a candy machine with an iOS device, a micro servo, and a WiFi connection Building iPhone and iPad Electronic Projects: Real-World Arduino, Sensor, and Bluetooth Low...

eBook Details: Paperback: 280 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (September 30, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1593275080 ISBN-13: 978-1593275082 eBook Description: Beautiful LEGO You’ll also meet the minds behind the art. Interviews with the artists take you inside the creative process that turns simple, plastic bricks into remarkable LEGO masterpieces. Mix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens of artists, and what do you get? Beautiful LEGO, a compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases a stunning array of pieces ranging from incredibly lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings of spaceships, mansions, and mythical creatures. Mix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens...

eBook Details: Paperback: 152 pages Publisher: WOW! eBook (October 7, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1593275137 ISBN-13: 978-1593275136 eBook Description: The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2: More Amazing Vehicles Hot Rod Forklift Wrecker Roadster Gran Turismo Dune Buggy Chopper Big Rig F1 Racer Excavator BUILD 10 SWEET MODELS! With just one collection of LEGO bricks, you can build any of these 10 models from the simple Hot Rod to the mighty Excavator. Tips and tricks will inspire you to create your own amazing models. Whether you’re new to The LEGO Build-It Book, Vol. 2: More Amazing Vehicles series or ready for a new challenge, you’re in for hours...

eBook Details: Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Maker Media, Inc (September 24, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449355676 ISBN-13: 978-1449355678 eBook Description: The Makerspace Workbench: Tools, Technologies, and Techniques for Making Create a dynamic space for designing and building DIY electronic hardware, programming, and manufacturing projects. With this illustrated guide, you’ll learn the benefits of having a Makerspace a shared space with a set of shared tools that attracts fellow makers and gives you more resources to work with. You’ll find clear explanations of the tools, software, materials, and layout you need to get started everything from basic electronics to rapid prototyping technology and inexpensive 3D printers....

eBook Details: Paperback: 268 pages Publisher: Maker Media, Inc (September 27, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1449361013 ISBN-13: 978-1449361013 eBook Description: Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff After-school and out-of-school programs as well as home schooling have been growing steadily for nearly a decade, but instructors are still searching for high-interest content that ties into science standards without the rigidity of current classroom canon. The author draws on more than 20 years of experience doing hands-on science to facilitate tinkering: learning science while fooling around with real things. Tinkering techniques in key science areas How to let kids learn science with hands-on tinkering Engaging techniques for...