The Maker Geek Roundup aggregates information of interest to makers everywhere. Topics include .NET Micro Framework, CNC, 3d Printing, Robotics, Microsoft Robotics Studio, Electronics, General Maker stuff, and more. If you have something interesting you've done or have run across, or you blog regularly on the topics included here, please send me the URL and brief description via the contact link.

Shout Outs

• MakerBot launches a text adventure to give a hint of what we're going to announce at CES! (Makerbot Industries)

3d Printing and CAD/CAM/CNC

• Wiring Diagram for DC Motor + Domo*pes or Arduino + Circuit + Code (CNC Snap)
• Mendel90 (HydraRaptor)
• • also Mendel90 extruder and Mendel90 axes
• 3d Printed Snowman Army (Grass Roots Engineering)
• Lego compatible Android minifigure (Johan von Konow)
• 3D Printing Bridges across Gaps (3d Printing is the Future)

.NET Gadgeteer

• GHI (non-beta) .NET Gadgeteer SDK released! - Devhammer's Den (G. Andrew Duthie)
• Why not while(true)? - .NET Gadgeteer (Kerry Hammil)
• Looking for API reference docs for the core Gadgeteer libraries? (Kerry Hammil)
• How to Build a Flipbook Maker: Part 1 (Kerry Hammil)
• • Part 2, and Part 3
• Thursday Featured Module: Buttons - .NET Gadgeteer (Kerry Hammil)
• Great Sites and Blogs for Learning about .NET Gadgeteer - Devhammer's Den (G. Andrew Duthie)
• Seeed Temperature Humidity Sensor with OLED Display (Integral Design)
• Using a Servo in a .NET Gadgeteer Camera Device « Integral Design (Integral Design)
• • also Controlling the Servo using a Windows Phone application
• Software & Sawdust: Making a Gadgeteer DaisyLink Extender Module (Software & Sawdust)

.NET Micro Framework General (Netduino, GHI FEZ, etc.)

• Very fast SPI-to-parallel interface for Netduino (Highfield Tales)
• ASP.NET and .NET Microframework HTTP web server together (part 1/2) (Laurent Ellerbach)
• • Part 2
• Creating dynamically a web page using .NET Micro framework (Laurent Ellerbach)
• Netduino - Long awaited update (My projects)

Other Micro Controllers (PIC, AVR, ARM and more)

• News - New EasyMx PRO v7 board coming January 2012 (MikroElektronika)
• AVR Analog Comparator (Jumptuck)

General Electronics

• Remove Function Lock Key with a 4016 and a 555 (Hack a Day)
• TV Transmitter Circuit (Circuit-Zone)
• Capacitance Meter (Circuit-Zone)
• Function Generator XR2206 (Circuit-Zone)
• High resolution capacitor meter (Dangerous Prototypes)
• Using 555 timers to add "free play" functionality to classic arcade machines (Hack a Day)

Robotics and Robotics Studio

• What is a Household Robot? (Greg Shirakyan)
• Announcing Robotics Developer Studio 4 Beta 2 (Trevor Taylor)
• Behind the Scenes: Motion Tracking Robot Controller at Maker Faire 2011 (Gershon Parent)
• Treaded robot modified for stair climbing (Hack a Day)

Clocks

• Soviet Nixie Clock IN-18 (HD) (Electronics-Lab.com)
• Binary Burst clock concept (Jumptuck)

Synthesizers, MIDI and Electronic Instruments

• Meet the MeeBlip micro: Small, Hackable Project Synth, Shipping Now, $39.95 (Meeblip)
• How We Changed the MeeBlip To Make it More Playable: New Firmware-Overlay Tour (Meeblip)
• Casio DG-20, fretboard (My DIY Blog)

General Maker

• Half Life 2: Gravity Gun (Volpin Props)
• 737 cockpit will satisfy even the most discriminating simulator afficiandos (Hack a Day)
• MAME cabinet, system upgrade part 2 (My DIY Blog)

Retro Computing and Commodore!

• PREVIEW: CPLD-based XT-IDE adapter V2 (Dangerous Prototypes)
• 30 Years of Commodore 64 (MOS6502)
• Being precise on the C64 (MOS6502)

Misc Geek

• Take a break: Show your skills (Valentin Ivanov)
• Trillion-frame-per-second video (Electronics-Lab.com)

Just Awesome

• Jetpack Man Races With Fighter Jets (Maker Masters)