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by Keith Hammond, Peter Kirn, Dan Gonsiorowski, Shawn Connally, Bob Scott, David Pescovitz, William Lidwell
Report from the world of backyard technology. Page 18
Reincarnated tee "iShirt" protects your computer and deters thieves. Page 27
Make and toss a bunch of these inexpensive little lights to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. Page 116
Twenty-three years ago, Steven Roberts went on a bike trip and never returned. Page 28
Pulling the strings at the Berkeley Kite Festival.
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A visit to the annual Yankee Steam-Up. Page 38
At last, Tolkien meets capitalism. Page 44
How hardware hackers are remaking their bodies. Page 46
Solder together one simple circuit and use it to control two very different solar-powered robo-critters: a little satellite that scoots and bumps around, and a mini cart that just keeps a-rolling until the sun goes down. Page 76
Make an autonomous robot that can chase a ping-pong ball, push it into a goal, and take other programmable actions. When you're finished, you'll have a few more wrinkles in your brain and no more fears of robot attacks. Page 88
Make a "needle tower" sculpture from dowels and elastic cord that seems to defy the laws of physics. Page 100
Innocent-looking "clock" monitors the unread-message pileup in your inbox. Page 117
For FPS gaming, a cellphone vibrator gives a kick to your clicks. Page 120
Producing TV shows on the cheap. Page 123
Turn your PC into a switch-hitter the easy way, with a LiveCD. Page 124
How to read the tracking dots in your color Xerox printer. Page 126
Add an LED front light to your Game Boy Advance for $5. Page 129
Modifying tech for pre-mouse toddlers. Page 131
Good old FM beats wi-fi for sending streamed music around your house. Page 133
Up from the ghetto blaster, a new life as a functional-art stereo component. Page 136
A rodent-powered nightlight. Page 139
Humane, compressed-air-powered bug trapper. Page 141
Taking stereographs is easier and more fun than ever. Page 143
Pringles-can lens extender produces dazzling ultra close-ups for peanuts. Page 146
Build one in 15 minutes. Page 148
Shouldn't people make their own ringtones, not buy them? Page 11
We have met the artificial intelligence, and he is us. Page 13
How to do boring tasks, or why robot-run dystopias can be fun. Page 14
From lamps and chainsaws to saving the planet. Page 16
Hollywood feels the sting of its own copyright laws. Page 26
Popular card games become an exercise in miniature construction. Page 39
The balloon men at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Page 40
Computer-aided design doesn't have to be awful. There's a CAD program out there for you. Page 48
Start your boat-building hobby by building this one. Page 50
The BEAM design approach creates nimble robots from simple components, with no programming required. Page 54
Become a desktop general with these battlin' bot tanks. Page 58
The nuts and bolts of Lego robot design. Page 62
Meet the drink-serving, drunk-driving droids at Roboexotica. Page 65
Versatile, powerful design raises the bot in prefab robotics construction kits. Page 66
A wireless remote control camera on wheels. Page 69
Build a do-everything manifold to control, dry, route, and use compressed air. Page 72
The standard tower-style PC is blessedly modular, designed to be opened and upgraded. Page 114
Make a measuring instrument with an old video case and $20 worth of parts. Page 153
Inside a versatile maker's machine shop. Page 158
Build this kit to read radio frequency ID tags. Page 160
Announcing a just-maybe-revolutionary microcontroller for all things DIY. Page 164
Toss your own ice cream. Page 170
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to survive an earthquake, a flood, and a hungover neighbor. Page 172
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites. Page 174
Win your roommate's sock full of quarters, and other puzzles. Page 182
Where makers tell their tales and offer praise, brickbats, and swell ideas. Page 183
A look back at the glory years of engineering for common folk. Page 184
Scavenging components from cast-off tech. Page 185
Take a tour into the underground robotic relentlessness of Roomba hacks, robots in the streets of Austin, and robot cockfighting. Page 188
Our favorite events from around the world June-July-August 2006. Page 189
Looking for the dawn of the digital universe? Check in the basement, next to the lavatory. Page 190
Tyler Rourke tells how he built a replica of a hi-fi system built by Jack Rosenberg for Albert Einstein's 70th birthday gift. Page 192
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