Pillowcase writes “I made a baby carriage for warwalking, because I had no car… It has (had) a boombox and car battery to power it all, so that it would announce the found nodes with text-to-speech (and play some of the fight club soundtrack)…” – Link & photos.
Join Make’s Editor and Publisher Dale Dougherty at a London pub on Monday June 26th after 6pm. He will be meeting with James Larsson, author of the VCR Cat Feeder project, and would like to meet other makers in the London area. Meet at “The Windsor Castle”, 114 Campden Hill Road,London W8 7AR. If you […]
Check out these handmade “soundtracks” from 1936 – I’d like to know if there are any still around and what they sound like… “”Sketches” Sound; Files It For “Talkies” – SYNTHETIC musical notes that can be filed away in a card index have been developed by a group of Soviet musicians and scientists. The hand-sketched […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Elemenoh writes “This is my “Light Emitting Diode Persistence of Vision Helmet”. I made it for my Gizmology class this semester. On the end of the black arm is a vertical row of 8 red LEDs that are attached to a chip which controls the rate at which they flash. […]
Here’s a really cool paper cone record player from Simon Elvins – “To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 331/3 rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pick up and amplifies the sound enough to make it audible. “ [via] – Link.
Barnes writes “Nerf guns are not just for kids any more. In this how-to, you will learn how to make home made darts, modfy your nerf gun, and convert a watergun to shoot nerf darts. Mod a few guns, call up the friends, and shoot each other like your 10 again!” – Link.
MAKE friend Alison of SWITCH interviews JF Magic founder Lee Wainwright about light up clothing and textiles. In Alison’s interview “they discover shoes that light up with your every step, skirts that make kissy faces, purses that light up when your cell phone rings and much more.” We heart SWITCH and now the SWITCH site […]
