Month: June 2006

DIY waterproof GPS datalogger

DIY waterproof GPS datalogger

Steve writes in about the Sparkfun GPS data loggers, he built a waterproof version – “That unit from SFE is excellent! I packaged one in a waterproof case and use it for recording kayak and boat jaunts… I just nestled the hardware into a carved foam insert inside a SealLine Electronic Case. The wee antenna […]

Craft Videos

Craft Videos

Whip Up has collected links to some great crafting videos, anything from simple techniques to fun craft projects. There seems to be more and more popping up with the advent of video podcasting so we’ll be sure to keep on the look out. Here’s a crochet video from NexStitch and a cool video from Scrapbooking […]

DIY GPS logger

DIY GPS logger

Momnopole writes “In the current spate of discussions about GPS loggers I’m surprised you haven’t mentioned SparkFun’s kit. It not only provides a cheap kit for logging GPS to standard SD cards in a package smaller than a credit card but it also directly writes Keyhole Markup Language (.KML) files which may be instantly viewed […]

Refashioned Maker Faire Bag

Refashioned Maker Faire Bag

Casey Dougherty has added a couple of great photos to the CRAFT Flickr Pool of her refashioned Maker Faire tote bag that’s now a cool looking messenger bag. Look inside too to see a close up of the braided wires on the strap. Pure genius! The full how-to tutorial is here on Instructables so you […]

Wearable Cell Booth

Wearable Cell Booth

Phone booths are a thing of the past, reserved more for decor (stylishly red in London) or more for comic book super-heroes. Today, all of us are exposed numerous times throughout the day to others’ (aka strangers) private phone conversations while we are innocently waiting for the metro, walking on the sidewalk, or even while […]