HOW TO – Build a wireless FM microphone
Here’s how to build a wireless FM microphone from “Popular Electronics May 1965” – Link.
Month: August 2006
SRL San Jose 2006 Show (photos)
Incredible photos from The Survival Research Labs show in San Jose – taken by Scott Beale (Laughing Squid) Link. Congrats to the entire SRL team! More: In MAKE volume 07 we profile Mark Pauline. For nearly three decades, Survival Research Laboratories has redirected the technology of industry, science, and the military to create the most […]
New Etsy contest & CRAFT magazine
Ok Crafters just a reminder, we have a new contest and promo with Etsy and our new magazine CRAFT, check it out – “Using whatever medium you desire (knitting, sewing, jewelry, beading, painting, photography, needlepoint, woodburning, anything!) we challenge you, the people of Etsy, to represent, reinterpret or remix CRAFT Magazine’s logo in any way […]
Laptop bag made from newspapers
I picked up this laptop bag made from the science section of the New York times from Renga Arts in Sebastopol, CA (near MAKE HQ), the shop specializes in products made from reclaimed and recycled materials (The owner, Sherry works with MAKE on events – this was the first time I checked out her store, […]
HOW TO – Create groovy vector style art
Here’s how to make some cool looking artwork that would make a great t-shirt or desktop wallpaper – Link.
Reverse engineering the Mac ‘breathing’ LED
If you’ve ever seen that soothing “breathing” sleep indicator LED on Macs and want to use that same pattern for your electronics projects, here’s one way to reverse engineer it using a MIDIsense (featured in MAKE 07) – Link. Related: Breathing status LED indicator patent – Link.
Houston Art Car Parade 2006 (photos)
FamilyGuy2006 posted up tons of great photos in the MAKE Flickr photo pool from the Houston Art Car Parade 2006 (photos) – Link. Related: Maker made transportation – Link.