While at the G4 studios, I got a tour of their prop making facilities. Prop people are awesome because everyday they get requests like, “We need a miniature star trek set with a green screen.” Then they fulfill those requests… rad! – Link to photoset
MAKE group member Leevonk has a great Instructable on franken-modding a Furby… he writes – “I took control of a furby’s body using a PIC16F877 microcomputer. Videos on last step. The furby’s in-built sensors and actuators: light sensor, IR sensor, IR transmitter, tongue touch sensor, belly touch sensor, microphone, speaker. The furby’s main (and only) […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Svofski writes – “Made from junk computer parts and household items, mostly. Runtime is approximately 30 minutes on 200ml jar of freshly boiled water. Infinite if the jar is heated. The speed is modest at about 100RPM tops. No lathe required, only drill press, some minimal milling work, soldering, and […]
Thanks Vicki! Just in time for the cold of winter, she’s given us this hip (and fast) knitting pattern to make some cool fingerless gloves. Link.
This looks like a great event if you’re in CA… If any Makers are going let us know, we’d love a recap/report! Apple @ 30 1976: Apple in the Garage will be held at the Vintage Computer Festival 9.0 on the weekend of November 4-5th, 2006 at the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA – […]
Crafter Lauren Mc Nees wrote us because she couldn’t find CRAFT at Newsbeat, the #1 place to get magazines in Davis, CA. Our amazing Circulation Director Heather Harmon was on it, and now you can get your issue of CRAFT magazine, as well as MAKE magazine, whenever you stop by Newsbeat (514 3rd Street b/t […]
There isn’t a sound sample -yet- but check out these photos of a 12 modded Pikachu circuit bent orchestra! [via] – Link. Related: Kaseo’s Circuit Bending Gallery (JPN) – Link. Circuit bending @ MAKE – Link. From the pages of MAKE: Circuit Bending – Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start […]
