Here are some pretty tricked out sneakers from Zoltron… [via] – Link. And.. MAKE Flickr photo pool member Arkowi’s homemade Team Zissou shoes – Link. Related shoes: Powered Shoes – Virtual reality input – Link. Shoes made from recycled stuff… – Link. Make Your Own Shoes – Link. Shoes made from grocery bags – Link. […]
The Linux on iPod developer blog just posted about their new contest… – “Hooray! The first iPodLinux Contribution Contest has started! Contribute something cool for podzilla2 or a standalone application for iPodLinux and win prizes! This is running starting today (November 1st) through early January 2007. The goal of this project is to get everyone […]
Regarding our previous Multi-Outlet extension cords post, CNCProgrammer writes – “I’ve been making my own multi-outlet extension cords for several years now for my Christmas lights, and I haven’t burned down the house yet (knock on wood). You can find a couple of pictures of one I made last year at the address below. The […]
BBC has a short article on a maker who turns discarded weapon shells into coffee machines… – “In his workshop in Mekele, just 120 km from Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea, Azmeraw Zeleke is turning burnt-out shells into cylinders used in coffee machines. Most of the shells are left over from the 1998-2000 war between the […]
What does the fellow who built an APU costume from the Matrix and a Battle mech do to kick it up a notch? Make a Power loader costume from Aliens – [via] – Link. Nice work Ben! We are wrapping up our Halloween coverage shortly, you have until 11/04 to send in your entries for […]
Carlito writes – “This is a small and very simple robot that requires no electronics. It is inspired on La Coccinelle. They both work according to the same principle, but their bodies and wheels are different. Also mine uses rechargeable batteries so I don’t need to buy new ones after just a few hours of […]
The MAKE: Blog has been selected as one of 10 nominees in the Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards 2006 Blogwurst category of the Best of the Blogs (www.thebobs.com) so it looks like we’re up for two awards, thanks to everyone who nominated / thought about us! Go vote! – Link.
