Elsewares Web site – Link. If you like to shop for indie art and design goods look no further than Elsewares.com. Where else can you get a robot boy t-shirt, vintage record bowls, a recycled soda can cuff, and a whole array of cute cards — all in one place? We are so happy to […]
In MAKE volume 08: Toys and Games we have our first annual gift guide pull out, here’s a PDF sample of some of the MAKE goodies we put in this year filled with great gift ideas for the incorrigible makers and inquisitive tinkerers on your list.
Besides the interesting artist’s statement and overview, this also looks like a fun bicycle – “Powerbike,” is a marvel of metaphoric simplicity. The artist has devised a user-friendly installation that is a mixture of bike and playground slide. Would-be participants are encouraged to mount a ladder whose every step contains words such as “rich,” “healthy,” […]
Bruno sent in this super easy step-by-step for creating a reusable toilet paper dispensers out of empty CD spools – Link.
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MAKE Flickr photo pool member mr_tentacle writes – “A 2-wheeled balancing robot. Balancing robots are also refered to as “Inverted Pendulum” robots, because they work on the same principal as a pendulum. The robot is dynamically unstable, e.g. left alone it will fall down. A gyro and accelerometer located near the axis of rotation (the […]
Randofo seems to have updated his typewriter to keyboard project, check it out… – Link. Related: HOW TO – Hacking a USB Keyboard (Make a typewriter keyboard) – Link. Portable typewriter laptop… – Link. The ElectriClerk – Link.
