Ladayada reviewed the BlinkM we featured here on MAKE, she made a LED that blinks like a heartbeat and a temperature sensor that changes color of the LED to blue (cold) or red (hot) – Link. Related: BlinkM, the smart LED – Link.
I’m almost done making all the paper bead bracelet kits for my session at the CHA Winter Convention in Anaheim, CA. (If you don’t know, CHA is the Craft & Hobby Association and the Winter Convention is one of the largest events of the year bringing together craft businesses.) My session, “The Indie-Craft Revolution!” (Demo-nar […]
Here’s a new digital zine from some familiar folks! Mark Frauenfelder & Mister Jalopy. Mr. J writes – The first issue of Dispatch is a handy heyday magazine of projects, techniques and tools loosely arranged around the idea of transport. Besides building the projects and doing the work, I was also the sole designer, photographer, […]
The Sitbag chair and ottoman from the reincarnation collection – maybedesign is a great inspiration for a remake, I see old suitcases tossed on the street and in thrift stores all the time – [via] Link. Related: How to Make a Suit Case PC – Link. Suitcase Go-Cart – Link. Suitcase – bags made from […]
Thing-a-day is in full swing. With 1,418 participants, it is hard to see all the great projects. Here are a few that caught my eye. Troutfishing made this simple sewing needle case out of vintage fabric and batting. – Link. Polkadotwitch started painting watercolors inspired by master painters. The image on the left above is […]
In the same vein as some of the network desk ornaments from Ambient Devices, the “Wable” is a physical bar graph that gets it information from a customizable web application with an intent to visualize it’s owners “web identity” over time. When there is activity on your personal sites like Flickr, Delicious, Plazes, and Last.Fm, […]
We’ve covered the Red Bull art of the can contest for awhile here and this year Red Bull advertised on MAKE (there should be a little box/banner on the right) – it would be great if some Makers entered and won – You have until April 6th – Red Bull Art of Can is a […]
