DC401 is bringing DIY rapid prototyping to their May meeting: Bruce Wattendorf is a Rhode Island based RepRap maker. He and his son have working on their RepStrap since January 2007. Bruce will be bringing his RepRap in to demo its capabilities and talk about the process of actually building one. For anyone who’s dreamed […]
Every good instrument deserves an appropriately cool enclosure. After building the Loud Objects Noise Toy kit, I decided to case it up with some added flare. Read on for more pics & info. Related: HOW TO – build the Noise Toy Noise Toy – crash course in programming A friend brought me back a small […]
Erica Sadun put together a great tool for iPhone users who’d like to keep tabs on their iPhone’s location. Instead of GPS tracking, a small binary called ‘findme’ is used to geolocate the device based on nearby cell towers. Combined with a simple curl shell script, a private Twitter account, and a scheduled launch daemon, […]
Here at Make, we like projects that re-imagine old tech into new forms and constructions. Although the “Portable Cellular Phone Booth” project by Nick Rodriguez may seem completely insane to most people, it’s a pretty interesting take on the one problem that keeps coming up when you use your cell phone in public spaces…. Lack […]
This project, “Talking Shoes” allows for people to send messages between their shoes through a series of flashing LEDs and vibration feedback. The project uses an Arduino mini and some small motors and embedded LEDs with more design photos at the link below. talking shoes
In each volume of MAKE we have “major projects” these project pages are meaty step-by-step articles with start-to-finish photos, precise instructions and how-to learning that can range from making a VCR cat feeder to ariel kite photography. In MAKE volume 13 the projects are: Boom Stick by Edwin Wise Build a PVC air cannon that […]
With Rob and Corrine at ThreadHeads, take a ride with the guys who started a really amazing project called Wearable Collections. Then, learn how to make a picnic blanket backpack out of all your old tee shirts!
