Month: May 2008

LED cape

Andrew “Bruce” Lau made this amazing LED cape and wore it around Maker Faire all weekend. I caught up with him to chat about it, and he said that Leah Buechley’s LED tank top was a huge inspiration. He used her suggested technique of soldering metal beads to surface mount LEDs and stitching them in […]

The birth clock

The birth clock

Alexandra Von Feldmann created this really interesting clock, which allows the viewer/owner to determine its fate. The “Birth Clock” is a fragile glass object containing a digital clock that is not working; it is designed to help you to come to a decision when you’re stuck at a specific point in life. Smash the glass, […]

Fractal Laptop Etch

Fractal Laptop Etch

This weekend at Maker Faire Instructables brought their laser cutter and was laser etching laptops, phones, and other things for free. My favorite is Alex Schlegel’s fractal-etched Vaio (source image included). If you had your gear etched, add a picture to the MAKE Flickr pool!

DIY: LED glass tiles

Troy sent in his DIY LED tiles that he put in while renovating his bathroom. It would be interesting to see this hooked up to the internet, enabling it displaying information while getting ready for work. Maybe changing color based on weather, traffic or new emails? Read more about making your own LED glass tiles