Speaker for bike commuters
DIY Coffee Cup Bike Speaker from Robert Edwards on Vimeo. Robert Edwards of co(act)lab built this clever amp/speaker inside a travel mug. Pop it into the bottle cage on your bike and you’re ready to roll to the music.
Year: 2008
HOW TO – Stamped Tile Coasters
Here’s an idea for homemade holiday gifts, everybody needs more coasters! Marc @ MAKE points us to this tutorial for stamped tile coasters. It looks like this would be a good activity to get your kids involved with, especially if you have tile left over from that patio project. Try staying home and making these […]
Think Anatomy learning site
Street Anatomy has launched a cool new sister site, Think Anatomy. I found that reading an anatomy textbook, sitting in lecture, and dissecting in lab weren’t enough to really master anatomy. So I turned to the Internet to find resources like dissection videos, interactives, games, quizzes, etc., to supplement my study material. It took a […]
DIY designer mirror remake
Sean Ragan tells the maker’s tale of how his friction-only mirror hanger came into being: Sometimes I like to peruse the snooty design catalogs. On the one hand, while I’m sickened by the notion of anyone paying thousands of dollars for a chair, those “name” designers often have clever ideas that are easily liberated to […]
HexPummer Lantern kits from Solarbotics
One of the new kit releases I got a big kick out of at Maker Faire Austin was the HexPummer Lantern from our compadres at Solarbotics. This is an add-on to their popular HexPummer, a kit version of a cool BEAM circuit that creates throbbing LED light that “PUMMs” when darkness falls and the circuit […]
Turkey upgrade with Arduino!
Yes – it’s true. There is absolutely no item in existence that the Arduino microcontroller platform cannot enhance! Matt stepped up his Thanksgiving experience by adding a plethora of Arduino tech to his pre-cooked holiday centerpiece – I’m always looking out for new ways to add more shields and components to my Arduino, and this […]
Hazel and Maude Potholders from AlterKnits Felt – CRAFT Pattern Podcast
AlterKnits Felt by Leigh Radford (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) Buy the Book ($24.95) As the season grows colder, this is the perfect book to snuggle up with. AlterKnits Felt features 30 beautiful projects made from fuzzy felted knits. You’ll learn to knit and then felt your projects, or how to felt pre-existing knits to use […]
