NES cart sleeve pen-cup
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool If you’re not concerned with keeping dust out of that old copy of Bad Dudes, Planetwrite shows how an old Nintendo cartridge sleeve makes for quite a retro-chic pen holder (once you add a base)
Year: 2008
Edible Estates: turning lawns into food
Edible Estates is continuing to march around the country, with 6 gardens that were formerly lawns now in place nationwide. (Images of Austin’s Edible Estate via fritzhaeg.com) Check out Fritz Haeg’s presentation from his Austin visit here for great visuals of the difference between lawns and edible estates. Also check out this Mother Earth News […]
Best of Maker Faire: fundraising for worthwhile causes
I understand Maker Faire Austin is done and gone, but I’m still thinking about how much fun it was. Over the next week or 2, I’ll continue to share some highlights from the most make-tastic event Austin’s ever seen. Sparkfun Electronics raised a pretty penny for some Austin nonprofits: The soldering workshop was a huge […]
SX-150 synth with plasma contact
Plan-K-Troniks demos this unique mod for the Gakken SX-150 analog synthesizer – a green plasma disc, used to control sound via contact with the stylus. Great – now on to the Gakken Tesla coil! SX-150 Analog Synthesizer Kit
Austin Event: East Austin Studio Tour
This weekend, East Austin’s many studios open up: I’m going to run around like a madman trying to see them all. Here are a few of those that I’m most excited about (images via eastaustinstudiotour.com): 1. Metal Arts Coop 2. Bleep Labs 3. Metamorphosis Arte I hope to see you out there!
Google SketchUp 7 is here!
Adrian from Google has an overview of the latest SketchUp, he writes – We’re very excited to announce the new release of Google SketchUp 7. If you don’t already know about the fun you can have with SketchUp, here’s a quick recap: SketchUp is software you can use to build 3D models of anything: your […]
Surface scratch control input
The Scratch Input project explores an interesting very economical method for human-computer interface using a contact mic/stethoscope and a wall. table, or similar – We present Scratch Input, an acoustic-based input technique that relies on the unique sound produced when a fingernail is dragged over the surface of a textured material, such as wood, fabric, […]
