1.5 hours of wiring …
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool … in 38 seconds. Courtesy of Spikenzie In honor of anyone who’s ever done a bunch of soldering and then heard someone say – “that took how long?”
Year: 2008
3D WiFi blimp
After yesterday’s fish blimp piqued my interest in quiet flying robots, I stumbled across this teleoperated blimp with a stereo vision system. Called YARB (Yet Another Robotic Blimp), the blimp is controlled remotely from another computer via a wireless connection and onboard firmware. The project is made by Surveyor, the company that created and sells […]
Best of Maker Faire – Final day of our Maker Shed sale
During Maker Faire Austin 2008 we had some great deals in the Maker Shed. A lot of people were asking if they could get the same deals online. Well, the answer is…Yes! Just remember, this is the last day of our Best of Maker Faire promotion, so hurry up and take advantage of these great […]
HOW TO – Hardbound Journal
WhipUp points us towards this handy photo-tutorial from Creativity Prompt, which shows us how to create a hardbound journal using easy to find papers and supplies.
Best of Maker Faire – Great kits from the Maker Shed
If you were at Maker Faire Austin 2008 you may have noticed a lot of great deals in the Maker Shed. If you weren’t able to make it out to TX, you can still get in on the action. Our special Maker Faire promotion ends Friday, so hurry up and take advantage of these great […]
Dry-Ice Martini and electric cake
Nice “food hacking” article featuring a lot of Makers – Dry-Ice Martini and electric cake @ The NY Times! Two weeks ago, Mr. Buckley took gallons and gallons of liquid nitrogen to Austin, Texas, for Maker Faire, an annual gathering sponsored by Make magazine, one of the bibles of the do-it-yourself movement. Like tens of […]
DO-HO SUH
James @ Don’t Panic has a great collection of works by Do-Ho Suh recently displayed at the Psycho Buildings exhibition at the Hayward… via NOTCOT. In an otherwise empty room, Do-Ho had stretched sheer red nylon to create a false ceiling. Suspended from the centre was a fullsize set of fabric stairs, with a door […]