25 years of cell phone service… Pictured above, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X cost $3,995, was 13 inches long, and weighed 1.75 pounds… Today marks the 25th anniversary of the first commercial wireless call. It happened Oct. 13, 1983, at Soldier Field, where Ameritech Mobile, now part of Verizon Wireless, made the call from a Motorola […]
Every time there is a new technology, the makers figure out a way to cook food with it… Radio cooked toast, 1933. RADIO cooking is the latest stunt developed by broadcast engineers. If a hot lunch is wanted by the operators in a transmitting station, all they have to do is place their food between […]
Musician Mark Growden plays many instruments, but here he demonstrates a particularly unusual one – bicycle handlebars. Note there are no holes or other modification added to the tube – the voice is controlled simply by hand and mouth. With some dedication to practice, the handlebars could be a choice instrument for the bicycling busker […]
Some impressive Austin Makers were interviewed on Fox this morning: There are a lot of inventors in Central Texas and some are creating some pretty unusual things. If you want to get up close and play with some of the inventions then you won’t want to miss the Maker Faire this upcoming weekend. FOX 7’s […]
Thanks to Scott Beale from Laughing Squid, here’s a look at Maker Faire Austin 2007: How will last year compare to this weekend’s insanity? Tons more Makers, awesome new projects, fighting robots, better food… basically, even more spectacular:) Get your tickets now!
The “Road Kill Carpet” is gross, but since it’s Halloween season it’s a go! via Bre. Do you know the feeling that you do not want to take a look at something, but you still do? The Road Kill carpet is a continues struggle between attraction and repulsion. It’s a warm, soft, cuddly carpet that […]
Ryan writes in about creating a handmade newspaper… The complete paper – a four page publication not far off the Berliner size – was distributed this morning at select central London locations. Every word and every image and every mark of any kind in The Manual was drawn by a team of volunteers – mostly […]
