Year In Ideas 2008 @ The NYTimes is a little tricky to navigate, but there is a lot to see, including our old favorite – the crow vending machine! In June, Josh Klein revealed his master’s-thesis project to a flock of crows at the Binghamton Zoo in south-central New York State. The New York University […]
Stefan sent in this circuit bent video mixer. I really like the effects it generates, I only wish there was more information on how it was made. [Thanks Stefan] This is a DIY videoprocessor with Audio In which reacts to Audio in via RCA or through the build in microphone. Build into an old TI-99 […]
Stay tuned all week long for gift guides for everyone in your life! Today, it’s MAKE meets CRAFT: the gift guide of techy projects and more for the crafter. What do you get for crafters who also venture into the tech side of things? Before you start knitting a multimeter cosy, here are some great […]
Next to an intersection with the main road to Mulanje works a group of men with basic tools. One of them was actively welding with a scratch built arc welder. Wire was wrapped around a group of metal plates, and the whole thing was housed in a basic wooden frame. To turn it on, the […]
Michael Wright explains his remake of the mysterious apparatus found off the coast of Antikythera island – The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek clockwork machine found in a shipwreck, that has taken more than a century to decipher. Wright’s handmade reconstruction is the first to include all the known features of this complex device. […]
If you are in the NY-area, check out the ITP winter show on December 17th and 18th. It is a “a two-day festival of interactive sight, sound and technology from the student artists and innovators at ITP.” If not, check back here for pictures from the event. ITP Winter Show 2008 Wednesday, December 17 and […]
Ricky disguised his syphon-based tree-watering system as a gift – There are many benefits to decorating with live Christmas trees, but the daily watering can become a bit of a hassle, especially if your tree stand is difficult to reach. It’s also impossible to travel for any extended period of time without getting someone else […]
