We miss Phillip loads already, as he enjoys his well-deserved MAKEcation. We figured he’d be far from idle. He writes: Not too long ago there was an xkcd comic featuring the Kindle we knew someone would eventually laser etch a new Kindle 2 but we didn’t expect it to be us! Here’s the first ever […]
This looks pretty interesting. Just got this info from Parallax PR: The CO Gas Sensor Module is designed to allow a microcontroller to determine when a preset CO gas level has been reached or exceeded. Interfacing with the sensor module is done through a 4-pin SIP header and requires two I/O pins from the host […]
Next week Diana Eng, of geek and Project Runway fame will be releasing her book Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech at a fashion presentation on March 19th in NYC. Her book teaches how to make DIY electronic fashions and accessories. The fashion presentation will feature all of the book’s DIY projects on models who will […]
Jennifer Perkins shares several ideas on how to make customized cake toppers, but I think my favorite are these necklace cupcake toppers she created with illustrations of her husband’s band members. I love the idea of a topper that doubles as a party favor!
Instructables user kinawera modified an old pillow she had to make a pregnancy pillow. I didn’t know what this was until I read the tutorial, but it makes sense: a pillow to support your belly while you sleep on your side, held in place by being wedged under your body. She writes: As your belly […]
Caption: Is this the future? A single IC, a battery, and some user interface components? Kyle and our pals over at iFixit.com got ahold of the 3rd gen iPod Shuffle and they just had to tear it apart. Amazingly, at least on our scale, both halves weighed 5 grams. That means the entire functional half […]
We’ve seen some awesome projects involving 3D printers over the last few years on the MAKE Blog. That same creativity drove Scott Crump, CEO of Stratasys, Inc., to set out and make his own 3D printer back in 1988. Since then, their business has grown, but Stratasys still wants to connect with Makers, builders and […]
