ThinkSafe: A Magnetic Power Connector for Thinkpads
Got a ThinkPad and have a tendency to trip over the power cord all the time? Well, you’re in luck. This Instructable will show you how to assemble your very own ThinkSafe magnetic power connector.
Month: June 2009
Make: Projects – Pedal-powered phone charger
This winter, my dad and I took up the project of building a simple pedal-powered cell phone charger to mount on my bicycle. Cell phones are small potatoes in the big picture of energy consumption, but the apparatus we built could be a very practical concept for those on self-supported bike tours or those living […]
DIY teardowns at iFixIt.com
One of my favorite things at this year’s Maker Faire was iFixIt’s repair area. They had obviously worked their butts off to create a really cool environment conducive to teaching people about fixing their own cars, home appliances and electronics gear. They had awesome displays, like physical exploded view “diagrams” of handheld devices, using the […]
Sound Lab Ultimate project from MFOS
Ray Wilson of MusicFromOuterSpace gives a very in-depth review of the new Sound Lab Ultimate‘s features (skip to the 7min mark for sound samples). The Ultimate is an expanded sequel to the popular Sound Lab analog synth project, which adds a bunch of new features and makes the project fully patchable – Three Musically Accurate […]
Dorkbot SF celebrates db’s 7th anniversary
Dorkbot SF is celebrating the org’s seventh anniversary with a party at The Boiler Bar (2600 Magnolia @ 26th West Oakland, CA), 8:00pm – 2:00am, Saturday June 20, 2009. Featuring: Twin 15 Foot Tesla Coils just to light a lightbulb! Golden Mean, Marriage Wrecker and Muffin Art Cars! Tasty Food by Nick & Kiva Beer […]
Bill on Boing Boing
MAKE Contributing Editor Bill Gurstelle appears to be having a blast guest blogging on Boing Boing. I can’t keep up with all of his post, he’s so prolific. The first image above is from a post on a tree grown into a garden chair. I’ve always been fascinated by pleaching and other forms of shaping […]
In the Maker Shed: Makers by Bob Parks
Makers is a beautiful hardbound book that introduces you to a brigade of citizen engineers making their own cameras, clocks, airplanes, submarines, musical instruments, weapons, medical equipment, energy- saving devices, robots, and houses. They create their own tools to explore the outer atmosphere, the deep sea, and the behavior of tiny flies in their backyard. […]
