The holster for my iPhone broke recently and I’ve been reduced to carrying the phone around in my pocket. I sort of like this as a change, especially not having to worry about the case getting in the way of the keyboard area or the camera lens. But the phone is getting dinged up inside […]
For the next issue of MAKE, our second robot-themed issue, I’m doing a review of one of my favorite robot-related books, Valentino Braitenberg’s Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology. It is a seminal work in robotics, especially with behavior-based robotics, BEAM, and other forms of simple, bottom-up robot architectures. Alex at Tinkerlog decided to build a […]
Syuzi at the Fashioning Technology blog just did an interview with my one of my favorite soft circuit creators, Hannah Perner-Wilson. Very inspiring! More: Fabric Bend Sensor Kit Electronics in limpet shells Maker Channel 104 – I/O Brush, Barcalounger, Massage Jacket, Giant Match Soft tilt-sensing bracelet HOW TO – fabric buttons Circular fabric potentiometer Soft […]
This is the last day of our Spring-cleaning sale in the Maker Shed. We still have a lot of fantastic deals, but hurry it’s over tonight at midnight. That’s midnight Pacific Time, so all you East-Coasters get a little ‘extra‘ time to scoop up some great deals! We are rolling back the prices on over […]
Nothing sounds quite like a vintage amp for that old school flavor, and there are plenty of them online waiting to be employed. But when you get your hands on that oldie but goodie, you’re most likely going to have to do some housecleaning and resurrecting. Enter this “vintage” MAKE article from Volume 02, back […]
Things are kinda nuts watching all the Swine Flu headlines in the news. So in times of crisis, it’s nice to see some crafty ingenuity on self-expression. Crafty Chica sent me this link from a Latino pop culture blog called Guanabee with their pimp my swine flu mask feature. Check out the photo gallery. From […]
These game controller cufflinks in sterling silver will set you back a pretty penny, but they sure are fetching! Via Sprite Stitch.
