The countdown is on to Maker Faire Detroit. 19 days and counting. A new Faire mailing went out today. You can see it here. Advance tickets are still available at discounted prices through midnight (ET) on 7/15. See the ticket ordering page for details. Here are some of the Faire highlights: Maker Faire Detroit is […]
We keep on ending up in the Wayback Machine when looking at scrolling map technology (and I bet we could go a lot farther back). First we started with the 1930s scrolling car navigator, then the 1920s wrist-borne map scroll. Here, Make: Online reader “TH” describes a WWI era (1914) scrolling device for map making: […]
If you’ve been looking for a way to control your robotic project over a WiFi, then you might want to take a look at the Remote Control Over IP (RCOIP) project by Mike McCauley.
Ken Denmead, editor of the GeekDad blog, wrote a book called Geek Dad, a compendium of fun and geeky projects for kids to do with their parents. Last week I had a chance to interview him. Tell me how your kids reacted to you writing this book. They were excited abut it in the abstract., […]
Our very own Becky Stern is one of those overachieving crafters who always takes things to the next level. Not only does she knit with a machine, she programs custom-made patterns for said knitting machine. And now she’s stitched up some sweet padded pouches with the results and has them listed on Makers Market. Becky’s […]
From a January, 2010 piece on DesignBoom: Hook and loop fasteners have become commonplace features of both industry and households. However, they have one snag: they are too weak for many applications. Hook and loop fasteners made of spring steel have now been developed at the Institute of Metal Forming and Casting of the Technische […]
Belgian artist Wim Delvoye carved this car tire to create a series of sculptures he calls “Pneu.” [via Cool Hunting] More: Wim Delvoye’s Steel Art Cold Cut Marble Floor
