Got the new iPhone? Need to charge it on the go? Well, it’s not a problem with the new MintyBoost 3.0 from the Maker Shed. Build your own MintyBoost: a small and simple (but very powerful and very MAKE-like) USB charger for your iPhone, iPod, or other MP3 player, camera, cell phone, and any other […]
Turkey Tails are a very interesting fungus that grow from living and dead trees. They are generally striped brownish yellow white, but they don’t have to be! Learn to dye them in a rainbow of shades.
I don’t know how else to put it. These lamps, by a Japanese craftsman known as The Great Mushrooming, feature handblown glass mushrooms, with internal LEDs, mounted in found driftwood bases with conspicuous on/off switches. I don’t think they could get any better. [via Inhabitat]
The Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technologies of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those slightly forgotten or just off to the side). We look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” was also the theme […]
Curious about building your own electric guitar? Try this detailed how-to by Instructables user mattthegamer463. In the Maker Shed: Saga Electric Guitar Kit: HT Style
By Kami Bigler Celebrate Back To School with your family with a special night-before-dinner with these sweet pencil pinwheels as place cards on each plate. A new pencil will act as the handle of the pinwheel. Although these pinwheels are more for looks than function, they will make your special dinner all about the new […]
Color tracking is a simple but powerful technique for creating fun new ways to interact with software. Using a webcam as a sensor, a program is “trained” to locate a specific color on some sort of physical pointer. The colored pointer is mapped to an (x,y) coordinate as it’s moved around. Done in real time, […]
