Make Free — Who You Calling Unoriginal?
There’s a strain of thinking that says it’s cheating to innovate by remixing or reconfiguring other people’s existing inventions.
Year: 2010
Making Trouble — Mad for 3D CAD
Doing a lot of the prototyping work in virtual space prevents wasting material resources and energy in the development stage.
Welcome — Much More to Do
Five years in, MAKE is just getting started.
Rubik’s Cube lesson plans
Teachers, need a topic for an upcoming class? Why not teach the cube? The You CAN Do The Rubik’s Cube program is designed to get the country’s youth engaged in math and science in a fun way! The Solution Guide and lesson plans have been designed to help educators engage youth in grades 3-12 and […]
Circuit Bending the Bliptronic 5000
MAKE contributor Michael Una shares his experience hacking the Bliptronic 5000 melody sequencer – First, I replaced the internal crystal with a Getlofi Precision Oscillator kit. That was easy, and it’s very responsive. […] I also found a spot on the audio IC that creates a rich harmonic drone. I should note here that this […]
Alt.CES: Video-recording ball point pen
The stylish looking black ballpoint pen has hidden talents as it contains a pinhole video camera so small you almost can’t see that it’s there. The PenCam‘s intelligent design includes 2GB of built-in internal memory for storing your video. Viewing or copying the videos is easy, and you can connect the standard USB plug straight […]
Aha! Puzzle This
Cake Competition