My pal Willow Brugh, of Jigsaw Renaissance, wrote to tell us about the GWOBorg Hackathon they’re hosting, on 10/10/10: Use your powers of Geek for Good! First responders in crisis situations need better tools. Come participate at the 10.10.10 hack-a-thon to help them out! What: a 24-hour hack-a-thon with food and drinks provided. Starting ideas […]
Nice tutorial from Ladyada, she writes – Here is a new SENSOR TUTORIAL! IR detector Make remote controls and listeners Making an Intervalometer, Read IR commands from an Apple remote, use for your projects and more!. What is an IR detection sensor? IR detectors are little microchips with a photocell that are tuned to listen […]
As we are brainstorming ideas for our own Halloween costumes, I thought it would be fun to bring out a great Halloween craft project from our archives. This Halloween Fantasy Mask tutorial by Nancy Minsky of Jean Repair shows you how to transform your old denim into a gorgeous Venetian carnival-style mask. It’s a stylish […]
Our resident yo-yo expert and MAKE engineering intern Eric Chu showed me this video of what claims to be the world’s largest handheld yo-yo, fashioned out of two dog pools and some hardware, by none other than Dr. Yo-Yo. The challenge was finding a place to actually film the throw. What better location than the […]
My friend Greg Long of the wonderful Gama-Go emporium of cool products is looking for people who are interested in starting a hacker space in a building that Gama-Go might move into. He writes: My partner Chris and I are scratching our heads and wondering if there’s someone who’d make for an awesome and complimentary […]
Do you aspire to make gifts for everyone this holiday season but worry about all the time it will take? Simply Sublime Gifts: High-Style, Low-Sew Projects to Make in a Snap by Jodi Kahn will show you how to make amazing gifts that are fast to make! Jodi has tons of ingenious tips to help […]
