From Make: Japan: Beatfly is a small illuminating blimp for entertainment. Its light and movement can be controlled via various interfaces such as MIDI controller, iPhone multi-touch interface, Flash interface on a web site, computer keyboard, mobile phones and voice, and music. It flies, filling the space with colorful light, producing diverse styles of performance […]
I always try to get my boys to make something for their dad for Father’s Day, and I usually ask for Help Coupons for myself on Mother’s Day. This works out well — I’ve gotten the hillside weed-whacked, foot massages, and breakfast in bed. All better than a box of candy or new kitchen towels […]
Those who follow Jeri’s mad-scientist-like curiosity and sci-tech explorations in her many YouTube vids know that she’s recently been hot to create electroluminescence. In this vid, she tries to make her own phoshor. It didn’t quite work out, but she explains the process and then shows something cool that she did discover, triboluminescence, the optical […]
Vehicles powered by wood gasification were popular during WWII. Could they make a comeback? Enthusiasts think so.
It’s been another great week for comments from our readers here on the blog, Facebook and Twitter, so let’s get right to ’em! Katie Goodman shared some fantastic tips for freezing food in her post on Wednesday. Several related tips popped up in the comments from readers, like this one from screaminscott. I use a […]
Sarah James writes: Summertime is the perfect time to revamp your beauty routine. Longer days and hotter nights call for special skin, hair and make-up tricks. Share your tips in the first ever Instructables Beauty Contest! No, there’s no swimsuit challenge or talent round in this Beauty Contest. We want to know your secrets for […]
Brooklyn-based sandbenders EXOvault iPhone Cases made a big splash back in February when they first introduced these custom cases machined from solid billet aluminum and/or brass. They’ve expanded their product line since then to add fancy engraving and rosewood inlay, and their prices seem quite reasonable, starting at $110 for the basic aluminum model shown above and ranging up to $165 for the fancy engraved brass version.
