A GSM MicroSIM is pin compatible with a standard SIM. All you have to do is trim away the excess material and you’ll have yourself a DIY MicroSIM. Now you can use your $5.99 T-Mobile EDGE plan or hop on to Vodaphone if you’re abroad.
The Mechamo Inchworm kit is a creepy/beautiful member of Gakken’s Mechanical Animals Series. You can make a mind-blowing remote controlled “Meka-Inchworm” robot with this fun, no-soldering-required kit. You’ve got to love a machine that moves like a bug! MAKE is proud to be the exclusive distributor in North America for these brilliant kits. The Mechamo […]
Every year, Maker Faire displays the perfect, harmonious blend of art and tech, science and craft, and everything in between. This year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, truly the world’s largest DIY festival, takes place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the new makers presenting is Jason Dietz, and he’s […]
The fine repair gurus at iFixit.com hosted an amazing repair area at last year’s Maker Faire Bay Area. They obviously put so much love and care into it and folks looked like they were learning a lot and having a great time. I was happy to give them one of my Editor’s Choice Blue Ribbons […]
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Fingertip input is great for most touchscreen usage like typing, web-browsing – all sorts of virtual button-pushing tasks. But for many people, drawing remains an activity best approached with a pen, pencil, brush, etc.
With a bit of conductive foam and wire, it’s surprisingly easy to make your own conductive stylus, suitable for use with iPhone, iPad and similar conductive touchscreen devices – and you’ll likely find it a lot more precise compared to regular fingertip input.
Every year, Maker Faire displays the perfect, harmonious blend of art and tech, science and craft, and everything in between. This year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, truly the world’s largest DIY festival, takes place at the San Mateo Fairgrounds on May 22nd and 23rd. One of the new makers presenting is Jason Dietz, and he’s […]
JesterVineo’s awesome HUL-10 2.0 — that’s right, he and his kids built TWO coasterbots! We’ve decided to extend the deadline on the Make: Robot Build, until Monday, May 10, 11:59pm PDT. We’ve seen a number of amazing projects in the works and wanted to make sure everyone has time to submit their entries. This will […]
