Month: March 2011

Maker Channel – Smash Bat, Beats, Tennis Balls, Evil Mouse

Make: television presents:

Smash Bat – Walter Kitundu and Luigi Anzivino rig a baseball bat to flash photos at the exact moment of impact with some leftover fruit.
I Eat Beats – Kyle McDonalds drum synthesizer played with Skittles.
Tennis Ball Launcher – Daniel Bauens pedal- powered tennis ball launcher built from two recycled bicycles.
[Trouble Maker] Evil Mouse – Joe Bowers hacks into a mouse that causes the cursor to misbehave when moved.

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Maker Profile – Wearable Technology on Make: television

Visit SparkLab founder and designer Syuzi Pakhchyan, a maker who explores the new frontier of high tech and fashion with her space age handiwork. Syuzi attaches LEDs and audio recording devices to clothing to craft unique sound and light wearables. Then see the very first maker of electric fashion.

Learn more about Syuzi Pakhchyan at http://www.sparklab.la

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Maker Workshop – Cigar Box Guitar on Make: television

With a piece of oak, some string and a cigar box, John Park creates a three-stringed guitar. The cigar box acts as the resonating soundboard for the instrument. John then wires the guitar to a buck-fifty cassette-player amp and makes it really rock.

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Maker to Maker – Camaro 8-Track on Make: television

In this Hidden Treasures segment, Mister Jalopy opens up his Chevy Camaro’s cassette player to show us the beauty and value of clear schematics for makers like him.

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Maker Channel Ep. 10 – Sunlight poem, Pedal-powered blender,

Make: television presents:

Sunlight Poem Ji Yeon Songs one-day poem projector made of cardboard and sunlight.
Pedal-Powered Blender David Butcher outfits a bike with a generator that can run a blender.
Handmade Theremin- Lorin Parkers musical instrument is played without being touched.
Time-lapse Camera Jay Burlage hacks into a clock to create an inexpensive way of taking panning time-lapse photography.

Submit a video of your own project at makerchannel.org.

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Maker Workshop – Personal Flight Recorder on Make: televisio

John Park hacks a Wii controller and turns it into a personal flight recorder that can sense and measure the stomach-churning G forces of roller coasters and other high-speed, high-risk activities.

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Maker to Maker – Japanese Saw on Make: television

In this Toolbox segment, William Gurstelle demonstrates the slick, back-cutting action of a super-sharp Japanese saw.

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