Month: May 2011

Tell Us What You’d Like To See In MAKE, Win A Subscription

Tell Us What You’d Like To See In MAKE, Win A Subscription

We’ve had some great feedback lately to our contest questions, so we’ve decided to throw the door wide open on the latest element14 giveaway and see what flies in! The comments on the landing page are rocking along great, so far, but we want your input, too! So nowโ€™s the time to dust off your “I always wished MAKE wouldโ€ฆ” file, flip open the cover, and let us know what’s inside. Weโ€™ve got ten subs to give away, so thereโ€™s plenty to go โ€™round. Thanks for your time and attention!

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Multi-Touch DJ Light Table

Now, I know there will be some die hard vinyl-philes out there prone to fussing about the lost connection of tactile feedback or the degree of skill required to match turntable beats. But lets face it, all practices evolve, music being no exception, and the Multi-Touch Light Table is such a thoughtfully conceived and artfully crafted piece of UI that even the analog evangelists won’t be able to deny its merits.

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Knit Kitty Pants

These kitty pants by Kristine Jorskogen are about as cute as, well, a kitty! As Jorskogen says on the Ravelry page, “I’ve seen many people searching for a pattern for Kitty pants, but I could not find a single one! So I decided to make one myself, and I hope it will be of use […]

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Child Designs Wheelchair for Bunny

The All Terrain Bunny, or ATB for short, is a wheelchair for a paraplegic baby rabbit designed by young Liam O’Rourke in Tucson, AZ. Good going! When the O’Rourke family of Tucson found a couple of Easter-time bunnies in their back yard, they knew right away that something wasn’t quite right. There was a reason […]

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Create Green Cat Toys

Yes, my cat is a member of Catster (that’s Ronnie, above, with some of her favorite toys). And it’s a good thing, too. If she wasn’t, I wouldn’t have come across this post on how to make your own green-themed cat toys, such as turning old business cards into cat-ready fans. The post has a […]

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Scotch Tape Renders Frosted Glass Clear

Scotch Tape Renders Frosted Glass Clear

OK, so, maybe the fact that, under vacuum, Scotch tape will emit enough hard x-rays to image the bones in your finger is slightly more impressive, but this is still a pretty cool trick. My off-the-cuff explanation: Glass is frosted because of tiny imperfections in the surface, which refract passing light a’whichaways. The tape adhesive fills ’em in and, because its outer surface is flat, the rays can pass through more or less straight again.

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