POV (persistence of vision) displays allow you to spell out words that appear to float in mid-air by flashing a single row of LEDs in sequence. The Red Blinky POV, now available in the Maker Shed, has a very unique feature; no programming port is required to change the text!
I love following Casey of Casey’s Elegant Musings, because not only does she share incredible vintage inspiration for fashion, makeup and hairstyles, she also provides fun tutorials for adorable vintage-style accessories. This sweet vintage-style bow belt is fantastic, and perfect for your summer dresses.
From BBC News: “Mexican soldiers have destroyed four “narco-tanks”, lorries fitted with steel armour thought to have been made for the Gulf drug cartel. The vehicles were seized in a garage in Camargo, in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas. Authorities said the cartel used the tanks, fitted with air-conditioning and steel plates, to patrol its smuggling routes and transport drugs to the US.”
French artist Etienne Cliquet has developed a beautiful form of micro origami with a mesmerizing twist. After precisely cutting and folding a small square of paper (using tweezers, mind you), he then carefully places the resulting sculpture on the surface of water. As capillary action pulls moisture through the paper, the tiny sculpture appears to […]
I love this R2D2 quilt posted by Flickr user, Overweight glob of grease. A friend made this R2-D2 quilt for me. The exquisite details are entirely hand-stitched. The maker used an Artoo-Detoo kite as a template. Check out the extra photos for close-ups of the piecing.
Here at MAKE, we love both coffee and photography, but who knew that these two passions could be combined like this? Our friends at Photojojo have an excellent step-by-step tutorial on how to use instant coffee and vitamin C to process black and white negative film. Of course, there are a few other household ingredients […]
Technically, the Android Open Accessory SDK requires either the Nexus S or Nexus One running Android 2.3.4. However, thanks to the latest CyanogenMod and some documentation from Mitch Altman, you can use it with other phones. Mitch has gotten it working with the G2: On June 5th, 2011, about 40 people (or more) gathered at […]
