Is this the world’s first Robot Film Festival? I think so! The deadline to submit a film is June 5th. So if you have a robot and a video camera, now is your robot’s chance to walk (or roll) down the red carpet in New York City! Please submit your outstanding, dazzling, hilarious or thought-provoking […]
We’ve always prided ourselves on the resonant quality of O’Reilly titles amongst our readers, but we didn’t mean literally. This Japanese maker found that they generated the best sound when building a book xylophone. Apparently Japanese paper is too moist and returns more of a thud. But O’Reilly books are just right. And the varied […]
Few droids in this world are as recognizable as R2-D2, and thanks to the R2 Builders Clubs, impeccably reproduced R2 droids have been seen zooming around Maker Faire Bay Area for the past three years. They are responsible for countless smiles at the Faire, and this year they are coming back with their droids. We […]
The perfect solution? To DIY it yourself by sketching it onto your wall with a pencil, and carefully and patiently going over the pencil marks with a black pen.
Attention all Midwest crafters! Applications for Handmade Detroit’s Craft Faire, Maker Faire Detroit’s official craft fair offering, will be going live Tuesday, May 10, and close Tuesday, May 31. We’ll be notifying vendors of the selections the week of June 13. Official information for Craft Faire will be announced on May 10 with the applications, […]
TomTom sold user data to police, motorists then targeted with speed traps… Following reports that TomTom had sold traffic data collected from GPS device users to police who then used it to determine locations for speed traps, the company has issued a statement and video in an effort to appease angry customers. In the video, […]
These sweet crochet flower coasters from Yvonne of The Yvestown Blog would be a perfect Mother’s Day gift or quick and easy project for your own home. I love the idea of doing them in a rainbow of colors that could end up scattered about the table. [via em ay kay ee]
