TinkerBrick LEGO Compatible iPhone Case
The TinkerBrick case allows you to integrate your iPhone into your LEGO builds like never before. The LEGO-compatible case is great for general prototyping and comes in four different colors.
Month: July 2012
Maker Faire Detroit: Power Wheels Racing Series Interview
Hands down, one of the most rowdy, memorable events that’s been at Maker Faire Detroit over the past two years is the Power Racing Series. Yes, grown adults racing around a track on modified children’s toys. Why? Their site sums it up best: The challenge โ to create a working electric vehicle for less than […]
Kickstarter and the Artist-to-Audience Ratio
Lately, I’ve spent far too much time trying to understand Kickstarter and crowdfunding. There’s a surprising amount of information out there: statistics about which day to launch, which publications and journalists to pitch, pledge level metrics. That’s all fine and interesting, but it’s a little like cutting butter with a chainsaw. The simple secret to […]
Drive-By Science
The evolution of Safecastโs bGeigie radiation logger.
Fingernail Lawns – A Tiny World
Flickr user Alice Bartlett cut some green flocking to fit on her fingernails and staged a little scene with miniature figurines. I love projects that play with scale like this. They make me ponder the tiny worlds that exist just beyond my range of vision. Because microscopic life actually DOES exist on your fingernail! (Though […]
Building Living Machines
The birth of a kitchen-table biotech company.
Maker Faire Detroit Craft Faire Vendor Preview
Head over to Handmade Detroit to get a wee peek at the first group of vendors that will be a part of Maker Faire Detroit this weekend inside their Craft Faire.
