After a day of setting up for Maker Faire Detroit at The Henry Ford, the MAKE crew visited the i3 Detroit Hackerspace. As we exited our car, we were greeted by Joe Bender and his experimental ham radio antenna, which was clamped onto a wooden coat hanger. He had been working on it outside and […]
Maker/musicians Audiobody (AKA brothers Jason and Matt Tardy) built the World’s Coolest Keystroke, which triggers Abelton Live sounds when keys are hit by tennis-ball-actuated Lego strikers! A sneak peak of our new toy. The world’s coolest keystroke. Combines tennis balls, legos, switches, servos, an Arduino and Ableton Live! We’ll have more video of this awesome […]
Give this weekend’s picnic or barbeque an extra-special zing with this homemade mustard recipe that Ashley English from Small Measure shared on Design Sponge! Much to my delight, I recently discovered that my beloved condiment is incredibly easy to make at home. A bit of mustard (either in powder or seed form) gets blended with […]
Jayson Musson (AKA Hennessey Youngman) is currently having an exhibition, called “Halcyon Days,” featuring these beautiful works made from cut-up Coogi sweaters. [via heynay]
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.
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 — to create a working electric vehicle for less than […]
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 […]
