Month: November 2013

How-To: Nursery Door Latch Cover

How-To: Nursery Door Latch Cover

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Close the nursery door at nap time without waking up your little one with this super-smart nursery door latch cover.

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Listening to BBC Radio 4 With Your Raspberry Pi

Listening to BBC Radio 4 With Your Raspberry Pi

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Earlier in the year Andrew Back picked up a vintage 1950’s extension speaker from a flea market. He thought it was ideal to convert into a Raspberry Pi radio, one that receives only BBC Radio 4.

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Starting Today: FREE Shipping in the Shed!

Starting Today: FREE Shipping in the Shed!

By Maker Shed

Maker Shed

The Maker Shed is brought to you by Maker Media, the makers of MAKE Magazine, the Maker Faire, and much more.

Launched originally as a source for back issues of MAKE Magazine, the Maker Shed expanded rapidly to meet the demand for 'projects in a box,' otherwise known as kits. Now we have a little bit of everything for makers, crafters, and budding scientists, from Arduinos to sock monkeys to chemistry sets .

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We’re kicking off our holiday season at the Maker Shed with free domestic shipping on almost every item!  Enjoy free shipping not just today, but Saturday and Sunday as well – just use code FRIDAY at checkout.

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More than a Dozen New Drone Products in the Maker Shed

More than a Dozen New Drone Products in the Maker Shed

By Eric Weinhoffer

Eric Weinhoffer

Eric is a Mechanical Engineer with interests in machining, mass manufacturing, product design and kinetic art. While not building things, he enjoys skiing, cycling, and juggling.

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No category has ever expanded more rapidly in Maker Shed history than the recently-added Drones and Flight category. We’ll continue adding items to the category in anticipation of the launch of Volume 37 of Make Magazine, which will focus on Drones, but I look forward seeing what our creative audience – all of you – do with these products during the Holiday season.

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Two Weeks Remain: Vote for the Best Ultimate Maker Vehicle

Two Weeks Remain: Vote for the Best Ultimate Maker Vehicle

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

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Cast your votes for your favorite entries in the first Ultimate Maker Vehicle challenge. One maker will be awarded $10K with the possibility that their vehicle will get fabricated next year in Detroit!

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