Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

Latest from Gareth Branwyn

Victorian Star Trek

12/03/2008

OMG. I love these Photoshopped portraits of the original Enterprise crew as Victorians! Victorian / Steampunk Star Trek Wallpapers More:...

Meggy Jr RGB Programming Guide and libraries

12/03/2008

EMS Labs has released PDF-documentation and some new programming libraries for their Meggy Jr RGB handheld game development platform. The...

Magbot solar pendulum

12/02/2008

Gary Gipson was inspired by the Magbot Pendulum project in Dave Hrynkiw’s wonderful Junkbots, Bugbots & Bots on Wheels. Greg...

Instructables/Craftsman contest

12/02/2008

Instructables has announced an amazing contest they’re running with Sears. Called “The Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest,” all you...

Driodel, Droidel, Droidel

12/02/2008

Our pal Bonnie Burton has a piece on StarWars.com on how to “Make Your Own Droidel Dreidel,” a paper-crafted dreidel...

Coding your own urban renewal

12/02/2008

You’ve probably already heard of Outside.in, the “hyperlocal” news, information, and conferencing service created to serve cities, towns, and neighborhoods...