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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
01/07/2008
A pic from a 1948 issue of Popular Mechanics of a “spring-arm” hands-free calling device. Flexible steel arm for hands-free...
01/07/2008
Hacker hacking wunderkind Bunnie Huang deconstructs an XO laptop and details his findings: Thanks in part to the low power...
01/07/2008
Check out this absolutely mesmerizing (17 minute!) video of a French amateur radio operator who rolls his own vacuum tube...
01/06/2008
A very well-done and entertaining Instructable on creating a TRON (Zelda, Final Fantasy, etc.) luminescent circuit trace lamp. How to...
01/05/2008
Nifty video of a home-built “stratified downdraft gasifier,” a.k.a. a wood-gas generator. Wood gasification was an important 19th century fuel...
01/05/2008
Mind-boggling lace patterns cut in metal with a plasma cutter. Artist Cal Lane does “dirt lace” too (final image). Cal...
01/03/2008
One of my fave e-zines is Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools. I always look forward to finding it in my inbox....
01/02/2008
Maker Jimmie Rodgers posted this flashlight variation of the Joule Thief to the MAKE Flickr pool. Joule Thief – Link...
01/01/2008
While you’re busy digesting your New Year’s feast (or nursing last year’s hangover), why not check out the amazing Makers...
12/31/2007
I love old tube guitar amps. I wish I’d never gotten ride of mine. Here’s a rebuild and mod of...
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