Chronulator PM2V 11/03/2011 Alternative time-telling devices are compelling, but only if they’re easy to read. Building a kit can be satisfying, but only...
Topobo 10/25/2011 My living room looks like Darwin’s laboratory. A three-legged creature writhes on the floor. My daughter pulls off a leg...
Waterwheel Powered Musicboxes 09/27/2011 This is a wonderful project made by one of my favorite creators of beautiful whimsey, Niklas Roy and his friend...
Tool Review: Drill Press Bottle Capper 09/13/2011 After a fifteen year hiatus I recently began brewing beer again. While gathering tools and supplies for bottling, I came...
Tool Review: PanaVise Jr Speed Control Handle 09/06/2011 I use my PanaVise Jr for all kinds of small holding tasks, particularly for holding circuit boards while soldering. One...
Veltrobot Kinect Teleoperation 08/29/2011 I love the thought of controlling a robot through one-to-one gesture correspondence. Taylor Veltrop built this excellent Veltrobot based upon...
Hacking Electric Pressure Cookers 08/14/2011 UPDATE: Upon further reflection, I don’t recommend you actually try this hack, but rather follow the Cooking Issues blog if...
RGB Accent Lighting with Remote Control 08/01/2011 Our good friend Tod Kurt, of ThingM, shows how to control a strip of RGB LEDs using the BlinkM MaxM...
PING! Augmented Pixel Videogame System 07/25/2011 Niklas Roy has built an addictive-looking 70’s-style videogame system that is “controlerless” like an Xbox Kinect, yet charmingly low-rez like...
Apple II Beeptacular Spectacular at the Walker Art Center 07/20/2011 The lovely folks of Machine Project are taking their show on the road. The road to Minneapolis. They will be...
