Tool Review: Pelican Urban Elite Laptop Backpack 09/25/2012 I recently had a chance to play around with the Pelican U100 Urban Elite backpack. Quick review: It’s basically an...
Solar-Powered Dowel Cutter 09/25/2012 I love this elegant if “almost useless” machine that Alex Weber created: This little machine uses a so called solar...
Electri-City Tables Built With Old Computer Hardware 09/24/2012 Benjamin Miall Yates’ Electri-City tables use recycled computer hardware and LEDs to form beautiful illuminated coffee tables. I try to...
Bike Chain Chandelier 09/24/2012 Facaro, the Etsy boutique of metalworker Carolina Fontoura Alzaga, sells beautiful chandeliers made from reclaimed bicycle parts. [via Arden]
Computer AI Lego Hands 09/21/2012 I love these cool robot hands! Simon Liu built them as part of Iron Builder. He also has a couple...
Ruler Tattoo for Handy Measuring 09/21/2012 Greg Flanagan, director of operations at The Mill makerspace in Minneapolis, got this precisely scaled inch/centimeter ruler tattooed on his...
Snakebot that Moves With Continuous Wave Peristalsis 09/20/2012 We have developed several innovative designs for a new kind of robot that uses a continuous wave of peristalsis for...
Call for Makers: Moving Landscapes, an Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit 09/20/2012 Heritage Museums & Gardens invites artists, designers and engineers to participate in an outdoor sculpture exhibit of solar, wind, water,...
Sunrise Alarm Clock 09/19/2012 NYC Resistor member Holly Hudson built an alarm clock that wakes you up with light instead of sound: I’ve been...
Solvent-Welding Plastics 09/19/2012 Dan Strohl of custom car site Hemmings.com wrote a great piece on solvent-welding plastics: basically gluing together broken pieces of...