The Skype payphone project is up and running again here at home. Right now I can receive calls from anyone who Skypes “skypepayphone”. Soon, I’d like to accept coin payment, but that’s turning out to be an ugly hack. If you have Skype Click here to call our Skype payphone. I might not answer, but feel free to call any time.
Tell what time it is, with the stars…Print this page from browser and cut out the circles below. If you don’t have a printer, try drawing your own star clock by copying the images below. Cut the notch on the smaller (blue) circle. Place the small circle on top of the large circle. Push a large paper faster to make a center hole through both circles and spread open the fastener on the back slde of the Star Clock or poke a hole through the circles with a pencil then thread a string or thin rubber band through the hole and knot it on both sides. Link.
Another from Shadowstitch- he picked up a wooden velociraptor skeleton model from the thrift store, sadly someone took all the parts out. But, that didn’t stop him from making, he used the pillaged toy as a template to trace the bone patterns, then made a huge version. This is a great idea…
Papelcontinuo writes “In this flickr set I have scanned a manual for making electric guitars with trash. The author of the manual is fela borbone from “Ulan bator trio Band” you can listen to his music here. Text is in spanish. But I think is interesting anyway. I’m recopiling info about a guy who makes electronic music with toys. This time I will upload some info in english”. Link.
Nice Mac stuff reuse from MacVroom “We decided to take matters into our own hands and make a simple protective sleeve for our new nano…We started with something that would be both protective and useful to shine up the iPod nano – a soft chamois cloth. Chamois is also fairly thin and will not add much bulk. Lucky for us, Apple includes one of these cloths with their Cinema Displays, so we had one on hand”. Link.
Gary writes “This site has info on how to adapt toys for disabled kids to use. Check out the “Bob the Builder” hack. There’s also an article about how the author works with Scouts to hack toys for disabled kids for Eagle Scout projects”. Link.
We’ll be back with lots of MAKE audio starting next week – but do check this out, we talk about the PSP and there are some great guests covering many other topics! “Distributing the Future” is O’Reilly Media’s new weekly podcast featuring the technology and the people behind what you use now and what you’ll use next. This half hour program includes interviews and commentary on science, technology, related social issues, and just plain fun. This show is in public beta. Link. Listen to MP3.
