Shed Raider rolls this way “This is my newly designed patato cannon. It uses the ignition from a toyota corolla to generate the spark. However rather than a 12 volt supply it uses a 27 volt. I also added a ball valve to the back so that fuel can be inserted quickly(not in this pic)”… Link. Also see MAKE volume 3 for our HOW TO.
…in the age of ATM ubiquity, Santa Monica’s Carrie Scott has given those out of work money messengers new jobs as smart accessories. You can carry your cash, candy, and other necessities in this sturdy, versatile, re-use inspiration. $89 or I bet you can make your own if you can score an old canister. Link.
Paul writes “Tim Hunkin is an amazing maker I learned about at Burning Man, where I saw a machine inspired by his work (“Disgusting Spectacle” — a giant nose-picking machine). He’s built a beachfront arcade-full of unique and funny coin-operated amusement machines in England. Watch this 9-minute BBC film about Tim, showing how he modifies old arcade machines and creates new ones– film linked at bottom of page”. Link.
Casio has two new simple-yet-useful products that come to rescue. The Casio MZ-120WL and Casio JZ-120WL look like normal calculators, except they come with USB dongles to enable them to be used as number keypads over wireless connection. Effective range is around 1m, and they can be used as cursor keys to control the flow of your presentation too. [via] Link.
A while ago I mentioned an idea that I had about creating a “work blind”. I actually ended up doing it. I had [info]buttercup666 stand in my neighbor’s cubicle and take a picture of me hard at work. Then I straightened the photo, undistorted it, and cropped it to the area in the doorway. I took it to Kinko’s where they printed it onto vinyl, and grommeted the top with a kit that [info]matrushkaka bought me. The result: The Work Blind. Think of it as the modern version of Jughead drawing eyes on his eyelids so that everyone thinks he’s awake and paying attention all day. [via] Link.
On Saturday, September 17th, MAKE will present Podcasting 101: How to Make, Produce and Publish Podcasts – 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Learn what a podcast is and how to make them using your Mac and GarageBand. Also learn how to get listed in iTunes, RSS and more. I’ll also show how we make our enhanced podcasts and a lot more! Link.
Apple has Widgets, Yahoo has Konfabulator, now Microsoft will have gadgets – What are Gadgets? Gadgets are a new category of mini-application designed to provide information, useful lookup, or enhance an application or service on your Windows PC or the Web. [