This site sprung from the hypothetical question: “What if Martha Stewart was a goth?” For the uninitiated, Martha Stewart is a phenomenally successful domestic arts champion and stylemaker who advocates an upscale but not ostentatious style of living which has a lot to do with making things yourself and finding new uses for the old, instead of just buying everything new. [via] Link.
Clint Sharp interviewed me at the Apple store last week or so after their awesome HOW TO video blog talk they gave. We talked a bit about what’s in MAKE 03, showed the rotary phone, some gadgets and chatted about hacking, making, the usual. Video is over here- Link.
Hektor consists of a suitcase which contains two electric motors, a spray-can holder, toothed belts, cables, a strong battery and a circuit board which is connected to a laptop and controls the machine. The motors that are mounted onto the wall suspend the can holder through the toothed belts and define its position by changing the length of these belts. Thanks Doug! Link.
The Scribbler is a fully programmable, intelligent robot with multiple sensor systems that let it interact with people and objects. It navigates on its own as it explores its surroundings, and then reports back about what it senses using light and sound. With your personal computer and choice of free software, write your own programs for your Scribbler Robot. [via] Link.
MADE ON EARTH – Report from the world of backyard technology: The ShopperChopper, a modded shopping cart with wheels from a wheelchair, shocks from a hospital bed, a shopping cart from the supermarket, and a 10 hp Briggs and Stratton generator motor, as read by David Albertson, MAKE Creative Director. This is an enhanced podcast; it will play audio and show the actual pages of MAKE Magazine from volume 03 when you click on them. iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE.
So, this is not public, and is not shipping yet, but here is a sneak peak of what is on its way for Flickr freaks (like me). A poster and and entire book of Flickr photos. Once the Flickr folks are ready, I suspect you’ll hear more about this soon. Link to Flickr on Flickr.
Nice HOW TO for iPod Linux. Want to watch videos on your iPod? Wish there were better games in your iPod’s list of offerings? Maybe you want to draw pictures on your iPod without getting ink on the screen? [