camSlider Open Source Motion Control Slider
German maker Stefan Kohler built the camSlider motion control slider to take incredible panning stop motion animations and motion control video. The project is open sourced and available on his website.
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iPhone 4 Passive Amplifier Case
If you like to ride your bike while listening to music on your iPhone, you’ll find the Horn Bike from Fruitshop right up your alley. This passive amplifier built into an iPhone 4 case easily mounts to your handlebars for hands-free and earbud-free listening. And since it’s passive, you won’t annoy the people you share the road with.
Store Your Stuff in a 10X Scale Rubik’s Cube
Instructables user makendo made this fully-functional and generally awesome Rubik’s cube chest of drawers. Rubik’s cube is not just the quintessential hand-held puzzle, though: it’s also an iconic piece of design, so I co-opted it when making a new chest of drawers for my son’s room. This cubic piece of furniture has only one of […]
How-To: String and Hex Nut Macrame Bracelet
I was looking for a simple macramé tutorial and came across this toolbox-friendly project. With just hex nuts and string Kate at Mini-Eco came up with this sharp-looking bracelet that combines a traditional craft with an unexpected material. Can’t wait to get started!
How-To: Halloween Skull Truffles
Marc Brownlow on Make: Projects writes: Halloween has always been my favorite holiday, but when it comes to dessert, my tastes have matured towards the gourmet. But just because I am an adult doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy the fun of Halloween candy.
OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2011
The San Francisco volunteer community for One Laptop per Child project (http://olpcsf.org) is hosting the OLPC San Francisco Community Summit 2011 at the SF State University Downtown Center in San Francisco, on October 21,22 and 23.
Atlanta Maker Alliene Bouchard
A few weeks have passed since the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire 2011 and I’ve been enjoying some follow-up visits with some of the many makers I met at the event. Time was short during the one-day fair, so I didn’t get to visit much with Alliene Bouchard, an Atlanta-based maker. Alliene (pronounced Ollie-yen) impressed me […]