Analog Vid Cam + Thermal Printer
Niklas Roy built this lovely “Electronic Instant Camera” using an old B&W video camera hooked up to a thermal printer via an ATMega8 micro controller. Electronic Instant Camera
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What Does it Mean to be a Woman Hackerspace Member?
I wasn’t sure what the answer to that question might be, so I interviewed seven female hackerspace members (actually, one is an ex-member) to get their take on what it’s like. Leave a comment with your (constructive) thoughts!
Netflix Doodles
For those of you who love doodles, mail art, or cheering postal workers, you may want to consider adorning your next Netflix envelope. [above art by jovino; via Doodles Anonymous]
It’s Robotics Month on MAKE
In concert with the forthcoming robot issue of MAKE, Volume 27, we’ll be covering robots here on the site this month. As you can imagine, over the years, we’ve amassed quite a lot of robot-related material, here on the website, in the magazine, and in Make: Projects. We’ll be repackaging some of the best of that material over the next month and organizing some of it into our Skill Builder series.
How-To: T-Shirt Re-Vamp
I always love illustrated projects. This clever T-Shirt remake from MandalinaRossa’s tumlbr is no exception.
How-To: Three Crocheted Phone Cozies
Crocheters, here’s a trio of cute ways to protect your cell phone, from Stephanie at All About Ami. I’m a big fan of the pretty crochet-and-fabric model above (large wooden buttons get me every time), and below, you can see the other designs. The full set of how-to’s is linked over here. In all cases, […]
Red Bull Creation Coming to Brooklyn
Red Bull Creation, a collaborative hacking competition, will be taking place in Brooklyn on July 10th, McCarren Park. Sixteen teams will be given 72 hours to create something amazing, based on a “create the future” theme they’ll be given. A Red Bull Creation Laboratory, a tricked-out hackerspace Red Bull set up, will be at the groups’ disposal.