Hands-On with Sphero’s Star Wars BB-8 Toy
An interactive toy version of everyone’s new favorite Star Wars droid, BB-8, is now rolling into retail stores.
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Ferrofluid Clock Moves Like Elegant Little Caterpillars
Created by designer Zelf Koelman, Ferrolic is a clock that displays time in a liquid that is controlled by magnets. Yes, really.
The Quest to Make the World’s Biggest Arcade Game
To be among the first people on the planet to play the world’s largest arcade game, head to Maker Faire Orlando on September 12 and 13.
Make Your Own Waterproof Matches
Use an old chunk of crayon to create a batch of waterproof matches for camping.
Make a Simple Wall-mounted Battery Organizer
When learning a new skill, like woodworking, it’s always nice if those first few projects produce practical, everyday things that become part of your daily life. Seeing them, using them, taking pride in them, inspires you to delve deeper into the skill and its greater rewards. Here’s a basic woodworking project that can be completed […]
Watch: Optimus Prime Birthday Cake Actually Transforms
Watch this real cake with a 3D printed frame transform from a truck to a robot, just like Optimus Prime.
Carving a Stone Sink May Be Easier Than You Think
I’ve always had a special fondness for stone sinks. If I ever built my own home, I would want to have at least one. In these two videos, YouTuber The Samurai Carpenter shows you how he built and installed a stone sink for one of his bathrooms out of a big granite rock he had […]
