Lego Bonsai Looks Pixelated
Tokyo-based artist Azuma Makoto’s works are usually of the botanical nature, but a few of his works though, like the Lego Pine, use non-botanical media to evoke visions of plant life.
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Wool Woodland Stockings
A woodland aesthetic is always welcome in the holiday season in my book, so I am loving these Wool Woodland stockings by Martha Stewart.
Mini RPi MAME Cabinet
Sprite_tm’s miniature MAME cabinet that runs off a Raspberry Pi and even has a 128×32 OLED marquee along the top. Recently, I got one of the Pi’s myself exactly because of that reason: it’s always useful to expand your toolset with something powerful and cheap. I didn’t get it for a specific reason other than […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2012: Aerial Drones
Today’s hobby drones are pretty amazing. They are packed with features and have a level of automation and sensors never before available to the amateur. Prices have dropped to the point that this technology is accessible, even if you aren’t a government, university, or serious hobbyist willing to spend more than they should. It’s about time to consider the perfect gift for that geeky someone special in your life with a need for speed or a secret desire for air reconnaissance. See the slldeshow.
Minecraft Augmented Reality App
Can’t get enough of Minecraft? Wish you could bring your creations with you wherever you go and interact with them in the real world? Now you can with the Minecraft Reality app by Mojang. That’s right–get chunky 8-bit style graphics rendered in hardware accelerated real-time 3D and mapped over your smartphone’s field of view to […]
Food Makers: Thanksgiving Tips
The day before Thanksgiving, MAKE senior editor Stett Holbrook checks in with food bloggers Lillie Auld of Butter Me Up Brooklyn and Julie Ruble of Willow Bird Baking who shared their pre-Thanksgiving tips. MAKE editorial director Gareth Branwyn also popped in to chat.
DIY Pom Poms
Corinne is the cutest thing on the planet, next to pom poms, of course. In this rad Threadbanger video C-Unit shows you how to make your own pom poms BIG or tiny and make them into awesome accessories.