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This guy dyed the major case parts of his factory-white MacBook bright orange using Rit fabric dye (and swapped out some other bits with a factory-black model) to create this cool custom color scheme. This method is known in the modding community, but “The Brain” has improved on its speed and consistency for glossy parts […]
What happens to all those mobile device accessories once the device they accessorized have become landfill? That’s what the folks at Berlin’s weltunit were thinking when they made these laser-cut cardboard device stands. They’re available for both iPad and iPhone form factors and made using recycled cardboard and carbon neutral energy.
This week in the MAKE Flickr pool we saw… Hexapod Sunset from Dunehaven. Rockets in February! from Erik Charlton. microsequin (pink) from J.Morganized. 1/5 of illuminated GLOBE sign from Mr Shiv. making a tachometer from modern kōgaku. Clamp Lamp and Clamp Magnifying Glass – unclamped from b_light. Isolated 9V meter supply from P^2 – Paul.
One of my good friends has a beautiful and fun collection of vintage train cases that she displays in the bookshelves in her living room. Their colors and cool vintage design makes them the perfect eye candy, and their roomy interiors make them practical for storing things like DVDs and video games. Here’s one more […]
MAKE regular Mike Pantrey, aka Mrsuperpants, returns with this cool page about building on-the-cheap DIY versions of the commercial systems used to make foam and/or “snow” for video, photo, and event special effects. He describes three iterations of his homemade CAFS and a method for making colored foam. [Thanks, Mike!]
The viSparsh belt developed by Young India Fellows Rolly Seth, Jatin Sharma and Tushar Chugh in New Delhi with guidance by Rahul Mangharam of the University of Pennsylvania, is a computer vision assisted haptic feedback system that uses a Microsoft Kinect to detect objects near the wearer and notifies them through an array of vibration motors across the belt
Out pals at adafruit have just released Circuit Playground, an app for iPhone and iPad that combines a bunch of handy electronics references and calculators in one attractive interface. It’s $2.99 from the AppStore. An Android version is reportedly in the works, but I understand the adafruit folks are not in too much of a […]
