Make Your Own Cellphone
David Mellis from the MIT Media Lab has been designing and refining his DIY cellphone, one that you can build yourself from his open source design files and code.
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MYBELL Makes Its CES Debut
I had the chance to talk to Peter Pottier, CEO and founder of MYBELL, about his experience going from napkin sketch to CES.
Projects with Ryan Slaugh: Simple Amplifier
Building upon my last video, I’ve decided to make a simple circuit using some op-amps. One is the general op-amp LM741. The other is a specific op-amp, LM386, that is designed for audio amplification. This circuit can be used to amplify microphones or be used as a circuit sniffer depending on what you connect to […]
Atmel Brings Making to CES, Promises Big Things in Small Packages in 2014
As MAKE scouts through CES 2014 with the question “Is making going mainstream?”, we have been finding more and more examples of how much it is, and the Atmel booth is one of the most defining models of that.
How I Built a Raspberry Pi Tablet
Nearly every computer manufacturer makes a tablet computer. I wanted one based that ran Linux and was based on the Raspberry Pi. They don’t sell that. So I made one.
Drone FPV Fundamentals
Put a camera on your ‘copter and yourself in the pilot seat with these tips for first-person video flight.
By Wing, Wheel, and Wave: Drones Around the World
From the pyramids to the poles, makers all around the world are pushing the envelope with drones and remote-operated vehicles.