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12/15/2010
Anyone who’s been to a Bay Area Maker Faire likely remembers seeing the cool persistence of vision (POV) displays by...
11/12/2010
Blue LEDs on top, gold underneath. I love the shout of glee at 11 seconds when the image first appears....
08/24/2010
Kizo, of Croatia, wrote in to share his excellent POV clock, which he calls a propeller clock. According to Kizo...
07/21/2010
In response to this morning's post about self-captioning POV ping pong paddles, a helpful commenter pointed me at this "action...
07/21/2010
Here's a clever idea I'd love to see liberated from its high-design context by the maker community: Sports equipment with...
06/06/2010
The Povard is a large hand held POV device that is built onto a very cool laser cut and etched...
05/06/2010
Forget a light saber, I want a POV sword! It’s no surprise they were developed by super maker Mortiz Waldemeyer....
05/01/2010
The Povard is a large hand held POV device that is built onto a very cool laser cut and etched...
04/21/2010
Marcus Nowotny (Hamburg, Germany) created an awesome skateboard POV using a MiniPOV attached to the underside of his board: The...
03/28/2010
Rainbow in Your Hand is the work of Masashi Kawamura. It’s merely a flipbook — but when you flip through...
03/10/2010
Instructables user quasiben writes: Persistence of Vision (POV) is the illusion that an image continues to persist even though the...
03/06/2010
Everyone and their grandmamas are building cool clocks these days, and Viacheslav Slavinsky‘s “Strobeshnik” is another example. Viacheslav etched stenciled...
11/30/2010
The holidays are upon us, so here are a few gift ideas for that special person who deserves something cool...
11/28/2010
An inverting or tippe top is a classic physics toy: a spinning top that spontaneously inverts itself to spin on...
11/26/2010
Bicycles could quite possibly be the most popular maker vehicles. Here are some bikes and bike accessories for the cycle-friendly...
11/18/2010
Finding gifts for your family members and friends can be tough. Sure you love to solder, tinker, and write code,...
11/07/2010
This hobby rocketeer made a very simple camera mount and payload bay for this el cheapo Aiptek digital camera. Using...
11/05/2010
EVERYTHING MOVES by Jean Tinguely, photo by Akbar Simonse Opening today, and surviving for no one knows how long, is...
10/31/2010
This Alienware ad highlights Japan’s cool art trucks. I liked the makery atmosphere of the ad, though I think it’s...
09/30/2010
Thomas Wiltherspoon is the director of Ears to Our World, a charitable organization bringing access to information via self-powered shortwave...
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