Two pieces of news… Last week this awesome note came in from a viewer who lives in Minnesota saying, “Dear Make-TV; Our whole family loves your show, but my 4 year-old son has found his very first “hero” in John Park. Will he be appearing at Make Day or at any other Twin City events?” […]
Geek Squad’s Founder and Chief Inspector, Robert Stephens, sent Make: television some info about an upcoming event that he’s judging called the Overnight Website Challenge. The event sounds really cool and all of the effort goes to helping 12 nonprofits. Mark Hurlburt is one of the event’s organizers, “The event is kind of a creative […]
This is a DIY project of a different nature– namely, yours! Have you felt inspired by the Maker’s call to action? Seen something on Make: television that’s brought out the urge to tinker? Got a bunch of scrap parts waiting to be reused in ways no one else has imagined? Each week, Make: television features […]
(Feb. 13, 2009) ESCONDIDO, CALIF.: Jim Lipka is demonstrating that pricey “HDTV” antennas aren’t necessary to pull in digital TV signals. Lipka is getting press for making functional TV antennas out of wire hangers and what appear to be picket-fence slats. He’s putting the devices together at less than $10 each, giving them away to […]
Here are some photos from the upcoming Maker Workshop segment where John Park makes some awesome mini-robots. We were motivated to do this segment after reading the original article from Volume 06 of MAKE magazine. Huge thanks to Gareth Branwyn for sharing his valuable knowledge with our production team, and to the Twin Cities Robotics […]
I spotted this Make Do Mend Poster by Bold & Noble on Decor 8 and thought how fitting it was since we planned “Mending Month” for March. There are times when you don’t really want to snip up your favorite sweater to refashion it into something else. In March, we’ll show you how to mend […]
Boston area’s Willoughby & Baltic is accepting applications for their artist in residence program – Willoughby and Baltic is dedicated to the advancement of physical computing and industrial arts as a medium by providing work space, education, public programming, and exhibitions. The facilities at Willoughby and Baltic support the creative process of working to integrate […]
