Bicycles

Maker Faire 2008: Vehicles!

Check out all the fun and excitement at this year’s Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. People from all over the world came to experience this amazing event. Here are just some of the amazing riding machines we saw. To download Maker Faire 2008 Vehicles MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes.

Epafi touch communicator

Epafi touch communicator

These tactile transceivers use conductive fabric and small disk motors to wirelessly share touches upon the wrist – Epafi is a pair of bracelets built to simulate the common and playful exchange of touch amongst mates, loved ones, or even close friends. Whenever either of the wearers touch the bracelet worn on their wrist, the […]

Bikes @ MAKE

Bikes @ MAKE

Gas prices got you down? Sources don’t need to tell us that fixing and riding bikes is the way to go. Here at MAKE we love riding, fixing, improving, and modding our bikes, so we thought we’d share all things Bike @ MAKE. New to bicycle commuting? Take some advice for city riding. Safety first! […]

Wearable solar-square-synth

Wearable solar-square-synth

Solar + synthesizer = two great tastes in one! – A wearable, portable square-wave synthesizer designed to be worn around the wrist so that he or she can be musically expressive whenever the moment strikes them. Rows of buttons run along the underside of the wearer’s wrist for triggering of musical tones and a light […]

Keyboard pants

Keyboard pants

No, it’s not just one of those roll-up keyboards that melted while in use – it’s keyboard pants. Sure to be standard issue hacker gear right around never. The hip mounted speaker feature though, that right there is potential teen-trend-gold, just hope the model pictured can keep ’em hiked up long enough to hear a […]