If you hack things, you surely know about the O’Reilly hack books, but if you are new to the hacking world, they are a great place to start learning about how to make technology your own. While at the Maker Faire, I spent some time with Brian Jepson, editor with O’Reilly Media, browsing the O’Reilly […]
Bathsheba Grossman is exploring new territory where art, math, science, and the rapid prototype industry colide. Bathsheba makes these objects out of metal and they really look like they couldn’t be made out of metal! I’m really glad she came to the maker faire and shared her passion and knowledge about 3D printing and sculpting […]
John Maushammer likes to hack small things. He’s hacked the cvs disposable camera and put it into a model rocket! Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically with iTunes. This video will play on PC/Mac/Linux/PSPs and iPod video devices – Link.
Dan Overholt is making snazzy microcontroller devices over at UC Santa Barbara. Using his C.R.E.A.T.E USB interface, he’s made a musical interface that uses accelerometers to make a ping-pong ball on a spring make experimental music. Using his friendly little circuit board and a bluetooth transmitter, Dan has also put together a geodesic ball that […]
Fashion designers Diana Eng (recently of Bravo’s “Project Runway”) and Emily Albinski first made headlines when their Inflatable Dress made the cover of ID Magazine last fall. In their first fashion show together, Diana and Emily are pleased to also launch their new collection under their brand “Blackbox Nation.” The duo strives to push forward […]
Syuzi Pakchyan’s Bracelets are stylish and techy. They use conductive thread and conductive velcro so that putting them on is the switch for turning them on! Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically with iTunes. This video will play on PC/Mac/Linux/PSPs and iPod video devices – Link.
To heck with HDTV, HDMI, Wii and all that jibber jabber – Brian shows you how to play retro games on the big screen on the cheap. Click here to get the video (MP4) delivered automatically with iTunes. This video will play on PC/Mac/Linux/PSPs and iPod video devices. Ingredients: Zoombox – Link. Dreamcast Emulation – […]
