Mechanical Typewriter Keyboard for iPad
If you like the old-time tactile quality of a classic manual typewriter, but have come to appreciate the ease of use of an iPad, you’ll dig Austin Yang’s iTypewriter mechanical typewriter keyboard.
Month: August 2012
Power Racing Series Coming to Maker Faire New York
Why would grown men and women want to race around a track on hacked and modified Power Wheels toys? Simply because it might just be the most fun you’ve ever had, and the hardest you’ve ever laughed. Welcome to the world-renowned (at least in our world) Power Racing Series! What has been the rowdy crowd-pleaser […]
Eventorbot Open Source 3D Printer
Eventorbot! Open source 3D printer. Simple with less materials. Frame is made of a single 4′ long, 2 1/2″ square tube (16 gauge/1.5mm/.0598″ thick, cost: less then $20.00). With the design there is less plastic parts, stronger structure, all wires are hidden, and a more appealing/finish look. (…) The unit is supposed to resemble a […]
Handmade Marble Maze Toy
Danyelle, of Dandee, created this sweet marble maze for Hellobee. As Danyelle says, you need just a few craft supplies to make this inexpensive handmade toy.
North Carolina Teen Named Recipient of ARRL’s 2011 Hiram Percy Maxim Award
North Carolina Teen Named Recipient of ARRL’s 2011 Hiram Percy Maxim Award: Derek Brown, W4DTB, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was named the recipient of the 2011 Hiram Percy Maxim Award. Brown, who is 14, has been licensed since 2010 and holds an Amateur Extra class license. Derek first became interested in Amateur Radio after […]
Eighty Foot VHS Tape Corridor
I am attracted to things that are capable of transcending their own banality and materiality to become something else, something more. I like the way that videotape is simultaneously delicate and durable, since it’s meant to last. I can rip it easily with my hands because it’s so thin, but I can also stretch it. Videotape is made to present the world in color, but it appears purely black.
Knitted Banana Peels
These surprisingly realistic knitted banana peels were created by flickr user alzi23. I think a whole rug made of these might be nice to walk on. More: Knitted Butcher Shop Meats @Craftzine.com blog Knitted Hamburger Wall Art @Craftzine.com blog Knitted Hangover Mask @Craftzine.com blog