A MAKE: magazine favorite! Here’s a quick peek at John Park demonstrating how to use a motor from an old VCR and use it to drive an automated cat feeder. Check it out above, or get the M4V and/or subscribe in iTunes.. And don’t forget to comment. Don’t forget, MAKE: premieres in January on Public […]
In covering DIY technology from Japan, there have been quite a few kits and projects that have come along that would be of interest to makers outside of Japan, but are either not available for overseas ordering, or are available but may be subject to high shipping costs and long waits. Luckily, one very consistent […]
The DIY saliva test that tells if you’re catching a cold…– Hmm, could be a fun kit to remake one day! Scientists have developed a test that predicts how likely you are to catch a cold. They say that by measuring the level of a protein contained in saliva they can provide an advance warning […]
This week I made the open source Trippy RGB Waves Kit by Mitch Altman. I like this kit because it’s perfect for someone learning to solder, yet it has programming headers so the advanced user can hack it up. The original video was about 18 minutes long. Too long in my opinion, so I sped […]
Eric, of Instructables, has been doing some great promotion for The Best of Instructables. Here he is on ABC New Now’s Ahead of the Curve. He’s also going to be on Good Morning America (ABC) tomorrow morning. The segment should be up on the website later in the day. Go get ’em, Eric! In the […]
Meet a few of the makers who brought their projects to Maker Faire Austin, 2008. To download I Make 2008 MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Weekend Projects return next week!
The winning project from American Maker is now available as a kit – AIRHEADS – AIRDRUMS – Winner of the 2008 MAKE FAIRE Chicago ” The best instrument they have seen since the Theremin” Airheads MINI 4 kit are sensors to be used with midi drum brains and synthesizers or midi I/O devices allowing one […]
