A remarkable exhibit on the maker movement had been running since September at London’s Victoria and Albert museum, having just closed in January. A visit over the holidays to London gave me a chance to see the exhibit for myself. The show collects the products, processes, and tools from dozens of makers throughout the world, […]
I saw that my friend Thomas Edwards, tech artist and Dorkbot Overlord, was going to be at CES, so I asked him to share some thoughts on maker-friendly offerings at the event. Here’s what he sent. – Gareth Sphereo is a radio-controlled robotic sphere, about the size of a tennis ball. While driving around a […]
Our Toolsday guest contributor this week is Stuart Deutsch, whose review of C.H. Hanson’s self-adjusting locking pliers appeared in MAKE Vol 29. Stuart writes regularly about tools and the tool business over at ToolGuyd. Look for more of his work, both online and in print, in the near future. Welcome, Stuart! – Ed. Mnpctech’s PC […]
These illuminated houses seen on Anthology Magazine are simply gorgeous! So romantic and dreamy, I must make some.
Here’s the first episode of MAKE’s new podcast, Make: Talk! In each episode, I’ll interview one of the makers from the pages of the magazine. We created Make: Talk because we wanted to find out about the people who write the how-to articles in MAKE. As you might guess, MAKE’s authors are often as interesting […]
Beth at Hungry Happenings has created Snowball Fight Cupcakes for those frozen winter days when making snowballs is better (and more deliciously) done indoors. She also includes a PDF of the Snowball Fight wrapper that you can print and attach to your arsenal of pure sweetness. Related recipes: Sweet Sprouts Cupcake Hostess Cupcake Cake Balls
As I spent the days and nights shipping, I thought it would be interesting to consider how we could transform and evolve the postal system. I think makers, hackers and entrepreneurs have unique ways of looking at things and I’d like to share some of the ideas I had. Most of all, I’d like your ideas. Together we could start some conversations on how we could utilize this national logistical treasure. That’s this week Soapbox, “How Makers, Hackers And Entrepreneurs Can Save The US Postal Service”…
