Crochet Viking Hat and Beard
Reddit user ozzzzzz22 whipped up this viking hat complete with beard!
Month: February 2011
555 contest prizes piling up
If you’re considering NOT entering the 555 contest, be sure to peep their list of prizes before you make that decision. There’s a pro Eagle license from Element 14, a scope and DMMs from Extech, XMEGA dev kits, XuLA boards, a Nexus S phone from Google, a couple of Fluke DMMs, a SumoBot competition kit […]
Tamper “proof” screws pool on Flickr
I have a little box in the top drawer of my workbench that I think of as a kind of miniature trophy room. Every time I successfully remove a tamper-resistant, “security,” or other PITA fastener, I toss it in the box.
How-To: Gorgeous Rose Cake
Early last week, Amanda of i am baker posted a gorgeous rose cake she baked and decorated for herself for her birthday. I loved that she took such care and time to make something special for herself, and was even more excited to see her mention that she just might follow up with a how-to […]
Make: Live ep02 preview
Don’t miss the second episode of Make: Live, all about soldering. Limor “Ladyada” Fried will teach us to solder in-studio, and Marc de Vinck will join us via Skype to talk about soldering at Maker Faire. Go to makezine.com/live to watch the show Wednesday, February 9th at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
Make: Live Episode 02: Soldering (preview video)
Don’t miss the second episode of Make: Live, which airs this Wednesday night! Our theme is soldering and we’ll have Limor “Ladyada” Fried from Adafruit Industries in studio and Marc deVinck, Maker Shed’s Director of Product Development calling in via Skype. Not only that, but we’ll also have another awesome giveaway. So be sure to […]
Open source multitouch surfaces with Arduino
Wook Chang of Seoul based Sensible UI tipped us off to their new open source multitouch project called OpenMT. The project is comprised of both software and hardware tools that allow you to combine readily available parts with an Arduinoid to create super thin, flexible multitouch surfaces.