The Lost Knowledge column explores the possible technologies of the future in the forgotten ideas of the past (and those slightly forgotten or just off to the side). We look at retro-tech, “lost” technology, and the make-do, improvised “street tech” of village artisans and tradespeople from around the globe. “Lost Knowledge” was also the theme […]
Curious about building your own electric guitar? Try this detailed how-to by Instructables user mattthegamer463. In the Maker Shed: Saga Electric Guitar Kit: HT Style
By Kami Bigler Celebrate Back To School with your family with a special night-before-dinner with these sweet pencil pinwheels as place cards on each plate. A new pencil will act as the handle of the pinwheel. Although these pinwheels are more for looks than function, they will make your special dinner all about the new […]
Color tracking is a simple but powerful technique for creating fun new ways to interact with software. Using a webcam as a sensor, a program is “trained” to locate a specific color on some sort of physical pointer. The colored pointer is mapped to an (x,y) coordinate as it’s moved around. Done in real time, […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool: This isn’t the first iPhone TelePrompTer we’ve featured on Make: Online but it’s definitely the slickest. Martin Taylor of San Francisco, CA, built this beauty. More: DIY Full-screen scrolling teleprompter DIY iPhone Teleprompter Weekend Project: DIY Teleprompter
Up here in Northern California the Indian Summer weather brings Naked Ladies and ripe blackberries on the side of any and all country roads. In the past my family and I have picked buckets of them. We’ve made jam, pies, cobblers, and fruit crisps. But last weekend I tried a Blackberry Scone recipe that Craftzine […]
Learn to make the Lemon Flashlight, reukpower’s electro-culinary dish.
