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MAKE volume 06!

MAKE volume 06!

MAKE volume 06 is hitting mailboxes really soon! In this issue – Build a pair of electronic insects. LED throwies. Rodent-powered nightlight. Floating tower structure. Bug Sucker. Check out the article listing here – Link. You can use our special code CMAKE and get an extra $5 (USD) off on a MAKE subscription here – […]

The Cameratruck – Pinhole camera truck

The Cameratruck – Pinhole camera truck

Clara writes “We’re currently setting up an exhibit Spain’s largest and most prestigious photography festival, about the one month road trip we’ve made around Spain aboard a 5 meter truck we’ve converted into a giant pinhole camera. We’ve taken over 80 photos all around the Iberian peninsula, 20 of which will be exhibited in Madrid […]

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT goes open source

LEGO isn’t messing around, they’re open sourcing their firmware for their processor – “The LEGO Group today announced that for the first time it will release as open source the firmware of the LEGO MINDSTORMS microprocessor – the new NXT brick – the core component of its next generation robotics toolset. Additionally, the company announced […]

Turn off TV week

Turn off TV week

This week is turn off TV week, for some Makers, every week is turn off TV week, but this week is special. Don’t watch TV for a couple days, go MAKE something – Link. You might be asking yourself, “Self? What if I don’t have a remote control to all those TVs out there?” Well, […]

Veg my ride…

Veg my ride…

Submedia.tv has a new DIY veggie conversion DVD – “Veg-oil conversions allow your diesel vehicle to run directly on recycled cooking oils! Veg My Ride teaches you how to convert your diesel car to run on used veg-oil. No need for expensive biodiesel, fill up at most any restaurant for about .15/gallon! Waste fryer oils, […]