OK Makers, we’re going to live blog ABC’s American Inventor (again). If you’re on IRC, visit #make on irc.freednode.net and chat with us, or stop back here on the MAKE blog and see the recap after the show. We’ll have lots of images and descriptions of all the “inventions”. Previous: American Inventor discussion – MAKE […]
This is a follow up: On April 1, 2006 we announced that we, MAKE Magazine, were switching our format to BUY Magazine – The next volume was to be filled with wonderful things you can buy and directives on things to do, like buy more. There was extensive coverage on the world wide web. Sadly, […]
Today we had a bit about monowheels, so here’s another type of cycle, a propellor bicycle that’s not quite working yet, but that’s ok, it’s the propellor-bicycle thought that counts – photos & video. Related: Flying Bikes… – Link.
Douglas writes – “A monowheel (or motorwheel) is one big wheel with rider and engine (if any) INSIDE its circumference. It is not to be confused with a unicycle, which has the rider above the wheel. You’ll see what I mean. (Sometimes the word “motorwheel” refers to just a wheel with an engine built into […]
If you’re in NY pick up Metro and check out Makers! – Link. Related: Makers introduces you to a brigade of citizen engineers making their own cameras, clocks, airplanes, submarines, musical instruments, weapons, medical equipment, energy- saving devices, robots, and houses. They create their own tools to explore the outer atmosphere, the deep sea, and […]
A MAKE reader sent in this eBay auction – “Looks like a guy is making his own unimount for 25$ – I’ve seen these for over 100$ everywhere I look.” – Link. Seems simple enough to make your own based on the photos, but $25 is a pretty good deal if you need to mount […]
PC Mag has some details on a new GPS navigation system that happens to be a digital camera that will geotag your photos. Finally! – “The Navman iCN 750 digital camera contains a GPS unit and display, so that users can “geostamp” their pictures, or perform traditional functions like receiving directions to a destination.” [via] […]
