The next Chicago Craft Social is set for Friday, August 14th from 7-10pm in Evanston, IL (Evanston Vineyard Church, 2495 Howard St.). This event has space for 150 people so be sure to RSVP! New things to note: Guys are invited! This is no longer a girls-only night. It’s not an event for children, but […]
Though it sort of negates some of the best aspects of video gaming, this experiment from Waterloo Labs does outline a useful method for mapping projectile impacts on a projection screen using accelerometers. As suggested at the end of the above vid, there a number of infinitely safer methods for registering the desired mouse clicks […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Laptop stand modded for coolness [above, top-left] Toy control panel is an awesome gift [above, top-right] The speaker phone (no, not that speakerphone) The office crossbow [above, bottom-left] Humans, bees, wasps living together [above, bottom-right]
I’ve seen plenty of hacks based on the iconic Etch A Sketch, however this one may take the cake. Andrew Sliwinski has added a third wheel (and a bunch of electronics) to the traditional toy design, allowing users to make drawings in three dimensions! An Anaglyphic display is used to present the image. A remake […]
Stacey Kuznetzov made these fun robots that can traverse vertical metallic surfaces. Each bot is programmed with a unique personality and has embedded light sensors to perform some basic human interactions. She has an Instructable that explains how to make them. If you don’t have a metallic surface to infest with robots, you might want […]
Amazing maker-made sandwich creations @ Funky Lunch.
Styley seamstress Christine Haynes’ book Chic and Simple Sewing is perfectly titled, for on the pages of this beautiful book, you won’t find a single garment that is not simple to sew but timelessly chic.
