Marie-Claire Camp, of ellohay!, sent us word of this upcoming event: The Geek-a-thon is ellohay! West Michigan’s first annual install-fest. This evening event will bring geeks from all over the area together to help prepare 100 computers to be given away, free of charge, to at-risk and impoverished high school students in Grand Rapids. ellohay! […]
A robot named QuietBot #1524 posted to its twitter channel about the latest issue of MAKE: No mention of me and my work, but the newest issue of @Make magazine is out, and it’s all about lots of other #robots. We’re sorry you feel left out, QuietBot #1524. We went to your site and looked […]
Hannah Perner-Wilson made this soft stroke sensor from some conductive thread and fabric. When the sensor is stroked, the fibers touch each other in a different way than when still, transmitting the signal to a computer or microcontroller.
Rustic, woodsy design is my absolute favorite, and I love working with found materials. This week’s flashback is the perfect combo of both: the Rustic Wood Side Table by Joe Szuecs from the pages of CRAFT Volume 08.
My friend “Woz” (not Apple Woz).. worked on these, they turned out great! This year, the DefCon badge wasn’t the only electronic badge at the conference. Ninja Networks, which throws a popular party each year at the conference, produced an electronic badge of its own to gain access to its party. Over 500 badges were […]
Katherine at ReadyMade is trying to make it a week without using plastic, and coming to terms with the issues that a restriction like that illuminates. After her first day, she had a lot to think about, and I liked her set of questions: • What material exactly are the “man-made soles” of my shoes […]
Gareth @ MAKE points us to Star Simpson’s pillow hands, made from fabric-covered kids’ floaties.
