“Bluebook” attempts to merge the physical and digital divide through touch sensitive pages. Covered in conductive ink, when certain phrases are pressed on the book’s pages, the resulting input communicates over Bluetooth with a nearby PC, triggering different actions. Although most of this can be done with “e-books” using touchscreens, the “BlueBook” attempts to bridge […]
Here are a few sample pages from MAKE 12: Made on Earth, I’d like to test this out to make sure everyone can see it – Link. Here’s how it works: Anyone can access the link. No time limit. If you’re not a subscriber, you’ll be able to go 3-pages forward and 3-pages backward (that’s […]
Some inventive Makers in London built this “Fan Chair” out of discarded and repurposed old fan parts. The idea was to make something that could keep you cool in the summer and circulate the heat in the winter. Watch the video to see a sped up version of how they made it and check out […]
Nice round up of light bulbs in many shapes, sizes and permutations – [via] Link.
The giant (over 11 foot tall) city by artist Chu Enoki is made from a whole heap of polished junk – [via] Link.
5 places from around the world that looks like the coolest places you could possibly do research. If there were “Maker tours” all of these would be on the list… Link.
A manicurist in Beijing pays tribute to the upcoming Olympics by creating a mosaic out of 28,000 acrylic fingernails – [via] Link.
