Merry Christmas from all of your pals at Maker Media. We enjoyed collaborating with you all in 2010 and look forward to even bigger and better things in 2011. In the meantime, please enjoy this Max and Dave Fleischer Depression-era cartoon that so beautifully captures the spirit of a DIY Christmas. [Thanks, Laurie Stepp!] Have […]
We’re thrilled to find out that MAKE has been chosen as one of Paste Magazine’s best mags for 2010. We’re in some great company, along with Wired, Esquire, The Economist, The Atlantic, and others. We, of course, especially like the line: “…the five-year-old title has out popular-mechanic-ed Popular Mechanics.” Kudos to everyone on the MAKE […]
Dorkbot, the informal monthly presentation series for “people doing strange things with electricity,” will celebrate their 10-year anniversary tonight in NYC! If you’re in the area, you should swing by — Dorkbots are a ton of fun, and this is the one that started them all! Tonight’s event will include the standard three presentations, as […]
For our second build in the Make It Last Build Series, we’re constructing a robotic plant. This week, we’re going to put together the brains of the machine, which we will use in the coming weeks to bring our plant to life. This basic circuit will have support for one servo motor, an external crystal […]
Introducing the MakerShield kit – The ultimate open source prototyping shield for Arduino and Netduino microcontrollers. Having a prototyping shield is a must have accessory for anyone wanting to go beyond blinking an LED with their microcontroller. If you want to do more, you will need to build a circuit, and if you want to […]
From all of us on the CRAFT team, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! If you are in need of any last minute food inspiration, take a look at our roundup of Thanksgiving recipes which includes gluten-free side dishes as well as great easy dessert ideas! Pictured above is our turkey-shaped cake by Cathy […]
We’re excited to announce the second project in the Make It Last build series: the robot plant.
