Enclosed Belgian recumbent tricycles
No Technology Magazine has a lovely photo gallery, which points to far more extensive galleries, of enclosed Belgian recumbent trikes. Belgian Recumbent Tricycles More: See all of our recumbent coverage on MAKE
Bicycles
Zany hybrid rickshaw
Dubious practicality aside, you can’t deny this zany hybrid pedicab turns heads. Suspend your disbelief for a moment and marvel at the dual-action windmill/rotating sign’s purported ability to use the wind to assist the rider. If anything, it should attract copious potential customers.
Uni/bicycle converts from one wheel to two
Found in the MAKE Flickr Pool: This sweet whip by Peter Wagner of Davis, CA, packs an unaltered unicycle for the back wheel and seat, with a bolt-on front wheel if you need two. Famous Davis mayor, conservationist, artist and all-around thoughtful person, dear Julie Partansky (a twin like Myself!) gave me her old unicycle. […]
Free Motion Embroidery at Maker Faire – CRAFT Video
We caught up with Paul Nosa and his solar powered sewing rover in the Maker Check-in line at Maker Faire Bay Area 2010.
More info:
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/06/solar_powered_free_motion_embr.html
http//www.pnosa.com
Flashback: Swiveling Balcony Hoist
If you live in an apartment, you know that lugging your bike up the staircase is no fun. Back in MAKE Volume 11, Virginia-based maker Matthew Russell shared instructions for making his simple swiveling balcony hoist with us. For about $50 (or less, depending on what you have laying around the workshop), build the hoist […]
3D printed skull ring
This 3 printed skull ring is made from bronze-infused stainless steel, and it isn’t the only swoon-worthy creation in Bits to Atoms‘ Etsy shop! [via Street Anatomy] More: Pipe ring 3D Printed Bracelet From the Future Fingerprint ring to identify your loved one Universe ring
Magnets implanted in fingernails
So if you follow the twitter feeds of @hypatiadotca (Leigh Honeywell) and @3ricj (3ric Johanson) you’ll probably know that they’ve gone and had magnets implanted in their fingernails. Supposedly an explicatory blog post is forthcoming, but what do you think, readers? Controllers for some cool projected UI like the “Sixth Sense”? Simply as a tactile […]