Toys, Tricks, and Teasers — Kinetic Illusion Toys
Deceive the eye with impossible falling motion.
Year: 2011
Grain and Gram
Here’s one for the ladies (ok, and the gentlemen, too): Grain and Gram, “the new gentleman’s journal,” is full of eye and brain candy: interviews with charming men who sew, work wood and leather, make prints and music, plus gorgeous photos of said sewing, wood, leather, and prints. I particularly love their “Five Questions with […]
PlayStation Network and Qriocity completely compromised
PlayStation Network and Qriocity completely compromised… …an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID. It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation […]
Make Money — Combination Lock
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself.
Reverse Geocache Puzzlebox Controversy
Should patented, patent-pending, or copyrighted projects NOT be in MAKE? This is the question that has been raised around Mikal Hart‘s Reverse Geocache Puzzlebox project from MAKE Volume 25. It’s a clever project. Where geocaching is a game of high-tech hide and seek game, with players using GPS to find a hidden “cache” of trinkets, […]
Metro Detroit Readies for Rust Belt Market
Just as we saw with the debut of Maker Faire Detroit last year, Detroit’s creative and maker minds are continuing to make DIY news in 2011. Pulling inspiration from the Brooklyn Flea, Chris and Tiffani Best are putting the final touches on metro Detroit’s soon-to-be opened Rust Belt Market, located in Ferndale. Promising a mix […]
Tales from the Web — Live From MAKE!
This year we not only upgraded our website and moved “into the cloud” — we also launched some great programs online.