DL writes – “Bettie is a Bike Hugger project to build a sport-utility bike with a Karate Monkey 29-incher frame, Stokemonkey, and an Xtracycle. Bettie has an enormous carrying capacity, it’s heavy duty — 2 adults or an adult and 2 kids at a time — and is fun (really, really fun).” – Link. Related: […]
I did a post on altered books on the MAKE blog a few months ago (post here) and I’ve still been searching for some interesting how-tos on this emerging subject. Thankfully, I came across Shelly Havens-Mills altered book project that she did for the Etsy CRAFT contest. Shelly shares with me some great tips on […]
Max is still kickin it, he writes – “Okay you’ve built the digital thermometer but you ran out of ideas and didn’t know what to do with it. Well if you wanted to, you could add a Lantronix XPORT ethernet serial device to the serial channel and monitor temperature remotely over the ethernet. Now I […]
Tom Michaels says, “I just finished making some of these and thought it was worthy of a craftzine mention. They are great fun and you can be as creative as you like which is fun fun fun.” Link. More: Craftbits candle making section – Link.
Atarien writes “What would have happened if technology had progressed faster than design? What would a 1980’s PC look like with with current hardware? The mod built had been displayed in the exhibition as if it would be a new piece of hardware of PC Expo 1981, with fakes ads, tradeshow table etc. The French […]
While in New York late last week, I observed a new convergence that is happening among the the worlds of fashion, technology and crafts. A new kind of collaboration and idea sharing is happening and after Angel Chang’s Spring 2007 fashion technology show last Thursday, the movement is definitely gaining momentum. Fashion designer Angel Chang […]
MAKE pal John Maushammer (who reverse engineered the firmware in all three Pure Digital disposable cameras and figured out how to connect them to home computers) sent in this amazing pong watch! He writes – “I loved the idea behind the Pong Clock and I’ve wanted to make my own watch for a while now… […]
