Trehugger has a Make challenge that I think we’ll pass on…you see, the Food and Drug Administration in the USA allows supermarkets to pack red meat in carbon monoxide gas so it appears red for longer, and then more people will buy it – so…the huggers threw down the loin chop challenge – “Here is […]
We have a new category, Maker Meetups. Inspired by the great success of MAKE Philly, this is a place where local groups can post discussions related to their events and members. Don’t forget to post your meeting information on our events page also! Link.
Our pals at Popular Science have a brand spanking new blog – go check it out! Link.
Lots of fun video that will leave you laughing -and- learning physics from Walter Lewin of MIT. Physics I course, physics II course, & physics III course. [via] Thanks Nat!
We’re getting close to a robot lead on Broadway…“Meredith Finkelstein and Cindy Jeffers developed five robots for Heddatron, a play written by Elizabeth Merriweather, directed by Alex Timbers and produced by the Les Freres Corbusier theatre company. The play runs from February 8 to the 25 at HERE Theater (NYC).”[via] Link.
Here’s a pretty cool mod to make a Nintendo DS look like an old NES controller. [via] Link.
David Pogue at the New York times has a round up of “portable hot spots” you can use to provide WiFi wherever you go, including one of my favorite ones – the Junxion box – Link. I use an EVDO card with my Mac and broadcast WiFi when traveling, but you can also make your […]
