Ron DeCorte is a master watch maker and his site is filled with a ton of amazing close up photos of watches, the parts and all sorts of wonderful articles that actually make me want to wear a watch now. Some of the watch parts look like little mechanical creatures in a petri dish… [via] […]
Wired has a good article/how-to on making your own ring tones using our favorite audio tool, the open source Audacity. You’ll need – Cell phone with MP3 ring-tone support CD or MP3 of the song Audio-editing software that allows export to MP3. If you don’t already have this, Audacity is a good open-source program you […]
Konami is developing a music player that will be much like a tamagotchi, but live off your music collection. I think this will be a trend we see on a lot of devices soon, you’ll feed them with your data, playlists, etc. to keep them going and coming back. I really wish Apple would open […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Guero Loco writes – “I made this bike for Burning Man 2002 (oceanic theme). It consists of 7 strands of Lytec EL wire. The tentacles are threaded/tied to hardware cloth mesh that I attached inside the frame. The inverter box is located inside the larger box on the rack. The […]
James writes in about his new application – “Phiculator is a simple tool which, given any number, will calculate the corresponding number according to the golden ratio (phi). Useful to anyone wishing to create anything with divine proportions!” Link.
Turning fish into high-tech acoustic pingers, it’s a like a real version of Electroplankton – “The scientists have designed a field study that uses acoustic telemetry technology to track continuously the movements and habitat use of red and black grouper in the Dry Tortugas National Park, the 46-square-nautical-mile marine reserve. The groupers will be fitted […]
“The Next Big Thing” Audio show with a Maker who built his own roller coaster – “Over the tool shed, under the elm tree, and around the rose bushes – all in 30 seconds. It’s the “Blue Flash,” a homemade roller coaster John Ivers constructed in his backyard.” – Thanks Chris! Link.
