Month: January 2014

Last fall an intriguing quadrotor project was announced on Kickstarter. Called Hex, the small and inexpensive bird would be controllable by smartphone and the angle was that it was extremely easy to use. Then they found out that they had to change the quadrotor’s name…

In advance of our week of Homegrown Drones coverage this week I put out a call for cool drones videos. I got some great stuff. I picked what I was the most compelling footage. There’s a great range of stuff—crazy shots BASE jumping off a massive windmill, surfing at Pipeline, snowy mountain footage, a San […]

“Good hardware can’t be rushed.” From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send items to us at makerpro@makermedia.com. Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Are you a […]

When a flea market hunt leads you to the perfect old, beat-up chair, bring it back to life with this great how-to from Rue Magazine.

What would you make if you had had inner tubes, toy helicopters, and a roll of coins? That’s the challenge that inventor Bob Partington takes in the premiere of his new H2 series, ThingamaBob.