The latest installment of Take on the Machine features Provo, UT hackerspace The Transistor building a zombie apocalypse game. Next week Mitch reveals who won the challenge! More: Take on the Machine: A hackerspace challenge Take on the Machine, Part 2 Take on the Machine continues with NYCR, part 2 Take on the Machine visits […]
Just a quick note that midnight PST marks the deadline for our DIY Haunts contest. We’ve been getting tons of last-minute entries but we’d love to get more! Any Halloween prop that uses motion, light, and sound in some way is eligible. It doesn’t even have to be one you did this year. And what […]
Images from the Masked Marvelous event in Queen, NY. Halloween… aka “the maker’s holiday.” We hope you’ve had another fun time planning costumes, props, food and party favors this year, and that you’re having a fun weekend unleashing your creations on family, friends, and hapless neighborhood children. We always get a kick out of seeing […]
DIY Haunts is a cool contest sponsored by Jameco Electronics and MAKE that challenges makers to utilize sound, light, and movement to create the ultimate Halloween decoration. But you have to build it… quickly! Our deadline is midnight, November 2nd. With less than a week remaining, here’s what you need to participate: Our contest landing […]
Nathan Patterson, aka Thingiverse user pattywac, has organized a pair of user-funded design contests and is soliciting entries and prize donations for each. The first, with a current prize pool of $100US, is to design the cleverest MakerBot-able object that incorporates a rubber band. Two of my favorite entries so far are shown above.
The second contest, to design the most useful improvement for the MakerBot itself, is also ongoing, and currently has a prize pool of $65US. Both contests end on Sunday, November 14. [Thanks, Nathan!]
For our fourth week in the Make It Last: build series, we’re looking at how to turn our electronic thermometer into a data logger by adding storage capability.
DIY Haunts is a cool contest sponsored by Jameco Electronics and MAKE that challenges makers to utilize sound, light, and movement to create the ultimate Halloween decoration. But you have to build it… quickly! Our deadline is midnight, November 2nd. Need inspiration? Check out these super cool costumes and props we blogged about a few […]
