Making Lightbulbs Float
We talk to Simon Morris about the Flyt, a levitating lightbulb, which he and his team brought along to Maker Faire Paris.
Crowdfunding
Should You Back A Kickstarter If the Teamโs Last Project Failed?
A group ofย HAXLR8R graduates say that their modularย electric vehicle development kit,ย FlexPV, will be able to turn almost anythingย into a motor vehicle. The Kickstarter campaign for FlexPVย is replete with crisp graphics and slickly produced videos that show users clamping motor, battery, and control modules to aย scooter, a bicycle, and even a grocery cart before riding away […]
Teddy Bears and Tablets Making Operations a Picnic
Providing teddy bears and tablets to young children has significantly helped reduce the drug use of those requiring anaesthesia.
How Rapid Protoyping Helped a Startup Build a Smart Keyboard Fast
Hardware is hard. But crowdfunding and rapidย prototyping technologies are making it a little easier, sayย MakeUseOf alums Erez Zuckerman and Yaara Lancet, the duo behind the ErgoDox EZ keyboard. “The ErgoDox EZ simply wouldnโt have happened in 2005,” Zuckerman toldย Matthew Hughesย inย a worthwhileย MakeUseOf profile. “The tools designed to prototype the kit simply didnโt exist. Neither did 3D […]
Smart Knob Lets You Control Your Oven Precisely Via Phone
It turns out that even former Amazon and Pinterest engineers canโt take a new product to market without spending years prototyping and testing. And thatโs as it should be, say the pair behind Meld, a clever gadget that replaces the existing knob on a standard stovetop to connect to a smartphone and precisely regulate temperature. […]
Triple Threat: BoXZY Puts Printing, Milling, and Lasers in One Small Box
On my way to theย Midwest RepRap Fest,ย I stopped in atย HackPittsburghย to meet up with theย BoXZYย team and take a look at their new machine in person. BoXZY is doing well onย Kickstarter;ย with its promise of being an all in one 3D printer, milling machine, and laser etcher, it’s enticing backers. The BoXZY features a thick aluminum case that […]
14-Year-Old Inventor Crowdfunds Battery-Charging Arduino, Hits $35K
Now in the final couple of days of its crowdfunding journey I thought I’d take a quick look at Quin Etnyre’s new project, the Qduino Mini board.
