CRAFT reader Miranda writes: I just got an Amazon Kindle 2, and my husband pointed out that the Kindle is not dissimilar to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (the Guide itself, I mean — the book within the books). Hence, my case with large, friendly letters that say “don’t panic”. It’s my own design, […]
Etsy seller Digitalsoaps makes realistic replicas of game controllers in soap. I wonder if this will encourage epic gamers to bathe more often. Available in Xbox, Playstation, NES, and more. Via Geekologie.
(Photos by: Doug Eng and Shane O’Neill) On March 19th, I had my book release party for Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech at Pop Lounge. It included a fashion presentation of all of the DIY electronic fashions in the book. Here’s a look behinds the scenes of making the DIY projects into a fashion presentation. […]
Patty Maes of the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab introduces what may be the must have gadget in the not so far future. The SixthSense prototype is comprised of a pocket projector, a mirror and a camera. The hardware components are coupled in a pendant like mobile wearable device. Both the projector […]
What do you get when you mix a glo-plug, a large binder clip, flash cotton, a momentary pushbutton switch, and a few other ingredients? One serious way to get someone’s attention! Back in lucky MAKE Volume 13, Joel Johnson showed us how to shoot fireballs from the palm of our hands with the Orpheus Shooter.
Rob has some clever tips for how to use your digital camera. For the past five years or so I have had a pocket camera with me every day. I find lots of uses for it, and the rapidly taken, easily accessed photos. Despite the massive collection of physical photos in slide, print and negative […]
Way back in MAKE Volume 01, we ran a Made on Earth feature on Kaden Harris and his awesome desktop creations. Shown below, at left, is the 18-inch floating-arm trebuchet, and at right is the 17-inch guillotine.
