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How-To: iPad Holder for Your Car’s Headrest

How-To: iPad Holder for Your Car’s Headrest

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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Planning a long drive to visit family and friends for the holidays? Keep the backseat entertained–and avoid who’s-going-to-hold-the-tablet fights–with this handy car headrest iPad holder tutorial!

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What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination

What IF…Festival of Innovation and Imagination

By McKenna Lovejoy

McKenna Lovejoy

I am an engineer, a student, a teacher, a maker, and a mom with awesome maker kids. We love to make all sorts of things and just started a blog to help us keep track.

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What IF… Festival: Don’t miss the geeky gadgets, DIY demos, cool experiments, new technologies, hands-on learning, and live performances! September 7th, 10am-4pm in Colorado Springs, CO.

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Lego iPad Stand

Lego iPad Stand

By John Baichtal

John Baichtal

My interests include writing, electronics, RPGs, scifi, hackers & hackerspaces, 3D printing, building sets & toys. @johnbaichtal nerdage.net

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Jason Devine of Ireland wrote in with another project by his two sons, ages 11 and 9. Last time they built a clenching Lego hand. This time, Jason challenged his kids to make an iPad stand with as few bricks as possible. Check out the boys’ website for more projects.

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New in the Maker Shed: RedPark TTL iOS Cable Breakout Pack

New in the Maker Shed: RedPark TTL iOS Cable Breakout Pack

By Michael Castor

Michael Castor

I am the Evangelist for the Maker Shed. It seems that there is no limit to my making interests. I'm a tinkerer at heart and have a passion for solving problems and figuring out how things work. When not working for Make I can be found falling off my unicycle, running in adverse weather conditions, skiing down the nearest hill, restoring vintage motorcycles, or working on my car.

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Exclusively in the Maker Shed, this updated Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS makes interfacing your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the real world easy! This bundle includes the new RedPark TTL Cable for iOS so a serial TTL adapter and soldering is no longer required.

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