Hacking your Prius
CNET News.com has a round of some of the Prius hacking going on at the moment, if there’s more or you have other resources, post them on up in the comments! – Link. Pictured here, modded / extended range Prius from Maker Faire.
Made On Earth
The Robotic Giraffe
Our pal Mike over at PopSci & The Robotic Giraffe (Lindsay and the Giraffe also made an appearance at Maker Faire) – “It walks, it blinks, it seats six, and it blasts Kraftwerk: Meet one man’s 17-foot-tall pet project. It started with a seven-inch walking toy giraffe and a desire to see Burning Man from […]
Homemade cruise ship
Stephane writes – “An ex coal miner of the Lorraine Collieries, France, has built a 90 tons liner replica of the The Majesty of the Seas in his garden. He now sails with it.” – Link.
Hot Rod home coffee roasters
Gallery and info on modded (and modding) coffee roasters – “For some people who roast their own coffee, off-the-shelf home coffee roasting appliances don’t cut it. Either they don’t offer enough control of the roast, are too expensive, or just don’t allow the roaster (uh, the person that is) to express themselves. The homemade or […]
DIY Refrigerator workbench
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Simpleproof made a workbench from an old refrigerator, nice work! Link.
High Voltage Tesla Coil
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Tesla1000 has a ton of photos of experiments with high voltage – I like this photo of one of the experiments in the suburbs. Link.
RFID enabled trampoline (video)
Mikey is having a lot of fun with the RFID enabled fire trampoline (as seen at the Maker Faire). Here are some new photos and videos – Link.
