In this Toolbox tutorial, Bianca Pettis demystifies the art of soldering as she applies it to circuit bending a keyboard to make bizarre sounds. Bianca is one half of the circuit bending band Beatrix Jar. Get the m4v, subscribe in iTunes., watch on YouTube or Blip.
Make: television presents: Smash Bat – Walter Kitundu and Luigi Anzivino rig a baseball bat to flash photos at the exact moment of impact with some leftover fruit. I Eat Beats – Kyle McDonald’s drum synthesizer played with Skittles. Tennis Ball Launcher – Daniel Bauen’s pedal- powered tennis ball launcher built from two recycled bicycles. […]
Head’s up America! Make: television is broadcasting in new cities all over the country! We’re happy to announce new coverage in these states: Florida Georgia New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina Utah New! West Virginia Wisconsin Make: is airing in many more states than the ones above, check out www.makezine.tv/broadcast for […]
This spread from the Urban Camouflage article is a thing of sly beauty. Author Todd Lappin shares his knowledge that “With the right accessories, your vehicle can always be on ‘official business’.”
For those of you who like to see the whole episodes of Make: television, here’s a chance to see episode 1 in all its glory. Meet Cyclecide, an inventive band of performance artists who build outrageous bicycle contraptions straight out of the dump. In the Maker Workshop segment John Park turns an old VCR into […]
Be sure to visit makezine.tv this Saturday, February 7th, to see the upcoming Maker Profile on Tim Kaiser, who makes amazing experimental musical instruments. Enjoy the sneak peek! Check out Tim’s website at timkaiser.org Tim was also profiled in Make: magazine Volume 12. Get the m4v or subscribe in iTunes. ps, ignore the “coming in […]
The good folks at Twin Cities Public Television shipped the Burrito Blaster to my house so I could take it on some demos. I was glad to get my hands on it again; part of the fun with this type of project is the endless fiddling and improving you can do. Plus, my kids like […]
