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Weekend Project: Mooftronic Mini Synth

Make some crazy sounds from a teensy-tiny musical instrument. Thanks go to Brian McNamara for the original article in MAKE, Volume 15. To download The Mooftronic Mini Synth MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Mooftronic Mini Synth article in MAKE, Volume 15. and you can see that in our Digital […]

Weekend Project: $10 Pseudoscope

Build an amazing optical toy that plays tricks on your brain. Thanks go to Rob Hartmann for the original article in MAKE, Volume 05. To download The $10 Pseudoscope MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete $10 Pseudoscope article in MAKE, Volume 05 “$10 Pseudoscope” and you can see that in […]

Make: television Episode 8

We journey upstream with environmentalist Dan McCormick, a maker who crafts intricate watershed sculptures out of woven willow. In the Workshop, John Park shows how to build lively and inexpensive miniature robots. Mister Jalopy reveals the hidden treasures of his “Compact Childhood Museum.” The Maker Channel segment features French fries shot from a spud gun, […]

Make: television Episode 7

Here’s another look at Episode 7 of Make: television. Individual segments after the jump. Bike along with Ali Momeni and his fleet of mobile video projectors that transform public spaces into massive sound and light shows. In the Workshop, John Park combines a used treadmill motor and PVC pipe to build a wind generator, and […]

Weekend Project: Animal Detector

Make a varmint detecting webcam that captures rascally rabbits in your backyard. Thanks go to Bob Goldstein for the original article in MAKE, Volume 17. To download The Animal Detector MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete Animal Detector article in MAKE, Volume 17 “Animal Detector” and you can see that […]

Scenes from the last Handmade Music

Yup, last week’s Handmade Music party was entirely off the hook and awesome. Full fledged performances by E-Squared and Peter Edwards of Casper Electronics. Plus a hauntingly interactive piece by Ranjit Bhatnagar and a demo of Eric Archer‘s Dronematrix handheld synthstrument. Good times – and of course more to come next month! (5/21/09 to be […]