Tiny solar-powered brass engine in a wineglass
This is the work of Szymon Klimek, whose work has been honored by the Internet Craftsmanship Museum. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
Makers
Maker Shed kiosks at Fry’s
We’re ecstatic about the fact that we now have Maker Shed kiosks, with magazines, books, and electronics kits, in several California Fry’s stores. We think this is big news, not only for Maker Media, but for all indie makers — a major retail chain is now giving small kit-makers this level of exposure. And, we […]
Man invents electric lobster taser
Tasering just isn’t for 10 year olds, a UK man invented a lobster zapper that some feel is more humane than just tossing them in boiling water. I would like to try this electric lobster they speak of. Looking at the photo, it looks like two big metal plates that “zap”. The company is called […]
Did he say “cheesemakers?”
MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty has his five minutes of creativity fire-starting with this recent presentation of “Blessed are the Cheesemakers,” at Ignite Sebastopol II. Take a whiff of “the feet of God.” Ignite
New in the Maker Shed: Mystery Box kit
The Mystery Box kit is a clever puzzle box made by our very own John Park, host of Make: television. Here is how it works; first you assemble the laser-cut wooden box, placing a treasure inside.
Flashback: Spinout
Back in August of 2006, on the pages of MAKE Volume 07, Colin Berry shared the story of his maker brother Kevin Berry and the role that the Soap Box Derby played in his short life. This intimate story moved us all. In October of 2006, Colin read the story as part of our Maker […]
Tinkering 2.0
In a follow-up to the the WSJ piece, “Tinkering Makes Comeback Amid Crisis,” NPR did an OnPoint segment on “Tinkering and American Innovation,” with the article’s author, Justin Lahart, Bre Pettis, and David Hounshell, Tech and Social Change professor at CMU. Tinkering and American Innovation