I knew it was only a matter of time before Car Wars, Mad Max, and dozens of video games featuring weaponized vehicles, came to television. On May 11th, the producers of Mythbusters will be bringing Weaponizers, a three-part series, to the little screen. Two teams will design, build, and send into remotely-controlled combat, lethally-outfitted vehicles. […]
Syuzi at the Fashioning Technology blog just did an interview with my one of my favorite soft circuit creators, Hannah Perner-Wilson. Very inspiring! More: Fabric Bend Sensor Kit Electronics in limpet shells Maker Channel 104 – I/O Brush, Barcalounger, Massage Jacket, Giant Match Soft tilt-sensing bracelet HOW TO – fabric buttons Circular fabric potentiometer Soft […]
Moved to poetry by last weekend’s Maker Revolution, Jonathan penned this: Haiku on Maker Revolution: Seeing Legends Talk Sitting Round the Geek Camp Fire Watching People Make The Maker Revolution @ Microsoft Startup Labs from Boston Cyberarts on Vimeo. Bre had a spiffy time as well: We printed airplane wings, dodecahedrons, and chess pieces. Then […]
MAKE HQ reports that they had a nice turnout and a fine time this past weekend at Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo. Our compadre Kent Barnes took these photos and has more in his photostream. It was a great opportunity to reach out to people who might otherwise not have previous exposure to MAKE. […]
Maker Ken Delahoussaye. (Photo by ROBERTO GONZALEZ, ORLANDO SENTINEL / April 23, 2009) Tech reporter Etan Horowitz wrote a nice piece in today’s Orlando Sentinel about makers in his area of the country. Ken Delahoussaye, a MAKE contributor, is profiled. Here’s a snippet: Some of his other projects include a motion detector that plays a […]
On this day in way back in 1874 Marchese Guglielmo Marconi was born. At the beginning of the 20th century he played a pivotal role in the development of wireless communication. By incorporating and refining preexisting technologies, Marconi’s radiotelegraph sent messages over unprecedented distances. In 1902 his experimental transmissions made it all the way across […]
We are doing a Maker Faire promotional event at the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo this Sunday, April 26th from 1-4PM. The Hillsdale Mall is bringing in a kid’s Lego Masters group for the event and we’re going to set up a mini Maker Faire, with the LEGOJeep, Blinkybugs, robotic and kinetic art creations, recycled […]
