Adafruit Industries just released a new kit version of the Uzebox open-source gaming console – After many months of looking at NTSC waveforms on my scope (go video-sync trigger!) I have finished the Fuzebox, a fully open-source, DIY 8-bit game console (based on the Uzebox I posted about a while back). It is based almost […]
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes | mov | 3g2 I made this scorpion toy with a Twitchie Robot Kit. I’m really afraid of scorpions where I live in Arizona, so I thought a friendly toy would help me get used to them. I made his plush body […]
We all need materials to make things with, right? Well here is a basic list of a lot of the materials that might be good for making or crafting projects. This list is not intended to be a final list, but rather a starter list. Sources for purchasing these materials were intentionally left out, because […]
Siemprelaluna posted this fast-action build and installation of a MIDI2600 kit complete with soundtrack made with a Synthcart on the Atari console. [via Matrixsynth] More: Atari 2600 MIDI demo
Maker Media’s Dale Dougherty, still guest blogging on Boing Boing, has posted an appeal to the incoming Obama administration to let travelers take pocket knives onto planes (if things like knitting needles and cork screws are allowed). The following is a special message from American Security Theatre (AST), a group that seeks a dramatic reversal […]
Here is our 2008 Make Holiday Gift Guide for kids. Hopefully these gifts will inspire you to go out and make new things, teach others what you know, or even learn something new. The best gift you can give any kid is quality time together. I tried to cover a lot of different ages, skill […]
After having such a great time making the Gakken Inchworm, we decided to try the Gakken Mechamo Centipede. It’s nicely packaged, too, and also comes with its own tools; it just needs 6 batteries. This kit only had directions in Japanese – there was no English version included. Since we had experience with the Inchworm, […]
