Some good ones from Modern Mechanix… This game featured in Popular Science 1937 didn’t catch on… – Link. Homemade auto-camera catches thief, Popular Science 1940 – Link. Milk powered, Modern Mechanix 1938 – Link.
The Strong Museum has a “National Toy Hall of Fame” – a lot of classics are in there along with detailed histories of many familiar toys still available today… “In the early 1960s, pretzel vendors on New York City streets inspired toy makers at Kenner, Inc. to make the Easy-Bake Oven. Anticipating parents’ concerns about […]
Canida show you how to make your own non-toxic toy with custom colors and fragrances. – Link. Related: HOW TO – Make Play Dough – Link.
BobbyMike writes – “Why buy your kids a cheap, soon to break toy when you can make them a great hardwood sword that will be durable, fun to play with, and even look good? This should not be considered the only way to make a nice wooden sword, but it definitely makes a nicer one […]
DGary – points to the updated LEGO NXT developer page – Software Developer Kit (SDK) Includes the NXT driver interface specification and necessary tools for creating third-party programming environments: Driver SDK Includes documentation for interfacing with the MINDSTORMS NXT driver on the PC or Mac. Executable File and Bytecode Reference Includes documentation for the executable […]
MAKE Flirckr photo pool member Oskay writes – “What’s fun, cheap, good looking, and cleans a hardwood floor with an advanced search and navigation algorithm? An electrostatic dust mop attached to a radio-controlled car. Vroom! This combination has some things in common with a Roomba, but is arguably less expensive. It’s quick and fun to […]
One of our makers Brian “DoctaBu” Moore IM’ed and said he was going to make a wireless Wii bar, and wireless Wii bar is what was made, he writes – “With just a bit of perf board, a few cables, some skillful soldering, four AA batteries, and a few IR LEDs, one can easily make […]
