The Art of the Kickstarter Stunt
A Holiday light project to spur interest in a Kickstarter campaign.
Posted by David Lang | Wednesday December 5th, 2012 2:52 PM
Categories: Crowdfunding, Home | 3 Comments
A Holiday light project to spur interest in a Kickstarter campaign.
Posted by David Lang | Wednesday December 5th, 2012 2:52 PM
Categories: Crowdfunding, Home | 3 Comments
Nootropic Design released a slick Arduino-based RGB matrix controller that attaches to the back of matrix and eliminates the need for a separate Arduino.
Posted by John Baichtal | Thursday October 18th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Electronics | 1 Comment
Colin Karpfinger gave a lecture at his alma mater's microcontroller class and gave them donated equipmement to help inspire and motivate them to learn.
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday October 12th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Electronics | No Comments
Greg Flanagan, director of operations at The Mill makerspace in Minneapolis, got this precisely scaled inch/centimeter ruler tattooed on his arm. As a bonus, it’s exactly 8″ from the tip...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday September 21st, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Workshop | 22 Comments
Interview with Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle.
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder | Monday August 27th, 2012 6:30 PM
Categories: General | No Comments
Mike from Nootropic Design created this Tabasco bottle lamp: I love Tabasco and always though that their cute little miniature bottles could be the basis for a great specialty lamp....
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday June 15th, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Electronics | No Comments
Check out this lovely Solar Stella cigar box amp built by John Wilson of Minneapolis, MN. My original plan for this amp was to make a rather rugged poly-coated wood...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday May 7th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, Music | 5 Comments
Gordon Vizecky of Minneapolis, MN, machined this ice sphere mold in his shop as his first lathe project. Gordon’s video shows all the steps he went through to grind out...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday April 10th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Workshop | 2 Comments
AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas is one of the most playful professors I know -- she created a course called The Science of the Circus and she actually learned to juggle and...
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder | Thursday March 15th, 2012 7:30 AM
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We love this hack from Wayne & Layne, but it needs a snappy name. Please, tell us, what should we call it and you could win to a one-year sub...
Posted by Keith Hammond | Tuesday March 6th, 2012 4:30 PM
Categories: Electronics, General, Makers, Open Source Hardware, Tools | 53 Comments
Travel back in time with Bill Gurstelle as he teaches how to make a bit of ancient technology, the Egyptian bag press. Make your own bag press and enjoy fresh...
Posted by Brookelynn Morris | Tuesday March 6th, 2012 2:30 PM
Categories: Craft, General | No Comments
Our podcast interview this week is with William Gurstelle. He's a contributing editor to MAKE and his books include Backyard Ballistics, Adventures from the Technology Underground, and Absinthe and Flamethrowers.
Posted by Mark Frauenfelder | Thursday February 23rd, 2012 7:30 AM
Categories: Makers | 3 Comments