In this installment of the Gift Guide Singularity on MAKE, we're continuing the countdown of projects that are just as much fun to build and give as they are to...
Posted by Becky Stern | Monday December 5th, 2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, General, Home | No Comments
My holiday picks this year run a wide range of things I love to geek out on -- from maker fashion to music makers, from machine shop memberships to steam...
Posted by John Edgar Park | Saturday December 3rd, 2011 7:30 AM
Categories: General, Home | No Comments
My spin of the Secret Santa wheel placed MAKE's art director, Jason Babler, squarely within my gift-giving crosshairs. Having never officially met Jason in corporeal meatspace, I was a bit...
Posted by Collin Cunningham | Friday December 2nd, 2011 9:30 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Home | 7 Comments
Recently, I've had a lot of questions about which microcontroller kit to purchase for gift. The best answer depends entirely on the recipient. If the person is curious about electronics...
Posted by Michael Castor | Friday December 2nd, 2011 8:00 AM
Categories: Arduino, General | No Comments
This is a simple trick, but if you're looking for a fast, easy, nil-cost handmade gift project (or just a friendly gag) it's pretty good. Get your hands on one...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Friday December 2nd, 2011 6:00 AM
Categories: Craft, General, Hacks | No Comments
When I selected Collin Cunningham as my Secret Santa recipient, I thought, "Oh, this will be a challenge!" What do you get someone who already has it all? Good looks...
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday December 1st, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: General, Home | No Comments
So, I went in a different direction. We've been playing with R/C helicopters in the office recently, which is what inspired this gift. Here you go, John: a fiberglass R/C...
Posted by Laura Cochrane | Wednesday November 30th, 2011 4:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Home | No Comments
Iain Sharp’s Vibrati Punk Console (VPC) is my choice for the Gift Singularity. The VPC (£20) is a spinoff of Forrest Mims’ legendary Atari Punk Console, an elegantly simple 555-based...
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday November 29th, 2011 11:00 AM
Categories: General | No Comments
I admit, I panicked a bit when I drew Matt Richardson's name from the Santa hat. I don't know much about Matt other than he isn't as tall as me...
Posted by Michael Castor | Monday November 28th, 2011 8:00 AM
Categories: General | No Comments
For this year's MAKE Secret Santa gift exchange, I was happy to have pulled Sean Michael Ragan out of the virtual Santa hat. In an effort to help Sean become...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Friday November 25th, 2011 12:30 PM
Categories: General | No Comments
We're giving away amazing kits from our new Make: Ultimate Kit Guide EVERY DAY -- thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, including MakerBots!
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Friday November 25th, 2011 9:00 AM
Categories: General, Home | 361 Comments
My recent favorite PAP title is Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information (Manuel Lima). I can't get enough of this book and immediately thought of Becky when I drew her...
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | Wednesday November 23rd, 2011 2:00 PM
Categories: General | No Comments
Get the print and digital versions when you subscribe
