Akiba from Tokyo Hackerspace has been understandably interested in geiger counters of late. The day after the nuclear problems started occurring at the plant, geiger counters started popping up on...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday March 23rd, 2011 11:03 AM
Categories: General, Science | 2 Comments
All the primary source material here appears to be in Japanese, in which I am sadly illiterate, but word on the street is that this is a college-level student engineering...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday March 21st, 2011 1:09 PM
Categories: General, Robotics | 15 Comments
For those curious about the inner workings of kaiju beasties like Gamera (top) and Guiron… The anatomical features of Gamera and his foes are detailed in a set of illustrations...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday January 21st, 2011 5:45 AM
Categories: General | 2 Comments
I've wanted a door "knob" that worked like this for years. Would've been especially nice in some of the large chemistry and biochemistry labs I've worked in, where the "gloves...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday January 6th, 2011 1:39 PM
Categories: Electronics, General | 2 Comments
The latest of many truly outstanding wooden toys from Japanese YouTuber kinohagurama. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog]
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Tuesday January 4th, 2011 6:17 AM
Probably not all doors should offer previews, all the time, but this is undeniably wonderful. As it is, the knob offers bi-directional viewing; I wonder if you could half-silver one...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday November 24th, 2010 4:50 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft, Furniture, General | 3 Comments
The user can play musical tunes simply by touching a row of spoons sitting on a table, with a fork added in for good measure. A microcontroller is used to...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Sunday November 21st, 2010 7:35 PM
Categories: Electronics, General, Makers, Music | No Comments
Make: Online reader George sent in a link to this cool video. I love the tiny balsa & cellophane ornithopters!
Posted by John Baichtal | Tuesday November 9th, 2010 3:48 PM
Categories: General | 2 Comments
This Alienware ad highlights Japan’s cool art trucks. I liked the makery atmosphere of the ad, though I think it’s possible the POV effect at the end was faked. See...
Posted by John Baichtal | Sunday October 31st, 2010 8:04 AM
In point of fact, this "Kid's Walker" from Japanese firm Sakakibara Kikai, like every real-world mecha prototype I've ever seen, is considerably more impressive when standing still than when in...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday October 4th, 2010 6:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Kids & Family, Robotics | No Comments
Pink Tentacle has an excellent gallery of Japanese monster illustrations by Toshio Okazaki.
Posted by John Baichtal | Sunday October 3rd, 2010 12:53 PM
Categories: General | No Comments
Akiba and Patrick from the Tokyo Hackerspace recorded a guide to Akihabara, the fablous Tokyo electronics market. The above is just one of about two dozen videos.
Posted by John Baichtal | Saturday September 25th, 2010 12:50 PM
Categories: General | 4 Comments
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