Morgan Hungerford and her team of creators, Nilay Lawson, Eric Loften, and Kate Green just put out issue 7 of the aesthetically-riveting Panda Head Magazine. The latest issue is their...
Posted by Meg Allan Cole | Tuesday December 4th, 2012 2:00 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Music | No Comments
If you're looking for a nice portable speaker for your iPhone or iPod Touch and are into the retro look of an old lunch box, then you'll dig AudioPail, a...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Wednesday September 19th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile | 3 Comments
These days there are plenty of tactile input options for the digital DJ that try to recreate the traditional UI. Most of these are newer devices are vestigial rotary encoders...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday September 18th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Computers & Mobile, Music | 3 Comments
I’m a sucker for sentimental gifts (secret admirers, take note). At home, I have a small, highly prized collection of mixtapes: some were gifts from childhood friends, and others were...
Posted by Gillian BenAry | Thursday July 26th, 2012 10:30 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Music | 1 Comment
Yes, those are my veins. This series of images was generated by the Christie DLP VeinViewer [PDF]. This device projects infrared light onto your hand. A camera detects areas with blood...
Posted by Kipp Bradford | Wednesday June 27th, 2012 4:00 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Electronics | 9 Comments
Using a slightly modified Square mag stripe reader, an RCA MODEL SRT-403 Tape Recorder, an iPod Touch, and requisite audio software, Evan Long got a modern digital media player to...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday June 18th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile | 7 Comments
Reed Ghazala’s breakout desk turns the iPad into a serious music tool. So many cool experimental music apps on the iPad! But what a lousy interface. Dealing with dongles to...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday June 3rd, 2011 12:31 PM
Categories: Electronics, Music | 6 Comments
This outdoor YouTube theater by Cranbrook Academy of Art student Aaron Jones was constructed with zip ties and fence piping: The structure itself is comprised of post processed chain link...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Saturday May 7th, 2011 9:08 AM
Two updates to our Sony article “Sony’s War on Makers, Hackers, and Innovators”. First, I sent George Hotz an email asking what he thought about the article and if he...
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Tuesday March 1st, 2011 6:00 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Fun & Games, Music, Open Source Hardware | 9 Comments
Two weeks ago I proclaimed a winner in the microcontroller dev board arena with “Why the Arduino Won, and Why It’s Here to Stay.” There’s still lots of great debate...
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Thursday February 24th, 2011 12:30 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft, Electronics, General, Open Source Hardware | 175 Comments
When I was a kid, my grandmother had a charming wind up music box that plucked the tune “Edelweiss” when you opened the lid. I was so fascinated by the...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Monday February 14th, 2011 4:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, General, Hacks, Music | 48 Comments
I'm often surprised how much one can fit inside a trailer. Check out this deceptively accommodating movie theater crammed into a recycled 1960's era travel trailer. It's solar powered and...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday January 4th, 2011 2:11 AM
Categories: Energy, Photography & Video | No Comments
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