Sci-fi fans have grown up dreaming of stepping into a virtual world that’s indistinguishable (in sensual terms) from this one. Just load up a program and you’re in different a...
Posted by Blake Maloof | Friday March 29th, 2013 6:59 PM
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Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Mini-Rover-Redux/2479/1 Learn the basics of modding a remote controlled (RC) vehicle for the purpose of making your own...
Posted by makemagazineuser | Friday December 21st, 2012 3:22 PM
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Can’t get enough of Minecraft? Wish you could bring your creations with you wherever you go and interact with them in the real world? Now you can with the Minecraft...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday November 27th, 2012 3:00 AM
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Will Google Glass become wearable technology's killer app?
Posted by Stett Holbrook | Thursday November 15th, 2012 11:28 AM
Categories: Fun & Games | 22 Comments
Stevie Bathiche, director of Microsoft’s Applied Sciences Group, introduces this video from GeekWire by explaining that "it looks like we just took an LCD and took the backlight off, but...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday March 26th, 2012 6:00 AM
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Shawn Thorsson’s HALO First Aid Kit is cooler than merely a replica — it actually serves as a first aid kit. So the other day (which was a Wednesday in...
Posted by John Baichtal | Monday January 16th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Craft, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Taylor Veltrop created a controller for a NAO humanoid robot using a treadmill, Kinect, Wii remotes, and a head-mounted display… and demonstrated it by brushing his cat remotely. This is...
Posted by John Baichtal | Wednesday January 11th, 2012 7:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, Robotics | 1 Comment
Microsoft Research is up to their usual cleverness: HoloDesk is a novel interactive system combining an optical see through display and Kinect camera to create the illusion that users are...
Posted by John Baichtal | Friday October 21st, 2011 7:00 AM
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Avatar's special effects innovator Glenn Derry hacks together blockbuster filmmaking tools. Learn more about his workshop and homebrew virtual camera in MAKE v27.
Posted by Becky Stern | Monday September 12th, 2011 10:00 AM
Categories: Fun & Games, General, Makers, Photography & Video | 1 Comment
When I first saw this shot from user eqqman in the MAKE Flickr pool, my thought was, “Oh, look, some tourist photographed a cannon in a park somewhere and tagged...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Thursday July 21st, 2011 9:00 AM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games, Machining | No Comments
NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Prisoners in lucrative internet gaming work… As a prisoner at the Jixi labour camp, Liu Dali would slog through tough days breaking rocks and digging trenches...
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Friday May 27th, 2011 3:00 PM
Categories: Fun & Games, General | 17 Comments
I think it's safe to describe Ryan Palser as a "replica video game prop master" at this point. Those of you who enjoyed his fantastic Fallout 3 replica weapons last...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Monday May 9th, 2011 8:52 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft, Fun & Games | 19 Comments
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