MAKE AUDIOZINE – The ShopperChopper
MADE ON EARTH – Report from the world of backyard technology: The ShopperChopper, a modded shopping cart with wheels from a wheelchair, shocks from a hospital bed, a shopping cart from the supermarket, and a 10 hp Briggs and Stratton generator motor, as read by David Albertson, MAKE Creative Director. This is an enhanced podcast; it will play audio and show the actual pages of MAKE Magazine from volume 03 when you click on them. iTunes: Click this link and click SUBSCRIBE.
So, this is not public, and is not shipping yet, but here is a sneak peak of what is on its way for Flickr freaks (like me). A poster and and entire book of Flickr photos. Once the Flickr folks are ready, I suspect you’ll hear more about this soon. 
Fun and easy mod– So I was inspired by many articles I saw on making an NES controller mouse, making an NES controller USB hub, an NES controller belt buckle, etc. I had my old NES (circa 1987) that I’d just pulled out of a box after my move and I decided that the dinosaur had had a good life – so I decided to upgrade the components. 
Describing the construction of these pvc pipes may prove to be much like describing on paper just how to tie a shoe-lace! Will give ‘er a go nonetheless. They’re actually made from 1/2″ light tan-colored CPVC not technically PVC but a “hot-water” version of pvc which is sold here at any hardware store in ten foot lengths. [
TerminatorBot is a crawling robot with two arms that can also manipulate objects. It’s perfect for crawling around the wreckage of a disaster site but the limbs collapse into a cylindrical body that can be tossed or launched into specific locations, making the machine attractive for space applications or military use. 
In the spirit of MAKE Volume 03’s MOD YOUR ROD- This car mod shows off a LINUX-based CarPC that is just plain awesome. He can listen to music, watch videos, view slideshows, sniff wireless networks and plot them with GPS, browse the web with Firefox, connect to his cell phone via Bluetooth, stream DirecTV, remote-start the car, and connect to it via WI-FI, EVDO…Lots of great pics. [