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CNET has an article and great photo gallery from the Toy Fair in NYC – I’m really looking forward to seeing this robot in person – “Hitec’s Robonova-1 humanoid biped robot has been a big hit in Japan, where robot enthusiasts build the ‘bots and use them to fight each other. The robot made its […]
MAKE author Mister Jalopy talks about the joys of garage sales and photographs a slice of time trapped inside a Skippy jar – “This exquisite jar is the Navarro toolbox of blue sky dreaming. It is skinned knees and tiddlywinks from the post-war era of unlimited potential and knowing superiority. This jar houses the collected […]
I love going thrifting and now there’s a new blog called “Thrift Craft” created by Hillary Lang of Wee Wonderfuls. It’s a place for those of us that love the sport of thrifting and making things out of our thrifty goods. From the site, ” I’m not exactly sure how this will all evolve – […]
KG writes – “A few unique paper toys to make here – Designs are similar to that of the urban vinyl scene. Templates are in PDF format and include the following models: Wall Man, Box Man, Canvas Car, Snea-Car, and Sneaker.” Link.
Here’s how to make “light graffiti” out of disposable digital cameras – once the camera is modded it will display images/words automatically and run for about 2 days. [via] Link.
Andrew writes – “Looks like this site has been around a few years, but I just found it while searching for an easy way to print some cd covers. There’s a form you fill out with all your cd info, and you can choose to print either an origami-style paper cd case, or a standard […]
Imvain2 in the MAKE forums writes – “Looks like this guy took an idea that I had to a whole new level! Essentially this is a digital camera that you hold in your hand and it will spin 360 degrees.” Link. This is a pretty clever concept design, if the LCD screen or audio cue […]
