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I really like this 1933 ad, they sold kits to make toys and encourage the Maker kids to make REAL MONEY “Get this great outfit! Make toy castings of Buck with his marvelous Disintegrator Pistol . . . Wilma Deering, his faithful Lieutenant . . . and Killer Kane, the arch-criminal of the 25th Century. […]
A little MAKE news – MAKE was selected for inclusion in the 2006 National Design Triennial, congrats MAKE team! – “The “National Design Triennial” is an ongoing exhibition series at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Inaugurated in 2000, the “Triennial” seeks out and presents the most innovative American designs from the prior three years […]
These shoes will likely be the way people run around (literally) in World of Warcraft, Second Life and all sorts of virtual worlds – [via] – Link.
Outstanding circuit bent NES, schematics, PCB layouts and how to make your own on the site. [via] – Link. Related: Circuit Bending – Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of the strangest sounds you’ve ever heard. MAKE 04 – Page 88 (subscribers log in). Circuit bend articles and […]
These Anthropomorphic synthesizer monsters (Thingamableeps!) are cute and sound great (check out the video on the site) – Link.
This rapid fire LEGO run takes out towers of Jenga – “” [via] – Link. Related: LEGO projects – Link.
Design News has its latest “Gadget freak” how to up, build a fading LED for spooky projects – “Partial to things that go bump in the night, Bill built a circuit that slowly illuminates and fades a pair of red LEDs. It consists of two op amps, one producing a slow rising and falling voltage […]
