Hands On — Ponoko
A Long-Tail, Pro-Am, Digital Maker Thing.
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The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
One Man’s Junk, The Same Man’s Treasure
Meet the Junk Brothers: they filch people’s curbside castoffs, transform them, and give them back.
American Inventor – Live blog, full recap!
Ok, here it is our live coverage of American Inventor – if you saw the show, loved it or hated it – post up the MAKE forums here – Read for a complete list of the inventions and photos!Show opens with a lot of crying, reality TV style. It’s epic, lots of long camera shots, […]
Review: A cheap LCD projector – The Hasboro Zoombox!
Brian has a great review of the Hasbro Zoombox! “When someone asked me recently about cool gadgets for holiday gifts, the Hasbro Zoombox was one of the items I mentioned. I didn’t think I’d buy one this year, though, but that was before I took a closer look. Ever since editing Retro Gaming Hacks, I’ve been on a big retro gaming kick. Lately, I’ve been focusing on collecting cartridges for my Atari 130XE, and big screen Donkey Kong and Miner 2049er have been taking up some of my gaming time….”
The PEZ MP3 player is here!
Pat Misterovich is a stay at home dad with a one-person company, he had a dream – make a MP3 player that looked like a PEZ dispenser. We’ve been covering Pat’s PEZ MP3 player throughout the year, reading his progress and milestones, anxiously awaiting the arrival of this dream turned PEZ MP3 player, and now it’s here! Here are the photos!
Yahoo! Music Engine review
Here’s a look through my DIY goggles of the new Yahoo! Music Engine. It’s not really a review, I didn’t buy a song (and may never) but was interested in using it as a music manager on my PC since I get asked about which ones work the “least worst”. It’s pretty good- supports OGG and FLAC and plays nice with all the wacky devices I have for the most part. The thing I was most interested in was the Plug ins. I downloaded the Podcasting / Slurp one, the Line In recorder, Unix style shell and Alarm Clock- there are many more and anyone can develop additional ones. Here are some screenshots.
Simulated woodgrain for metal boxes
An anonymous reader pointed out this strategy for enclosure design – This instructable shows how to prepare a metal box using a buffing technique that can simulate wood grain, birdseye or other finishes. The technique gives dimension to the box that adds visual depth to the surface. A good approach to keep in mind when […]
