This homebrew paraplane called the “Black Rainbow”, functions as a payload lifter and spybot by carrying a 120 gram, 5 mega-pixel digital camera. Some pretty detailed info on its construction at the link below. Just make sure your neighbors know what you are up to before setting it loose. Black Rainbow Homebuilt Parafoil
I am not sure if this is vignetting or bokeh, either way it is a really cool photographic technique. The website has a really nice example of the effect. Learn more about, or just join the debate about, creating your own Bokeh.
MAKE was at the FIRST Robotics Competition over the weekend. One of the great things about going to these events is the people we meet. 16-year-old Matthew K. stopped by with his digital camera that he modified to shoot infrared pictures. Naturally, I asked if I could take a snapshot of Collin, one of our […]
The often rumored, yet never before seen Cylon coffee pot – could this be the last of the final five?!? Related: Make a Cylon contest In the Maker store: MiniPOV- Cylon Firmware Version & HOW TO – Make A Cylon Jack-O-Lantern
DVICE, SCIFI.COM & MAKE are having a “Make a Cylon” contest – Cylons Tricia Helfer (Number Six) and Grace Park (Boomer) will judge – you can build a physical Cylon any way you wish but we also have a Cylon version of the open source hardware kit called the miniPOV – used to spell words […]
Why didn’t they have this when I was a kid? Moov has to be one of the best, and imaginative, toys out there. I wonder how long it will be until some little kid comes up a few hacks for the Moov? Make sure to check out the Moov website, because the video isn’t a […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Flickr member Aaron_f constructed this pro-looking etch tank from an acrylic magazine holder It’s quite full-featured – complete with heater, agitator and thermometer. Nice job, happy chemical milling to you! Related: DIY PCB Bubble etch tank From the pages of MAKE: Primer: Printed Circuit Boards Make:02 p.166
