I tried out Google’s new voice search for the iPhone – it worked perfectly first try and all the other tries – I was wondering if it would be faster than typing for some things, and it is – so I’m going to likely use this for a bit until something better comes along or […]
Adrian from Google has an overview of the latest SketchUp, he writes – We’re very excited to announce the new release of Google SketchUp 7. If you don’t already know about the fun you can have with SketchUp, here’s a quick recap: SketchUp is software you can use to build 3D models of anything: your […]
Fred writes– Thingiverse is an “object sharing” site that enables anyone to upload the schematics, designs, and images for their projects. Users can then download and reuse the work in their projects using their own laser cutters, 3D printers, and analog tools. Think of it as a Flickr for the Maker set. Besides implementing our […]
A while ago I converted a 1934 folding camera into a USB web cam. I brought it with me to Maker Faire Austin 2008 and a lot of people seemed to like it. In fact, a lot of people wanted to know how I made one. I promised them I would do a how-to on […]
There are a lot of makers who read MAKE with Google’s news reader (Google Reader) and now you can read it your native language with Google’s auto-translate feature they just rolled out – more details here on the Google blog… and you can read MAKE here.
Simple but fun, the Major Output pixel art site let’s you create and post your own simple pixel graphic – plus browse through a big collection of other’s work. My resistor and capacitor contrubutions can be seen in the mix above. – Major Output
Jamie @ F.A.T writes… A visualization of people who’ve contributed to the Barack Obama page on Wikipedia. Users who edit a lot drift toward the center. Best watched full screen. Visualized using code_swarm (Processing) and my new Wikipedia page history parser Wikiswarm (Ruby). Instructions on how to make your own visualizations can be found in […]
