One of the many wonderful things about editing The Best of Instructables was getting to delve deeper into the content on the site and getting to know (or at least the work of) some of the characters that make Instructables their virtual workshop. One such person is Tim Anderson (who I mainly knew of from […]
I’m fascinated by “street tech,” by how people actually use tools and technologies in ways their designers never intended. I’m also fascinated by improvisation, of all kinds. As a result, I’m slightly obsessed with tool tips, those funky, ingenious, and “why didn’t I think of that?” ways that people use (and abuse) the tools in […]
Nice Battlestar Galactica mod via the Giz! If you want to make your own Cylon pumpkin this Halloween – we have a kit!!
$50 and Up Underground House Book – Underground Housing and Shelter via Cool Tools (review). The $50 & Up Underground House Book teaches how to build the lowest cost, most sunshine-filled, best ventilated and driest underground houses of all. It teaches how to incorporate greenhouses, root cellars and fallout shelters into an underground home. It […]
MAKE is devoted to a growing community of resourceful people who believe that if you can imagine it, you can make it… With all the talk of tough economic times ahead, we’re doing a series of interviews with makers & friends around the world who either make a living from “making” or just earn extra […]
Ladyada writes– If only all cats could make money for their owners! ;) You may remember “Mr Lee†the cat who was outfitted with a matchbook-camera that would allow the owner to ’see what the cat saw’. It was quite a popular website a few months ago, and it seems that a business opportunity presented […]
If you’re familiar with the audio spotlight, then you now how very awesome narrow beam ultrasonic speaker devices can be. They can project a sound efficiently over long distances without spreading like common speakers. One can essentially walk into the ultrasonic line-of-fire and begin to hear sound abruptly – certainly an interesting effect. Though not […]
