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Happy New Year! Help Make: Online have an awesome 2010
Happy new year, everybody! We sure had a great 2009 and are so happy to keep going strong in 2010. To that end, please help us out by completing our survey and let us know how we're doing. Complete the survey and you'll be eligible to win one of five $50 gift certificates to the Maker Shed.
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MPG boosting tail cone
Darin is doing some amazing work to upgrade and test the aerodynamic improvements to his Pontiac Firefly, which was sold in the US as the Geo Metro. These cars were often sneered at for rolling off the assembly line with a tiny 3 cylinder engine. They didn't sport much power, but they also went an incredibly long distance on a gallon of gas. Excellent data and documentation of the mods is available at MetroMPG, and on EcoModder.
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Say Hello to iLamp
iLove this lamp! On January 7, 2002 Steve Jobs introduced a beautifully redesigned iMac loaded with an 800 MHz PowerPC 7445 (G4) processor and 15" Flat Panel LCD screen. The new iMac was nicknamed the "iLamp, since Apple advertised...
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Weekend Project: Retro Wireless Handset
Combine new technology with old for a retro bluetooth handset that will get people talking. Thanks go to Jeff Keyzer for the original article in MAKE, Volume 20. To download The Retro Wireless Handset video click here and subscribe...
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Weekend Project: Retro Wireless Handset (PDF)
Combine new technology with old for a retro bluetooth handset that will get people talking. Thanks go to Jeff Keyzer for the original article in MAKE, Volume 20. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE...
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MST3K shades put things in perspective
From the MAKE Flickr pool Flickr member Giant Eye shares this convenient method for taking life a little less seriously -All the world is a theater and you, with shades, will riff upon it. Seeing the humor in things...
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Happy New Year! 10% OFF in the Maker Shed
Happy New Year - From all of us at the Maker Shed. We wanted to say thank you to all of our customers, makers, friends, and family. 2009 was an amazing year in the Maker Shed and we are...
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Tricks of the Trade
Tim Lillis is the artist who does the "Tricks of the Trade" comic in each issue of MAKE. He's put a number of the comics up on his Flickr pages. He's also looking for new tips and tricks to...
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What was your favorite Make: Online Project in 2009?
We started doing weekly Make: Projects this year, full-blown how-tos, a la the feature projects in every issue of MAKE magazine. Most of these online projects were done by Sean Ragan and we think he did an amazing job....
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New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010
New Year's Eve 'blue moon' to ring in 2010! Once in a blue moon there is one on New Year's Eve. Revelers ringing in 2010 will be treated to a so-called blue moon. According to popular definition, a blue...
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Dremelfuge is a 3D printable centrifuge
Cathal Garvey in Cork, Ireland, developed this 3D printable centrifuge attachment for a rotary tool, dubbing it the "Dremelfuge." What an awesome alternative to an expensive piece of lab equipment, congrats on paving the way for DIY science! If...
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Fossil tech
Artist Christopher Locke makes these cool "fossilized" versions of obsolete techno-artifacts. Shown above is Asportatio acroamatis or the common cassette tape. Christopher explains the paleontology:
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10 things to do with a new Arduino
Matt over at Liquidware posted an evolution of simple introductory sketches for those fresh to the world of Arduino. A good starting point for those who find themselves with a new board, the examples require no additional hardware and...
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Boost a 3G signal with a saucepan
Teemu shares a quick & easy method for improving signal reception with a 3G modem using nothing but a USB extension cord + cookware. Makes sense considering similar methods employed for use with wifi adapters - mayhaps something a...
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Tape measure tricks
Though it's likely a viral vid from a hardware manufacturer, the "superhuman tape measure skills" seen above do seem plausible - and fun! Update: As the perceptive comments below point out, these 'tricks' seem to be a combination of...
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In the Maker Shed: Designing Automata kit
The Designing Automata kit will teach you about simple mechanics using cams, cranks, and slider mechanisms. The kit includes instructions for making several different automata, and since no glue is used, it can be used over and over again. Made from chemical-free rubber wood that is from sustainable resources.
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Hack the box to get to the phone
Nokia has been struggling a bit this year, but this "hack it" to get your phone unboxing is pretty interesting. Once you "root" the box it opens up and a little puff of smoke appears, along with your phone...
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Turn your body into an instrument with the Stompolin
Mike Rotondo created an instrument using an Arduino, Max/MSP and some sensors for a Physical Interaction Design workshop at Stanford's CCRMA. As he puts it: "When the guitar is too sexy and the piano makes too much sense, it's...
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China's DIY aviation community
From Wired's Autopia blog: China is home to a widespread DIY culture fed by necessity (the mother of all invention) and innovation. These garage builders and innovators are, like their products, often called shanzhai. Literally translated, it means "mountain...
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