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This iPhone macro lens carousel mod is a great way to recycle that pile of scavenged optics you've got laying around. [via LifeHacker]

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New in the Maker Shed: OLLO kits

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The Maker Shed carries OLLO kits! What are OLLO kits? OLLO is a reconfigurable robot construction kit for beginners of any age. Using an easy to build plates and rivets system you'll be on your way to making your own robot in no time! Read More

BlueSMiRF found in credit card sniffer

Electronics

SparkFun BlueSMiRF found in credit card sniffer, interesting Sparkfun product placement. Nate writes - That is an officer of the law holding up a device that was found within a 'PIN pad' in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I didn't know... Read More

Mystery iPhone musical instrument - World's most expensive ocarina

Gadgets

MAKE Japan is having a meet up, check out this iPhone instrument! It looks like 3 iPhones mounted to a laser cut body and the player "blows" to produce music!... Read More

Stained glass d20s

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From Flickr user Bloodthirsty Vegetarians, who also produce an eponymous podcast. [via Neatorama] Read More

CRAFT Thanksgiving roundup

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We have some special Thanksgiving recipes on CRAFT to make your feast extra delicious. Check 'em all out! Thanksgiving Feast: How-To Brine & Roast a Turkey Thanksgiving Feast: Side Dishes Thanksgiving Feast: Pumpkin Pie with Caramel Pecan Topping Homemade Pumpkin... Read More

3D renderings of the Mandelbrot set

Science

A big Keanu "Whoa" over these gorgeous 3D renderings of fractals. The article offers a fascinating back story about the 20-year quest to adequately display a Mandelbulb, such a 3D analog rendering of a Mandelbrot set. The Unraveling of... Read More

New in the Maker Shed: Microbe Motel kit

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The MAKE Microbe Motel isn't one of those toy science kits you use up and throw away, or that kids walk away from ten minutes after they open it. You can use the Microbe Motel to do scores of experiments and projects with microbes. Read More

Science through graphic novels

Arts

Science Friday's "Science Through Graphic Novels"... Great interview(s)! Using graphic novels to teach science... In this segment, we'll take a look at two graphic novels that approach science from a different direction. One tackles Darwin's 'Origin of Species,' while... Read More

Tiny solar-powered brass engine in a wineglass

Makers

This is the work of Szymon Klimek, whose work has been honored by the Internet Craftsmanship Museum. [via The Automata / Automaton Blog] Read More

Maker Shed kiosks at Fry's

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We're ecstatic about the fact that we now have Maker Shed kiosks, with magazines, books, and electronics kits, in several California Fry's stores. We think this is big news, not only for Maker Media, but for all indie makers... Read More

New hackerspace in Chicagoland: Workshop 88

Events

Good news for those in Chicagoland! Planning is underway to form Workshop 88, a hackerspace in the west suburbs of Chicago. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor! Read More

Mint tin electronics dev kit packs the essentials

Electronics

From the MAKE Flickr pool Once you've caught the 'electronics bug', spending time away from the workbench/lab can seem an unpleasant prospect. Luckily, one can carry on learning and experimenting with a minimal amount of hardware. Nick shares his... Read More

Olympus BioScapes competition winners

Imaging

Olympus BioScapes competition winners, amazing photos!... Read More

Mac mailbox

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Mac mailbox from Te Atatu in Auckland...... Read More

LHC tweets its first circulating beam of 2009

Science

LHC tweets its first circulating beam of 2009, good luck finding the Higgs gang. Photos here...... Read More

Building a shop presence notification system

Electronics

As a member of Hack Pittsburgh, our local hackerspace, one thing I've often wondered is if anyone else is there. Well, so did Andy Leer and Marty McGuire, so they decided to build a shop presence notification system. Read More

Vacuum tube prototyping board

Electronics

Bruce Heran made this prototyping board for his tube projects. He writes: This is a project that I made to take care of an ever increasing need to prototype vacuum tube (valve) circuits. As you can see from the... Read More

Free LED Cookbook from TI

Electronics

By way of Andrew Q Righter of HacDC comes word of this free PDF from Texas Instruments, a 41-page "cookbook" of circuit designs and application notes for TI's LED-related components. [Thanks, Andrew!] LED Reference Design Cookbook [PDF]... Read More

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