Forbes talked to some Makers about their businesses, good stuff. Do-It-Yourself Success - Why sell your idea when you can profit from it on your own?.
Published: May 9th, 2008
Designer Jens Praet makes furniture from shredded paper. He compressed it with resin into a mold, and out comes a new piece of furniture. Im not sure how eco-friendly that resin is, or how much paper it uses (Im guessing a lot, which keeps it out of a landfill), but the material technique sure is neat, and strong! Via Core77.
Published: May 9th, 2008
Combat robots, warring battleships @ Maker Faire with Boing Boing TV. Boing Boing tvs embedded robo-combat reporter Xeni Jardin witnesses warfare inside Robogames and Combots at Bay Area Maker Faire 2008, where robots battle until death -- or at least til one competitor busts a sprocket.
Published: May 9th, 2008
This is a police siren made from a 555 timer. Sorry about not having any pictures up right now but i will update the instrutable soon!!!
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Published: May 9th, 2008
The PORTA2030 from 2006 is a mobile data sensing storage transmission unit that consists of a wireless hard drive (the WL-HDD2. 5), a 1 GB flashcard and an open source backend.
Published: May 9th, 2008
In 1958 the BBC established the Radiophonic Workshop to explore and produce innovative sounds for radio programming. The groups unconventional approach to sound synthesis and arrangement poised them at the forefront of music technology - making them the envy of many pioneering musicians.
Published: May 9th, 2008
Max from Zedomax made a cool Green Laser Light Show device and in true DIY style there is an abundance of parts that are available from your local hardware store.
Published: May 9th, 2008
This is an amazing robot created by David Bowen. Here is how he explains his Growth Rendering Device:
This system provides light and food in the form of hydroponic solution for the plant.
Published: May 9th, 2008
Guy worked on these pieces from 1986 - 2006. Over the course of 20 years he has moved from finding his parts at local shops, to scouring the Internet for interesting pieces.
Published: May 8th, 2008
This project is for those of you that want to explore communications via LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites. You can manually point your antenna, but a micro-controller makes it a whole lot easier.
Published: May 8th, 2008