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July 12, 2014

An Interactive Papercraft Guillotine Sculpture called “Paper Cuts”

papercuts-1 Artist Mandy Smith and creative director Hal Kirkland have resurrected a gruesome little piece of history with an incredible interactive guillotine sculpture made from paper called "Paper Cuts."

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Published on July 12, 2014 10:01

Makers Rising in Zorrozaurre

IMG_3764 Bilbao's post-industrial neighborhood Zorrozaurre is ground zero for an emerging maker culture and economy.

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Published on July 12, 2014 09:03

July 11, 2014

PopPet: Personality-Packed Robot Kit by 19 Year Old Maker

[image error] PopPet is a cute robot kit with changeable face plates so you can customize her the way you want. The kit is available through Kickstarter now.

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Published on July 11, 2014 14:01

LED Constellation Wall Art

  What’s your sign? Bring the cosmos into any room with this simple DIY LED wall art! Materials needed: plywood (select desired size) knowledge of the free downloadable program Inkscape any constellation star map pencil ruler electric sander drill + various sized bits black wood stain black spray paint 220 […]
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Published on July 11, 2014 13:01

Vintage Internet Connected Radio

  This retro radio project brings back old to meet the new. A trendy old radio that plays any music you want, not just the boring stuff that you can get through the radio waves! Using the credit card sized computer, Raspberry Pi–the sky is the limit. To get the best […]

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Published on July 11, 2014 11:01

Make Your own Raspberry Pi Gameboy Replica

gaming_hero-2 This “Gamegirl” 3D printed Gameboy replica by Adafruit features some seriously upgraded hardware to mark the original’s 25th anniversary. The Raspberry Pi processor allows it to run Gameboy, or even MAME ROMs, and the color touchscreen allows for much better graphics than the original’s grayscale display. Adding to these significant […]

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Published on July 11, 2014 09:01

DiResta: Mini Log Chest

photo (2) Here, you see me make the Mini Log Chest, with a secret compartment.

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Published on July 11, 2014 07:00

The 1969 Cadillac Hot Tub Seeks a New Land Speed Record!

hot-tub-caddy If you’re tired of limousines with a hot tub in the back, and would instead like to see one that you can literally drive while bathing, Duncan Forester and Phil Weicker have your answer. They hope to set the world land speed for a hot tub at the SCTA (Southern […]

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Published on July 11, 2014 05:21

July 10, 2014

Physicists Rebuilding the Tesla Tower for Planetary Energy Transmission

Wardenclyffe Tower at the start of the 20th century. A team of Russian physicists want to revisit Tesla's greatest unrealized plan, update it with modern technology, and try to make his theoretical world-wide wireless power transmission system a reality.

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Published on July 10, 2014 11:00

New Project: Build Your Own littleBits Robot Butler

littleBits Robot Butler IMG_9142 At mealtime, be sure to set out your littleBits Robot Butler. The Robot Butler roams your table and passes out food to your guests so that you can sit back and relax while it does all the work.

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Published on July 10, 2014 10:01

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