Recently we featured a lively point-counterpoint post featuring Dale Dougherty and Joel Johnson debating the merits of Chris Anderson's Atoms are the New Bits article in Wired. Now the Thingiverse blog is weighing in with this thoughtful opinion piece by Allan Ecker titled Atoms are not the New Bits. Yet.. What do you think, readers? ...
During the time that we were brainstorming ideas internally for DIY Movie Making month, a link to this video gem got circulated. It brought back so many memories of the beginnings of HBO and this [...]
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Today is the last day to take advantage of free shipping in the Maker Shed. So what's the catch? The offer is available on orders of $125 or more, shipped to an address in the continental US. But wha[...]
the L3G4200D three-axis gyroscope employs a single sensing structure for motion measurement along all three orthogonal axes[...]
the L3G4200D three-axis gyroscope employs a single sensing structure for motion measurement along all three orthogonal axes[...]
I'll be helping out Ladyada with another night of "Ask an engineer" - the weekly LIVE video show about electronics and more in NYC - stop by if you're around! She'll be going over some more chapters [...]
It sounded like a dream: a health club for nerds, only instead of treadmills and weight sets, members paid $125/month to work with CNC routers, laser cutters, and other high-end gadgets. The first o[...]
Great interview @ Lifehacker with Lee (who writes for MAKE each month!)... Kevin writes - With our DIY Week coming to a close, we thought we'd ask Lee David Zlotoff, creator of MacGyver and inspirati[...]
Photos of the prototypes of the Make: Electronics Components Packs. Our art department is still working on lovely sticker art for the cases. Each will also come with a cool Maker Shed Electronics C[...]
We just received a fresh supply of tinyCylon kits in the Maker Shed. Not into Cylons? *gasp* Then maybe a Lux Spectralis or WeeBlinky might be a good choice? All these kits are really easy to solder [...]