September 27, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own Jacobs Ladder version 2!
Wow, check out this Jacobs Ladder too! This is how I used a neon sign transformer to create my own classic sci-fi prop the Jacobs Ladder. A Jacobs Ladder is nothing more than two vertical wires attached to a very high voltage. The wires which form the ladder are close together at the base but diverge as they go up. When switched on an electric arc ... More
September 20, 2007
Pico Cell Phone Projector Demonstration Video
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, one day we will be able to carry our cellphones with Word documents, presentations, and then we goto the meeting with this guy. Unlike traditional projectors, the Pico Projector “prototype uses red, green, and blue lasers and a digital micromirror arr ... More
September 15, 2007
360 Degree Light Field Display
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Holy crap, this is awesome! We’ve looked at set-ups like this in the past (see here, here and here), and this is one is also pretty impressive. “The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and F ... More
September 13, 2007
Halo UVX Ultraviolet Vacuum Review
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, we just got the Halo UVX and took it out of the box. It’s awesome in the way the UV rays come out of the bottom. (See video for close-up) Too bad we are giving this cool vac out to the winner of the MaKePoNo Contest. Looks like Latricapeters is i ... More
September 12, 2007
DIY IR PaintRemover
I just painted my new apartment with some orange, more orange, and lavender paint. Here’s a great way you can make a IR PaintRemover! (good find, Phillip!) The new unit would be a departure from the old. This new unit would be based on a ceramic emitter rather than your grandfather’s quartz tubes of yesteryear. Why ceramic? One re ... More
September 9, 2007
Homemade Jet Engines
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Looks like this Jet Engine uses a Turbo-charger off a car as one of its parts… quite incredible… via make Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Educational, Educational, Energy, Energy, Entertainment, Entertainment, Industrial, Industrial, jet_engine, Mo ... More
August 27, 2007
DIY HACK - Recycled Bridges and Walls
While we are on the subject of making some BIG projects using virtually recycle-able stuff, here’s a recycled bridge and wall you can build. Yet this is exactly what architect Shigeru Ban has done, over the Gardon River in the South of France. This is an ingenious idea to show that you do not need concrete, steel and glass to build a struct ... More
June 29, 2007
Renewable Energy Products
Wow, this e-store based in London, Ontario has some crazy number of renewable energy products including the big as& solar panel shown above. They even got solar pool heaters, water recyclers, and lots of other cool renewable energy products. Definitely a must see if you are thinking about or need those types of products. Thanks Dave for the ... More
June 10, 2007
RFID tagged umbrella
As part of a program in Amsterdam the Dutch Umbrella is a RFID tagged marketing tool, what happens is the umbrellas are located at certain spots called Rain Drops; these are the participating businesses that have signed up as sponsors for the program. Basically the sponsors are paying around $100 per month to receive the valuable marketing inform ... More
June 6, 2007
Get 35% more MPG on your car with this little device.
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Basically this little device produces HHO and feeds it into your fuel line in your car. The HHO is produced by distilled water and baking soda. The only drawback is that you much keep adding the distilled water and baking soda once a week. This is a very good idea. I’ve heard of water inj ... More
June 4, 2007
Snowboarder’s Sleep Dream - Pipe Hotel
Check out these really cool pipe hotel’s beds on rooms. It’s small but it’s quite comfy with ability to accidently roll over. The cool pipe slices are made up of bigger, giant pipes. (obviously) But, this is great way to re-using industrial surplus pipes into a modern comfy room. This is not a joke, the real thang. Mit der S ... More
May 29, 2007
Video - How do they make that Green Tea?
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode My brother-in-law, Andy, just made a new blog site about Green Tea and everything about it. Here’s a cool video I found on his new site about green tea making. via GreenTeaTimes andy_just, Blog, Blog, brother, Business, Business, Consumer, Consumer, Coo ... More
May 28, 2007
3D Metal and Sugar Sculptures by Bathsheba Grossman
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Blip video Link Bathsheba Grossman explains to us the 3D sculptures, sugar sculptures, and the sculptures made with lasers at the Maker Faire! These are priceless… via bathsheba_grossman, blip_tv, Business, Business, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, Educational, Educational, Entertainme ... More
May 27, 2007
Cheryl Downing on Low cost marketing for Inventors and Makers
Are you an inventor? Need some marketing help? Cheryl Downing stopped by our booth and explained to us a little about Low cost marketing for inventors and makers. Thank you Cheryl! Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out her website and Inventors Alliance for more information. Business ... More
May 23, 2007
HPV - Human Powered Vehicle or Cool Bike we say
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, there’s so much stuff still to come from our Maker Faire 2007 coverage. It’s like a massive virus or a bomb that hasn’t released itself yet… With all the cool bikes we’ve covered in the past, this is probably the coolest bik ... More
May 16, 2007
DIY HACK - Wireless Keyless Entry using Relays
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a very simple wireless keyless entry DIY using some relays and stuff, very similar to the Wiimote Door Unlocker. The mechanism is simple enough, just a momentary button on the panel in my apartment, but the mess of wires in the wall is a little un ... More
May 14, 2007
Shredding documents is safe right?
Unfortunately if you believe the claims of some German research studies, they believe that they have developed a program that can actually fix, shredded documents, oh yes that is what they are claiming. Basically the software can put together the text that from the original documents, to most of us it is a frightening prospect, however if we look ... More
Sustainable Skyscrapers
Erin joins our new Blog network site, Keetsa! Blog, which is a new blog about eco-friendly and green. Well, here’s a cool post she wrote about the sustainable skyscrapers, similar to previous post on the Rotating Towers to be built in Dubai. On the side note, can you believe it? I went from hacking gadgets and embedded devices to selling ... More
May 13, 2007
Eco-design - rotating towers that can power itself
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, check out these rotating towers that can power itself! While the technical details of the wind-power system are sketchy at best, the architect, David Fisher, claims that the tower could power itself and ten other similar sized buildings. Frankly, the cl ... More
May 11, 2007
Funny Escalator
After work, instead of taking the usual elevator, stairs, or escalator, you can simply slide down the Funny Escalator and save some time too. If we ever get a chance to build our own building, this would definitely be one of the features. But you’d probably need to pay a lot of money for insuring it. via picture-mania.blogspot blogspo ... More