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Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.
27: 1+ 2+ 3 — T-Shirt Laptop Pouch Convert an old shirt into a computer tote. By Ross Orr
It’s a mad, mad, mad, technomadic world. By Howard Wen
39: Ship of Cards Popular card games become an exercise in miniature construction. By Alex Handy 46: You Are the Platform Hardware hackers are remaking their bodies. By Quinn Norton 114: Own Your Own Tower PCs are blessedly modular. By Robert Bruce Thompson 117 116: 1+ 2+ 3 — LED Throwies Brighten any ferromagnetic surface. By Graffiti Research Lab
25,000 kite lovers congregate in Berkeley, Calif. By Arwen O’Reilly
38: Boiler Room A visit to the annual Yankee Steam-Up. By Brian Jepson
Inside a versatile maker’s machine shop. By Shawn Connally
Experiment with an RFID kit. By Joe Grand
117: Circuits
123: Computers
129: Gaming
143: Imaging
MAKER PROFIILE Steven Roberts’ super-modified boat, christened Wordplay, looks more like a starfighter out of a science fiction TV show 28 than something meant for the water. This analogy isn’t too far off, considering the onboard technologies it packs: satellite and cellular phone, ham radio, and marine VHF.
Toss your own ice cream. By Saul Griffith, Nick Dragotta, and Joost Bonsen
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to survive an earthquake, a flood, and a hungover neighbor. By Lee D. Zlotoff
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
Win your roommate’s sock full of quarters, and other puzzles. By Michael H. Pryor
Where makers tell their tales and offer praise, brickbats, and swell ideas.
A look at the glory years of folk engineering. By Mister Jalopy
Roomba hacks and robot cockfighting. By Phillip Torrone
Our favorite events around the world. By William Gurstelle
My version of Einstein’s amplifier. By Tyler Rourke
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