Bar Crawl [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, a table that crawls, badge bling, a remote controlled wagon, and a photo booth for bugs.
Neck Adjustment [Maker Update #167]
This week on Maker Update, crowdsourcing hospital equipment repair, lessons from Josef Prusa’s medical shield manufacturing, and the games we never got to play at Alt.Ctrl GDC.
Dodecahedron Dance Party [Maker Update #100]
This week on Maker Update, a Jedi-worthy lightsaber, Kickstarter’s test print, an iFixit giveaway, a musical dodecahedron, sound bending, disc shooting, MIDI motors, and stringy plotters.
The Perfect Summer Robot [Maker Update #35]
This week on Maker Update, Kitty Grabs Gold, a robot beer cooler that follows you, the Circuit Playground Express, Adafruit and Microsoft, Other Machine Co. and Bre Pettis, Tinkercad Lego export, a great kit for gadget and toy hacking, and Maker Faires. Our featured Cool Tool is the iFixit Electronic Toolkit.
iFixit Essential Electronics Toolkit and Pro Tech Toolkit Review
I’m a fan of iFixit. They’re a cool, maker-friendly company on a mission to help people repair their own electronics. In full disclosure, I approached them early on when I started my Maker Update show to see if they would consider sponsoring it. And while they politely declined, they seem to appreciate what I’m doing enough to send me a few freebies to check out. That’s how I ended with these two gorgeous toolkits.