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MAKE Volume 16 - Spy Tech (video)
MAKE Magazine —
Here it is!! MAKE Volume 16 - Spy Tech (m4v video). No mission is impossible when makers put their minds to it. Make Volume 16 will help you get smart with a special section on spy tech. Learn how to build and use tiny surveillance devices, and how to know if a spy is using them on you. From tiny video cameras to sneaky recorders, this volume has enough cool stuff to make James Bond's inventor Q envious.
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The Visible Hand
MAKE Magazine —
The Visible Hand by Dale Dougherty in Welcome. The DIY mindset must again become an essential life skill - Page 13.
I wrote this piece about a month ago as the Welcome for Make: 16, which will be on the newsstand soon... As I write this, there is panic on Wall Street despite Washington’s $700 billion rescue attempt. The crisis is not contained by U.S. borders, but extends to Europe and Asia. Like many people, I’m incredulous. How could this happen? Wall Street hired the best and the brightest, paid them handsomely, and ...
Quantum of Solace - The Do-it-yourself version, more gadgets!
MAKE Magazine —
... But! Don't worry about spy gadgets in upcoming Bond, there's hope - the rumor is that the next Bond will feature a "Q"-like character and maybe we'll see some high tech gadgets for super spies again - for now however - we've put together an ENTIRE issue of MAKE devoted to spy tech. Here's a run down and our video from the Spy volume MAKE 16. ...
HOW TO - Make a Bluetooth handgun handset for your iPhone
MAKE Magazine —
... when someone unpleasant shows up on their caller ID. Eli and I thought it would be fun to make an actual gun handset, and it turned out to be surprisingly straightforward. No glue or powertools were required. Even though it's not very practical, there's something so satisfying about ending a call with this handset. Pow. Naturally, this handset works with any cell phone. You just feel like pulling the trigger more if you own an iPhone.
Perfect for this month's Spy Tech theme and MAKE volume!
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Li'l Guppie
bookofjoe —
... reviewed it in the latest issue of MAKE magazine, writing, "Why the heck do I need another pocket tool? I've already got a multi-tool with pliers, knives, screwdrivers, and more. Well, the reason is this: ever try to loosen a bolt without an adjustable wrench? It's pretty hopeless; the nonparallel jaws of pliers just don't cut it. The Li'l Guppie is the answer; it has an adjustable wrench on it." ...
MoteDaemon
bookofjoe —
... "Pairing the Wiimote to MoteDaemon is a snap. Fortunately, a little test-drive application, WiiCockpit, is included, and although the documentation is in German, they were kind enough to include the .fla document with all the ActionScript for WiiCockpit."
No matter, I'm sure you'll know what to do.
"Experienced Flash developers will quickly figure out how to integrate MoteDaemon from a peek at WiiCockpit's code."
Have at it.
[via Bill Byrne in MAKE magazine, issue 16] ...
How To - Make a secret stash box
MAKE Magazine —
... Checkmate, Mr. Bond!
Read this article in MAKE: 16: Spy Tech, Page 84.
To get MAKE, subscribe or purchase single volumes. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition! ...
Foam model in your wind tunnel
MAKE Magazine —
... and MAKE: Volume 16, we have a couple of projects that can really help students turn on their minds while they get their hands on tools that enable them to work with the concepts of both planning a design and revising it based on testing as well as really seeing the affect of various custom made shapes on the fluid flowing over the form. ...
Checkin' In: FX Master Edwin Wise
MAKE Magazine —
... Boom Stick, a two-stage, chamber-sealing, quick-exhaust, piston-valve air cannon that you can build out of common plumbing components. The Boom Stick straight up assaults the startle reflex of any nearby victim. A nice companion piece is the Vortex Cannon project Edwin wrote for Volume 15. Here's a video of the Vortex Cannons so you can check them out in action:
Last, but not least, in Volume 16, Edwin provided us with the Chladni Plate project, where you use a broken speaker, bits ...
The Boiler Bar and Theater's May Day Party
MAKE Magazine —
... , makers of the Golden Mean and key members of the Boiler Bar crew. We've featured them in MAKE Volume 16, on the blog, and they've been a presence at every Maker Faire we've hosted. Come see the Boiler Bar extravaganza as well as the Golden Mean gorgeous snail at this year's ...
Marque Cornblatt and Sparky Jr. at Maker Faire Bay Area
MAKE Magazine —
... In MAKE Volume 16, we ran a Maker profile of Marque Cornblatt and his autonomous telepresence robot, Sparky 2. In Marque's own words, from the profile: ...
Ghost Phones at Maker Faire Bay Area
MAKE Magazine —
In our Spy Tech issue of MAKE, Volume 16, artist and concept designer Greg MacLaurin showed us how to make a Ghost Phone (of the Judy Garland persuasion). Ghost Phones are "interactive modifications of the ancient and nearly arcane dial telephone system." By hiding an MP3 player inside a telephone, you can have a one-sided conversation with a ghost from the past. At Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend (May 30th and 31st), Greg will share the concept behind this art project, discuss the methods and perspective for recording the ...
Flashback: Covert Wireless Listening
MAKE Magazine —
... Something about the lightheartedness of summer brings out the trickster, and one of the trickster's essential tools is the Covert Wireless Listening device, this week's flashback from the treasure trove of trickster tools, MAKE, Volume 16, the Spy Tech issue. Maker ...
