In Donald Bell's latest Maker Update video, he looks at acoustic levitation, an Arduino made by Sony, a new kit by Anouk Wipprecht, self-centering drill bits, and a turning old monitors into a video wall. See show notes here.
Maker Update: the best DIY projects of the week
One of the last RadioShacks is inside a literal shack in remote Alaska
In 2017, RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, for the second time, and shut down the vast majority of its stores. The chain, a long standing mecca for DIY electronics… READ THE REST
E-bike balances on circus balls
James Bruton is a YouTuber and Maker extraordinaire. He has made an open-source robot dog, a rideable AT-AT, and a life-sized GNK (Gonk) droid. For his latest project, Bruton has… READ THE REST
Man lost eyeball to cancer so he made a replacement that's a flashlight (video)
Brian Stanley is a creative machinist in Southern California. After losing one of his eyes to cancer, he used his maker ingenuity to fashion a replacement. However, his titanium cyborg… READ THE REST
Wireless and wallet-friendly—like a tracker should be
TL;DR: Looks like a credit card; acts like a GPS—get three KeySmart SmartCards for just $79.97 (reg. $119.97). You know what no one misses? That mini panic attack when you reach for your wallet and… READ THE REST
Turn off the YouTube vlogs—travel for real with a year of cheap flights
TL;DR: Get personalized flight deals sent straight to your inbox through Dollar Flight Club—just $9.99 (reg. $69.99) for an entire year. Let's set the scene: You're daydreaming about Italy. Maybe it's pasta on… READ THE REST
This IDE might spoil you forever, and it's just $28
TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022 is just $27.97 (reg. $499) through June 1. Let's not sugarcoat it—you've been pushing through projects with a patchwork of free tools, stubborn code, and the… READ THE REST
