Filed under: Hybrid , Transportation Alternatives , Toyota Car sharing company Zipcar has responded to the Toyota Prius recall by shutting down rentals of that particular model until the "brake concerns have been addressed appropriately by Toyota." How many Priuses are there in Zipcar's fleet? All told, Zipcar has around 6,500 cars, and less than one percent of them are Priuses. Earlier,...
If you happen to be in Times Square any time soon, you may notice this billboard for Best Buy's electronics recycling program. Make sure you take a close look! It's composed entirely of outmoded gear. While part of me would hope some VHS players and bulky monitors would be allowed to fade away with dignity, at least these are ultimately being used in a clever way that promotes a good cause. Besides,...
What's less romantic: Buying something practical or buying something generic? Roses are right out. But can a gadget be sweet? First thing's first: I'm a guy. So I'm going to speak to my fellow men here. If the demographic reports are the least bit true, men make up the majority of our readership here. And if my personal experience is any measure, it's men who need the most help buying Valentine's...
USB 3.0 is just around the corner, with us having reported about more and more compatible devices in the last few months. And today, Tokyo-based Greenhouse , usually a reliable maker of crap gadgets , announced [JP] a USB 3.0-compatible PCI Express interface card.
These are the molds custom Lego armorer Will Chapman of BrickArms uses to make his gats. BrickArms was recently mentioned in Chris Anderson's genre-defining Atoms Are The New Bits article in WIRED, cited as an example of an amateur turning his or her hobby into a profession. I wrote Will to find out more about his molds: 2.5" x 2.5" 6061 T6 aluminum Cut using 1/16" roughing ball nose...
Lim Chen Pin Kenneth made this cute remake of the blinking LED people I built a couple of years ago. There's not much info on how his works (I'm guessing those ICs are microcontrollers'), but they are pretty. It solves a slight problem that I had with mine... Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!
Erik Minnema made this really nice woodworking piece, called side by side . It's pretty easy to build, all you need are a few pieces of wood and an inter-dimensional table saw. Can't get your hands on one of those? In that case you will have to resort to trickery. If it's not photoshopped, how do you think it would be built? [via neatorama ] More: James Dyson's uphill water flow illusion Escher's...
In the age of email, it's not often we send mail through the regular postal service. Next time you're mailing a letter the old-fashioned way, do it up right with Google Maps and a color printer. The idea got its start thanks to a clever idea from graphic designer Beste Miray . She came up with the idea of making making a mailing envelope that, when opened, shows the geographical location of where...
Foursquare has come out strong in recent weeks with partnership deals that look to put it at the top of the location-based app game. Last week, it announced a partnership with Bravo, the style and fashion-centric television network, and today it has come out with a partnership with Zagat, the restaurant guide, and the New York Times. As we wrote last week , Foursquare is competing in an increasingly...
In light of increased government scrutiny of its cars, Toyota has announced a worldwide recall of its Prius hybrids. The Wall Street Journal reports: Toyota's quality chief Shinichi Sasaki said at a press conference (in Japan) that the... Read more
We're all suckers for romance, even if most of us believe Valentine's Day is a holiday dreamed up by industry fatcats. Here are MAKE's staff picks for ways to celebrate with that special someone, maker style. Read on, it's a big list! Build a bike A personalized bike built for your sweetie can be really romantic, since all that hard work and custom choices relate specifically to the one you love....
In this tutorial about controlling a pedestrian sign with an Arduino you can learn a few important things. #1 How to control relays with an Arduino, which is really useful for a ton of different projects. #2 How to use an IR remote to control your Arduino, another cool technique. #3 Never trust a crosswalk sign with an Arduino hanging out of it! My latest project is controlling a pedestrian sign with...
Filed under: United Arab , Hotels and Accommodations , Middle East The world's tallest building has abruptly closed to the public after only a month of being open to the public. Apparently, electric problems are partially to blame for the closure of the Dubai's Burj , which undoubtedly leaves many disappointed tourists looking up at the tower, instead of down from the half-mile high observation deck....
[Photo: Kathy Chan] At The Tea and Honey Store inside Grand Central Terminal, it's not about deciding between tea or honey. It's all about the word "and." The staff here are experts on pairing the two classic companions, satisfying...
If you are an iPod user, you know exactly what wonders those beautiful gadgets perform supporting and sharing music and video. That’s amazing to pull out your iPod to watch a few clips from the Internet when you’re bored on the road or if you have extra time between classes. But, sometimes, you will find that your iPod can’t support playing Youtube videos, torrent movies and some other videos you have...
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