Street Tech – Hardware Beyond the Hype

Home electronics today are made so cheaply and repair costs are so expensive that it’s usually not worth trying to repair damaged gear. Most repair shops have a bench fee starting at $30/hour and you’ll pay for the full hour even if the repair takes...

We’ve started our massive menu of holiday gift guides on MAKE. We’ll be running them from now until Christmas, and covering everything from dangerous gifts (things that go woosh, boom, splat) to crafting gear for guys. Guest guiders will include Bill...

I love “lazyweb” sites, Q&A sites, and other crowdsourced resources that deal in instant-gratification content. I especially like them when the signal to noise ratio is high; when a lot of really smart, inspired people come together to share their...

We just posted a bunch more lab sessions in the Make: Science Room, including a Forensics section on fingerprinting and a Chemistry section on Colloids and Suspensions, which includes Bob’s controversial piece on how to make a “gelled sol,” aka Super...