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By Saul Grifith 4Z Dorkbot incites around the world, high-voltage hackors meet to shaw aff their robots. gizmos. and movable works of art By David Pascovitz ee eee aig a ane ieaetarectent) rea en poets 2 Vasko VaneABOVE ALL BE ORIGINAL It's often the smallest details that make the biggest difference and create products that stand out from the crowd. Take for example the tiny sensor that sits on top of our BeoVision 5. Its magic ‘eye’ registers the changing light conditions in the room and automatically adjusts the picture's color, contrast and brightness to match. This enables you to enjoy the perfect viewing experience — even in broad daylight. 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By Saul Grifith and Joost Bansen 1: Toolbox Real terovews cf favoritobooks, gadgets, gear, an too's ios Reader Input Comments sort tothe editors of MAKE. joo Challenge Got a aroblom? Asi MAKE's reacorsto salvo it fr you. so. eBay Metrics Wot y's sales reports telus about tends in tinkering 22 Homebrew: My First Computer Remembering the t me my dad built an Apple 2from scratch By GarethPalcwor two ArPort Express hacks, I \ readeBocks on aPaim learn fourneat Pod tricks, paar your Bi ustosth heac- PY sc ___ Cars ___Home Enhance your life by Entertainment — makingyour car look Open aniPagtoreplace _likeanaffizal company ‘the battery,corvert your vehie satellite radio Roady for Portable use __ Online TenGmall hacks, begging __ Imaging made simple with Ecto. two Excel hacks, speed up your typingwith Typaltame ___ Computers ‘Wake attofor your min PC usingrubber streps. Recover lost photos from zapped flash memery, build a gooseneck camera rmourt from a cheap lamp. ___ Mobile Gettherundawnontigh- speed wirsless modems, extend yourrarge wth q c= 4 er: Soldering & Desoldering aac) pee ey ene a ey Pat) fetes) ee een Pease Why is this man Poured cetera Penne) Lay} Econ hy Sy)makers and oth® without realizingit. Maybe it started when | DokQed ry first music CD. ripping individual songs from patwaged CDs and assembling my own playlist. This was unthinkable just five years ago, and now it’s how we make our own music — much to the chagrin of the recording music industry. Maybe it started when | got Wi-Fi working, not just for myself but for my whole family. Suddenly, the computer wasn't locked down toa desk and wired to an outlet. Itwas free to roar, like a cell- phone, and! began finding new places such as coffee houses that | could call home, or at least home-office. Maybe it started when | brought my cigital camera and laptop on vacation and found that my slideshow Was ready before the vacation was even over. Im sure that most of us share these experiences, and many others that demonstrate the impact of new technologies in our lives. Think of how many devices each of us interacts with ona regular basis, today And that's only the beginning. Neil Gershenteld Of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, whois featured in thisissue, writes in his book When Things Start to Think that “personal computing has not gone far enough: it lets us shape our digital environment but not our physical environment.” In other words, tech= nology that allows us to create complex things will soon become as affordable as the technology we Use to create and manage data We are just beginning Dale Dougherty The Making of Make: tosee the impact of technology in our personal lives. So much is possible. MAKE is anew magazine dedicated to showing how to make technology work for you. Atthe core of the magazine are projects that show you how to Use technology in interesting and practical ways. A MAKE project is rewarding and fun as an experience, and it produces something youcan share with your friends and family. Becoming a maker is alot like learning how to become a better cook — you can follow or improvise upon the work of experts. In the process of developing MAKE, | have met all kinds of expert makers who were excited to contribute their ideas and their favorite projects There are some I'd call extreme makers who bring highly specialized skills and experience working with both new and old technology. They specialize in the unexpected and go beyond what you or | would ever consider practical. We can learn a lot by following what they do, and I'm happy that MAKE provides a showcase for their work hope you enjoy getting to know the experts. as well as meeting other makers like yourself, We expect that our website vill become a place to share your experiences building the projects in the maga~ zine, as well as ahome for projects that you develop. Hook forward to meeting you there. Let me know what you think of MAKE andhow you use technology tomake your own life better. You can contact me at dale@oreilly.com. Dale Dougherty’s the editor and publisher of MAKE and the publisher of O'Reilly Network (wwareilynel.cam), Mate: 7