Print your own 30 round AR15 magazine

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Here's a 30 round magazine for an AR15, made just in time to add to the national conversation over things that look scary. This magazine is the product of Defense Distributed who have previously graced the front page of Hackaday with their 3D printed scary bang bang machine. While continuing to work on their WikiWeapon - a gun printable on a home-built 3D printer - the team decided they could … [Read more...]

There’s a friggin’ cellphone in the most recent Entertainment Weekly

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Hackaday readers were stumbling over each other to send in a link about this Android cellphone inside of an Entertainment Weekly magazine. Thanks to all who sent it in, and keep them coming. We'd rather get too many tips than none at all! The first thing we should address is the discomfort you will feel while watching the video after the break. If you've got any experience tearing open … [Read more...]

137 years of Popular Science online free

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137 years of the magazine Popular Science are now being hosted online by Google. You can peruse at your leisure, though you'll have to search by keyword. We don't see a date or issue browsing option. The cover art alone is worth your time, even if you're not a fan of the articles. Many of us have fond memories of our childhood being influenced by the contents of these pages. [via BoingBoing] … [Read more...]

Bolt-action coil gun

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TechEBlog has posted a few pictures of a student constructed coil gun. It's bolt-action and includes a six round magazine. The gun only has a single stage to accelerate the projectile. While not as impressive as the portable coil pistol, it's still more fun than most shop projects we've seen. You can find a video of the device below. … [Read more...]

Free issue of hackin9

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Until midnight tonight, you can download a free copy of the 1/2008 issue of security magazine hackin9. It's 84pages, 10.5MB, and requires you to provide an email address they don't verify. [via TaoSecurity] … [Read more...]

Make: television

Make Magazine, famous for the Maker Faire, among other things, has announced a new project called Make: television. The show will be coming to public television stations throughout the USA starting early 2009. The big news is that you can submit 2 minute long videos of your projects to be included in the show's Maker Channel segment. The bigger news is that if your video is selected, they'll send … [Read more...]

Esquire’s hackable e-paper display

In celebration of there 75th year, Esquire magazine's October issue will feature an e-paper cover. The display will be about 3mm thick flexible paper with four shades of gray and some animated text and images. The backside will also have a display featuring a Ford ad for the new Flex. The Ford ad is essentially subsidizing this whole production. The cover isn't finalized yet, but Boing Boing … [Read more...]