The Bellcycle will be sold as a kit that users assemble themselves. Among its interesting features are front-wheel drive, under-the-seat steering, and a modular design that lets users swap in different rear ends. It's also small, light (20 lb/9 kg) and cheap.
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Wanting to use an electric mountainboard when traveling outside the US, Dane Kouttron decided to build one that could fit in an overhead luggage compartment on passenger aircraft. The Mountain-Slider can fit in a backpack in transit, then opens up like a drawer when the rider wants to move.
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Inkjet printers may be an inexpensive way to print out holiday snaps, but they can be fragile machines and end up at the city dump well before they hit kindergarten age. Italian maker Michele Lizzit has designed a way to make use of spent printers to build an operational 3D printer for just €10.
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For the last few months, John Dingley has been bending tubing on a DIY hydraulic machine, welding metal together and installing parts salvaged from a go-kart, golf cart and an e-bike. The Electro-Luge 500S has been built to zip over long stretches of firm sand, with the rider laid flat and low.
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Parents wanting to get their kids into coding are spoiled for choice, but there aren’t many gadgets for an older audience. Hexa is a six-legged, sensor-laden robot that’s a blank slate for people to program their own functionality into, and share those skills across a social network of tinkerers.
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Plott, a startup based in New Jersey, wants to make renovating your home a simpler process with its smart Cubit tape measure and associated app that allows changes to be visualized before a hammer is raised.
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We've seen quite a few huge Lego undertakings over the years, including a Teardrop trailer and a Millennium Falcon. But sometimes, standard bricks just won't cut it. Such was the case for James Bruton, who opted to supersize Lego bricks using a 3D printer to build a blocky electric skateboard.
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I fondly remember a wasted youth cozying up to glass-topped boxes of flashing lights and steel balls flying around an angled assault course. But being a pinball wizard was very much a solo adventure. Cristiana Felgueiras has changed that with a delightfully low tech two-player pinball build.
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Stringed instruments bowed by a wheel cranked by hand have been around for centuries, and come in many shapes and sizes. Inspired by 16th century instruments, model maker UGears has launched a self assembly hurdy gurdy kit on Kickstarter that should appeal to wooden puzzle fans and musicians alike.
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If you've ever dreamed of living in an Italian castle but don't have the deep pockets required, a new scheme by the Italian government may be of interest. It's handing out longterm leases to 103 castles, villas, and other historic buildings free of charge – providing you're willing to do some DIY.
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