Make: Technology on Your Time
Volume 16 by Mark Frauenfelder
One Of My Favorite Issues...
No mission is impossible when makers put their mind to it. MAKE Volume
16 will help you get smart with a special section on spy tech. Learn how to
build and use tiny surveillance devices, and how to know if a spy is using
them on you. From tiny video cameras to sneaky recorders, this volume
has enough cool stuff to make James Bonds inventor Q envious.
Personal Review: Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16
by Mark Frauenfelder
The DIY (Do It Yourself) movement is very much alive and well, and one
periodical that carries the DIY banner is Make magazine. I *really* liked
Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 16 this month, as it touched on
some projects that cover a subject I've always been fascinated with...
spying. :)

Contents:
Made on Earth
The First Picture Show
Making Make: Television
Cool Old Chemistry Sets
Junk Pedalers
The Make: Way Race Car
Star Bust
Kalavinka Bike Frames
Sparky 2: No Sellout
DIY-brary
I, Robot
DIY: Outdoors, Circuits, Telephony, Home
Meet TRIZ
Fun Idea Vending Machine
Upload: Digital Arts and Crafts
1+2+3: Alien Head Projector
Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Toolbox
Workshop: Len Cullum
Maker's Calendar
Howtoons: Wooden Stilts
Aha! Puzzle This
Homebrew
While the theme for this issue was "spy-tech", that doesn't mean that you'll
ONLY find DIY spy gadgets here. Some of the articles, such as Cool Old
Chemistry Sets, takes you back to the days when chemistry sets for kids
had (gasp!) REAL LIVE CHEMICALS! Of course, we know better now
than to provide actual radioactive elements that they can play with (yes,
that was a common feature in some sets). The Make: Way Car Race was
interesting in that it was a challenge to drive a race over two days (14
hours) using a car and parts that are no more expensive than $500. In that
situation, creativity rules. But for me, the best part were the articles on
how to build spy gadgets that are creative and mostly cheap. For instance,
there's the talking booby trap that issues a verbal warning when someone
moves an item you have attached to it. Made from a Radio Shack
recording module mounted on a clothes pin, this looks like it'd be a kick to
build (not to mention, to also use!) There's the survival kit that's stored in
an Altoids tin (very handy). I'm planning on taking a shot at the flash drive
hidden in a AA battery, as I have a spare flash drive or two I could sacrifice
to this cause. And my favorite... installing a listening device in a hollowed-
out book that can transmit to a receiver approximately 20 feet away. I
think I can find a book or two in my collection that would work... :)
Make magazine is packed with stuff like this every month. Some of the
projects you'll find interesting but not practical, and some will just not be of
any interest at all. But when you get an issue like this that has a number of

projects that pique your interest, it's like a treasure trove of fun and
learning. This was probably one of my favorite issues...
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