This week on Maker Update, AI shadow stories, your own retro cable TV simulator, a relaxing cosplay project, and building your own toy robot.

This week on Maker Update, shooting for the Moon, Honda says “Don’t Copy that Cupholder”, the future of kitchen timers, sugar glass, melted PCBs, and making time to organize.

Tool:

Lodge Pan Scraper
http://amzn.to/2AZiF6p

Transcript:

I’m Donald Bell for Cool Tools and in this video I’ve got a tool that in a perfect world would come with every cast iron skillet. This is a pan scraper from Lodge. A 2-pack cost me around $4 on Amazon, and you can pick up these same ones using the Amazon link in the description, which helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.

Tool:

Clever Coffee Maker
https://amzn.to/2JzEJJv

Transcript:

I’m Donald Bell for Cool Tools and in this video I’m going to show you an immersion style coffee maker called the Clever Coffee dripper. It is one of my favorite ways to brew coffee. I’ve owned two different versions of these — a small one and this large one, which I like more. It cost me around $26 on Amazon. I’m going to show you why I like it. And if you use the Amazon link in the description to pick one up, it helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.

Tool:
Wiss KSRN 8″ Kitchen Shears
http://amzn.to/2yZ9UIM

Transcript:
In this Cool Tools video review we’re going to take a look at a new pair of classic kitchen shears. These are made by Wiss, they’re Italian made and run about $30. And by using the link in the description to pick them up on Amazon you help support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.

Tools:

Hug-A-Plug, http://amzn.to/2FmdR11
Belkin Power Strip Surge Protector, http://amzn.to/2oUCaZH
Cheap Amazon Basic Power Strip, http://amzn.to/2DcPfBU

Previous Cool Tool Review:

https://kk.org/cooltools/dual-outlet-right-angle-wall-adapter/

Transcript:

I’m Donald Bell for Cool Tools and in this video we’re going to take a look at the Hug-A-Plug. This is a humble yet handy power socket adapter for North American type outlets. A two pack of these cost me around $11 on Amazon. If you some for yourself, an Amazon link in th description helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.