Add Smarts to Any Speaker With This Clever Hack

Including Sonos Sponsored by: Hacking the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Into a High Quality Speaker Amp Ikea’s new Sonos-powered Symfonisk smart speaker is a relatively inexpensive entry point into the Sonos ecosystem, but if a compact smart speaker doesn’t quite pump out the sound you’re used to, [this hack’s got you covered](. Ben Hobby cracked open the Symfonisk and figured out how to connect a set of vintage shelf speakers for better sound and a more classic look. Behind the Curtain With Anouk Wipprecht and Cirque du Soleil This year during New York Fashion Week, circus powerhouse Cirque du Soleil will be unveiling some high tech wonders co-created with fashiontech designer Anouk Wipprecht, known for her tech-infused digitally fabricated wearable designs. [We caught up with Wipprecht]( about what inspires her and what it was like collaborating with the famous boundary-pushing group. Sponsored by: Industrial Waterjet, Personal Package Experience industrial grade technology with a ProtoMAX waterjet. Get more productivity, more versatility, and more cutting power over traditional tools. Quickly cut virtually all materials to transform ideas into reality. [Learn More]( Make: Workshop Takes a Look at New Tools Make: Editor Caleb Kraft has a new video series with quick takes on new tools for makers. Take a look at the $250 [Sparkmaker Original]( SLA printer, the workhorse [Form3]( SLA printer, the [Makelangelo Vertical Plotter]( and more. Maker Spotlights Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, [Ayrcyia Thomson]( aka Valkyrie Britannia makes incredible cosplay armor pieces, costume props, and other accessories. Just down the road in Springfield, Missouri, [Tony Sherwood]( is a self-proclaimed generalist who got started building projects with his dad. Make sure to check out his impressive D&D table with built-in 4K television for displaying maps. Maker Business Profile: Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories For more than 10 years, Lenore Edman and Windell Oskay of [Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories]( have been catering to makers with interesting kits and cool DIY projects. We caught up with the duo to find out how their business has changed alongside the maker movement. Join the Make: Community As many of you have probably heard, Make: has been through a lot this summer. Well, we’re happy to say that our global Maker Faires and Make: magazine are still alive and kicking. Our founder Dale Dougherty and a small team of us have joined together to rebuild in service of the community with a new company called, appropriately, [Make: Community](. You can read [Dale’s announcement]( to see what the future of the company holds; much of that is in your hands as we need your support to get this new endeavor airborne. Please [sign up for your Make: Community membership]( to help us keep this whole thing going! Previous memberships and subscriptions carry over, so no need to sign up again. Your support makes it possible to keep making Maker Faires and magazines highlighting our creative community. Good Stuff From Elsewhere Cyberpunk 2077, the new video game from Witcher developer CD Projekt Red, hasn’t even come out yet, but Reddit user Aelirenn is already [crushing it in the cosplay department]( with an amazing jacket in anticipation of the game. Check out her detailed build notes and the original [Reddit thread]( for more. TechCrunch reports that robotics toy company [Sphero is buying circuit building blocks company littleBits](. LittleBits founder Ayah Bdeir also announced [she’s moving on from the company]( in a post on Medium: “I’ve decided it’s time for me to focus on what’s next for me in this world and I will not continue on the littleBits journey day to day. I remain as passionate as ever about democratizing technology, about STEAM, and about eradicating the gap of girls in STEM.” The Make or Break Show podcast has a great [interview with Gareth Branwyn]( Renaissance maker extraordinaire (and former Make: editorial director). In the wide-ranging interview, Branwyn touches on his unorthodox start in publishing, working with Billy Idol, and the early days of Make: magazine. Branwyn also publishes an excellent [workshop tips and tricks newsletter]( that’s worth a follow. Hackaday detailed a Wi-Fi-based [exploit for the ESP8266 and ESP32](. Board maker Espressif has already put out a patch, so make sure to update your boards, folks! 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