O'Reilly is set to launch a combo magazine/book (mook) called Make basically geared towards hacking stuff. Too bad the term hack has been so soiled by the popular press. I'm sure that name came up during product development.
It makes sense for a company that has a whole series of "hack" books. In the fast movnig world of consumer electronics and communication the standard book cycle is way too slow. This let's them cut down on the latency. I wouldn't be surprised to see every Hacks hack (cough, cough) wind up being a Make contributor.
If successful, Make could spark another burst of technological innovation. It's been a while since the home hobbyist was front and center in computing. The Web has killed most of the niche technical magazines, yet isn't quite right for transmitting instructional details to a wide audience. A copy of Make could inadvertently ignite the next Jobs and Wozniak to noodle off into their garage and cook up something insanely great.
I think I remarked to J. C. Herz once that "we're raising a generation of kids that will expect everything to be moddable."