Our pals at ROBOT magazine have a -great- review and photos of this new/low-cost bi-ped robot, the BRAT – “This pictorial shows the assembly of Lynxmotion’s, www.lynxmotion.com, new BRAT, an entry level bipedal robot that is a milestone robot. With a starting price of less than $300, BRAT offers an affordable yet sophisticated entry into […]
Ansley of Bleu Arts has a great DIY on how to make an exotic looking mini water garden for your patio or balcony. Using a container, Ansley filled it with a selection of water plants and fish for a peaceful water garden look. Link.
Marci Senders Blog – Link Gallery of Altered Books – Link. Crafter Marci Senders recently added a few of her altered book work to the CRAFT flicr pool. The cool retro styles of her “Out of the World” pages features alien drawings and fun doodles and scribbles. I also got a chance to talk to […]
In the 1987 Sony introduced a solar Walkman, you can get solar panels to recharge the new Walkmans (also known as iPods) – but this might be one of the few with a solar cell built in… – “The famous “Solar Walkman” was indeed a technological marvel. Not only was this model solar powered, it […]
In the 50’s and 60’s John T. Frye, W9EGV / Popular Electronics published a series of fiction stories called “The Carl and Jerry stories” – In each story the pair acquired new skills, got their ham radio licenses and used their knowledge of electronics to get out of a jam or solve a mystery – […]
Whip Up’s contributor Weeks has a part one of an inspiring story up called “Handmade in Prison” about the four women who teach needlework at local prisons in the UK. Fine Cell Work is a London organization that teaches needleart crafts to about 400 prisoners in 22 prisons in England and Scotland. A truly inspiring […]
Rick from the MAKE Flickr photo pool made this clock from an old had drive… [via] – Link. Related MAKE clockery: NIXIИ-1 – Nixie clock – Link. Maker of the day – Matty Sallin, Bacon-cooking alarm clock – Link. DIY Projection clock – Link. HOW TO make a Hard Drive Clock – Link. NES Alarm […]
