Month: September 2007

Haptic Whiskers

Grad students at the University of Tokyo are developing a system for 360-degree peripheral sensing, aka “whiskers,” to tell when there’s something near your body. Their idea is for construction safety, but this has all kinds of implications, and gives new meaning to the phrase “cat-like senses.” The Haptic Radar / Extended Skin Project – […]

DIY Tea timer

DIY Tea timer

Rob writes – Guido knew the secret to a perfect cuppa. It’s all in the timing. So he designed a battery-powered tea timer with a built-in LED display that will brew a perfect cup of tea every time. It’s simple: just fix a tea-bag on the tea timer’s extension arm, place a mug of hot […]

KnitKnit Book and Review

Sabrina Gschwandtner’s book, KnitKnit: Profiles + Projects from Knitting’s New Wave, is out! Excerpt from wmmna’s book review: Over the past few year, she got to know the knitting artists, crafters and designers that her book presents and one day, accompanied by photographer Kiriko Shirobayashi, she decided to take the road and meet these people. […]