Christina at Chronicle Books writes: We’re putting the finishing touches on our latest knitting book, Picture Perfect Knits by Laura Birek, and want to see your ideas. The book pulls together more than 50 intarsia grids for adding fun designs into any knit project. We have lots of patterns already, but we want yours! This […]
Gizmodo on Pop Sci’s beer machine @ Maker Faire… Giz’s semi-goddess Sarah Meyers went to Maker Faire to admire all kinds of wonderful machines, and videotaped this straightforward demo of the workings of The Device, the first all-in-on beer machine. It’s our favorite by far, not because of its design or ingenuity, but because of […]
Doctor Popular writes: Here are my newest iPhone cases made from recycled items. I do alterations for a high end denim shop in SF called Self Edge, instead of throwing away the scraps I try to recycle them into wallets and coffee cozies. The denim for this particular iPhone case came from a pair of […]
I have a short piece on Street Tech about my discovery of an awesome cleaning solution for the grime-loving black Apple MacBook: the free hotel shoe shammy mitt! Ultimate BlackBook Cleaning Cloth – Link
CHOW has a great set of tutorials on making your own candy bars. Heather writes: It’s a fully-interactive primer on how to make your own Halloween candy bars. Childhood favorites like Twix, Snickers, Almond Joy and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups get a grown-up update–complete with technique videos, gear round-ups–even printable candy bar wrappers! Learn to […]
Discover Magazine had a contest to see who could explain string theory in 2 minutes or less, the duckie video won, check out the others and see if 2 minutes was enough :) – [via] Link.
The latest “Gadget Freak” from Design news is a fridge alert! – When you’ve popped in your fridge alarm, getting peckish in the middle of the night and forgetting to close the door — along with escalating electricity bills — will be a thing of the past. Italian inventor Flavio Dellepiane has designed a 3V […]
