DIY Wall Decals
With only paper and glue you too can make some cool looking wall decals like the ones made by Two Straight Lines. [ via ] Link and Link.
Year: 2007
Homemade Knight Rider K.I.T.T car…
This homebuilt 1984 Trans Am Knight Rider K.I.T.T car took over 4 years and $40k to make.. and now it’s on eBay… “…features a 2tv dash with real working digital gauges with dual 4” lcd screens….. gullwing steering wheel, upper console, lower console, pod unit …all complete with buttons and displays as they were in […]
Thinklabs iPod based electronic stethoscope
This might be the best iPod accessory yet… “This package enables you to record and playback sounds between the ds32a and the iPod, as well as use the iPod and Micromemo for general dictation or recording of lectures. The ds32a is a diagnostic stethoscope with unsurpassed natural sound quality. User-friendly design and 50X Amplification provides […]
Roomba dissection
Todbot writes – “The Roomba. Vacuum cleaner or hackable robot? I prefer the latter. Though all the hacks in my book Hacking Roomba don’t require you to actually take apart your Roomba, they are fascinating little gizmos inside. Let’s go exploring…” – Link. Tod also has a photo set of all the Roombas including the […]
Magic hat, pumpmobile, car steering wheel instrument panel, giant garage door clock and freak vehicles
Modern Mechanix just dropped some major past-future view “makes”… Boys Build “Pumpmobile” (March, Modern Mechanix 1938) – Link. A One-Man Show with a Magic Hat (Sep, Popular Science 1933) – Link. Car’s steering wheel is the instrument panel (March, Popular Science 1933) – Link. Garage Door Tells Time (March, Popular Science 1954) – Link. Freak […]
Robert McCall’s space art
Robert McCall’s online gallery of a future space travel, from 1960’s… Pictured here – “(48″ x 32″, oil on board, 1967; collection of National Air and Space Museum). A space plane launches from a half-completed space station, in McCall’s classic poster art for the 1968 MGM film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The image is not […]
Homemade Zamboni – Interview with the maker…
I really like Pop Sci’s podcast series, the latest is an interview with the maker of an awesome homemade Zamboni, Jonathan Coulton writes – “Inventor Damian Renzello has been making portable skating rinks and related accessories for years, so it’s not surprising that it’s come to this: a homemade super zamboni that blows snow, shaves […]