More from the Making Wireless Toys class at Parsons the New School for Design: Alexis Feurer designed this “Cyber Plush Organism Action Toy.” He’s got light-up “energy spines,” electrical conduit arms, and a steampunk wheel. Powered by an Arduino board, Shaggoroth was definitely the most eccentric toy in the class. – Link.
Everything you always wanted to know about snowflakes but were afraid to ask. Activities, too (photographing snow, making snow, fossilizing snow) And snowcrystal consumerism (cards, prints, posters). Cool stuff (groan). Snowflakes and Snow Crystals – [Thanks, Patti!] Link
According to ticket #5376, you can’t copy and paste text between Terminal.activity and other applications. This became a problem for me this evening when I tried to copy a script from a web page into a file on the XO laptop. Fortunately, pygtk gives you access to the clipboard, and it’s really easy to create […]
Site is in German, but with the software there it appears you can measure the speed of vehicles with a web cam (We didn’t test this out, please be careful, etc..) – Link.
Theremug, a tea based theremin! Thanks Zach! – Link.
If you are down to the wire thinking about what to get your favorite Crafter or Maker this holiday, why not get them a gift subscription to CRAFT or MAKE magazine? We’ve got special gift cards in PDF format that you can download and print. Perfect to place under the tree or hide snuggly inside […]
Wonko writes – I made this at lunch time today from the bag that held my potato chips and the toothpick that was in my sandwich. At first it was a little hard to balance because it was so small, but it did fly. Added a deep dihedral to the wing in an attempt to […]
