Trossen Robotics has announced the winner of their latest TR Community contest. The winner is Otto. Well, Otto is the bot, Kdwyer is the builder and actual winner. Trossen writes: Otto is a humanoid/track hybrid droid with an incredible range of capabilities. Kdwyer’s mission was to make an autonomous robot that could avoid obstacles, track […]
If you’re looking for a quick and easy treat to take to a holiday party, try this icebox yule log cake, which I wrote up on my personal blog last December. I make this every year since it’s absolutely delicious, takes all of 30 minutes to prepare, and people always line up for seconds. Link.
This awesome winter coat is printed with images of a wiring closet. I know some sysadmins who would disappear if they wore this at work! – [via] Link.
Brano Meres, a Slovakian industrial designer and engineer says of his Bluetooth-equipped Red Army phone: This is the first Soviet army phone from the 1960’s to be equipped with Bluetooth technology. It was intended for use as a Bluetooth headset with my mobile phones. To redesign this phone, Titanium and high quality wires from dismantled […]
I know I’m not the only one out there who misses seeing her “stories” and hopes that the Writer’s Strike ends amicably (and soon!). So I loved stumbling across Elloh’s Etsy shop, where she sells canvas prints from her original paintings, which are inspired by a variety of fun TV shows and movies. These Pam […]
Claudia at Superziper writes: In one week, more than 80 brazilian crafty girls submitted their pictures and creations to support the “I Buy Handmade” campaign. Basically, the campaign was not popular in Brazil, so we decided to promote it in our blog, Superziper. Suddenly, this became a very popular topic among brazilians in their blogs […]
“Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how light-intense are your branches.” Laser Christmas Tree – Link
