LEGO camera mount
Matthew Davidson figured out how to use a particular LEGO brick to make an interface with his camera mount, thus enabling the creation of quick-release photo-taking robots. – Link.
Month: March 2008
Smell alarm for the deaf
Boingboing had an interesting bit posted regarding a new alarm technique being used to alert deaf people in case of emergency. The concept uses the pungent aroma of horseradish extracts. Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital cooperated with the makers and carried out experiments to see if the horseradish smell can wake up people from […]
Beehive Party Decor
I love that craft supplies as simple as twine, tissue paper, and chenille bumblebees can be transformed into playful table decorations like these sweet beehives by Flickr user DWRowan. Link.
CRAFT at SXSW!
Hi from Austin at SXSW 2008! We had a great turnout for our High-Tech Craft panel on Saturday and we’ve been having fun meeting the peeps around town. If you couldn’t make it out to Austin, Rob and Corrine of ThreadHeads have a cool video of what’s been going on, including a glimpse of our […]
Steve Lodefink on D+R
MAKE contributor Steve Lodefink is guest blogging on Mister Jalopy and Mark Frauenfelder’s Dinosaurs and Robots blog. Sample post: This 1955 Popular Science article shows us the dawn of the CNC machine tool age. Sure, the history is super interesting, but I can’t stop looking at the cute little tape-munching computers in the opening spread. […]
Refilling Varsity fountain pens
A few years ago, a friend turned me on to Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens. I have not picked up another stylus since. The only problem is that the pens are kind of hard come by in bricks and mortar office supply and they’re … well disposable. You can refill them with some effort at […]
Garbage Can Made from Garbage
Craftster user Lovething just made this cool-looking wastebin from coiled up magazine pages. This is a project from Mark Montano’s new book, The Big-Ass Book of Crafts, and is a beautiful way to recycle! Link.
