Ignite NYC will be heating things up this very evening – Ignite NYC: Soldering, Guerilla Knitting, & Bomb Shelters The first Ignite NYC is going to happen 7/29 at M1-5. We are going to feature 16 speakers. Each speaker will get 20 slides that auto-advance after 15 seconds for a total of five-minutes. Ignite is […]
Erin from Anatomy of a Skirt started a new project where she is posting a different robot pouch every day. The robot pouches are made from salvaged vinyl scraps. via Mixed Plate.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Fashion accessory? … or replacement necessity? Only Sir Maxster knows – No Spares? on Flickr More: Dollars to buttons
Dug writes – With the exception of Brad Litwin’s piece entitled Extra-Universal Movement, I don’t know if I’ve seen such an elaborate hand-cranked wooden machine. This gentleman has constructed an amazing device using only wood and glue — no nails, no screws or ball bearings. It is quite an achievement. It is my sincere hope […]
Bender Rodriguez used an Arduino motor shield to do some really terrifying toy hacking More here ! via Ladyada. Made with the motor shield from the Maker Shed!
BARCODE PLANTAGE via NOTCOT (made with processing). BARCODE PLANTAGE transforms a simple product bar code into a unique tree in the garden of globalisation. One can find it on almost all products: the bar code. Everyone knows that the bar code is used to facilitate the cashing and recording of goods in stores. But which […]
NYTimes article about LED lighting, it’s interesting that Philips is pretty much only betting on one horse… The problem, though, is the price. A standard 60-watt incandescent usually costs less than $1. An equivalent compact fluorescent is about $2. But in Europe this September, Philips, the Dutch company dealing in consumer electronics, health care machines […]
