WiiCar
Jon Edmiston wrote a nicely flexible C# application to control a LEGO NXT car with a Wiimote – he says he could switch the remote out for a Wii balance board and he could still control the car. via NXT Step
Month: July 2008
RepRap magnetic rotary encoder
Zach writes – I’m very proud to announce a new board, designed and developed by the RepRap Research Foundation. Its called the Magnetic Rotary Encoder, and it uses a magnet to provide positional feedback information. It is based around the AS5040 chip, and provides 10-bits of resolution per rotation (1024 different positions!) It has 5 […]
Cute Creature iPod Cozies
I love the cuteness and functionality of Anna Lee’s creature felt iPod cozies that let you protect your gadget while still being able to use it. Anna’s annamatic Etsy shop includes other iPod and iPhone animal cozies as well so check them out!
Art image from 4000+ glass vials
Stockholm artist Aleksandra Stratimirovic formed the above image from many small containers upon a grid-like shelf – “Sunny day” is an installation made of 4464 small medical glass vials filled with different coloured liquids, in a sterile laboratory framework with a fluorescent backlight. When taking a couple of steps back the vivid image of a […]
Origami Balloon Lights Tutorial
Folding Trees has a tutorial on how to make these decorative origami balloon lights.
Miniature Modern Interiors
Soniaz from Apartment Therapy Unplugged came across a Flickr group of miniature recreations of modern interiors. I tried to recreate my living room once for an art project and it has been an obsession of mine to perfect it. This Flickr group is going to provide a lot of inspiration for that project.
We are Hacks – Live music & visuals @ HOPE
Peter Kirn of createdigitalmusic/createdigitalmotion is curating the A/V performance lineup @ the soon-to-be-now Hackers On Planet Earth conference – live music: Ezekiel Honig (Anticipate/Microcosm founder) explores warmth in electro-acoustic music “into a comfortable space between techno, house and ambient” Ben Neill, “mad scientist of dancefloor jazz” (CMJ Magazine) continues to evolve live music with his […]
