We’re all familiar with the hibernate/deep-sleep features that are typical on your standard laptop. In this mode, the entire contents of RAM are written to the disk and the machine is completely shut down. When it’s next booted, the system is restored to the exact state it was at before sleep, with all of your […]
The Dutch company S. Lövenstein BV has added that lovely glow-in-the-dark substance to composite flooring, thus creating an embedded emergency lighting solution. Sure, the stuff fades eventually, but takes a lot of complexity out of backup lighting solutions. What applications can you think of? Via Cool Hunting.
This appears to me a homemade robot that slingshots a tennis ball when Jerry the dog places it in the barrel. Anyone know more about this device?
This is the latest video of the Big Dog from Boston Dynamics. What would you do if you came across this in the woods? I know, take it apart and see how it works, or run for your life! It is amazing how real this things looks when it recovers from a hit at 0:41. […]
Alexandre sent in this interesting sculpture made from a lot of LEDS and servos to control the movement. There is a video available on the web site. Æ’5³ _ framework 5*5*5 refers to informatics’ modular workspace, called a framework. Here, Æ’5³ ‘s “frames” constitute the framework, a space built up by five modules of 2*2m, […]
Robert Bradford makes these interesting sculptures out of cheap plastic toys and other assorted bits. His rainbow colored pieces range from an AK-47 to a dog. The Mauger Modern Art Gallery describes Bradfords work as: Robert’s ideas come from a wide variety of sources, and include psychotherapeutic concepts (the artist practiced as a therapist for […]
I’ve always loved those cute Fisher-Price Little People, so my jaw dropped when I saw this needle-felted version of a Little People dog figurine show up in the CRAFT Flickr pool. It was created by our Vol. 06 cover artist, Moxie, and is made entirely from needle-felted corriedale wool roving. She didn’t do any sewing, […]
