Jenny at Sublime Stitching has four new embroidery patterns available now! Choose from the Art Series of Julie West and Lisa Petrucci, Forest Friends, and a Tattoo alphabet. Get all four for just $12.50 (or $4.50 each). Link.
Josh writes – ’m making a Knight Rider (KITT) Light Bar to celebrate the premier of the new Knight Rider Made-For-TV Movie. I’m using an Arduino Diecimila board and 18 LEDs. Materials (so far): FedEx box (temporary; looking for a suitable plastic container) with black construction paper for the housing. Arduino, 18 LEDs (wired to […]
Bluelines points to The BookScans Database which has thousands of vintage bookcovers you could use to create your own art or to use in your craft projects. [ via ] Link.
Yet another homemade gas turbine project. This one is a pretty heavy relic from the past (2001) but it’s documented too well not to cover here. Check out the oil pump and ignition system close-ups, really nice detail here. Turbocharger Gas Turbine – Link
Thrifty Fun has a pattern to make these crochet oreo cookies that look real enough to eat! Link.
Jdege writes – The problem? A dog that gets way too excited when the doorbell rings. The solution? Ring the doorbell at random times when no one is there, and nobody answers it, so as to counter-condition the dog – to break the association that a ringing doorbell equals excitement. The technology? A Parallax 418 […]
Maybe the computer of the future is already here. The “Wizkid” has no keyboard or mouse, 2 microphones, W-Fi, Bluetooth, IR receiver / emitter, an RFID reader, and maintains interaction with users through a gesture-based augmented reality environment in conjunction with object tracking on small objects. We just wonder what “gestures” it will recognize if […]
