@The NYC Toy fair 2008 one of my favorite companies was attending, Blue Storm productions – makers of “Slooh” – it’s not a product exactly, it’s time you can rent on high powered telescopes. You buy a card with a number of minutes, use your computer and remotely control observatory sites in Europe, South America […]
Not a kit or a toy but worth noting – Schoenhut has been making toy pianos for over 135 years – here’s an amazing harp (for kids) they make too. I think these folks are the best and only makers in their space – gorgeous looking (and sounding) stuff. More: Schoenhut – Link. More photos […]
Liesel at Disdressed shares her experiences in whipping up her own eco-friendly laundry soap–a great option for those who want to cut down on packaging while customizing the scent. Link.
Derek writes – In order to promote the art of circuit bending and the BENT festival, Absurdity.Biz has uploaded the first BENT festival documentary dvd online in its entirety for free viewing. Shot at the first international circuit bending festival for Absurdity.Biz’s ongoing Circuit Bending documentary, it later became a side-project DVD series sold at […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 some toys seem almost obvious, RC Art makes a radio controlled “color bug” that holds one marker and to draw you drive it around. I remember doing DIY versions of these when I was a kid (and later with a Roomba) – so I guess it’s time for this to […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I was looking for some cool puzzles and Family Games America had some pretty nice ones – a few are “lock” puzzles where you need to figure out the puzzle and then you can get your bottle of wine, but others are nice laser cut puzzles that also gave me […]
Many thanks to Julie Jackson for tipping us off to this great Betty Hutton performance from the 1947 musical The Perils of Pauline. Hutton plays an exhausted garment sweatshop worker, and this is her sarcastic ode to her sewing machine. Link.
