Enter the Ponoko 10-day Jewelry Design Challenge and have a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000! Pictured above is the Turtle Tiki Necklace. From the site: Your challenge is to create inspired and evocative jewelry on a laser cutter — within 10 days! You can treat material in a variety of ways using […]
@The NYC Toy fair 2008 I found a fantastic line of “Timberkits” these are wood automatons you build yourself: Dragons, pigs, drummers, piano players – you can also build a motor if you don’t want to use the crank. I think these were one of my favorite things from the entire event. Here’s a video […]
Bibbi Forsman posted photos of Yvonne Bävman’s felted wool creations on her blog. The animals look so realistic, I would never have guessed that they are felted. [via] Link.
“Infrared Light Against Surveillance Cameras” is an easy to build device that protects you from cameras in public spaces. The focus is to amplify the interaction between “machines” (or light sources) that have been built as surveillance devices. This type of project always seems to re-emerge every few years. [via] – Link, See also How […]
Tracy who blogs as Snuffykin posted a roundup of paper model web sites. The sites have models that range from super realistic motorcycles to whimsical Japanese dioramas. Link. Related Papercraft AK-47 – Link.
Looks like fun, perhaps a little frustrating to control – Motors inside the ball work against a counterweight to allow it to move without external wheels. I believe certain pitches and sequences control how it moves. It can also play music itself–a piezo actuator uses the entire outer shell as a speaker to play back […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Member Tinkerlog made this slimmed-down version of the TV-B-Gone device. This design would definitely make subtle usage much easier. –Link TV-B-Gone Clones on Tinkerlog –Link Related: TV-B-Gone Gun –Link From The Maker Store: TV-B-Gone Kit –Link
