I’m falling hard for Anna Maria Horner’s new fabric collection for the home called “Drawing Room”. Anna writes: I injected some truly saturated and clear colors in the Eccentric palette of Drawing Room that would invite anyone inside for a sit. And the Nostalgic palette is just as rich but has a few earthier tones […]
The folks who make the Pleo (Ugobe) released a Valentine’s day behavior for the robo-dino, here’s a quick video of what it does (says it loves you, blows kisses, etc) & here’s where to download it. Related: I, Pleo – Link. [AiboHack] Babe the Pleo (YAPT) – Link. Hack the Pleo robotic dinosaur new dev […]
Rob sent in the latest gadget freak, he writes – Seeing great potential in a normal, off-the-shelf product, Pete Griffiths designed a circuit he popped into the lamp to give it a new lease of life. His design combines a PIC and three constant current buck converters to create the RGB LED controller. This controller […]
If you’re headed out for Stitches West in Santa Clara, CA next week, don’t miss your chance to meet Vickie Howell as she hosts a knit fashion show previewing some of the earth-friendly yarn of South West Trading Company (SWTC) from 11:45am – 12:45pm on Friday Feb 22nd. I will be there covering the event […]
We’ve all been in this situation before. Tons of devices, too many cables, a knot beyond all human comprehension, and a day wasted trying to solve the puzzle. Now South African native and artist Steven Schkoln has turned this inevitable conundrum into a competitive sport called “SpeedCabling”. Whoever can unravel the fastest wins top prize. […]
Gloria points us to SockPixie’s great baby project, the Munchkin Slippers! A cute little pair of baby booties where you can use up your extra yarn. Link.
Fascinating story about Hervé This, cooking scientist – He can measure the pressure inside a chip and has worked out how to produce 24 litres of mayonnaise from a single egg… His specialism is the science of cooking. For him, every foodstuff is ‘a chemical mixture’. ‘When aromatic compounds are formed on the surface of […]
