Here’s a wiki dedicated to opening up the MovieBeam player, a Linux-based set-top-box recently obsoleted by the demise of the MovieBeam service – The MovieBeam service was a unique system for delivery of movie rentals to the home. It was based on a set-top-box using a special over-the-air data receiver, a hard drive and secure […]
Jennine at The Coveted shows off the latest trend of gradient tights and gives you the steps on how to dye your own tights at a price that won’t break the bank. Link.
Kids are awesome. This cardboard Halo armor is cooler than any refrigerator-box-fort I ever made as a kid – [via] Link.
There’s an easy way to make a UV pass filter for your camera. It just takes a $5 incandescent black light, a large bottle cap and some duct tape. For years I’ve wanted to mess around with UV photography. Unfortunately, all the websites on DIY UV seem to assume an infinite amount of money and […]
NewScientist has some nice short science videos on YouTube, including this one surveying various research projects in animal-inspired robot motility. Especially check out the last bot, M-Tran, a “self-configuring mobile robot.” Robots inspired by animals – Link M-Tran – Link
Okay, so I know we’ve covered craft-related tattoos before, but look at this this thing–it’s amazing! The Lone Knitta posted this in the CRAFT Flickr group and says her ink was done at Peacock Tattoo in Jacksonville, FL. Be sure to check out the other pix in her photostream as well for some extra-cool knitting […]
Itching for a remake: Moldable Mouse is made of non-toxic lightweight modelling clay, covered with nylon and polyurethane blend fabric. It can be kneaded into any shape the user prefers, and the shape is self-retaining. By allowing a wide variety of hand positions when holding the mouse, it reduces repeated motions of the same posture, […]
