Thomas O’Connor’s “USB Floppy Drive” is a nice reimagination of technology from the not-so-distant past. We’ve seen a lot of these imaginative USB drives and hopefully we’ll see a kit soon that will let you easily create your own design. via Core77
Gmail Labs has released Advanced IMAP Controls, which lets you control the labels that appear as IMAP folders and make Gmail behave a bit more like a traditional IMAP server: From the team that brought you Mail Goggles, here comes…Advanced IMAP Controls, a Labs feature that lets you fine-tune your Gmail IMAP experience. You can […]
Ed sent us a link to this amazing retro-looking gas powered bicycle. It gets 120+ mpg and does 40 mph. [Thanks Ed] The frame is from a ’90s vintage Huffy cruiser I got at a flea market for $25.00. The front fork is a reproduction Schwinn style springer. I fabricated “leaf springs” for the look, […]
Erin of A Dress a Day points to the amazing dresses made by installation and performance artist Robin Barcus Slonia and her “States of Dresses”, a site-specific, interactive “dress” sculpture in each of the fifty states in the USA. Pictured left is the Casino Chip Dress photographed in Boulder, Nevada. The dress is made from […]
I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of Anna Maria Horner’s new book, Seams to Me. Enter the “Sew Like a Pro” sweepstakes for your chance to win a SINGER® sewing machine, a signed copy of the book, fabric from FreeSpirit, thread and more! Check out Anna Maria’s blog for more info.
Look at this strange and cool origami skeleton by Marc Kirschenbaum – there are 10 pages of complicated, hand-drawn instructions to make this model!
Craftster user Elvissatx stitched up this cute embroidered tea towel featuring Elvis’ favorite recipe: Fried Banana Sandwiches.
