Star Trek Embroidery
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Just Ducky Gal’s Star Trek embroidery project, featuring your fave Holodeckers wearing Carmen Miranda headdresses.
Month: January 2009
Physical pixels attack local neighborhood
”Ping Genius Loci” by Aether Architecture is an architectural installation built from 300 radio networked, solar powered, and self-sustainable intelligent, analog pixels. The pixels are placed on a 20 by 20 meter grid and interface with people walking through the grid. Interesting way to create physical pixels, although there might be a problem if it […]
alt.CES – Brainwave scanner toys
Ryan writes in- This could make an interesting MAKE hack. I’m sure the brainwave scanner isn’t high quality but it still could be neat to take apart and come up with some projects. Toy trains ‘Star Wars’ fans to use The Force… Could The Force be with you? A toy due in stores this fall […]
Mutation Sensation
Vacamaca put together this goofy plushie mashup on Instructables.
Interactive architecture project detects presence and serves as an SMS message board
This project, called “Reddot”, reacts to human interaction in the lobby of an office building by displaying color flows in a three-dimensional plexiglass grid that tracks pedestrians as they walk by. The project uses a unique form of presence detection by projecting lasers onto people’s bodies and tracking how far they are from its face, […]
Fill-in-the-Blanks Thank You Cards
Sending thank-you notes is a wonderful habit to get your kids into, and this fill-in-the-blanks letter idea from Vintage Chica is a great way to get them started. [via The Crafty Crow]
Maker Channel – 102 Veggies, Swashbot, Latte Printer and Urban Camo on MAKE: television
Here are the viewer-submitted Maker Channel videos for episode 2 of Make: television Veggie Flute – Junji Koyama makes beautiful music with carrots, peppers and broccoli. Swashbot – I-Wei Huang shows off his cool crab-like remote control robots. Latte Art Printer – Oleksiy Pikalo programs his printer to etch intricate designs in a latte’s froth. […]