In this ‘Hidden Treasures’ segment, Mister Jalopy urges makers to go big or go home. Marrying the powerful technology of the MP3 player with the old-time elegance of the stereo cabinet, he creates a giant iPod. Get the m4v or subscribe in iTunes. Or watch on YouTube or Blip.
The companion PDF that will help guide you through the Burrito Blaster project. Be sure to watch the original segment!
WowWee usually rolls out a number of new bots each CES and this year is no exception. I’ve been a little disappointed in the new bots coming out recently. I’m not seeing much beyond cosmetic changes — different characters or bot skins. New tech, that works, seems less forthcoming. I didn’t have high hopes for […]
Check out this really creative freeform crochet artwork by Luisa De Santi. Vegan, too! Via Plush You!
Need to launch hot dogs, brats, and other stadium snacks into the upper bleachers at your local ballpark? Then build a Burrito Blaster with John Park. Based on the classic combustion-powered “spud gun” project, this cannon instead relies on an air power. Made with everyday objects like a sprinkler solenoid, PVC, and simple circuitry, this […]
Grant writes – I created a replica of the C-thru AXiS harmonic table keyboard using Processing, rwmidi, and ControlP5. You can click to send note ons, or drag around with the mouse to send lots of them. Still working on getting it installed on tablet or touchscreen so I can use my fingers. If I […]
Tell Cris Benton to go fly a kite. He’ll return with breathtaking photographs taken from seemingly impossible vantage points. As a young architect, Cris wanted sharp images of his buildings’ upper reaches, so he pioneered the art/science of of aerial kite photography. Now a professor of architecture at UC Berkeley, Cris is still a leader […]
