Year: 2009

More from the last Handmade Music

PopSci posted a nice article and video covering the goings-on @ the last Handmade Music event – Last Thursday’s event had the air of an interactive science fair, and while some attendees sat in the corner drinking, chatting, and soaking in the sounds, most crowded around the projects for demonstrations and the chance to take […]

Cardboard Shoe Show in NYC

I remember having to make cardboard shoes in 3D design class in college, but Mike Leavitt really takes the notion to town. From the show description: The Seattle artist accurately replicates in cardboard a nostalgic footlocker of shoes, from ladies pumps to 1980’s sneakers. Installed like a thrift shop, the cardboard shoes will be interspersed […]

RFID racing and the environment

RFID racing and the environment

Kevin, of Race Day Nutrition, writes: RFID devices have found a niche in the sports timing world. Instead of handheld stopwatches or velcro transponders, racers now strap an RFID to their shoelaces. Race logistics are greatly improved, but at what cost? What is the environmental impact of 10,000 trashed RFIDs after a big city marathon? […]

Cardboard Shoe Show in NYC

I remember having to make cardboard shoes in 3D design class in college, but Mike Leavitt really takes the notion to town. From the show description: The Seattle artist accurately replicates in cardboard a nostalgic footlocker of shoes, from ladies pumps to 1980’s sneakers. Installed like a thrift shop, the cardboard shoes will be interspersed […]