How-To: Ferret wheelchair
Got a limited mobility ferret? Instructables user odiekokee made this mobility aid for his recovering furry friend.
Year: 2009
Free Pattern For Everyday Glam Bag From U*Handbag
Lisa of U*Handbag is offering up a free pattern for this Everyday Glam bag. The bag has inside pockets and can be sewn in portrait or landscape versions.
Amazingly simple magnetic heat-switching valve
Here’s an interesting article about a very clever gizmo by two scientists at Denmark’s Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy. It’s being hyped as a totally original invention, but the idea is so conceptually simple that I have a hard time believing it’s entirely new under the sun. Still, though–very cool. So, quick science review: […]
Personalized MakerBot-printed iPhone/iPod dock
Here’s something for someone that has everything: a personalized MakerBot-printed iPhone/iPod dock.
Root an HTC Hero running Android
In this video David from theunlockr.com shows us how to root the Hero, HTC’s latest Android phone. With a rooted Hero you can do all kinds of fun stuff like run apps and swap space from an SD card in addition to running apps as a privileged user.
Scratch-Built Colonial Viper Model Rockets
Hobby rockets couple scratch-built a fleet of Colonial Vipers from Battlestar Galactica.
Alex Queral’s carved phone book art
Alex Queral does these wonderful heads, carved out of phone books (then painted with acrylics). In his Artist’s Statement, he says: I carve the faces out of phone books because I like the three-dimensional quality that results and because of the unexpected results that occur working in this medium. The three-dimensional quality enhances the feeling […]