Carpet padding rug
Rachel @ CRAFT points us to this really awesome ornate rug made entirely from cut carpet padding by Carolyn Salas. More: Cold Cut Marble Floor
Month: January 2010
Blu-Ray Star Trek laser pops balloons across a room
Our own Kipkay first put a Blu-Ray laser diode into a handheld Star Trek phaser toy back in 2007. Hack N Mod’s Jay has added an illuminated safety switch, a large heat sink, and a custom focusing adapter at the tip. The laser operates at 320 mA and gives 465 mW of power, and is, to be fair, quite dangerous for the eyes. Not a toy. Even though it’s built into one. [via DVICE
Power Wheels car modded into wireless warthog
Tim modified some kid-sized jeeps with laser tag weaponry + game controllers to create a live action game in the spirit of Halo’s warthog vehicles. In the above interview he explains the sizable list of gear used to make it all happen. I’m guessing a simpler take on the idea could be built using RC […]
How-To: Shortbread Buttons
Serve these charming shortbread buttons at your next craft gathering, and you’ll be the hit of the day. Download the recipe and see the beautiful photo tutorial over on forty-sixth at grace. [via Sweet Tidings]
How-To: Eggcessory
Instructables user januaryelement made a great tutorial for this sunny side up egg hair accessory she’s calling Egg Head.
3rd annual Libelium Arduino contest
Check out the launch of the 3rd annual Libelium Arduino contest! For the third consecutive year, Libelium organizes the Arduino Open Hardware Contest in order to award the best ideas and projects made with Arduino. After the previous editions, this year we have decided to create just one category: “Amazing Arduino”. We are looking for […]
Pocket-sized GorF MIDI sequencer
A while back, we covered an early iteration of Paul Maddox’s GorF sequencer. Built on protoboard, the basic 8-step MIDI device was originally intended for testing homegrown synth projects. Since then Paul has refined GorF into an impressively compact kit complete with features we normally see only in commercial music gear. Above he explains some […]
