RakuChord Mobile like a pocket electric accordian
Over at MAKE: Japan, Takumi Funada found this fun-looking open source hardware instrument called RakuChord Mobile.
Month: April 2010
Parker Papercraft
Benjamin Parker will blow your mind with his origami tessellations. Pictured above is his Light Blue Tessellation, folded from one hexagonal sheet of dyed Zanders Elefantenhaut paper and sewn to a piece of mat board. Based in Connecticut, Benjamin has been making origami since he was 6 years old, and it shows. Check out the […]
Fluid polygons and polyhedra
We’ll call it Math Wednesday. Marc de Vinck turned me on to these amazing fluid-based polygons and polyhedra: When a vertical water jet strikes a circular horizontal impactor, the water is deflected into a horizontal sheet. At sufficiently high speeds, the flow results in a circular water sheet, whose radius is set by a balance […]
Open source resistor “CAPTCHA” learning – commenting plugin for WordPress
One of the projects I wanted to get out the door for years was released today (beta) “Resisty” – It’s a fun way to learn about resistor values by having a commenter on a WordPress blog figure out the correct values before posting. It’s open source, hack away – can be ported to other blog […]
Amigurumi Orangutan
June Gilbank made this cuddly and posable crochet orangutan, and shows us some of the inner workings of his articulated body!
Want free tickets to the 2010 International RoboGames?
Our friends at RoboGames want us to give away two sets of two tickets to the 2010 International RoboGames, happening this weekend at the San Mateo Fairgrounds (San Mateo, CA). To be eligible, all you have to do is post a comment below — why not tell us which robot competition you’d be most excited […]
Craft Space: Anna Hrachovec
Anna Hrachovec of Mochimochi Land makes the cutest knit toys and patterns which have frequently graced the pages of CRAFT, both in print and online. I got a chance to talk to Anna as she shares her craft space with all of us. (You won’t want to miss the photos of her organized yarn!) Read […]
