HTC EVO hackers drop the 30FPS limit
The fine folks over at XDA have patched the latest EVO rev to circumvent the imposed 30FPS limit that has been bothering EVO owners for some time.
Month: June 2010
Math Monday: Kirigami polyhedra
By George Hart for the Museum of Mathematics Kirigami is a traditional art of cutting paper. Ulrich Mikloweit takes it a step further by assembling many pieces of kirigami into intricate mathematical models. This is a snub dodecadodecahedron made from 924 cut and colored facets. Ulrich has dedicated years to making hundreds of such hand-cut […]
New in the Maker Shed: Simon kit
You remember Simon, right? This through-hole soldering kit will bring back memories as you try to match the colored patterns. Plus, its ATmega168 microcontroller is re-programmable, so you can come up with your own games using the Arduino IDE and an FTDI board.
A Perfect Wedding Flower Arch
Yesterday I shared some progress shots of the homegrown and handmade flower arch that was created for my friend Leandra’s wedding. The wedding was yesterday, and it was perfect in every way. Leandra and her husband were married beneath the massive sprays of wildflowers, and it was just incredible. I’ll be sharing her bouquet and […]
Jointed borosilicate glass robot figurine
Etsy seller Jenine made this amazing bit of flameworked Pyrex: a 3″ humanoid figure with articulated joints, all made of glass. [via Boing Boing]
Lego recreations of De Stijl masterpieces
Dutch designers minale-maeda (Kuniko Maeda and Mario Minale) recreated De Stijl furniture designer Gerrit Rietveld‘s classic Elling Buffet and Red and Blue Chair. The buffet was a project for Droog, a design agency, with an edition of five created. The chair was created in 2004. [Via designboom, thanks Kevin!]
How-To: Laptop Sleeve From Thrifted Leather Jacket
Carly at Threadbanger shows how to use a thrifted leather jacket to create a sleek laptop sleeve that’s stylish and functional.
