From our friends at Eyebeam, the art/tech atelier in NYC: Eyebeam is pleased to announce its Open Call for Winter/Spring Residencies and 2011 Fellowships. Up to four Fellows and six Residents will begin working in the first quarter of 2011 at Eyebeam’s state-of-the-art new media design, research, and fabrication studios. Eyebeam Fellows are selected from […]
I actually came across this awesome representation of the movie “Up” in Lego several months ago, but couldn’t find the right person to credit with the work at the time (even with loads of googling). I was glad to finally find it along with its credit, Peter Aoun. The Lego bundle of balloons is just […]
W. Neil Berrett turned in his letter of resignation on a sheet cake last year, and when People ran the image without properly licensing it from him first, he sent them an invoice… on another cake. I’m with Garth Johnson when he writes, “Lunch time is coming up, and I’m kind of hungry. I didn’t […]
Simon’s Arduino zombie game shows a lot of promise. He wants to add LEDs for cool and a LCD to display game information. Wouldn’t it be excellent to have knock sensors on the zombies to determine hit location? Dome shot for true death, anything else and they get back up again.
I love the idea of fixing up a platter of these mini caramel apples for a fall party. With the little stick pretzels, they are completely edible and would be fun and delicious. See how to make them over on From Glitter to Gumdrops. [via Tatertos and Jello]
Stereoscopes and View-Masters have always fascinated me. The technology has been around for over a century and seems to have been reinvented with every generation. If you’re thinking about getting into shooting 3D, but would like to keep the costs down, you’ll want to check out this 3D Stereoscope Slide and Video Shooter Instructable by courtervideo.
I’ve come across a few different ways to attach a lens to a smartphone and I have to say that this macro lens mod from Bangalore maker Bharath P has got to be one of the more novel. Using some epoxy putty he mounted a lens from a cheap pair of binoculars directly ahead of the camera lens on a Nexus One by adhering it to a salvaged mini-jack plug.
