How-To: Salt Light
This cool salt light from Danny Seo is so quick and easy to put together, you could whip one (or more) up for a party this weekend or romantic table setting tonight.
Month: September 2010
Homemade engraver’s ball
I don’t think the captions from Ganoksin Project user Shaun750’s video, embedded above, showing off his clever kitbashed engraver’s vise, are intended to be appreciated as blank verse. But it’s working for me. [Thanks, Jason!]
iPhone controlled LED suit
Miami Maker Marc DeVidts just sent word about his fantastic iPhone controlled LED suit that he recently wore to Dragon*Con 2010 in Atlanta. From the looks of it Marc has created an undergarment that contains an array of multicolored LEDs that, when worn under light-colored clothing, shine through to create a unique diffused display across his entire body. To top it off, he’s made the whole setup configurable from his iPhone.
Biennophone radio from 1953, now with MP3
I have an old vintage tube radio and have thought about putting modern electronics in it, too. This one has some cool features, like it actually plays the MP3 and modern AM and FM tuners through the original AM tube radio, using the last two channels 340 and 307 KHz, so you get that crap… […]
Cooking for Geeks DIY book tour starts Wednesday 9/8/2010 at HacDC
HacDC is happy to be hosting Jeff Potter, author of “Cooking for Geeks” for a one night only presentation in DC on the finer arts of food science. Jeff’s book has been featured on NPR, BBC and his presentations have wowed audiences of hackers & foodies alike. We’re happy to have Jeff joining us for a hands on demonstration as well as book signing.
Quick and Easy Crafty Jewelry Tips
I love this roundup on BlogHer by Already Pretty on crafty jewelry tips. For instance, you can use an old bracelet to lengthen a necklace and make it more on trend such as academichic above. These tips can easily help transform your current wardrobe!
Portable electronics desk
Morten Nisker tweeted this serviceable little portable electronics bench he built so that he could carry all of his electronics tools and supplies in a handy carrying case. He realized that he didn’t do that many electronics projects because it was kind of a hassle to scare everything up from far flung corners of the […]