Justin Blinder writes: Want to tweet how satisfied you are cuddled up in your Snuggie? The Smuggie is a modified Snuggie, designed specifically for those who feel the need to express their smug satisfaction with a Snuggie to their friends on Twitter. Processing and Arduino code included.
Still loving this awesome series. In these two episodes, they visit Chicago’s PS1 to watch them build a Tron bike that makes glow-in-the-dark ice cream! From their site: Our episodes have just gone live on VIMBY and Here they are below. We haven’t been able to talk about our project much before the release, but […]
Back in March, Allison of Crafty is Cool created an awesome crochet Conan O’Brien after being inspired by his dignified departure from NBC. She sells the pattern for the Conan doll in her Etsy shop, and now she’s followed it up with a freebie pattern for Conan’s new orange blimp that’s currently touring the country. […]
Her name is Daniela. Built by Portuguese master craftsman Carlos Alberto and named in honor of his daughter, this faithfully reproduced Vespa motor scooter is hand crafted almost entirely out of laminated hardwood. What’s truely amazing is that it’s an actually fully functioning scooter!
If you haven’t already heard, we’re excited to be running the Make It Last, a project build series and contest, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. Throughout the course of this series, we’re going to cover three project builds, each demonstrating an example of low-power design using microcontrollers. Just getting started? We suggest you take a […]
In an attempt to create more privacy inside, I’ve decided to install a small but smart curtain in that window. The curtain is smaller than the window, but an additional surveillance camera and an old laptop provide it with intelligence: The computer sees the pedestrians and locates them. With a motor attached, it positions the curtain exactly where the pedestrians are.
photo courtesy of greenwithevil I wasn’t able to attend the third birthday party for San Francisco hackerspace Noisebridge, but I think that their meeting notes summarize it well: Concept came from Moxie. Everyone brings $10 and the theme of the party is what to do with the money. Visual computing voting system. Ended up choosing […]
