Crease + Fold: Innovative Origami Anyone Can Make by Sok Song is beautifully photographed book filled with great projects. Learn the Origami 101’s which includes explanations of the basics – symbols, folds, and various bases, then prepare to dive into creating your first origami. I love that the projects in the book are divided into […]
Alexandra of Moonstitches put up a pattern for making this cute little owl. I think I’d like to have a parliament of owls lined up on the windowsill over my kitchen sink. More: Crochet Owl Pellet
With a beer fridge stocked and music blasting, engineers from across Google–and the world–spent the month of October soldering and hacking in their 20% time to connect hobbyist and educational robots with Android phones. Just two months later we’re psyched to announce three ways you can play with your iRobot Create(R), LEGO(R) MINDSTORMS(R) or VEX Pro(R) through the cloud.
Last week, my Juniors and Seniors are creating cellphone stands with laser cut parts. It started with a discussion about how to get a cellphone in good viewing position, and how the sound is often traveling away from the viewer. You may have noticed that when you cup your hand behind a phone in speaker mode, the sound bounces off your palm towards your ears. For many, this was a first project with the laser cutter. Others have been working with it for several weeks on the Locker Organizer project, so were able to start at a higher level.
After working all week on the Tron bag tutorial and video, I’m dressed to impress tonight with some EL wire on my knee brace. Some dude yelled at me for being in the front of the bus the other day, but it was because he couldn’t see my giant post-surgery knee brace under my long […]
The folks at SenseBridge, a research group that meets at the NoiseBridge hackerspace, just released this Heart Spark necklace pendant.
This year’s holiday virtual greeting card from Chronicle Books was a really fun, stop motion video starring several of the marketing staff members. Shot by Thayer Gowdy and with music from Ben Kasman, the one-minute video is comprised of more than 700 individual shots. One of my favorite parts of the video included the unveiling […]
