How-To: LED Sneakers
Will Cruz likes jogging against traffic at night, but wishes cars could see him better. With the help of some super bright LED strips and a couple 9V batteries, he made these LED sneakers and shows you how, too.
Year: 2010
Star Wars Paper Animation
Forget 3D, here’s the Star Wars Trilogy in papervision 2D! Made by Jeremy Messsersmith. [via BoingBoing]
Have you filled out your Robot Census?
The World Maker Faire has come and gone, but the spirit and purpose of the fair lives on. Heather Knight’s robot Nao performed a series of stand-up sketch comedy bits about NYC neighborhoods, and also helped initiate the world’s first Robot Census! Initially focused on robots on Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University campus, the census is […]
Futurama’s Bender in Crochet
Flickr user, cseneque, created this geektastic crochet portrait of Bender from Futurama. I love how the edging makes it look like it’s actually in a picture frame!
Brass and wood “pressure door” with iris, handwheel
Chris Schaie just e-mailed me this picture of a recent commission. It’s a custom Nautilus-style submarine door that incorporates Chris’s familiar irising peephole as well as a new multiple bolt mechanism that locks and unlocks by turning the handwheel. Beautiful work, Chris!
In the Maker Shed: New Leatherman tools
We just got the new line of Leatherman tools in the Maker Shed. There is the MAKE: Warranty Voider, MAKE: Bomb Defuser , and the MAKE: Circuit Breaker. All of these tools make the perfect companion for mobile fixing, hacking, and MacGyvering. This is a limited offering with custom MAKE laser etching.
Pi Necklace
Pi to the 100th decimal place around your neck, available for sale in Japan. [via BoingBoing] More: Make a Firefox Necklace ASCII Heart Necklace