2 player PONGuino
In response to the Arduino pong post from a few days ago, SynOptx shared their 2-player PONGuino game.
Year: 2010
Super Awesome Sylvia shows super simple Arduino
Super Awesome Sylvia (and her equally super-awesome parents, TechNinja and CraftNinja), quite frankly, gives me hope for humanity. We had the best time working with them on the special Mini Maker Show series they did for us, for our Kids month theme, and we can barely stop smiling after looking at each of her inspiring […]
How-To: Make Earrings from Electrical Parts
I love to go to the electronics store. The one in my neighborhood is called HSC, and it’s a warehouse of random parts and pieces. They have entire aisles dedicated just to switches, another just for attachments, and an entire room of wire. I have been known to wander the store for an hour, just […]
MakerScanner, a printable 3D scanning rig
Just add laser and camera! The MakerScanner is a completely open source 3D-scanner and the perfect complement to a MakerBot or other 3D printer. Every one of the scanner’s plastic parts can be printed on a MakerBot or other 3D printer!
Handkerchief Wedding Invitations
More hankie love here on the blog today. I love these awesome custom-made handkerchief wedding invitations for photographer, Younga. The invitations were designed by Kellie Anderson, who documented the design and creation process over on her blog. It’s fantastic to see how she translated a jumble of google maps and photographs of landmarks in to […]
Vintage Chair Hangers
Sfgirbybay introduces us to these coat hangers called Abitudini made by artist Anotello Fusè. Fusè took chair backs from vintage chairs and gave them a new life by adding wire hangers. (Another great wire hanger refashion!) The hangers are available at Resign. Gorgeous!
19th century Terminator arm found in hydraulic press
Well, OK, it’s actually a prosthesis. And I stole the Terminator joke from Minnesotastan over at Neatorama. This object is one of literally thousands of remarkable items in the online Brought to Life exhibit at the UK’s Science Museum, where it is labeled, apparently incorrectly, as a “right” arm. What is it with surgeons confusing left and right appendages?