I love the flashy, wild aesthetic of Owlita feather earrings. What’s even cooler is the story behind the company: a classic crafter gone pro. The site’s About page tells the story of founder and chief designer Ashley Doty: Born and raised in Oregon, Ashley began defining her creativity at an early age. Always a dreamer […]
This looks interesting – Stray Technologies is offering a USB-MIDI controllable kit based on the YM2149 sound generator IC, famed for its use in classic computer and game consoles – The chip is most well known for its use in the Apple II Mockingbird soundcards and Atari ST computers. The YM or the chip from […]
Three Ways to Power an Arduino Off-Grid @ Voltaic DIY Solar! We get a lot of questions about how to run an Arduino off of solar panels. We decided to do a bit of testing and came up with three pretty simple ways to run an Arduino even if you aren’t near your computer or […]
Alicia Gibb (NYCResistor and Bug Labs) is doing research on the use of the LilyPad Arduino in response to this call for Feminism in HCI (human-computer interaction) out out by Shaowen Bardzell (Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing) and Elizabeth F. Churchill (Yahoo! Research), which will culminate in a special issue of Interacting with […]
In this vid, geek goddess of all things awesome, Jeri Ellsworth, details how she made her own NMOS transistors using a a kiln, rust and stain remover, Emulsitone spin on dopant, wafer she scored on eBay, and some vinyl sign-making material. Homebrew NMOS Transistor Step by Step – So Easy Even Jeri Can Do It
I love these vintage zipper earrings; they’re are amazingly mod and elegant at the same time. What a fantastic thing to do with old broken zippers! There’s also a cool and futuristic-looking ring. (From my friend Fiona’s very funny, no-holds-barred blog; she usually writes about everything from science to surfing, and public policy to baby […]
I walked into my local thrift store, The Legacy, at precisely the perfect moment because they were just unwrapping these stunning handmade beaded flowers. The Legacy is specifically a craft and fabric shop, with fabric by the pound, an entire wall of notions, and many amazing unfinished projects. Even better, everything they sell benefits the […]
