Install Android 2.1 on G1 and MyTouch 3G
G1 and MyTouch users can now easily update to the latest Android 2.1 version of Cyanogen using this handy video.
Year: 2010
“The Data-Driven Life”
The Data-Driven Life @ NYTimes.com explores a group of people that aren’t quite collectors, they’re trackers… Humans make errors. We make errors of fact and errors of judgment. We have blind spots in our field of vision and gaps in our stream of attention. Sometimes we can’t even answer the simplest questions. Where was I […]
How-To: Sew a Hedgehog Pincushion
Cute cute cute! Sew up these Hedgehog Pincushions, from BurdaStyle featured member, SKG. I love the sense of humor in this project, so sweet! PS: BurdaStyle is giving away a pair of tickets to the Maker Faire, but the deadline to enter is Monday, May 3rd! (That’s right now!)
Free Maneki Neko Embroidery Pattern From Badbird’s
Andrea Zuill’s monthly free embroidery patterns are always charming and fun, and this cool Maneki Neko pattern is no exception. I love those eyes!
Merry Meadow Cross-Stitch Pattern
Anna of Mochimochi Land has a cute new Merry Meadow cross-stitch pattern for sale now in her shop. As a special to CRAFT readers, get $3 off this pattern by typing in the code craftmochi in the shopping cart. Thanks Anna!
Simulated swimming pool with room inside
Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich created this installation, simply called The Swimming Pool, for The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. A 10cm layer of water over a piece of glass separates above from below. It must be a pretty serious piece of glass; some back-of-the-envelope math based on the published dimensions gives 1,100 kg (2400 lbs) of water that it has to support. Plus its own weight. [via Dude Craft]
Josh Rosenstock and the Nomadic Remix Jacket
Josh Rosenstock brought his Nomadic Remix jacket and other projects to the recent Cambridge Mini Maker Faire. His jackets work by recording ambient audio from your surroundings and then chopping the sound up and playing it back through speakers sewn into the collar. You can control the recordings and remixing through sensors on the garment. For more info on josh’s amazing projects, visit his site.