3D Printed Cupcake Stand
Matt Mets printed this hyperboloid cupcake stand on a MakerBot Thing-o-Matic 3D printer, yum!
Month: January 2011
24-hour sky panorama
Laboriously captured by photographer Chris Kotsiopoulos on December 30-31, 2010, from the ruins of the ancient Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Greece. Technical details at Earth Science Picture of the Day, and a more personal perspective at Chris’s Greek Sky Forum. [via Gizmodo]
How-To: Braided Hairband
If you’re in the strange growing-out-your-hair phase, or just need a stylish accessory to dress up your do, check out these cool braided hairbands from Alisa Burke.
New PS3 firmware hacked within hours
New PS3 firmware hacked within hours… Hackers have already moved to crack open new PS3 firmware that’s not even been out for a day. Sony released a new firmware update (version 3.56) last night that it said “adds a security patch” to the console – the firm’s first move to shut out hackers since the […]
Yobot: Make a Precision Yogurt Maker
Here’s your chance to try your hand at precision fermentation, soldering, and simple programming by making your own Yobot, a yogurt maker that uses an Arduino to run a thermostat attachment that controls the temperature of a crockpot. If you’ve never heard of an Arduino, it’s an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use […]
Smugglers caught with weed-flinging catapult
My pal Alan Dove has thoughtfully suggested that these guys might’ve done better to build themselves a trebuchet.
Breadboard linear amplifiers
Bob of Albuquerque built these cool transmitters out of junked parts, including sweet vacuum tubes. [Thanks, Harold!]
