Ron Bean of Milwaukee Makerspace built this gloriously impractical computer chair: The structure is a little haphazard because I was making it up as I went along. I had planned to make all the angles adjustable, but when I found an angle that seemed right, it turned out to be exactly 30 degrees, so I […]
I don’t really have much to say about this quilt, except that it’s STUNNING and I want it! Some info from the creator, Katrin Rodegast, an artist in Berlin, Germany: It is coated with a pattern of 270 illustrations observing the social reality. With my quilt I connect traditional quilt art and modern computer technology. […]
This is one beverage I’ll be adding to my summer drink arsenal. Amy of She Wears Many Hats shares how to make a homemade version of a popular Sonic drink. [via @BakeAt350Tweets]
Microsoft just announced the availability of their SDK for Kinect and Windows 7. You can use the free Kinect SDK with the free Visual Studio Express to build cool Kinect apps on a Windows 7 PC. If you’re not using Windows, you can still do great stuff with the Kinect (Kinect Hacks keeps track of […]
Our own Matt Mets just pointed me at OpenMoco.org, a fantastic online resource for those interested in building and experimenting with moving time-lapse or other DIY photographic motion control applications. They have a bunch of downloadable software and, most interesting to me, promulgate a “reference design” that really helps to quickly wrap your head around the various applications and their hardware and software elements.
By Andrew Lewis When I decided to visit a local art exhibition, I didn’t expect to find such an engaging treat waiting for me when I got there. Artist Nicola Freeman came up with these enchanting, fun sculptures as a part of the degree show at the University of Wolverhampton. The four pieces on show […]
The Mintronics Bundle from the Maker Shed is a great way to get started with Arduino and electronics. The MintDunio includes almost everything (requires an FTDI programmer like the FTDI Friend) you need to build a full featured Arduino based microcontroller. The Mintronics Survival Pack includes over 60 components to use with your MintDuino, electronics project, or just to restock your parts bin.
