Month: September 2011

Soda Bottle “Cylinder Clock” Does a Lot, With a Little

Soda Bottle “Cylinder Clock” Does a Lot, With a Little

Sure, the world’s full of unusual clocks, both analog and digital, but this unusual design from Instructables user duckcrazy caught my eye for the many clever ways in which it makes the most of some common materials. The case is made from carefully-chosen 2-liter soda bottles, and the clock itself from a pair of CDs, a couple of print-and-fold paper cylinders, and an inexpensive analog clock movement. It’s an entry in Instructables currently-ongoing Clocks Challenge.

NYC Resistor’s Hexascroller LED Sign

Phooky from NYC Resistor wrote about his hackerspace’s LED sign: It’s Hexascroller, your friendly neighborhood integrated clock/wireless notification system/annoying beep generation solution! Hexascroller was hacked together from donated LED panels for this past spring’s Interactive Party. It’s got six 30×7 LED displays, an Arduino Mega, a charmingly obnoxious loudspeaker, a DS1307+ RTC, and an XBee […]

DIY Missoni Blanket

Missoni is debuting a line of clothing and home goods for Target this month, and I don’t even need to step in a store to snag the look thanks to Vikki Howell’s DIY version of the blanket! What a perfect way to get a designer look you made yourself. I choose handmade over store-bought any day!