Chris Walker, of Secret Labs/Netduino fame, was kind enough to agree to do some snooping around at CES for MAKE, too. Here’s more info on the printed-circuit ink product boxes on display at the show. — Gareth As Damien Stolarz previously reported, Fulton Innovation demonstrated cereal boxes with wirelessly-powered glowing ink. These boxes were printed […]
Chriskpalmer on Thingiverse writes: This edge lock system for paper and plastic works great for realizing meshes from thin sheets of material. It avoids the negative accumulated error common with the classic glue and tab method of construction. Instead the edges have enough freedom to adjust towards the perfect position.
The smallest stop-motion character! Aardman Animations have set a Guinness World Record for “Smallest stop-motion animation character in a film”, with their new short film: ‘Dot’ Shot entirely on the new Nokia N8, the ‘Dot’ film showcases the smartphone’s 12-megapixel photography capabilities and also celebrates the CellScope, an invention created by Professor Daniel Fletcher. The […]
Make these beautiful felt hot pads by Molly from The Purl Bee. This is a great quick and easy housewarming gift to make! Molly writes: Their rectangular shape makes them ideal for grabbing hot dishes out of the oven and holding onto pan handles. They are also pretty enough to use as trivets directly on […]
Chris Walker, of Secret Labs/Netduino fame, was kind enough to agree to do some snooping around at CES for MAKE, too. Here’s some of what he found interesting. Thanks, Chris! — Gareth Orbotix brought their Sphero robotic balls to CES 2011. Attendees were able to drive Spheros live using an iPhone app. Sphero uses the […]
Rich Faulhaber wanted enough sand-polished “beach glass” or “sea glass” (Wikipedia) to cover a walkway, and didn’t want to spend the rest of his life combing beaches for it. So he figured out how to make his own knock-off version. [via Boing Boing]
Danielle of Thompson Family-Life shares a fantastic find of hers that has my embroidery-loving heart skipping a few beats. The children’s book, Selections From a Garden of Verses, is illustrated with gorgeous hand-stitched images by Virginia Tiffany. Danielle writes: The obvious amount of time, work and thought that was put into these is pretty mind-boggling […]
