Trammell Hudson of NYC Resistor has been playing around with his inPulse hackable watch, for which a SDK has been recently released. He’s even ported the xswarm screen saver for it. The inPulse watch is a great platform to hack on. It has an ARM7, 32 KB of flash and 8 KB of RAM, Bluetooth, […]
This clip shows the construction of denim jeans, from the 100-pair-cutting saw to the pocket-sewing robot.
Make: Live airs tonight! Don’t miss Ranjit Bhatnagar’s Instrument-A-Day creations and Pete Edwards’ circuit-bent “synthstruments,” as fill-in cohost Collin Cunningham puts it (Matt Richardson is away this week). Make: Live 04 – DIY Musical Instruments Wednesday March 9th, 9pm ET/6pm PT Watch at makezine.com/live or on UStream Please join us in the UStream chat or […]
Because, in point of fact, they are. Not counting tax, title, and license, of course, which in the Space Shuttle’s case amount to some $28 million. When Discovery returns from its final mission today, some 21 museums will be waiting in the wings to see which one of will be the lucky recipient of Orbital Vehicle 103, artifact. Atlantis and Endeavour (OVs 4 and 5, respectively), are also up for grabs. Contending institutions include the Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in Manhattan, Seattle’s Museum of Flight, Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, and the Smithsonian. More details and used-car metaphors at The New York Times.
I love this beautiful furniture/art piece from Designer Asa Karner of Alvi Design. Formed from a series of planar surfaces that act as a back and rest, the Alvisilkchair is a playful and original take on seating. As Experimenta aptly points out, the designer’s inspiration for this lightweight, ethereal chair comes directly from wooden looms, […]
Instructible user fungus amungus turned his broken Nintendo Entertainment System into a flash drive dock and modded his game cartridges with 8GB flash drives. Now when he inserts the game carts into the NES, the drives appear on his desktop. As a nice touch, he added custom icons for each drive so that he knows […]
Check out this fun Bluetooth Handset Glove from Rachel over at Instructables. Place and receive calls with internationally recognized hand gestures. Roaming fees may apply.
