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.
Year: 2011
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!]
How-To: Homemade Oreos
Our friends over at Chronicle Books are sharing an excerpt from Joanne Chang’s book, Flour. She’s created a recipe for making your own, homemade Oreos. I created my own version of an Oreo, made with real chocolate and bittersweet cocoa and filled with a creamy mixture of sugar, butter, and a little vanilla. It’s a […]
Record breaking 17x17x17 rubiks cube
Master puzzle maker Oskar van Deventer has created the monster truck of rubiks cubes. With 289 squares to a face, this behemoth should keep the speed cubing folks busy for a while.
