While most of the time I enjoy the instant gratification of a super-quick craft, I also really love and appreciate projects that require a bit more time and focus. This beautiful clustered pearl necklace from Alicia at Dismount Creative is a great example. While not a difficult project, it’s one that will take some time […]
I love this RGB POV in a tube created by rucalgary. There are 64 RGB LEDs spinning around on an aluminum frame, spun by a motor picked up at Princess Auto for $20. I control everything via an ATMEGA1284p microcontroller, as it was one of the only micros that had the memory space I needed […]
Need more ideas for upcycling old sweaters? Check out this recycled sweater throw from Better Homes and Gardens! [Via One Pretty Thing] More: How-To: Recycled Sweater Hat @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Recycled Sweater Mittens @Craftzine.com blog
Yes, you read that correctly. No hard technical details are out yet, but this amazing project from MIT radar hackers Drs. Bradley Perry, Jonathan Paul Kitchens, Patrick Bell, Jeffrey Herd, and MAKE regular Gregory L. Charvat is soon to be published as part of MIT’s open courseware initiative. Cost of parts is about $950. The […]
I’ve been experimenting with making my own salad dressings lately, and this one from Eat! Craft! Live! is going in to immediate rotation. I was first introduced to a version of this dressing at Mother’s in Austin. I tried the house dressing on a whim, I hadn’t actually heard anything about it, and it was […]
According to Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2012 the team of engineering students Benjamin Allen, Stephen van’t Hof, and Michel Verhulst from the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have created the Worlds Largest Game Controller. Weighing in at 265 pounds, measuring 12ft X 5ft 3 in X 1ft 8 in, costing […]
It’s not quite as dramatic as Minority Report, but this ad hoc presentation by Kinect hacker DDRBoxman of Recursive Penguin seems to have recreated something strikingly similar to the gestural interface from the 2002 blockbuster running on a Galaxy Nexus handset.
