Pop-Up Cards
Summertime brings parties and wedding and family events, and if you are looking for a special way to celebrate a DIY pop-up card might be the way to go. Oh Happy Day shows us how to make our card stand out with this adorable how-to.
Month: June 2012
NEWS FROM THE FUTURE – Counterfeit Microchips Are Getting So Good They Can’t Be Identified
Counterfeit Chinese Microchips Are Getting So Good They Can’t Be Identified @ Business Insider: This is where it gets a little bit scary,” Feuchtbaum said. “There’s a continual race that there are quality control checks on the genuine products that the counterfeiters can’t copy. And those are good, and they work, but usually only for a period […]
Ayako Kurokawa’s Amazing Baked Creations
I love the look of these hand cookies, made by patissier Ayako Kurokawa of Kuroiwa Patisserie in Brooklyn. Though it makes me cringe a little to think about taking a bite out of such a realistic-looking hand. Check out her other pretty edible creations! [via I’m Revolting]
Did Somebody Say Suzuki SXbox 360?
Spotted this image on G+, with the obligatory chides of being Darwin Award-worthy-dumb and the obvious “Where’s the monitor?” I did some poking around online and found the source article on Team Xbox. Don’t worry, one doesn’t drive and game. This is for park and play only. It’s a Suzuki auto show concept car/geek playpen.
Industrial Strength Altoids Tins
These apparently sold out fast, and the price is no longer listed, but a little bird told me they were going for $25. A really great idea, for when you’re done prototyping and ready to launch your mint-tin project out of a cannon, into high orbit, to the bottom of a lake, whatever
Hackerspace Happenings for June 20, 2012
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish). Only Hours Left to Support the Power Racing Series There is less than a day left […]
Tinydino: World’s Smallest Arduino Clone?
Jaanus Kalde has made an Arduino clone that’s just 7.4 mm square. He used the ATmega88 chip and built the rest of the components around it.
