Your friend and mine, Jason Torchinsky has created another wonderful, simple car hack. This time, he shows you how to convert the ashtray in your car into an iPhone dock. The basic idea is really simple: let’s put an iPhone (or Android) dock inside the little drawer-like ashtray. Let’s get it hooked up to the […]
Call me old school, but there’s just a special kind of awesome embodied by pinball machines, that video games can’t compete with in my book. The artwork, the lights, the sounds, the feel, the super tactile nature, all the qualities of a good game just put the hugest smile on my face. And here in […]
In my town, there is a restaurant called East West Cafe, and it serves a dip called Beet Delite. It’s a sort of hummus made of beets, and it is delicious. The last time I ordered it, I told myself I’d try to make it, so I’ve been trying to identify the flavors. I think […]
I constantly see things and think, “DANG, that’s clever! Why didn’t I think of that?!” This is one of them. Lia, of Summer Day Studio, added washi tape to her embroidery hoops to give her finished pieces a different look. Love it. Via Christina Loff
The Sun Logger is a data logging device that records changes in light-brightness over time. This project will introduce you to the art of making your own Arduino shield, and record data to a SD card that can later be graphed and represented visually.
This is the latest video from Boston Dynamics, the company famous for creating the dynamically stable quadruped Big Dog. Just six months ago, we saw this Cheetah robot run at 18mph, crushing the previous speed record of 13.1mph, which was set at MIT in 1989. This time, it’s running at 28.3mph; quick enough, in fact, to overtake […]
Fashion Week is upon us and fall is here so our wardrobe’s are basically begging for a little attention. One fun ad easy way to throw something new into the mix is making yourself a new necklace to rock with several different outfits. This 3 Chain Necklace by Trinkets in Bloom is giving me a fun fall vibe and would be the perfect weekend fashion DIY to get into this weekend.
