Nest Thermostat Inspires DIY, Open-Source Versions
Inspired by Nest, Spark Labs and Adafruit Industries are releasing their own open-source smart thermostat projects.
Year: 2014
Galileo Project: Create a Display to Track the Days Until MAKE hits Newsstands
Using Galileo, Intel’s new Arduino-compatible board, you can create a display in your home to track the number of days until MAKE hits newsstands.
The Trouble with Things
In ten years’ time, every piece of clothing you own, every piece of jewellery you wear, and every thing you carry with you will be measuring, weighing and calculating your life. In ten years, the world—your world—will be full of sensors. But there’s a problem.
How-To: Make New Costume Jewelry Look Vintage
Need to vintage-up some new costume jewelry in a hurry? Add a pretty darn convincing patina–and at least 30 years of wear–to shiny new pieces with this handy tutorial!
Professor Strobel’s Superb Bowls
Professor Scott Strobel carves out time from his busy schedule as a Yale vice president and overseeing two labs in biophysics and biochemistry to make things of beauty: wooden bowls reclaimed from fallen trees around campus. Playing off a pun of his university’s football stadium, and with an approving nod from his colleagues in the Yale administration, he calls them “Yale Bowls.”
The Chandelier of Lost Earrings
Architectural glass artists Lauren Sagar and Sharon Campbell have created an elegant new home for wayward earrings with The Chandelier of Lost Earrings, which they produced on the grounds of St. Mary’s Maternity Hospital in Manchester with support from Arts Council England.
How-To: Scotch Eggs
While much of North America consumes vast quantities of fried foods during the super bowl this evening, it might be worth looking at some decadent comfort foods from overseas, like this satisfying Scotch Eggs tutorial from Instructables user MeloVlog.
