Cynthcart makes music with your old gaming console 05/21/2008 Texas-based artist/maker Paul Slocum has released a new version of his Commodore 64 synthesizer cartridge, “Cynthcart” which turns your Commodore...
Garbage chair is more comfortable than your lazy-boy 05/21/2008 A pretty interesting take on recyclable / sustainable furniture, the “XS Chair” by Nick DeMarco is a transparent chair filled...
Keyboard is decontextualized into an alarm clock 05/16/2008 “Sleep/Wake Up” by Julie Morel is a project that decontextualizes the “Sleep” and “Wake Up” keys found on typical PC...
Wood mechatronic sculpture will give you a few splinters 05/15/2008 This project by artist Mike Rea is called “Suit for Stephen Hawking” and shows off this artist / maker’s exceptional...
Butterfly GPS shows you the way 05/13/2008 This “Butterfly GPS” device was built with an ATmega169 microcontroller, a GPS receiver board based on the SiRF chipset, and...
Linux based PIC interfacing 05/13/2008 This project provides a way to do Linux-only USB communications with a PIC18F4550. This setup provides a kernel module in...
Robot tractors demolish each other in a derby of sorts 05/13/2008 This robotic installation entitled “Combiner / Disconnector” is a narrative game that explores the phenomenon of the “Combine Demolition Derby”,...
Simple noisemaker annoys your neighbors 05/12/2008 This noise maker titled “Coke’s Satan Noise Maker” uses two photocells and a 555 timer to make the crazy sounds...
Portable camera obscura will not get you arrested 05/12/2008 This portable greenhouse / camera obscura can be assembled in about 25 minutes without any tools. The project created an...
Coffin coffee table welcomes you into the afterlife cocktail party 05/12/2008 This Coffee Table Coffin by Charles Constantine works like your typical coffee table, but doubles as a book case, wine...