Make spores…
Very fun processing app – Drawing toy that produces parameterized organisms. Procedural animation allows the organisms to swim around in a virtual fluid environment interacting with each other. The project now interprets strokes made from a tablet pen. When a stroke is completed (or closed into a loop) it manifests an organism based on stroke length, speed, and pressure. While not exactly gesture recognition, it was a quick and dirty solution to what otherwise might have been a nightmare to develop (gesture recognition). [via] Link.
Kraft is offering up over 100 recipes that you can download and put on your iPod and read using the notes function. If you don’t like Kraft stuff you could always just substitute your own ingredients or if you have a ton of great recipes make your own iPod notes (see our 
Here’s a HOW TO on making your own iPod socks or you can buy homemade ones – A few months ago I asked my Mum to knit me an iPod sock, because I couldn’t stand the thought of shelling out over 20 quid for some thin piece of junk from Apple. Whilst she was experimenting, I suggested that she add in a pocket, for the earphones, because there’s nothing worse than losing your earphones. 
Contributor to Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools, Shin Ae, scores at a Boeing / Pratt & Whitney Surplus sale – I weld, build, and purposely tangle myself up in lots of computers/servers. I discovered two surplus stores that not only provide material fuel for all of the aforementioned activities but at a great discount no less. Both stores are open to the public and offer everything from large precision machinery to fiber optic cables to airplane leather by the roll (!). I spotted a Herman Miller Eames molded office chair at the Boeing store (sold tag on it) while I was walking out with my $15 in purchases, an IBM M-series (clickety) keyboard, and a portable DIGITAL anti-static electronics workspace circa 1970. 
From DIY Solar Scooters to Solar Powered WiFi Hotspots to Hand-Powered iPods, Treehugger has always been fond of DIY eco-tech. Now we are looking for your eco-tech inventions. If you have hacked, modified, or created something that helps current technology conserve energy, we want to know. Send a picture of your creation and a quick description of what it is to: contest [at] treehugger [dot] com. We will pick the best submissions and let the readers vote for the most deserving one. The winning submission will receive a new $230 Voltaic Systems backpack!!! In addition, our friends at Make Magazine will throw in a 2 year subscription and a limited edition MAKE T-shirt! You have until September 15th, 2005 to submit your entry. 
Nice HOW TO on G4’s Attack of the Show by David Randolph – Here’s How We Built the World’s Only “Duck Hunt” Sniper Rifle. Everyone thought I was done with the original NES. What could I possibly do after making the world’s largest and smallest controllers? Well, here it is: the world’s only Duck Hunt sniper rifle. 