Circuit-Bent NES
This NES has a GetLoFi Precision Oscillator added to it, that lets you create some crazy noise while playing your 8-bit classic game cartridge! [Via GetLoFi]
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Food Brains
Sara Asnaghi created this striking series of brain-shaped sculptures from food called What have you got in your head? [via neatorama]
How-To: Edible Memory Game
Jek of Scrumdilly-Do came up with a fun twist on the classic memory game that’s a great way to take advantage of all the candy coins available this time of year. I present to you an edible memory game, perfect for Hanukkah, Christmas and most any other holiday.
Origami DNA
This picture is from an entry by Instructables user General Eggs in their ongoing Hot for Teacher Contest. Eggs shows you how to lay out the template manually using a pen and a ruler, before folding. In point of fact, this is a common activity in biology education, and several free PDF templates are available for download, for instance these (B&W, color) from DNA Interactive. For teaching…
i3 Detroit: The Motor City’s Own Hackerspace
Founding members Nick Britsky, Russ Wolfe and Ted Hansen take us on a tour of i3, Detroit’s premier hackerspace. Although well appointed with extensive workspaces and every tool imaginable, i3 Detroit’s real strength is its members, its sense of community, and the collaboration that occurs when makers have a place to meet and work.
How-To: Electronics Enclosures from Outdoor Electrical Boxes
When the owners of fledgling Black Heart Brewery appeared on Make: Live’s Brewing Beer and Coffee Episode, they showed off their automatic brew controller, HERMES 2.0. Brett Martin from this Binghamton-based nano brewery is now sharing some of what he has learned from making enclosures for their brewing system. In this excellent Instructable, Brett shows how to mount electronics inside a simple outdoor electrical box complete with buttons, dials, connectors, and an LCD display. I think you’ll agree that the final product looks pretty nice, but you may also want to check out how it works in Brett’s video demo of their fermentation controller.
Paracord Camera Strap
I always thought paracord bracelets were kind of cool, but I always felt you needed a matching survivalist ensemble to go along with it, so I never really thought it an appropriate accessory to my casual wardrobe. Enter the paracord camera wrist strap from dsptch. Clip it on to any 4/3 or P&S camera and you’ll always have a handy length of paracord with you. [via likecool]