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Ear Bud Holder as Student Project

Ear Bud Holder as Student Project

Yesterday I carved out a bit of end of summer classroom experimentation time. One of the projects I wanted to develop was a student designed ear bud holder. They’ve crossed my radar a bit over the years, but I’ve never really needed one. I used to keep my headphones plugged into my mp3 player, and would put it on a shelf in the house, or in the elbow box in my car. Recently, though, my mp3 player and GPS unit were stolified out of my car. So now my phone seems to have become the ultimate gizmo again. It works pretty well with the music app, and Google Maps has a navigation feature that wasn’t there when I looked before. It would actually be perfect if it had an FM radio for local terrestrial audio. The problem now is, where to keep the tangle of headphone wires.

Soda Crate Pet Bed

Make’s Gareth Branwyn tipped me off to this fun pet bed over at Dog Milk. Designer Tom Davis is the force behind these one-of-kind creations and sells them on his own web site. My cat’s birthday is coming up and, yep, I usually make her something for it. Maybe she’d like a new bed! Anyone […]