Handmade Pirate Film
Daisy Edwards is an awesome animator and is currently working on She’s A Rebel a stop animated short film about the escapades of the kick-tuckus female pirate Anne Bonny and her trusty, dress-making side-kick Pierre.
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News From The Future: Your Car Is An EEG
Emergency braking assistance has the potential to prevent a large number of car crashes. State-of-the-art systems operate in two stages. Basic safety measures are adopted once external sensors indicate a potential upcoming crash.
The ‘Breathalyzer Jacket’
Syuzi over at Fashioning Technology posted this pragmatically stylish ‘Breathalyzer Jacket‘ by Matt Leggett. This jacket is embedded with an Arduino microprocessor, an alcohol sensor, and a series of LED’s that provide an elegant solution to the drink driving problem. The alcohol sensor is embedded in the collar, and the LED’s run up the left […]
Camera Desk Lamp
The versatility of this camera lamp by Kirsty from kootoyoo really has my imagination going. A quirky, adjustable light that that’s just as useful as it is cool-looking? Yes, please!
Our first Maker Press book: DIY Bookbinding
Bookbinding may well be a dying art in this digital age, but you can still learn how to do it yourself with this easy-to-follow ebook. In fact, you can reverse the course of evolution and convert this particular digital specimen into a durable, hand-stitched book that will last for generations. When you’re finished, this ebook will truly be “hands-on.”
Writing on the Window with Der Kritzler
Alex Weber of Hamburg created this cool drawbot (Der Kritzler means “the Scribbler”) that lays down ink directly on a window, allowing passers-by to groove on the robot’s work from outside.
Dr. Ruth Schulz Interview at FOO Camp
At FOO Camp 2011, Dr. Ruth Schulz from University of Queensland discusses Lingodroids, robots that can generate their own language that allows them to communicate with each other.