From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Rip your DVDs, save out some bitmaps, and stitch ’em together with some free software. Instant movietastic panorama! Just use the PT GUI — which happens to be a GUI for Panorama Tools. For info on Panorama Tools, just visit PTFAQ.org. Then head over to PTGUI.com to download the tools, and be sure to check out the site’s tutorial for how-to examples. Link. The Jonny Quest ones are rad.
Master modder Jan made a really neat PC- After finishing my last project, I just had to do something new. I thought about what to do for months and had several good ideas, but finally I fell for Bender. I’ve always been a big Futurama fan and I was 100% certain I’d be able to do this, despite how much time and money I’d spend. I would never have been able to finish this project if I hadn’t had help from my friends: Einhar Flå – for welding, Geir Gravem – who calculated the angles and proportions. So a big thanks to these guys… [via] Link.
Mark Davis made a really cool reversible sweater with the happy and sad mac logos for his girlfriend as a graduation present. On Flickr he says “the 1:1 pixel ratio had to be adapted by hand to work with the 4:5 ratio of single crocheting rows” looks like he’ll make them too for yarn + time. [via] Link.
I heard you can make a fine living playing pachinko once you have the “hungry spirit”…The Pachinko Hakubutsukan (Pachinko Museum, more pictures) boasts 148 machines, many of them rare and historic mementos of the game’s industry. “I am really grateful for my encounter with pachinko. I wanted to say thank you to pachinko and wanted to return something” to the game, explained Tetsuya Makino, its manager. Link.
Slight shot with a laser sight, they’re $49 – you could likely build your own for cheaper, these are pretty neat though – The secret to the Laser Slingshot lays within its dual offset pivoting system. This system is able to precisely align a laser or sight to the trajectory of the fired projectile. This revolutionary breakthough allows the Laser Slingshot to precisely split pencils at 20 feet, hit cans as far as 150 feet, and hit flying targets with a shotgun spray of BBs (with optional addon shotgun pouch). [via] Link.
…a web based TV show that showcases technology and other things of geek interest. Episode 4 covers automotive technology – Laptop stand for your car, Zach explains EFI, Bumper mounted video camera, Zach’s Axiom Industrial Computer, ECU & the body computer, Retrieving trouble codes from your ECU – 3 key turn method, Zach rants about auto tech, Commodore – aka Holden Automotive, ECU modding tools, OBD Scan Tools – what are they?, Scantool.net OBDII scan tool and Digimoto software, DIY EFI – Mega Squirt, Remote Keyless Entry – how it works (KeeLOQ) Extending the range of your RKE. Link.
Cute! This project provides ‘executables’ that enable you to make your own soft-toy Linux® penguin. To put it straight: You can find sewing patterns and a community to sew your own soft toy or stuffed Linux® Tux penguin here. All downloads come under GPL (GNU General Public License). Link.
