Edelweiss Cherry Pie
Move over, Martha–Flickr user Miss_Ezma has just whipped up one of the prettiest cherry pies I’ve ever seen. Look at that crazy latticework!
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Femisapien videos
Robert Oschler, of RobotsRule, sent us news of these new videos WowWee has just released, showing their “Femisapien” (ugh) robot, which features poseable scripting. In the first video, WowWee (and BEAM) robotics guru Mark Tilden shows how the scripting works. The second, rather goofy, video shows two bots fencing as they play back their scripts. […]
HOW TO – Build an Eco Chopstick Birdhouse
CasaSugar has a tutorial and video by eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann on how to make an eco chopstick birdhouse.
Wall Wear by Creativadoration
Creativadoration just launched a line of home decor wall hanging called Wall Wear. They feature sweet embroidery and cross stitch. She makes some nice jewelry too.
Chair transmits images via touch, looks uncomfy
The “Mind Chair” is a tactile interface for visual information – Designers Beta Tank have developed a working version of Mind Chair, a chair that transmits moving imagery to the sitter’s brain via a grid of solenoids on the chair back. The solenoids take imagery from a video camera to produce impulse patterns on the […]
Twittering teddy bear
Here’s a nice how-to for making your animatronic teddy (read: ruxbin) speak your friends’ twitter feeds. Arduino powered and source code included. Via Hack a day.
Hacking toys into controllers
Kieran Nolan writes: Here are some recent projects from year 2 of the Creative Media course at DKIT. The student groups were each given a toy and assigned the task of hacking it together with a keyboard to create a controller for an original interactive experience. Examples include a graffiti simulator and a couple of […]