Tech artist Andrew Schneider profiled
The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating profile of Andrew Schneider, a tech artist from New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. [via Boing Boing]
Bicycles
Making Austin Weird: LED Bling
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! You know you’ve got a geektastic event when even the fashion accessories start sporting LEDs. From Jared’s project page at Inventgeek: With the maker faire this […]
Pedal powered tank
Nice pedal powered tank on Pop Sci! If you want to crash a local parade of human-powered vehicles and soak unsuspecting onlookers in water or vaporized hot dogs, a pink camouflage tank is a pretty good craft to do it in. At least that’s what 30-year-old Philadelphia gearhead Vin Marshall thought when he persuaded nine […]
Handlebar seat
Spotted on the Make: Flickr Pool, a walking seat built from a pair of bicycle handlebars and a bike seat. Paging Kevin Kelly. Homemade stool at Rathayatra
Knit Touchpad
Instructables user Pulsea made a trackpad device out of resistive fabric, and describes how it works very nicely. Via the Instructables newsletter.
Escape from Berkeley
Scott Beale writes, on Laughing Squid: Escape From Berkeley (By Any Non-Petroleum Means Necessary) is a road rally of alternatively powered vehicles traveling from Berkeley to Las Vegas on October 10th through 13th. A panel of judges will be presenting awards for both artistic and technical achievements. The rally is being organized by Jim Mason […]
Making Austin Weird: Viking Road Boat
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! If Nordic travelers from the 9th century suddenly found themselves in Austin, Texas, Matt Norris’ creation is what they might build: You can read more about […]