I loved this fascinating post by Windell of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, all about managing power in electronics projects: An ever-present challenge in electronic circuit design is selecting suitable components that not only perform their intended task but also will survive under foreseeable operating conditions. A big part of that process is making sure that […]
Looking for a fun way to shake up your sweater routine? Mix up your colors and your style with this quick and easy two-tone cardigan tutorial from Stacie at Stars for Streetlights! [Via Craft Gawker]
The bold colors of Sarah London’s work always make me swoon. Her latest crochet along is for this gorgeous “wool eater” blanket that has cheery scalloped edges and is great for gobbling up bits of your yarn stash. She’s already a few weeks in to the crochet along, but not to worry – each week […]
Check out this heirloom quality capacitive touch stylus from Talking Rock, Georgia maker Stephanie McLaughlin. Each stylus Stephanie makes is hand-turned on a lathe and made from quality materials.
Just two of several very clever works from Korean Kang Duck-Bong that use lengths of PVC pipe cut, bundled, and painted to suggest fast-moving objects blurred by speed. [via Boing Boing]
The doors most of us use every day work just fine, by and large, and we tend not to think about them too much. And I’m not sure that this flip-flop single doorknob concept submitted by Australian reader Emily T. to Dave Delisle’s website Geek Ideas would really count as much of an improvement over […]
This “Spoka” lamp from Ikea has been hacked with an ATtiny2313 and an RS232 bluetooth module, enabling you to control the lamp with an Android phone. Originally, the lamp has 2 modes, that you can select with a switch at the top (which can also turn it off): 1. slowly change between the 3 available […]
