Month: May 2011

How-To: Chalkboard Cake Toy

By Jeromina Juan Kids and kids at heart will delight in decorating this calorie-free, three-tier, cake-shaped chalkboard. It’s both a craft and a toy, and that makes for a very sweet deal. What’s best: It’s a piece of cake to make! You can have your little ones join you in the fun process of crafting […]

School of the Visual Arts Seeks Unique Sysadmin

School of the Visual Arts Seeks Unique Sysadmin

There are two positions available at SVA in NYC: a systems administrator in the MFA Interaction Design and Visible Futures lab, and another for managing servers and the woodshop. It’s a unique opportunity to work with talented students in a high-tech lab managing physical computing equipment and digital making machines like laser cutters and 3D […]

How-To: Sew a Feather Mowhawk

Matt Borgatti writes: Do you need to achieve maximum stopping power at a party? Perhaps something striking for the burn? Or possibly it’s just a few extra inches of height? Regardless, a feather mohawk is a powerful statement of your inner awesomeness manifested on your head for all to see. They’re pretty easy to make […]

The Latest in Hobby Robotics 08

In this weeks edition of The Latest in Hobby Robotics, Frits and Andrew are looking at an interesting collaborative attempt for hobbyists to get together across the globe to build the most advanced amateur humanoid robot, followed by some inspiration to show you how easy it has become to work with GPS! Links related to […]