Chess Board Made from Chemistry Glassware
Use labware to create a unique and geeky chess board.
Month: October 2011
How-To: Wooden Beer Bottle Crate
If you’ve been brewing your own beer this summer and want to store it or ship it off somewhere over the winter, then take a look at this wooden beer bottle crate tutorial by an Instructables user called pubcrawlingpb.
“Adalight” OSHW Dynamic Adaptive Display Backlighting
We’ve posted about Phillips’ Ambilight (Wikipedia) real-time multicolor display backlighting system, and various DIY versions thereof, before (see below). If you’re not familiar with the idea, watch a few seconds of the embedded video, as it’s hard to appreciate the effect from still images. If you believe the hype, this kind of dynamic backlighting improves viewing by making it more “immersive” and reducing “backlight bleed.” In any case, it’s certainly cool-looking.
How-To: Googly Eye Shoes
If you’re looking for a fun, non-costume way to to dress up for a Halloween cocktail party, these googly eye shoes from Glitter ‘n Glue would be a great accessory. Alexa! More: DIY Shoe Bling How-To: Magnetic Googly Eyes Halloween Garland with Googly Eyes HOW TO – Make Edible Googly Eyes
Making Furniture with Magnetism and Gravity
According to the bio on his website, Jólan van der Wiel admires objects which show experimental discovery and are translated into a functional design. His Gravity Stools demonstrate that perfectly. Using a custom magnetic material and a machine with large magnets to stretch the legs off the seat of the stool, he manufactures a product which is “characterized by the freakish and organic shapes that are so typical of nature itself.”
Smartphone Bracelet Stand
Find yourself needing something to prop up your smartphone to video chat or watch some YouTube? How about this snazzy smartphone bracelet stand from Etsy seller oopsmark? Hand-tooled thick leather construction and an adjustable chrome post finish off this fashionably functional accessory.
Foil and Paper Speakers
Catarina Mota, Alicia Gibb and Shelby Arnold built a speaker made entirely from copper foil tape on cardstock. They’re testing it with the JelTone edible piano. The speaker’s design comes from the High-Low Tech Research Group at MIT. The tape is applied to the paper in a coil-shaped pattern. When connected to the output lines […]