The iPad Pixelator by Craftster user Allerian is neat. It’s made of glued-together plastic ice cubes from Hasbro’s “Don’t Break The Ice” game. He writes: This mesmerizing video shows you how your iPad can easily become a party machine! I think it would look great mounted on a wall during this hypothetical party, running an […]
Perfect for any carnival themed party or “just because”, these moustaches on a straw by Allison of She’s Krefty will surely be a hit! I love the colorful striped Kikkerland paper straws she used.
dcuartielles writes – Arduino The Documentary is finally out. We have been waiting for long, but now you can see it at Vimeo (EN, ES) and download it from Archive.org (links coming soon). The file is licensed under CC-SA 3.0 and can be redistributed. The makers are working in making a batch of DVDs that […]
Arduino forum member RickP posted his awesome-looking reverse geocache box, which unlocks to reveal its contents only when it’s in a certain place on the globe. He uses an Arduino, a GPS sensor, and a trio of nixie tubes, which indicate the box’s distance from that special spot. When the button is pressed in that […]
The mechanism known formally as the Trammel of Archimedes (Wikipedia) has practical application, when fitted with a drawing or cutting tool, as an ellipsograph. Otherwise it is fascinating but generally useless, and these qualities have earned it a variety of approximately affectionate epithets: “do nothing machine,” “nothing grinder,” “BS grinder,” and “Kentucky do-nothing” are a […]
We were thrilled by the response we got to our Green Project Contest, part of GE’s ecomagination. We ended up with 83 projects posted, 6634 votes, and many tweets and FB shares. There were a lot of really interesting, innovative, and fun entries, from re-webbing aluminum lawn chair frames with old belts, to a building […]
I really like this upcycled suitcase furniture; the trick of course is finding an awesome antique suitcase to start with! (Via Swiss Miss.)
