Month: February 2010

The Best of Toy Fair – PopSci

PopSci has a good vide round of the 2010 ToyFair… I like the laser-harp-type thing… Say the word “toy” to a techie, and his mind will think one thing: robots. But all infrared-loving, artificially-intelligent smart-toy-ogling tech-savvy aside, new toys can instill as much “ooh! shiny!” as even the hottest cellphone. And we’re not just talking […]

How-To: Army Bunker Tent

I can’t wait to tackle this great army bunker tent from Obsessively Stitching. She shows how you can convert your kitchen table into a kidtastic tent. I especially love how she shows how to create a PVC frame to add shape to the tent, but still makes it possible to collapse everything into one small […]

EKG-controlled Game of Life hoodie

EKG-controlled Game of Life hoodie

Joe Saavedra writes: The concept is a wearable version of Conway’s Game of Life, that is controlled by the current state of your life. Essentially, a wearable extension of your heart, externalized in the form of Conway’s Life. A custom circuit includes an infrared EKG monitor that resets the Game each time a heartbeat is […]

How-To: Layered Jello Mold

This colorful jello mold has me rethinking what kind of desserts I’ll be taking to future dinner parties. Brett Bara of Manhattan Craft Room shares how she was the hit of the party when she unveiled this beauty. I think my favorite line is, “I decided right then and there that I would always match […]