Fluid Dress is knit from plastic tubing
Fluid Dress 2.0! Lovely video of blacklight-reactive fluid being pumped through the 600 ft of plastic tubing comprising this dress by Casual Profanity. We saw an earlier prototype at Maker Faire Bay Area 2009.
Month: November 2010
Luv-able + Hug-able Show in NYC
The latest from gallery hanahou in NYC, the 4th annual Luv-able + Hug-able plush show! Get ready for some serious hugging! The 4th annual “Luv-able + Hug-able” plush show kicks off at gallery hanahou on December 9th with more plushes than ever! More than 50 artists will be stuffing gallery hanahou with their original handmade […]
Kinect hacks keep rolling in
It’s been a week and already people are doing cool things with the Kinect. We have to hand it to MS, they created a genuinely awesome device, and one that is apparently a breeze to hack! Kudos for Adafruit for making it happen. Someone (ahem) needs to offer more of these prizes! [Video via Beyond […]
How-To: Banana Butter Rum Pudding
When my husband and I were dating, I remember vividly the first time I visited his grandmother’s home in East Texas. Aside from having a lovely visit with her and his grandfather, she served some amazing homemade banana pudding. Thirteen years later, I still remember that banana pudding (what can I say, I’m a gal […]
Winners of Vampire Knits
Congratulations to Kat from Boynton Beach, FL, Shana from York, PA, and Amylyn from Ontario, Canada for each winning of copy of the book, Vampire Knits by Genevive Miller in our recent giveaway. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Android controlled cat feeder
I’ve got to build one of these. I usually leave out gobs of food in a couple of bowls expecting my cat to exercise his free will, but this seems like so much more fun. Usually it’s the cat that’s playing the games. And who isn’t interested in Arduino, Android, and 3D printed parts? It’s like some perverse Internet-connected feline vending machine, but instead of some elaborate scheme involving payment gateways and QR codes, it relies on toxoplasmosis-induced mind control. Who’s the robot now?
Large DIY 900mm lens is large
Tony Lovell built this 900mm camera lens using £250 of surplus government optics, a custom-machined aluminum body, and lots of ingenuity.