Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Google Earth – Wonderful world…
Here’s a really neat video of Google Earth being used as a world touring visualizer of video bloggers. The Maker writes “What I love about videoblogging (or video in general as a medium) is that if I get an idea, I can visualize it in almost no time at all because the tools available are so easy to work with, and I get some result immediately”. Link.
Ultimate Barbeque – HEMI- Powered 345 horsepower, 5.7-Liter V8 Grill. This is the ultimate grill, short of adding in a jet engine. It can cook 240 hotdogs in 3 mins. This was all part of a “What can Hemi” contest. [Bongo drums as internet protocol…
At Algoma University the mature students in the fast track accelerated second degree program are not quick to accept theory without proof. As a result, Professor George Townsend offered extra credit to anyone in his forth year Computer Networks course who could take up the challenge of implementing internet based protocols over a new form of medium – Bongo Drums. Eight weeks later, the first public demonstration was given to the class by using a simple ping packet. With a blinding 2bps speed, the class sat patiently as the packet was received in roughly 140 seconds. [via] Link.
Fuzzy light switches – POM POM dimmers
IFM founder and CEO Maggie Orth, moderated the panel on Extreme Fashion at Siggraph 2005. In her presentation she described her tufted creations, showing images from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, where her work is included in the Extreme Textiles exhibition. The pom-poms are essentially soft switches, made entirely out of fuzzy textile. They are UL rated and ready for market! [via] Link.
Shotgun shell flower vase…
Well, it’s my birthday today, and despite my request for no presents, I did get a couple of MAKE-like goodies. Here is a spent shotgun shell turned into one of those flower vases with the suction cups. Photo here and here (with flower). I wonder what it shot.
How to build a helmet-mounted camera for mountain biking for $35
Another great CVS camera hack HOW TO…When I first saw the CVS disposable camera, I knew that it would be hacked soon. I also knew that as soon as it was, I would have to buy one, and I knew exactly what I wanted it for: Mountain biking. Here are directions for building a helmet mount for the CVS one-time-use camcorder. Includes photos and a 10 minute trail riding video. Link.
