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.
MAKE pals over at iFabricate have a project I didn’t notice until now– Create your own super hi-tech 3-D laser scanner. Using just a laser pointer, wine glass, rotating platform, and a digital video camera, you can make accurate 3-D models of a object or person. Convert the video to an avi. Use an edge detection algorithm to find the location of the laser line. Reconstruct your 3-D model. Link.
Great art project on display in NYC- The goal is to stimulate users to rethink spending patterns, view consumption with a different perspective, and explore issues of material possessions and consumption. The vending machine, not only supports the function of an automated, self-contained system for swapping, but also frames the interaction in the problematic cultural context which it comments, insinuating notions of the immediacy, instant-gratification, and convenience, values often associated with vending machines. [via] Link.
Gizmodo has a story about the new Kodak EasyShare camera- the Wifi camera with a really slick UI. I’ve been looking forward to this for awhile, but now it seems like it will be delayed until October. More bad news- the camera might only upload to Kodak’s Ofoto service (not Flickr or your own personal site/blog/other service). When it comes out I think we can expect both firmware and DNS hacks (like the PSP browser tricks) from folks who want to use more than just Kodak’s service. For $400+ it really needs to send your photos where you want them to go. Unless Kodak plans to significantly subsidize the cameras carrier-style, seems like a really odd move that won’t help sales Link.
Waxy points to a great collection of computer and gaming devices, made out of cake. Katamari, Gamecube, Asteroids, Space Invaders, iPod Mini, iPod Shuffle, Playstation, PSP, Xbox and Blackberry!
Here’s a secret: you can develop black & white film cheaply and cleanly in your very own bathroom. The site has a list of all the things you’ll need, where to get them and a good step by step (with black and white photos) on developing your own film. The comments are a great too for some additional tips too Link.
Handy way of testing for dead pixels. So you just bought a superb ultra-flat 25″ LCD monitor, but it looks like there are a few ‘spots’ on it. Depending on how many and it’ll mean return to the vendor or live with it. Or you could be about to buy one in a store and want to make sure there aren’t any dead pixels Link.
Shopping list, prices, and step-by-step instructions to build a durable and versitile home studio…for less than $100! This is a good guide if you want to make your own photo studio on the cheap. The sections are divided in to plumbing, nuts and bolts, electrical, oversized wood and backdrops. It looks like many of these things might already be laying around most basements, so you could do it for even less than $100. Link.
