CBS’s Lesley Stahl takes an inside look into the world of Saudi Aramco, the world leader in crude oil production – there are a lot of political, energy, social and security comments that I’m sure folks will have, but you must check out the GIANT 220 foot screen in the command center. It.is.crazy… The engineers […]
The WAMI Dome is a theremin-style musical instrument constructed out of a plastic dome with embedded photocells that detect hand gestures around it. Speakers are placed around the surface of the dome along with LEDs that illuminate based on the sounds it produces. Check out the video for the full effect. via The BeeHive
Excellent interview with Anthony Dunne (and his work with Fiona Raby) — Design Noir, Dunne and Raby wrote in their 2001 book Design Noir, “Beneath the glossy surface of official design lurks a dark and strange world driven by real human needs. . via Beyond the Beyond. In one well-known project, Dunne and Raby designed an […]
The Crafty Crow tips us off to this great tutorial on Just Like Martha, which shows how to turn old magazines into colorful recycled paper trees.
Lime & Violet shares a link to Judy Lamb’s funny knitted tuxedo pattern for babies, perfect for bringing a bit of James Bond style to the nursery set.
Robodance is a popular robot control program that allows you to control a number of commercially available toy and hobby robots via your computer and a number of control interfaces, including the Nintendo Wiimote and nunchaku attachment. This is probably the easiest way to expand the programming capabilities of your i-SOBOT. The i-SOBOT Hacking Blog […]
Maya + Python + Arduino + Servo (Part 1) from Dan Thompson on Vimeo. Maya + Python + Arduino + Servo (Part 2) from Dan Thompson on Vimeo. I spend my days using a 3D animation package called Maya, and my nights building projects with Arduinos. Daniel Thompson is a visual effects artist who has […]
