The summer heat and humidity here in Austin is downright oppressive right now. Just yesterday (when it was actually cooler than the recent back-to-back triple digit days) I ventured downtown with the kiddos with a stylish folding fan in my hand, trying to whip up some kind of breeze. No luck. Even with the fan, […]
Youtuber rudeog added a single coli pickup to his homemade kalimba netting some seriously bassy sounds – Constructed with some parts I had lying around and a few from the hardware store. As you can hear, the dry sound is a little bass heavy. I might try adding a few tines and tuning to a […]
Erica points out this early 80’s profile of artist/engineer Remo Saraceni on Omni Television. You’re likely familiar with at least one of Saraceni’s playful inventions – he created the “Walking Piano” played by Tom Hanks in Big, plus a bunch of other fun pieces of tech.
Maker Chris Varenhorst’s iDoor is a hydraulic door controlled by an iPhone or when security isn’t a concern, a secret knock.
This fantastic music video from Reyna Perez entitled “Love Love Love” was shot entirely on an iPhone 3GS.
I love these flies, CNC’d from trash CDs and DVDs. Sent to us by Jacek Tomasiak from Poland. The flies were posted on the Polish CNC Forums by one of their members. The attachment on the post is the DXF files, if you care to cut your own. Mucha
The Urban Green Council is looking for submissions in their Green Garage Inventors Competition. They write: The Green Garage Inventors Competition seeks to foster the creative ingenuity needed to usher in the green buildings of tomorrow and to retrofit our existing buildings. The competition will highlight innovative building products that address sustainability in compelling but […]
