Michael Mandiberg’s created a beautiful and beautifully simple way to be seen biking at night: I wrapped up my bike in retroreflective vinyl. Retroreflective vinyl is like a big scotchlite sticker; scotchlite is that super-reflective stuff that is on running shoes, jackets, and night safety equipment. Here’s a video of the process and result: And, […]
Craftynest turned a pile of old dresser drawers into an offbeat and stylish storage system with a bit of patterned paper and soothing blue paint.
This robot is called “WinBoni” and like its namesake, actually cleans your windows the way a Zamboni would clean your favorite ice rink. The project won first prize in the International Student Design Competition held by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers so it wins for a feat of anti-gravitational genius. Watch the video to […]
Sparkfun posted another handy tutorial, this one covers how to use a relay to switch wall power via one little ol’ 5-volt microcontroller. A very helpful ability to add to your palette, which of course requires the obligatory “mains supply” caution statement – Don’t Touch! I very much look forward to resetting my cable modem […]
Embroidery and yoga…two relaxing hobbies I absolutely love. If only I could jet over to New York City to take part in this fun workshop from Sublime Stitching and OM Yoga! Here’s the scoop: The word “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, “to unite,” but yoga is only one way to unite. Sewing circles […]
Don’t know what to get for your offspring? Bored with the predictable offerings of the chain retailers? Here are 10 unexpected toys that you should consider for your kids this holiday season. Ball of Whacks A creative building toy by Roger von Oech. It’s a thirty sided rhombic triacontahedron divided into 30 pyramid pieces, which […]
Plat’Home, makers of the awesome OpenBlockS MicroServer, had kind words (and an update for readers of the book!) for our Small Form Factor PCs book (by Matthew Weaver and Duane Wessels): The explanations are detailed and hands-on. Even though it’s filled to the brim with shell commands and console output the text is informative and […]
