Gallery Hanahou’s Luv-able + Hug-able show is back for a second year, and will features works by a slew of today’s most accomplished plush artists, including Jam Fancy, Kup Kup Land, and caffaknitted. Luv-able + Hug-able 2 December 4 – January 7 Opening Party: Thursday, December 4, 6-9pm @ Gallery Hanahou 611 Broadway, Suite 730 […]
I love this retro/deco/steampunk-looking desk fan designer/artist Clive Batkin made from a redundant computer cooling and some copper, brass, and wood. He was inspired by the look of the heat sink fins and the overall design of the original fan. He’s got some other really nice pieces on his site, including The Optimus desk lamp […]
The problem with bleeding edge devices is that they quickly become old and irrelevant. Replaced with the latest gizmo, old smart phones and PDAs tend to find their way to a drawer or a landfill after about 2 or 3 years. It’s not that most of us want a throwaway society. It’s that most of […]
At the most recent Dorkbot DC, we had a wonderful, extremely informative presentation given by Alden Hart. By day, Alden is an electrical engineer and the CTO of a technical consulting firm, by night, he messes around with LEDs and microcontrollers, especially for elaborate holiday light displays he does at his home in Northern Virginia. […]
Brennon Williams sent us a link to his blog, BW Science Labs, where he explores science and technology. I really liked this LED constellation project, but you should check out the rest of his entries – he posts about microcontrollers, basic soldering, robotics, lots of stuff! Really impressive work for a 14-year-old!
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Bugs and Fishes by Lupin shares a great tutorial for decorating holiday gifts by using cut-out letters to spell out the recipient’s name. Very modern and elegant–not to mention a great use of scrap paper.
There are only a few hours left to enter our CYBER MONDAY contest (and to also get 10% off our robot kits)… we were able to do up a quick code/sale for all our robot kits for today so have at it. It starts at 12:01 am PST 12/1/2008 and ends today at 11:59 pm […]
