Crazy glass armonica
This “glass armonica” a banned musical instrument apparently “causes insanity†– I’m not sure about that but it’s gorgeous looking and sounding… (more about it at the Wikipedia too).
Month: May 2008
Puzzlemation @ Maker Faire
Hack a day’s write up of Puzzlemation @ Maker Faire… Every time we look at computer screen, millions of pixels of light disappear into our work, our correspondence, or our entertainment. Imagine if you could capture those dots of light and scoop them up as you would grains of sand on the beach. Puzzlemation explores […]
Animals – caught on tape!
Patrick shares results from his mammalian video exposé using motion activated video recording – Our 4-year old son left a piece of cheese out to see if there would be bite marks in the morning. Then we got more ambitious about tracking our visitors… 6:10am: this squirrel was so calm that 5 minutes of video […]
“Show Us Your Booths” Flickr Group
Made by Tess has created a great new Flickr group where indie biz owners can show off their booth photos from various craft fairs and festivals. What a great way to get display ideas and compare notes! Pictured above: the Queen Puff Puff booth from last weekend’s Maker Faire!
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: Injket Image Transfers Chair Upholstery Roundup HOW TO – Make Reusable Sandwich Wrap HOW TO: Make Sculpey Nature Prints Maker Faire CRAFT Recap
South End Open Market, May 17 & 18
Boston’s only weekly artisan outdoor market, South End Open Market, starts their 2008 season next weekend, May 17 & 18. Check out their site for more event info, to check out vendors, or to find out how to become a vendor yourself.
iPhone controlling surveillance camera
This would be a great tool for security people that are on the move. Theoretically they would be able to control camera via their iPhone from any location. Imagine being able to instantly look into rooms prior to entering. Adding a mobile interface to systems that traditionally required a user to be sitting at their […]