Winter Knitty is Up!
The winter issue of Knitty is up. I like Sally, the Eco Fairy, but I am most likely to make the neck warmer, Tudora. As always, all the patterns are great. Link.
Month: December 2007
Wool Cloche Hat
Etsy seller, Liza Rietz, makes these lady-like wool cloche hats. I have a tendency to buy more hats than I can wear and this one is definitely calling my name. [via] Link.
A free view of the world — OpenAerialMap
David writes – I thought you guys might be interested in putting up some balloons or kites and adding some open-source aerial data. You may also want to have a look at openstreetmap.org (which can overlay the aerial images) which is going to have full (10-year old) open-source/public-domain mapping coverage of the US sometime next […]
MAKE – Metro @ PULSTV
Here’s Bre on an Austrian TV show talking about the new TV-B-Gone kit we have in the Maker store- Link.
Bust Holiday Craftacular in NY this Saturday, Dec 8
The Bust Holiday Craftacular is happening this Saturday in NY at The Metropolitan Pavillion (125 West 18th Street) from 10am to 8pm. Shop from over 200 vendors and get a book signed by Amy Sedaris, author of I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. For more info, visit the Bust site. Link.
Lab-on-a-Chip with Shrinky Dink and toaster oven
Dox sent in this article from Wired Science about this “lab on a chip” – A young professor has used her favorite childhood toy, a laser printer, and a toaster oven to make microfluidic devices – tiny computer chips with plumbing that are usually fabricated in multimillion dollar labs. When she began working at the […]
Myvu Solo goggles take apart…
EETimes tool apart and fully documented Myvu Solo goggles – Virtual display glasses are nothing new (we analyzed one of the first, from Olympus, over a decade ago), but improvements have slimmed the package considerably and brought costs to levels more simpatico with consumer budgets. At $199, Myvu’s Solo brings iPod video viewing front and […]