In the same vein as some of the network desk ornaments from Ambient Devices, the “Wable” is a physical bar graph that gets it information from a customizable web application with an intent to visualize it’s owners “web identity” over time. When there is activity on your personal sites like Flickr, Delicious, Plazes, and Last.Fm, […]
We’ve covered the Red Bull art of the can contest for awhile here and this year Red Bull advertised on MAKE (there should be a little box/banner on the right) – it would be great if some Makers entered and won – You have until April 6th – Red Bull Art of Can is a […]
Cuteable posted about this bizarre yet intriguing sock creature made by Etsy seller, Kinichi River. Something about this guy (his name is Lagoon) is very appealing. [via] Link.
Here’s another great project PCB from MFOS. The Mini-Controller can be used with any synthesizer with a 1-volt-per-octave input. It uses a stylus probe and PCB keyboard contacts similar to the classic Stylophone synth used by David Bowie. Just to clarify – this is only an interface and doesn’t produce any sound on its own, […]
The new issue of The Anti-Craft is out with it’s “Get Stuffed!” theme. This issue features kawaii monsters, squishy bodily organs, and cuddly crochet power tools like the Splitter pattern above. Link.
Von Klaus wrote up an instructable on how to achieve this unique look – I am a huge Wes Anderson fan, and his movie The Life Aquatic: with Steve Zissou is one of my favorites. The first time I watched it, I yearned (get it yearned) to have a hat like his (for Jacques Cousteau […]
You might have though making your own electric car would be an expensive project. However, with a little ingenuity and a LOT of luck, you can make a fairly inexpensive, street legal, electric car. Of course this car involved several “donated” items, like the batteries, but it seems like this can be done for a […]
