iPod Hoody
Move over cozies, hoodies are in for 2008. This is literally the coziest little knit hoodie for your iPod. Linda of Clickertyclick has a pattern for you to make one yourself. So cute! Link.
Month: January 2008
Toy hacking workshop
Great idea, a toy hacking workshop! If anyone goes to this in London let us know – Don’t know what to do with those spare toys lying around post-Christmas season? This workshop just might be the thing for you. After a successful Pimp my Gadget workshop in Budapest, we have the pleasure of having Adam […]
Chaos Radio Express International Interview
While in Berlin, Tim Pritlove, interviewed me for his radio show: Chaosradio Express International. It’s the English-language branch of his German radio show. The 15 English podcasts will make you want to learn German to hear the rest of his German podcasts! We had a great conversation about hacking, education, and we chatted at length […]
Test chamber from a re-wired toaster
Here’s how to make a test chamber from a re-wired toaster – Mark Thoren and Jim Williams needed to test the temperature compensation scheme of a circuit they were designing. The lab had several temperature chambers, but they were always in use. In frustration, Jim grabbed a brand new toaster and plopped it down on […]
How to Knit a Cabled Goat
Cyn of the Half-assed Knit blog created an original goat cable pattern and shared the instructions on her blog. She created it because of a typo on a Ravelry forum. The typo has revealed that the knitting public is really interested in cabled goats. Link.
RepRap PWM Driver v1.1 / DC motor driver v1.1 released
Good news for RepRap makers, Zach writes – I’ve finished two new versions of the boards for the Arduino electronics. These are incremental improvements that offer cool stuff like more blinky LEDs, minor fixes, and such. Full build pix, tester code, and everything you need to know to get started with these boards. The DC […]
Power Line Monster
I came across this project hanging from a power line in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on North 6th near Bedford. It sort of reminds me of a flying spaghetti monster. Anyone know what this is? I put a few photos on Flickr. Link.