WowWee unleashed a whole slew of new robots which we’ll see hacked up and modded soon, here’s a round up of coverage/videos/images from Engadget and Gizmodo on the ground at CES now (Consumer Electronics Show). Bots: Alive White Tiger Cub, Alive Lion, Alive Panda Cub and Alive Polar Bear Cub – Link. Femisapien – Link. […]
Gever Tulley’s 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do (video) – Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our new wave of overprotected kids — and spells out 5 (and really, he’s got 6) dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom to explore, he says, will […]
The Touchmods team recently released a working version of their iPod Touch VoIP app, making it possible for Touch owners to place outgoing calls on the device. The Touch doesn’t come with a built-in mic, so part of the hack involves either modifying a Walmart iVoice III mic, buying a Touchmods designed add-on, or building […]
The Touchmods team recently released a working version of their iPod Touch VoIP app, making it possible for Touch owners to place outgoing calls on the device. The Touch doesn’t come with a built-in mic, so part of the hack involves either modifying a Walmart iVoice III mic, buying a Touchmods designed add-on, or building […]
Nifty video of a home-built “stratified downdraft gasifier,” a.k.a. a wood-gas generator. Wood gasification was an important 19th century fuel technology, but was finally displaced by petroleum-based gas. Wood gas made something of a comeback during WWII, borne of necessity. It may come back again, after the apocalypse, when we need to try and outrun […]
Mind-boggling lace patterns cut in metal with a plasma cutter. Artist Cal Lane does “dirt lace” too (final image). Cal Lane – Link
Grace and Alice of Kathryn Ivy point us to their Myriads of Mushrooms free knitting pattern. There are five simple cap patterns and two stem patterns that you can mix and match to create a whole mushroom garden! This pattern knits up very fast, and is great for crafters who want to try felting on […]
