David Schilling and Gus Jansson started up SMART which stands for Seattle Mindstorms And Robotic Techies and they’ve got a great community of lego robotic enthusiasts. I met up with them at the Seattle Dorkbot where I had a chance to interview them. They work with other lego robotic folks in the Seattle area to […]
Bonki sent us this great story of how Mark Hoekstra couldn’t find his regular cuff links to wear to a black tie wedding event, and instead hacked together his own using RJ45 plugs and wire. Link.
Got some World Cup fever? Knit yourself a World Cup Soccer Ball with this fantastic pattern. From the site, “It’s knit in pieces, with each panel (a pentagon or hexagon) created individually. Just pick up a few stitches, knit a panel, and put it away. It’s all very laid-back, and great for people with short […]
Google SketchUp, the free rapid 3D design tool, is now available for Mac OS X – Thanks Sjg2001! – Link. Related: Sketchup projects, examples, how-tos and more – Link.
Sam writes “Relive the better days with this NES Controller that has been modified into a cellphone. Everything is original – the buttons and casing. This modification uses a Nokia 3200 radio and electronics because it’s so easy to get the casing off and get to the good stuff. This is probably the only phone […]
What’s going on here? – Link.
My favorite board game when I was a kid hands down was Candyland. Peggy Dembicer just posted up on the CRAFT Flickr Pool her detailed beadwork of a 1978 version of the Candy Land board game. She estimates it took about 100,000 beads from 2005-2006. Simply amazing! Don’t miss some of the close up detail […]
