A company called youremblem.com lets you create any emblem you want for your car – your initials, a name, whatever…The plastic is the same grade as the emblem on your car, and all you have to do is carefully line up the letters and stick them on. You only get one chance, and the emblems are permanent, so make sure you don’t stick the letters on lopsided. [via] Link.
A few folks asked me the easiest way to make google maps for their sites, here’s a site that shows how to make them. You’ll just need a little HTML skill and a google maps API key to get started. Link.
Available to order in 3 colors for a cool 200 bucks, the Muff Pack is a unisex shoulder bag that doubles as a handmuff. Kinda handy when you think about it. If you’re the type of person who constantly loses gloves around the city or find gloves to be cumbersome in general, this might be a fun alternative. The only drawback (well, other than the price) is that you may get suspicious stares on the train with your hand stuck in your bag. Link.
Nicholas and Loan Gatai used to cringe when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the Sacramento, Calif., couple moved into a new, 1,500-square-foot home in Premier Gardens, a subdivision of 95 “zero-energy homes” just outside town. Now they’re actually eager to see their electric bills. The grand total over the 10 months they’ve lived in the three-bedroom, stucco-and-stone house: $75. For the past two months they haven’t paid a cent. Link.
Fun with meltable metals….Field’s Metal melts at 144 degrees F. Perfect for easy toymaking or prototyping. Better yet, break off the end of a spoon, and use a drop of Fields Metal to solder it back together. When your friend uses the spoon to stir his coffee and sees the end fall off, perhaps he will decide to cut back on the caffeine. Thanks flyboy! Link.
Painting the Myth, a new system for interactive biography, allows participants to illustrate the work, histories and stories of artists by moving through increasingly rich and detailed layers of their best known works. This unique digital storytelling experience merges form and content into one engaging look at the story behind the canvas, the secrets inside the history, and the artist in each of us. Link.
This might be cool idea for other projects too. In this project, Home Depot is responsible for the plant in two ways: first, an unconditional guarantee to replace any plant they sell, for up to one year; secondly through an implied cybernetic contract. [