The “Phone Dial Web Browser” by artist / designer David Lu is a custom web browser that uses a vintage phone dial as a physical interface. Dial the IP address of the website that you want to reach and the browser will get you there. The project was built back in 2003 with a BX-24 […]
Maker Faire in Austin is just a few weeks away! Where else are you going to experience 250 singing sea creatures? Be sure to check out the complete schedule at the Maker Faire website. What can be more annoying than a billy bass singing fish? Try 250 bolted to a Volvo and singing Opera. This […]
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! Reducing waste + getting a cool building material = DIY Shrinky Dinks. Hundreds of other projects of this quality + 10/18 to 10/19 in Austin makes […]
From now until the awesomeness that is Maker Faire Austin, I’ll be highlighting projects that you can find at Travis County Fairgrounds on 10/18-19. Tickets here; see you there! Blacksmithing isn’t just a scene in medieval movies: check out the Austin Metal Authority area at Maker Faire for “a live demo of blacksmithing techniques, including […]
Nice skakeboard grip tape pattern made with subhead anti-slip stickers via BB. Usually used for slippery areas, designer Jesse Milden has a lot of nice patterns for keeping humans upright.
Ted Hunter’s skateboard flower via NOTCOT. Ted writes- This piece, I built is called Reach for Light. It was last shown at the Wood Turning Center in Philadelphia but was originally built for an art exhibition in Hawaii . It’s a good example of free hand vacuum veneer bending. The flower petal designs are actually […]
This is interesting, an interactive pole dance experiment that uses strain gauges to change the lighting and colors by Daito Manabe + Motoi Ishibashi. The best part about this video is you get to see a couple Japanese hacker/maker/engineers test it out. Well, at least that was my favorite part. Somewhat related, here’s a nice […]
