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Mechanical Volumetric Displays Are Fascinating, and Lumi Is Launching One On Kickstarter

Mechanical Volumetric Displays Are Fascinating, and Lumi Is Launching One On Kickstarter

Fully 3D, no glasses or head gear required!

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Digitally “Paint” a Wall of 2,500 LEDs with Actual Brushes

Digitally “Paint” a Wall of 2,500 LEDs with Actual Brushes

By waving a special paintbrush in front of this wall of lights, you’re painting light onto its surface. 2,500 little lights shift colors as artists brush them on.

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Make a Vintage-Inspired Mini Mannequin out of a Dish Soap Bottle

Make a Vintage-Inspired Mini Mannequin out of a Dish Soap Bottle

Sometimes, crafting inspiration can come from some pretty unexpected places. Case in point: Making awesome vintage-inspired mini mannequins out of dish soap bottles! Inexpensive and undeniably cute, this DIY mannequin project turns recycle bin fodder into a pretty handmade object that’s fit to decorate any sewing studio or craft room! Love it? Transform an empty […]

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Flashback: LEGO Display Case

Flashback: LEGO Display Case

By Lish Dorset When I was in elementary school reading The Indian in the Cupboard, I was fascinated with the book’s cover art. I stared – probably when I should have been reading in class – for hours at the cupboard the figurines lived in and wondered which of my toys I’d put in there. […]

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Video: Really Elaborate Classic Split-Flip Display

Video: Really Elaborate Classic Split-Flip Display

Split-flap displays are found, most commonly it would seem, on older-style alarm clocks. These displays rotate through a sequence of images (12 hours, for instance), showing items in order. Time is one thing to display, but this largely-forgotten mechanism can be used for much more interesting purposes with modern electronics. Tom Lynch, who has been […]

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