Keyring/facepalm
Scott Amron of Amron Experimental wins this decade’s OMG-why-didn’t-I-think-of-that award. Via Neatorama.
Gadgets
3×3 button-animated matrix
Nick Hardeman’s 3 x 3, big-button LED matrix goes by the name “Nove Bit” and looks about as easy to porogram as possible. I’m guessing one of these (or even a wall-full of them) would go nicely as interactive art for the home. The simple/universal appeal would likely make them a hit with most.. More […]
Titanium (!) fire piston
Miami’s exodus125 makes these custom titanium (!) fire pistons himself. They’re pricey, and in point of fact there’s not much need for titanium (!) in this application when aluminum works just as well and costs way, way less, but still: Titanium! Besides its well-known physical properties–lightweight, noncorroding, and extremely tough–titanium (!) has also been proven […]
Day planner clock erases itself
Il-Gu Cha‘s Trace of Time clock incorporates a whiteboard-esque erasable face and an eraser built into the hour hand – See a video of it in action here. [via Tinker.it]
Circuit Board Candy
Here’s some circuit board candy Collin @ MAKE found in the MAKE Flickr pool. It’s based off of the iPhone circuit board and has some innovations I haven’t seen before including a sour straw ribbon cable. Nice!
Super scissors
These scissors are the most versatile ones I have seen. They were a gimmie at a Revereware shop that closed recently, buy one get one. I bought about four pairs with different colored handles. The black handled ones live on the workbench, a red handled pair stays in the kitchen and some others are reserved […]
DIY teardowns at iFixIt.com
One of my favorite things at this year’s Maker Faire was iFixIt’s repair area. They had obviously worked their butts off to create a really cool environment conducive to teaching people about fixing their own cars, home appliances and electronics gear. They had awesome displays, like physical exploded view “diagrams” of handheld devices, using the […]
