Laser-etched coffee beans
John Edgar Park writes on his blog: I love coffee and I love laser cutters, so I was thrilled to read about this collision of the two on Tonx’s blog. jpixl.net
Made On Earth
Capt. Stanley’s unlicensed shark dives in Honduras with homemade sub
“A U.S. entrepreneur takes tropical tourists down deep – in an uninsured submarine he built himself”… I’m posting this because the sub looks pretty cool, but the rest of the story sounds pretty dangerous to me – it seems like it’s just going to end in legal action and/or death. Many who admire Stanley’s entrepreneurial […]
Pedal powered guitar takes to the streets
This street busker in Bath, England has built a pedal powered machine that plays a guitar while he accompanies it with a violin solo. Pretty simple idea that we applaud for its DIY sensibilities and taking his invention to the streets. Guitar Machine via NeatoRama
Electric motorcycle will get you there to build another one
Here’s yet another cool electric motorcycle mod. This time it is based around a recycled 1986 Kawasaki Ninja ZX 900 where the only working components of the original bike were the tires, frame, and suspension. The bike was retrofitted with a 72 volt drive train powered by 6 batteries and a photovoltaic array. Check out […]
Status: Stinky – Web-enabled deodorant docking station
Want someone to know how many times you applied deodorant today? Neither do the creators of Zero Privacy. Bridging the gap between real-world hygiene and the social networks taking over the virtual world, iamclean.org offers up an intriguing way to keep tabs on someone’s level of body odor. Laurier Rochon and Marc Beaulieu built a […]
Form and Functions – Awesome homemade calculator watch (make your own too!)
David Jones really liked his old Casio CFX-400 scientific calculator watch. As a professional electronics design engineer, he appreciated the greater functionality it had over other calculator watches, which typically support only the four basic functions. He was saddened when his 20-year-old Casio finally bit the dust, so when he looked around and realized there […]
Solar-powered camels
Okay, the camels aren’t solar-powered, but the refrigerators on their backs are. The panels/fridges are used to cool vaccines delivered to nomadic communities in Africa. In transit, the lightweight, foldable solar panel powers the camel-pack refrigeration system. Once the camel convoy arrives at the remote health clinic site, the panel can be used in combination […]