Steampunk computer brewery
This Russian built steampunk computer mod functions as a brewery for beers as well as a nifty case for a PC. Personal Computer into Brewery – Link
Made On Earth
Mini Cloaca – Desktop digester
Great write up on Wim Delvoye’s Cloaca @ we make money not art. It’s a desktop sized machine that eats food and digests it… The Casino de Luxembourg has recently held a retrospective exhibition of Delvoye’s defecating machines. The whole family was there: Cloaca Original, Cloaca – New & Improved, Cloaca Turbo, Cloaca Quattro, Cloaca […]
Mechanical Tetris!
This might be the best (re)make of Tetris yet, a mechanical Tetris! – [via] Link.
The “air car”
Zerolawn sent in this fun eBay find, the seller writes – This car was built in 1985. Body is built with fiberglass and urethane composite making it very light. Entire body can be lifted off with 2 people for easy access to frame and all other parts. Powered by 400 cubic inch Chevy small block, […]
Bluebook adds tangible computing to traditional paper books
“Bluebook” attempts to merge the physical and digital divide through touch sensitive pages. Covered in conductive ink, when certain phrases are pressed on the book’s pages, the resulting input communicates over Bluetooth with a nearby PC, triggering different actions. Although most of this can be done with “e-books” using touchscreens, the “BlueBook” attempts to bridge […]
MAKE 12: Made on Earth sampling
Here are a few sample pages from MAKE 12: Made on Earth, I’d like to test this out to make sure everyone can see it – Link. Here’s how it works: Anyone can access the link. No time limit. If you’re not a subscriber, you’ll be able to go 3-pages forward and 3-pages backward (that’s […]
Fan chair shakes your booty
Some inventive Makers in London built this “Fan Chair” out of discarded and repurposed old fan parts. The idea was to make something that could keep you cool in the summer and circulate the heat in the winter. Watch the video to see a sped up version of how they made it and check out […]