I’ve been working on a project where I knit sweaters to go from gadgets to your body. They’re supposed to be a fun commentary on how attached and concentrated on technology we are, and to highlight the lack of movement that happens when we’re engrossed in our laptops, keyboards, PDAs, etc. I plan on making […]
Nic @ Ponoko writes: Our first Ponoko 10-Day Design Challenge has just reached an end and was a HUGE success! Our congratulations to Clark Bardsley (aka seeingthingsconz) who won the $1,000 grand prize with his Season Chain jewelry design. Judges, Ponoko Dan and Naughty Secretary Jen, agreed that Clark’s design was attention grabbing, unique, interactive, […]
Phil @ MAKE tips us off to this “laptop underwear” for supporting a broken display hinge. Very clever, and quite futuristic looking!
Etsy seller FunkieFresh makes these sweet cozies for your Rock Band drums. They’re supposedly good for dampening your hard rocking to the benefit of your neibors. To me they have a sort of 8-bit aesthetic because of the resolution of the crocheted stitches. (Thanks, Matt!) Related: Rock Band drum dampening tutorial on MAKE
Seems like $425 is a lot to pay for a boom box laptop bag; I’m sure this would be more fun to make yourself, anyway! Looks great, though. Via BoingBoing. Related: Server Coat Boombox messenger bag on MAKE
The New York Times has an article up about Trevor Paglen’s book I Could Tell You but Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagon’s Black World, which highlights the patches worn on the uniforms of “secret military units [and] classified Pentagon programs.” I’d love to work at that embroidery […]
If you love knitting and you’re a geek too, don’t miss Emma Hogbin who will be speaking at LugRadio Live in San Francisco on April 12 at 4pm. It’s a very fun look at how to make technology friendly and how we can really get more women using technology. The software of the Internet is […]
