Lenore at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes: A few weeks ago we showed you how to build a BristleBot, a tiny vibrating robot (vibrobot) that is formed from the unlikely union of a toothbrush (with directional bristles) and a vibrating pager motor. Despite its simplicity, it drives like a drunken bat out of hell– propelled […]
I know, you’re thinking “another videogame clothing item?” but I couldn’t resist. The Kalaka, a boutique in Sao Paulo, is making these cute canvas kicks with a hand-painted Pac-Man design. – [via] Link.
Phil @ MAKE writes about this plush light-emitting diode, my favorite electronics component. – Link.
Some nice lady made this knitted Companion Cube from the video game Portal. She released very specific instructions and helpful pictures so you can make your own, plus she released the pattern under a Creative Commons license. This was mentioned in the comments of the Guerilla Knitting talk I posted yesterday. – Link. Related: 24C3: […]
At the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, Rose White gave a talk about the history of knitting in relation to computing/hacker culture. You can download a video of the lecture, and look at the conference page. She talks about how the industry has evolved to support free information sharing, much like open source software. She […]
Etsy seller Engrave has these lovely laser-etched Moleskine notebooks for sale. I hope they put up some with graph paper. The ones they have up look just gorgeous. – Link. (Thanks, Matt!) Related: Becky’s Laser-Etched Laptop – Link. Laser Cut Shadow Puppets – Link. “i Craft: things” Leatherman “Squirt” S4 – Maker Store Link. Spock […]
Flickr user tikaro made this awesome needlepoint of a QR code which, when scanned, reveals the url of the semapedia page for “pillow.” Love it! – Link. Related: Space Invader and 2D Barcode Scarf – Link. Using Pixel Fonts for Cross Stitch – Link.
