Pac-Man Shoes
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.
Technology
LED Softie
Phil @ MAKE writes about this plush light-emitting diode, my favorite electronics component. – Link.
Knitted Companion Cube from Portal
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: […]
24C3: The History of Guerilla Knitting
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 […]
Laser-Etched Moleskines
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 […]
Semacode Needlepoint
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.
Space Invader and 2D Barcode Scarf
Phil @ MAKE writes about this scarf featuring not only Space Invaders, but a QR 2D barcode. I have a soft spot for barcodes; will someone make me one of these? I wonder what the code says… – [via] Link.
