Spencer Russell created a “sleeve” for his upright bass to house electronic sensors which detect his position relative to the instrument. The sensors use an Arduino board to communicate with a computer running PD (PureData) to translate the sensor information into sound. He used Blender and QCad to make a 3D model of his bass […]
Erbert and Gerbert’s Subs and Clubs has made this incredibly labor-intensive commercial. It’s a “flipbook,” or stop-motion animation using t-shirts as the individual frames. The site has a great making-of video, too, that shows just how much work went into making this animation. [via] Link.
A friend saw this cruising around the Arizona State campus: Chris Coleman, a sculptor, has made a self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard based on Ben Smither’s design. He fabbed the metal frame himself, used an Arduino microcontroller, and published his code. Incredible; great job! Self-balancing one-wheeled skateboard – Link. Related: Homemade balancing one-wheeled scooter on MAKE – […]
Designer Yuko Taguchi has created this ingenious wind-up lamp: “This is for people who can’t sleep without the light. Also, people who read in the bed sometimes forget to turn off the light. The key functions as a switch and a timer. Wind-up to turn the light on before you go to bed. The light […]
Grad students at the University of Tokyo are developing a system for 360-degree peripheral sensing, aka “whiskers,” to tell when there’s something near your body. Their idea is for construction safety, but this has all kinds of implications, and gives new meaning to the phrase “cat-like senses.” The Haptic Radar / Extended Skin Project – […]
Mouna Andraos has created the Power Cart for the 2007 Conflux Festival in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It’s a portable street vending cart (complete with umbrella for shade) that can charge your gadgets with solar and crank power. Power Cart – [via] Link. Photos: Regine Debatty
Livejournal user vomitsaw has created these printed circuit board (PCB) bracelets to look like skulls! No word as to whether they’re for sale, but the etched copper and AV plug fasteners make these a geek-chic must have. Skull PCB Bracelet – [via] Link.
