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January 20, 2015
Behold This Cross-Stitched Metroid Shirt In All Its Pixelated Glory
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When I was young, I used to see my mom cross stitching different pictures over the years and figured this must be what old women (she was in her 30’s at that point) do to pass the time. I soon found out that this in fact wasn’t the case and […]
January 18, 2015
10th Annual Bay Area Maker Faire: Call To Makers
It has been 10 years since the greatest show and tell on earth began. 10 years of incredible sights, sounds, and smells. We’ve grown so much in that time that it is almost hard to believe! The Bay Area Maker Faire is not only the place where it all began, […]
January 16, 2015
Trucker Uses Raspberry Pi to Connect his Big Rig
When Andy Proctor, a truck driver and web developer in the UK, was dissatisfied with his company’s tracking system, he hacked his truck. Called the iDataTruck, it tweets the status of his truck directly to his office. (Follow it at @iDataTruck.) “The company does have a tracker system,” says Proctor, […]
Sci-Fi Wearables: Four Futuristic Projects You Can Make Today
Think back to your first wearable tech experience: maybe it was the communicator badges in Star Trek, the palm flower crystals in Logan’s Run or the man-turned-machine in Terminator. These devices could simplify communication, monitor life functions, or even transform physical bodies. We all loved it, and we’re still seeking it. We want […]
Hands-On with New Board: the PSoC 4 BLE Pioneer Kit
And an opportunity for those who want one. Tell us about your pioneering Internet of Things project!
Blinky LED Sweater Is Hypnotically Ugly
Knitwear designer Lindsay Degen teamed up with lighting and electronics pro James DeVito to cleverly combine fashion and technology in a sweater featuring a face made up of psychedelic colors and flashings eyes.
A Visit to Finnish Artist’s Fairy-Tale House Life on a Leaf
Last week Holly Holmes and I traveled to Turku, Finland to stay with artist Jan-Erik Andersson and his family. We made the journey to see Life on a Leaf, the house that Andersson designed in collaboration with architect Erkki Pitkäranta and built over a 10 year period from 1999 to […]
January 15, 2015
Nintendo Power Glove Hacked for Stop-Motion Animation Work
Professional animator Dillon Markey found a way to incorporate a little piece of his childhood nostalgia into his grown-up life by hacking a Nintendo Power Glove to turn it into a stop motion animation tool. 
5 DIY 3D Scanners to Watch
Spinscan In 2011, 3D printing genius Tony Buser released the Spinscan, an open source 3D scanner based on a laser and a digital camera. MakerBot later used ideas from the Spinscan to create the closed source Digitizer 3D scanner. Thankfully, Spinscan is still available and has inspired numerous other […]
3D-Print Your Shoes While You Wait
United Nude is a footwear company that has long been known for its cutting-edge designs and architecturally inspired aesthetic. Now they are again at the forefront with their new, commercially available, 3D-printed platform float shoe. Although 3D-printed footwear is hardly a new concept, there has yet to be a wide adoption […]
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