Julia Christensen’s Upcycled iPhone Art Project
Media artist Julia Christensen is interested in what happens to “techy trash” like old phones when we’re done with them, so she made a work called BURNOUTS from upcycled iPhones.
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How To: Hocus Pocus Book Replica
Remember the spell book from Hocus Pocus with the creepy moving eyeball? Since it is the season of Halloween-movie-replica-prop-making, I’ve found a great DIY tutorial that covers the steps required to make a pretty accurate copy! This tutorial doesn’t include how to make the eyeball actually move, but I would love to see someone hack […]
Animating A Halloween Door Knocker with Digispark
A software engineer turns a cheap $5 Halloween decoration into an animated nightmare.
A Digispark development board controls the LED eyes and knocker actuator for haunting effects.
How To: The Ultimate Gaming PC
Needing a new computer? Here’s how you can build your own!
DIY Game Boy Pocket Using the Raspberry Pi
Travis Brown designs a Game Boy Pocket clone using a Raspberry Pi running Retro Pi emulation software.
All of the electronics were gutted from the case, which was then modified to fit the RPi and other electronics.
The Game Boy Pocket hit the market back in 1996 and is still popular with fans of the handheld gaming system that they can still be bought today. Yeah, there’s nothing like gaming on a black and white screen, which was better than the pea-green screen of the original Game Boy. Those who are fans of the Pocket but would like to have a color screen and be able to play games from other systems should take a look at Travis Brown’s Pocket Pi.
Flora-Powered TARDIS Dog Costume
How To: Doctor Who TARDIS costume for dogs complete with TARDIS sounds and lights
A Microsoft Paint Figure Drawing Class
Artist, prankster, and F.A.T. Lab member Aram Bartholl will hold a very unique figure drawing class using only a classic version on Microsoft Paint and a mouse to draw a live model!
