I know Halloween is over, but this hack can control a lot more than just a spooky prop in your yard. You can usually pick these motion-detecting lights up for a bargain at the local home goods store. Just be careful, this is a high voltage hack! Yard-light motion sensors are a cheap and easy […]
Who knew you could make such cool looking furniture out of gas pipes? OK, a lot of you knew, but this is a really nice example of plumbing based furniture. It looks like something that would cost thousands in a boutique. DIY: Pipe furniture
“Pulse Park” is an installation in New York City’s Madison Square Park by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano Hemmer that attempts to visualize the collective heartbeats of pedestrians around the park. You “register” at a kiosk by holding a sensor to record your heartbeat which is then translated into light into one of 200 individual lights […]
This “FetchBot” was built from an old computer scanner and will keep your dog endlessly amused, ideally without the need for you to be there. Unfortunately, as this video shows, the dog wasn’t really clear about how to reload the bot, thus causing its owner some grief. via Hacked Gadgets
Rakesh Reddy gives an old toy a modern twist – it records your works of art… One of the frustrations of the Etch A Sketch is its temporary nature. You put in all that time learning to draw and your little brother (or spouse) bumps you and it’s all gone — your great art is […]
Nice and simple laser cut project, a chess set – part of Bre’s “things” series…
a photo from one of ACTLab’s many interesting project Dorkbot18 – ACTLab! dorkbot-austin @ UT’s ACTLab Wed. Nov 12th 2008 6:30-9:00pm (Presentations @ 7:00) In this building: http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/cmb.html On the 4th floor studio 4B aka the ACTLab. Parking map: http://www.utexas.edu/parking/maps/index.html There are also major bus routes right in front of the building and a bike […]
