Back in 2007, Mark hit on Don Wilkes’ 1960s invention (U.S. patent #3,452,175) of the so-called “rolamite”over at boing-boing, quoting a description of it as “the only ‘basic mechanism’ invented in the 20th century.” Basically, a rolamite is a very-low-friction bearing. Rex Research has posted the entirety of a 1966 Popular Science article covering their […]
Jake von Slatt, of Steampunk Workshop, points us toward this nice round-up of commercially-available nixie clocks (top image). That article points to another round-up of homemade nixies (bottom image). A Modern Take On Nixie Tube Clocks… Nixie Clock Gallery
Flickr user Mendicon received this netbook cosy as a gift from his girlfriend. The only thing missing is it recharging the battery when you press: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.
We look at a type of ocean mapping and navigation technology used by Pacific islanders known as stick charts.
When I was a kid, my neighbor Mr. Benson, was apparently on the receiving end of a bit of mailbox mischief. At some point, he got fed up. He made himself a new mailbox out of pipe, crafted a door, made a neat little platform for the mail to sit on and mounted the whole […]
Wrap your fancy new iPhone in this soft, luxurious felt Gameboy iPhone pouch found at etsy.com.
According to a piece on BotJunkie (translating a piece on Japan’s Robot Watch), a small army of vacuum tube robots from the 50s and 60s, built by Aizawa Zirou, have been unearthed in a warehouse, many of them apparently brand new. I love the Google translation: “Were sleeping in a warehouse until it’s released by […]
