A few weeks ago in a galaxy far, far away, Rebel Troops and the Empire decided to put down their starships and fight out their epic battle like men, in a foosball game. Or, at least that is what I'm guessing is going on in this impressive Lego Star Wars foosball table by Flickr user 2x4. Said to be playable, the table should allow you to settle...
On Sunday morning, I was out for a bike ride. On the way home, I took a shortcut from one road to another and had to walk my bike through a small gate. Once through the gate, I saw on the pavement, [...]
And not in a good way. I have blogged about scary Lego before, but the capacity of the AFOL ("Adult Fan of Lego") community to twist everybody's favorite happy Danish building toy into Bosch- and/o[...]
Here's one to share with the kids. Mike Rivamonte, an artist from Miami, FL, created this cool UFO sculpture based on sketches for a story about two aliens. He said it was his "first DIY-inspired bu[...]
Activity is picking up for the Nexus One. Among the hand full of hacks mentioned in this video is one that allows you to completely customize visual alerts using the LED trackball. R[...]
Recently we featured a lively point-counterpoint post featuring Dale Dougherty and Joel Johnson debating the merits of Chris Anderson's Atoms are the New Bits article in Wired. Now the Thingiverse b[...]
If you're in NYC, here's a good thing to do Tuesday night! - Our Solar Neighborhood with Jackie Faherty @ American Museum of Natural History... The Hayden Planetarium, with ongoing support from NASA[...]
On this episode of Backyard FX, on Indy Mogul, as they continue to audition new hosts, Dave Knop shows how to create a super low-cost radial dolly. How to make a Radial Dolly : Backyard FX [...]
Instructables user gezortenplotz writes: Wind across a microphone causes distortion and unwanted noise for videographers and nature recorders while taping outside. The purpose of the microphone 'b[...]
Maybe I'm venturing into tinfoil hat country, here, but I'm pretty sure I once experienced a flyover by a stealth helicopter. I was camping at a lake in central Texas, during the Fall of 2003. Eve[...]
Linyl Records capture audio and light information together on a single disk. It uses an Arduino to read the RGB values on the disk, which it then reproduces in ambient lighting. [via walyou] Linyl a[...]