September 2008
Open source phone goes to college →
Openmoko has launched an educational program at National Tsing Hua University of Taiwan to teach students about mobile device design using its open-source mobile Linux phone, the Neo FreeRunner…
Arum-Lilie Designs - Interior & Girftware Design →
HOW TO: Make a Customized Eco Silhouette T-shirt! →
Our crafty eco mom writer Andrea over at Inhabitots put together this great HOW-TO step-by-step guide to creating a customized green silhouette T-shirt. For a fun and fashionable way to…
NY FASHION WEEK: John Patrick ORGANIC’s ‘American... →
It’s not always easy to stand fast again the tide – particularly during NY Fashion Week, but ORGANIC’s designer, John Patrick, was able to do just that and then some with his ‘American…
1.0 - TETRIS TILES!!! Yes. Tiles. In TETRIS... →
TETRIS TILES!!! Yes. Tiles. In TETRIS shapes! Why didn’t anyone do this sooner… and in almost any colors you want! (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)
"Letting go" →
Inspired by the death of his grandfather, LEGO builder Shannon Ocean created this thoughtful and somewhat disturbing piece called “Letting go”. via The Brothers Brick
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4.6 - Little Brother in the New York Times →
Austin “Soon I Will Be Invincible” Grossman’s written a fantastic review of my young adult novel Little Brother for this weekend’s New York Times book review section. Incidentally, the book went…
2.6 - Higgs Boson plush toy →
Particle Zoo sells this adorable cuddly Higgs Boson for your kid’s crib or your cubicle. No way to tell from the photo if it’s very massy or just moving very fast in another spatial dimension. …
Hafsteinn Júlíusson's "Growing Jewelry" →
Hafsteinn Júlíusson’s “Growing Jewelry” via BoJ. Growing Jewelry is a redefinition of modern values. It is a clash of jewelry an gardening; couture and organism. The…
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1.0 - a font with no name →
I was looking through Jessica Scheurer’s portfolio and this font, in the misc section had me look. Pretty! Jessica is swiss and a recent graduate from ECAL (University of Art of Lausanne,…
5.3 - Add cowbell and Christopher Walken to any... →
MoreCowbell.dj is a little Flash app that take in any MP3, analyses it, and adds rhythmic cowbell and Chritopher Walken samples, thus vastly improving it. More Cowbell.dj (via Waxy)
1.8 - Bloons Tower Defense 3 →
Friday afternoon Flash fun [via]
1.0 - Lifepod →
“Escape to the beach, the mountains or the trees in San Francisco-based Kyu Che’s sustainable Lifepod. Loosely based on the traditional Mongolian ger (or ‘yurt’ as the Russian translation…
Regenerative bike brakes →
For their senior design project at Arizona State University, these guys built a regenerative braking system for their bike. As they brake, the system spools up to give them a push back up…
Minipop Sampler →
Inspired by Craig Robinson’s drawings flickr user rubykhan made her own minipop sampler, featuring her favorite media entities in pixel art cross stitch. Can you guess them all? Via the
1.0 - Interesting maps by Worldmapper. This one... →
Interesting maps by Worldmapper. This one redefines the world by mapping our CO2 levels in 2000. (Want more? See NOTCOT.org and NOTCOT.com)
Liveblogging the Google Chrome announcement →
I’m tuned in to the webcast press briefing and demo of Google Chrome and will live blog any interesting points from the briefing here.
4.6 - Ghettoblaster + Car = DJ Mobile →
What do you get when you supersize the ghettoblaster and attach it to a car? Behold, the DJ Mobile:
The idea for the DJ Mobile is inspired by the song “God is a DJ” [from faithless] and…
August 2008
How to Do Furoshiki (Wrap and Carry Things With... →
With paper and plastic bags falling out of favour around the world, we are left to wonder if heavy canvas bags or bulky reusable bags are the only method left to us for carrying our groceries. One…
1100 Paintballs Shoot to instantly make a Picture →
Adam and Jamie from Mythbusters built a huge paintball gun that can shoot 1100 paintballs in an blink of an eye. When the balls crash on the canvas you can see a picture of the Mona…