Trust us, you’ll ‘like’ these projects. Today, February 4th, Facebook celebrates its 11th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, we decided to surf the web trying to find some nifty little projects. While a few of them are on the older side, none however, date as far back to the days of TheFacebook.com. (Remember that?) LikeLight Created by Matt Reed, the aptly named […]
Isn’t reading much more fun when it’s interactive? Who remembers the 2008 flick Bedtime Stories starring Adam Sandler? The movie centered around a hotel handyman, whose life changes when the lavish nighttime tales he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true. And while literally bringing fantasy to life may be impossible, Bare Conductive is helping to enable the next best thing […]
This Roomba-like bot climbs gallery walls to create giant abstract murals. Michael Haas and Julian Adenauer comprise the German artistry duo Sonice Development. Last fall, the innovative collective created a wall-clinging robot that remotely produces vibrant art on the walls of Berlin’s Metropol Park. Inspired by the high-tech futures of films like Minority Report and Blade Runner, their device — which […]
Sous smart! Who remembers the Disney Channel hit Smart House? For those who may not recall, the 1999 flick centered around a family who won a computerized house that ends up taking on a life of its own. While some of the features may have been a bit far-fetched, Disney certainly helped paint a clear picture of the kitchen of tomorrow […]
Sorry Folgers, apparently coffee doesn’t work for everyone! In an episode of The Office, Michael Scott said he wanted to wake up to the smell of bacon each morning. So each night before going to bed, he would lay strips of bacon onto his George Foreman Grill and set a timer for it to turn on as he awoke from his […]
Now you can leave messages for future generations by engraving them into ancient monuments. Since the beginning of mankind, humans have sought out news to communicate stories. When language didn’t exist beyond grunts, our ancestors drew pictures on cave walls. As the power of language was gradually discovered, primitive attempts at using sounds paved the way for symbols, and later the formation of […]
3D printing is allowing carmakers to go from concept to completion in just days. According to latest reports, the use of 3D printing in the auto industry is expected to quintuple over the next five years to a value north of $1.25 billion, up from just $267 million today. This comes after history was made last year when the world’s first 3D-printed car drove out […]
Leave it to Disney to magically turn the beach into a giant Etch-a-Sketch. Sure, robots that could paint, doodle and write are nothing new. However, a team from Disney Research Zurich and ETH Zurich has conceived a mobile bot capable of autonomously creating giant sand drawings by dragging a rake-like tool on the beach. The aptly named BeachBot — which measures 60cm in length […]
Santa’s magical sleigh has remained relatively unchanged since its maiden journey back in 1821. For years, the antique vehicle has been equipped with wooden panels, furnished with green velvet seats and coated in candy red paint, all while being pulled by nine flying reindeer. However, times have changed for Father Christmas. To meet the demands of the modern-day world, UK-based metal supplier Metals4U has designed a […]
There’s music making and then there’s making music. From gloves that play tunes to modded printers that blare songs, Makers have proven that just about anything — and we mean everything — can be transformed into sound. And well, as you can tell from our #ThrowbackThursday chippy takes on ‘90s hits, we love music. Not to mention, a […]
