It was a bottle of buns, and two of gravy. Though it took a few minutes for our eyes to adjust to the dim lit counter, we were able to form the gravy balls minutes before the attack began. We were ready, with just enough extra pepper juice to heighten our senses, squeezed and extracted from the peel of these links. Victor Maury – I want there to be more of his work here. Fresh, colorful style that captures the action in a scene perfectly. What is Star Wars – The early days and what the reviewers thought of and wrote about Star Wars. Did you know it only showed in 40 theaters…
Historically, within the first week of any iPhone release, those in search of YouTube fame and riches have resorted to hurling their newly-acquired pocket computers towards the ground to perform various forms of “drop tests” (see: here, here, here, and here). Although the phones can be replaced for $50 under an AppleCare plan, the tests are nonetheless cringeworthy for those of us who prefer to keep our phones in our pockets. If a recent patent filing by Apple is any indication, those who previously have been shattering their phones on sidewalks may soon be strapping on an air tank and performing various phone endurance tests underwater. The patent, which details…
Although it may have quieted down substantially compared to the early days of MakerBot, the exploration of 3D printing in consumer applications has never been stronger. While small companies such as print+ are testing 3D printing in distributed manufacturing sales models, larger companies with more substantial budgets are exploring how they can create new consumer experiences with products that make use of the on-demand nature that additive manufacturing provides. More recently, Adidas and Parley for the Oceans – a creative-focused ocean conservation organization based in NYC – partnered up to develop an innovative footwear concept that demonstrates not only how the footwear industry can use 3D printing in their manufacturing…
Code.org has enlisted Minecraft to help kids learn to code by dragging and dropping blocks to generate computer code. Are “they” trying to make the programming workers of tomorrow? Code.org is a non-profit that aims to get school kids interested in coding through their Hour of Code initiative, which has been widely adopted in classrooms around the US. Considering that programming has now become a highly sought after job skill, some public schools like those in Chicago have now made Hour of Code a requirement for graduation. So how does Code.org get kids interested in coding? Simple, they turn to popular media and games such as Minecraft to use as…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our favorite UK garage inventor Colin Furze, but we’re glad to see that he’s wrapping up 2015 on a high note. The 32-year-old plumber and daredevil, whose previous projects have ranged from the World’s Fastest Pram to a hydroformed suit for wearing while being shot at with fireworks, recently built and provided instructions for what is certainly one of his most fun projects to date: the Drift Trike. “So i’ve been thinking as i get a lot of emails asking about first projects and projects for school/collage exams i’ve settled in my mind that this is that project as it blends a…
Imagine having your own garage machine shop and successfully funding 11 Kickstarter campaigns. If you’re Brad Martin who runs Tactical Keychains (TK), that’s a reality. His latest project is the Ti-MQR (Titanium Magnetic Quick Release), hitting funding of $1000 within hours and pushing toward the $100k mark with time to spare. Brad does 100% of the work himself, from design and manufacturing, to email and shipping. The Ti-MQR was a design that came out of his previous project, the Titanium Utility Knife Keychain, which needed a quick release so it could be ready at a moment’s notice. It’s an ingenious design, unlike what you might think of a quick-release mechanism. Instead of a twist and lock action, a magnet is…