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Octopus Kites
Tamas Kalman owns and operates Octopus Kites, an online store that sells giant, high-quality handmade octopus kites.
Exploded View of MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer
The New York Times is featuring a wonderful exploded view of a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D printer illustrated by Frank O’Connell. via MakerBot
Child’s Skull Showing Both Baby and Adult Teeth
Hunterian Museum at The Royal College of Surgeons of England in London has this fascinating medical specimen on display that shows what a child’s skull…
Canon PowerShot S100 Camera
Canon has announced their new PowerShot S100 Camera, the sucessor their their popular S90/S95 compact cameras. When the PowerShot S95 Digital camera was announced in…
1197, An iPhoneography and Mobile Photography Conference
Bolt | Peters and Blurb are honoring when the first camera phone photo was taken, June 11, 1997, with a one-day conference called 1197.
Help Ink, Art Posters Sold to Benefit Charity
Farfalla by Kyle Webster Do Good by Von Glitschka Help Ink sells exclusive art in order to help charities. By hosting a collection of gallery…
World Record: 13 Dogs Jumping Rope At The Same Time
Uchida Geinousha, who runs the “Super Wan Wan Circus” based in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, has broken the record for the dog handler with…
Help Fix R2-D2 In Star Wars Themed Version of Operation Game
Help C-3PO repair R2-D2 with this Star Wars themed version of the classic game Operation. via ThinkGeek
beSPOKE, Short Film That Shows Build Process of a Custom Bicycle
“beSPOKE” is a short film by Jeff Katz that follows the incredibly elaborate build process of a custom Holland Cycle bicycle. The bicycle shown features…
BunnyEars.tv, A Collection of Offbeat and Foreign Children’s Shows
Canadian web-based TV station, BunnyEars.tv, shows an eclectic collection of great ad-free children’s shows from around the world from places like Latvia, Hungary, the Czech…