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The NYC Nomad, Living In A Different NYC Neighborhood Every Week
A breakup left Ed Casabian wondering where to go with the rest of his life. In 2010, he had an idea to travel to a…
Grinding The Crack, An Exhilarating Wingsuit Flight Video by Jeb Corliss
Extreme BASE jumper and wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss has created a new video of his exhilarating wingsuit flight called Grinding the Crack using multiple cameras…
Inkling, A Digital Pen That Converts Paper Drawings to Digital Files
The Inkling by WACOM is a digital sketch pen and receiver set that captures a drawing as it is created on paper and converts…
Super Mario Bros. With Portals
Maurice Guégan and Sašo Smolej are developing a version of Super Mario Bros. that uses the portals feature from the video game Portal.
What the Fluff? 2011, A Street Festival Celebrating Marshmallow Fluff
Celebrating the wonderful diversity of American regional foods is a passion of mine and, because I grew up in Massachusetts, Durkee-Mower’s product, Marshmallow Fluff, is…
Tacit, A Glove That Lets Blind People Navigate Using Sonar
Tacit is a sonar-enabled glove that signals the proximity of nearby objects to the wearer using touch feedback. The glove allows visually impaired people to…
Compressed, Mesmerizing Videos of Manipulated Magnetic Materials
In designer Kim Pimmel’s “Compressed” time-lapse video series, magnetic particles and ferrofluids exhibit bizarre and beautiful behavior as they are manipulated by magnets. via MAKE…
Interview With Typewriter Sculptor Jeremy Mayer
Jeremy Mayer, an Oakland artist who makes gorgeous sculptures out of typewriter parts, explains his process in this interview at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011.…
Lightsaber Battle NYC 2011
Lori Kufner and Kevin Bracken, co-founders of urban art events collective, Newmindspace, are once again hosting the nerd-rific event, Lightsaber Battle NYC, on September 24,…
Fallout Themed Monopoly Game
Elisabeth Redel created a wonderful Monopoly Board and Game Pieces based on the video game series Fallout. via Geeks are Sexy, Kotaku & Neatorama