Entenmann's Donut Maker - Make Donuts at Home

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 20:00:33 +0100

Entenmann's Donut Maker - Make Donuts at Home: "

More of a toy than a full on professional donut maker, the Entenmann's Donut Maker allows you to stamp out some donuts and make them in the microwave. The kit makes 12 donuts, and includes chocolate icing & sprinkles to decorate. All the food ingredients the donut maker comes with are also made in the USA.

Via Chip Chick at Entenmann's Donut Maker

Vacu Vin Stainless Steel Pineapple Easy Slicer

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:33:10 +0100

Vacu Vin Stainless Steel Pineapple Easy Slicer: "

If you're thinking about peeling your own pineapple for the various parties you'll be hosting this fall then we have the pineapple peeler of your future. The Vacu Vin Pineapple Easy Slicer peels, cores, and slices an entire pineapple in seconds. It's made from durable, stylish stainless steel with a medium-sized blade so you might even want to show off while the guest are watching. It makes perfectly-shaped rings, preserves shell intact to use as a bowl, and
is perfect for tropically themed parties.

Live Action Vampire Bat Hunt

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:51:54 +0100

Live Action Vampire Bat Hunt: "

By Andrew Liszewski

Hooray! October 1st is finally here which means I can open the floodgates on crappy Halloween-themed gadgets for the 2nd best holiday of the year! Even though these days I don’t hand out candy, decorate, dress up or even go to costume parties, fond memories from my childhood coupled with giant boxes of miniature chocolate bars available at every store easily make this the best time of the year- second only to Christmas.

So let’s get...

Giant fluid dynamics sculpture made of robot-glued plastic balls

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:35:08 +0100

Giant fluid dynamics sculpture made of robot-glued plastic balls: "

Um, wow. Geometric Death Frequency-141, as it's called, was created by Czech artist Federico Díaz. It consists of 420,000 plastic spheres, each of which appears to be about 1.5' in diameter, glued together by industrial robot arms. The subject is a simulated liquid splashing inside an imaginary 50x20x20 foot box. Reportedly, Díaz wrote the software to perform the...

Medea Vodka (and its radical programmable LED bottle) now ready to party

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:16:06 +0100

Medea Vodka (and its radical programmable LED bottle) now ready to party: "

It may not be your birthday, but it's most definitely the weekend. And if you're looking to have a 'good time,' there's hardly a better place to look than your local ABC store. We mean... whatever place you can find that sells Medea. Put simply, this vodka maker has decided to wrap its spirits inside of bottles that boast programmable LED displays, and while the company has been kicking the tires for a small while now,...

Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:25:19 +0100

Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam: "

Never mind that silly name: ProFORMA (which stands for 'Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition', if you must know) is some cool system that turns any ordinary webcam into a powerful 3D scanning tool. In fact, a camera is pretty much all you need for some 'on-line' modeling action -- no laser or green screen necessary -- meaning the 3D models are constructed on the spot while you slowly rotate the objects, although ProFORMA can also track fast moving objects...

LEGO Inspired Digital Watch

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:20:08 +0100

LEGO Inspired Digital Watch: "

Here’s a watch that will certainly be an eye-catcher. The LEGO-like design of the watch from Jean Charles de Castelbajac is not an officially licensed LEGO product, but not many people will probably care about that. After all, it looks like LEGO, and that’s good enough to make it look cool! Pricing isn’t available just yet, but the good news is that the watch should be available by the end of the year, so stay tuned!

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New in the Maker Shed: OLLO kits

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:16:47 +0100

New in the Maker Shed: OLLO kits: " New in the Maker Shed, OLLO kits! What are OLLO kits? OLLO is a reconfigurable construction kit for beginner robot enthusiasts. Using an easy to build plate and rivet system, you'll be on your way to making your own robots in no time! We carry the Motorized Action kit, which allows you to build 12 different types of robots. Also, we carry the more advanced Bug kit where you can make robots that trace lines, detect objects,...

Lightbulb terraria

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:17:53 +0100

Lightbulb terraria: "

Our own Brookelyn spotted this awesome lightbulb terrarium over on Instructables. [via CRAFT]

Pan for baking donuts

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:13:13 +0100

It's totally time to bake the donuts or cakes as some folks call them. The pan comes coated with a high quality nonstick surface for easy release and cleaning. We're thinking the best way to get started is with some straight up apple...

USB grenade flash drive

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:01:11 +0100

USB grenade flash drive

mPower Emergency Illuminator lights up after 20 years

Interactive Pet Laser Toy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:27:01 +0100

Bolt Interactive...

Blackbird fly TLR camera

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:14:13 +0100

Blackbird fly TLR camera

Lomography is big in Japan, but they aren’t just copying what’s going on abroad! Blackbird, fly from Superheadz is a new twin lens reflex camera from Japan that’s as stylish as it is, well, sexy. It’s...

Denshi Hotaru Electric Fireflies

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:12:18 +0100

Denshi Hotaru Electric Fireflies

Fireflies are becoming increasingly rare in Japan and around the world, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t still enjoy their beautiful lights without collecting them in jars! Denshi Hotaru (Electric Fireflies) from Sunnoda are realistic...

Oyako Microwave Taiyaki Maker

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:09:19 +0100

Oyako Microwave Taiyaki Maker from Takara Tomy

The Plus Minus Zero LCD Television is another fun release by the guys at ¬±0 Design. They interpret the heart of an old cathode-ray TV using a compact, energy efficient liquid-crystal display, giving us a retro device that would have been impossible to build in the time that inspired it. Carrying on the minimal design, the TV has a separate wireless receiver that can beam images to it from anywhere in the house- all you have to do is...

Gun hooks

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:02:58 +0100

GUNHOOK: Not only do these pistols serve as stylish wall hooks for your clothes, hats, and other small items, but they also make great home decor for those who like a bit of mischief.

The design house responsible for this unique home decor started in 1958 as an advertising company, then began focusing on graphic design. This unique item is the Winner of several design awards in 2007 including Good Design Award and Small and Medium Enterprise...

Rich Colour Crayons

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:01:56 +0100

This gift set box combines two colorful things that we all love - crayons and ice cream.

Opening it up, the Rich Color Crayon Set looks like a box of sweets but these crayons are not for eating! Coming as they do in unique...

Mac mailbox

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:43:56 +0100

Mac mailbox

Mac mailbox from Te Atatu in Auckland...

Miscellaneous news from www.synbio.org.uk

Entenmann's Donut Maker - Make Donuts at Home

Vacu Vin Stainless Steel Pineapple Easy Slicer

Live Action Vampire Bat Hunt

Giant fluid dynamics sculpture made of robot-glued plastic balls

Medea Vodka (and its radical programmable LED bottle) now ready to party

Cambridge's ProFORMA does 3D scanning with any stationary webcam

LEGO Inspired Digital Watch

New in the Maker Shed: OLLO kits

Lightbulb terraria

Pan for baking donuts

USB grenade flash drive

USB grenade flash drive

mPower Emergency Illuminator lights up after 20 years

Interactive Pet Laser Toy

Bolt Interactive...

Blackbird fly TLR camera

Blackbird fly TLR camera

Denshi Hotaru Electric Fireflies

Denshi Hotaru Electric Fireflies

Oyako Microwave Taiyaki Maker

Oyako Microwave Taiyaki Maker from Takara Tomy

Gun hooks

Rich Colour Crayons

Mac mailbox