Well now. When we told you to "drop by and say hello" while we were at the Vancouver Mini-Maker Faire, we weren't expecting that big of a turnout. It seems like half the people in attendance were there just to see us. We were thrilled to meet so many of you, and although we were […]
Wednesday Links: MarshmallowMatic, Etch ...
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April 2, 2014
So there's one link today that makes my artistic soul happy - it is the laser-controlled Etch A Sketch. Although I never owned an Etch A Sketch (some smarty pants might say right here that in Russia we used rusty nails to draw on cardboard instead), but the idea to draw with a laser beam seems extremely attractive.
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Smiley Face Screws by Yuma Kano This needs to be a standard, eventually expanding the range of screws to :< (sad), ಠ_ಠ (sad in Kannada) and ~(_8^(I) (Homer Simpson). (Via Colossal) |
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MarshMallowMatic Smiley faces toasted on marshmallows - there's potential , except for I don't know exactly how much toasting is involved in this one... (By Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, via Gizmodo) |
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An Etch A Sketch Laser Cutter Makes Your Crappy Drawings Permanent Folks at Just Add Sharks hacked Etch a Sketch to control a laser. (Via Gizmodo) |
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Japan gets serious about 3D printing using titanium Would be nice to see 3D printers work period, and then work using titanium. Maybe Japan will make it happen... (Via Geek.com) |
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Bionic Kangaroo Compared to the kangaroo produced by nature this little fella looks a bit wobbly, but still pretty impressive. (By Festo, via IEEE Spectrum) |
So does the marshmallowBot: devouring your artwork and getting it destroyed with stomach acid - you cant get more conceptual than that!
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