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Wednesday Links: Phenakistoscope, 3D Pri...
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January 15, 2014
Wednesday links are back, with more wednesdayness and linkness. Or linkedness. In any case, after the holidays we got better. More rested, more well-fed, more exercised, more healthy, more balanced, more busy, more relaxed, more organized, more happy... Er, I think these were New Year resolutions... All I mean is that we are finally back with all kinds of interesting stuff harvested from different parts of the internet. Reading it benefits eye-to-mouse coordination and general well-being.
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Phenakistoscope This particular make by Playmodes emulates the 19 century Phenakistoscope (an animation device creating illusion of motion) using an Arduino, an LED strip and a recycled stepper motor from the printer. Playmodes via Arduino blog |
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Daniel Widrig 3D prints chair using weird materials These chairs' material seems to be more suitable for consumption by some inorganic creature, than being put in a 3D printer (read more at Designboom) Artist's website here. |
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504 Segment Clock by Bertho Battling with unwieldy clocks of strange construction is something we know first hand. This is yet another version of what a clock can be, loaded with various features. Full article on Hackaday; project page here. |
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3D Paper Books by Yusuke Oono Intricate cut paper? And a lot of it? It has to be lasercut! Lasercut goodness by Yusuke Oono, graphic designer and architect via Colossal. |
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Thermobooth Interactive photobooth where the shutter is triggered by skin contact. Prints awesome thermopaper photos. A collaboration of Talia Radford and media artist Jonas Bohatsch. (Via Designboom) |
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