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Printing a gun is hard -
Caleb sez, "The Department of Defense ordered that 3d printed gun removed from the Internet. That didn't work out.Boing Boing Gadgets 2 days ago:
Haunted Mansion wallpaper and fabric -
Kristen sez, "The DoomBuggies website has released a version of the Haunted Mansion Corridor of Doors wallpaper in fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap, and according to the DoomBuggies facebook page, it's the same graphic that has been used by Disney.Boing Boing Gadgets 3 days ago:
Hilda (from the kids' comic) as an 8" vinyl toy -
The good people at London's Nobrow Press have done an 8" vinyl toy for the outstanding kids' comic Hilda, created by Luke Pearson (reviews: Book 0, Book 1; Book 2).Boing Boing Gadgets 3 days ago:
Robot made from recycled scrap -
Chinese inventor Tao Xiangli tinkers with a hand-made robot at his house in Beijing, May 15, 2013. Tao, 37, spent ¥150,000 ($24,400) to build it out of recycled scrap metal and electric wires found at second-hand markets.Boing Boing Gadgets 3 days ago:
Record Eater: 1967 record player that ran in any orientation -
Every single thing about this ad is great: the illustration, the typography, the industrial design of the gadget, the copy.Boing Boing Gadgets 3 days ago:
Simian kettle bells -
I've heard loads of good things about crossfit, but I've never tried it myself. Nevertheless, I have to admit that there are some pretty impressive options for sports accessories in it, such as this "Primal Bell" kettlebell, which is a pretty handsome artifact in its own right.Boing Boing Gadgets 3 days ago:
Book-and-record set for the League of Space Pirates -
Noah Scalin sez, "Thought you might enjoy this little video I made to promote the latest release from my science fiction project League of Space Pirates (yes, apparently they still have As Seen On TV commercials in the future).Boing Boing Gadgets 4 days ago:
Sheet-metal Millennium Falcon model -
The Millennium Falcon Metallic Nano Puzzle looks like a delight. It's one of those puzzle/models that you punch out of thin, laser-cut pieces of sheet metal and assemble with tweezers and pliers, and the finished model is quite a beauty.Boing Boing Gadgets 6 days ago:
Kickstarting solder-it-yourself junkbot kits -
A group of engineering students (with no stated manufacturing experience -- caveat emptor) are kickstarting a series of cute assemble-it-yourself junkbots called "D.Boing Boing Gadgets May 10 13 :
Kickstarter for a multifunction wrecking bar with crowbar/hammer/angle measuring tool -
The Cole-Bar Hammer is a multifunction wrecking bar on Kickster ($65 gets you an earlybird tool, with shipping).Boing Boing Gadgets May 10 13 :
US State Department orders removal of Defense Distributed's printable gun designs -
The US State Department has ordered Defense Distributed to take down the designs for a working 3D printed gun, citing export control rules set out in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.Boing Boing Gadgets May 09 13 :
Othermill: kickstarting a desktop 3D computer-controlled mill for circuit-boards, jewelry and more -
McArthur Genius Grant winner and maker hero Saul Griffith and his friends have a fully funded Kickstarter on the go for the "Othermill," a computer-controlled mill for creating your own custom circuit-boards -- and for milling decorative or functional shapes from "metal, wood, wax, and plastic.Boing Boing Gadgets May 09 13 :
Selection of Etsy Haunted Mansion tchotchkes -
I've just had a deep trawl through Etsy's selection of weird, handmade Haunted Mansion (and hauntedmansionesque) gewgaws and gimcracks, and I herewith present my picks of the lot: Master Gracey Haunted Mansion Miniature Halloween Dollhouse Decoration HAUNTED MANSION Full Collection- Cutie Putti Paperie Miniature Haunted Mansion Library Red Velvet Open Coffin 1-inch scale dollhouse miniature [.Boing Boing Gadgets May 09 13 :
Apple's man behind the camera -
Peter Belanger reveals the technical complexity behind Cupertino's cooly minimalist advertising. [Michael Shane at The Verge]Boing Boing Gadgets May 09 13 :
NeoLucida: kickstarting a new version of the Old Masters' favorite drawing gadget -
Pablo Garcia and Golan Levin, two celebrated art profs and dead media specialists, have launched a fantastically successful kickstarter to recreate the Camera Lucida, a gadget much favored by the Old Masters.Boing Boing Gadgets May 08 13 :
Sony ditching terrible product names, but is new Vaio Fit laptop series any good? -
Engadget's Dana Wollman reviews the Vaio Fit, which replaces all models from the Sony E4359-DX93Ǽ034t81 to the T15-ZZSø3.Boing Boing Gadgets May 07 13 :
$10 gadget contains "the entire English Wikipedia with 3 million topics" -
I don't have a Pandigital WikiReader so I don't know if it's any good or not, but I love the idea of a $10 hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.Boing Boing Gadgets May 07 13 :
Review: Pebble e-paper watch -
69k backers. $10m in the can. But now that the Pebble E-paper watch is showing up on our wrists, was it worth it?Boing Boing Gadgets May 07 13 :
VR helmet Guillotine simulator -
Disunion is a guillotine simulator that uses the Oculus Rift VR headset to bring you a realistic experience of being beheaded (this experience is enhanced by a strategic neck-chop!).Boing Boing Gadgets May 06 13 :
