Anything and Everything that is cool, hot, fresh and classic.
If you liked the San Francisco toothpick tour, then check out this hand cranked machine made entirely out of wood and glue (no nails or screws).
The video takes you step by step through each one of the functions, and it’s impressive to think that you can build something like this with a lot of time and determination.
[Via: The Automata]
Nooka makes some pretty crazy watches, so it’s only fitting that they make a pretty crazy watch holder as well.
Called the Nookanooka, “their physiology is transient, eternal in their world, ephemeral yet immortal in ours – beyond imagination yet real enough to feel. Time is to them as carbohydrates are to us, and from this they poo carrots and kittens [or anything else you can request]. They pee gravity and what is the equivalent of light to them is dark matter in our universe”.
[Via: DesignNotes]
Jamie Livingston took a Polaroid photograph every day from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997, when he passed away.
The end result is a collection of photos that are an amazing documentation of an eccentric life, and cover an entire spectrum of subjects, emotions, and time.
Check out Photo of The Day for digital versions of each pic, or the Mental Floss article for some of the highlights.
If you’re looking to get into motorsports without getting into a second mortgage, then check out Motive’s feature called, Cheap Thrills: A Poor Man’s Guide To Getting Started In Amateur Motorsprots.
The goal is to get you going without getting you in debt, and out of the stands and into a race car, even if that car isn’t going to set land speed records any time soon.
The goals are simple: Allow you to use your regular car, require little more than a racing helmet and driving gloves, and let you enjoy the thrill or racing.
Sports covered include Drag Racing, Autocross, Time Trials, and High-Performance Driving Events with a breakdown of cost, speed, time, wear, and risk.
Are you ready to buckle up and drive?
If you liked the You Suck At Photoshop series, then be sure to check out Time Magazine’s interview with co-creators Matt Bledsoe and Troy Hitch.
[Time Magazine - The Photoshop Guys Revealed!]
[Via: NOTCOT]
As if mechanical-digital watches weren’t already cool enough, Harry Winston has created a watch that uses mechanical pixels to display the time at the push of a button, and called it the Opus 8.
Even the back features a second time display, with a power reserve indicator to tell you when your awesome is running low.
Only 50 were made, and apparently they all sold before the watch was even unveiled, so if you want one, then get the house on the market and start checking eBay, because these aren’t exactly going to be cheap.
[Via: The Watchismo Times]
When Microsoft released the Zune, they had plenty of time to learn from Apple’s mistakes and eat the iPod’s lunch by designing a superior product that fixed any of the iPod’s faults; right?
Apparently not, as Crave’s Molly Wood shows (in great detail) with the five reasons her Zune is dead to her.
From poor software and music categorization to tangled headphones, worthless wireless, and the unforgivable “erase all of her server-stored music” feature, it’s a must read for anyone that’s thinking of breaking rank and going with the ‘soft’s player.
Hello, again, little iPod buddy.
The Olla Podrida Plexus Puzzle is a unique jigsaw puzzle that uses cartoon shapes that can be turned and combined to form a cohesive square.
Though there are only about 20 shapes, it’ll still probably take some time to figure out how everything fits together.
[Via: Neatorama]
Learn the basics of thermodynamics with a film can cannon.
Butane from a lighter provides the fuel, the lighter’s sparker provides the ignition, and the film can provides the ammo, so all you need it some time and a few simple tools to build your very own.
Don’t you wish all science was this much fun?
[Via: MAKE: Blog]
Show off your love of classic gaming with the Icon Watch, a retro throwback to 8-Bit glory.
Featuring a pixilated look that is definitely form over function, it’s the perfect watch to remind you when it’s Mario time.
[Via: Uber-Review]
