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Art Academy: Learn to Paint on Your Nintendo Dsi
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Ever wanted to learn how to draw and paint, but don’t have the time or money to deal with real world art supplies? Well if you happen to own a Nintendo DSi, you can sign up for the Art Academy without so much as buying a tube of paint. Art… |
September 20th, 2009
Drawdio Music Pencil Lets You Doodle Electronic Sounds
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Feeling musically inclined, but haven’t the time or knowledge to write sheet music? Now you can produce your own sonic creations simply by doodling on a piece of paper. Designed by Adafruit (in collaboration with Jay Silver), Drawdio is an analog synthesizer circuit that straps to any soft-leaded pencil, and… |
December 2nd, 2008
Paper Mouse Pads Keep You Organized, Entertained
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Who says your mouse pad has to just help your mouse move smoothly across your desktop? These clever paper mouse pads help you keep track of everything from your daily to-do list to making note of your many moods. The most practical of the bunch is the Information Central pad,… |
August 7th, 2008
High School Drafting Made Fun
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While I cut my teeth playing my Atari 2600, I never realized that I could use mine as a creative solution to completing my homework assignments. I guess I just wasn’t that crafty. Here’s a guy who managed to turn an Atari joystick into a drafting project for his high… |
January 2nd, 2008
Video Games Get Vectorized
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Check out these awesome vector art variations on classic arcade game characters. Game enthusiast Philipp Lenssen took partial screenshots from famous arcade games and ran them through VectorMagic, a nifty online bitmap-to-vector conversion tool, then enlarged them to exaggerate the line-art effect. I’m so used to seeing all these gaming… |
December 29th, 2007
Robot Artist Draws Portraits
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This humanoid robot holds a pen in its hand and can draw an image of any person who stands in front of it. Created by robotic researcher Sylvain Calinon, the robot recognizes when there’s a face in its field of view, then snaps a digital photo and extracts the major… |
December 28th, 2007
Mario Gets the Etch-a-Sketch Treatment
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You’ve gotta hand it to the Etch-A-Sketchist. The stuff he’s able to pull off with his little red sketch toy always blows my mind. One of his latest creations is everyone’s favorite little plumber, Mario. Other recent drawings from the master of metallic filings include such pop icons as Hall… |
November 27th, 2007
Wacom Bamboo Touch Tablet Revealed
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Graphics tablet maker Wacom has announced their latest touch tablet, designed for the consumer and small business market. The Wacom Bamboo will retail for under $150 when it’s released later this Spring, and features a wide variety of features for both creative and functional uses. The small (appx. 4″ x… |
May 15th, 2007
