Tag: KNITTING

The Web is teeming with the unrealized ideas of both students and established designers who set out to produce astonishing renderings and prototypes for unusual products. Unfortunately, due to the lack of time, money, or technology, many of those products never progress from the planning stages to the mass market. But that doesn't mean we can't salivate over them, nevertheless. While you've ...

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. An enterprising knitter took advantage of her Apple power adapter's tendency for heating up by creating a 'Sockintosh' foot warmer. Yes, it's a joke. [From: Engadget] ...

As my girlfriend racked her brain trying to figure out the perfect gift to give me on our five-year anniversary, she decided on two sure-fire tactics: make it kitschy, and make it by hand. The result is the mind-blowing 'Space Invaders' blanket you see after the break. Lovingly crocheted during her morning commutes over the past month or so, the blanket has surprisingly accurate representations ...

Feeling a need to literally show your love, as opposed to just texting sweet nothings to a special someone? What if you could turn your kind words into a warm blanket of affection in which a cherished person could wrap themselves? Sounds like romantic talk, but this is actually the notion behind Distance Lab's newest experiment in communications. Earlier this summer, the Scotland-based research ...