What sort of message do you want to send with your desk baubles? Is it one saying “I am a pervert, a Japanophile and irresponsible with my money”? If so, have I got the bauble for you. More »
Instructables posted a guide to creating a plumbers’-crack detector, using a LilyPad Arduino controller, a vibrating motor, and a photoresistor to measure how much light is beaming into your crack. When the photoresistor comes uncovered, the motor starts to vibrate, letting you know that your “coin slot” is exposed and people behind you may be looking and/or laughing. After that, it’s your choice: hike up those low-ride jeans, or give a little show? [Instructables]
When this concept nightlight popped up in the Giz editor chatroom, I had to grab it (if you’ll pardon the pun)… how could anyone resist? Pinch. On. Squeeze. Off. Pinch. On. The whole night could be whiled away with its comforting glow and tactile soft translucent silicon-based rubberyness. Uhhh…. sorry, got carried away there. That’d be assuming you couldn’t get your hands on a real bum, anyway. Shame it’s just a concept by designer Ashish Chaudhary: I’ve a feeling it could really crack the night-light market. [Yanko Design]
