Nickolas Peter Chelyapov, founder of Curious Sound Object, has launched a kickstarter for fun electronic musical instrument called the Bitty. You can get one for $78. Below, some music made with a Bitty.
Toys that turn your junk drawer into Rube Goldberg Machines
Alana Aamodt was a guest on the Cool Tools podcast a while back, and she told me about a cool Kickstarter project she was rolling out, called Momentix motionKit: The toy for making chain reactions. It blew past its funding goal, but there's still time to order a kit. This would make a terrific gift… READ THE REST
We've brought back our vintage Boing Boing T-shirts!
It's 1993 again! No such thing as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google, or Tik Tok. Boing Boing was a paper zine, ordered by mail or purchased at Tower records. We sold three kinds of T-shirts back then, Kata Sutra, Riot Nrrrd, and Modem Grrl. When Boing Boing ceased to be a zine in the late 1990s,… READ THE REST
Check out the stuff you can buy with my art on it
I've been posting photos of my creatures sketchbook on Instagram and quite a few people have asked if they can buy prints, shirts, mugs, etc. with the sketches on them. And so I opened a store on Society6 where you can shop for my creature stuff. Right now there's a good sale going on. The… READ THE REST
Light up with a pipe that's made to make smoking simple
There's a lot of reasons to buy a new smoking piece. Maybe you dropped your old one and that cool glass octopus build doesn't work so well when it's in a million pieces. Perhaps you're making the switch from rolling your own to something a little less cumbersome. Or maybe you just want an upgrade. Whatever… READ THE REST
Life's hard enough, which is why this flexible lighter is a game-changer
From ensuring you have enough money for gas this week to keeping up with today's politics, life is far from easy. And everyday things like making dinner, commuting to work, and even lighting candles should be the least of your worries. But when it comes to reaching down into the jar of your favorite candle, unable to… READ THE REST
These $29 game design and development courses might make learning as fun as the real thing
Gaming is something that most people can appreciate. Whether you're into the classics, a casual gamer, or a die-hard who plays all the time, there are many different ways to enjoy the hobby. But we think it's safe to say, novice or professional, we're all interested in how games even come to be. If you're fascinated by gaming… READ THE REST
