under $10 webcam

I got a cheap webcam from a small supermarket today because they had a special price 9.90 Turkish Lira (about 6.75 USD).

It is the art1300t webcam from artes and features a built in microphone, 10x digital zoom, face tracking, some tacky frame effects and reasonable basic picture quality.

A picture of the webcam box (it is tricky to capture a picture of a camera with the same camera) with the Magnify Special Effect Frame

Need a part-time balcony?

This fold out balcony from Bloomframe morphs from a window to a balcony. These innovative building components are now in production and available in a variety of colors and materials as well as custom designs to match new and existing buildings.

The quirky world of "manspaces"

A TED talk from Sam Martin about custom built man hangouts.

Check out too the LifeHacker featured workspaces.

Model railroads - the analog version of SimCity

When I was about 8 years old, a friend's Dad had a model railway set up in their shed. It was nothing compared to this huge layout of the Diablo Valley Lines (imaginary railroad company) at Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society.



Much more at Giant Model Railroad Is an Analog SimCity | Raw File | Wired.com

Restaurant in a box

A fast food restaurant in a shipping container?

Müvbox is a standard shipping container that has been converted into a fold out restaurant. Features include solar power, a full function kitchen with a wood fire pizza oven and room for four staff. Complete with tables for up to 28 people (half seated), it is a fascinating concept.


Specs and more at muvboxconcept.com.