Joshua Schnell

[Credit: Rodd Godshaw]Back in February, we covered a nifty little device that let you feel the temperature outside instead of displaying a numerical temperature readout. The cube, built on an Arduino microcontroller that connects to the Internet to get the temperature was pretty much a proof of concept at the time. Now, we're getting word that Robb Godshaw, the man behind the project, has taken to Kickstarter to make the Cryoscope weather cube a reality.

The mass-produced Cryosphere works just like the prototype: It lets you feel tomorrow’s air temperature through your skin. Instead of guessing if you need a jacket or not based on a weather report, you can feel just how warm 56-degree Fahrenheit is.

[Credit: Zipwhip]How many days of the week do you find yourself rushing out the door with no time to brew yourself a cup of coffee? When that happens, chances are you might decide to hit the drive-through at Starbucks. The only problem is that you're rarely the only person to decide to swing by Starbucks on the way to work, so you're likely to find a mile-long line of cars.

Now, imagine if you could just text your order to Starbucks. When you arrive, your beverage is ready to go. No line. No waiting around. No more being late to work. That's the promise of Zipwhip's Textspresso, although I doubt we'll see it at a Starbucks any time soon.

[Photo: Charles Lushear on Etsy]I always love the level in video games where your character gets shrunk to an itty-bitty size and then has to take on all the standard enemies and obstacles--you know, kinda like Mario Cart.

If you'd like to feel like you've entered this type of level while indulging in some Nintendo fun, check out this coffee table that's been styled after a Nintendo NES controller. And the best part, it can actually be used to play the NES.

[Image: Joseph Larson]Sometimes chess can get a little boring. I only have so much patience for opponents who spend what seems like forever pondering their next move. But thanks to Action #Chess, I will never be bored with chess again. That's because with Action #Chess, your chess pieces can transform into a mech that can be used to wreak havoc on your opponent.

Action #Chess is a chess set designed by Joseph Larson that can be made with a 3D printer. It was the winner in a recent chess set design competition run by MakerBot Industries and Tinkercad. The pieces look like a conventional chess set at first glance, but they can be assembled to form mecha with knights for feet, bishops for hands, and the king as the head.

In the video below, Olga Bell sings her song, Chase No Face. In contrast to the song's title, though, you'll notice light being chased across her face in interesting patterns. You might at first think that these light patterns are random, but in fact they respond to Bell's performance, adding a unique visual element to her song.

The video is an art project undertaken by Francisco Zamorano and his team. To create the video, Olga and her crew used a hacked Kinect, a laptop, an LED projector, and a DSLR camera. Different masks of light were created using face tracking code; some responded to the movement of Bell's face and others responded to the sound of her voice.

In the video above, you'll see people pulling off some cool stunts on their BMX bikes. Even cooler is the fact that each of the stunts mix the music track being played. That's because the BMX has essentially been turned into a DJ's turntable.

Playing with gelatinous goo is fun. Add some wonky sounds to the mix, and I may just be captivated for hours. And that's exactly what Noisy Jelly offers.

Although it's advertised as a game, Noisy Jelly is more of a cross between a home science kit and a musical instrument. The kit comes with agar agar powder, some dyes and a variety of moulds that you use to make a series of colorful jellies of different shapes.

Turntables are usually used to make music. But Robert Howsare looked at two turntables he had lying around his house, and decided to do something a bit different.

Want to take the awesomeness of Skyrim to a whole new level? How about playing it in virtual reality? That's right, a setup now exists that allows you to fully immerse yourself in the world of the the Elder Scrolls.

At this year's South by Southwest, there was a poster that advertised gigs for a number of local bands. While most such posters would have to rely on the talents of a graphic designer to create a visual enticement for the band, this particular poster packed a little something extra: auditory enticement. By pressing on a thumbnail of one of the featured bands, you could actually hear a small sample of the band's music.

The poster, dubbed the Listening Post, uses conductive ink to make this feat possible. Pressing the thumbnail completes an electrical circuit that activates a circuit board connected to speakers and a small amount of memory.

[Photo: Swann]Doorbells are boring, right? Wrong: The MP3 DJ Doorbell lets you change your doorbell from the boring standard ding-dong to any song you want. Now, when your in-laws are on the way to visit, you can queue up the Jaws theme song (much to the displeasure of your spouse). And you can herald the entrance of your best buddy with the Star Wars Main Theme.

How does it work? The MP3 DJ Doorbell includes a doorbell unit that you can easily mount using the double-sided tape found on its back and a speaker unit that you can mount anywhere in your house. The two components communicate wirelessly and can talk to each other from a distance of up to 330 feet.

Wheee! [Photo: The Mark Brothers/Mocha.uk]It's a common scene: You find yourself huddled under the desk, trying to figure out the one cord out of 30 that needs to be unplugged. It's usually a 50-50 chance, and more often than not, things don't exactly come up Milhouse. Instead, you unplug the wrong cable, and your computer come screeching to a halt, again. Unsaved work: lost. Blood pressure: rising.

We've seen lots of clever attempts at labeling cables in the past, including using old bread bag tags, but I have to say, the Mark Brothers cable label dudes are probably the most interesting of the solutions seen to date.