(update)
My son pointed me to design page of Kyle A. Koch: " ... a (former) industrial design student at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, known as DAAP. This is where I share things about design, technology, creativity, and everything else that catches my eye ... ".
In particular see his use of Ponoko, a remote fabrication system that I have read about, but never really experienced. More about Ponoko. See his personal show room for Ponoko products. For example, a device for taking pictures of pages using an IPhone.
More about Ponoko's history.
And a recent ReadWriteWeb article on Ponoko.
