Here’s a really cool DIY Servo robot built with *very* expensive servos, at $200-300 each! Of course, you can buy a similar consumer product like G-Robot from Japan here too.
First post here but figured I would share my most recent work; an RX-64 servo based custom human ...
Broken LCD? You might want to check out if your LCD is really broken of if it’s just its backlight. If its just a backlight problem, you should try reviving it using a lightbulb and an old CRT monitor case as this DIY shows you how. I think this could come in very ...
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Check out this awesome hack that involves a handheld flame thrower. There’s some schematics and build details here. The X-men-like handheld flame thrower uses hand gestures to control ...
Did you know you can download the autoHideStatusbar Firefox experimental extension to auto hide the annoying status bar once its done loading a website?
Well, now you do!
via howtogeek ...
Here’s a quick one, how to restore GRUB boot loader after installing Windows for those of you Ubuntu users. I used to know how to do this but keep forgetting, hence the point of this post.
This tutorial will explain how to restore Grub after installing Windows 7/Vista/Xp. ...
Here’s an awesome lock hack that uses Arduino to create a door lock that can detect your “secret knocks” to open the door. I like everything except that people might be able to hide nearby and hear your “secret knock”. Regardless of practicality ...
Check out this chart that shows average internet broadband speeds and costs around the world where the US falling a lot behind. Like I said in previous posts, we really need something happening, this is just way too slow, nevermind the cost. via gizmodo ...
You know those cheap tap lights you can get? Well, the here’s how to add an auto-off switch so you can use it as a bright night light that shuts off automatically or even a reading light. Whatever the case, adding an auto-off switch will make your battery on the tap li ...
Need some great ideas for making a custom PC? How about this Whiskey Bottle PC?
I am sure it’s going to take some thought and time before you can finish this project but these pics should help you and be confident that it can indeed be done.
I love to tinker with hardwa ...
It seems that may HAL9000 from 2001 A Space Odyssey may have actually been inspired by a real event, like many other things in sci-fi.
Things get blurred and confused these days I cannot determine if this is IBM or the Dharma Project.
Source [Boing Boing] ...
