October 3, 2007
iPhone DIY HACK - iFlash, External Flash for the iPhone
Here’s a way you can hack the ports on your iPhone and add some LED joys to your life! When the iPhone’s initial specs were released by Apple, tons of users complained about its lack of a camera flash. Using a USB connector, 4 white LED’s, and a tact switch, I built a removable flash unit. via iphonexe Apple, Audio, Audio, camera_flash ... More
September 30, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a GIANT, BRIGHT LED!
You guys are going to love this giant LED. It almost seems like there’s a LOT of circuit on it. (It that necessary?) Anyways, thumbs up for this cool giant LED. I wish they had a video on it… This project is 6″ seven-segment.All segments consist of fourteen 5mm super bright LEDs except dot segment it use only 4 LEDs.I design ... More
September 28, 2007
PIC Microcontroller Touch Keypad
Need a touch Keypad instead of the traditional 4×4 keypads? This might be the way to go. The actual data from the touch sensors is quite erratic and requires some software processing. Basically you create a pulse for each of the ports and read the data with the instruction following the pulse signlal rise. Then read the ports the same way ... More
DIY HACK - HOWTO extend your Wifi Antenna by 2-3 times!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this is a cool wifi antenna hack. I knew it, those wifi companies were just selling us bunk extended Antennas just so they can charge $30 more… via antenna-hack, antennas, Circuits, Circuits, Computer, Computer, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoI ... More
September 27, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own Jacobs Ladder version 2!
Wow, check out this Jacobs Ladder too! This is how I used a neon sign transformer to create my own classic sci-fi prop the Jacobs Ladder. A Jacobs Ladder is nothing more than two vertical wires attached to a very high voltage. The wires which form the ladder are close together at the base but diverge as they go up. When switched on an electric arc ... More
Batteries powered using p…
Here’s some batteries you can power with some human p… You can even use it 3-5 times to re-fuel your batteries! This is tight, too bad it’s only available in Japan. I’d get one next time I head over there! In February we talked about a Pee Powered battery that was in the testing phase in Japan. Now it would seem they hav ... More
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own Jacobs Ladder!
Here’s a cool DIY on making your very own Jacobs Ladder. I always goto Fry’s with my friend Eric and find that they have this giant Jacobs Ladder that’d go off as soon as you were about to touch motherboards and whatnot. But this is great that now I know how it’s made. The basic construction and principle of a Jacobs lad ... More
September 24, 2007
How things change over time
This is a great image which demonstrates the humble 1 GB, the device that looks like a nuclear bomb is a 1 GB hard drive as made by IBM around twenty years ago, and then it was a top item. While in the mans hand is a SD memory card, which we know can hold anything up to and beyond 20 GB’s, I wonder what technology will be like in a further twen ... More
September 21, 2007
DIY HACK - How to create LED Lightfish!
Wow, check out these LED Lightfish! Haha, we have a new word, “Lightfish“. (When will they put it on Merrium and Webster encyclopedia?…I mean dictionary.) Yes, that’s a simple hack, an LED and a 3V 2230 Battery…and rubberband of course. :p And this looks pretty cool once installed inside the water. Hmmm…th ... More
September 20, 2007
Let there be light
Now this is a really neat little idea that could put some light on the subject! This torch is merely a nine volt battery with the business end of a torch fixed onto to it, this is one of those things that everyone could have made, but never got around to it. These are handy to place in cupboards and drawers for emergencies as they do not take up ... More
September 14, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a Homebrewed Radio using paper clips, magnet wire, and razor blade
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Wow, check out this homebrewed radio you can make in your spare time! The first time I tried this, it didn’t work. It was frustrating, but I just went through my materials, blued the razor blade and it worked. The second time I tried to get it to work, I couldn’t get a station, I just go ... More
September 12, 2007
Halloween DIYs - Pitchfork LED, Talking Halloween Basket, and spinning wireless thingee
Pitchfork LED! Although we haven’t been doing much DIYs lately, you can check out the Pitchfork LED for ideas for this Halloween! Here’s the really cool spinning bluetooth wireless hoverboard! Now if you are really serious, you can make this talking Halloween basket using couple LEDs and a CUBLOC chip. Hmmm…I just can’ ... More
DIY HACK - HOWTO Update the Arduino
Here’s a little hack on HOWTO update your Arduino Chip from David Fowler. (Thanks David!) After doing the reset mod to my Arduino Compatible Bare Bones Boards I wanted to update the firmware to get the full benefit of the Diecimila update. I followed the directions on the Arduino website but could not succeed. I sent emails and did web sear ... More
August 16, 2007
iPhone HACK - iPhone Voice Recorder
Check out this cool home brewed iPhone Voice Recorder. Tight. My iPhone broke. The screen just died a slow death, getting brighter and brighter and then very hot and then…nothing…over the course of a morning. With no phone to play with this morning, I did a lot of thinking and hunting through iPhone foundation files instead. And I see ... More
DIY HACK - The Redneck 30 minute hovercraft using cardboard box and save precious resources too!
Yep, you CAN make a hovercraft during your lunch break now. Just follow the directions! I built a working hovercraft using cardboard and a shop vacuum in 30 minutes. You can build a hovercraft quickly and easily using cardboard, duct tape, and a vacuum. There are excellent instructions available on the Internet. I adapted these standard instructi ... More
July 31, 2007
The minimalist clock
We all need to know the time, even if it is only once a day. But many of the clocks that are around these days are mainly all casing and with a tiny clock mechanism that runs the important stuff, like the hands. So it is great to see a clock that has been cut back to the minimum, with only the battery used as a stand and a plain flat sheet as the ... More
July 30, 2007
The PIX Visual LED
This device can show the world, ok the area around you what sort of mood you are in, the device is fitted with a small 177 LED and has a software tool which helps to change the visual image that is being displayed, Features: Other users’ ID transmitted can be searched on the PIX community Website. ‘Match icon comparison’ functio ... More
July 24, 2007
The Green Laser
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Well, Frank was coool enough to send me some really really cool green laser pointers. You CAN in fact burn matches and black electrical tape among other things but the)greatest thing is that you can hack it to be a little dance room for ya~ (if you know what i ... More
July 22, 2007
The iPod Boom Box
Just what every iPod owner has been waiting for, the ultimate boom box, with iPod docking station, seven inch LCD panel with built in TV tuner, memory card slot, USB port, DVD player and FM Radio, what more could possibly want in a portable player? Features: 7-inch LCD Display 1440 x 234 Resolution with 16:9 Aspect Ratio TV System: PAL B/G, PAL I ... More
July 18, 2007
Electric plant prototype
Do you ever get fed up with all of those electrical sockets that lay empty? Well you can now brighten them up with a nice flower planter. Now that is flower power! These have been designed by serial socket filler Scott Amron of Die Electric, who has made installations for the electric sockets out of some very odd things indeed, including fire ext ... More
July 17, 2007
Moving LED coffee table
The LED lights move when something is placed on or near the table, so if you placed a glass of wine on it the light would move to be on underneath it, the same goes if you waved your hand over the table, the light come on and follow your movement. The surface can be made from either glass or plastic, depending on your preference. Inside the tabl ... More