June 16, 2008
DIY - How to Make an Etching Tank With Aquarium Pump And Heater!
Check out this cool DIY on how to make your own etching tank with an aquariam pump and heater! I wanted to build an etching tank since i first saw one in an article on Make Blog. It was fun to make it and it will sure speed-up my PCB making process. The main thing that i wanted to achieve with my etching tank was to keep it thin so it holds up sma ... More
Solar Tree Collects energy during the Day and Poops it back at Night!
Here’s an interesting solar tree that collects energy during the day and emits pulses of lights at night. Collects and stores solar energy during the day, emits controlled pulses of light at night. Pulse frequency: 0.2Hz via make - ladyada Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, LED, lights, Microcontrol ... More
June 14, 2008
DIY Sound Sensitive Light Bar Controller!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting DIY light bar controller that might interest your weekend hacking desires. This device analyses the music it picks up via the electret microphone, then flashes the LEDs in time to the music. It’s encased in the box SparkFun sent me ... More
June 13, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Skunk Motorcycle Helmet!
Really, I wouldn’t make something skunky like this but still, it’s funny as hell. Do you want your head to stand out in a crowd? Enjoy making people go “What was that?” Smell bad? This one is for you! I have seen motorcyclists with a “mohawk” stripe on their helmets, but I wanted a different one. My helmet is pl ... More
DIY HACK - How to Make RGB Door Combination Lock!
Here’s a creative way to make an RGB Door combination lock. This will really confuse any intruders from breaking in. Putting a custom designed electronic lock on your space seems like a geek right of passage. For our latest workspace, we decided to skip the boring numbered keypad and build a custom RGB backlit keypad powered by an Arduino. ... More
RGB Lights change Colors with Mixture!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting RGB lights that change color based on physical RGB mixture. In this project, water plays an important role as a interface to talk to the light. The lights light up in different colours depending on the different dyes added to the wate ... More
Ultrasonic Repellent Circuit Diagram!
If you are a hacker, DIYer and you don’t want to buy an ultrasonic repellent, you can build your own using free schematics on the web. The one above from electronic-circuits-diagrams Consumer, Cool, diyer, DoItYourself!, electronic circuits, free schematics, Gadgets, hacker, Household, ultrasonic repellent ... More
DIY - How to Block Phone Numbers on your Cellphone!
Here’s a great way to block phone numbers on your cellphone. Of course, it only works for text messaging but could be useful if you get spam on your cellphone. * AT&T: Log in at mymessages.wireless.att.com. Under Preferences, you’ll see the text-blocking and alias options. Here’s also where you can block messages from specific e-ma ... More
June 12, 2008
iPhone Hack - How To Turn an iPhone into a Moleskine Book!
Here’s a fun DIY on how to make a moleskine book casing for your iPhone. That’s fine, but the little iPod gets uncomfortable to hold after a while, and it lacks the presence of a real book. Imagine seeing an attractive girl (or boy) sitting outside a pavement café, drinking an espresso, smoking a Gauloise and reading a tatty paperback ... More
DIY Automated RC Cars with Ultrasonic Sensors can Drift…
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a neat DIY of automated RC cars that detect the walls and automatically (sorta) drift. If applied to real cars, this could be a great way to save lots of human lives in the future. The car-chase was made by holding a camera on a stick, chasing the ... More
DIY Hack - HOWTO Make A High Voltage Supply in 5 Minutes!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun DIY for experimenting with some high voltage from spare TV parts. In this Instructable you will learn how to make a High Voltage High Frequency power supply in 5 minutes and for less than $20. All you need is a compact fluorescent light (CFL) ... More
DIY - Build Your own Studio Apartment!
If this is true and anything like I bought from IKEA, you better watch out as the apartment WILL fall apart after 6 months of use. (Exceptions: If it’s overpriced, it’s not gonna break.) The furniture giant from Sweden is going viral with this giant box seen on Brooklyn streets promoting a new store in the NYC Borough. Build your own ... More
June 11, 2008
DIY iPhone HACK - How to get Free Online Magazines!
Well, here’s another cool hack that lets you get free online magazines using the same hack to get free wifi at Starbucks. You have an iPhone, or the handy User Agent Switcher for Firefox, there are a couple of sites that offer free digital versions of several popular magazines. I guess the idea is to try and capture email addresses, but you ... More
DIY Homer Simpson Clock talks on the hour and every hour!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a great way to hack your regular ol’ Homer Simpson Clock into something that does more… Sambuchi has made a cool Homer Simpson Clock Mod. He gutted a store bought clock and stuffed it full of electronics. It can now perform a light show ... More
DIY Paper Origami V-12 Four-Stroke Engine!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode This paper origami V12 engine actually runs! You can buy plans from the creator here. Built by a self-employed Montreal man named Yee, the Origami V-12 is a paper engine that pumps just like real engines (with the help of electrical wires, a resistor, a motor ... More
June 10, 2008
DIY - How to Make Ping Pong Lights!
Here’s a great DIY on how to make Ping Pong Lights! Actually, the “idea” or the “concept” is very creative. At some point last semester I realized that ping pong balls make great diffusers and look really cool when they are glowing. Next we concluded that a hundred glowing ping pong balls would look even cooler. It ... More
June 9, 2008
Plasma DIY - HOWTO Play with your Plasma Ball!
Do you own a Plasma ball? If yes, then here’s some tricks you can play with your plasma ball using some flourescent and other lights. find just looking and touching a plasma globe kinda boring, I wanted to do something more fun with the plasma globe. Some times later, I saw a short video on You Tube about a florescent tube lighting up when ... More
Pizza Hack - How to Order Dominos Pizza via Linux/Unix Command Line…why?
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Okay, here’s a video of how you can order Dominos PIzza via your Linux/Unix command line. Why? So you can setup cron-jobs daily and get your pizza ordered automatically. via hackedgadgets Consumer, Cool, Entertainment, Food, Hack, Hack, HOWTO, Jobs, Li ... More
June 8, 2008
DIY Wifi Gun Shooting Camera Tank Robot!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a really cool robot that can supposedly shoot some rounds of ammo and has a video transmitter. We didn’t load the gun with any ammo because we were in a school lab filled with faculty, you can still see the gun recoiling when you instruct it ... More
DIY How To Turn Your Toy Helicopter Into A Spy Camera Copter!
This one’s a no-brainer but cool regardless… via videojug brainer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, spy camera ... More
How to Make Your Own Iron Man Arc Reactor!
Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own Iron Man Arc reactor! This instructable is one of two parts detailing how to build an arc reactor and an iron man mask. Both work together but are written as seperate instructables for clarity. This part is for the Arc Reactor the Iron Man Mask can be found here: http://www.instructables.com/id/How- ... More
DIY - How to Make Earrings out of 1.44MB Floppy Disk Parts!
Make these geeky earrings out of your old AOL floppy disks and keep your guests wondering where you got those “cool” earrings. via instructables Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, floppy disk, floppy disks, Gadgets, how to make earrings, HOWTO ... More
Household Essentials Hack - How to Refill a Disposable Brita Brand Water Filter!
I am guilty of spending about $20 every month for a Brita water-filter but here’s a cool hack that shows you that all you gotta do is replace the carbon crap inside it. Why buy a replacement filter for $6 to $10 (or more) when you can refill your old filter cartridge housing for about 50 cents?! Refilling is quick, easy and economical. If y ... More
