May 19, 2007
Live Blogging - Zedomax Booth at Maker Faire
Hey we are live at the Maker Faire, blogging live! See our automated camera that follows people? Well, it’s a $160 Logitech camera we got in a hurry at Best Buy last night just before the store closed. Glad we got it working although the internet here sucks sometimes. Anyway, our booth is really popular! Garrett is doing a great job ... More
May 16, 2007
DIY HACK - Wireless Keyless Entry using Relays
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a very simple wireless keyless entry DIY using some relays and stuff, very similar to the Wiimote Door Unlocker. The mechanism is simple enough, just a momentary button on the panel in my apartment, but the mess of wires in the wall is a little un ... More
May 15, 2007
DIY HACK - HOW TO make a Rotating LCD!
Wow, check out this cool DIY on how to make a rotating LCD! This IS very useful for reading PDFs and whatnot. If you don’t want to make one or you are about buy a new LCD, there’s also bunch of LCDs out there that already rotates. (which I use at work) CNET has a great review of rotating LCDs. This fixture is very usefull for rotate ... More
May 14, 2007
DIY HACK - Supercharged Airplane
Check out this cool supercharged airplane you can make in your free time! The single-sheet paper airplanes you made when you were a kid (or perhaps last week in your cubicle) were, well, kid stuff compared to this beefed-up paper craft, which uses an electric motor from an old pager or toy powered by a big electrolytic capacitor. Known as a ... More
May 11, 2007
DIY Thumb Pianos!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, check out some of these really cool DIY Thumb Pianos! Sometimes an instrument you know can become something else altogether. Bob Collier has been constructing his own thumb pianos, adding amplification, effects, self-sampling features, and novel cases in ... More
May 10, 2007
Automatic Color Sorting
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Check out this Automatic Color Sorting DIY that uses some DC and stepper motors from an old HP printer and uses Parallax’s new 32bit processor as the brain. Brilliant! This could be great to low budget project requiring color sorting. Once the Sensor was figured out I started to build ... More
May 8, 2007
DIY - How to make a Soju Lamp
Similar to the previous post, here’s Zedomax Soju Lamp. The great thing is that I didn’t even TRY to make it, it was just there from my dedication to drinking daily while blogging. (Yes, if you are over 18, we recommend this route. Make sure to have a companion while drinking. DWC - Drink with a companion) Although I drink beer mo ... More
May 7, 2007
DIY KITS - Container Home Kit CHK
Check out these cool Container Home Kits from Lot-EK. These would be great for quick setup of your new vacation home while saving earth too by re-using. Lot-ek’s scalable system can accommodate anywhere from 640-2560 square feet, and comes fully equipped and ready to plop on-site with built-in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and fully insulated A ... More
DIY HACK - Build your own Altoids Digital Thermometer!
Here’s a fun little project Digital Thermometer DIY that you can read and make your own with an Altoids can! via This instructable will show you how to create a multifunction platform with a thermometer, chronograph (count up timer), count down timer, and light display. It is also intended to be a platform for other analog sensors or any o ... More
May 5, 2007
DIY PHOTOGRAPHY - Collapsible Light Tent
Wow, we’ve seen a lot of light boxes and tents for photography floating on the internet before but here’s a “collapsible” light tent that might actually be useful and easy to store simultaneously. Ever wanted to take pictures of small items around your house and make them look like it was done at a studio? It’s possib ... More
May 4, 2007
DIY HACK - Color Full Halo Lighting Table
Check out this cool halo lighting table you can make. Well with all those wires, I am not so tempted but some of you hackers can give it a try… via uniquedaily Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, Entertainment, Entertainment, Gadgets, Gadgets, give_it_a_try, Graphic ... More
May 1, 2007
DIY ROBOSAPIEN HACK - How to add remote controlled flamethower Robosapien!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow. This is awesome! (Not intended for people under the age of 18) Check out this cool remote controlled flamethrower robosapien! Just remember that I did warn you! So now if you blow off a hand or burn your house down you can’t blame me! Now we can get ... More
April 30, 2007
DIY HACK - Robotic DAT Tape Loader
Here’s a really cool DAT backup tape loader robot that being worked on. This might be a great way to automate your server backups especially if you own a hosting company. Thanks to D. Wilstar for the link! This is another cheap project, useful to those peoples too lazy to change backup tapes every night (If You said “What’s Ba ... More
DIY - How to make an authentic Mouse using a Dead Mouse
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Here’s a cool DIY on how to make a mouse using a dead mouse. It’s ironic because we found some mouse running around at my girfriend’s brother’s apartment the other day… But that’s a cute mouse. I don’t have the nerves to make one myself though. Hacked ... More
April 29, 2007
DIY - Build your own Johnny 5 Lego Mindstorm NXT!
This is awesome! Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) is one of my favorite movies ever and here’s a Johnny 5 Mindstorm NXT you can make! Johnny 5 is ALIVE! Build-your-own, Circuits, Circuits, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DIY-Build-your-own-Johnny-5-Lego-Mindstorm-NXT, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Educational, Entert ... More
April 27, 2007
Zedomax DIY 128 - HOW TO Make a Glowing Heart LED Night Light!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode I was at my local Dollar Store the other day and when I saw this Heart shaped Touch Light, I had to hack one for my gf.Here’s a quick hack on how to make a regular To ... More