June 26, 2008
Online Service lets Blind Surf the Internet from any Computer!
Here’s a cool new service that lets blind people surf the internet from any computer. To use it, the person must be using a Windows PC and type the URL address of the website in order to get to it. Provided that audio is working on the PC and there’s not internet connection problems, it should be a great solution. Well, it’s ... More
DIY Amateur TV Receiver!
Here’s another cool DIY amateur TV receiver! This is a 1.2 GHz microwave antenna made from regular 6″ household air duct. It picks up a signal from our new Amateur TV repeater. (The repeater will take a TV signal from anywhere in the local county, and retransmits it to everywhere in the local county.) The antenna looks like a giant fla ... More
June 25, 2008
DIY Recycled Newspaper Bench!
Yes, now it’s virtually possible to build a whole array of household furniture by simply recycling and compressing your good ol’ newspaper. Kaisin took regular newspapers, layered, glued and compressed them to create a building material that is as strong as wood. He then took these sheets and mimicked one of natures strongest forms, ... More
DIY Mechanical Digital Clock!
Here’s a cool DIY digital clock driven mechanically. Technically speaking, it’s a mechanical clock. Numbers are printed on vertical sliders and only reveal themselves when shifted into perfect alignment with the ‘display box’. When not aligned they look like random, alien forms. Click the image to see a short film. Video ... More
Great DIY Invention - Bike Turn Signal Jacket!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a very innovative bike turn signal jacket. This could be really good for motorcycles. When do these go in production? via boingboing bikes, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Gadgets, invention, LED, motorcycles, turn ... More
Photography Hack - Image Fulgurator inserts messages onto other people Digital Cameras!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting photography hacking tool. Basically the image fulgurator inserts messages onto other people’s photos by displaying the letters at the exact moment the innocent photographer’s flash goes off. Kind cool for sending messag ... More
June 24, 2008
DIY - How to Make your Own One Dollar Money Clip!
Here’s a real simple and easy way to keep your bills tidy and handy using 2 magnets, duct tape, and a dollar bill. Get it? It’s a money clip made from a couple of magnets and a bill of currency. He calls each one a “limited design”, because all paper currency in any country is uniquely numbered and therefore by its nature a “limited ... More
730 Ton Damper Ball Keeps Building Stable!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a 730 Ton Damper Ball that keeps Taipei 101 building in Taiwan stable, even during the Chinese earthquake as shown in the video. Here’s how it keeps it stable: What’s interesting about the 101 is that it has a gigantic suspended tuned ... More
World Record - 4,000 miles on a Juice Carton Boat!
Rhys Jones, a 22 year old, plans to travel 4,000 miles of water on his juice carton boat. If he succeeds, we may see more youngsters building their boats with… plastic bottles… The adventurer, who is the youngest person to climb the seven highest summits on each of the seven continents, plans to travel 4,000miles (6,400km) down a riv ... More
Firefox 3 Hack - How to Consolidate your Menu Buttons!
Here’s a cool hack on how to consolidate your menu buttons in Firefox 3. It’s pretty easy to do but in case you don’t know how… Just by moving a few small things around you can have all Firefox’s menu and location bar features, but without them taking up all the real estate. via lifehacker bar features, browser, C ... More
June 23, 2008
DIY Remote Controlled Tortoise(or Turtle?) Robot!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this is kinda nifty robot. It’s an RC controlled tortoise(or turtle) that does absolutely nothing but go really slow. R/C Tortoise is a very simple r/c tortoise “bot” with direct control, using a 4 channel radio system. It uses 4 sub mi ... More
New AeroCam Wind Turbine breaks $1 Per Watt Cost Barrier!
Supposedly, these new AeroCam wind turbines are more efficient than ever and you can put them on the roof of your house for the most efficient wind electricity production ever. If you can afford the high price tag of $250,000 USD for a 250kW system, it might be well worth your money than getting solar panels for your roof. The AeroCam’s un ... More
DIY - How to Build a Skateboard-Windsurfer Thingee!
I have always been fond of different windsurfing gadgets people bring to have fun over at Ocean Beach, here’s how to make your own skateboard-turned-windsurf thingee. If this goes on sand, I might build one. Here’s my contribution to the movement, a land windsurfer with a 3.6 meter lugsail. It sails just exactly like a regular windsur ... More
Mario DIY - How to Make 1-Up Mario Candles!
Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own 1-Up Mario Candle. Go retro with this candle that looks like a 1up from Super Mario Bros.! I recommend you to read through the entire Instructable before you start. This is entered in the Let it Glow contest. Please vote it you like it! Thanks, enjoy! 1up, candles, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYou ... More
DIY - How to Make your own LED Chess Set!
Are you a chess fanatic and you need to play in the dark for some reason? Then check out how to make your own DIY Chess Set here. Video after the jump! Download latest version of Flash to view video!. I had just picked up a cheap-o glass chess set at my local arcade for the low low price of only 15,000 tickets. The novelty of playing with glas ... More
June 22, 2008
Trackstick for Google Earth Tracking your Travels!
Check out Trackstick if you are interested in automatically logging your travels so you can view them later on Google Earth! It works anywhere on the planet. Traveled locations can be shown via a red line that is traced on satellite photos and 3D terrain using the latest mapping technologies from Google™ Earth. Trackstick continuously records it ... More
Comcast 10 Million Pixel HDTV!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, this thing IS pretty amazing, when can I buy one for $2000? One thing for sure, Comcast has money to burn… The media wall covers an area of over 2100 square feet and uses four-millimeter LED lights, packed together as one giant, seamless array. It pla ... More
MIT Students Develop Solar Dish Capable of 1000X Sun Power!
Here’s a cool solar dish that is capable of “vaporizing” water the second you hit the apex of its dish. The MIT students have already formed a corporation, there’s no telling when this will be available for homes and offices. The results are staggering — the completed mirror focuses enough solar energy at its focal ... More
Cylons Explain Why DRM is Bad Idea!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an informational video by cyclons on why DRM is bad idea. via boingboing Audio, bad idea, boingboing, Business, Consumer, Cool, cyclons, digital rights management, drm, Educational, Entertainment, Music, Video ... More
Milkscanner - 3D scanning with LEGO and milk!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s milkscanner, a 3D scanner that gets each slice of the 3D scan with a spoon drop of milk! Friedrich Kirschner’s Milkscanner is a clever method for scanning 3D objects using only a webcam, some milk, and a camera rig made out of LEGO. The basic ... More
Fun Jet Engines
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 Here’s some fun jet engines videos for your weekend pleasures. via hackedgadgets Consumer, Cool, Educational, Entertainment, fun jet, Gadgets, jet engines, weekend pl ... More
June 21, 2008
How to Make an Umbrella Parabolic Microphone!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out how to make an umbrella parabolic microphone! via make Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, HOWTO, make, makezine, microphone, Projects, Pyro, umbrella ... More
June 20, 2008
Sunbrella is an Umbrella with Solar Powered Fans!
Here’s a new innovative way to change your next beach outing forever with the sunbrella that can re-use the sun’s rays to power its fans and cool you off while you bath in the sun. With so many uses, the Sun-Brella is a pretty neat tool, not only do you get a bit of from the sun; you can also get power from it at the same time. The dev ... More