July 8, 2008
DIY - How to Make Your Own F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet!
Remember the guy in China who made his own Helicopters? Well, it seems like there are instructions floating on the internet showing you how to make your own F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet planes. Now, I don’t think anyone will make one but you never know so…. Aside from making the damn thing, the pictures are pretty interesting. I ... More
July 7, 2008
DIY - How to Make Fakeout Stereo to Deter Thieves!
Here’s a cool instructables on how to make a fakeout stereo face to deter thieves from stealing your precious stereo face. This faceplate is made using the original Delco radio/cassette tape player that came with the truck, some Velcro, and a lot of epoxy glue. I left half of a cassette sticking out of the tape player for added effect. Addit ... More
Chess Set made from Recycled Auto Parts!
With all the nifty little stuff people can create out of recycled parts, here’s another cool chess set made from recycled auto parts. Nice… Combining art and function, Ramirez sculpts each piece from automobile parts — even the heads of the bishops are made of NGK and AC DELCO spark plugs! via gizmosforgeeks ac delco spark pl ... More
July 6, 2008
Sharp working on Solar LCD TVs!
Sharp is working on solar LCD TVs for houses without electricity. The only question I have is, if they don’t get electricity, will they get any TV reception at all? (Maybe air reception is good… real good…) LCD prototype which uses just a quarter of the power (or a third measured annually) of a conventional CRT with the same sc ... More
July 5, 2008
DIY - How to Start BBQ Charcoals Faster with Hair Dryer!
Believe it or not, this guy claims that he can start BBQ charcoals faster with his homemade wire-mesh and hair dryer. You might want to consider trying this method for your Independence Weekend BBQ. Whenever I have trouble starting coals for my BBQ I grab a hair dryer, point it at my grill and pull the trigger. One minute later I have red hot coa ... More
Bullet Proof Vest Creator Shoots himself for testing!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting story of the guy who creates bullet-proof vests. What’s interesting is his story as a pizza delivery boy. Richard Davis, former U.S. Marine and onetime pizza delivery guy in Detroit, survived a gun shootout (he killed three a ... More
Firewinder is an Outdoor Lighting that runs on Wind Power!
Wow, here’s a cool firewinder outdoor lighting that runs on pure wind power! Firewinder® is a sculpturally designed outdoor light, which harnesses the wind no matter from which direction it blows creating a beautiful upward spiralling light - every time the wind blows. via ohgizmo -redferret Consumer, Cool, Earth, Educational, firewinder, ... More
235MPG Volkswagon!
If the tour of VW Factory impressed you, I am sure you will enjoy their new 2-seater 235MPG car too. Volkswagen’s had its super-thrifty One-Liter Car concept vehicle — so named because that’s how much fuel it needs to go 100 kilometers — stashed away for six years. The body’s made of carbon fiber to minimize weight (t ... More
July 4, 2008
Gas Hack - Pre-Purchase Gas Cards and Save on Rising Gas Prices!
It looks like there’s now a “pre-pay” solution to saving some money on by purchasing gas in advance. You can go to MyGallons.com to purchase your future gas at current prices. The high price of gasoline has some U.S. drivers looking to the future. A recently introduced service called MyGallons.com allows drivers to fill up thei ... More
DLP TV HACK - How to Reset Your Samsung DLP TV Lamp Hours Setting!
Well, today, my 42″ Samsung DLP TV I bought in 2005 broke down on me. The only thing I got from the TV was a Lamp LED going on and off. So I figured that it was time for the Lamp to be swapped out for a new one. Before doing that, I ran into this blog posts about how to reset the Lamp hour setting on the Samsung DLP TV. Once I resetted the ... More
July 3, 2008
DIY Robot with Polymorph Plastic!
In case you didn’t know, Polymorph plastic is probably the best molding material for DIYers who need to customized plastic parts. You can get polymorph plastic here. via hackedgadgets Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Gadgets, molding material, Robots, Robots, technology ... More
House DIY - How to Build A Motorized Window Blind Controller!
Here’s a cool DIY documenting how you can build a motorized window blind controller just under $15. For a long time I just waited until I got home in the afternoons to open my blinds, but my plants suffered from a lack of light. They were not dying by any means, but they were not healthy, and their growth was severely stunted. I needed to fi ... More
Texas Instruments DLP Pico-Projector Demo
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool video of how the new Texas Instruments DLP chip could fit a full-sized projectors into cellphones and other small devices. Here’s some other online resources for the TI DLP Pico Projectors: DLP® Products Shows New Developments in Pico- ... More
Future Hovering Spy Drones Reviewed!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s an interesting video on future hovering spy drones. Well, my hopes are there are no wars in the future and that these future hovering spy drones will only serve to prevent wars. Where are my tax dollars damn Uncle Sam? This video shows, which i ... More
DIY Duck Cam is a walking Polaroid Camera!
Check out this Duck Cam, a walking Polaroid camera that captures pictures and prints them out for ya. video after the jump. Therefore I am making a ‘Magical Image Digesting Duck’, by hacking digital camera, printer, vacuum cleaner, mp3 player and connecting them by a single microcontroller. The duck, Charlie travels to many tourists ... More
July 2, 2008
DIY - How to Make Sound Absorbing, Stackable Gobos!
If you are a musician, you will reap cash-savings benefits from making these stackable Gobos for your garage music studio. Now, here’s how to make those pesky little sound-absorbing, stackable gobos! Gobos are really useful things especially if you’re working in a sub-par recording environment (ie. your living room). So what exactly is ... More
22-Foot Tall Giant Robot made out of Styrofoam!
Yes, perhaps making robot sculptures out of styrofoam may have some merits such as in 3D-movie making but you do get to pass a lot of time in a hurry. Michael Salter is something of a pack rat. Instead of letting all that clutter go to waste as some might, however, he puts it to good use — or into making robot sculptures. You may remember these ... More
DIY - How to convert a Disposable Camera into an Emergency Strobe Light
Here’s a cool hack that shows you how to turn your regular old Kodak disposable camera into an emergency strobe light. The hack does require some soldering but not too much work for some cool effects. This instructable involves modifying a device that operates on 300v DC, so I am NOT responsible if you injure or kill your self and/or any ... More
June 30, 2008
Electric Fireflies for your (Kids’) night viewing pleasures!
Having a hard time finding a great lasting gift for your kids or yourself? Here’s electric fireflies that glow in the night to soothe your ever-lasting romantic nights with your loved ones. Whether that’s your kid or your wife, we will leave that up to you but do play nice in bed. Fireflies are becoming increasingly rare in Japa ... More
Concept Grill Table for your next House Party!
Although still barely a concept, it might not be too hard to come up with your own BBQ table that embeds the grill as part of the table. Actually, I’ve seen these concept grill tables in life over in Korea. All the Korean BBQ restaurants there got these about 20 years ago. Well, talk about a new concept when it’s been beat to dea ... More
June 26, 2008
DIY - How to Make your own Lunchbox Linux Firewall!
As an avid fan of Linux operating systems ever since I took Minix class, which Linux was born from, I love to hear about cool little DIYs on making a Linux firewall out of a lunch box. The greatest thing about Linux operating systems in comparison to Windows or any other operating systems is that it can be easily custom tailored to do one thing wh ... More
Pistol Cams may Offer the “truth” behind every Gun Shot!
Pistol Cam, a gun-attachable camera that records audio and video during a gun shot, may help document and provide a solid evidence for every gun shooting by the police. Whether the cop has shot a person unnecessarily or not, the Pistol Cam may be effective in reducing wrongly-convicted police crimes or people who get shot by accident by cops. Curr ... More
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