June 24, 2008
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
June 19, 2008
Fun Math Trick Video
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s video of a fun math trick. via metacafe Consumer, Cool, Educational, math, math trick video ... More
How to Become 3 Inches Taller through Surgery!
Here’s a guy in Germany who gets his hips sawed off then a remotely controlled rod implanted in his legs as shown above to lengthen his legs. I remember my mom telling me about these new hormones that could help kids grow taller about 20 years ago now you can do it with a simple (or should I say risky) surgery. Only 4,000 people in the world ... More
Wii HACK - Industrial Robot with Wiimote!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember the industrial robot that could swing that big ass arm? Well, here’s another one but is more sensitive for precise control. This is a small presentation of a university project I have worked on for the last 6 months. Using a real-time system the ... More
June 18, 2008
Survival DIY - How to Sleep in a Garage without getting Caught!
Well, I am glad that I almost came to the point of being on the streets just a couple months ago but saved. Here’s a survival guide on how to sleep in a garage without getting caught, the professional homeless way. Hey, you never know these excellent tips might come in handy. When you find yourself having to do what you have to do to make ... More
Optical Illusion Dinosaur Watches you!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a great optical illusion of a dinosaur turning his head. In reality, the dinosaur is not moving at all. via neatorama Consumer, Cool, Design, dinosaur, Educational, Entertainment, Funny, optical illusion, samsung ... More
Windows XP runs on iPhone with Citrix!
Here’s a cool news that you can run Windows XP remotely on an iPhone. Which doesn’t surprise me since that’d be a good way to check up on your home computer while traveling. The funny thing is it uses “unix” app to do that, meaning there’s Unix underlying the whole thing so if Windows gives you a blue death ... More
Surgery Robot Folds Origami Bird!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, check out this surgery robot that fold origami bird the size of a penny! What you see here is the da Vinci Surgical System, a pair of remote controlled arobotic arms design for keyhole surgery, folding an origami bird. This seemingly frivolous use for the k ... More
Samsung WiMAX Wave2 Products!
Isn’t it great that Samsung has probably developed over couple hundred WiMAX devices in the last few years while we, in the U.S., don’t even get to see WiMAX yet? But no worries, as soon as Sprint gets their stuff together, we should be able to take advantage of the numerous different WiMAX devices available already by Samsung. The goo ... More
DIY Lego-Built Wall-E!
Cute lego Wall-E huh? Joe Meno, editor of BrickJournal magazine, built the first well-done model of Pixar’s adorable little robot Wall-E. The creation features moving parts including the neck and arms and rolling treads and took three months to plan. via gizmodo - brothers-brick brick, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entert ... More
