June 18, 2008
DIY - How to Make Red Laser Wax Bulb!
Here’s a fun DIY on how to make your own glowing red laser wax bulb. A lot of work for little results but still, now you know how to do it. this will show you how to make an awesome night light using a laser, wax, and a light bulb. via instructables Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Househol ... More
DIY - How to Make Heat Blocking Curtains!
This one’s pretty much common sense but still a really good idea on how to make heat blocking curtains using insulated materials. To save electricity with our super expensive A/C, I constructed reflective curtains to block sunlight from warming our house. Think auto windshield. This is super simple and kind of obvious, but it works well. via ... More
June 17, 2008
DIY - How to Measure Speed of Light using Chocolate!
Here’s a really cool science experiment that allows you to measure speed of light by putting chocolate in the microwave and measuring the hot spots. In this Instructable, the first in a series using the book How to Fossilize Your Hamster And Other Amazing Experiments for the Armchair Scientist as inspiration, we use a bar of chocolate to mea ... More
DIY HACK - How to Convert a Microphone into an FM Spy Listener!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun hack that shows you how to install an FM transmitter so you can spy on wherever the Microphone is. via instructables Audio, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, fm-transmitter, Gadgets, Hack, Hack, HOWTO, metacafe, micr ... More
HACK - How to Open Electric Doors with Giant Magnets!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Apparently, some electric and electromagnetic doors can be opened easily with these giagantic magnets. The ‘ring of the devil’ is capable of attacking this kind of electronic motor lock on two ways. Scenario 1: An electronic motor is nothing more then a meta ... More
June 16, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Light Bulb Oil Lamp!
Here’s a great way to re-use your old light bulbs and turn them into oil lamps for your pleasures. It does look dangerous though if you cracked the light bulb and the oil starts spilling out everywhere… wait a minute, that’d cause some serious fires! This instructable covers the entire process, from a new light bulb to a new ... More
DIY - How to Install a Central Vacuum System in your Home!
Well, if you want to save some bucks while installing a central vacuum system in your house, here’s a perfect DIY for it although I do not recommended it. After several months of research, I installed a central vacuum system in my house during many nights and weekends from December 2004 through January 2005. It was a big project, but well wo ... More
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
DIY - How to Install a Rain Tank and Re-use Rain water!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Here’s a really simply way to re-use your rain gutter water for feeding your plants. Why didn’t I think of this before? Rain tanks collect and store rain water, and they’re a viable green alternative for lawn maintenance since landscaping represents a huge drain on water resources ... More
June 7, 2008
DIY - How to Make Asian Lamp from Recycled Materials!
Here’s a cool DIY showing you how to make a Japanese lamp from recycled materials. A cheap but attractive paper “shoji” style lamp that uses mostly recycled parts and is easy to put together. via instructables Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Gadgets, Household, HOWTO, lights, recycled materials ... More
