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400 Watt Wind Generator for Your Home!

by max on April 19th, 2009
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If your house gets a lot of wind, (let’s say for example you live near the beach) you might benefit from installing these 400-watt wind generators to power your 12V garden gadgets. For do-it-yourselfers, this is a perfect wind generator to get started on re-using the free wind power that’s floating around your home. Uses wind to generate power and run your appliances and el ...

Home DIY - How to Make Stainless Steel Backsplash Wall for your H ...

by max on March 13th, 2009
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Here’s a great way to refresh your home using stainless steel sheets you can get at Home Depot. Simply apply them to your walls and create a new modern “metallic” look at fraction of doing something else to your wall. To compliment rather modest appliances and modest materials for the counters and floors, John used a thin sheet of stainless steel for his backsplash. ...

Re-Make - DIY Dead (Death) Star Art made from old Batteries!

by max on September 26th, 2008
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Here’s a great use for re-making stuff, use old batteries to make a death (or dead) star! Dead Star is made from residual battery at the end of their duty. Left to itself, the sculpture will slowly cool down since there is no longer electronic activity taking place in it. The hundreds of batteries were once used to power appliances before they finish ...

Rotating Power Outlets!

by max on September 16th, 2008
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Rotating Power Outlets! Have you noticed how outlets are “not” made for appliances and gadgets? Well, that’s because someone decided to make fixed power outlets and us consumers have been using outdated technology for years without our consent or knowledge. Yes, it must be a government conspiracy but here’s rotating power outlets to change all that negative thin ...

Folding Solar Charger for 12V DC devices!

by max on June 8th, 2008
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Here’s a nice array of solar cells that can power any 12V DC device (That’s anything with a car adaptor too). A stylish charger that´s small enough to slip in a cargo trouser pocket or glove compartment, but opens up into a powerful portable solar panel with near universal connectivity. Suitable for charging handheld devices and rechargeable batteries, small 12V accessorie ...

Foam Car built by a Lithuanian!

by max on June 1st, 2008
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A Lithuanian builds a car from scratch using polyurethane foam. It’s an amazing work of an art. Perhaps he did it because foam weighs less than other meterials? The car is probably not your daily driver but still, with the 30″ chrome wheels, you can at least look good in it. Polyurethane, the wonder-polymer used in everything from appliances and textiles to electronics ...

Save energy on standby

by David Allen on July 2nd, 2007
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The standby button on a lot of electrical devices, and also that fact that people leave a lot of appliances plugged in the socket, means a lot of power wasted over the year, and if every home does the same, it works out at a lot of wasted power. There are calls to have the standby buttons removed, but that would mean replacing all of your appliances and not everyone wants to that. So he ...