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House DIY - How to Build A Motorized Window Blind Controller!

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, HOWTO, Motor, Projects, technology by max on the July 3rd, 2008 at 5:00 pm

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 find a way to open and close my blinds automatically when I was not at home.

via instructables

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DIY HACK - How to make your own Automated “James Bond style” Party Room!

Posted in Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Funny, Gadgets, Hack, Household, LED, Microcontroller, Projects, Video, lights by max on the May 7th, 2008 at 10:27 am

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One of our long-time readers and a winner of a free Green Laser, Brian Gaut from Schwippy, has made a new website explaining how to make the Emergency Party Button and transform your livingroom into an automated “Jame Bond style” party room.

As seen in the video, this is a great way to transform your livingroom into a party dance club.

Once Brian presses on the emergency party button, the curtain closes automatically, light dim out, then all the party lights, music, laser, steam, and strobe lights start coming out.

Really neat, great job Brian for finally documenting your party invention!

Basically, it is exactly what it sounds like; a button that instantly launches a party. When pressed, the blinds to my apartment close, the kitchen, hallway, dining room, and living room lights dim, the stereo starts blasting Haddaway - What Is Love, black lights turn on, laser lights start moving to the music, a strobe light goes on, and the fog machine starts up.

With another press of the button, the party is gone as easily as it started.

It may not be the most hi-tech thing in the world, but people sure as hell love it when they come over.

DIY HACK - How to make your own Emergency Party Button!

(The Emergency Party Button)

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(Strobe Light)

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(Fog Machine)

The parts are pretty discrete so if you live with your parents, you might even use this method to “hide” your weekend parties while your parents are gone.

via plasma2002

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