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X10 Control via iPhone!

by max on April 7th, 2009
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X10 is the communication standard for automating your household electronic devices via the exisiting power line in your home. X10 has always been popular for controlling your house lights, sprinklers, and whatnot but someone has a good demo video on how to control your X10 devices via an iPhone. I don’t find this super-amusing since X10 has been implemented for web-enabled co ...

Carbon Fiber Toilet Seat!

by max on February 9th, 2009
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Wow, I need this carbon fiber toilet seat, it would be great to have one of these in my bathroom, can someone get one for me? It makes you go faster! “You know how fast a little fiber can make you go”. “It makes you go faster”. We’ve heard them all! We’re proud to offer a genuine carbon fiber toilet seat, made with hand layered carbon fiber around a premolded foam co ...

More Fun Gadgets Roundabout!

by max on February 7th, 2009
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Here’s today’s fun gadgets roundabout from the Sleep Revolution blog: Now you can graffiti walls without actually doing so using UV tech. Also, you can get the Rubik’s Cube lamp for your bedroom, it will look really cool. And you might need the multimedia chair for ultimate gaming. The wedge alarm is a really good idea to protect against snooping intruders. Why di ...

Gun DIY - How to Make A Blowdart Gun!

by max on February 6th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun way to make a blowdart gun with regular household parts. Just don’t use anything poisonous, we won’t be responsible for any damages/death while you make this toy. Most, if not all, of the ingredients for this recipe are probably in your home or office already. We would ...

Concept Multi-compartment Refrigerator!

by max on September 13th, 2008
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Concept Multi-compartment Refrigerator! This concept multi-compartment fridge lets you store different food groups separately. Of course, it’s a good way for students to share their fridge without eating up each others food. This concept (?) fridge from Electrolux uses modular stacking mini-units to provide personal refrigeration compartments for everyone in the household — ...

Australian Student Invents Cheap way to make Solar Cells!

by max on August 23rd, 2008
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A PhD student in Australia has found a cheap way to make solar cells with household parts. If this process works as well as thought-of, we might have solar cells popping up everywhere with DIYers who make their own solar cells. An Australian PhD student has found a cheap way to make solar cells with nail polish, a pizza oven and an ink jet printer. 23-year-old Nicole Kuepper’s i ...

DIY - Robotic Yellow Drum Machine plays Drums!

by max on April 2nd, 2008
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Wow, this has to be one of the cooler DIY robots I’ve seen in a long time. Basically, it plays drums. Not real drums, but it plays your household stuff like vases as drums. Beautifully done, we give it an A+ for the creators. (Btw, we are not selling the blog for $1000, our readers say it’s too cheap! How much should we sell it for? j/k April FOOLS!) Notice how the rob ...

Wii HACK - Wiimote Curtain Control!

by max on March 2nd, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Haha, this one is cool one to have. The curtain control system is an existing system from Goelst and is called “G-Rail 6200″. Normally it is controlled by infrared or wallswitches. However, it can also be controlled with a CAN bus. I used this CAN bus to interface with an old PC. ...

Life on the rocks

by David Allen on February 27th, 2008
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Well it could be if these were really rocks that weigh in at 100 pounds or so, but clearly these are just soft furnishings that look like rocks. The kids clearly love these as will any pets such as the dog, and on an eco friendly matter these are made from 100% virgin wool and naturally they are filled with hypoallergenic polysilicone filler, which just has to be good, doesn’t it? Siz ...

Easy plug switching

by David Allen on February 27th, 2008
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For people who have to use an extension lead in order to house all of the plugs that are needed to get power for all of your hi tech gadgets and any else that you are going to need to get you through the day. This means that the plugs can stay in place but the power can be switched off by just raising the plug and therefore cutting the power to that particular device. Source [Yanko Desi ...