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Eco-Friendly Wind Powered Toy Car!

by max on August 20th, 2008
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There’s has been no better time than today to learn about saving energy with the eco-friendly wind powered toy car. We suggest you to get one for your child for the best learning experience. Actually, I might get one myself it’s so cool… (Picture of the race car charging) Video of the wind-powered car in action: Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Cli ...

DIY Flame Thrower!

by max on August 6th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode (Jump to 1:11 for flames!) Here’s a cool DIY Flame Thrower project that will remind you of X-men characters. Definitely this isn’t as powerful as anything in the movies but will burn most things off pretty fast. The Pyro System is my final project for a mechanisms class in the spring of 2 ...

DIY - How to Build a Hard Disk Green Laser Projector!

by max on July 11th, 2008
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Here’s a really cool DIY showing you how to build a hard disk laser scanner made from bunch of old hard disks. My latest tinkery hardware and embedded systems project is a homebrew laser scanner. You know, the kind you see at planetariums- sweep a laser beam around on the wall really fast, and draw vector graphics. Commercial laser scanners have been around for decades now, but b ...

Solar Powered Backpack!

by max on June 17th, 2008
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Check out the solar powered backpack that let’s you charge your gadgets while you walk, ride the bike, or even chillin’ at the beach! From Voltaic comes this small light weight Green Solar Panel Converter Pack. Multiple attachment mechanisms mean it can work as a pannier on a bicycle, a tank bag on a motorcycle, a saddle pack, or a day bag attached to a lager rucksack. 4 wat ...