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2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA HDD Dock with Cooling Fan for backing ...

by max on October 18th, 2008

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.gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } I have to admit opening up my harddrive everytime ...

DIY - How to Make a Vertical Wind Turbine!

by max on September 29th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this really cool DIY on how to make a vertical wind turbine. This thing can produce some good amount of electricity for under $300. With this one I am hoping to get the 100 watts. Here is how I did it. First we need: –5 pvc tube. size 3″X10′ (hardware store)$48 –3 ...

Robocut - Lawnmower Robot with Basic Stamp!

by max on September 16th, 2008
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Check out the Robocut, a lawnmower robot with Basic Stamp as controller. You can even buy the kit so you can build one yourself. Now, if you can get one of these DIY kits and make it solar, that’d be something to watch. “RoboCut, is a BASIC Stamp powered robot. Two 12Volt motors with gearbox gives the two large drivewheels good traction and the robot can manouver in very s ...

VolksWagon 74 mpg Golf BlueMotion Concept!

by max on September 8th, 2008
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VolksWagon 74 mpg Golf BlueMotion Concept! For those of you Volkswagon-lovers or Golf-lovers (the car I mean), you are in luck as VW is working on a 105 horsepower, 184 lbs.-ft. of torque at a low 2,000 rpm diesel engine that could change the way you pump gas forever. At 74MPG, you would get about 700-800 miles of non-stop driving equal to a drive between San Francisco and Las Vegas almo ...

Magnet HACK - High-speed Magnetic Levitation / Floating Magnets D ...

by max on August 19th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a great demonstration of a levitating magnet with 2 high-speed rotating cylinders. Maybe someone can take this idea further and make us some hoverboards please! While working on science museum exhibits in 1990 I came up with the above idea: it is known that a spinning metal disk will lif ...

iPod to LP DOCK Converts your LP Discs into iPod!

by max on July 22nd, 2008
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Here’s a cool iPod to LP DOCK which allows you to convert your LP Discs on-the-fly to your favorite iPod. - Ion Audio USB turntablewith universal dock for iPod - Revolutionary new USB turntable that transfers vinyl to iPod - You can also use the included recording software toarchive your records to CD or MP3 - LP DOCK also has a line-level output for connecting to any home stereo ...

DIY Hexapod CNC Robot!

by max on June 6th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode I thought CNC machines were impressive, this one gets an extra star from me. Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode For these two videos I’m using a 1/16″ two flute slot cutter, the router is running at approx 35,000 Rpm, the additional bat ...

1370 Horsepower Turbine Jet Boat!

by max on May 28th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Damn, this thing IS a beast! Crammed with a sizzling turbine jet, this jet boat will pollute the air like crazy yet it’s so cool! This Turbine Jet-Boat is one fast ride. Looks like 1370 horse power is just enough for a wild water ski ride that you won’t forget. “The T58-GE-8F turbine t ...

It’s the turbofan toaster

by David Allen on December 20th, 2007
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Most people like a piece of toast every now and then, but with a conventional toaster it sometimes catches and burns or is under done, which is a bit of pain. However this is the toaster to beat all toasters as it will make a piece of toast within fifty seconds, which will mean that the baked beans will not get cold while you are waiting for the toast to cook. The fans will wiz around a ...

Cool your laptop down

by David Allen on June 20th, 2007
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This little fan comes in handy especially when you are working outside in the sun and you do not want the laptop to over heat and go wrong. So this fan goes over the fan bay and draws power from the USB port, so you will never have to worry about the heat anymore. Features: * World’s first Patented Notebook Air Extracting Fan. * It allows very quick extraction of the hot ...