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Wine Bottle Screws!

by max on June 29th, 2009
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For those of you looking for simple wine cork alternatives for your favorite wine bottle, these cool “wine bottle screws” might be perfect for keeping your red liquid secure for another week. - link If you are a fan of whimsical and quirky items then give the Bottle Screws by Luckies a look. Available from here, the bottle screws fit snugly and securely into any open wine bot ...

WiFi DIY - How to Make a WiFi Radio!

by max on June 2nd, 2009
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Trust me, I am an avid WinAmp addict who listens to internet radio constantly. Here’s a great DIY on how to make your own WiFi radio! The most awesome project I have seen this year so far. The back panel is made of fiberboard from Home Depot. The Wi-Fi antenna is shown on the left. The LAN ports and buttons of the router are accessible through cutouts in the back panel. A 6-p ...

DIY Soda Can Robot “Robug” Kits for your Kids!

by max on April 19th, 2009
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Rather than buying your kids something from ToysRUs, you might want to consider getting him/her one of these cool soda can robug kits that can transfrom any soda can into a soda can “robug”. Explore the world of robotic science with the Soda Can Robug science kit from Green Science. Kids age 8 and up can recycle a soda can and turn it into a working robotic bug. Kids will be ...

Auto DIY - How to Replace Air Filter and Spark Plugs on a Chevy T ...

by max on March 13th, 2009
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Well, I had the pleasure of replacing the air filter and spark plugs on my Chevy Trailblazer yesterday. Let me tell you how I did it for those of you who don’t know. First of all, the air filter is pretty easy, just take the 3 screws out on box on the left inside the hood. If you take the left box out, you will see your air filter. Take the air filter out and don’t replac ...

Acrylic DIY - How to Make Perfect Boxes/Things with Acrylic!

by max on February 28th, 2009
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I used to make bunch of sub-woofer boxes out of acrylic and have to say, drilling is the hardest part for the screws. But there’s a better way to do this using laser cutters and whatnot, read on to find out. It is a technique we call Interlocking T-Bolt Construction. It consists of a T-cutout in one piece of acrylic (or any 3 mm stock) and a receptacle in another piece. These pi ...

Kindle 2 Dissected!

by max on February 25th, 2009
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Anything that is new, especially Amazon’s new Kindle 2, is bound to get dissected. I don’t know why it took so long but here’s Kindle 2 dissected from guys at ifixit.com. According to the article, the Kindle 2 has a 532MHz 90nm ARM11-based Freescale MCIMX31L CPU, compared with the 412MHz ARM1176JZ-S of the iPhone 3G. When they completely disconnected the screen from ...

Wine bottles are screwed

by David Allen on January 15th, 2009
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This has to be one of the most frustrating things around at the moment. Imagine having virtually full bottle of wine only to find that it has been capped off with one of these bottle screws. With a Phillips screw head on each one the wine will stay in the bottle unless you can find a Phillips screwdriver, can you remember where it is? Colourful bottle stoppers made of silicone. Fit most ...

Ultrasonic Parking Alert Sensor!

by max on December 14th, 2008
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You know how many people cannot drive or park their car these days and if your car doesn’t have one of those parking sensors or cameras to help you, you can get this awesome Ultrasonic Parking Alert Sensor from Amazon for only $15.99. Whether you drive straight in or back into your garage, it can be tough to judge if you’ve stopped in the right spot. The Parking Alert guides ...

Budget Auto DIY Hack - How to Spray Paint Your Rims!

by max on November 10th, 2008
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One of my friends is starting a plumbing business in San Francisco. Well, he happens to be a crazy Z-addict and recently, he spray painted his rims he got off a Mercedes Benz. The above picture is actually after the Nissan Z has been driven awhile(ignore the dirt, it looks good in real life), but it’s a good thing I took some pictures of the process so you can spray paint your ...

Ikea Hack - How to Make a Bike Rack (or Pole)

by max on November 7th, 2008
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Most of us think that bike racks mostly consist of a garage hanger and you’d hang your bike on the ceiling. But, here’s a really innovative IKEA hack that uses IKEA parts to make a Bike Rack Pole that wills stand vertically while letting you keep 2-3 bikes. he says, “there are a lot bicycle storage/rack-systems on the market, but none of them met my expectations in fun ...