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Clock Hack - How to Make a VHS Cassette Clock!

by max on March 8th, 2009
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If you are like me, you probably have about a few hundred VHS cassette tapes running around your house or garage. Here’s how to re-make/re-cycle your old VHS cassette tape into a functional clock. VHS is dead in the UK, the bottom-end of the market is struggling to shift VHS cassettes for pence. I have several, and found a new use for one. I had an old quartz clock movement, th ...

How to Convert USB to HDMI with Grand HD Cinema!

by max on January 29th, 2009
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A Japanese company has released its new Grand HD Cinema, a converter device that will convert USB to HDMI. This will be great for those of you with no HDMI interface. Just a note, when you buy a new laptop, make sure it has an HDMI output. My $600 Dell laptop does, I simply had to make sure it had one before I bought it. Also read up on my DIY guide that shows you how to connect you ...

Circuit City Liquidation!

by max on January 16th, 2009
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The long time consumer electronics goliath Circuit City is finally going through liquidation. It seems odd that such a big retailer could go down. Perhaps it’s due to their lack of computers/laptops, which I’d never though of buying at Circuit City anyways. I think their failure can be summed to their branding and associations with TVs and stereo more than computers and ...

Philips shows off their Ambient Lighting and Ambilight TV product ...

by max on September 22nd, 2008
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For one, I know Philips was working on color-changing LEDs and lightbulbs that are easy to install while providing high power. On top of that, they introduced Ambilight TVs where the background lights would match with what you see on TV. Lastly but not least, I did hear of CitizenM hotels in Amsterdam, supposed to be all design and damn great. It seems that Philips is partnering up wit ...

DIY - HOWTO Make a Serial port IR Receiver!

by max on September 12th, 2008
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Here’s a cool DIY on how to make your own serial port IR receiver. What does it do you ask? Well, IR receiver can be used for controlling any IR devices or reading from them such as TVs, DVDs, etc…etc… The best part about this DIY is that it can be used for making your custom DIY media center. This circuitry allows you to control your computer with a simple remote, lik ...

DIY Hack - HOWTO Make A High Voltage Supply in 5 Minutes!

by max on June 12th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun DIY for experimenting with some high voltage from spare TV parts. In this Instructable you will learn how to make a High Voltage High Frequency power supply in 5 minutes and for less than $20. All you need is a compact fluorescent light (CFL) and a flyback transformer. Flyback trans ...

Suntronic 102 inch HDTV for your backyard!

by max on May 24th, 2008
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102″ TV for your backyard can be a lot better than the LED TV we mentioned yesterday. Not only are they large, but these tough-guy TVs can function in temperatures ranging from -40 to more than 120 degrees, have built-in heaters and air conditioners, and of course are waterproof. [via newlaunches - crave] ...

Samsung 42″ PDP TVs frustrate Korean Customers

by max on August 22nd, 2007
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It looks like the new Samsung 42″ PDP TVs are really bugging the hell out of Korean customers… Which is good news for us in the US since all the Koreans do beta-testing for us… (Well, I am Korean too but I don’t live there…) Well, it’s a good thing that Samsung did fix the problem by recalling them but still, who wants to buy a big ass TV and expect ...