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DIY Electric Fence for Dogs and Cats!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

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Here’s an interesting DIY electric fence for keeping dogs away from cats by using IR sensors that sense when dogs come to eat cats’ lunch. Might be a good idea for some of you who might be in the same situation.

I wanted this setup to be cheap, so I decided to use an infrared “trip-wire” system. On one side of the hallway is an always-on infrared emitter, and on the other side is an infrared receiver, an AVR ATmega8 microcontroller, and a buzzer. The micocontroller conti

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DIY Wind-Turbine WiFi Repeater!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

Have two locations you want to connect via WiFi signals but you don’t want to spend thousands on WiFi equipment?

Here’s a great idea, make a DIY wind-turbine wifi repeater that uses pair of Linksys WRT54G routers with DD-WRT firmware on it (which allows you to turn your router into a repeater easily) and connect two routers .33 miles away.

The power meter works by reading the amount of current flowing into the batteries from the turbine on a continuous basis. This is achieved using a Hall-Effect current sensor that can read up to 30A, which is much more tha

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DIY Giant Joystick!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

Check out this cool DIY GIANT Joystick! The author explains what went into making the device, using lamp cover from home depot, LEDs, and other electrical circuits.

Might be a great way to make a giant joystick for your kids.

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USB Hack – How to Make a USB Bike Generator!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

Your bike has no cigarette adapter so you can get a USB charger and recharger your gadgets?

No problem, you can build yourself a USB bike generator that actually uses a USB charger hooked up to your bike so

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Outdoor Rock Speaker!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

At least once in our life, you’ve probably used an outdoor rock key holder, right?

Well, there’s more you can do with rocks as this Creative Labs Outdoor Rock Speaker will let you listen to your favorite music in your backyard by the pool, all while being completely w

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Evo Hack – How to Modify Your Mitsubishi Lancer Evo!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

For those of you lucky enough to drive a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, here’s some great ways to improve your Evo’s performance by adding an enhanced front bumper (that allows more better aerodynamics and looks cool) and $4,000 cylinder heads that could seriously boost your horsepower levels.

The cylinder head mod can easily boost your standard 280HP to 360+ HP levels.

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Droid X Accessories!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

For those of you who have just bought or going to buy a Droid X, here’s round-up of essential Droid X accessories you should get for sheezy:

Droid X Case

Droid X Charging Cradle

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DIY Laser Projector using Mirrors and Motors!

Posted on July 20, 2010 by max

Couple years back I made a laser project with mirrors and motors (you can see my laser projector here) but here’s another great DIY laser projector using motors and mirrors, much more advanced.

The main hardware setup consists of a Laser and two motors. A mirror is attached to each motor in a way that the mirror is slightly tilted to the axis of the motor. when the motor rotates the mirror the plane

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iTree – iPod Speaker/Dock inside a Hollowed Tree!

Posted on July 19, 2010 by max

Here’s a really cool iPod speaker/dock that uses a hollowed tree as its base. I wonder how good the bass is and I am bettin’ it’s pretty darn good. Now, can you put some subs in there?

This huge hollowed tree trunk serves as an iPod dock and speaker system. Created by Austrian design studio KMKG, it weighs in at 60 kg (about 130 lbs).

They describe it as “just a simple tree (trunk) hollowed out with a special technique to create extraordinary sound.” They worked with speaker company Lenz on the sound engineering, customers can choose the type

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