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DIY Electronic Magic 8-Ball!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by max

Remember those “magic” 8-balls you used to do in college? No, I am not talking about that one but the one that tells your future. I am sure many of you have played with it now there’s a DIY guide on how to make your own DIY electronic magic 8-ball!

For about a week now I have been staring at a cellphone charger my friend Caitlin gave me to repair after she had loaned it to some chimpanzees for apparent durability testing. I was debating on whether I had put the repair off long enough, when, with no humans in earshot to ask, I figured I would build a Magic

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LockCracker – DIY Master Lock Cracking System!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by max

Check out the LockCracker, a project done by 4 college students that cracks a Master Lock in about 30 minutes with the use of stepper motors and computer.

Of course, don’t forget there are faster/easier ways to crack a master lock using a bart card and

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DSLR Hack – How to Make a DIY DSLR Ring Flash with Fiber Optics!

Posted on March 7, 2011 by max

Here’s a great idea for a DIY DSLR ring flash, use fiber optics to transmit the flash light from your DSLR’s built-in flash to a ring.

This is the best method I have seen so far as it uses no external LEDs but just fiber optic cables to transmit light.

For flash purposes, this light source is of course a regular flash unit, and the other ends of the fiber optics cables are fitted in the circular outline of the ring flash, that is, where other DIY people have placed LEDs. Unlike LED constructions, however, this construction allows the camera to adjust its fl

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How to Make Smartphone Capacitive Stylus!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by max

If you live in an area where it’s freezing cold and you have to wear gloves all the time, it will be near impossible to use your smartphone whether that be an Android or iPhone.

For that, you can get a smartphone capacitive stylus. (A bunch of them on Amazon for around $10-15)

Of course, you can also make them

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iPad Hack – How to Make a DIY Chopsticks iPad Stand!

Posted on February 10, 2011 by max

You might just want to save those chopsticks (even if you don’t know how to use them) after a Chinese take-out and re-use it to make a Chopsticks iPad Stand!

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DIY Wireless Dominoes!

Posted on February 5, 2011 by max

Wireless Dominoes? Yes, why bother lining them up even, you can now get the same effects wirelessly.

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How to Make a DIY Ping Pong LED Clock!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by max

Here’s a great way to build a giant LED clock without the use of additional LEDs but by using ping pong balls as light extenders.

This is a super-accurate clock That uses ping-pong balls as diffusers for LEDs, but with a little know-how you can turn this into a full marquee display. Join me after break where I’ll share the details of the project and give you everything you need to know to build your own.

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DIY Etch-A-Sketch Computer Mouse!

Posted on January 31, 2011 by max

Tired of browsing the web and using your computer on a mouse?  No worries, we will make it 10 times harder for you, you can make yourself a DIY Etch-a-sketch computer mouse.  Actually, this might work well for Photoshop since you can be a bit more accurate.

And while talking about Etch-A-Sketch, check out YouTube user EtchedInTime

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DSLR Hack – DIY DSLR Rig built with Beer Bottle Follow Focus!

Posted on January 29, 2011 by max

Here’s a DIY DSLR rig built with beer bottle follow focus! I think this is actually a good point to start out making your own DSLR rig.

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HTC Evo Hack – DIY Garage Door Opener App!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by max

Here’s a rather interesting hack that involves an RS232 relay couple with a linux server that allows this HTC Evo 4G user to remotely open/close his garage door.

When his Evo 4G is within a block of his home, he can remotely open/close his garage door. It sure sounds like a lot of work but for those of you who are already familiar with relays, RS232 programming, and linux, mig

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