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AVR LED Clock

Posted on February 5, 2007 by max
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Ah ha! Here’s a cool AVR LED Clock you can make that also syncs itself with the NTP time server via ethernet! (We are going to have to make this too…)

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DIY – Desk Lamp using your old scanner (or broken scanner)

Posted on February 4, 2007 by max
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Here’s a cool DIY on making a desk lamp using your old scanner.

This instructable shows you how to make a desk lamp out of scrounged scanner parts and a few extras from Home Depot.

I have set up a small solar array, controller and a storage battery. I wanted to make some low power lighting that I can use in my office that would not consume a lot of power.

I had a bunch of scanner parts lying around and decided to put them to good use.

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Make a Trebuchet – Make: Video Podcast

Posted on February 4, 2007 by max
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Here’s a trebuchet you can make this weekend! Try catching some marshmellows using your trebuchet. :p

TTA (Try and try again, also optimize…)

Here’s the pdf if you need it.

In this podcast you’ll see how to build a paperclip trebuchet and a medium sized trebuchet. The paperclip trebuchet can be made in under an hour and it teaches you a lot about how they work.

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DIY – Build your own notebook

Posted on February 3, 2007 by max
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In case you missed it, you can build your own laptop if you are a hardcore DIYer.

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DIY Hack video – 100 psi Air cannon, 45cal Coil Gun, and more!

Posted on February 2, 2007 by max

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Check out this video with cool hacks in one made by a crazy mad scientist!

Hacked Gadgets friend FastMHz has been busy doing all sorts of experiments, and this crazy mad scientist has captured it on tape for our enjoyment! Not sure if all fingers and toes are still accounted for, I think I would be hiding (cowering) behind something solid for most of these tests.

After watching the video those wall mounted can crushers seem so useless, I wan

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Vex Robotics Kit Review (We bought at 40% off at Radio Shack!)

Posted on February 2, 2007 by max
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Well, we just bought the Vex Robotics Kit for like a hundred bucks at Radio Shack while shopping for some parts. Check out the video of what’s inside the kit. Apparently, they are not selling too well at Radio Shack but the kit itself is a great deal and has lots of parts for other projects.

We couldn’t help but to open up the microcontroller box (spelled mirco controller on the box…) and found the PIC18F8520 is powering it. I think we might be

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DIY HACK – Tank Bot!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by max
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Kinda neat creation, a tank bot. Check it out dude.  Also check out videos and circuits.

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Potato Powered MP3 Player!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by max

Okay, we’ve been getting some strange sources of power lately including the lemon power and candle power, here’s potato powered MP3 Player!

TighT!

We are working on our touchscreen MP3 player by the way, we are trying to locate a CSS CCS PIC compiler this week so hopefully by next week we will have it made.

This appliance is, of course, closely related to the

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HOWTO unlock a car using a tennis ball

Posted on February 1, 2007 by max

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This is cool way of unlocking your car as a hot blondie shows you how.

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Gigantic Tennis ball Launcher!

Posted on February 1, 2007 by max
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Check out this gigantic tennis ball launcher! A must if you are trying to help your son or daughter become the next Venessa Williams. Just make sure to use a nice racket!

I built this launcher for a friend of mine after he helped me machine some custom aluminum frames for the 2005 ASME Regional Design Contest. It features a 2.5″ ID pvc pipe barrel (perfect for tennis balls) and a 4″ ID pvc chamber. The val

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