While we wait patiently for camera manufacturers to realize that geotagging is a much more compelling feature than yet another megapixel, we’ll be building this DIY GPS attachment for the Nikon D200 instead. Just like the $400 GeoPic II, the box is based on a SiRF Star III chip, but since you’re building it yourself, [...]
It’s not the first method we’ve seen for blinding security cameras, but this new DIY / art project from the folks at Oberwelt e.V. looks to be one of the simplest, and one of the few that could conceivably be used on an everyday basis. Dubbed the I-R.A.S.C. (for “infra-redlight against surveillance camera”), the device [...]
If you’ve been hankering for a way to void your UMPC warranty, or just want to add a touch more utility while getting down and dirty with a soldering iron, this here hack may be the one that fits the bill. Facing the daunting task of shoving an internal USB hub into the already cramped [...]
Just months after scientists were able to run a quantum computer simulation on an everyday PC, we’re now hearing that a Calvin College student / professor tandem have created an inexpensive, portable supercomputer for crunching massive chunks of data on the go (and on the cheap). Dubbed Microwulf, the wee beast is hailed as a [...]
Hey, we can’t all live in the pimped out mansions or nicely appointed lodges, but an NYU graduate student is making it her personal mission to do something substantial about it. The living portable project has yielded a cardboard-based Shell House contraption that requires just $35 worth of material, a bit of time, and a [...]
This shows why everyone should use stronger Windows passwords for security reasons. You know what they say: “It’s better to be safe than sorry.†Click Video link for more info. Short disclaimer from the video’s creator:
Why should you use strong passwords? This video shows how to crack windows passwords. It is only intended for educational [...]
If you’ve got a broken DVD-burner laying around, then why not use it to make your own “high-powered laser� Full instructions here.
The laser pictured above has a peak output measured at 225 mW (average output 200 mW). It’s a visible red at about 650nm. It can light matches, pop balloons, cut electrical tape, and so [...]
Here at Engadget, we’re all about DIY projects that make your (and our) life easier. Ever since the days when range-extending cantennas were the rage, we’ve all been hankering for increasing the reception of our notebook’s WiFi adapter (legally). Displeased with the built-in Dell 1470 a/b/g mini PCI unit in his Asus A2H notebook, a [...]
This custom-built golf club puts a new twist on POV (Persistance of Vision) systems. If you want to build your own, you’ll need a CUBLOC CB220, CUBLOC CB220 proto-board, 8 high-output blue LEDs, 1 empty semiconductor sleeve, 8 100 Ohm resistors, 9V battery, golf club, and a couple wires.†Full instructions here. Video after the [...]
So you’ve seen what spud guns are capable of, now find out how to make your own with this tutorial. Parts needed include, a cannon barrel, reducer coupling, end cap, female adapter, two clamps, hardware (nuts, connectors, etc.), stun gun, and wiring.
You can use the Night Lighter both day and night, but when it’s dark, [...]
If you haven’t throw down for one of the bazillion iPod docks out there, you may have considered just making your own. But for those out there without the technical know-how — or more importantly, adequate funding — you’re probably stuck syncing your ‘Pod flat on the desk with that plain ole cable Apple tossed [...]
Heck yes. We’ve been trying to utilize our Lego collection for the production of projectile apparatuses ever since the Pirate sets stopped coming with those flickable cannons. Now it seems our sad attempts have been eternally showed up by Sebastian’s ULTIMATE Lego Chaingun, which has 8 barrels, a 64 shot capacity, and an eleven rounds [...]
We’ll forever be in awe of people like Alexei Karpenko, a modder who one day “decided to do a quick IDE to GBAMP hack”. That’s right — as a casual aside, Alexei hooked up a hard drive to his Nintendo DS via a GameBoy cartridge originally designed to play short movies from a CompactFlash card. [...]
Please don’t try this if you are unsure about putting you phone in slight danger… i can’t repair phones… (Although there should not be any damage as it is quite easy)Â
This is my first instructable so bear with me.
This instructable is to show you how easy it is to remove some unwanted logo’s from cell [...]
This person decided playing flight simulators on his computer just wasn’t realistic enough, so he built a full-sized 747-400 cockpit, complete with switches, sensors, and motion base. More pictures here.
The approximate size of the simulator is 13ft wide x 11ft long and 9ft high. It will include every switch and panel in the 747-400. The [...]
This morning, we wrote about a WiFi Scope that can read the airwaves, detecting cold zones. It was a one-off art project, but really, who couldn’t use more wireless range. So, here’s a roundup of some gear that’ll turn your hotspot into a data blast zone.
1. Go Parabolic
If you can do without the unidirectional spread [...]
The problem with all of these newfangled, fingernail-size memory card formats is that most require an adapter for use in standard card readers — an adapter that many people lose within seconds of tearing open the packaging. Well luckily for you PSP owners out there, Wikihow has a quick and easy tutorial on building your [...]
Despite maybe, possibly being illegal in some parts (but not many), fearless DIY-er Adrian Smith has gone forth and out-MacGyvered all other cantenna makers with his steerable, WiFi-sniffing rig. Using the requisite tin can, along with a PIC microcontroller and a couple of servos, the cantenna is able to be controlled by a custom Visual [...]
Here’s an interesting DIY project: “Electro-Graf“, which is basically “a graffiti piece or throw-up that uses conductive spray-paint and magnet paint to embed movable LED display electronics.†Learn how to make your own with this tutorial.
From techeblog
From techeblog:
Patrick Norton builds an MP3 player using a PJRC circuit board in this classic “The Screen Savers†segment.
Then and now, with the PJRC MP3 player, you build your own case and provide the hard drive and a power supply. The board includes a 72-pin SIMM slot, connectors for 3.5- and 2.5-inch hard drives, and [...]
