XDModo Solar Charger
Most everyone wants to do their part to save our planet. Cars are becoming more efficient with hybrids and full-electric models, even furnaces now-a-days are super efficient wasting less fossil fuel. What most people don’t realize is that leaving a gadget charger plugged into an outlet, even if the gadget isn’t plugged into it still [...]
Raspberry Pi: Cheap XBMC HTPC
XBMC has to be one of the best open source media centre projects around. It runs on everything from Windows, Linux and OSX to the Apple TV and even the original Xbox. Building your own PC to use for XBMC can be expensive, but now you can have a cheap (and by cheap I mean [...]
Behringer iPad Mixers
Just more proof that vinyl and compact discs are going the way of the dodo bird. Behringer’s newest offering? Three new mixers that leverage the power of the beloved iPad. These units interface with the iPad via a built in dock and dedicated app. The innovative feature set included in the new XENYX iX Series [...]
Arduino Powered Espresso Machine
Geeks and coffee go hand and hand, and now geeks who love espresso can have some hackable tech in their coffee (or at least in the device that produces their coffee). This Arduino powered espresso machine has become the sixth highest funded project on Kickstater. If you know anything about brewing a great cup of [...]
Steampunk MP3 Player
If you’re a fan of the steampunk style, then you already know who Will Rockwell is. This time around Mr. Rockwell has blessed us with what he calls the “Pocket Music Library”. You probably already guessed that it’s an MP3 player, since it’s in the title. Inside this amazingly crafted case lives an Archos Vision [...]
S3 Krypton Laser – Will Fry Satellites
The Spyder 3 Krypton laser is the world’s brightest handheld laser, Currently under review by Guinness World records, the S3 is over 8000 times brighter than the sun. I’m not sure why you would want a laser than can travel 85 miles besides the fact that you might want to fry UFOs that might be [...]
Crowd Buster Backpack
If you ever see someone coming at you wearing one of these I strongly suggest you turn around and run as fast as you can. The Crowd Buster can blast pepper spray 150 feet in either a fine mist or the deadly pellet fire mode. Not only will this make you cry more than the [...]
Wind Up Batteries
We have seen many green projects around these parts and wind up energy products like flashlights are nothing new, but why not wind up batteries to power any gadget? Designers Yeon Kyeong Hwang & Mieong Ho Kang have come up with this concept design for a battery that can be recharged by twisting the battery [...]
Lightsaber Knows What Side Of The Force You Are On
It doesn’t matter if you are a Jedi Knight or a Sith Lord, you still need a Lightsaber. This “Build it yourself” Lightsaber will detect which side of the force you sit on. Perfect for those of you who are sitting on the preverbal Force fence. As you start to assemble your Lightsaber, place the [...]
Thunderstorm: Battery Powered Super Soaker
Sure, a good old water gun fight can get the blood pumping. Nailing someone right in the head with ice cold water is a great stress reliever. The only thing that can put a damper on all that fun is the pumping action that is required to keep the enemy at bay. The Thunderstorm aims [...]
M16 Golf Ball Launcher
Have a really bad golf game? Can’t quite get your drives down where you want them? Well, if you have a spare M16 laying around you can launch your golf balls much farther than you ever could with a driver. The $20 add-on to the barrel of an M16, M4 or AR-15 allows you to [...]
Powertrekk Fuel Cell Charger
Sure, you could build your own solar powered battery charger, but that’s only good when the sun is shining. If your conscious about our environment the Powertrekk Fuel Cell Charger allows your to charge up your USB gadgets with an incredible small impact to the environment. Plus, no need for the sun, just some H2O. [...]
Tiny DreamPlug PC
Shrinking these is all the rage. Why not shrink your PC as well. This wall-wart looking device has a full PC crammed inside of it, not quite a full on gaming machine, but perfect for a small file server. This all in one wonder will only run you $150 and comes with some surprising specs. [...]
eLocity A10 Up For Pre-Order On The 15th
The big brother to the popular eLocity A7, the A10, will be available for pre-order later this month on the 15th. The A10 will feature a NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 512 MB of Ram, 10.1-inch 1366×768 multi touch screen and will ship with Android 2.2 (Froyo). Following in the A7′s footsteps, the A10 will also [...]
Wireless Dominoes Fall Without Contact
As a kid I loved creating massive domino chains and knocking them down. I would spend hours laying them out in the living room only to watch them all fall. These “Esper Dominoes” developed by Jarashi Suki and the IAMAS Ubiquitous Interaction Research Group allow for all the same fun, but they use wireless technology [...]
