WiFi Door Opener
We have seen our fair share of door opening hacks. Remember the secret knock door lock? That was pretty awesome, but what if I tell you that you can unlock your door from any wifi device?
The guys over at Sunlight Labs have done just that. By using a WRT54GL and some creative hacking that have [...]
Brushduino – Arduino Meets Toothbrush
You knew it was bound to happen. We have seen Arduino’s used in everything from toasters to coffee machines and now we see the Brushduino. The cool hacks knows when you are brushing via an accelerometer that you attach to your toothbrush. By knowing what your doing the unit will tell you when it’s time [...]
Roll Your Own 3D Video For Under $300
You’ve gone out and seen Avatar and now your ready to summon your inner Cameron and shoot the next blockbuster 3D movie but you just can’t seem to come up with the millions of dollars needed to purchase the camera gear you would need, fear now more because you too can now create a super-duper [...]
DIY RJ-45 Cable Tester
Cable testers can be super expensive, but if your trying to trouble shoot a cable drop or run then you know how valuable one can be.
Our favorite kids over at Instructables have a great how to on building your own on the super cheap. A quick trip to your local big box home improvement store [...]
Drive A Car With Your iPhone, Again
A few weeks ago we showed you how some smart peeps got together to write some custom software and hardware to control a minivan via an iPhone. They did all of that for the Darpa Urban Challenge and all of it will probably never see the light of day. Now the guys over at Waterloo [...]
DIY: Cool Arduino Clock
People build all sorts of cool things with Arduino. Take the Twittering Doorbell or the Bedazzler but how about something as simple and useful as a clock? And an eye catching one at that!
The clock build requires a few simple materials; a laser printer, some LED’s and a few connectors. The instructions are super easy [...]
DIY: Pirate TV Station
Miss the good old Analog TV days? If so, you can build you very own low-power analog television transmitter and join the underground. I’m not too sure on the legality of it, but now that all the networks (at least in the US) have vacated the analog spectrum you might not be harassed.
Tired of the [...]
DIY: Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator
How could a week go by without us talking about some sort of Star Trek reference or gadget? Now if you really want to be singled out as a dork show your love for Star Trek why not build yourself this bluetooth Star Trek communicator? I’m not talking about those wussy TNG communicators, I’m talking [...]
Turn A Dead 360 Into A PC
Got a dead 360 laying around that you can’t fix? Turn that sexy piece of hardware into a fully functional PC. The guys over at Hack N Mod have posted a detailed mod which converts a 360 console into a fully functional PC. Best of all, no red ring of death on this one. Check [...]
DIY: Auto Tracking Sentry Gun
Every wanted to build you very own auto tracking sentry gun? No? Me either, but now that I take a look at it I do want to build one. Not one that fires bullets or anything, but one that would have a water gun on it to keep people out of my office.
If you’re like [...]
DIY: Arduino AppleTV Remote
Not happy with the limited ability of Apple’s remote control? Build yourself your very own by using an Arduino.
Besides the obvious fact that this will act as a remote control for not only your AppleTV but also your Mac, you can easily build projects to automate tasks via the remote control.
This is a great first [...]
Secret Knock Door Lock
Forget about all of those fancy RFID and Biometric door lock systems, build yourself a high-tech secret door knock lock.
By using an Arduino and a few other parts that were laying around, Steve Hoefer built a device that unlocks the door when it detects a certain knock pattern on the door. It works by listening [...]
DIY: Digital Mixtape
Remember the good old days? When you wanted to impress a girl you’d spend all night creating her a mixtape? No, you don’t? Maybe I’m just old.
Justin Cole wanted to relive the good old days while still using modern day technology so he decided to mash together a digital tape adapter and a flash drive.
My [...]
Build A Real Working Tricorder, Sort Of
No self respecting trekkie would ever be caught dead without his or her tricorder. So if your that much a trekkie or have no friends and find that people of the opposite sex are repulsed by your presence, why not kill sometime and build yourself a real working tricorder?
The words “Real” and “Working” are someone [...]
Build An Annoying Beeping Thing
I’m always up for a good practical joke, especially the kind that involves electronics and can drive people mad. Get your soldering guns out kids, this is a good one.
The Annoying Beeping Thing is a simple circuit board that is powered by a single 9-volt battery and outputs a high-pitched whining sound through a tiny [...]
