Boost USB Port Voltage
Most larger gadgets that recharge via USB require at least 10 watts of power like Apple’s iPad. The iXP1-500 dongle claims it will allow devices to recharge from underpowered USB ports. I’m not quite sure how they accomplish this for $5, but I assume it must have some sort of capacitor inside that stores juice [...]
Replace Batteries With USB Power
If you can avoid using disposable batteries then you should. Landfills are full of them and we are doing nothing more than killing our environment by using them. I know that rechargeable batteries are better, but there is always the hassle of having to recharge them and then you eventually have to toss them out [...]
Batteries For The Web 2.0 Generation
Seriously, why has no other company come up with the idea of creating sexy looking batteries? We have gradients on every web 2.0 website out there, why not some colour on our batteries too? Well first off, most devices that use batteries keep them hidden so nobody will ever see the flashy looking skin to [...]
Crush Your Cans With Electricity
Why would you crush your empty pop or beer cans with your foot or even your head when you could lug out a device that’s 30x the size of the can and probably use more electricity than the actual cost of the can? Because you can, that’s why. By using a high voltage source and [...]
DIY: Add USB Ports To Your Alarm Clock
Every night I fall asleep listening to my iPod, and every morning I wake up with it dead as a door nail. This cleaver hack actually came to me via my wife. She said “You put USB ports in everything else, why not the alarm clock”. So I did. As you can see from an [...]
How To: Make A Water Gun Alarm Clock
Having trouble waking up in the morning? If you are anything like me then anything short of an earthquake just doesn’t cut it. I know that shooting yourself with a water gun to wake you up might not be the smartest of ideas, but then again you could always keep some soap near the bed [...]
DIY: USB Switched Power Strip
Instructable user toymotorhead cobbled together this USB controller power strip to ensure that his devices turned off automatically when he shut down his computer as well as turn them on once he turned his computer on. All-in-all he spent about $30 on the contraption. The unit consists of a solid state relay, some fuses, and [...]
Cell Phone Stun Gun
Remember the Small Fry 1,000,000 Volt Mini Stun Gun we reported on a few weeks ago? Well, this one is just that one step better. This cell phone in disguise is a high voltage stun gun delivering up to 900,000 volts of electricity to all the bad guys around (and yourself if you so choose). [...]
