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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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Mar 19, 2008

This hack with a USB fan uses activated charcoal to clean air of harmful smoke. Now you can have a cigarette while using the computer and not worry about smoking up the room. ...

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Mar 19, 2008

Hit the lightbulb with a rubber ball and it will magically become brighter. Anybody know how this works? ...

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Mar 19, 2008

Wondering how to most effectively combine ice cubes and a simple USB-powered computer fan into a fully functioning air conditioning system? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to hack a coffee ca ...

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Mar 19, 2008

Use a few simple household items to make a flashlight powered by you computer through the USB port. ...

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Mar 17, 2008

Using infrared (IR) light pens and the Wii Remote, it is possible to create very low-cost multi-point interactive whiteboards and multi-point tablet displays. Johnny Chung Lee, Carnegie Mellon Univer ...

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Mar 17, 2008

As any informed PopSci reader will know, the iPhone is definitely a game-changing piece of hardware, but it's not without its problems. Chief among those nagging little imperfections, for me, was the ...

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Mar 17, 2008

Ah, the alluring glow of the LED light. Whether you're looking to create a bit of romantic (albeit extremely geeky) ambiance, or you just want to have some extra emergency lighting around the house, a ...

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Mar 16, 2008

See how to power an LED with a lemon battery. ...

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Mar 14, 2008

Tired of touch-tone hell? Get human with our cool phone hacks and cheats with the tips from this how-to video. Become a life hacker - we'll show you how to find phone numbers, cheat the computer and h ...

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Mar 7, 2008

A tutorial demonstrating how to clean a green laser pointer lens and the equipment you should use. Laser pointer is from Dragonlasers at http:// www.dragonlasers. com ...