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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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Aug 25, 2011

This video teaches us how to prevent those pesky paparazzi from invading our privacy. It suggests buying a pair of safety glasses that have lights attached at the sides. Then, remove the lights, and r ...

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Aug 25, 2011

Kip "Kipkay" Kedersha is known for his intriguing and clever how-to and prank videos, even when he teams up with MAKE Magazine. He will show you how to tweak, hack, mod, and bend any technology to yo ...

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Aug 25, 2011

If you're tired of replacing the batteries on your remote control and you would rather have the TV remote charge by itself, grab a few solar cells, rechargable batteries, and a few extra odds and ends ...

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Aug 25, 2011

If you own or have access to an auto-ranging or manual-ranging multimeter you can measure several different aspects of circuits, resistors, and the like. For example, you can determine the resistance, ...

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Jul 16, 2011

You've seen the felt mouse, which made computer clicking comfortable and chic, now brace yourself for something a little more interactive—DataBot.DataBot hails from the clever minds of Jan Barth and R ...

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Jul 10, 2011

Sometimes an "analog" result is highly satisfying when the means for producing it is just the opposite. Enter Niklas Roy's "Electronic Instant Camera" project. The endeavor combines an analog black an ...

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Jul 6, 2011

Futuristic Milk Pack Solar Toy Car:During opening a milk pack I thought the beautiful pack could be recycled to a nice solar toy car.Made it as soon as I finished my breakfast today.Let me know if you ...

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Jul 1, 2011

If you're lucky, your digital camera has a built-in intervalometer that lets you operate the shutter regularly at set intervals over a period of time. Why would you be lucky? Because you can create so ...

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Jun 29, 2011

A few months ago, we showed you a pretty awesome light painting project that visually captured invisible Wi-Fi signals around town using a Wi-Fi detecting rod filled with 80 LEDs. With some long expos ...

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Jun 24, 2011

Meet DareDroid: sexy nurse, geek couture and mobile bartender, engineered into an all-in-one technologically advanced garment. Created by fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht, hacker Marius Kintel, and sc ...