gadgethacks_01.png

Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

Article cover image
Nov 3, 2010

Now available for download in the official App Store, Skyfire is a mobile web browser that converts Flash video to iPhone-friendly HTML5 on the fly. Because Apple has heretofore not supported Flash vi ...

Article cover image
Oct 31, 2010

In this video, Mark Donovan teaches us how to wire a light with a 3 way switch. Before starting, make sure the power is turned off from the main circuit panel first, and you test to make sure it's off ...

Article cover image
Oct 31, 2010

In this tutorial, we learn how to solder a 0603 LED. First you will get a business card or card with a piece of masking tap. Then, place our LED on the masking tape and apply posts to it. From here, y ...

Article cover image
Oct 31, 2010

In this tutorial, we learn how to solder for cheap. Start out by forming the wire to get it ready to solder. The trick here is to create some tension between the two ends, do this by going back and fo ...

Article cover image
Oct 29, 2010

In this tutorial, we learn how to make a DIY. XBOX 360 Wi-Fi adapter. First, go to your network connection properties on your laptop or netbook. From here, you will disconnect from any connection you ...

Article cover image
Oct 29, 2010

Looking to put the finishing touches on that Haunted House? You, my friend, require the Ultimate Fog Chiller. In this clip from the folks at MAKE, you'll learn how to build one you can call your own i ...

Article cover image
Oct 27, 2010

Instructables member mark-mark creates a beautiful effect with just a tin can lantern and an LED. It's as simple as it sounds: punch a decorative pattern into a tin can and insert your LED rig. Catch ...

Article cover image
Oct 26, 2010

Don't waste your money on a normal nightlight when you can build your own multifunctional nightlight that doubles as a pen holder. With a few junk CDs or DVDs, some LED lights, super glue and a dowel ...

Article cover image
Oct 26, 2010

If your audio discs aren't playing anymore or constantly skip, then your problem might be scratches. Not just the bottom layer matters on an audio CD. The top layer can scratch just as easily and caus ...

Article cover image
Oct 25, 2010

Another media player bites the dust.  First, we saw the extinction of the phonograph and gramophone.  Then came the fall of eight-track tapes.  Even modern record players became more and more obsolete ...