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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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Mar 4, 2010

 Wish you had $1000 to throw down for a projector? Well, if you have an old laptop lying around instead, here is a simple way to cheaply build your own digital projector. Lifehacker posts a HowTo exce ...

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Mar 4, 2010

This video by makemagazine demonstrates a weekend project on how to make a LED light brick. The materials required for this project are listed on the link to the make magazine page in the info box or ...

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Feb 28, 2010

MacGyver. How can he not be a WonderHowTo hero? The ultra resourceful secret agent, always handy with his Swiss army knife, is inspiration to all tinkerers, hackers, and DIYers across the world. But w ...

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Feb 28, 2010

Hacked Gadgets recently featured Csaba Bleuer's LED wave display, a device that projects LED messages midair. Bleuer had also previously created a similar device that spins on a fan motor."Csaba Bleue ...

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Feb 26, 2010

This video demonstrates a project taken from "Make" magazine. Viewers will learn how to modify an ordinary computer mouse with a vibration unit for use with PC games, similar to the rumble controller ...

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Feb 25, 2010

If you're looking for a creative place to stash your cash or small valuables, this how-to video walks you through the process of turning a DVD drive into stash box. Armed with a screwdriver and some t ...

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Feb 25, 2010

This short video tutorial presents a step by step method for soldering a wire to a pin of an IC chip.The tutorial opts out for more showing and less telling. It simply shows how to solder a wire to th ...

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Feb 14, 2010

Nick and Anna Berte of Bel Air, Maryland mischievously rigged their snowman with a flamethrower.Via the Baltimore Sun, "'My husband is an engineer and decided later on to make the snowman breathe fire ...

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Feb 13, 2010

Learn how to make LED ice cubes with this tutorial!Steps:First take LEDs of any color and test it with a small battery.Then take a ice tray and a strip containing holes in which the LEDs can easily fi ...

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Feb 13, 2010

Learn how to make a bike repair stand with this video! Create the legs:1. Two sets of 8 and 10 inch piece of steel pipe, a 90 degree angle, an end cap and a T pipe are the starting materials. About 0. ...