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Hacks, Mods & Circuitry

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Mar 9, 2009

Simple yet effective, capacitors come in a dizzying array of forms and materials, vital to so many circuits for storage, timing, and filtration - the mighty capacitor!In this installment of the MAKE p ...

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Mar 9, 2009

Check out this Mad Science Experiment with Jason Young and Sean McMains on how to build a hovercraft and send unsuspecting children hurtling down the street on it. To make this cheap and amazing hove ...

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Mar 6, 2009

Paper rolls in a circle to close modem will help to increase the interference WiFi up a lot. This helps to increase your WiFI range and signal strength is low. This is a parabolic antenna to reflect t ...

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Mar 6, 2009

Systm presents this detailed tutorial on how to make a custom Star Wars style light saber. Luke, Darth and Obi-Wan's Lightsabers were pieced out of junk piles. David shows you how to build exact repli ...

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Mar 6, 2009

From Systm learn how to build a USB battery supply that can charge your cell phone. In today's episode, we're going to help you build three USB battery power supplies so you never run out of power fo ...

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Mar 6, 2009

Turn an Altoids can into an outstanding headphones amp. Learn to solder by building yourself the most excellent Chu Moy headphone amp. It sounds great but cheap enough to give away as holiday stocking ...

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Mar 6, 2009

Does your calculator just crunch numbers? Boring no longer. Mod your calculator into a fun video game console by installing Super Mario.MirageOS and TI Connect can be found at http://hmhross.co.nr i ...

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Mar 5, 2009

Find the ins and outs to UPS hacking in this video from Systm! And were not talking about the parcel service here—we're talking about your UPS system—your uninterruptible power supply, which can be pr ...

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Mar 3, 2009

The free version of DVD Fab allows you not only to rip DVD's to your computer, but it also removes any regional or right protection from the DVD as it's ripping. Then you can use VLC to play back th ...

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Feb 20, 2009

See how to make a USB motion detector with KipKay and MAKE Magazine! Find out how to turn your PC into an ambush multimedia presenter! Kipkay loves his gadgets! This is combination of a motion dete ...