All the stories tagged with diy
MIDI-Enabled Sneakers
07/27/2009, Who would’ve thought that a smelly pair of old sneakers could actually be turned into something useful like this MIDI-enabled speakers? Creator Tom of Hobgob Electronics, has this to say about his project. “I thought you guys might like to [...]
Workbench NES System
07/24/2009, Many of us who are adults would most probably have a favorite NES memory back in the days where all one did was to count down the number of days there were left for school before the summer break arrived, [...]
Safe Cracker Looks Mischevious
07/24/2009, Forget about going to the school of hard knocks to learn how to crack safes – Carlos discovered a way by creating his very of robot known as the Safe Cracker (how obvious), using parts from a Pololu Micro Serial [...]
DIY Long Distance Wireless Shutter Trigger
07/20/2009, Sometimes if you want something done, you’ve just gotta do it yourself without waiting for your mates or huge corporations to move first. Nature photographer and maker Marco Jetti has longed for a device which enables his to capture images [...]
Touchscreen Arrives On GBA
07/17/2009, The GBA might be dead in Nintendo’s books, but that doesn’t mean some enterprising DIY enthusiast can’t have his 15 minutes’ of fame with a touchscreen mod for this hugely successful portable handheld, made possible through an Arduino chipset. Neat! [...]
DIY Fisheye Lens For $16
07/10/2009, Want to get a fisheye lens effect for your spanking new Nikon D90? Well, instead of spending a couple hundred on a new lens, here’s a DIY solution that’s going for just $16 a pop thanks to those wide-angle doorway [...]
CNC Flies From Unwanted Discs
07/08/2009, Now here’s a novel method for you to recycle your old CDs and DVDs – CNC them. At least, that’s what Jacek Tomasiak from Poland did, churning out masterpieces that do not stink in the form of these flies. We’re [...]
DIY iPhone Flash
07/08/2009, When you want something done, you’ve gotta do it yourself – guess that’s the mantra that Ryan followed to add flash to his iPhone, where he dissected a Mophie JuicePack and hooked up a bright white LED and tiny switch, [...]
Modded Netbook Gets LED Notification
07/07/2009, If you’re an online addict who needs to know each time there is an incoming email, instant message or Tweet, perhaps you might be interested in this netbook modification process that results in an LED that lights up each time [...]
DS And PSP Arcade Cabinet
07/06/2009, Got plenty of spare time on your hands and want to create something different? While Ben Heck is busy churning consoles into a portable, handheld form factor, here we are with an arcade cabinet that handles both DS and PSP [...]
DIY Eco Speakers
07/06/2009, For those who are on a rather tight budget and yet want to make sure they help Mother Nature remain clean and pristine, how about creating your very own pair of DIY speakers instead of those plastic-infested Altec Lansings and [...]
Asus EEE 4G Surf Modded
07/06/2009, Larry Pesce decided to extend the range of his Asus EEE 4G Surf by throwing in an external RP-TNC antenna connector, offering detailed instructions here. The finished product doesn’t look unwieldy by any means, and in fact does resemble a [...]
Xbox 360 Portable
07/06/2009, Ben Heck is back, and this time round it is yet another Xbox 360 that has gotten his attention, where he has turned this once-massive home console into a portable format, featuring a built-in Ethernet port, digital push button volume [...]
