Arc Reactor
Instructions for making your own Arc Reactor, similar to what Tony Stark wears in Iron Man. I’ll give you a general idea of how I built it, along with how...
Posted by Eric Weinhoffer
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Battery Projects
IR Jammer Kit
These directions were adapted from alan-parekh.com. The IR Jammer project is microcontroller-based; what this means is there is a small self-contained computer that controls the unit. The IR Jammer will...
Posted by Alan Parekh
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Fun & Games | 2 Comments
Evil Mouse Prank
Joe Bowers is sneaky, resourceful, and rotten to the core. Whatever you do, don’t get in a prank war with him. Returning to my desk from a coffee break, I...
Posted by Bill Olson
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Guitar Strap Gamepad
If you’re playing Rocksmith (and I think you should be), and you’re playing standing up (ditto), you have probably run into the "where do I put the controller" problem. The...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan
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Geiger Counter
This DIY Geiger counter clicks and flashes an LED each time it detects a radioactive particle. It works with most common Geiger–Müller tubes, and easily connects to radiation rate meters,...
Posted by John Iovine
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Tacit: A Haptic Wrist Rangefinder
Tacit is a wearable system that translates the distance to anything you aim your hand toward into pressure on your wrist. The closer the object, the greater the pressure. Sweep...
Posted by Steve Hoefer
Gigantic Bubble Generator
When I read the Geekcon 2010 call for projects, I thought, what the hack — I’ll do it. Inspired by Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, I decided to let creativity...
Posted by Zvika Markfeld
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Wind-Triggered Lantern
Create a little magic in your yard with this flickering garden lantern triggered by the wind, made with spare parts you probably have lying around your house.
Posted by Morten Skogly
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Mechanical Image Duplicator
Before Chester Carlson invented photocopying, inventors engineered various mechanical devices to replicate images. With a few everyday items found in the home, you can make a pantograph, an image duplicator...
Posted by Cy Tymony
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Rocket-Launched Camcorder
Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut’s-view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry. You can...
Posted by John Maushammer
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Alarm Purse
By Norene Leddy with Ed Bringas and Johana Moscoso The Alarm Purse is a simple, fashionable way to add an audible alarm to your handbag. Tuck it away when you...
Posted by Norene Leddy
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Beating Heart Pendant
While reading through Charles Platt’s excellent book Make: Electronics, I came across this nice little circuit for making a gentle pulsing LED. I was struck by the “humanness” of the...
Posted by Quinn Dunki
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