Archive for the 'DIY Gadgets' Category

DIY Water Powered Calculator

Instead of purchasing an eco-friendly water powered calculator and tossing out your old one, only for it to slowly rot in a landfill, you could make your own.  It seems to be a whole lot more eco-friendly to convert your current items into something eco-friendly rather than replacing the gadgets you already own.  Thanks to [...]

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Gameboy iPhone 4 case

What you see here is a definite labor of love. This enterprising person decided that the iPhone 4, being all modern could very well be married to something retro, to the tune of the ancient Nintendo Gameboy. Touted to be the Original Gameboy iPhone 4 case, it might very well be the first of its [...]

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Book Lamp lights up unused books

When you picture a book light, somehow I doubt that you would picture a book that’s been gutted and had a light installed inside.  If you don’t mind sacrificing a book you could make your very own book lamp.  You can even choose one that has the title to put a funny spin on things.  [...]

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Teenager builds a flamethrower, are parents thrilled?

I have reported on DIY gadgets, and I have celebrated the DIY spirit. I’m sort of on the fence in celebrating this one. Perhaps I need to put away my prejudices about teens who make flamethrowers.
The sad part is that this teen, who goes by the name of “ShockSlayer” has probably [...]

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Batman Tumbler Golf Cart

Golf carts are fun, but they just look so puny.  Instead of riding around in some incredibly slow and fragile looking golf cart, you need this Batman inspired golf cart.  Sure, it’s not going to be able to do nearly as many tricks as the tumbler in the Batman movies, but at least you’ll get [...]

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Dreamcast controller soap

The Sega Dreamcast was the best console ever to experience an early demise, and for many strange reasons at that even though it has many technologically advanced features among the crop of other consoles at that time. Well, with the craze of turning stuff into a soap form factor going around these days, why are [...]

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Nine-year old sends camera into space

Some of you might remember when we reported the two MIT students who managed to take pictures of the curvature of the Earth with about 150 dollars worth of materials. It would appear that they aren’t the only ones, and their efforts have been imitated by a nine-year-old.
Yes, this boy, Isaac Kubas, [...]

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Morse Code Clock

It seems that no one uses Morse code anymore, I don’t even think the military teaches it like they did.  Well you can be the lone man that stands against progress.  Just make yourself the Morse Code Clock and you’ll keep your knowledge a whole lot more fresh.  You never know when that could come [...]

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2GB FlashHarp Playable Harmonica USB flash drive

With Independence Day coming up, what better way to celebrate it than with the 2GB FlashHarp Playable Harmonica USB flash drive? After all, making music is always a good thing, and to do so while celebrating the birth of our nation is always a joyful thing. A combination of both a harmonica and USB flash [...]

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DIY Stargate looks awesome

Are you a huge fan of the Stargate sci-fi series? Apparently, this dad is, which is why he decided to spend some quality time with his son to build up a replica Stargate using nothing but their hands and a whole lot of heart from scratch. There were no blueprints to refer to – only [...]

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