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| | DIY Solar Powered Walkway Weekend Project
Having your pathway light up is a great conversation starter and amuses everyone that comes over. Learn how to use glass blocks and sun jars to create a cool attraction in his front garden. He stocked up blocks and set up the power harvesting... |
![]() | HacknMod's Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009
Another year behind us! HacknMod will turn 4 this June and we're still growing strong. We've nearly trippled our traffic in the last year and we're glad to have you along for the ride. Oh! You can show your HacknMod pride through your very... |
![]() | iPhone Controlled Tank using Arduino
Here's a neat project featuring an iPhone controlled tank which has an Arduino for a brain. The data is transferred wirelessly to Processing and then to the Xbee wireless serial communication module. Oh, and did we mention it's solar powered?... |
| | Build a Wifi Enabled Spy Robot
Building a WiFi spy robot actually isn't as difficult as you may have imagined – or at least it isn’t when it can be built in “a couple of hours” according to this guide. These guys show you how to build a WiFi spy-bot using a basic RC... |
![]() | DIY Solar Powered Beam Robot Miniball
This solar powered beam robot charges up a capacitor which powers motors and propels the "hamster ball" forward. The sphere runs in the direction of movement of the device inside and it's also a basic example of what BEAM Robotics is all about.... |
![]() | 10 Outstanding DIY iPhone Hacks The iPhone has so many built in sensors and functionalities, no wonder it's a constant target for hacks and mods. Over the years, we've compiled dozens of iPhone hacks and mods and these are the best of the bunch:
DIY Multi-Room Wireless Music... |
![]() | DIY Wind Energy: The Green Electricity Turbine
Using a motor from an old exercise treadmill and some PVC pipe, learn how to construct your own DIY wind energy turbine. While the electrical power may not be enough to get your home off the grid, but the project clearly explains in simple terms... |
![]() | How to: Jailbreak and Unlock the iPhone 3.1.2
Since Apple's newest upgrade, not even the iPhone dev team (the group who is famous for jailbreaking the iPhone) has been able to crack it...Until now. Now you can crack the newest version of the iPhone OS 3.1.2 and you can jailbreak previous... |
![]() | How to: Run Your Gadgets on 100% Green Energy
The power grid is our umbilical cord. All the gadgetry of our techie lifestyle makes it seem impossible to live without it. Well, almost…because PopularMechanics senior technology editor believes that technology can lend a hand when there’s... |
![]() | Make a DIY Electric Bike from Drill Batteries
We've see plenty of DIY electricity and going green projects, and here's yet another to add to the collection. Check out the video to learn how to build your own electric bicycle out of some old drill batteries and common ingenuity. Check out... |







































