Near Space Photography for Under $150
Believe it or not, it's possible to take high quality photos of near-space using parts for under $150. It's been done by a group of MIT students and hobbists and you can do it too. Typically...
 | DIY Miniature Tesla Coil fits on your Desktop
We've all wanted to build our own DIY lightening generating tesla coils, but at first glance it appears like a daunting task. Typically we see a giant DIY tesla coil producing massive arcs of electricity. Instead, learn to build your own mini... |
 | Fantastic Liquor Bottle Illumination using El Wire
This is a cool mod we found whereby liquor bottles are illuminated by electroluminescent wire (El wire). As you can see from the picture above, the whisky and liquor bottles look absolutely stunning. Below is a video of a bottle of Smirnoff... |
 | Free Professional Grade Webcam Security Software
The problem with most motion detection software for personal or business use it that they're triggered by a leaf, animal, or other insignificant events. Vitamin D, on the other hand, can detect movements of people, doors opening and closing,... |
 | Build a DIY 3-Axis CNC Mill
A precision plotting and cutting instrument like a CNC machine is a dream for any DIYer. It's perfect for any fabrication jobs - For example, you can etch a plaque or make a PCB by cuting along the traces of a schematic. While a store bought CNC... |
 | Turn a Windows 7 Laptop into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Here's some new software for Windows 7 called Connectify which allows you to turn your Windows 7 laptop into a wireless hotspot. Basically, it converts your laptop into a wireless router of sorts, acting as a wireless access point for computers... |
 | DIY Real Time GPS Receiver with Incredible Accuracy
We've all heard of commercial GPS devices like the Garmin or Tom Tom and even handheld devices used for Geo-Caching. But...Did you know you can build your own? A Kinematic GPS Receiver is a specialized GPS device used by engineers,... |
 | How to: Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the Same Computer
Learn how to install Windows 7 and Ubuntu on the same hard drive so you aren't restricted to the limitations of one or the other. With this guide, you can dual boot the opposing operating systems and run them in perfect harmony on the same... |
 | Voice to Text LED Message Board
Learn how to and shows you how to link an LED sign to your Google Voice account which can physically show you your voicemails through an array of LEDs. The video below walks you through a quick demonstration of how the LED message board system... |
 | 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... |
