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Design Hacks |
 | Stuff an Entire Macbook Air inside a Keyboard
This intrepid modder has embarked on a project of Ben Heck proportions: converting a Macbook Air with a broken screen into a computer embedded within a keyboard. The modder's detailed work log includes descriptions of how he overcame problems with... |
 | DIY Inexpensive Laser Cutter with Infrared Diode
A laser cutter works by following a predefined path to cut the material underneath. Industrial grade CO2 lasers use the "traditional method" shown below because they have sufficient power range (20-100 Watts) to cut through steel like... |
 | Electric Mountain Board with Wireless Control
Faced with the problem of getting around campus efficiently (and with style), one MIT student designed and built an all electric mountain board with a wireless hand control. Even more impressive is the fact that the wireless hand control is a PS2... |
 | Add Internet to your Arduino (for half the price!)
Imagine being able to control your Arduino projects from anywhere... Yes, this is possible by simply adding an ethernet shield to your Arduino, but you'd have to sacrifice the programming board. Instead of sacrificing the entire Arduino, just... |
 | Fantastic Indoor Mini-Golf Course!
We've seen some incredible projects built entirely out of wood, and this DIY indoor mini-golf course made entirely of wood is another to add to our collection. This incredible project is better described with pictures than words:
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 | Make a 300mW Burning Laser CNC Plotter
A 300mW laser might not burn through a wall, it delivers fantastic results as a CNC plotter. This Motori plotter is all about precision and speed. According to the maker, the laser’s power is sufficient to cut into thin films and make a... |
 | Inspiration: Rise of the Scrap Metal Robots
They say that Michelangelo saw a masterpiece in every block of stone. Some of these creative minds see a robot in a pile of household junk. More precisely - a junk robot, or junkbot as they're called. Little metal creations made from... |
