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DIY Hacks |
 | How to: Install Android on the Nook Color
A clever modder installed CyanogenMod 7 (a version of Android) onto a Nook Color. For around $200, it's a super cheap Android tablet with an 800MHz processor and flash support. The video tutorial below will walk you through the install... |
 | How to: 1000 Lumen Maglite Mod with Voltage Monitor
If you are dissatisfied with the brightness and lasting power of your flashlight, check out the tutorial below by our laser and lighting expert, Jayrob. The XM-L T6 emitter, will output 1000 lumens at 3 Amps (on high mode), and will output an... |
 | DIY Stadium Seating for the Super Bowl
Using dirt simple carpentry techniques, learn to easily build stadium seating and set up the ultimate DIY home theater for this year's Super Bowl party. Start of by building a simple stand to support a couch. Next up (if you really want to get... |
 | 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... |
 | Power USB Gadgets with your Bike!
With more and more gadgets coming out every day that utilize USB for charging, it's almost necessary to have a USB port available at all times. This DIYer decided to create a 5V generator using his bike and a modified USB car charger. The 5V USB... |
 | Turn an Old Router Into a Wi-Fi Repeater
Hackers love the Linksys WRT54G router because you can re-write it's firmware and unleash it's true powers (the fact that they are only $30 on eBay doesn't hurt either. This time, you can stream your Wifi signal across every corner of the house... |
 | Build Your Own Backyard Stargate
A couple of backyard DIYers created a detailed 1/3rd scale model of a Stargate. Fans of SG1 and Atlantis will immediately recognize the chevrons and all 39 hand-cut symbols. Built out of styrofoam, coat hangars, boards and 2x4s, the gate is... |
 | How To: DIY Soda Fountain in your Kitchen!
Why install a soda fountain in your kitchen? This DIYer asks "why not?" The unit is constructed from an 8 head soda fountain and ice dispenser. The unit is mounted into the wall with an assortment of pumps powering the system.
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 | Flame-Throwing 'Secret Agent' Scooter
A novel but definitely illegal way of deterring rush-hour traffic, this flame-throwing vehicle is a great idea for all you budding DIY secret agents on a budget. **Update** We've just learned that this guy has been arrested for 'possessing an... |
