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Home Hacks |
 | How to: Remotely Control Your Garage Door
You've probably seen those Craftsman commercials advertising their "remote garage door monitoring system" which comes with a monthly fee. Instead of paying them an absurd amount of money to accomplish a simple task, learn how to build your own... |
 | Superb Pneumatic Star Trek Door
Remember the automatic doors from the Star Trek TV shows? The one you always wanted in your house someday? Now you can build one yourself via this DIY pneumatically powered door tutorial. At first glance, the door appears to be normal but as the... |
 | Star Trek Inspired Touchscreen Kitchen Interface
This Star Trek "LCARS interface" kitchen touchscreen computer brings nostalgia of the iconic TV show right into your kitchen. It features a calendar, train scheduler, weather mapper, and punching in shopping lists for groceries (check the video... |
 | Laser Tripwire takes a Photo, Uploads it to Twitter
The laser tripwire project is superb project for both experienced and brand new Arduino enthusiasts. It combines both hardware, software, and communicating between the two. The simple project captures a snapshot of an unauthorized entry and... |
 | 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... |
 | iKitchen - DIY Touch Screen Wall-Mount Computer
This New Zealand modder decided to make a touch screen PC for his kitchen so his wife could keep inventory of their food, print out shopping lists, access the web, watch TV and use it as a normal PC. First, he found a cheap touch screen monitor... |
 | 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... |
 | Plexiglass LED Table PC Mod
I always love to see what people can create from old computers. Combining all those LEDs, lights, circuit boards to create a recycled masterpiece. The newest example is the item in the picture above. While it's not quite as impressive as the... |
 | How to: DIY Laser Security Systems
You always see sophisticated laser systems in movies, but those are super expensive, right? Nah, with a simple red laser and a photocell, DIY laser security is simple. There are a few different ways to setup your system and we'll walk you... |
 | Entire Steampunked House
For those of you who are fans of the steampunk, victorian style, check out this incredible steampunk house. Everything down to the light switches and thermostat has been steampunked. The gallery of pictures below walks you through the... |
