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Laser Hacks |
 | Extremely Impressive DIY RGB Laser Projector
An electronics student Poland is well on his way to a lucrative career if he keeps coming up with great projects like this RGB laser projector made from scratch. All the components are mounted inside an aluminum briefcase with a hole in the... |
 | DIY Dazzling Laser Light Party Ball
Here's a challenge for you: stuff over a dozen red lasers and a rechargeable lithium ion battery inside a tennis ball. Oh, and also a microcontroller and infrared port to control patterns from afar. To make your own, the author has... |
 | 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 Mini Desktop Laser Engraver
Earlier this week, we featured a high tech DIY laser cutter which is a fairly expensive build and looks like a commercial product. This project however, is inexpensive and built using items which are easily accessible. It takes a while to build,... |
 | Hack the Kinect to Control DJ Lasers & Lighting
This project allows a DJ to literally wave their hands over the crowd to "conduct" a laser light show. This is a super addition to any DJ equipment set to provide a spectacular performance. The setup uses an Xbox 360 Kinect which sends data to... |
 | Build a Burning Red Laser from an Old PC
Here’s another neat way to make use of that old computer that has been lying around your house: Turn it into a red burning laser using parts salvaged from the dead computer. The burning laser is powerful enough for you to wear safety... |
 | How to: Laser Microphone for Long-Range Spying
Here's a super simple laser microphone project which is fairly easy to construct, yet is still impressive. This laser microphone is a covert surveillance device which uses lasers to capture vibrations from a smooth surface. The bounced signal is... |
 | 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... |
 | 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... |
 | Invisible Mouse Monitors your Hand Gestures
The Mouseless project removes the mouse from the tabletop by replacing it with a system that can recognize hand and finger movements. We've seen some similar gesture based projects before, but this idea is so simple, it's surprising we haven't... |
