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Wireless Hacks |
 | James Bond Style Wireless Door Lock
Remote locking is quite common for automobiles, not so common for doors. This James Bond-ish home security system uses a coded signal from the wristwatch to the electronic box on the door to lock and unlock the door. Far more stylish than... |
 | How to: Personal Surveillance Spy Robot
The BlackFin Surveyor is an open source Wireless Mobile Robot comes fully assembled for use in research, education, and exploration at home. For example, it can be a robotic guardian around your house via the internet. Or you could make things... |
 | iPhone Controlled Tank using Arduino
Here's a neat project featuring an iPhone controlled tank which has an Arduino for a brain. The data is transferred wirelessly to Processing and then to the Xbee wireless serial communication module. Oh, and did we mention it's solar... |
 | 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... |
 | 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... |
 | 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... |
 | Dirt Simple Wi-Fi Signal Booster for Free
Learn how to make a dirt simple (basically free) wifi antenna booster using tin foil. Yes, it sounds crazy, but it actually works and significantly increases your wifi signal in the dead zones of your house. The video above is pretty lengthy,... |
 | DIY Halloween: When Pumpkins meet Circuitry
No honorable hacker or modder can be satisfied with a simple candle inside of a pumpkin. How boring! Us proud nerds step up and create unique, appealing, and downright stunning pumpkins complete with lasers, LEDs, robotics, motion sensors,... |
 | Wireless DIY Halloween Surveillance Pumpkin
We have dozens of DIY home security projects and here's another outstanding project to add to the collection. Learn to build your own DIY Halloween pumpkin with a built in wireless surveillance camera so you can watch for vandals or have... |
 | Wireless Signal Strength Heat Mapping Software
This free software allows you to track the optimal positioning and signal strength of your wireless router. By loading your router's position in the software, you can pinpoint it's accuracy to within 3 feet. Basically, you take your wireless... |
