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Circuitry Hacks |
 | Ben Heck: The Man, The Myth, The Legend.
If for some strange reason you don't know of Benjamin Heckendorn (Ben Heck), he's the king of hacking and modding, a console modder extraordinaire who turns consoles into laptops, and just about any gaming related hack you could possibly think... |
 | DIY Blu-Ray 300mw Laser Raygun
We're plenty familiar with the famous phasers of Star Trek, set to stun or kill and now you can build your own blue laser phaser gun. Taking the shell from a toy laser gun, this modder user two blu-ray laser diodes. Although blu-ray lasers can... |
 | How to: Reflow Surface Mount (SMD) Soldering Tutorial
As devices get smaller and smaller, surface mount devices (SMD) are becoming more popular. As an alternative to traditional, larger through hole components, SMD components save space on PCBs. One glance at the tiny size of the components can... |
 | Arduino and Ikea = Superb RGB LED Table Hack
Taking a stock Ikea table, this hacker added a set of 81 individually controlled RGB LEDs to the frame, creating a glowing livingroom centerpiece. Using the Arduino, he can individually address each LED to control the color change. Now if only... |
 | Powerful Mini Green Laser Build
Here’s another fantastic tutorial from Jay, a DIY lasers expert. See all of our DIY Laser Projects. I modified this very nice Stainless Steel flashlight into a 50mW green laser. It is very heavy duty, and super small. Below, I will show the... |
 | DIY Lighting: Fantastic Labware LED Lamps
Ah... the warm ambient lighting of retro chemistry lab equipment...Designer Benjamin Huber created these exceptional custom lights out of hand-blown glass. While I'm sure they cost an arm and leg, you could easily just pick up some flasks and... |
 | Top 5 Custom LED Beer Pong Tables
Beer Pong...The sport of choice of college students. While we would never, ever support over consumption of alcohol, we must admire the engineering and creativity of these outstanding illuminated tables. If you're new to LEDs, check out our... |
 | Wallpaper Inspiration: Macro Circuitry Shots
Going ‘macro’ on your photographic subjects reveals details that escapes the human eye. You wouldn’t expect close-up photography of a wafer thin circuit board or a Pentium chip to be eye-catching. But they are; as these collection of... |
 | A DIY Mini RF (Celll Phone) Jammer
Geeks can be pranksters too. If you're a little mischevious, an RF Jammer is a must have gag tool for the belt. Think of all the pranks you could pull off by blocking radio frequency signals using a jammer, even blocking cell phones from... |
 | KegBot – Beer Keg on Wheels
It's a beer guzzler's dream. A beer keg on wheels that motors over to your friends and serves them from the tap. And it's all remote controlled by you. The concept is quite simple really: take a beer keg and mate it with motorized wheels and a... |
