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Circuitry Hacks |
 | DIY Night Vision Monacle with IR LEDs
Using cheap Infrared LEDs and a cheap camera, you can build this handheld night vision monacle. Start with a viewfinder from an old camcorder, add some IR LEDs, and that's the basis of this simple project. You can also setup the night vision... |
 | DIY Model Airplane Built using Recycled Materials
As it whizzes overhead, you might think it's a military drone, but it's actually just a hobby project using recycled materials. The main body is made of cardboard and the electronics are salvaged from previous projects.
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 | 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... |
 | Automate Infrared Devices via the Web
Learn how to use a microcontroller combined with a mini-web server and IR transceiver to control electronic devices remotely. For example, you can pull up a webpage to control you TV or stereo. How does it work? IR pulses from remote... |
 | How to: Controlled Levitation using Magnets & Microcontrollers
Here are four superb examples of combining electricity and magnetism to create wirelessly powered, levitating objects. Typically using two copper coils for induction, the some methods in the tutorials below transfer electricity through thin air. ... |
 | How to: Get Free Electronic Parts for your Projects
Don't you hate it when you're working on your next project and realize you're short a resistor or capacitor? You have two choices: Buy online, pay for shipping, and wait a week or go to your local Radio Shack and pay ridiculous prices to... |
 | Back to the Future 'Auto-Lace' Sneakers
If the Nike Wiis aren't an extreme enough shoe mod for you, check out these self-tying Power Laces. Inspired by the Back to the Future films, the Power Laces Prototype features a motor and an Arduino microcontroller. When your foot hits the... |
 | DIY Fiber Optic Fabric using RGB LEDs
By weaving fiber optic strands as if they were yarn, this team of DIYers created a fiber optic "fabric" of sorts which features a few dozen RGB LEDs and reacts to the outside world via Twitter. Currently, they're raising funds to launch a company... |
 | One-Wheel Electric Scooter is better than Segway
Sure, the Segway is alright, but this one wheeled electric scooter is far more cool and stylish. For short distance commuting this self-balancing electric scooter from RYNO Motors is a cool transportation solution. We don't typically publish... |
 | Secret Knock Detecting Door + Mechcanical Iris = Awesome!
Here's a superb DIY project which comes two outstanding hacks we've covered previously. It's a steampunk mechanical iris combined with the secret knock detecting door to create this unique garage door opener.
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