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Awesome Rocket Bookshelf Tutorial

Jude Cavale — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:10:37 +0000

There is nothing better than a well-crafted DIY bookcase to showcase your reading collection. Before you set out to build a shabbily done bookcase, you might want to seek inspiration from the guys who have created the Rocket Bookshelf.

They have just made available a tutorial that teaches you how to ...
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Arduino Controlled RC Car

David Delony — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:20:27 +0000

Lots of people, both young and old, love playing with RC cars, even though some of them have long since been old enough to drive real cars. One guy has taken the hobby to the next level, making a wireless Arduino-controlled car.

Blair Kelly has create the Wifly Mini (the “Wifly” ...
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MIT Student Builds His Own Mario Kart

Bernie Mota — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:30:18 +0000

Learn how one awesome MIT student built his very own Mario Kart.

It must be super rad being a student at MIT, that’s short for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You get to be around some really smart people, turn an office building into a fully-colorized Tetris game, and now by ...
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Chocolate Box with Arduino-Controlled Lights

David Delony — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:59 +0000

Mother’s Day is coming up quick, and if you’re still wondering what to get your mom, this chocolate box LED Arduino hack might be just the thing if you’re handy with a soldering iron.

The project by Dmitriy Abaimov uses an ATTiny13, a very tiny microcontroller, along with 10 LEDS tucked ...
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UC Berkeley Student Builds Awesome Automated Dorm Room

David Delony — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:36:22 +0000

College dorm life can be cramped and miserable, but one UC Berkeley freshman, Derek Low, has built an amazing automated dorm room, which he call’s the B.R.A.D, or Berkeley Ridiculously Automated Dorm.

Low’s lights and curtains are controlled by his iPhone, his iPad, and voice commands on his laptop. At 8:00 ...
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7 Essential Organization Tips for Not-So-Tidy Geeks

Netta Siach Lindenfeld — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:45:11 +0000

Spring is here and it’s time to get cleaning!

For the geeks and nerds who sit at their computer and play too much with their gadgets, we know that your home isn’t the tidiest. Well, it’s that time of year where peer cultural pressure forces you to get off your behind ...
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Homemade Floppy Archiver

David Delony — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:30:20 +0000

The original iMac in 1998 signaled the death of the floppy drive, but we still have a lot of floppies lying around and don’t want to throw them away. One guy came up with an ingenious solution.

Ozzy Dweller, a geek and musician thought there had to be a better way ...
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2012 April Fool’s Day Pranks Round-Up

Netta Siach Lindenfeld — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:54:58 +0000

Yes, it’s that time of the year again! Don’t you just love pulling pranks on the ones you love?

Need some last minute help? No problem, here is our 2012 roundup that will surly give you some ideas for pranks you can try – good luck

100 April Fools Pranks and Gadgets

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Homemade Angry Birds Slingshot IRL

David Delony — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:25:25 +0000

Angry Birds is one of those games that’s become more than just a game but has grown into a cultural phenomenon. It’s amazing to see how much it’s inspired the community to do awesome things, like this cool DIY slingshot controller.

This cool project games to us from Make (disclosure: I ...
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DIY Papercraft Space Invaders

David Delony — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:01:25 +0000

For a lot of geeks, nothing’s better than old-school video games. Unless, of course, it’s decorations based on old-school video games, especially ones you build yourself, like these papercraft Space Invaders aliens.

This cool project come to us from Laboratory 424. What makes it even better is that these blocky 8-bit ...
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