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DIY augmented reality eyepatch boosts senses

, Dec 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Augmented reality has blown up in 2012 thanks to Google's Project Glass, but a DIY eyepiece likened to a hearing aid for those without 3D vision shows there's more to wearables than recording point-of-view video. Gregory McRoberts' Borg-like DIY eyepatch augments his vision with senses humans wouldn't normally be blessed with: the ability to "see" temperature and precise distance. Read The Full Story

DIYer building custom ARM-based laptop, may launch Kickstarter campaign

, Dec 17th 2012 Discuss [3]

Custom-building desktop computers is nothing new nowadays, but custom-building laptops is a different story. Because of the complex parts and how they're assembled, building a laptop yourself isn't for the faint of heart, and most people don't have access to the necessary resources anyway, but virtuoso hardware hacker and DIYer Andrew "Bunnie" Huang is setting out to build his own open-source, ARM-based laptop himself. Read The Full Story

Parrot plots world domination from atop his motorized mech

, Dec 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Few things would be as horrific as a flock of parrots invading your hometown astride mechanized vehicles of death and cuteness. The good news is, they can't kill us all, someone has to be around to hand out crackers and change the newspaper. If you've ever been to home where someone owns a bird or if you've ever owned a bird yourself, you know they can be noisy creatures constantly shrieking. A man named Andrew Gray has an African Grey Parrot that was a noisy creature. Read The Full Story

AERIAL7 TANK DIY over-ear headphones Review

, Nov 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at AERIAL7 have come through with a lovely pair of over-ear headphones in the TANK, here in their newest iteration bringing you a completely do-it-yourself aesthetic. The DIY TANK model comes in all white with a set of materials on the surface that allow for great connections with markets, paint, ink, and everything in-between. Got an artist in the family that also likes to customize everything they own? This might be just the ticket.

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DIY Fusion drive for Macs is complex

, Nov 1st 2012 Discuss [7]

If your favorite part of the Apple event where the new and crazy thin iMac computers were unveiled was the Fusion Drive combining a traditional hard drive with flash storage, you might wonder if you can get the technology inside your existing Mac computer. Apparently, you can, but it's not exactly easy. You can roll your own Fusion Drive following some instructions available online. Read The Full Story

Ben Heck creates new ultra-portable Xbox 360 laptop

, Oct 22nd 2012 Discuss [3]

If you're serious gamer who quickly has withdrawals when you're away from your Xbox 360, you'll certainly appreciate the latest mod Ben Heck has created. Heck made a name for himself years ago with this slick Xbox 360 portable mods and his latest is very impressive. Heck created the portable Xbox 360 laptop in the season finale of The Ben Heck Show. Read The Full Story

RedRock Boardshop offers DIY electric-powered skateboard kit

, Oct 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

A new project has landed on Kickstarter that offers a DIY kit allowing users to create their own electric-powered skateboard. The kit comes from a company called RedRock Boardshop and is for a "universal motorized skate truck." The idea is that by offering a modular kit with a motorized skateboard truck, users can choose their own board deck and create the electric vehicle themselves. Read The Full Story

Cat Immersion Project creates crowdsourced kitty cocoon

, Aug 7th 2012 Discuss [1]

Here's something Google's Glass can't do: create a virtual tent of cats for those times when you can't be around your favorite furball. The Cat Immersion Project is the bizarre and brilliant DIY handiwork of the staff at the Seattle Children's Hospital, projecting photos of more than 3,000 cats into a tented space - complete with purring sound effects - so that 16-year-old cancer patient Maga Barzallo Sockemtickem could get her dose of felines despite being in protective isolation. Read The Full Story

Raspberry Pi gets a Heck of a nice keyboard

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

We talked a lot about the Raspberry Pi since little device first debuted. It's a cheap little computer designed to run a free operating system making it ideal for tinkering and cobbling together your own HTPC for the living room. Modder Ben Heck has constructed a very cool project using a $35 Raspberry Pi to create what looks like a wooden Commodore 64. Read The Full Story

Hometalk offers a social network for home improvement

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

While services like Facebook and Twitter are the bread and butter of social networks, there are more specific communities out there. Hometalk is one such website, offering a social network for those interesting in DIY and home improvement. The site recently relaunched with a new design, boasting a user base of around 100,000 homeowners and professionals all brought together by the promise of tips, guides, and general DIY chitchat. Read The Full Story

Death Star ping-pong ball isn’t a moon

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

I can't say that I've ever seen a ping-pong ball that I would look at and think, "that's pretty cool." However, a Japanese artist has created what is undeniably the coolest ping-pong ball in the history of ping-pong balls. This thing started as your typical orange table tennis ball before he worked his geek magic and turned it into an incredibly detailed replica of the Death Star from Star Wars. Read The Full Story

Ben Heck creates custom toilet illuminator

, Jun 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

There is an age-old problem for many guys of all ages when it comes to taking a wiz at night. Some guys and younger boys just can't seem to make it into the toilet when they pee in the dark. That means you have to listen to your wife or significant other complain the next day that someone hit the lid. Ben Heck has the answer to this with his latest project dubbed the toilet illuminator. Read The Full Story
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