Tag Archive for 'diy'
I’ve been tempted to use a solid state drive for the primary disk for my desktop. Of course I only need to look at the current prices in order to come to my senses. Sure, you could pick up a CompactFlash to IDE converter for next to nothing, but a decent sized CF card will [...]
Keen A/V addict Simon Smith set out to save money by building his own component rack from scratch. However, as the install continued - complete with multiple audio zones, MythTV-powered PVR and even a fire suppression system - his hobby won him a new set of wheels. Courtesy of Intel and the ZDNet [...]
Some guy put together and instructable on how to make an electric mountain board or whatever those off-road versions of skateboards are called. It’s pretty ingenious too taking most of his parts from electric scooters.
Alright, so I’m a bit DIY challenged, I always have the best of intentions but somehow even with a mind as creative as mine it doesn’t always show through in my craftsmanship. I blame my tendency to be overly clumsy, but it doesn’t keep me from admiring all the retired tech devices turned into [...]
Anyone that knows me knows that I’m hard on my gadgets. It’s not because I’m out in harsh conditions every day, but rather it has to do with the fact that I am rather clumsy at times. Luckily my DS lite, which I carry everywhere has yet to fail me. However, if your DS lite’s [...]
This nifty little gadget was created in an effort to make it possible to see who was online from across the room, or just in passing. So he took some pictures of the few people who he truly cared when they were online, put some LED lights behind them, and then did a lot of [...]
This is a kit from a Korean company known as Gakken. You get all the parts to put together your very own tube amp receiver as well as a pair of speaker to connect to it.
So this guy made an instructable about how, using parts from his local Home Depot, he made a cheap and quick notebook stand. In case you don’t understand the motivation behind making your own notebook stand, they can be useful for making typing easier, bettering the viewing angle of the monitor, and increasing air flow [...]
Check out this really compact electrocardiogram that someone made from a really tiny LCD, a pair of electrodes, and an ARM training unit. Its an STM32 Primer at the heart of the unit.
This nifty little DIY gadget is for all of you out there that are sick of all the big brother-ism going on. The site with the actual instructions is in some foreign language that I couldn’t even recognize let alone read, but essentially it seems to be a ring of Infrared Lights powered by a [...]
