diy

Software

DIY Laptop Etch-A-Sketch Is Almost Worth Destroying A Hard Drive

12:40PM Rosa Golijan | I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin’ awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. More »
Music

Three-iPhone Ocarina Much More Expensive Than No-iPhone Ocarina

2:10AM Adam Frucci | Do you have three iPhones kicking around that you aren’t using? If so, you could make an insanely expensive ocarina out of them using some laser-cut plastic. But the real question is why you would do such a thing. More »
Computers

Sony Vaio UX Becomes A Killer Hackintosh UMPC

10:35PM Danny Allen | Not only can this 2007 model UX490 quad-boot into OS X, Windows 7, XP Pro and Vista Business, but its specs have been overhauled. A voice-capable HSPA modem has been added, plus a faster CPU and larger solid-state hard disk. More »
Gadgets

Perhaps It Is Time To Make “The Switch” To An Electric Razor

12:20PM Sean Fallon | Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave. More »
Music

MidiFighter Melds Music And Button Mashing

3:20AM Mark Wilson | With absolutely no practical use for it whatsoever, I’m lusting hard after this 16-button, arcade-style MIDI controller available in a solderless kit you can assemble in just five minutes. More »
Gadgets

Chumby Guts Turn Anything Into A Chumby

5:40PM Rosa Golijan | If you love the oh-so-adorable Chumby as well as some DIY, then the Chumby Guts kit is perfect for you. You can build your own crazy Chumby, but just don’t cry over the brutal product name. More »
Gadgets

Inductive Charging…Through Wood

5:40AM Mark Wilson | Inductive charging, allowing you to charge a gadget just by placing it on a non-electrocuting surface, is a pretty neat parlour trick. But you’re still putting a gadget on a charger. This DIY mod, however, trades synthetic chargers for wood. More »
Design

Camouflage Cords

5:00AM Mark Wilson | Sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain sight. More »
Cameras

Shoot 3D Photos Using Two Hacked Canon Cameras

1:20AM Danny Allen | Sure, basic stereoscopic images can be created using software to merge two slightly offset photos, but that only works for stationary subjects. For moving targets, there’s Fuji’s Finepix Real 3D W1, or this $US20 hack using two Canon PowerShot cameras. More »