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The RFID Record Player Is a Real World Cover Flow

I like this idea by Matt Brown: He tags 45rpm vinyl records with RFID stickers to play songs in a turntable that doesn't turn at all. More »

02/08/10

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By Jesus Diaz

#diy

How to Build Your Own 12-Game Mini Arcade Machine

When I first saw this tiny arcade back in September, it was love at first byte. And now that there's an instructional video, I can build one of my very own. It looks so easy in fast forward! More »

02/08/10

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By Brian Barrett

#casemods

Pray That Your Kratos Case Mod PC Doesn't Get a Virus

If you've been looking for a case mod that will strike fear into all the other computers you come across, well, look no further. But be careful, this guy gets cranky when he needs to defrag. More »

02/06/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#ipad

No One Needs To Know About Your Paper iPad

Someone might judge you for putting together a mock iPad, but it's certainly not going to be us. Be it for practicing the Tablet Sutra or faking out a fanboy friend, here's the template you've been looking for. More »

02/06/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#opticalillusions

A Brief Survey of Recent Tape-Based Anamorphic Illusions

With just a roll or two of painters tape, some patience, and a willingness to forfeit the respectability of their apartments (except, maybe, from a single perspective), some clever artists have created a very impressive collection of tape-based illusions. More »

02/06/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#mail

Snail Mail With A Dash of Google Maps

I thought Google Map Buddy's ability to generate printable, hi-res versions of Google Maps was pretty neat but figured I'd never find a reason to use it. These Google Maps envelops, however, are definitely worth the ink and the effort. More »

02/06/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#wtf

Some Fool Done Gone and Made a Mr. T Mobile

One day I'll have children. And one day I'll make them sob hysterically as I hang this thing over their cribs. It'll motivate them to learn to talk so that they can yell "No, mama! Not the Mr. T mobile!" More »

02/05/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#diy

Use a Sixaxis Controller to Play Emulated Games on Your Nokia N900

You've made a PS3 controller out of a Nokia N900, but all you really want is to use a Sixaxis controller to play emulated games on the device. Thanks to these instructions, now you finally can. [Aberration]

02/04/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#diy

Guy Transforms Laptop Into Giant iPadish Cellphone Abomination

Watch this crazy Chinese hacker turns his laptop into a giant touchscreen cellphone. I'm not sure if this is real or not, but I want to believe it is: More »

02/04/10

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By Jesus Diaz

#digitalphotography

Make Your Own Rig for Ultra-High Speed Photography

What do you do if you are a retired electronic and mechanical engineer with 41 years of experience, and a passion for ultra-high speed photography? Like Fotoopa, you make your own kick ass laser rig to take these cool photos: More »

02/04/10

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By Jesus Diaz

#diy

Turn an Old USB HDD Enclosure Into an External DVD Drive

So you have an old USB HDD enclosure and a plain ol' DVD drive, but what you really need is a shiny external DVD Drive. Today you're in luck, because our friends at Lifehacker have instructions for a DIY frankendrive. More »

02/03/10

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By Rosa Golijan

#diy

You Can Make this Coffee Can Lamp

For about $24 in parts and 20 minutes' worth of drilling/bolting, this coffee can lamp can be yours. Just be ready for all the "nice cans" jokes to pour in at your decor's expense. [ReadyMade via Unplggd]

02/02/10

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By Mark Wilson

#diy

DIY, uh, Three-Pendulum Rotary Harmonograph

If you're like me, you looked at this picture and the name "Three-Pendulum Rotary Harmonograph" and felt confused and a little bit threatened. But fear not! Turns out it's one of those fun spirograph-like things you see at science museums. More »

02/01/10

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By Dan Nosowitz

#wifi

Wi-Fi Detecting Bumper Sticker Helps Out the Wardriver Behind You

Here's a neat Instructable for significantly increasing the geek factor in your car's rear windshield, showing how to modify a Wi-Fi-detecting t-shirt into a Wi-Fi-detecting window decal. At some point in some traffic jam, you'll make a fellow nerd's day. More »

01/30/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#instruments

Gigantic Music Box Is Finally Finished With Nowhere To Go

Henry Dagg spent four years building this gigantic pin barrel harp, commissioned for a London garden. It's finally finished but is too fragile for the outdoors. Listen to it play "A Long and Winding Road" and reflect on its fate. More »

01/30/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#diy

Ding! Use A Kitchen Timer For Panning Time Lapse Video

If you want to give your time lapse videos a nice, smooth pan, try looking next to the pans. Using only an old school kitchen timer and a Go Pro camera, a Make reader whipped up this neat video. More »

01/29/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#casemods

Lost Case Mod Is Perfectly Suited For Your Hatch

This impressive Lost case mod incorporates a few disparate elements of everyone's favorite time-jumping mystery island. You've got the whole jungle thing going on and a Dharma Initiative-flavored octagonal shape. Oh, and it can take down airplanes flying overhead. More »

01/29/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#clocks

Hard Drive Clock Is An Arduino-Fueled, LED Trip

Hard drive clocks are a dime a dozen on sites like Etsy, but Hacked Gadgets reader NatureTM went the extra mile and employed an Arduino to control the time and LED light show on the reflective platters. More »

01/28/10

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By Sean Fallon

#diy

Tiny DIY Motorcycle Adds in MPG What It Subtracts in Cool

Remember, doing it yourself doesn't always mean you're making something look nicer. Sometimes you turn a perfectly good Honda motorcycle into a recumbent spearmint pod. It's worth it, though, when that pod gets 214mpg going 55mph. More »

01/28/10

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By Brian Barrett

#imagecache

That Rapscallion von Poppel Is At It Again!

Neither Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium nor the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus holds any sight quite as bizarre as Arthur von Poppel's Nautilus One Man Band Submarine. [Nautilus One Man Band via Dark Roasted Blend]

01/25/10

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By Kyle VanHemert

#massages

Massage Me "Controller" One Step Away from Honorable Mention at the AVNs

Nope. No way. No conceivable way whatsoever this massage video game controller, called the Massage Me, could be hacked or used in a way that makes it sexual or awkward to use if your parents walked in the room: More »

01/24/10

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By Jack Loftus

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