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Inductive charging, allowing you to charge a gadget just by placing it on a non-electrocuting surface, is a pretty neat parlor trick. But you're still putting a gadget on a charger. This DIY mod, however, trades synthetic chargers for wood. More »Detecting False Coins With a Computer Mouse
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It was only a matter of time, right? Check out this setup where a laptop player controls "Pac-Man" while being chased by robo-vacuum ghosts. And get this: it's actually a demo of their unmanned aerial software that guides airborne vehicles. More »Engineer Builds $10 DIY Cellphone Microscope
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