DIY

Arduino is pretty ubiquitous these days. In fact, that’s an understatement. Arduino boards are at the heart of a revolution in electronics. But ever wondered about the people behind it? In a feat of exceptional journalism, David Kushner blows the lid on this incredible company and its origins. The biggest surprise of all is it’s [...]

As the old saying goes, no matter how good you drive there’s always a few idiots out there who’ll ruin your day. Also, no matter how good a driver you are, you shouldn’t put a cup of boiling hot takeout coffee between your legs. Never!

That’s about it, really. Imagine a plain wooden desk with an extended arm fitted with a camera. The camera takes pictures of whatever you’re doing at the desk and there—a photographic archive of your, uh, desk time.

Truth is you wouldn’t want it on your porch when the kids arrive, triggering the fire mechanism and roasting a costumed minor. Next to stuffing a pumpkin with explosive and ball-bearings detonated by a trip wire, this particular DIY project ranks high in the diabolical meter. Despite the obvious dangers, it looks fun.

This is another one of those really impressive Lego projects that reaffirms your faith in the ubiquitous blocks. Dubbed the Time twister, this latest build from Hans Andersson is an elaborate timepiece that gives out the time in layers that print the digits. Simply looking at the details gives you an idea of the perfectionism [...]

This post is best appreciated by the following types of people: vampires, horror movie buffs, professional villains, heavy metal musicians, and maybe all of the above. Fog machines are really among the greatest inventions ever. Never has a single prop been so ill-used and entered the popular imagination.

Relax, it’s not like he’s going to build a Mac with parts from a 3D printer. That would be awesome though. Apparently, there’s this man named Chris Fenton who’s hell bent on assembling his own electromechanical computer with 3D printed parts. Seen below isn’t his creation though, but the wonderful tool he’s using to realize it. If this project [...]

It’s possible and one non-profit company are at its cutting edge. Called Open Source Ecology, the loose-knit group of volunteers from different walks of life are launching a civilization from scratch. At the moment the organization have a Kickstarter funding drive going full blast. The aim is to raise enough money ($40,000) for the production [...]

Yes, that’s a box of Altoids. Rather, boxes of Altoids. Apparently, if left to his own devices Jair2k4 is fully capable of surviving the post-apocalypse. Check out the incredible home-made Tazer gloves he assembled after a conversation about superhero powers. Now if he only built himself a laser pistol. Alas, that is for fate to [...]

Ah, robotics. If it were only sexier. That’s pretty much the biggest hurdle of this exciting industry. You might think otherwise, however, and claim that a fully functional AI is the big challenge facing primitive robot kind at its current state. Fine, that’s valid too. But really, a good dose of aesthetics should go into [...]

Oh, the wonders of DIY! Encased in some very detailed Galactic Empire hardware, including a Death Star, this surround sound system is essentially a Yamaha 2.1 stereo system given the benefit of an iPod dock and TIE Fighters.

If you’re an iPhone diehard, don’t miss this story. Wonder of wonders, a very prestigious university lab has come up with a neat DIY iPhone mod that produces incredible photos. Seen below are examples of the spectroscopic/microscopic iPhone camera upgrade’s pics.