The gist of this new product from Tamiya, best known for its super cool model race cars, is a calling card whose content can be disassembled and rebuilt into whatever machine you fancy...like a battleship. The concept card is a mini-kit that can be assembled into a battleship, race car, and jet … [Read more...] about Build A Battleship With Your Business Card
DIY Projects
The Pencil iPad Stand Reloaded
Last week, Julian made a cool stand for his iPad using 6 pencils and four rubber bands. This innovative and simple design quickly became very popular, and we have received quite a few emails from our readers with their own versions of the Pencil iPad Stand. The original design's simplicity and … [Read more...] about The Pencil iPad Stand Reloaded
Scan Negatives Using A DSLR & Toilet Tubes
If you need a method of transferring your old negatives into a digital format, Claus Thiim has a great solution using a DSLR camera and a few paper toilet tubes. Thiim has used a 90mm manual focus lens, an extension tube that moves the lens forward and allows closer macro focusing. Together with … [Read more...] about Scan Negatives Using A DSLR & Toilet Tubes
DIY Chess Table Rolls Web-based and Real World Games into One
There are lots of chess players out there who only play online. These folks tend to play with people all around the world. Some prefer the feel of real world chess pieces to the virtual parts though. A new chess table made DIY style has turned up that lets players combine real world pieces with … [Read more...] about DIY Chess Table Rolls Web-based and Real World Games into One
Hack A Mac Onto Your VirtualBox
There's certainly a lot of folks out there who have dedicated a slice of their life to getting Mac OS X running on non-Apple hardware. It's complicated but sure gives you that endorphin rush after you complete it. Not many though are willing to invest a huge chunk of time and effort building a … [Read more...] about Hack A Mac Onto Your VirtualBox
Likea is the Leica Knockoff for Photographers on a Cardboard Budget
I am sure there are many people out there who love to take pictures and would be thrilled to have their own Leica camera. The catch is that those fancy and retro-looking Leica cameras can run into the high thousand-dollar range. That's more than most of us can afford. If you want the style of the … [Read more...] about Likea is the Leica Knockoff for Photographers on a Cardboard Budget
The DIY Book Lamp
Here is a fun lamp for your geeky apartment, and you can easily make one yourself for about $5, the DIY Book Lamp. The DIY Book Lamp is pretty simple to make, yet it looks really cool, and would be a great addition to anyone's apartment. To make one of the DIY Book Lamps you will need, a hardback … [Read more...] about The DIY Book Lamp
DIY: Mini Daytona Arcade Cabinet (Video)
Retrovicio Forums member pocket_lucho has recreated a mini Daytona Arcade Cabinet. The build uses a mini ATX motherboard ZOTAC 330, 2GB RAM, Wi-Fi, an 8" VGA screen, four speakers, a 4-speed gearshift, illuminated buttons, and digital metal pedals. The Mini Daytona Arcade Cabinet build took nearly … [Read more...] about DIY: Mini Daytona Arcade Cabinet (Video)
DIY: Electric Mountian Bike
We've featured a number of different concept and production electric bikes here on Geeky Gadgets, but this electric DIY mod by Jennifer Holt is fantastic. Using a 48v motor powered by a homemade battery pack made up of 144 x 3.3v lithium-ion cells, Jennifer has created a truly remarkable electric … [Read more...] about DIY: Electric Mountian Bike
The Pencil iPad Stand
Some of our readers will remember the Pencil iPhone stand that I made last year, I have had my iPad for a few weeks now and I thought it was about time to create a similar stand for the iPad. … [Read more...] about The Pencil iPad Stand
$4000 Iron Man Costume
The picture below might well look like a frame from the Iron Man 2 movie, but in fact, it's a picture of Coloradan Anthony Le wearing his $4,000 homemade Iron Man 2 costume of War Machine. Anthony Le, 25, has been a fan of Iron Man since childhood. When he heard that the comic-book superhero was … [Read more...] about $4000 Iron Man Costume
Giving Tree iPad Decal
If you're a fan of Shel Silverstein and his children's books, then this Giving Tree iPad decal is perfect for you. The decal cleverly plays on the covers of the beloved book "The Giving Tree" and incorporates the Apple logo as a fruit falling to earth from a tree. This design not only pays homage to … [Read more...] about Giving Tree iPad Decal
