Here is another fun project from the guys over at Instructables, the Solar Powered Robot Ball. The Solar Powered Robot Ball uses a solar engine circuit and a capacitor which stores the power. When enough power is stored in the capacitor, a burst of power is released to the motor, which makes the … [Read more...] about Solar Powered Robot Ball
DIY Projects
Spica Water Speakers
If your graphic equalizer is looking a little old and tired, then these new Spica Water Speakers might help you visualize your music in a slightly different way. Designer Yuki Yamamoto has created beautifully elegant speakers with the added bonus of seeing your music harmoniously dance in the … [Read more...] about Spica Water Speakers
DIY Fish Eye Lens
If you fancy taking a couple of fish-eye photos with your new DSLR but find it hard to part with the cash to purchase a branded fish-eye lens, then this creative DIY method of creating one might be a good project for this weekend. Using a fish-eye door viewer, a couple of pieces of scrap wood, and … [Read more...] about DIY Fish Eye Lens
Steampunk Keyboard Kit
If you've always fancied creating a Steampunk gadget or device but lack the skill or time to finish the job. Then this DIY Steampunk keyboard from Datamancer can definitely help you get started and if you cant even wait to make your own fully finished keyboards are available to purchase for … [Read more...] about Steampunk Keyboard Kit
DIY Reflective Bike Tape
This crafty cyclist created this innovative mod for his bike to help him get seen at night. Rather than using the off-the-shelf reflectors (which don't do half as good a job as this mod), he popped down to his local road maintenance center and asked for any spare scraps of reflective tape used on … [Read more...] about DIY Reflective Bike Tape
Star Wars Holochess Table
Check out this fantastic replica Millennium Falcon holochess table created by Philip Wise. Wise has meticulously tried to create the most exact replica he possibly could. He has even built in the 50-second light and studio pattern from the first movie in the holochess table, which plays from an … [Read more...] about Star Wars Holochess Table
Philco Dynamic Tester iPod Dock
We have seen quite a few different homemade iPod and iPhone docks here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is this cool retro iPod Dock by Peter Verrando, the Philco Dynamic Tester iPod Dock. This cool iPod dock was made using a Philco Dynamic Tester from 1946, which was a small amplifier and speaker … [Read more...] about Philco Dynamic Tester iPod Dock
DIY Arduino Word Clock
Some of our readers will remember the Qlocktwo clock, that display the time in words rather than numbers, now you can make your own DIY version using the power of Arduino. The clock can be made with a bunch of materials which include some LEDs, a CNC plotter and a laser printer. … [Read more...] about DIY Arduino Word Clock
DIY Mixtape MP3 Player
Here is a fun DIY project if you have some spare cassette tapes lying around, the DIY Mixtape MP3 Player. The DIY Mixtape MP3 Player was made by Justin Cole who decided he wanted to place an MP3 player inside an old cassette tape. My new design uses a small mp3 player that I disassembled and … [Read more...] about DIY Mixtape MP3 Player
DIY 9V Battery USB Charger
If you're looking for a neat DIY project this weekend, then this DIY 9V Battery USB charger could be a fun gadget to create. With only a few components, including a 9V battery, a female USB port from an old PC, and a small 5V regulator, you can build a handy portable charger. With some simple … [Read more...] about DIY 9V Battery USB Charger
DIY X-Men Pyro Flamethrower
Check out this awesome hand and wrist mounted DIY flame thrower. Designed and created by Everett Bradford, his "Prometheus Device" is fashioned on the X-Men's Pyro ability to create fire from thin air. Everett's device doesn't do it quite from thin air, but it's fantastic nevertheless. How the … [Read more...] about DIY X-Men Pyro Flamethrower
648 Mega Pixel Milky Way Image
A Central Michigan University professor and Physicist Axel Mellinger has spent nearly two years traveling the world. Crossing South Africa, Texas and Michigan in a 26,000 miles world tour to obtain individual photos to compile this massive 648 Mega Pixel image of the Milky Way as seen from Earth … [Read more...] about 648 Mega Pixel Milky Way Image
