Jetta-iPod remote mod
John sent in this great iPod control mod for his car! – “A modified wireless remote mounted to car steering wheel in carbon fiber…” – Link.
Year: 2006
Circuit bent Furby
bMc has a short and sweet circuit bending guide for a 2005 Furby – “This little 2005 Furby Doll emulates Speech and Audio from any source. HE or she, spits out the glitched circuit bent audio with animated mechanical antics.” – Link. Related: Circuit Bending. Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and […]
RC Spy video car with night vision camera and headset
For under $200, this looks like a lot of parts to procure and projects to make – “For missions where remote surveillance won’t suffice, capture confidential information with the compact Digital Spy Camera secured to your sunglasses. Be sure to set the time-stamping Alarm Kit to protect your possessions while you’re out gathering evidence. Used […]
HOW TO – Terabyte file server for $500
Fred Langa made a Terabyte server for about $500! – “A short while ago, I received a challenge from a reader who didn’t believe me when I said in print that it was possible to put together a brand-new terabyte (1,000 Gbytes) file server for around $500. Well, you can, and I did. The example […]
Cookie milk dunker mug
Italyhainz has drawing of a clever mug with press down toaster-like action for dunking cookies – “You simply fill the mug with cold or warm milk (according to your preference) and place the Oreo on the cookie tray. Then push down on the small lever to fully dunk your Oreo. The lever will automatically spring […]
Automatic (parasitic) bicycle pump
This is really funny, but don’t do it. Aleksi writes – “Fill your bicycle wheels with conveniently available pressurized air stored in automobiles.” – Link.
Drill chuck food chain
Nick hits us with the drill chuck food chain, he also has a Kant twist clamp circle of life – Link. Previous: C-Clamp food chain – Link. Send us your Bob-Vila-meets-Darwin tool photos!