Jason Bruges turns wind into light 10/15/2007 Meant for the urban environment, “Wind to Light”, an installation by Jason Bruges Studio utilizes 500 mini wind turbines to...
ReLeaf rain collector gives your plants more sustenance while it rains 10/14/2007 Made in Switzerland by Fulguro, “ReLEAF” is a rain collector that uses folded thermo lacquered aluminum sheets that look like...
MiniMac makes your Mac-Mini seem like a giant 10/12/2007 Think the new iMacs are too big? You haven’t seen anything smaller than the desktop MiniMac. Chunkier than an iPhone...
Animated ghost scares you into thinking you can build a better one 10/11/2007 This animated ghost senses visitors presence and makes some “spooky noises” to try and scare them. Take off the white...
Google ring proclaims your Internet status 10/11/2007 The “Vanity Ring” project by Markus Kison is an interesting take on social status. The wearer inputs their name into...
4 channel PIC burglar alarm catches the crook 10/10/2007 Here’s how to build a burglar alarm from a PIC 16C84 that monitors 4 NC inputs and when triggered, activates...
nOtbOt video game system controls itself, scares onlookers 10/10/2007 The “nOtbOt” is an autonomous gaming system / art project that uses the force-feedback system found in most game controllers...
Add memory to your old Apple relics 10/09/2007 This hack shows how to add a compact flash memory card to an Apple Powerbook 150 using an adaptor board...
Void your TiVo’s warranty while displaying its data 10/09/2007 This TiVo LCD project is a nice way to display program information on the outside of the box without ever...
Build a battery meter, show your friends that alkalines aren’t “dead” yet 10/08/2007 Even though alkaline batteries are slowly disappearing in exchange for the re-chargeable nickel metal hydride and lithium in most consumer...