LED Mag-Lite mod…
BrakeBaver writes “Replace the bulb in a 2xAA mag-lite with a bright white led. A cool burning led will give you longer battery life and won’t burn your face off.” – Link.
DIY Projects
HOW TO – Make a Thermal Carafe
Drew writes “I used some discarded beverage bottles, aluminum foil, duct tape, and expanding insulating foam to make a thermal carafe for next to nothing. Then I tested it against a real Thermos and an uninsulated bottle to see how it compared. Conclusion: a thermos made from junk isn’t quite as good as a store-bought […]
HOW TO – Make a rubber ducky USB flash drive
Rachel sells these little USB mods and she alsos show you how to make your own – “It’s really easy to make these fun and friendly rubber ducky flash drives or any other rubber character. I picked up these cute little guys at the 99 cents only store in LA. If you live in the […]
$20 Dry erase board – ElephantStaircase
Cape and Ray sent in their how-to on making a super simple and cheap dry erase board – Link.
Cheap Mic stand and pop shield
James writes “Here’s a microphone stand and pop shield built from a coathanger, a circle of metal, an old sock and some gaffer tape.” – Link.
HandySwipe portable magnetic card reader
Here’s a good portable mag card reader – “The HandySwipe provides a portable magnetic card reader interface and display. It collects card data from a “Type 2″ card reader (shown here), and displays the data on a small character LCD screen. Type 2 stripes are by far the most common in use, such as on […]
EL wire eye candy
Guerroloco’s EL Wirte project is now up on Instructables, he writes – “This project uses electroluminescent wire (a.k.a. “EL wire”) to create a glowing, flashing, spinning piece of eye candy that could be used as decoration, a disco light for a dance party, or just for taking cool photos. This is definitely a work in […]