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Amazing Steampunk Gadgets...

Amazing Steampunk Gadgets
| February 25, 2010 | 65 Views |
Steampunk gadgets are great, not always ergonomic – or even but eye-catching and awe-inspiring nonetheless. That’s why, every so often, we like to post a list of the blogosphere’s favorite creations. Our first ‘steampunk’ article 2010 feature’s some crazy devices from the mind-bogglingly useful, to the insanely impractical. Steampunk Toilet Created by Patrick Brawley, this...
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Download Any Video From YouTube...

Download Any Video From YouTube
| January 28, 2010 | 141 Views |
There are many add-ons and applications that enable you to download videos from YouTube. But non are quite as simple as this. Simply go to the video you wish to download. Locate the URL in the address bar (if your completely computer illiterate, look for the http://youtube.com/watch?v= etc etc) and change the ‘y‘ in youtube to a ‘3‘ (so it reads...
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Flash Drives Security Threat...

Flash Drives Security Threat
| January 8, 2010 | 215 Views |
SanDisk Corp. and Verbatim Corp. have joined Kingston Technology Inc. in issuing a security warning to customers alerting them to the potential security threat posed by a flaw in the hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption on their USB flash drives. Military Security All three companies claimed their USB drives had met security criteria set by the Federal Information Processing Standard...
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Increase USB 3G Wi-Fi Reception With Coo...

Increase USB 3G Wi-Fi Reception With Cooking Pot
| December 24, 2009 | 352 Views |
Over time, we’ve features a few articles with tips and tricks to help improve your Wi-Fi signal/reception, and now here’s the latest hack that utilizes nothing more than a kitchen cooking pot to enhance the reception on a 3G Wi-Fi USB dongle. Looking at the nifty software you can see that the actual download speed increases considerably when the 3G Wi-Fi stick is placed...
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DIY Emergency Cellphone Charger...

DIY Emergency Cellphone Charger
| October 4, 2009 | 684 Views |
There are many situations when a DIY emergency cellphone charger would save the day> Well, if you have access to a few cheap parts (say, from a local Radio Shack store) you could be making that all important phone call in no time. To rig your emergency charger you will need, a few AA batteries, a four AA battery tray, two wires (red and black), two alligator clips, and a paperclip....
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DIY Rail Gun...

DIY Rail Gun
| September 23, 2009 | 896 Views |
As soon as we saw this video clip, there was no question that it would make it onto our blog. I mean how many other rail guns have you seen? Let alone DIY rail guns. Colorado Springs, CO maker Ravi Gaddipati has spent the last year working on his own DIY railgun, and while it might not be as powerful as the Navy’s rail gun (read our original article here), it sure packs some...
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Photograph The Earth From Space...

Photograph The Earth From Space
| September 15, 2009 | 971 Views | 1 Comment
Two students from MIT have devised a hack that allowed them to take pictures of the Earth from space, using a 150 dollars worth of off-the-shelf-components. On Sept 2nd, Justin Lee and Oliver Yeh, sent their low cost picture-shooting balloon 17.5 miles high, into near-space. Using GPS to track its locations, they found the rig 5 hours later, 20 miles from the launch site. The balloon...
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How To Boost Your WiFi Signal...

How To Boost Your WiFi Signal
| September 3, 2009 | 1,122 Views |
This great little video clip shows how it’s possible to boost your WiFi signal twofold with a piece of copper wire and a drinking straw. You’ll need a few other things, namely, a pair of wire cutters – to cut and bear the wires; a wood screw – to help shape your new antenna; a soldering iron to fix your new antenna; and a black marker pen – to color the...
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DIY Macro Lens Made From Old DVD Player...

DIY Macro Lens Made From Old DVD Player
| August 24, 2009 | 818 Views |
The guys over at diyphotography.net have come up with yet another great DIY photography hack, and this one tops the bill in simplicity. Ever wanted to take extreme closeup shots with your cell phone? Well by simply removing the lens from an old DVD player and mounting it on a piece of card, you can transform your cell phone camera into a powerful macro-shooting device. First up you...
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iPhone Robot...

iPhone Robot
| July 28, 2009 | 387 Views |
When it comes to electronics, there are two words that have become something of a modern-day trend – robotics and the iPhone. With both technologies being on the verge of starting a new chapter in the digital revolution, what better way to progress than to incorporate both into one device? And that is exactly what Japanese inventor has done. Meet Robochan – a humanoid robot...
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Use MSI Wind Battery To Charge Your iPho...

Use MSI Wind Battery To Charge Your iPhone
| July 26, 2009 | 434 Views |
Have you ever been caught in the situation when your iPhone battery is dead, but your netbook is still live and kicking? Well with a little tinkering, the guys over at PRUSADJS.CZ rigged an MSI Wind netbook battery so it can charge an iPhone. What’s more, the battery is able to fully charge the iPhone using around half the battery power, leaving a reasonable amount of time for...
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7 VoIP Apps For Your Cell Phone...

7 VoIP Apps For Your Cell Phone
| July 14, 2009 | 777 Views |
Earlier this month we looked at how you can Turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone using the Voice over Internet Protocol app SIP-VoIP. If you already own an iPhone or any other mobile handset that connects to the Internet, it is also possible to VoIP applications to make free or cheap calls. Here is a list of 7 VoIP applications that can be used with your cell phone… Skype...
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DIY Fisheye Lens Camera Hack...

DIY Fisheye Lens Camera Hack
| July 12, 2009 | 2,843 Views |
Like most tech websites we love a good old D.I.Y hack. These two hardware hacks from Banjomaster over at Instructables, and Wan Chi Lau from RainyDayPhotography, will have you taking shots with a DIY fisheye lens for under $20. Rigging your SLR with a D.I.Y. fisheye lens is relatively easy but you will need access to a couple of tools, a piece of particle board, a wide-angle doorway...
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Remote Control Your PC With TweetMyPC...

Remote Control Your PC With TweetMyPC
| July 10, 2009 | 908 Views |
Controlling your PC via the remote desktop was once a technique only mastered by professional IT technicians. But now with the help of little known application called TweetMyPC, you can shut down or lock, download files to and from, take screenshots of your PC and publish them to the Web, all from your mobile phone or any other computer connected to the Internet. Once you have set up...
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Make Calls On Your iPod Touch...

Make Calls On Your iPod Touch
| July 6, 2009 | 1,854 Views | 1 Comment
The iPhone and iPod touch are almost exactly the same, except for the fact that you can make calls from your iPhone. Unfortunately, if you would like this privilege, you have to shell out an extra hundred dollars for the iPhone, and sign a two year contract with AT&T for at least $60 per month. If you already own an iPod touch but simply don’t make calls that often, it is...
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