April 2009

Trongs - Finger-food Utensil

  Lots of us in the tech industry are working towards crazy deadlines which means working long hours and working while you eat. Only problem is that lots of the quick food is very messy. How often have you had to step away from a keyboard because your lunch was supper messy? What about the time you were enjoying some wings only to miss a cell phone call because your

DIY Airsoft Shooting Gallery

  The crazy guys over at Mana Energy Potion needed a way to blow off the excess energy that is built up from selling the liquid energy. No they didn’t buy a treadmill, they made a DIY Airsoft Shooting Gallery! The list of needed items is not that bad and allowed it to be constructed for around $35. "What you need: 1 x 24" by 60" board 1 x 22"

Canadian DIY Maple Syrup Production

  Ever wonder how that Canadian Maple Syrup gets into the bottle that is sitting beside your stack of pancakes? Our friends over at The Workshop have made a short video that demonstrates the Maple Syrup making process from tree to bottle. Unlike other syrups it doesn’t start by crushing fruit or melting sugar, Maple Syrup is simply the boiled tree sap! "Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the

Laser Sundial Clock Project

  Alessandro from 5Volt.eu has made this real simple and cool clock . The Laser Sundial Clock Project uses a Atmel microcontroller to move a servo with a line laser connected to it. The result is a single line that can simply represent the time on the wall. "This is a simple project of a sundial wherein the pinion is replaced by a line LASER I took from a LASER

Defendius Labyrinth Maze Security Lock

  This Defendius Labyrinth Security Lock would be so much fun (except in case of fire). When staying in hotels I have always wondered how simple it would be for someone on the outside to open the chain lock that are common in hotel rooms. That would not even be a consideration if this was the lock installed in the room. "This innovative lock is designed by Art Lebedev Studio…

1600 Volt Can Crusher

  You can buy can crushers at Costco, place your can in the opening, pull a lever and viola you have a squished can. Of course you can achieve the same results using some high voltage electronics. 🙂 Bob Davis has the right idea here, he is letting technology make his recycling life easier with his 1600 Volt Can Crusher. All it takes is 1600 volts and a bit of