If you love to build your own computer system and pimp them out you should check out the new show called Mod Men. They take some stock computer parts and mash them into some cool creations. Custom paint, milling machines and more is what they use to take ordinary computer systems over the top. My favorite part of the first 2 episodes is at 9:04 of episode 2 where they
Chein from Malaysia has built this great looking Self Balancing Domo Robot. I am not going to let my daughter see it because she recently wouldn’t leave me alone until I found her a Domo bag. Not sure what the Domo craze is all about but I am starting to see these things everywhere. The wobbling motion of the robot is cool looking. When I was watching the video I
Remember all the people warning you never to look directly at the sun because you will go blind. Well believe me when I say do not look into the barrel of this gun because it will make you blind. This DIY Pulse Laser Gun was built by Patrick Priebe who you might remember from the Iron Man Repulsor Light Laser Glove Project. This is what you get when you convert
It can be challenging to get motivated to keep on a consistent exercise routine. I find it much easier to get into the groove when there is something interesting to keep your mind active. Lior Elazary has developed a great Interactive Punching Bag which is based around an Arduino microcontroller system. The sensor is a great idea and could be made from a few things around the house (assuming you
 Sorry for the lack of contests the past few weeks… The prize this week is a remote control helicopter, when you are taking a break from designing your next great project fly this around to inspire some creativity. This contest will run for one week (March 5 – 11, 2011). Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example
Taking things apart and making them better always gives me a great feeling. Have a look at this Teddy Ruxpin Robot that DJ Sures put together. Reminds me of the Furby hacks we saw years ago. You can see that the Teddy Ruxpin has the typical inexpensive mechanical bits that make all of these toys come to life. With the skin pulled off this thing looks a bit freaky. “I
This is a cool project that is based on the LOL Shield for the Arduino. “The Lol Shield Theatre is a combination of software and hardware, a web site and an arduino Lol Shield. First I built a web app that allows you to create and view animations using 9 x 14 pixels, the same amount of pixels on the Lol Shield. The interface is pretty much all javascript, no
