Crazy Hacks

Huge Rubiks Cube Subwoofer

  If you are wanting to add some bass to your home theater why build a Huge Rubik’s Cube Subwoofer! It isn’t as big as this gigantic subwoofer but it looks a lot more fun.   "Sealed Enclosure: 3 Cu. Feet Driver Diameter: 15", Aluminum Cone Outer Enclosure: 3/4" MDF Shell with 3/4" MDF ’tiles’ overlaying it, forming the Rubik’s Squares Reinforcement: 1 Y/Z-Axis piece of 3/4" MDF, cut to

Halloween Light Shows

  Here are a few more elaborate Halloween Light Shows. I wish I had the time to put one of these together… One of these years I will have to make some time. I think I would make a light controller instead of buying one though since the good lighting controllers seem to be quite expensive. I think the popular Christmas Light Show also used the same controller.  

Halloween Monster in a Box

If you want to do an extra special project this Halloween why not look into the Halloween Monster in a Box. The results are very spooky indeed. “I’ve built a prototype Monster-in-a-Box that I’m pretty happy with – based on Mark Butler’s Super Easy Monster in a Box, (http://markbutler.8m.com/creepzone/semitb.htm) I just added a few enhancements – a real trunk (thrift shop $10), the drill opens the lid instead of lifting

Halloween Project Ideas

If you are looking for some great Halloween project links, check out the great list that Reverend Jones of the Hacked Gadgets forum put together. If you have some extras to add to the list add them in the forum or in the comments below! Don’t look at the Dead Rat LED Throwie project if you have a weak stomach. Halloween Monster list Hundreds of Projects Animated Projects Concussion Cannon

LED Coffee Table

Using a bunch of microcontroller controlled white LEDs is one way to jazz up a coffee table! Check out the LED Coffee Table that Evil Mad Scientists has developed. If you think this technology would look nice in your table you are in luck since you can purchase a kit to build your very own. Video after the jump. “Our kits include the giant printed circuit boards, components, instructions, regulated

Wiimote Lego Tank Surveillance Robot

  I can just imagine how much fun Andrew Hundt, Boris Lipchin and Ned Fox from Carnegie Mellon University had creating this Wiimote Lego Tank Surveillance Robot. “This robot is composed of Legos and uses a handyboard as the control hardware. It has 4 wheel drive each controlled by a lego motor, and a pan tilt mount for directing light and the video camera. The Wii Remote talks to a

Weave Mirror

  This interesting mirror by Daniel Rozin is quite neat. It would be fun to build one of these on a smaller scale using some cheap servos. I can’t imagine the cost of this large unit with over 700 motors! “Rozin’s Weave Mirror assembles 768 motorized and laminated C-shaped prints along the surface of a picture plane that texturally mimics a homespun basket. A seemingly organic smoky portrait comes in