If you are looking for a simple and cheap audio hack, this Homemade Foam Plate Speaker hack may be what you are looking for. “As you can see on the picture, I did use a foam plate. I tried other materials and I found the best quality of the sound is produced by a lightweight material but strong enough to avoid excessive vibration. Paper plates are too soft, plastic disposable
Looking for a laser project that is a bit on the complex side, have a look at this Laser Image Projector. “This is basic instructions on how to build a portable image projector that uses a green laser instead of normal light. The laser permits images to be cast great distances, and doesn’t require focusing – it’s always in focus. Materials Required: * Green laser module 10mW+ * 1 solid
Have you ever wanted to remotely turn on or off something in your house when you weren’t home? This time of year the Christmas lights come to mind. What if you could call your house, type a few keys on your phone and turn on those lights! With this Phone Line Relay Controller project that is exactly what you can do. "The administrator should call-in the device from another telephone.
Here is a well documented DIY tutorial on how to build a basic electronic speed controller. The article takes your through a ground up process on how to build the circuit as well as how to program the PIC that controls the speed controller. The article does indicate that the design does lack sophistication, but this is a good place to start. You could use this design as a learning
When it comes to USB devices I think missile launchers have to be one of the best additions to the group! Have a look at these great missile hacks. Did your favorite hack not make the list? Leave a comment to let us know. “The following video illustrates how a to translate values from your PC Joystick to control a USB Missile Launcher and fire at objects that you
Oh Boy, This is getting really scary. I have not given this much thought, but as I read this article I was hit with a ton of bricks. Pretty soon we will be able to hack ourselves!!! Liquid polymer neural interface Here is another one. Guess who could be the rat? Datajack implant for Rats Digital processing of rat brain neurons
Normally I do not care much for seasonal DIY hacks, not because they are not cool, but often other sites do way too many of them at a time. Here is a pretty cool version of a Tesla Coil. No photoshop what so ever. Just some creative setup, some gel filters and a 91 second time exposure. Merry Tesla, oops! I mean, Christmas. Tesla Christmas Tree
