Posts Tagged ‘do it yourself’

Remote Control Ducks for Your Pond

I have always enjoyed feeding ducks when traveling. The ducks are so cute, so needy, and it is fun to throw them some bread and watch them picking up speed towards the potential meal. They look so cute in the water that I sometimes wished for some further interaction, as we usually have with our different pets like cats and dogs…

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Willy Wonka and His Digital Hat Compass

When we hear the name Willy Wonka, we immediately think of the classic film with Gene Wilder (or the Tim Burton remake Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp as the great Willy Wonka), chocolate, and the great top hat that accompanies throughout the movie…

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Wii Remote DIY Projects with Johnny Lee

The Nintendo Wii is extremely popular, and its remote is the secret weapon gaining it all its tremendous playtime. The Wii remote itself is a very sophisticated device which includes a high tech infrared camera that is more valuable and outperforms many webcams out today…

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Kung Fu Fighting Robots: Build a Combat Robot

1 Comment By Eran Abramson on July 20th, 2008 in Robots
Kung Fu Fighting Robots: Build a Combat Robot

Remember the old Comedy Central shows of the fighting robots? I used to love those shows and watched almost every single one. The crazy combat between the various robots was extremely entertaining and sometimes also extremely ruthless…

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Homemade Lego Record Player Performs Black Sabbath's Ironman

It isn’t everyday that you run across a homemade project that combines a childhood toy and one of Rock’s most popular songs. This homemade project of a record player is practically entirely made out of Legos, with the only exceptions being the paper cone, foil inside the cone, needle and of course…the record…

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Fake Car Stereo will Deter Thieves

Back in High School, I was so excited when I purchased a cassette player with a removable faceplate. I worked hard to afford that car stereo and was happy about all of the features, sound, and options except how attractive it may have been to thieves…

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Home Security is Colorful with an Automatic Paintball Gun

Looking to protect your home and get a new paint job? This automatic paintball gun needs just one command…’Fire At Will’. Once it receives the OK, it will be your new home security guard and fire paint balls at anyone that comes within its field of vision…

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Elvis meets the Terminator: Introducing the Elvinator Robot

The Elvinator do it yourself project from Instructables is still within its ongoing stages. It aims to combine a robotic Elvis head with the Terminator.
When I look at the picture, I am not sure if the Elvinator looks more like a young Elvis with a Terminator skull, or the Terminator with an Elvis wig…

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LED Chess Set DIY: Checkmate Glows in the Dark

Chess has always been a wonderful and challenging game, and with rivals turning up on every corner, it is a world-wide phenomenon. The thing is, with the progress of technology, the actual Chess board game is less visible and more versions are added as games for computers, game consoles, and even cellphones…

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Build A Lego Scanner

Add a Comment By Tal Siach on June 16th, 2008 in Lego
Build A Lego Scanner

Lego is so making a comeback! With different Lego projects popping up around, such as the Lego webcam and Bluetooth Dongle, the Mindstorm Robot, and even a customized iPod Dock out of Legos, we can see the love for toys and tech…

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