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Remotely Shutdown, Logoff and Restart your PC using Twitter
Using a dirt simple software application, you can easily remotely control your PC to shutdown, restart or logoff. The software is called TweetMyPC which connects to a dummy twitter account you...
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DIY Home Automation: iPhone Controlled TV Lift
This hacker used the power of his iPhone to be able to control a TV lift in his home. It’s a pretty simple device (obviously it just conceals or displays his flat screen TV), but iPhone control...
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Build Your Own “Follow Me Around” Robotic Stool
This RoboStool follows you around to provide your tired feet comfort at a moment’s notice. The robotic foot stool from Norris Labs is a regular vinyl covered stool in appearance. However, inside is an...
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Star Trek Inspired Touchscreen Kitchen Interface
This Star Trek “LCARS interface” kitchen touchscreen computer brings nostalgia of the iconic TV show right into your kitchen. It features a calendar, train scheduler, weather mapper, and punching in...
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Superb Pneumatic Star Trek Door
Remember the automatic doors from the Star Trek TV shows? The one you always wanted in your house someday? Now you can build one yourself via this DIY pneumatically powered door tutorial. At first...
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DIY Text-Message-Powered Keyless Entry
We have seen the many ways to go keyless and also ways to use text messages to control physical devices. This project uses miniature web server which receives a text message and then moves a servo to...
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Batman-Style Hidden Switch in a Statue
The original inspiration for this hidden switch project came from a 60’s Batman TV show. The project involves beheading a Beethoven bust and mounting a wireless switch inside it. It’s a super simple...
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Voice Controlled Home Automation
Who wouldn’t want a home controlled by your voice commands? If Tony Stark can have it, why can’t you? The JARVIS system is a digital life-assistant/home automation system that does everything from...
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DIY Voice Activated Home Automation
Voice recognition is no longer in infancy, especially since Siri just launched on the new iPhone 4S (although similar technology is available on Android too). This project shows you how to use it to...
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How to: Remotely Control Your Garage Door
You’ve probably seen those Craftsman commercials advertising their “remote garage door monitoring system” which comes with a monthly fee. Instead of paying them an absurd amount of money to...
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Intel Recreates Musical 3D Animation in Real Life
You may recall an incredible 3D animated video from years ago from Animusic called “Pipe Dream” which featured a musical ensamble of robotics. Intel decided to recreate the performance for real in...
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Incredible RGB LED Cube Tutorial
We’ve seen our fair share of LED light cubes before, but what makes this one different is its incredibly detailed, step-by-step tutorial. The creator of this light show previously made a one color...
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Large Pond + Zipline + Wakeboard = Awesome!
Here’s a dream come true for all you wakeboarding fans: ride all day without a boat, fumes, or gasoline. These two guys used a zipline attached to towers set at each side of a large private pond to...
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Superb Mechanical Seven-Segment Display
Sure, 7-segment displays are common electronic components we see everyday. This, however, is an entirely mechanical version which morphs each minute as the time changes. To accomplish this, it uses...
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DIY Doorbell Video Security System
Ever wonder who comes to your door during the day while you’re gone? Here’s a simple DIY project to answer that question. Every time someone rings your doorbell, you’ll receive a text message...
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How to Make Giant, Illuminated Balloon Art
Here’s a superb way to get a message across: This giant Super Mario “sculpture” is made up of hundreds of LED Floaties (Helium + LEDs + Balloons). Of course, the idea can be altered to fit any...
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DIY Google Street View System
Now you can have your very own copy of Google’s revolutionary camera system! Use it to make your own street view videos from a car or you can even mount it on a backpack and take it hiking with you....
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Incredible Transforming Desk from the 1700′s
This incredible transforming desk literally has hidden passages inside its hidden passages. At first glance, it looks like a beautiful, ornate piece of furniture. But in reality, many of its shiny...
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Hexacopter + Hexapod = An Eerie Robotics Masterpiece
Hexacopter: Similar to a quadracopter, except with 6 blades instead of four. Hexapod: A 6-legged robot which walks like a spider. Why not combine the two? These makers decided to combine the them...
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How to: Integrate Google’s Nexus 7 into your Car Dashboard
Let’s face it, most automotive manufacturers (besides Telsa Motors) are horrible at designing user friendly dashboards. It’s 2013, yet our dashboards are still filled with dozens of non-intuitive...
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