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Build It: DIY Juice Pouch
Today's messenger bag has become the urban pickup truck. Crammed with gadgets, gizmos, and paperwork; just open up the flap and toss in more electronic ephemera. Now it's time for your message bag to...
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5-Minute Project: Drill-Powered Skateboard
Do you have a skateboard that is gathering dust in the corner of your garage? Breathe some new life into those wheels by zapping them with some volts. Specifically, attaching a battery-powered electric...
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Help: An Absolute Beginner's Guide to 8-Bit AVR Programming-AVR Dragon
If you'd like to test the waters of microcontroller programming, the new AVR Dragon by Atmel Corporation is a nifty, low-cost entry-level development tool. Unfortunately, right out of the box, the AVR...
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5-Minute Project: The WowWee Robotics Keychain
Beginning in March 2007, WowWee Robotics, the makers of the Robosapien line of robot toys, began including a familiar face inside McDonald's restaurant Happy Meals. For the price of a Happy Meal...
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Weekly Project: Make an iPod Tote Bag--Spring Fling Bling-Bling
You know those iPod tote bags that were all the rage on the morning news shows a couple of years ago? Costing around one hundred bucks, most of those bags seemed more suited for a fashion show rather...
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Weekly Project: Build Your Own X-Ray Vision Camera
You've seen them in the back of magazines--heck, probably Popular Science--all your life: the crazy swirling paper X-ray specs, with the campy '50s pervert looking at the bloomers of a shocked gal....
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Weekly Project: Voltoids; or, How to Make 5V from 1.5V
Yes, you read that project title right; this simple circuit will enable you to generate 5V DC from a single 1.5V DC AA battery. How can you pump 1.5V up to 5V, you ask? It's simple with a little piece...
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Weekly Project: Hottie Hoodie--Be a Walking a Weather Station
Small digital thermometers that can be stuck on a window are great for monitoring outdoor temperatures. They can also be easily adapted to a more mobile lifestyle. In fact, with just a few simple...
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