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The Fastest Boot in the West
xPUD Menu Screen Dave Prochnow The countdown is on, my friends. The countdown to the fastest booting OS, that is.Forget those operating system sloths, Mac OS X and Windows (any flavor). The gauntlet...
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The Smallest OS in the West
Tiny Core Memory Usage Dave Prochnow Are you torn between two lovers, thinking back lovingly to those simple days of disk-based operating systems that could fit on a 1.44MB disk but remaining...
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B.Y.O.B. Robot
ArduinoBot Side View SparkFun Electronics Flushed from the success of their first autonomous vehicle competition, SparkFun Electronics (SFE) is now reaching out to wannabe bot builders. Whether you...
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Resistance is NOT Futile
Paper Resistor Being Made Dave Prochnow Have you ever needed a low-value resistor for a low-voltage battery-powered circuit? Say, something in the range of 10-100 ohms? Finding this value of resistor...
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Stop! Who Goes There?
ePIR Layout Zilog Would you like to reduce the size of your home security system? Like something on the order of magnitude of motion detectors that can fit on a postage stamp? These tiny rectangular...
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Power Walking
Nooooo!!!! You’re out walking, and your mp3 player dies! Peter Pachoumis You're halfway through listening to "Layla" when it happens: Your MP3 player's battery dies. Normally you'd have to wait until...
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Converting an Old Bike Into An All-Electric Cruiser
Currie Technologies Electric Motor All Electronics If you've ever wanted to strap yourself into one of those modern electric rides from Currie Technologies, now's your chance. A veritable smörgåsbord...
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Creating Mobile Apps With a Point and a Click
Break From Code An app made using the PhoneGap development tool Brian Klutch Even with the huge number of mobile apps already available, cellphone screens are always awaiting new ideas from innovative...
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Build It: A Compact Car-Mount Megaphone
Get that Guy Ahead of You to Move It Peter McDonnell/Linda De Moreta Represents Here's a project sure to head off your road rage. Instead of silently fuming the next time you're stuck in traffic...
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Build A Keyless Car Unlocker Out of a Cellphone
Car Keys on the Front Seat Peter McDonnell/Linda De Moreta Represents Drive for long enough, and eventually you'll experience it: that helpless feeling that comes when you discover you've locked your...
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A Shining Speed Belt for Safer Twilight Jogs
Light-Up Speed Belt Dan Bracaglia Dusk and dawn are great times to go for a run. Trouble is, dim light and glare on the horizon make it hard for motorists to see. If you want to increase your...
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Turn Empty Beer Cans Into Sun-Tracking Cameras
Dan Bracaglia In a world of digital cameras and instant gratification, photographer Justin Quinnell embraces pinhole photography, a technique hundreds of years old. He uses beer cans and photographic...
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Defend Your Cubicle With A Nerf Sentry Gun
Photograph by Dan Bracaglia Tell workplace pen thieves and pranksters how you really feel with a barrage of foam darts. This project hacks a Nerf gun to automatically fire at large heat signatures....
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A Simple Solar Rover
Dan Bracaglia Don’t let NASA monopolize robotic exploration of the solar system. Using a couple of gear motors, solar panels, and leftover LEGOs, you can build a sunshine-powered robot that ambles...
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Go Analog With A Resistance-Based Calculator
Do simple calculations with your own math box. Ralph Smith The next time you need to crunch a couple of numbers, resist the urge to grab a digital calculator. Instead, round up some variable...
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How To Repurpose Your Old Radio To Listen To Meteor Showers
Can you hear the sweet music of ionized meteor trails? E+/Getty Images In November, the Leonid meteor shower will streak across the sky, peaking on the 17th and 18th. You could watch it. Or you could...
View ArticleConverting an Old Bike Into An All-Electric Cruiser
If you've ever wanted to strap yourself into one of those modern electric rides from Currie Technologies, now's your chance. A veritable smörgÃ¥sbord of surplus motors,…
View ArticleCreating Mobile Apps With a Point and a Click
Even with the huge number of mobile apps already available, cellphone screens are always awaiting new ideas from innovative developers. If you have your own idea for the perfect app, whether for a wide...
View ArticleBuild It: A Compact Car-Mount Megaphone
Here's a project sure to head off your road rage. Instead of silently fuming the next time you're stuck in traffic behind some attention-deficient driver who fails to move when the light turns green,...
View ArticleBuild A Keyless Car Unlocker Out of a Cellphone
Drive for long enough, and eventually you'll experience it: that helpless feeling that comes when you discover you've locked your keys in your car. Before it happens again,…
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