Videos tagged with DIY

Google Tech Talk (more info below) November 15, 2010 Presented by Dale Dougherty, Tony DeRose, Karen Wilkinso, Mike Petrich, and Michelle Hlubinka ABSTRACT Make magazine and Maker Faire are part of a larger "Do It Yourself" movement that has been gaining momentum over the last decade. In this talk we will discuss some of the factors behind the movement, where the movement is now, and where it m...

Build your very own high quality sealed subwoofer in just a fraction of the time it would take to build a traditional box. It's all about Sonotube, the toughest cardboard you'll ever meet! Getting great a low frequency subwoofer usually involves a lot of cash, or spending a lot of time building up a box. And even sealed boxes, the simplest subwoofer enclosures, can be a pain to build. So when w...

Photoshop Secrets: Learn how to use Content-Aware Scaling in Photoshop CS4, eliminating the need to use the clone tool when drawing items of focus closer to each other. Also, learn how to manipulate and create new 3D graphics using gradients. Content-Aware Scaling Bert demonstrates by using examples such as an image of three boats in the water, or an ocean-front image with two palm trees. To dr...

In today's episode, we're going to help you build three USB battery power supplies so you never run out of power for your favorite gadgets! Ever had your iPod or cell phone run out of battery life? Totally sucks. In today's episode, we're going to help you build a battery power supply with a USB jack so you need never run out of power again! We've played around with USB power supplies before: b...

Learn to solder by building yourself the most excellent Chu Moy headphone amp. It sounds great but cheap enough to give away as holiday stocking stuffers. Headphone amplifiers might seem superfluous but when you step to some serious headphones you need more amps than most portable audio players can muster. If you consider yourself an audiophile and you're pretty handy with a soldering iron this...

Watch us hack a Nintendo 64 into a portable gaming system complete with screen, speakers and battery power: Full Nintendo anywhere you go! Hacking your old N64 into a smaller more portable package isn't rocket science, but making sure you have the right tools, parts and, most importantly, instructions will ensure your video game mod will be a successful one. So watch this episode closely as we ...

Manage All Your Social Apps in One Place, Sock + Headphones = Comfy, DIY PBX, Don't Use A Thumbdrive for That! Veronica's never leaving the house again: You can now order Dominoes on your TiVo. She's almost leaving the house for charity... Go to Humanety.com by November 30th and bid on a chance to win a 30-minute long video chat with Veronica. You can talk about games, tech, gadgets, your favor...

Veronica wants to giveaway a Zune, details in the show! Patrick reviews Gateway's One all-in-one PC. ReadyNAS vs Drobo: Which is more futureproof? Does 1080p matter on a small HDTV? Veronica wants to giveaway an 80GB Zune, details in the show, along with Craig's question about downloading podcasts directly to the Zune. Dear Microsoft: Veronica might buy a Zune if you had Mac software for it... ...

Inspired by EA's Dead Space, we build our very own set of gravity boots, then have David try to walk upside in a warehouse. So we got this offer we couldn't refuse. Try and recreate the gravity boots used in EA's Dead Space  video game. Then try to walk upside down. Sounds like a cakewalk... right? We had access to a warehouse, a forklift, and giant steel plates. We ordered a pair of elect...

Make your own Brain in a Jar and a Giant Robot Spider - guaranteed to creep out your friends and frighten your neighbors! In honor of last year's Halloween Project, the Motion Activated Silly String Shooter, we bring you two more projects for the spookiest night of the year! First, we'll add a adding a special touch of strange to any indoor or outdoor décor when we build A Brain In A Jar...