John Ninomiya regularly takes flight using a rig so simple it´s scary: a bunch of helium balloons
Posted 06.07.2005 at 5:00 pm
Dept.: You Built What?!
Tech: Cluster ballooning
Cost: $2000 per fight
Time: 2 Hours of prep for a two-hour flight
Practical | | | | | Popcorn
A hands-on investigation into the myth and reality of the original anti-werewolf weapon: silver bullets
Posted 06.06.2005 at 2:00 am
Dept.: Gray Matter
Element: Silver
Project: Making Silver Bullets
Cost: $50
Time: 5 hours
Dabbler | | | | | Master
Move Over, Pixar
By Ethan Todras-Whitehill
Posted 06.03.2005 at 4:00 pm
Dept.: Tech Lesson
Tech: Machinima moviemaking
Cost: Free
Time: One hour and up
Dabbler | | | | | Master
Q: What´s the best DIY antenna for extending?
By Scott Fullman
Posted 05.04.2005 at 2:00 am
A: You´ve probably heard of the Wi-Fi antennas made from old Pringles cans, but those are tricky to build and often require special connectors and soldering. A much easier option is a parabolic reflector antenna. You can whip one together using an old shoe box, tape and some aluminum foil in about 30 minutes, and it will double or triple the range (in a single direction) of just about any wireless access point with an external stick antenna.
Using sheets so thin they´re measured in atoms, you
can cover anything with a lasting coat of pure gold
By Theodore Gray
Posted 05.03.2005 at 8:55 pm
Dept.: Gray Matter
Element: Gold
Project: Gilding
Cost: $60
Time: One hour
Dabbler | | | | | Master
Want a Mac in your living room? How about your car? Apple´s tiny and affordable Mini does it all
By Mike Haney
Posted 05.03.2005 at 8:00 pm
Dept.: Geek Guide
Tech: Mac Mini projects
Cost: $500 and up
Time: One hour and up
Dabbler | | | | | Master
Q: Are those Web sites offering free iPods
By Sree Sreenivasan
Posted 04.21.2005 at 2:00 pm
A: As my mama once told me, there´s no such thing as a completely free iPod. But in this case, she may have been wrong.Many of the sites in question—FreeiPods.com, FreePSPs.com, FreeDesktopPCs.com, FreeFlatScreens.com-come from one company, Gratis Network, which has earned a reputation as being fairly legit by actually giving away thousands of free items. So what´s the catch?
Use your Treo 650 to connect your laptop to the Internet, even if the carriers say it can´t be done
By Mike Haney
Posted 04.20.2005 at 7:00 pm
Dept.: Void Your Warranty
Tech: Treo dial-up
Cost: Free
Time: 10 minutes
Dabbler | | | | | Master
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We hacked a Sprint Treo 650, but Fogle has a modified Bluetooth file for hacking Cingular and unlocked GSM models as well
By Mike Haney
Posted 04.20.2005 at 7:00 pm
1. Download a free program called FileZ from nosleep.net and install it on your Treo.
2. Download the patched BtManager.prc file from shadowmite.com and copy it to an SD card.
3. Remove the battery cover on your Treo and hit the reset button to do a soft reset.
4. Insert the SD card into the Treo and open FileZ. Navigate to the patched BtManager.prc file, choose “Copy” and select “Internal” as the destination.
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Contestants in Germany´s Recorder Race call on old cassette Walkmans to power their wheels
By Ethan Todras-Whitehill
Posted 04.20.2005 at 6:00 pm
Dept.: You Built What?!
Tech: Cassette-motor racers
Cost: $125
Time: Four weeks
Practical | | | | | Popcorn
By Nigel Powell
Posted 04.19.2005 at 1:00 am
Dept.: Geek Guide
Tech: DIY Blogging
Cost: Free—$12/month
Time: Five minutes and up
Dabbler | | | | | Master
By Nigel Powell
Posted 04.19.2005 at 12:00 am
Dept.: Geek Guide
Tech: DIY Blogging
Cost: Free—$12/month
Time: Five minutes and up
Dabbler | | | | | Master
Why be a read-only member of the blogosphere? Use these cheap and easy tools to start your own
By Nigel Powell
Posted 04.19.2005 at 12:00 am
Dept.: Geek Guide
Tech: DIY Blogging
Cost: Free—$12/month
Time: Five minutes and up
Dabbler | | | | | Master
Benjamin Heckendorn turns old-school game consoles into custom-designed portable units. Now you can too
By Mike Haney
Posted 03.01.2005 at 3:00 am
Dept.: DIYTech: Hand-built portable gamesCost: $150â€$400Time: 18 hoursPractical | | | | | Popcorn
Sumajin's Smartwrap
By Scott Mowbray
Posted 02.01.2005 at 7:00 pm
The iPod is so compact that it sits in your shirt pocket just fine, but that exacerbates the problem of too-long earbud cords, which
dangle, tangle, and annoy. The Smartwrap from design house Sumajin helps by allowing you to wrap excess cord around a colorful notched bit of plastic that hangs in plain sight, attracting envious stares from iPodsters who lack this ingenious accessory. Voil: cords exactly as long as you need them.
