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By Jun 23, 2016
DIY

Turn A PVC Tube Into A Passive Amp

Pipe up your smartphone volume
By Mar 25, 2016
DIY

Listen To Records With Your Teeth

Using cheap materials, you can hear music through bone conduction
By Nov 10, 2015
DIY

How To Make A Smartphone-Powered Hologram [Video]

For less than $1
By Sep 4, 2015
DIY

How To Turn A Rainy Day Into Art

Sidewalk art that puts chalk to shame
By Jul 23, 2015
DIY

How to Blow Smoke Rings in a Safer Way

No need to inhale if you learn how to blow smoke rings with a bottle
By Dec 10, 2013
DIY

Make An LED Holiday Light Out Of Pennies

And a lemon, and some other stuff. But mostly pennies.
By Jan 17, 2013
DIY

Rewire Your File-Transfer Routine

Shuffle data at twice the speed for one tenth the cost.
By Dec 29, 2011
DIY

Cheap Tricks: Slow the Expensive Data Flow From Your Smartphone

With cellular carriers changing their pricing, now is the time to start cutting data usage – and that exorbitant phone...
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Bright Idea: The Plastic Bottle Lamp

Try this update on a 1961 PopSci project: a cheap and stylish lamp base molded from a plastic bottle
By Mar 9, 2009
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Re-Print

Don’t blow a bundle on new ink cartridges -- top off the ones you’ve already got