In my review of Sugru I mentioned that it would be great if it came in primary colours, which would give you yellow and reds and allow you to mix almost any colour. Well they must have listened to me. Announced today, it’s now available in packs of 8 x 5 gram packs of red, [...]
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Around my household I’m known as McGyver because of my VERY improvised solutions to fixing things. The issue I have though is that often my fixes don’t even last as long as an episode of McGyver When I first came across a product called Sugru, my mind boggled about the many different ways that this [...]
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Recently a spate of videos showing a smartphone treated with Neverwet being dipped in water was doing the rounds; however, Ross Nanotechnology’s product goes well beyond that. Neverwet is a spray on or dip application that applies a super hydrophobic coating that completely repels water and heavy oils. Any liquid placed on the coating literally just [...]
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Last year, I reveiwed the Minox Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 “tribute” camera (see related products links at the bottom) that reminded me of the old Imperial Reflex 620 Duo camera my mother had owned. I was very disappointed in the tiny, low-res images captured by that almost $300 toy-like camera. If only ThinkGeek had the [...]
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It’s not often that you can build your own lamp, but Homeloo offers a series of assemble-it-yourself wooden lamps from Sukoo so you can build your own. The lamps, like the Sukoo DIY Wooden Classic Lamp shown here, are made of pine wood MDF. The folks at Homeloo assure us that the temperatures won’t get [...]
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A while back, Julie posted a news item about a ‘wooden pocket knife.’ I was intrigued: normally, one cuts wood with a knife, right? So when the opportunity to review Nathan’s Knife Kit from Klecker Knives came up, I had to check it out. My 8-year-old son had been asking me when he could get [...]
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If you’re looking for a cool gift for your favorite ukulele player, this is it. It’s a kit for a folding soprano ukulele. The parts are made of laser cut bamboo. All you need is some sandpaper, glue and a few other miscellaneous items and you’ll be able to build your own instrument that just [...]
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I enjoy making stuff, and I love electronics, so I generally really like electronics kit projects. The SpikenzieLabs Solder:Time Watch Kit seems like a great option for someone like me. This is actually a hackable watch- they provide the source code and other info, as well as convenient pads on the circuit board to tap into.
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The Solder : Time from Spikenzielabs is an easy to solder wristwatch kit that has a laser cut acrylic casing that allows you to see the internal PCB, electronic components and battery (CR2032). There’s a velcro wrist band included, but you can also wear it as a badge with optional badge clip. This looks like [...]
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Bobble heads. Cool, right? How about a trapezoidal-shaped bobble head that you construct yourself by downloading a template, printing on cardstock, cutting, folding and gluing it? Too good to be true? Check out Pally Pal Paper Toys. They have a growing inventory of Pal designs in several categories or download a blank template and create [...]
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JJ’s Knife Kit from Garrett Wade is a nifty build it yourself kit for little ones aged 4-7. Kids always want what their parents have, so this is a safe way to let them feel like they have a grown up tool. These kits come with pre-cut and pre-drilled pieces of Oak or Cherry depending [...]
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I rarely use the CD drive in my iMac or Macbook Pro. 99.9% of the time, I download software instead of buying CDs. And I don’t watch DVDs on my devices either. OWC has a cool product that will let you ditch your optical drive for [...]
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TOKYObay will be offering a Limited Edition DIY Toolbox in time for the holiday gift buying season. This kit will give watch enthusiasts the ability to customize and assemble the main components of a classic style watch. The DIY watch kit includes two mid size classic watch faces. One with a cream dial and and [...]
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The Gadgeteer recently showed you how to easily change your downlights into pendant lights without hiring an electrician. Today, we’ve found another way update the look of your recessed lights. Sky Mall is offering Recessed Light Covers in a variety of styles from modern to traditional. These Recessed Light Covers snap into place over your [...]
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If there’s anything that I love as much as getting my hands on a shiny new gadget, it’s taking old gadgets and repurposing them to accomplish something completely awesome. I recently combined a low-end Eye-Fi card, a 2008 Mac Mini, and a little elbow grease to turn my home theater system into a slideshow displaying [...]
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If you are tired of the way your recessed can lights look, you can convert them to pendant fixtures in minutes without paying for an electrician. These Instant Pendant Lights from Solutions simply replace the bulb in your old fixture. You can adjust the length of the fixture without having to cut the wiring, and [...]
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If you are equally handy with “needle, thread, and battleaxe”, you can make yourself a D20-shaped handbag (called a dice bag, if you’re male). The ThinkGeek kit contains all the components you need to make the bag; you just need to supply the sewing machine, thread, iron, and the skills. The DIY Dice Handbag kit is [...]
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