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MoviePeg iPhone Stand Keeps It Simple, Stupid [Accessories] (Gizmodo)

# accessories There are plenty of good reasons you might want to prop up your iPhone. Say you're using it as an alarm clock. Or ( sorry David Lynch ) watching a video. MoviePeg, without being cutesy or funny or DIY-y, just does it. More »
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Learn How To Fold Thousands of Origami Figures at Origami Club [Paper Craft]

If you've wanted to learn origami but never got around to checking out any library books on the topic, the massive collection of origami tutorials at Origami Club can help get you started. More
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DIY Alien Race Invades Earth [Google Street View]

After birds and firetrucks and scuba divers and branches and the devil and burgers and God and teddy bears and drunks and noses invaded Earth, now it's the turn of crafty DIY aliens. Here's their mothership. [ Google - Thanks oakleytimebomb! ] More
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SXSW: ‘Reverse Karaoke’ App Turns Bad Singing Into Good Songs

LaDiDa takes even the worst vocal performance and sweetens it, then instantly creates full-band backing tracks in a variety of musical styles. The end result is a batch of DIY songs that sound pretty amazing.
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Cardboard Record Sleeve Doubles as Record Player [Record Player]

This is pure genius: Audio engineering company GGRP Sound sent a 45rpm record in a corrugated cardboard sleeve that doubles as a record player . You can put it together one single step. More
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From the Tips Box: DIY Skills, Touchpad Middle Click, and Laundry Drying [From The Tips Box]

Readers offer their best tips for learning DIY skills, middle clicking on Synaptics touchpads, and saving money on drying your laundry. More
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How To Make Organic LEDs [DIY]

They're a bit complicated and somewhat experimental, but these instructions for homemade organic LEDs are nothing short of thorough. Sure you can just buy OLEDs, but that's just not even half as fun as struggling to make them yourself. More
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Rock-paper-scissors glove will learn to beat its wearer

It's far from the first rock - paper - scissors -playing device we've seen, but this glove made by Steve Hoefer (of Secret Knock door lock fame) may well be the most ingenious. You see, not only will it let you play a game of rock-paper-scissors by yourself (and who hasn't wanted to do that?), but it will actually learn to identify the weaknesses in your game and eventually become an unstoppable rock-paper-scissors-playing machine (or at least as unstoppable as you can be at rock-paper-scissors). Head on past the break to check out the glove in action, and hit up the link below for the complete details for making your own. Continue reading Rock-paper-scissors glove will learn to beat its wearer Rock-paper-scissors glove will learn to beat its wearer originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Roast Coffee With A Drill and A Soup Can [DIY Creations]

When you're looking to roast your own coffee, a popcorn popper or heat gun can be called up for the job. Then again, as one intrepid DIY-er shows us, a drill, a soup can, and ingenuity can sub in just fine. More
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SXSW: Bug Labs Says Content Will Drive Open Source Hardware

The company's sensors, Linux modules and other parts make DIY electronics projects easier and more accessible than ever. But will open source hardware really democratize production of a million geeky gadgets?
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