Category: Hacks

Some headphone manufacturers go to great lengths to create packaging. Don’t throw away this cute plush case. With a little DIY effort, you get the […]

Ghosts are annoying, so if you’re looking to catch them this holiday season, DIYer TeCoEd has a guide to building a ghost hunting camera using […]

If you are hosting a Halloween party, you will likely have some pumpkins for carving or decoration. Turn steam into countertop refrigerators that keep drinks […]

Plastic pumpkins are the staple of Halloween, but if you want to give the ubiquitous little candy stand a little more character, Adafruit has a […]

Having SodaStream is great, especially if you’re a seltzer water lover (which I do). However, knowing that cheaper CO2 is widely available, these proprietary tanks […]

The next time you paint chair axles or stair railings, discard the brush and use a sponge. Country Chic Paint (CCP) says sponges are easier […]

The idea of ​​a machine that intelligently talks to you might be a long way off, but Instructables user MisterM wanted to create a radio […]

Batteries are what most of us use every day, but few of us really know much about where they come from. If you do DIY, […]

Many of us may prefer to use official controllers for retro gaming, but not everyone wants to have tons of different controllers. Ben Heck decided […]

We’ve already seen the Raspberry Pi used as a DVR before , but at PubNub they used the same concept but also had live streaming […]

Fedora may not be one of the most popular Linux distributions , but it certainly is one of the most popular . We’ve already seen […]

If you are building any mobile Raspberry Pi project, you know that power management can be quite a daunting task. Pi Power is a GitHub […]

Keeping track of a bunch of tiny details for DIY projects is always quite tedious. On YouTube, master Darbin Orvar demonstrates one solution – a […]

Weather forecasts are of course easy to obtain, but if you’re looking for something very easy to look at, DJAkbar’s GitHub page has a guide […]

The Raspberry Pi doesn’t have a power button, but DIYer Zach from Howchoo figured out how to use the Amazon Dash button to reboot or […]

Halloween is just around the corner, and if you want to create your own costume, Ben Heck and his team take on a superhero costume […]

There are countless ways to use the Raspberry Pi as a retro game console , but if you connect the Pi to an HDTV, you […]

Amazon Echo is useful to have at home. It can play podcasts, take reminders and notes, tell you the length of your commute, and even […]

Do you have terrible, bad, terrible commutes every day? To make life easier for yourself, Arduino Shield Maker 1Sheeld demonstrates how to hack a clock […]

The Raspberry Pi is a great brain for your smart home, and to demonstrate how much you can do with it, Master Frederic Vandenbosch showcases […]

We’ve already talked about methods for making carbonated fruits , even if they’re big enough for a party , but this method is very simple, […]

Not every project has to be extremely useful, sometimes you just need to create something cool. Case in point: On Node, they show you how […]

It’s always a good idea to bring a cheap lighter with outdoor gear with you. Even if it runs out of fuel or breaks the […]

If, like me, your skill as a woodcutter is primarily related to watching movies set in the forest, you might think that you can simply […]

Ever wanted your own entry music? At Redpepper, they came up with a system that uses a Raspberry Pi and Bluetooth to trigger a song […]

If you ride on a ride-sharing service like Uber or Lyft, know someone who’s nauseous, or are usually the driver for your friends, you’ll need […]

Amazon has updated its Alexa sample code on GitHub with the addition of a new awakening word engine. This means that if you want to […]

If you ever feel the need to make your own incomplete trip alarm, this is a fairly straightforward process. On YouTube, Node walks you through […]

We’ve seen a Raspberry Pi plugged into an Xbox controller , arcade stick, and NES controller , so it only makes sense to install it […]

Have an old pre-OBD-II car but still need a fancy data screen ? DIYer 240SF on YouTube has figured out how to use a Raspberry […]

Wood glue takes time to set, and this can be a problem if you cannot use a clamp to hold two pieces in place. In […]

One of the best things about owning a GoPro is that you can take it with you wherever you go – even while swimming, diving, […]

We’ve seen loads of cases for retro Raspberry Pi game consoles , but the DIYer howchoo showcases a fun and easy-to-make case that sits inside […]

The best feature of the Raspberry Pi Zero is its size, but it comes at the cost of ports. DIYer Node figured out how to […]

MAME Cabinets are one of the best one-stop DIY projects that will teach you a lot of skills and give you a nice play machine […]

The cost of owning a home is much higher than the price you paid for the home itself . When something breaks, you have to […]

If you have a couple of large metal cans in your trash can, perhaps from beans, soup, or canned tomatoes, wash them and turn them […]

Neon signs are cool, but they can be fragile and expensive if you want a custom design. If you’d rather make your own cheaply, you […]

Whether you are setting up a tent, tarp, or even a hammock, you often need a tensioner to keep the lines tight. If you are […]

A pretty good alarm clock can be made out of a Raspberry Pi , and homemaker Andy Felong shares his project that builds on a […]