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You can easily build a 5-in-one network cable with a single CAT5 cable and a handful of attachments. You'll never be without a needed cable again.
Flashback: 5-In-1 Network Cable
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The old-school tower PC is modular, sustainable — and cool looking!
Build a PC From Scratch
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DuckyPad is a 15-key, do-it-all mechanical macro pad that helps streamline and speed up your workflow by automating keyboard (and mouse!) inputs. It features a sleek design and all the goodies of a high-end keyboard — mechanical...
Hot Keyboards: Find Cool Kits or Build The DuckyPad
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It’s now possible to build remote, low-power microcontroller projects that can operate indefinitely without batteries and still not crash, even if power is interrupted.
Perpetual Battery-Free Weather Station
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Learn to build and flash a graphical Arduino-based device with this wireless LoRa “doomsday” communicator
“Armachat” LoRa Communicator
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Take a break from your touchscreen and dial up your friends the traditional way — with a real dial.
Rotary Cell Phone
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Solder your own e-reader for books and texts in every language
The Open Book and the E-Book FeatherWing
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TL; DR: Rainbow = awesome. Please click through for instructions.
Braid a Rainbow-Tastic USB Charging Station
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Make use of a Raspberry Pi to build a network scanner that will keep track of the hosts connecting to your local network. It’s actually pretty easy to do.
Build a Raspberry Pi Scanner that Tracks the Devices Connected to Your Local Network
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Make your very own SMS bot that will get you the information that you want, without the need for a strong 3G or LTE connection.
Program an SMS Bot Using Python and Twilio
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Adafruit’s Fona microcontroller, with a GSM phone module, can be used to make your very own dieselpunk cellphone that can make calls and store contacts.
Build a 1930’s Style Dieselpunk Cellphone
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One big problem with smart light bulbs is that the smarts are in the bulb.
Use Bluetooth to Control Your Light Switch from Your Smartphone
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This simple Raspberry Pi-Powered Linux laptop uses off-the-shelf parts, can be hooked up to a TV or monitor, and it fits in your pocket.
Build a Raspberry Pi-Powered Linux Laptop That Fits in Your Pocket
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Whether you want to know how hot it is inside your pizza oven, your car, or somewhere else, you can gauge temperature remotely with Raspberry Pi.
Remotely Monitor Temperature with Raspberry Pi
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Using the open source software OpenHAB, we’ll be building a Raspberry Pi touchscreen command center that can interface with over 150 different “smart home” products, and provide an interface for contro...
Building a Home Automation System with OpenHAB to Control LEDs Wirelessly
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Constant drops and outages with your broadband connection can drive you to frustration, but you can use the Raspberry Pi, and a little bit of command line scripting to monitor it.
Use Raspberry Pi to Measure Broadband Speeds to Hold Your ISP Accountable
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If you've ever wanted a way to create unique, randomly generated mazes, here's how to do it in OpenSCAD.
Use Math to Design Mazes in OpenScad

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