DIY Hollow Out A Light Bulb. When I was growing up I had a keen interest in the sciences.
Mostly because of the cool gear that scientists used, you know, beakers, flasks, Bunsen burners that sort of thing. Well, not only did I not have the money for those sorts of thing but I had no idea where to even buy them if I could. So I had to improvise. One of the better improvisations I was able to do was to hollow out a light bulb and use it for other things. The glass that makes the envelope of the build is quite heat resistant and the screw base is good to attach things to (even better if you can find old ones with brass bases, you can solder to those). Step 1 You will need some common tools, a screwdriver (regular) and snips (or needle nose pliers).
Step 2 First, grip the little solder point and give it a good twist. Step 3 Once the contact has been pulled out, carefully crack the glass insulator. Step 4 After the insulator has been removed you can see the inside supports of the filament and the fill hole. Step 5. - StumbleUpon. Obscura Cuelight Pool Table. Bento Laptop Tablet Hybrid by René Woo-Ram Lee. Bento is quite an exceptional and forward thinking concept by René Woo-Ram Lee.
It’s quite a plausible scenario that most of use/own a tablet, a PC, external hard drives and a smartphone. Now combine the power of these to have fully customizable Bento Laptop! The Box accommodates all the gear to work as one whole unit or individually; as you see fit. Features Laptop with 15″ OLED screen11″ tablet and 4″ phone sit in shallow depressionsSolar powered lithium-ion battery1TB SSD drive Designer: René Woo-Ram Lee The Fujitsu branding is evident and rightly so, the concept is a part of the Fujitsu Design Award that is organized by Designboom.
Mental_floss Blog » Gifts for the Geek Home. A home should be an expression of who you are. Sure, when you're young and broke, your room or apartment might be an expression of who your parents or the people who donate to Goodwill are, but gradually you collect items that express your personality, whether you receive them as gifts or purchase them yourself.
If you are a technologically oriented geek, there are plenty of manufacturers and vendors catering to your tastes in home decor. Interactive LED Dining Table Windell Oksay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories built a dining room table with 448 LEDs inside. The lights respond to movement on and above the table surface! Motherboard Picture Frame Recycling is not only environmentally-friendly, it can make a statement. Geek Clock This geeky clock was posted all over as "the clock only geeks can read. " The Greatest List of the Hottest Coffee Mugs Around. I may not be a coffee drinker, but I definitely can appreciate a good looking mug when I see one!
Here’s some of One More Gadgets favorite mugs in the Greatest List of the Hottest Coffee Mugs around. The Toilet Mug Your dog will never be embarrassed about drinking from the bowl again when he sees you drinking from this toilet bowl mug. You might also find that he’ll stop licking your face. But seriously, even though you know you are drinking coffee, drinking from this bowl messes with your mind. Get your toilet mug here and drink from the bowl Melee Mug I love this mug. Get your Melee Mug here and show them who’s boss Mug Bucket Boss I’m not exactly sure where the Coffee is supposed to go in here, but what a cool idea anyways. Ten awesome inventions. Ingenious B-Squares Let You Create Your Own Modular Electronic Devices (Video) Image via Video screengrab Jordan McRae, a designer from Seattle, has come up with a very clever idea for making electronic devices.
He's created tiny squares that have different functions, which can be linked up to one another via magnetic corners to create any number of different devices, from solar powered clocks, to iPhone docks with speakers! McRae's project has formed impressively fast, starting with a sketch back in late January and ending with over $32,000 raised on Kickstarter to turn the concept into reality. So just what are B-Squares? McRae writes: B-Squares is a 3D modular electronics system with an emphasis on (but not limited to) solar power and expandable energy storage.
What I love most about this project is that it makes use of modularity and customization of electronics. The project is doing very well on Kickstarter in raising funds to make B-Squares a real product, and you can click through to contribute (or preorder). S Curiosities. Could see-through casing for all our favorite gadgets be the latest craze?
These examples point to yes! Creative and Unusual Gadgets.