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Entries in 'diy' (7)

Student builds web-enabled coffee machine

Student builds web-enabled coffee machine

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A Canadian electronic engineering student has built a web-enabled coffee maker in order to satisfy "every engineering student's basic need for caffeine."

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 7th 2011 at 3:39AM
Student builds $125 tablet for his girlfriend

Student builds $125 tablet for his girlfriend

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A Chinese university student built a tablet PC for his girlfriend which cost just 800 yuan or around £80.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 27th 2011 at 10:41PM
DIY 3D printers to save hermit crabs

DIY 3D printers to save hermit crabs

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DIY 3D printer outfit Makerbot Industries has unveiled an initiative called Project Shellter which aims to harness the efforts of the community of 3D printer owners into designing and printing ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 23rd 2011 at 9:53PM
Build a WiFi Yagi out of popsicles and paperclips

Build a WiFi Yagi out of popsicles and paperclips

NEWS

DIY site Instructables has featured a new DIY antenna design to extend WiFi range needing just a USB WiFi device, popsicle sticks and paperclips.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 2nd 2011 at 9:53PM
Arduino beefs up with 32-bit ARM

Arduino beefs up with 32-bit ARM

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Popular enthusiast DIY micro controller platform Arduino has announced a new ARM-powered version called the Arduino Due.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 20th 2011 at 7:49AM
DIY 'steampunk bandwidth meter'

DIY 'steampunk bandwidth meter'

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A DIY enthusiast has built a fully functioning steampunk-styled ‘TorrentMeter’ gauge for Internet bandwidth.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 17th 2010 at 6:32AM
OCZ set to launch DIY laptop kit

OCZ set to launch DIY laptop kit

NEWS OCZ has announced that it will be launching a DIY laptop kit, with the firm hoping to catch the attention of the lucrative enthusiast market.

by Ben Furfie
on May 16th 2008 at 12:13PM