Run USB Through Phone Lines

Uploaded by gigafide

This videos is a submission for the HouseHold Hacker video contest and it's purpose is to show you how to run a USB cable through existing phone cords.

DIY Project: Make USB Christmas Lights

Uploaded by gigafide

This video covers the steps for creating USB Christmas lights.

DIY Laser Show: The best laser effect ever!

Uploaded by Starcross42

This is why you bought a powerful laser. Using a simple desktop toy you can create an amazing light show. Enjoy!!!

Music Controlled Lights

Uploaded by gigafide

Make music controlled Christmas lights using a Solid State Relay and speakers.

Make a digital picture frame

Uploaded by gigafide

This tutorial shows you how to make a picture frame using a Mattel Juicebox media player.

"MintyBoom" Altoids Tin Project - Amplified Speakers

Uploaded by smithba76

This video shows my Altoids Tin Project - Amplified Speakers. One of my more difficult builds to date, it actually turned out fairly well. The AMP started life as a set of amplified computer speakers and the speakers in the project are just some Radio Shack cheapo. The AMP is powered from a computer or portable 5-9v power source. The whole set up is good for about 4W and produces fairly good sound considering the speaker sizes.

Homemade Altoids Tin Tazer

Uploaded by RandomAssReviews

This is my homemade altoids tin can tazer. It uses the board from a disposable camera and works by soldering two wires to the output of the capacitor so when the two wires touch a connection it causes an electrical charge on the object. It is very simple to make and there is a tutorial by Blamin8or that is very easy to watch and learn. The output is unknown due to my crappy volt meter but it does hurt quite a bit. I used s a simple Kodak camera for this project. For electrical guidance in cool projects check out kipkay on youtube or make magazine.

Altoids Tin - USB Charger, LED flashlight, 4gb flashdrive, bluetooth receiver

Uploaded by smithba76

I know, the title is insane. This is my 3rd or 4th offering to the altoids tin arena of projects. I travel quite a lot on business and am always in need of a few things, namely, a USB device charger, flashdrive or memory stick, small flashlight, USB hub and of course the handy bluetooth receiver. So, here it all is in one package!! Introducing, the Altoids "RoadWarrior" Survival Kit a.k.a the "Minty-MEGAboost" !! Powered by 8, yes 8AAA batteries (4x4 in parallel) for a total of 6 volts and +/- 2200mah of charging goodness. This will charge my ipods/phones many times over and when there's isn't enough juice to keep on charging there is plenty to power the high intensity LED flashlight for days after. The flashdrive, USB hub and bluetooth receiver are all powered by the computer and work flawlessly. This thing goes everywhere I do.....except on airplanes (freaks security out bad)! -Side note: Because I'm using two 4AAA packs in parallel I can use the device with only 4 or all 8AAA batteries, handy!

MintyBoost USB Charger Kit v2.0

If you enjoy any types of candy that come in little tins, then you probably toss away a lot of the tins. Sure, you can use one or two for storage, but sometimes it’s hard to find a use for them. Thankfully MakerShed has released a kit to allow for you to change your old tins into a USB charger for your various USB gadgets. At least it’ll make for one less tin sitting in a landfill.


The kit will help keep your iPod, camera, cellphone and any other USB gadgets charged. The charger uses 2 AA batteries and will allow for your iPod to run for hours, which is apparently 2.5 times more than you would get from a 9V USB charger. In order to make yourself a USB charger you will have to do some soldering, but that’s the most difficult part that you’ll come across. You can purchase the kit for $19.99.

New Life for Old Computers

Uploaded by kd8bxp

What do you do with one really old laptop? - Turn it into an emulator for classic computers! I found a really old laptop, 486? 386? 286? no 86? I don't know, it has 12mb of ram, and a really small hard drive (something like 10 or 20mbs), I installed free dos, and a DOS Apple II emulator, DOS Commodore 64 emulator, DOS TI-99/4a, Fronz, TADS, and Atari 2600 - This is just a quick video to show off what you can do with really really really old computers. - I haven't much of any other use for them!