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DIY : The picturetweeting bathroom scale (aka the worst christmas present ever)

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A bathroom scale is probably the last thing you would want as a christmas present. Imagine unwrapping it and trying to NOT seem insulted and hurt? Can you imagine a worse christmas present? Well, how about bathroom scales that take a picture of you, from the worst and least flattering angle, and uploads it straight to the web through Twitter and twitpic? Yes, I know, it’s a horrible idea! Which means it simply HAS to be made. So I did, or at least a working prototype!

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Written by Morten Skogly

November 30th, 2009 at 12:58 am

Mini-DIY: Make your own BORG with voice recorder and playback

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Written by Morten Skogly

November 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 pm

Toy mashup: Darth Vader says … meow!

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Not the most advanced mod but I liked how our “brave” cat reacted when I tested a meowing Darth Vader on him.

Conclusion: Darth Vader still has the power of the dark side! :)

Cat Communication

I later learned that only kittens meow. Adult cats only meow to communicate their needs to humans, they won’t meow when communicating with each other. Instead the rely on body language, purring and growling. So when your cat meows at you, it is basically playing kitten with you.

Toy Mashup

This is a first in a series of Mini-DIYs where I will try mashing up parts from different thrift store toys.

Written by Morten Skogly

November 20th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

Vibrobots (Tekno S03E04)

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I siste Tekno-sending lagde jeg en handfull “vibrobots”, små vibrerende skapninger satt sammen av veldig enkle deler. Her er en video som viser hvordan de oppfører seg.

Vibrobots, eller vibrerende roboter om du vil, er muligens et litt misvisende navn, men de har blitt et lite nettfenomen, sikkert fordi de er så ukompliserte å lage, og derfor er et passende nybegynnerprosjekt som også er fint å gjøre sammen med barn.

Episoden kan lastes ned i HD via BitTorrent:
Tekno Sesong 3 episode 4 – 1280×720 (”HD-Ready”)
Tekno Sesong 3 episode 4 – 1920×1080 (”Full HD”)

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Written by Morten Skogly

November 16th, 2009 at 11:27 pm

Mini-DIY: How to make your own Laptop mounted Document Holder

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Mini DIY - Homemade Laptop Document Holder

Silje wants a document holder for christmas, and I’m googling to find one that attaches to her laptop screen. But until I can find something to buy I wanted to try to build her one, to tie her over.
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Written by Morten Skogly

November 14th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

DIY: Handpainted giftwrapping from cardboard boxes

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How-to transform a boring cardboard box into something cute, beautiful and worth taking care of instead of throwing away, with very little work. This is a good little project to do with your kids.

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Written by Morten Skogly

November 8th, 2009 at 10:41 am

FrankenDog – DIY animatronics – Bringing a dead i-cybie robot dog back to life

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Do you have dead toys lying around? In this video tutorial I give new life to a dead i-Cybie robot dog whose “brain” was destroyed after it short circuited and almost caught fire. Learn how to animate the dead!

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Written by Morten Skogly

November 2nd, 2009 at 10:05 pm

Mini-diy: Homemade beads from electrical cables

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I recently found about 40 meters of electrical cables in the trash at work. It’s threaded with 4-7 strands of solid core wire which I needed for a DIY project (to be revealed soon), and I ended up with quite alot of white plastic tubing that I really didn’t want to throw out.

So I simply cut them up into beads, and mixed them into our little art supply box.

If life deals you an excess of electrical cables…
DIY: Homemade beads made from electrical wires
… then upcycle them into lemonade! No, beads! These are telephone wires I believe.

Cut with a sharp knife, as smooth and straight as possible
DIY: Homemade beads made from electrical wires

Just takes a few seconds
DIY: Homemade beads made from electrical wires

Mixed in with storebought plastic beads
DIY: Homemade beads made from electrical wires
My kids seem to never tire of making necklaces. I’m looking forward to seeing them incorporate some free, upcycled, environmentally friendly beads as well.

Reuse, resist!


Written by Morten Skogly

November 1st, 2009 at 12:25 am

Cable porn

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Call me weird, but finding stuff like this in the trash simply makes me overflow with happiness! A Sega Dreamcast! A IBM thinkpad power supply! And more solid core wire than any man could need lest he be employed by NASA and told to hotwire the space shuttle. Jum!

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October 29th, 2009 at 11:11 pm

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DIY: Play Rock band 2 with a real guitar and boxing gloves

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This how-to takes you through the steps you need to hook your Rock Band guitar controller up to a real guitar. And, of course, to a pair of boxing gloves.
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Written by Morten Skogly

October 28th, 2009 at 9:13 pm