The Big Book of Hacks: 264 Amazing DIY Tech Projects by Doug Cantor

Description

There’s a new movement afoot—a whole generation of makers and tech-savvy innovators who excel at making wild and fascinating projects using electronics and found materials. In The Book of Hacks, you get a collection of these amazing ideas from the DIY masters at Popular Science magazine—from a theremin you can make for under $15 to a motorized skateboard, from an epic potato gun to a Roomba that waters your plants. It’s never been a better time to be a geek. Four comprehensive chapters help readers create megafun games and toys for the amusement of all; trick out their home with improvised gadgets; upgrade basic electronics and tools like a pro; and build wild and zany vehicles.

Contents:

Geek Toys

Build a Pocket Theremin – Tear Up the Dance Floor in an LED Suit – Disguise Your Beer Can – Shoot Fireballs with a Rocket-Shaped Launcher – Program a Drink-Slinging Droid-Start Up a Lego™ Pinball Machine – Make a Mini Toothbrush Robot

Home Improvements

Turn Your Roomba into a Robot – Make a Customizable Doormat – Put Together a Low-Budget Luxury Shower – Set Up a DIY Smoker – Organize Loose Cables Foil Wi-Fi Thieves – Make the Lazy Man’s Lawn Mower

Tech Upgrades

Rig a Smartphone Projector – Retrofit a Vintage Radio – Assemble an eBook Reader Case – Repurpose an Old Computer for Any Room in the House Hack Your Cable Box – RFID-Proof Your Wallet

Things That Go

Trick Out a Motorized Skateboard – Run Your Car on Trash – Soar in a Personal Blimp – Convert an Old Bike into an All-Star Cruiser – Supercharge a Paper Plane – Speed Off on a Jet Kayak