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zombies

Zombie Survival Kit For Sale Now - Be Prepared

Being caught unprepared during a zombie attack is tantamount to jumping into a lion cage with big pieces of ham strapped to your neck. Be prepared. And part of being prepared is having the right equipment, which is why you should invest in these Zombie Survival Kits now for sale on eBay. You'll never know when you need it. Well, you will know when you need it—when the mofuckin' zombies come. [eBay]

9:30 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Jason Chen
21,230 views, 90 comments

Latest by n/a: For what it's worth, I'm not entirely convinced that guns are the way to go. I mean, I'm willing to use my rifle from the roof of my apartment building (only three floors but with only one entrance that is more »

gadgets

How to Make the New Knight Rider LED Scanner

The most recognizable signature of the Knight Rider car KITT (besides its bulletproof body, turbo boost and smarmy Mr. Feeney voice) is its evil red LED scanner. Muscle Car Blog has the info on how the new KITT's LED scanners work. More »

4:00 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Jason Chen
21,501 views, 30 comments

robots

CES 2008: Comprehensive Robot Roundup


We had a wail of a time at CES 2008, but we were not the only ones. The various robots on display were also going nuts at the convention. We have rounded them all up in this excellent video, showing you the neat robotics that we thought were worthy of a video shout out. Hit the clip to see them in action, and then read on for a full breakdown of all the droids featured. More »

Feature

2:00 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Haroon Malik
4,110 views, 5 comments

Latest by liquidsoapdispenser: @roschler: I'm all over the Rovio too! more »

desktops

ARTiGO DIY Mini-PC Kit for an Awesome Hacker Holiday

Starting this Friday, Via Technologies will roll out their ARTiGO do-it-yourself mini-pc kit for any hacker looking for a fun (but brief) holiday project. The package includes an EPIA PX10000 Pico-ITX motherboard with a1-GHz C7 Via processor, a chassis, power adapter, and essential accessories—but you are on your own as far as a hard drive and memory are concerned. More info and a video of the build are available after the break. More »

9:00 PM on Mon Dec 10 2007
By Sean Fallon
14,597 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: @omg-ponies: c) Jolie as the prize FTW. @jrghoull: Ok, am i mistaken? didn't you see the requirements for putting this all together? a) A pair of fully functioning hands (with aligning and using screwdriver abilities), b) Watching the video c) Some more »

green living

Power House Kit: Your Action Figures Are Going Green

It is high-time that your Star Wars figures, GI Joes and Barbies woke up from their fantasy worlds and realized that in the real world, there are limits to the power we can consume. The first step in their education would be to move into one of these Power Houses and learn what life would be like without fossil fuels. With each kit you can build a small model house complete with solar panels, a windmill, greenhouse and a desalination system—but the lesson in sustainable living does not end there. More »

7:00 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,519 views, 7 comments

Latest by thepounder: Forget the kids/teens... I'd buy this for myself and have a blast building it. At that cost, it's not really for the kids anyhow. more »

apple

iPod Nano Speaker Kit Helps You Recycle the Packaging

After the thrill of unboxing your new iPod nano is over, you are left with a clear plastic case that will undoubtedly take millennia to biodegrade. Thanks to the folks at Bird Electron, turning your case into a fully functioning speaker kit takes all of five seconds, a boon for the environmentally conscious yet lazy and unskilled person. The kit works with 3rd generation nano cases, and the speaker fits neatly inside. After that, all you need to do is plug and play. 2100 yen ($20). [Product Page via Trends in Japan]

8:35 PM on Mon Nov 26 2007
By Sean Fallon
3,801 views, 5 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: Can the new Nanos drive speakers? more »

robots

Beauto, the DIY Japanese Robot

Although it's not a Roomba in the sense that it can clean up your junk, this Japanese Beauto robot can be programmed just like a Roomba. It comes as a DIY kit from Japanese robot maker VStone, which includes the connectors and software to design the robot's behavior. The Beauto is similar to Lego Mindstorms in that it's a relatively simple interface to design decently complicated AI interactions, but don't expect to be able to make Johnny Five. Johnny 0.5, maybe. [VStone via Tokyo Mango]

4:00 PM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Jason Chen
1,468 views, 1 comment

Latest by testingtest: test more »

robots

PicoBotz Let You Build Your Own Robot on the Cheap

These $77 PicoBotz kits are the perfect thing to let the budding engineer (your kids) get their hands on some robotics. The "robot" has 180 programmable commands and operates in three modes, obstacle avoidance, sound repositioning mode, and line tracing mode. More »

2:30 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Jason Chen
3,107 views, Comment

diy

Nixie Tube Clock Kit Lets You Go Retro

MAKE's got three different DIY kits that you can buy to build your own Nixie Tube clock. If you're not familiar with Nixie tubes, you're obviously not reading us often enough. You can buy your own kit for $150, which is a small price to pay for something that's too bright and will keep you awake at night. Plus, you can pretend you live in a retro-futuristic Bat cave instead of the neo-Victorian three bed/two bath your wife picked out. [MAKE via Shiny Shiny]

4:00 PM on Mon Aug 6 2007
By Jason Chen
8,718 views, 2 comments

Latest by Downtown Joe: Cosmodog's Nixie Numechron is my favorite nixie clock in my collection. It uses some seriously large Ruskie tubes that have been running strong for well over a year. more »

prototype engine

Electric Motor for Sonex Sports Aircraft Cleared for Take-Off

Sonex, purveyor of banana-yellow kit airplanes at around the $25,000 mark, has just unveiled a prototype electric motor. Company founder John Monnett showed off an electric motor powerplant, controller, battery pack and charging systems earlier this week—although he kept quiet about who had supplied the battery. Something tells me it wasn't Sony... More »

3:00 PM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By AddyDugdale
10,871 views, 18 comments

it's linux

DIY Linux Photo Frame Kit

If you're tired of getting pre-made digital photo frames that kinda work but kinda don't, then give this RedPost Linux photo frame a shot. Sure, it costs $549, but comes with a 19-inch LCD monitor, a 200MHz CPU, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, and is custom-built running Damn Small Linux. More »

2:20 PM on Thu Jun 21 2007
By Jason Chen
3,596 views, 7 comments

peripherals

Otto Bluetooth Ear and Speaker Kit: Dock Like Spaceships, Ugly by Design

Otto's a company you've likely not heard of unless you're a firefighter or SWAT officer. The company's been making communication gear for pros in dangerous lines of work since 1961, and now they're making civilian gear. Most of it is uninteresting (noise canceling headphones, MP3 player built in headphones), except this Bluetooth headset and speakerphone set that I like because they dock like mothership and space shuttle, so you have two devices in one for $130. And I like the way it charges...which sounds boring, but I'm being earnest about this. More »

3:00 PM on Wed Apr 25 2007
By Brian Lam
3,238 views, 9 comments

Latest by tressy23: From some research I did, OTTO products are simply rebranded generic products that are overpriced due to there name reputation in the private markets ie. SWAT and firefighters. You can find the same exact product under a different name for more »

espionage

The Office Espionage Kit

This do-it-yourself espionage kit can be great for getting your career back on track after that lying HR broad complained about some inappropriate conduct in the break room. All you have to do is use the micro-listening device for eavesdropping, the invisible ink pen and decoder to write hidden messages to yourself, and the two mirrors to peek around corners—and not up dresses! You hear that Maria? Not up dresses! More »

5:45 PM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By Jason Chen
1,009 views, 6 comments

gadgets

The Die is Cast: LED Shaking Dice Kit

If you're sick and tired of those damned analog dice, now you can build your own up-to-date dice for the mid-00's with the LED Shaking Dice Kit. It's a $15 set of parts that includes all the components you need to assemble a single die (get two for some real dice throwing). More »

1:58 PM on Thu Jul 20 2006
By Charlie White
459 views, 4 comments

home entertainment

Do-It-Yourself Water-Cooled Xbox 360 Kit

Lots of news regarding Xbox 360 water cooling recently. Now Koolance, a major player in the world of PC liquid cooling, has come out with a do-it-yourself Xbox 360 water cooling kit. Available in silver and black, the kit includes all the things you need to water-cool the Xbox 360, including the company's Exos-LT cooling system. More »

12:44 PM on Mon Jun 26 2006
By Gizloco
3,078 views, 4 comments

gadgets

Tornado Simulator Kit

Want to make your own tornado machine but you're too lazy to hunt down all the parts? $120 buys you this neat Tornado Simulator Kit, which comes with building instructions, experiment ideas, and all the parts you'll need to get going except an ultrasonic humidifier. If you don't have one already the site will sell you a humidifier for $49.95, but there are better deals online. More »

2:27 PM on Tue Apr 25 2006
By gizmodo.com
1,354 views, 3 comments

gadgets

Enigma-E Cypher Machine DIY Building Kit

If you're not a cryptography or World War II nerd and you know anything about the Enigma machine, chances are you've read Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon, in which fictional characters work alongside historical figures like Alan Turing to crack the Axis codes and sink Nazi submarines. More »

12:52 PM on Wed Mar 15 2006
By gizmodo.com
1,951 views, 3 comments