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Tag: Recycled

Girls Won’t Be Able to Resist this Rainbow Resistor Bracelet

Girls Won’t Be Able to Resist this Rainbow Resistor Bracelet

It’s been a while since I did any serious circuit board hacking, but back in the day I saw my share of electronic components. One of my favorite parts was always the…

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Steampunk Nintendo Controller Coffee Table: NESSSS

Steampunk Nintendo Controller Coffee Table: NESSSS

Here’s a coffee table that would go well with the steampunk NES. It was made by Charles Lushear of Bohemian Workbench using found items. I wouldn’t disagree if you think it’s more…

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Giant Steampunk Dragon, Enough Said

Giant Steampunk Dragon, Enough Said

I don’t know about you, but I need a giant steampunk dragon in my home. One that doesn’t actually breath fire, because, well… no more home if it were to breath fire…

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Homebrew Stun Baton: Dangerous DIY

Homebrew Stun Baton: Dangerous DIY

Are you a problem-solving field agent who refuses to use a gun to defend yourself? Or are you an Equalist looking to cover your subpar chi blocking skills? Then you’re as real…

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Darth Vader Gets Upcycled: The Junk Side of the Force

Darth Vader Gets Upcycled: The Junk Side of the Force

We’re so used to seeing Darth Vader dressed in all black, but his iconic helmet really works well no matter what color it’s done in. Heck, even Hello Kitty Vader was pretty…

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Hard Drive Starship Enterprise: Disk Space, The Final Frontier

Hard Drive Starship Enterprise: Disk Space, The Final Frontier

Like many of you out there, I can’t wait until Star Trek: Into Darkness hits theaters next Summer. In the mean time, I have to be satisfied with other forms of Trekkism…

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X-Wing Fighter Made from Beer Cans: Now Let’s Chug This Thing and Go Home!

X-Wing Fighter Made from Beer Cans: Now Let’s Chug This Thing and Go Home!

If you have a bunch of beer cans lying around and no money for Star Wars toys, you can always go on an alcohol-fueled toy creating bender. That’s presumably what happened here,…

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Booksi Recycled Book iPhone Docks: Don’t Read While Docked

Booksi Recycled Book iPhone Docks: Don’t Read While Docked

I’ve never though of recycling books, since I’m a bibliophile, but there’s something marvelous about these docks that are made from old books. Rich Neeley custom makes them for the discerning gadgeteer.…

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Mario and Other Pop Culture Icons Made from Recycled Cans: The Aluminum Kingdom

Mario and Other Pop Culture Icons Made from Recycled Cans: The Aluminum Kingdom

It’s-a me can Mario. This awesome Mario sculpture is made entirely from recycled cans by artist Makaon, who does some pretty amazing work. He uses discarded beer and soda cans to create…

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Star Wars Lightsaber Flashlight: The Empire Steampunked

Star Wars Lightsaber Flashlight: The Empire Steampunked

Jen of Cake Wrecks – the chronicler of confectionery catastrophes – is also a recycling Jedi. She and her husband John made this steampunk lightsaber out of an old flashlight. It doesn’t…

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EOps Noisezero Sports+ Earphones Won’t Let Go of Your Ears

EOps Noisezero Sports+ Earphones Won’t Let Go of Your Ears

I always hate it when earbuds pop out of my ears, especially when I’m on the bike or on a run. UK designer Michael Young has come up with earphone design that…

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Tombox Speakers: The Upcycled Sound

Tombox Speakers: The Upcycled Sound

There’s something about old speaker housings, especially from the 60s and 70s. They are usually thick, big things that have a great look with design appeal. These speakers made from discarded old…

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Junkyard Robot PC Case Mod Dares You to Ask if It Can Play Crysis

Junkyard Robot PC Case Mod Dares You to Ask if It Can Play Crysis

Believe it or not, this sculpture of a robot actually houses a working computer in its body. While this doesn’t dethrone the weirdest or the prettiest case mods that I’ve seen, the…

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Vintage Cameras Make Good Looking iOS Docks

Vintage Cameras Make Good Looking iOS Docks

What can you do with broken or discarded cameras that probably predate your date of birth? Unless they are still functioning, I guess they can make perfectly capable iPhone and iPod docks.…

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Robocop ED-209 Robot Recreated from Junk: Old Detroit Streets Still Not Safe

Robocop ED-209 Robot Recreated from Junk: Old Detroit Streets Still Not Safe

I just happened to catch Robocop on satellite yesterday again, and determined that it’s aged nicely from an cheesy, hyper-violent action flick into a hyper-cheesy, hyper-violent action flick over the years. Plus,…

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Mariclaro Upcycled Bags: Made from Airbags, Car Upholstery and Other Weird Stuff

Mariclaro Upcycled Bags: Made from Airbags, Car Upholstery and Other Weird Stuff

I never thought about reusing a spent airbag for much of anything, but it does make sense to upcycle this kind of durable material if you can. Toronto-based Mariclaro makes them all…

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