DIYs & Mods

Modder Mark Bongo has gone above and beyond with his latest creation: A fully-functioning R2-D2 that is complete with a projector.

A man in Germany has built a real, working laser pulse pistol that looks like it can do much more than simply flash a light at you.

A German company has developed a concept that would use the Kinect sensor to help customers while shopping at their local grocery store delis and bakeries.

What do you do when you have entirely too much time on your hands? You grab a hammer, a few nails and some wood and build a working model of M.C. Escher's "Waterfall."

You bought it? You own it; don't let esoteric screwheads take it away from you. Video after the jump.

In an age of ever-more fantastic gadgets, it's becoming received wisdom that we're all cyborgs now. But as implant hacker Lepht Anonym reminds us, the original vision of the term was dangerous and feral. Videos after the jump.

In astronomical imagery, false colors abound: ultraviolet, infrared, x-ray�and now, green and red checks.

3D printing and fab labs are cool, but what this guy can do with a bandsaw (and you cannot, so don't even try) is patently awesome. Video after the jump.

This brilliant hack of a 1980s-vintage Brother knitting machine looks almost as complicated as knitting itself.

A great idea for getting around in the snow, for which Fritz Rice of Seattle's Dutch Bicycle Co. generously credits fixie hipsters.