Overview
TAKE THIS BOOK AND HACK IT!
Transform common household items into really cool stuff You don't need to be an electronics genius to get started turning everyday items into high-performing wonders. With how-to guru Dave Prochnow's step-by-step directions and fully illustrated plans, even beginners can hack their way to a high-tech home, cooler toys, and less yard work.
MORE THAN 30 FASCINATING, FUN-TO-BUILD PROJECTS
Transform a vacuum cleaner into a home security system-or a toy. Hack an electric line trimmer that will mow your lawn for you. Computerize colored lights for seasonal decorations that make your neighbors' jaws drop. These are but a few of the more than 30 inventive and imaginative projects inside.
BUILD SKILLS AND CREATIVITY
Certain to fire your imagination-and start you plotting new, original, and even more creative wonders you can make from ordinary household items-Take This Stuff and Hack It! is the perfect gift for your inner inventor.
HACK THIS
- Apple iPod
- Bicycle
- Digital and film cameras
- Discarded cell phones, PDAs, etc.
- Electric power from the sun
- Furniture
- Lawn mower
- Robosapien
- Roomba
- Sony PSP
- VW Beetle
- And much more!