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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Weldon Owen
Publication date
October 23, 2012
Pages
256
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781616284503
ISBN-10
1616284501
Dimensions
1.25 by 7.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight
2.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$31.95
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§As reported by publisher
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
The Big Book of Hacks | Life Hacks | The Art of Tinkering | Hyper Nature | The Big Book of Maker Skills | The Ultimate DIY Tech Upgrades Guide | The Big Book of Maker Skills | 62 Projects to Make With a Dead Computer
The Big Book of Hacks | Life Hacks | The Art of Tinkering | Hyper Nature | The Big Book of Maker Skills | The Ultimate DIY Tech Upgrades Guide | The Big Book of Maker Skills | 62 Projects to Make With a Dead Computer
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Thereâs a new movement afootâa whole generation of makers and tech-savvy innovators who excel at making wild and fascinating projects using electronics and found materials. In The Big Book of Hacks, you get a collection of these amazing ideas from the DIY masters at Popular Science magazineâfrom a theremin you can make for under $15 to a motorized skateboard, from an epic potato gun to a Roomba that waters your plants. Itâs never been a better time to be a geek.
In The Big Book of Hacks, readers will find a compendium of the most rad tech projects around. And with its clever tone, step-by-step instructions, and useful diagrams, itâs bound to excite the college students or young fathersâespecially any who love using a soldering iron! 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 Manâs 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
In The Big Book of Hacks, readers will find a compendium of the most rad tech projects around. And with its clever tone, step-by-step instructions, and useful diagrams, itâs bound to excite the college students or young fathersâespecially any who love using a soldering iron! 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 Manâs 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
Editions
Hardcover
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from Weldon Owen (October 23, 2012)
9781616284503 | details & prices | 256 pages | 7.75 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 2.35 lbs | List price $31.95
About: Thereâs a new movement afootâa whole generation of makers and tech-savvy innovators who excel at making wild and fascinating projects using electronics and found materials.
About: Thereâs a new movement afootâa whole generation of makers and tech-savvy innovators who excel at making wild and fascinating projects using electronics and found materials.
Paperback
from Weldon Owen (October 23, 2012)
9781616283995 | details & prices | 256 pages | 7.50 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $29.00
About: Fire up your soldering iron, charge up that drill, and get ready to hack!
About: Fire up your soldering iron, charge up that drill, and get ready to hack!
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