A little soldering is all it takes to make this cool little emergency cell phone charger. Keep it in the glove box of your car, in case you ever get stranded in the woods and start to hear banjo music!

Posted by Brian Albert | tagged: emergency, wire stripper, tubing, heat gun, Altoids, flux, solder, wiring, cell phone, solar, electronics, charging, DIY, tape, Brian, wireless, phone |

Hide Those Ugly Cords and Adapters with Style! Some day fairly soon, the ultimate 2.0 version of your home may include wireless power to charge your cell phone, mp3 player and other peripheral devices.

Posted by | tagged: cords, charging, doorbell, DIY |

..Or "dingtones," as Popular Science author Dave Prochnow calls the personalized sounds that echo through your home after doing this cool custom hack.

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: doorbell, DIY, digital, mp3, music |