Do it yourself, dude!
Growing your own food or composting are two easy ways to live a more sustainable life. If you happen to live in an urban environment, the space to do these things can become a problem. If you want to grow but don’t have a garden, the VegTrug can give you a space to plant your future dinners.
So we’ve all seen the jokes about the famous person who only wants one color of M&Ms or skittles which is funny but there are times when you only want one color. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a machine that could sort the colors for you? Well there is, the Skittles Sorting Machine will do the work for you and bonus, you can make it yourself.
Solar energy is getting a lot of love lately which is great! This sustainable energy option is just one more way we’re making the earth a better place for tomorrow. If you’ve ever wanted to get down and dirty with this, Your Solar USB Kit is the hands-on way to learn more about solar energy.
We don’t really need to keep clocks on the wall to tell time any more thanks to smartphones and computers. That doesn’t mean we stop hanging clocks, it just means we’re free to make them into things of beauty. Whether you’re a math super freak or a true blue art lover, the Fibonacci Clock is the clock for you.
Your home is one of your biggest assets and making it green is a way to help out the Earth from the word go. If where you live is sustainable, then you’re already having far less of an impact on the world around you. The Open Building Institute is an initiative to help provide people with the information they need to build green living structures.
There’s no denying that there’s a future in knowing your way around technology and it’s best to get started at a young age. Right now we’re seeing a lot of movement to teach kids how to code (a useful skill for a variety of reasons) but Bose is taking a different approach. The company known for making amazing speakers wants your kids to learn how to build one with BOSEbuild.
Video games are a lot of fun but making your own games usually involves a lot of software and quite a bit of coding knowledge. It might be a good idea to start small with the DIY Gamer Kit. The little kit that lets you design your own handheld video game.
Space is cool. Everyone knows this. Cross stitch is not usually considered to be as cool but combine space with needlework and things start to get pretty awesome again. If you’re looking for a way to take a break from tech without breaking from your innate geek, check out the Planet Cross Stitch Patterns.
We’ve all been there, sitting on your couch, watching Netflix and the next thing you know, you’re out like a light. When you wake up, you’re five episodes deep and your popcorn’s gone all cold and gross. Netflix understands which is why they’ve put out the specs for Netflix Socks, the socks that will stop your program when you fall asleep.
If you drop your smartphone, it’s pretty much on borrowed time but what if that didn’t have to be the case? What if you could actually fix your electronic products instead of just replacing them? With the iFixit Universal Bit Kit, you will have all the tools to take care of your gadget yourself.
So you’re hearing may not be great. Why not take it to super hero levels? The Super Ear Amplifier Kit will help you magnify sound up to 50 times. Hear like Daredevil but without the blindness and awesome agility.
There are many kits on the market today that can help you build your own personal robot. Of course these little machines are generally very simple and not likely to be able to do anything cool like fetch drinks or protect your home from invaders. The ROBOTIS Bioloid Premium Kit won’t help you build a Terminator either but it gets a bit closer to it.
Robots are cool. Everyone likes robots. I, personally, especially like little robots that remind me of Wall-E. The Cherokey 4WD Basic Arduino Robotics Kit will let you build your own little robot perfect for the rough terrain of post-apocalyptic Earth. Or just your backyard.
Tesla Coils are the go to decoration for any mad genius lab. Really, nothing says “I’m about to science and technology all over the place” quite like one. Now you can combine your love of playing god with music with the OneTesla Musical Tesla Coil Kit.
Do you want to know what’s keeping car industry execs awake at night right now? It’s not oil prices, it’s the convergence of open source and 3D printing technologies. Sure, right now the whole idea of DIY cars is a pipe dream, but look forward a decade or so and you can easily see a situation where car production goes completely local.
