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Dead Space: We Built Gravity Boots

SYSTM — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Inspired by EA's Dead Space, we build our very own set of gravity boots, then have David try to walk upside in a warehouse.

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DIY RFID Beer Safe

SYSTM — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:42:03 GMT

Dave and Pat break down the basics of RFID technology and show you how to put it to use by building an RFID beer safe!

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DIY Halloween Projects

SYSTM — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:58:02 GMT

Make your own Brain in a Jar and a Giant Robot Spider - guaranteed to creep out your friends and frighten your neighbors!

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Stop Scammers: Nuke, Grind or Melt Your Hard Drive

SYSTM — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:49:00 GMT

Selling your old computerr? Donating it to charity? Learn how to permanently wipe your hard drives, with and without a blow torch!

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Build a 3D Scanner From A $25 Laser Level

SYSTM — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:43:01 GMT

Use a free download to turn a laser level and a netcam into a highly accurate 3D scanner... all you need is a corner and a printer to make it all work!

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Make Electricity Sing: Build a Theremin

SYSTM — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:53:24 GMT

Synthesizers are cool, but the theremin is the original electronic instrument. We show you how to build one, and a master theremin player shows you what you can do with it.

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Free $500 Router Upgrade (For your junk $50 Router!)

SYSTM — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:51:04 GMT

Your router gets a major upgrade with the free Tomato Firmware: monitor bandwidth consumption, boost your WiFi signal, make major QoS tweaks, track the results with shiny graphics... and more!

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DIY Electroluminescence: Great Light Without The Shocks

SYSTM — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:28:00 GMT

Lighting a tech project with Electroluminescent material can look super professional, but it's easy to damage it or shock yourself. Learn how to safely add EL to any tech project in this episode of Systm!

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Bluetooth Speakerphone Mod

SYSTM — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:32:00 GMT

With the sudden interest in hands-free operation of cellphones while driving Pat though it would be cool to take it one step further and use a speakerphone instead. Speakerphones are louder, easier to understand and sport that retro-Charlie's Angel cool geek chic that no in-ear handsfree system can match.

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Insane Origami! aka How to Fold a Satellite

SYSTM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:50:02 GMT

What does origami have to do with technology?

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Build a 1080p HD Projector

SYSTM — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:41:03 GMT

1080p projectors still cost mounds of cash: in the long awaited conclusion of our Home Theater Month, David and Patrick build one up from a Lumenlab DIY Projector Kit.

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Tags : 1080p, hd, projector

Build Yourself A 'Segway'

SYSTM — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Learn how this high school student did the Segway one better... by building his own self balancing scooter!

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Photo Archaeology

SYSTM — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:09:00 GMT

Using the power of digital photos, common web tools and photo sharing sites we show you how Cassidy Curtis is documenting the changes to living breathing cities that's accessible to almost everyone with the click of a mouse.

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Tags : cassidy curtis, google, graffiti, history, london, los angeles, new york, san francisco

Build The Perfect Windows Media Center PC

SYSTM — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:45:00 GMT

DVR, HD Tuner, Blu-ray and more... Our fave HDTV expert, PCMag.com's Robert Heron, joins us with a host of tricks for turning Vista's Windows Media Center into a great Home Theater PC

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Tags : hdtv, home theater, htpc, pcmag, robert heron, vista

MythTV: Free Media Center From a Junk PC!

SYSTM — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:45:01 GMT

Don't have a lot of money for a new Home Theater PC? No problem. Mythbox is open source, free and runs great on a cheap PC. It's perfect for a HTPC if you're on a budget!

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Tags : home theater, htpc, mythbox, mythtv, pc, ubuntu

3 Secrets To Awesome Surround Sound

SYSTM — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:14:00 GMT

Dolby?s wizards reveal the three key tips to getting the best multichannel audio out of your home theater

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Build an Android

SYSTM — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:58:00 GMT

Master Robot Builder David Calkins reveals the basics of putting together and programming your very own android. Plus find out what happens when we combine Patrick and non-dairy creamer.

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Tags : DIY, custom, hack, mods, patrick norton, revision3, systm, tech, techonology

Build Your Own NAS

SYSTM — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:07:00 GMT

If you're just itching for an excuse to reuse that retired desktop PC or laptop sitting in your closet there here's your chance. Today we'll be looking at the basics of installing FreeNAS, an open-source DIY NAS. So instead of spending money on off the shelf options why not save yourself some cash and make use of the stuff you already have and get a super customizable network storage device to boot.

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Install Blu-Ray Playback into your HTPC

SYSTM — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:56:01 GMT

Patrick takes you through the steps of adding Blu-Ray playback to your Home Theatre PC, and highlights the issues you need to be aware of before you take the plunge.

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The Best Way To Run Windows On Your Mac: VMWare vs. Parallels

SYSTM — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:16:00 GMT

CNET's Tom Merritt answers the great VMWare vs. Parallels question. Which is best for running Windows applications inside of OS X? Watch the show and find out!

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