Meet Max Braun, a Google engineer who has transformed his ordinary bathroom mirror into a futuristic screen that automatically displays an array of information, such as time, weather and even the latest news. Taking inspiration from science fiction movies, Braun has created an infographic, detailing all the things he used to build the innovative mirror of…
What is better than coming home to a warm house that greets you immediately when you arrive from a long day at work? With modern technology not only is this possible, but also practical. Having a fully-automated home modeled to your specification is every home owner’s dream. This dream house depends on an automated system…
Destroying metal sheets can also be fun, and is possibly a safer alternative to destroying entire planets. At least that is the idea behind German laser-gadget master Patrick Priebe's homemade Death Star. Serving as a geeky prelude to 17th December's Star Wars - The Force Awakens, the nifty DIY contraption supposedly incorporates 25 m (82…
From quirky to downright bizarre, we, at HEXAPOLIS, are always on the lookout for the most unusual innovations, be it in design, architecture or even technology. And this drill-powered walking machine is an excellent exemplar of all that is weird and strange in this world. A well-known name in the DIY community, Izzy Swan has…
As a thumb rule, well designed products do not come cheap. But DIYer Mike Warren has gone against the convention to prove his point - and the end result is the gloriously shape-shifting Stacked Lamp that is directly inspired by its costly commercial counterpart Babele. In essence, this hand-crafted version allows the user to have…
Whenever we talk about any DIY endeavor, it is pretty much assumed that the project is scaled down when compared to its commercial counterpart. However, the above pictured massive cathedral with its centrally-located 40 m (131 ft) tall giant dome tower, stands proudly as a contradicting testament to this notion. That is because this imposing…
BMO (or Beemo) has already played its part as a video game console in the Adventure Time series - and this obviously has to do with its Game Boy Color-inspired form that comes with Atari 2600 controllers. Well, this time around, Mike Barretta (3Derp) of Thingiverse has gone the meta way to create a real…
Patrick Priebe is known for his ingeniously crafted re-creations of laser-based weaponry from the realm of video games. Last month, he created the glorious laser sniper rifle inspired by the Borderlands universe. Around 3 ft long, and weighing over 3 lbs, the gun with its conspicuous Maliwan logo, boasted of blue 1.5-watt burning lasers, a…
It is not often that we use DIY and Death Ray in the same sentence. However, the duo of Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds from the Science Channel, has made that possible with his their little (well...not so little) home-made contraption that can gleefully melt metals. The device in question utilizes what is known as…
Flaunting its version of eco-friendliness, the above pictured bike is entirely made of folded cardboard! The brainchild of Israeli bicycle hobbyist Izhar Gafni, the basic design consideration of the impressive specimen hints at the art of origami. How so? Well, according to the DIYer, the cardboard was painstakingly folded over again and again - up…