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        <title>Web Enabled Arduino Plug Outlets</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2010-Projects/Arduino-Based-Networked-Plug-Outlets/Overview.aspx</link>
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This is mostly just a fun article that I wanted to write for the simple reason of accessible information for anyone. Basically this is a example project that demonstrates how extremely easy it is to use the Arduino based platform to control high voltage devices via a webpage. This type of concept has many practical applications from home automation to office pranks. While in this article we will demonstrate this concept with a single relay controlled outlet this can easily be scaled up to control up to 15 separate relays with minimal cost using the components used in the base project. 
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        <pubDate>3/18/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>The Meeting Light Project</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2010-Projects/Meeting-Light/OverView.aspx</link>
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So every so often I get the opportunity to do some creative or problems solving physical projects at my day job. Yep I have a day job… inventgeek is not my day job. But hey we try awful hard for about a week every month for you guys! So this month I thought I would publish a how to article for the infamous meeting light project I put together. At our office we had a little problem with meeting consistently and I have been rather interested in lean manufacturing for years. Basically what we produced is a Kanban or a visual indicator of a status that those around the area can see to act as a reminder for us. It acts as a great reminder for the team as well as blends into the funky environment we have. 
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        <pubDate>12/22/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Laser Arduino Instrument</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/Laser-Instrument/OverView.aspx</link>
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So this project has been lying around for a while and I finally found some time to write it up. I was inspired with several of the other popular microcontroller based laser instruments that have been floating around on the web over the last year. Ultimately I wanted to put together a project that was more compact and portable and this is the end result of my first attempt. While I had a lot of fun building this project I honestly learned more about how I would make it different in the future. There are many different ways to design the interface a musician would use and by far its more interesting to design new and experimental ways to expand this concept. 

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        <pubDate>12/22/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>DIY 42Inch Silver Umbrella Reflector</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/DIY-42Inch-Silver-Umbrella/OverView.aspx</link>
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This project is the next in a series of DIY Photography Studio Equipment projects we are doing to improve the quality of the imagery on our site as well as in preparation for the launch of our new sister site dedicated to photography equipment projects. The next major component I needed was a few good quality reflective umbrellas. Commercially these umbrellas can range in cost from $35 - $80 USD for a 42” umbrella. In my opinion that is to high of a price tag for any self respecting DIY enthusiast. So after a little research and some trial and error we were able to do our umbrella with the same quality materials for only $13.00 with very simple construction techniques that any photogeek should be able to replicate.

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        <pubDate>10/19/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>DIY 40 Inch Silver Photography Reflector</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/DIY-40Inch-Silver-Reflector/OverView.aspx</link>
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For our first photography oriented project we are putting together a 40” silvered reflector. Reflectors are extremely handy for providing fine control over lighting in a wide variety of shots. And while most reflectors cost 25-50 USD to purchase we have been able to achieve the same quality (by use of the same common materials) for a mere 8.00. While most geeks other than the lilypad geeks may not be skilled with a sewing machine, this is both a great introduction to simple sewing as well as our photography project line.

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        <pubDate>10/14/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Arduino Strobe Algae Bioreactor</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/Arduino-Strobe-Algae-Bioreactor/Overview.aspx</link>
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This project is an easy to use platform for one technique that is broadly being used with to trick the algae into reproducing. Each algae species reacts differently in many ways to its environment and a light frequency that affects one algae may have no effect at all on another. So I have created an easy to build microcontroller platform that can be variably set and allows for easy configuration to any bioreactor. 

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        <pubDate>9/6/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Long Exposure Light Sculptures </title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/time-lapse-light-sculpture/OverView.aspx</link>
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This project has become one of my all time favorite projects. I have had a love for Long Exposure photography for a long time and I deeply enjoy engaging in the art. But for me Long Exposure photography can start to feel very static and I felt like I wanted to build my own dynamic sculptures to shoot. After thinking about what I wanted to build for an afternoon I put myself to work building a simple device that would produce interesting and engaging designs. I hope that from the image above you can see my effort was a success!

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        <pubDate>9/6/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Fireball Air Cannon</title>
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Tiz the season for burning projects. With this in mind I wanted to build my personal variant of the popular propane based fire popper. The problem with propane is it always burns with a very bright orange fireball. I love pyro chemistry, and specifically coloring agents. So the natural progression would be to make giant brilliantly colored fireballs. To accomplish this I designed an air cannon that is alcohol based so that you have a neutral base that can be augmented in very much the same way a poi spinner can color there poi. The end result is giant fireballs of red, blue, green and purple!
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        <pubDate>8/16/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Giant Vu Meter / Control Box Build</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/Giant-Vu-Meter-HV-Controller/OverView.aspx</link>
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So this is kind of a fun project overall. The real star of the project is the control box that is a small elegant control system with easy to use plug outlet type connections. We have 12 isolated outlets on this control box for all sorts of fun larger future projects we are doing, but this can be scaled to any number of outlets you may need with ease. So we wanted to demonstrate simply the projects ease of use with a project that has a little eye candy. And so the giant vu meter project was born...


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        <pubDate>8/7/2009 12:01:00</pubDate>
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        <title>How to build a soundbooth on the cheap</title>
        <link>http://www.thoughtlab.com/blog/index.php/how-to-build-a-soundbooth-on-the-cheap/</link>
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A great little article I did for ThoughtLab that covers how to build a high quality sound booth on the cheap. In this article we cover parts, assembly and then finish it off with a funny video of one of the employees at ThoughtLab recording without any backup music for your listening pleasure.


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        <pubDate>8/7/2009 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>The Paintball Turret Full Plans Now Available</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/2009-Projects/paintball-turret-plans/Overview.aspx</link>
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With the launch of the new inventgeek.com site at long last we are pleased to announce the availability of the paintball turret plans for download. We have meticulously put these plans together for the version 1 paintball turret as well as several videos of how to assayable the project. To wrap this project up there is also some video of the test firing of the turret. Thanks to all our fans out there and your support and interest in this project. Version 2 is in the works with a refined drive system and an improved design! 


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        <pubDate>8/2/2009 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Inventgeek  Site Relaunch</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com</link>
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For the last 5 years we have endeavored to bring you our latest and greatest creations. For the last 5 years we have been using a engine for our website that was never intended to be used for this long. This has brought us no end of frustrations and aggravation and has greatly dampened our ability to keep the site up to date. Well today we celebrate! The new inventgeek.com site has been launched and now gives us freedom to grow and experiment. But don’t worry! We have painstakingly saved all of our old content and archived it for you. We look forward to more articles and community through this new site and please feel free to let us know what you think about the new site.

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        <pubDate>8/2/2009 12:20:00</pubDate>
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        <title>The Paintball Turret Videos Posted</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/paintball-turret/page8.aspx</link>
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We have posted new how to videos and a link to buy kits for the paintball turrets!

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        <pubDate>3/4/2009 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>The Paintball Turret</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Paintball-Turret/Overview.aspx</link>
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Through the last two years of research this paintball turret has evolved through many different versions to arrive at the refined version it is today. This paintball turret system has the ability to be configured as a wired or wireless platform and we have even built it in a way to be portable for rapid backpack style deployments controlled with heads up displays up to a half mile away with a firing rate of up to 34 balls per second. This project will include full plans and material lists for project building and we will continually add information to this project in the form of how to videos.

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        <pubDate>2/26/2009 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Kite Kart V1</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Simple-Kite-Cart-V1/Overview.aspx</link>
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For some reason I felt like taking a lot of risks this summer and I was spending a lot of time in dried up lake beds. So I started fooling around with building my own kite karts. Basically a kite cart is a strange cross between a go cart and a large parafoil kite. With a wide stance and being low to the ground it’s really a rush to get this thing moving. Now this design I did with a couple purposes in mind so that it can also double easily as a sail kart as well. With no angle cuts or pipe bends this is the simplest design I could come up with.


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        <pubDate>11/30/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Photo Bio Reactor Array V.2 </title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Photo-Bio-reactor-V2/overview.aspx</link>
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This project is the second version of the basic photo bio reactor array that I started with. While it may look similar to the previous version is dramatically different overall. This design has many improvements that make it far more sustainable and practical for long-term use. I really focused on making it highly modular and insuring it was rugged for prolonged outdoor use that is easier to fill and harvest from. While the array is smaller for this project it can be scaled to any size or requirement. 
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        <pubDate>11/28/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>EL-Wire Butterfly Wings </title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/EL-Wire-Butterfly-Wings/Overview.aspx</link>
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I did this as a fun project for a friend for the element 11 festival in Utah this spring. They turned out so wonderful that I had to write them up for all of you. This really makes a great Halloween costume and if you have little ones it makes it really easy to see where they are. EL Wire rocks!
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        <pubDate>10/5/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Laser Fab LED Necklaces </title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Laser-Fab-LED-Necklace/overview.aspx</link>
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With the maker faire this month I decided to make some bling to bring. Having made 80 of these necklaces in august that I brought with me to burning man this year, the process is now super refined and easy. The cost to make one of these is very cheap, bordering on about 1.50 each. But the coolness factor is off the charts. At burning man I had a box of several colors of LED’s as well as some color fading ones. The color fading ones were by far the most popular. Anyway here is the how to… 
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        <pubDate>10/4/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Where is the inventgeek?</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/news.aspx</link>
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Many thanks to the many emails wondering how I am doing, and what is going on with Invent Geek. The last 5 months have been an interesting journey of creativity and growth. Many projects have been created, partnerships made, and friendships founded. The outcome has been a frantic period of creative production. Finally I get to breathe a little and tell you all about <a href="news.aspx">the new things coming</a>
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        <pubDate>10/4/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Hacker Scooter / Wireless Platform</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Hacker-Scooter/overview.aspx</link>
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While working for my current employer I had the opportunity to use my 20th level geek skills to produce an extremely high density mobile computing platform in a scooter for a promotional campaign we created for a client. The end result was a rolling system capable of long distance war driving, GPS navigation, Skype calls on the road, an internet hot spot, a low power pir8 radio station, as well as recording your favorite TV program so you don’t miss Lost because you are lost. If that’s not over the top enough you can actually drive your scooter to say the Grand Canyon, plug in your electric guitar and perform live over the web at a whim!
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        <pubDate>5/6/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Automotive Media Center</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Automotive-Media-Center/Overview.aspx</link>
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It is quite an experience to be cruising in your J33p (that's Jeep in L33t for the uninitiated out there) with the windows down (car windows not the OS) knowing two things with absolute confidence.  First, you have a car that James Bond would be envious of, ok well maybe not James Bond but Frank Drebin from Naked Gun for sure.  Second, the song that you happen to be blasting (White and Nerdy by Weird All) let's all the homeys know that you are truly l33t. 
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        <pubDate>4/28/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Kegerator Cooled Computer</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Kegerator-Cooled-Computer/Overview.aspx</link>
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I have wanted to do some extreme cooling projects for a while now. We have been swamped by a few huge new projects that we are extremely excited for. But I thought this would be a good time for a project of a smaller scale. After surfing the internet finding parts, experiencing the difficulties of getting a keg in Utah, and sweet talking some ebayers I was able to get the parts I needed for a quick build. If you’re experienced with system building or water cooling this will be old hat. If you’re experienced with kegerators and not necessarily computers… Get someone to help you.
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        <pubDate>4/5/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>new sister site - ArmorGeek.com</title>
        <link>http://armorgeek.com</link>
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I was digging some boxes out of my closet the other night when I found a long closed chapter to my life neatly tucked away. I am half shamed to say that, Yes, the inventgeek had a midevil phase... I realized that this stuff still might appeal to some people so I decided to throw up a website for rengeek type gear. Feel free to check it out its chuck full of patterns and fun for armor and more.
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        <pubDate>4/5/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>DIY UV Panel (rock display)</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/uv-panel/overview.aspx</link>
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So there is no hiding the fact that I have been interested in ultraviolet light lately.  I also have a few dead LCD monitors laying around I have been experimenting with. It was only natural that I would combine the two to help show off my fluorescing rock collection. This is a really easy build and cheap as well if you have a dead monitor laying around. The best part is the older the monitor the worse the viewing angle, and that works out real well for us making the light highly directional.
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        <pubDate>1/14/2008 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Diy Diamond Thermal Compound</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/diamondgrease/overview.aspx</link>
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		Anybody who is a true computer hardware enthusiast these days knows that keeping your CPU from overheating while pushing it to its 				limits is one of the most important concerns. Thermal compounds like arctic silver are the front line of that defense, conducting the heat directly from the CPU to the heat sink. Without the compound, small imperfections in the surface of the heat sink can render the heat sink almost useless and lesser compounds can actually insulate your processor. Thermal compounds that are available for purchase have remained unchanged for some time. So I descided it was time to reinvent my thermal compound needs with some diamond dust! 
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        <pubDate>12/2/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>new sister site - RecommendedSpec.com</title>
        <link>http://recommendedspec.com</link>
        <description>We are proud to announce the first of a few new planned sister sites to inventgeek. RecommendedSpec.com offers monthly updates recommended system specs for 14 system types ranging from gaming and high end home user systems to 3D animation and war driving system specs. We do all the hard work for you finding what’s compatible with what, who has the best prices, and what the best bang for the buck is! 

We are also looking for talented and experienced people to join the recommended spec team. If you are experienced (not necessarily just opinionated) and want to join a team that would give you an opportunity to be a leader of a new community drop us a line.
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        <pubDate>11/12/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>the ion cooler 3.0 - Heatsink</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/ioncooler3/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>Just when I thought I didn’t have another ionic wind cooling project left in me I was more or less overwhelmed with emails from our last version that really let me know there is strong interest in this type of system cooling. So I decided to put one more idea together that would provide far better performance than the 2.0 project and still fall well enough in affordable bracket that it’s still practical for everyday use. After tinkering around one afternoon I came up with the concept for this little project..
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        <pubDate>10/29/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Update on Inventgeek.com</title>
        <description>Well it’s time to get back into the swing of things. A few months ago I was nominated for the technology review magazines top 35 innovators of the year. After pulling in all the favors I could for references and submitting I was apparently found to not be a contender. Now I realize that I that no home inventor will ever be taken seriously by engineers and genetic researchers with grant money… but I had some hope that I would be able to bring more focus to our community.  So after nursing my wounds and taking a little time off we are ready to start moving on the site.  We have some community sites we are building as well as a new look and feel for inventgeek that will be up soon. And as always we appreciate our fans support and encouragement.</description>
        <pubDate>07/16/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>photo bio reactor (save the earth?)</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/projects/photo-bio-reactor/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>I have wanted to do this a project for a long time and with earth day this year it kinda just fit timing wise. Its really a simple and quick build, yet getting the level up in bio-friendly-geek makes this all the more fun. Now I admit that I have a lacking of unquenchable aspirations to being a hugger of trees or a crusader of tofu and hemp. But I do believe in making changes so that the poor saps that come along after me might have the world a little less badly off for them. Let’s face it, we kind of effed up the whole earth thing... but watching the rhythmic bubbling in 12 clear pipes with happy green microalgae floating in them makes me forget it all. </description>
        <pubDate>04/26/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>The ultimate dance Deck 2.0</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/dancepad2/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>This project has really taken a lot of time to finally get published. It has kind of taken a back burner to our other projects just due to its sheer scale. At the time of this article being written we have over 150 images and the article takes more pages than any other article we have ever produced. It’s just HUGE! So why is it getting finished now? Hardcore Gamer Magazine wanted to feature our older version of our dance pad. This new version is so far and above superior that I had to give them this. In fact they are featuring the world premiere of this article. So, with no further adieu. The ultimate dance Deck 2.0 
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        <pubDate>03/12/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>geek 2.0 ( projects delayed for a couple weeks)</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com</link>
        <description>I am proud to announce that after 9 months the geek 2.0 project is finally done! Yes it’s possible this has been the longest project that we will have ever done. it also will likely cost more in the long run that any project we have done to date or will do in the future. But I believe that this is the best project we have turned out. Now if you want to start your own version of the geek 2.0 project please note that the dimple addition we chose is not an option for every geek out there… unless you have evil genius genetic engineering skills. 
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        <pubDate>02/25/2007 12:00:00</pubDate>
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        <title>Airsoft Turret 2.0</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/airsoft_turret_v2/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>As promised here is version 2.0 of the airsoft turret project. Based on an overwhelming amount of fan feedback from 		the first project we decided to make the platform a little more flexible by supporting both USB and Radio Controlled interfaces so more people with different interests will be able to tinker with it. So for this project we will be detailing the construction of the turret and building the base as more of an experimental platform so you can choose what method you want to use.
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        <pubDate>01/14/2007 18:48:46</pubDate>
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        <title>USB Airsoft Turret 1.0</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/usbairsoftturret/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>We will be modifying a simple USB based foam missile launcher base and an 350 rounds per minute airsoft gun then blending them into a USB airsoft turret. This project is perfect for shooting the local office mullard, century turret for your home, or even pidgin control. These airsoft guns shoot a plastic BB at up to 250 FPS and is powerful enough to leave some healthy welts on unsuspecting targets.</description>
        <pubDate>01/08/2007 00:48:46</pubDate>
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        <title>the ion cooler 2.0</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/ioncooler2/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>Due to popular request we have built this miniaturized ion cooler as a second step in its evaluation. We chose to use an external design for several reasons, all of which mitigate concerns from people on our initial prototype. One of the biggest concerns was with regards to the air moving threw the computer possibly having a imbalanced electrical charge or alternately producing to much ozone and possibly damaging components in the system. By mounting the unit at the rear of the case with it sucking air out of the case we are able to still achieve beneficial results and address these issues. The rig overall is basically the same as in the initial tests with one change that we used a more standard PC case with a normal 2 fan push pull type arrangement.</description>
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        <title>the ionic system cooler (true 0dBA system)</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/ioncooler/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>I have wanted to do this project for a few years now. While it?s was a relatively quick build, the time from the photo shoot to publish has been an extremely long and rocky road. Regardless in the end we have produced the first ionic cooling system for your high end gaming system. This system produces absolutely no noise and in fact has no moving parts at all. While this is a proof of concept it proves that you can get the CFM you need to cool a system efficiently with no moving parts and no increase in power consumption.</description>
        <pubDate>01/08/2007 00:48:55</pubDate>
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        <title>the mold resistant bread box</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/breadbox/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>This project came from a challenge I was given by a fan of InventGeek. Basically they chose the most common place and mundane item they could think of and challenged me to improve it in a practical way. So how do you improve a bread box? Well for starters I how about making it more useful than just a nice place to put your bread and we are not talking about putting a computer in it. After modding out our bread box I think we have come up with something terribly practical. Worst case then we have come up with a really clever science fair project for you your kid to do.</description>
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        <title>usb alpha radiation visualizer / screensaver</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/alpharad/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>I started this project with more of an idea of creating a system that would visualize Cherenkov radiation via webcam utilizing a Gamma radiation source and heavy water in some heavy lead shielding to produce the tell tell bursts of blue light. Maybe hook it up to the LCD window kit system we did and display it on the widowed screen. Deciding to ramp up to my project and also experimenting with other types and sources of radiation for the project I stumbled across a myriad of new ideas for possible systems with some far reaching and profound results.</description>
        <pubDate>01/08/2007 00:48:56</pubDate>
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        <title>the ultimate dance pad v1.0</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/dancepad1/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>With the introduction of the dancing gaming systems here in the states there has been huge growth with in the community. The problem that anyone who is truly interested in the fitness gaming revolution is the gross difference between the home console and arcade dance pad quality. Even the super high end dance pads that cost 500+ are not considered a long term or heavy use choice by our local community. So I set out to create a dance deck at an affordable price rang that would even trump the arcade quality units.</description>
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        <title>thermaltake sponsors inventgeek</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com</link>
        <description>Turns out the people over at Thermaltake really liked the drink dispensing case mod that was based on there tsunami case. They offered us a sponsorship because of the project. Thanks Thermaltake! The timing of the offer was a bit eerie, as we were about to place a order to Newegg for a fair amount of Thermaltake products for our next project. **puts on tinfoil hat**</description>
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        <title>inventgeek "ideas" contest 2.0</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com</link>
        <description>As a way of saying thank you to all of our fans, every so often we have a real cool contest here at inventgeek. We would like to introduce the Inventgeek ?ideas? contest to those not super familiar with it. The gist if this contest is really simple. Come up with an Inventgeek style project idea and submit it, and if we choose it you win! We not only will do our standard how to article for it, and give credit to its originator, but the project we choose to do will win its submitter a ton of amazing gear from Thermaltake!</description>
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        <title>The Thermaltake MiniFridge Case Mod</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/Projects/Minifridge/Overview.aspx</link>
        <description>I never really understood the mentality of someone that overclocked there computer for actual every day use. Sure, I have overclocked the hell out of computers and had a lot of fun doing it. It can give you a great edge in the gamming circles. But this group of overclockers using refrigerants and liquid cooling on an ongoing basis?. Well it seems a little unnatural to me to save 50.00 on a CPU to get a lesser one to overclock and make up the difference at the risk of the whole system? but some where in there is that self destructive geeky tendency we celebrate screaming to the surface. So with all the focus on making a cold computer case, I decided to make a case into a drink dispensing refrigerator just in honor of the hard core overclockers.</description>
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        <title>Inventgeek gets a facelift and a butt tuck</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/default.aspx</link>
        <description>Inventgeek.com has a all new look! check us out and let us know what you think.</description>
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        <title>Help Inventgeek</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/default.aspx</link>
        <description>Inventgeek.com needs some help from all you wonderfull readers out there. As many of you know, inventgeek.com is 100% self funded, and this is the main reason for delays in projects on the site. We have some ambitious projects planned this year and we need your help to be able to do them. Our sites only revenue stream is from the Google ads we place on the site. Clicking ads directly puts money in our pockets helping fund projects for all of you out there. As I said we have some ambitious projects this summer including new simulators, computer mods, dance decks for those DDR fans and even a DIY linier particle accelerator for your backyard! But we can?t do all of these without funding. So take a few moments and click some ads, or join in on our forums and help keep the projects coming.</description>
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        <title>"Inventgeek Ideas" contest 1.0 Winner Announced!</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/default.aspx</link>
        <description>The Inventgeek Ideas Contest Winner is...... Don Richardson with his Mech Warrior simulator idea! Don is a 27 years old geek from Kentucky who enjoy computers and gaming, and modding anything he owns. His PC has hand etched plexi windows and he also like to mod Xboxes! A self proclaimed gamer in every sense of the word. He played a lot of battletech in high school and college lending to his ideas for this simulator. As this will be a large project we will be doing it in steps so stay tuned! Our next contest will be starting soon so get those ideas together!</description>
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        <title>Air Cooled Mouse Pad</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/projects/mousepad/overview.aspx</link>
        <description>The idea for this project evolved out of necessity. Dan and I are both avid gamers. After a few hours of gaming with our normal high-end mouse pads you get a build up of sweat. The mouse and mouse pad becomes slippery and you start to loose your competitive advantage due to the loss of precision. While there are a couple mice on the market that have small fans in them to dry out your palm, they all have major failings in precision and accuracy. So after some thought and discussion we chose to build out our own custom mouse pad with a blower in it to suck the air down through the pad and away from the gamer?s hand. The result is astonishing!</description>
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        <title>"Inventgeek Ideas" contest 1.0 - win a iPod Nano!</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/contestrules.aspx</link>
        <description>As a way of saying thank you to all of our fans, as well as to celebrate our first month that we have broken one quarter million visitors. We would like to introduce the first Inventgeek ?ideas? contest. The gist if this contest is really simple. Come up with an Inventgeek style project idea and submit it, and if we choose it you win! We not only will do our standard how to article for it, and give credit to its originator, but the project we choose to do will win its submitter a brand spanking new black iPod nano</description>
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        <title>InventGeek Forums</title>
        <link>http://forums.inventgeek.com</link>
        <description>The inventgeek forums are officially live. So if you have an idea to talk about lets hear about it!</description>
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        <title>Project Silver (Project Rogue Server)</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/projects/projectsilver/projectsilver.aspx</link>
        <description>Project Silver (Project Rogue Server) is a how to article on building a stealth server. Both software and camouflage are used in this plain sight deception.</description>
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        <title>A new author has joined the inventgeek team</title>
        <link>http://inventgeek.com/authors/danw.aspx</link>
        <description>Its our pleasure to introduce you to our newest member of team inventgeek. Daniel Williams has several years of experience in Mac, Unix, Linux, and embedded technologies. Basically if its mainstream (also know as ?Microsoft?) he doesn?t spend much time with it. He is more interested in developing and modding technologies with open source solutions. We will be posting his first project very soon titled ?Project rogue server?.  We can no doubt expect great things from Dan and look forward to his other projects, as I am sure you all do as well.</description>
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        <title>The Quick Vibrating Lock Pick</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/projects/lockpick/lockpick.aspx</link>
        <description>It is in one of the ethically murky recesses of humanity that I have felt like delving into with this project. Any type of project that effects perception of security and stability of life is never popular. While lock picking is nothing new, for those who know nothing about it, it often shocks and scares people with its ease and sharp reality.</description>
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        <title>New Media Section</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/media.aspx</link>
        <description>We have added a new section to the site called Inventgeek in the media.</description>
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        <title>The Force Feedback Simulator Mark 1</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/forcefeedback/forcefeedback.aspx</link>
        <description>Well, after a lot of Resarch and Development, we are proud to bring you the force feedback simulator mod! Its been a lot of fun to build and tinker with, and we get to poke a little fun at yet another large demographic.</description>
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        <title>DIY: Cheep LCD Backlight Repair</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/shorts/lcdfix.aspx</link>
        <description>Those of us that have used LCD monitors for a while know that over time the backlight starts to dim and will eventually completely fail. Leaving you with some electronic scrap that you could sell on eBay for 35 bucks or so. Well for less than $20.00 and about a half hour of your time you can replace the backlight and rejuvenate that monitor to as good as new condition.</description>
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        <title>The Anti-Printer</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/XeroxShredder/XeroxShredder.aspx</link>
        <description>Time for another flaming monstrosity, How about nice Xerox laser printer converted to a high volume automatic paper shredder? This project was featured on 8/3/05 on toms hardwares how to section. Now, here it is, un-cut and un-molested by the Toms Hardware "editors" in all its sarcastic glory!</description>
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        <title>Projector Panel Breakdown</title>
        <link>http://www.inventgeek.com/Projects/HomeTheater/projectorpanels.aspx</link>
        <description>Inventgeek.com has conducted a broad Projector Panel Breakdown. If you are looking for a LCD panel for your projector take a look.</description>
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        <title>Invent Geek Gets RSS!</title>
        <link>http://www.Inventgeek.com</link>
        <description>Inventgeek gets a RSS feed.</description>
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