How many of your favorite CD's really fit in your tiny car? Are you stick of fumbling with CDs every twelve songs or so? Luckily, there are much easier ways to listen to music in the car today without a radio. In this video, learn how to integrate your iPod into your car and listen to your music on the go. Forget the radio and get more control over your tunes with several different methods - at all costs and convenience levels.
This video will walk you through the beginning to end on painting a RC (radio controlled) vehicle shell. Everything that you need to know on how to paint a shell is on here, from shaker cans (spray paint) to airbrushes. I use a Iwata by the way and a harbor freight air compressor. The paint used in this is Pactra silver and black. The airbrush paint is Spaz Stix candy apple green, blue, dark blue, and white. The lightning effect came out pretty well in my opinion, but you be the judge.
Watch to learn how to say the names of the types of things you find in an antique store or at a flea market in French.
This video explains how to remove the radio from a BMW X3 (E83) '04 and up - it covers head removal and plug swap.
You can use Twitter to print Instagram photos, track news and weather events, or even remotely shut down your computer, and if you're familiar with IFTTT, there's no shortage of ways your account can help automate your life.
Looking for a party game for your child's next birthday party? Follow these directions to have your party participants skipping around the room, playing "Musical Pillows".
By loading Boxee onto your AppleTV, you can use it to watch content from Hulu, Comedy Central, CBS and other streaming TV websites. You can also play Internet radio, listen to your mp3s and view your photo library without ever having to go near iTunes. All you need is a patch stick with the right program installed, run it, and then update the Boxee software from the Apple TV system.
A big radio hit right now is "Haven't Met You Yet" by crooner Michael Buble. This song is romantic and catchy and will definitely impress any girl you bring home on a date.
The XBee is a wireless radio module that allows you to implement a cheap and easy wirelss interface between two kinds of devices. This video will walk you through each step of configuration for your XBee. Modify it and add it to your next creation, whether it's a robot, machine, or something else from your imagination. The possibilities are endless!
Secretly shoot your voice across the room in stealth mode on a laser beam in this fun and easy project! Make Magazine and Kipkay present this cool spy trick. Build a simple laser communicator that transmits your voice across a room. You need an amplifier, radio, laser pointer, battery pack and a solar cell.
Many professional radio programs make their shows available through podcasts so that people can listen anytime they want, but listening to a professional podcast is just part of the fun. You can create your own podcast using Garageband and iWeb.
One of the great things about recording your podcast episodes with Garageband is how easy it is to edit out your mistakes and add professional radio touches.
Podcasts can be more interactive than radio programs. If you want listeners to be able to move around in your show, you can divide it into chapters. You can also enrich your podcast by adding artwork throughout the chapters.
Did you know that malicious people can use scanners to read the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips in your credit cards and identification documents and steal your personal information? Learn to protect your personal information from hackers and scammers with this simple method involving aluminum foil.
Do you have an old PC sitting around somewhere in your garage? Want a dedicated audio server that will play back MP3s, Internet radio, and other digital music files over your home stereo system? This CNET video teaches you how to convert your old PC into an amazing server!
You can block artists no matter where you are in Spotify's mobile app for Android or iOS, but it's not as easy when you want to hide songs from playing. Disliking tracks is possible here and there, but not everywhere, and that's a serious problem if you keep hearing songs you hate.
From XXXTentacion to R. Kelly, many artists have been accused of inappropriate actions, so some of us just don't want to hear their music anymore. However, each time streaming services attempt to ban such artists, they face heavy backlash. Recognizing this, Tidal decided to offer a different solution.
Companies are already clamoring to figure out strategies for integrating augmented reality into their advertising platforms. AR is going to become a huge asset to marketers, and Apple's ARKit is only going to help that along. Mixed reality producer Bilawal Singh Sidhu has given us a sneak peek of what the world of advertising could be with the ARKit.
Remember portable MP3 players like the classic iPod? Seems like forever ago that they were all the rage, and I don't think I've seen a real one in the wild for a good 5 years now. These devices died out so quickly as a direct result of the onset of smartphones, which allow us to do everything that an MP3 player could do and then some.
Electroluminescent (EL) materials light up when electricity passes through them, as opposed to more common incandescent lights that respond to heat. EL displays are becoming very popular in advertising and art,but getting them or the materials to make them can be expensive. Watch this video to learn how to turn an LCD into a simple EL display, and also how superglue can be used as a cheap dielectric in this sort of project.
The internet has been a massive financial windfall for millions of people around the world, and it can be for you as well! There are a lot of ways to make money on your couch by using the internet, and this video will show you five great ways to do it! These include making websites and forums, advertising, and gambling. If you're hard up for cash, give it a whirl!
Podcasts are like portable radio shows. They are pre-recorded performances you can download onto your computer, iPod or other mp3 player and listen to at your leisure. The iTunes store offers thousands of podcasts and videocasts, and this tutorial shows you exactly how to subscribe to one so you'll never miss an episode.
Want to blend two or more separate radio stations on Pandora? This brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating your own QuickMix Pandora stations, take a look.
Chiddy Bang's anti-adulthood anthem "Opposite of Adults" is one of a long line of such songs to do well on the radio. If you like the song too, and play a little piano, this video will teach you how to play the song on piano or keyboard. Once you start, this thing is so damn catchy you won't be able to stop.
Installing sound insulation in a classic VW Beetle Bug, is important if you plan on listening to the radio. Often times, outside noise and the car itself, can be too loud making for a painful trip without any sort of music. In this quick video tutorial, you'll find out how to instll sound insulation in a classic VW Beetle Bug easily, without breaking the bank. Enjoy!
There are quite a few media devices going on inside a 2010 Ford head unit. In this video, you will learn how to manage and use all of the different options inside your head-unit and get started. This media player can be used for music, radio, phone and many more options. You will also learn how to rip music and add it to your head unit - you even get 10 GB of storage!
The 2010 head units for new Toyotas are very versatile. Not only can you use them as a radio and speaker phone, but you can also use them as a GPS. In this tutorial, get up and running with your new touchscreen and make sure you never get lost, no matter where you wind up.
In this tutorial, learn how to play Katy Perry's hot new hit (featuring Snoop Dogg), "California Gurls". This clip will show you exactly how to perform this jam on your piano or keyboard. So, the next time you hear the song on the radio, whip out your piano and start playing along!
How to circuit bend a 80's Radio Shack toy synthesizer. Open up any device and play around with the internal audio devices. Circuit bending is done on mostly old cheap toys. This is a circuit bend demonstration on a toy piano. Get out your soldering iron and rip open toys. This takes some circuit board fiddling.
In this video we manage to power a clock with nothing but two potatoes. In order to make this you will need two potatoes, a triple A battery powered clock, bare wire, galvanized nails, and leads, which you can find at radio shack. The clock is powered by the potato battery.
Make your gadgets magnetically controlled with everyday things. People often take for granted the common items and devices they use in everyday life. Looks can be deceiving. It's not what things appear to be, it's what they can become.
If you ever owned an RC racer (like a 777) and wanted to install a BB (big block) engine other than a bump start.... this video is for you! This will show you ways to install anything onto any platform for your radio controlled vehicle.
Mobile augmented reality developer Blippar has escalated the augmented reality advertising arms race, introducing a new rich media ad format that enables augmented reality experiences without a dedicated app.
There are tons of remote controlled cars and boats out there that you can buy or build, and you can add remote control functionality to almost anything. But if you really want to stand out, there are few things more attention-grabbing than this radio-controlled watermelon boat by the folks over at Starting Electronics. The body, obviously, is made from a hollowed out watermelon with a propeller and the parts from a remote controlled airplane mounted on a wooden block. A servo allows the prope...
Want to know how to create a personalized playlist of your favorite songs on Last.fm? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this video guide can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just over two minutes. For all of the details, and to get started listening to Internet radio yourself, take a look!
In need of a quick primer on how to create a Last.fm account? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this video guide can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in just under two minutes. For all of the details, and to get started listening to Internet radio yourself, take a look!
In this tutorial, we learn how to create and promote a fan page on Facebook. First, you will need to go to the Facebook website and create a fan page. Once you have the page created, you will need to add on your picture, along with many other pictures to the page. Go to the bottom of the page where it says "advertising", and click on this. Then, you will get started by advertising your Facebook page to the millions of users that are around the world! When you're finished, grow this by having ...
In this tutorial, you'll learn a number of tricks for ensuring that every song you listen to winds up scrobbled on your Last.fm user page. It's an easy process and this video presents a complete guide. For more information, including a full demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful how-to.
All you hear about on the news, the radio, and in other media sources is how the unemployment rate is high. But how do they know that? How did they get to that conclusion? Well, wonder no more! In this video you will learn what formulas you can use and other statistics to find out what the unemployment rate is.
If you were alive at all between 2007 and 2010 and listened to the radio on any given day, then you probably heard One Republic's mega-hit "Apologize" - the band's first single which was later remixed by Timberland. In this tutorial, learn how to play the intro to One Republic's "Apologize" on piano.
