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HowTo: Make Your Own Custom Fit Earbud Headphones Earbuds have always been a problem for me. Maybe I have abnormally shaped ears, but when I go running, my iPod Shuffle earbuds are a chronic distraction, always popping out. With the iPod Shuffle, you're bound by the Apple brand earbuds, as the controls are on the headphones rather than the device itself. Damn you, Apple. As shown above, there is a solution, for even the Apple-bound, such as myse... 0 mp3 » How-To

HowTo: Make Your Own Custom Fit Earbud Headphones

How to Solder your own headphone amp Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. We will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast. Search Systm on WonderHowTo for more DIY episodes from this Revision3 show. Learn to solder by building yourself the most excellent Chu Moy headphone amp. It sounds great... 0 home-audio » How-To

How to Solder your own headphone amp

How to Custom fit a pair of earbuds to fit your ear Earbuds can be great for filtering out distraction, but they certainly aren't built for every ear. This tutorial shows you how to create your own pair of custom fit earbuds using just a custom earplug kit. Follow the instructions, and you'll have your own pair of noise-cancelling headphones!... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Custom fit a pair of earbuds to fit your ear

How to Make high-quality home music recordings on a shoestring budget If you're a musician, but can't cover the cost of an expensive recording studio to get your song onto a playable media, then this video is what you need. It will show you how to make your own high-quality home music recording studio on a shoestring budget! If you're trying to get the attention of big music record labels, you need some hgih-quality sounds, but you don't need the high-quality costs!... 0 audio-production » How-To

How to Make high-quality home music recordings on a shoestring budget

How to Build a pair of binaural stealth microphones MAKE and Kipkay brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. Make Magazine celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will. In this video tutorial episode of Weekend Projects with Kipkay, you'll learn how to build a pair of binaural stealth microphones. Make a set of sneaky earbuds that record what you hear. They create a binaural effect whe... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Build a pair of binaural stealth microphones

How to Make a pair of noise-canceling headphones for twenty bucks In this video tutorial, we learn how to build a high-quality pair of isolation headphones for just twenty dollars. For more information, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own noise-canceling headphones, watch this how-to from the folks at CNET.... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Make a pair of noise-canceling headphones for twenty bucks

SUBMIT: Your Best Bokeh Photo by November 7th. WIN: 21-Piece Bokeh Kit [Closed] Giveaway Tuesdays has officially ended! But don't sweat it, WonderHowTo has another World that's taken its place. Every Tuesday, Phone Snap! invites you to show off your cell phone photography skills. Submit your best shot to our weekly competition for a chance to win an awesome prize. Phoneographers only—both Android and iPhone welcome! Check it out now. This week's Giveaway Tuesdays Photo Chal... 0 giveawaytuesdays » Inspiration

SUBMIT: Your Best Bokeh Photo by November 7th. WIN: 21-Piece Bokeh Kit [Closed]

How to Output timecodes through the headphone jack in your iPhone or iPod This very simple timecode app lets you set up your own timecode, which you can output either directly through the screen, or through your headphone jack. This tutorial shows you a few uses to which you can put this innovative Apple app.... 0 tablets » How-To

How to Output timecodes through the headphone jack in your iPhone or iPod

How to Solder a pair of headphones Find yourself faced with a dead channel on your headphones? Before them out, you might take the opportunity to see what you can learn from trying to fix them yourself with a soldering iron. The repair can often be straightforward. For detailed step-by-step instructions on resoldering a broken connection on your own cans, watch this headphone repair tutorial. Take a look.... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Solder a pair of headphones

Behind the Scenes at Mad Science Laboratories: How I Capture My Experiments I have an absolutely wonderful time making projects and writing articles for all of you mad scientists! Today, I will bring you behind the scenes for a look at the workbench, tools, and software that make the Mad Science World possible. Above is my beautiful workbench! My whole lab fits under the basement stairs, so I have to be extra organized to keep it compact. Let's start off with a look at t... 0 mad-science » How-To

Behind the Scenes at Mad Science Laboratories: How I Capture My Experiments

How to Build Your Own Mini Altoids Guitar Amp for About $5 I love making beeps and bloops with the Arduino pitches library, but sometimes archaic 8-bit tunes just don't cut it. Whether you want your robot to terrify your enemies with a demonic synthetic voice, you just need a pocket boom box on the go, or you want to a miniature guitar amp, a simple LM386 amplifier can crank up those signals loud enough to play through any speaker. Materials LM386 chip ... 0 mad-science » How-To

How to Build Your Own Mini Altoids Guitar Amp for About $5

A Self-Protection Guide A Self-Protection Guide 1) You can help protect yourself from violent crimes. Self-protection involves:Avoiding crime * Without a doubt prevention is your best prevention against crime.Knowing what to do in case of an attack* An attack can happen despite your best efforts to prevent it. But you can start today to learn how to respond during and after any attack. Violent crime can happen to anyone,... 0 safe-surroundings » How-To

A Self-Protection Guide

Listen Up! Before You Buy The iPad- 20 Biggest Complaints Before you go running off to the Apple store, you may want to educate yourself. DVICE is kind enough to compile the 20 biggest complaints about the iPad from a whole slew of reviewers. 1. Upscaling makes old iPhone/iPod Touch apps ugly. "Here's the problem: It looks terrible… What we're left with is a feature [to use old apps] that I — and I suspect most people — will use one or twice, and never... 0 tablets » Inspiration

Listen Up! Before You Buy The iPad- 20 Biggest Complaints

How to Build a home recording studio In this series of video clips you’ll learn how to build a music recording studio in your own home. Expert musician and studio engineer Arie Pytel shares tips on the various types of microphones, monitors, headphones, and computer recording software that are available. He takes you step-by-step through the process of connecting the mics, MIDI components and other devices you’ll need to start record... 0 audio-production » How-To

How to Build a home recording studio

How to Make noise canceling headphones and an LED light Let Forbes help you make a few do-it-yourself projects in record breaking time. This video tutorial contains information on how to make three various projects. Learn how to make your very own noise canceling earphones out of junk old headphones, make an LED light, and make a simple marshmallow shooter. This projects are not only easy and quick to make, but fun. Make noise canceling headphones and ... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Make noise canceling headphones and an LED light

Top 12 Hacks for Making Your Gadgets Better with Sugru Sugru is some pretty versatile stuff. The company's slogan is "Hack things better," and for good reason. It sticks to aluminum, steel, ceramics, glass and plastics, it's waterproof and heat-resistant, and it can be molded into any shape you can imagine. Anything from your kitchen cabinets to your bicycle can be improved with some Sugru and a little creativity, and gadgets are no exception. Here ar... 0 macgyverisms » How-To

Top 12 Hacks for Making Your Gadgets Better with Sugru

How to Play NES Game ROMs on Your iPad or iPhone—No Jailbreak Required Apple hates game emulators. Go ahead, look around in the iOS App Store, you won't find any. But who needs 'em anyway? Anyone with a jailbroken iPad or iPhone can install emulators for practically any classic gaming console they want. Hell, you can even do it without jailbreaking, as we've shown you with GBA4iOS, which lets you play all your favorite Game Boy Advance games for free. Now, there's ... 0 ios » How-To

How to Play NES Game ROMs on Your iPad or iPhone—No Jailbreak Required

How to Hack an Old Cassette Tape into a Retro-Style MP3 Player Cassette tapes, much like the boombox, Walkman, and record player, aren't used much anymore. With the ability to put music on our smartphones, most of us don't carry tapes or CDs around because it now seems inconvenient. Looking for something to do with your old tapes? Instructables user lonesoulsurfer, in the name of irony, decided to turn one into an MP3 player, complete with headphone jack. Th... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Hack an Old Cassette Tape into a Retro-Style MP3 Player

The Ultimate S Pen Customization Tool for Your Galaxy Note 3 When it comes to dictating what happens when the Galaxy Note 3's S Pen is detached, the stock settings that Samsung provides are severely lacking. There are only two measly options: launching Samsung's own Action Memo app, or displaying the Air Command menu. If you want to launch an app other than Action Memo when you detach your S Pen, then the stock settings just won't cut it. Luckily for us, a... 0 galaxy-note-3 » How-To

The Ultimate S Pen Customization Tool for Your Galaxy Note 3

Bringing the Shortcut Key to Android Is Easier & Cheaper Than You Think Taking pictures, sharing your location, and making calls are easy enough to do with an Android device, but for the most part, they all require your screen to be on with some sort of swiping and pressing actions. Dedicated shortcut keys are virtually non-existent on any modern day phone, but their utility is something that can be very useful. Thankfully, you have options when it comes to bringing ... 0 android » Inspiration

Bringing the Shortcut Key to Android Is Easier & Cheaper Than You Think

All the Best Black Friday Electronics & Gadget Deals of 2013 This year, like every year before it, Black Friday sales are starting earlier than ever. A lot of stores will be opening their doors as early as 5pm on Thanksgiving to get a head start on the madness (and it really is madness). As we've discussed in the past, one of the keys to emerging victorious on Black Friday is to plan, plan, plan. So, we've compiled some of the best deals in tech, gadgets an... 0 thanksgiving » How-To

All the Best Black Friday Electronics & Gadget Deals of 2013

How to Silence Obnoxiously Noisy Laptops & Smartphones with a Simple Device-Muting Key Fob Electronic devices seem to have an uncanny ability to make noise at the worst possible times. It's always during an important meeting, a quiet study session at the library, or a biology final that your laptop or smartphone decides to play some obnoxious or embarrassing sound. It goes without saying that muting a device would prevent this problem, but if you forget to do so before shutting down or... 0 macgyverisms » How-To

How to Silence Obnoxiously Noisy Laptops & Smartphones with a Simple Device-Muting Key Fob

9 Ingenious Uses for Your Spare Contact Lens Cases There are over 38 million people who wear contact lenses in the United States, but nearly a quarter of those never replace their contact lens case. If you're one of those folks, you probably have a drawer full of empty, unused lens cases in your home. Start putting them to good use! If you're sick of stealing condiment packets from your local fast food joint to take in your lunch, a contact lens ... 0 thesecretyumiverse » How-To

9 Ingenious Uses for Your Spare Contact Lens Cases

How to Build a Long Range Laser Spy System for Eavesdropping on Your Neighbors Eavesdropping from a distance can be tricky because it usually requires some sort of bug or transmitter. It's easy to transmit audio through lasers, but you can also use lasers to build a microphone that picks up audio from a distance. LucidScience built the Laser Spy System for about $20. To make your own, you'll need a cheap laser pointer, an NPN phototransistor, a headphone amp, and a few other... 0 mad-science » How-To

How to Build a Long Range Laser Spy System for Eavesdropping on Your Neighbors

How to Make Your New Apple EarPods Fit Better in Your Ear with Sugru Along with the release of the new iPhone 5, Apple has introduced EarPods, which now replace the soon-to-be-defunct EarBuds. For three years, Apple has been testing the EarPods with users to try and find the most secure fitting, best sounding headphones for that price range. Loose Fit? While the EarPods are vastly superior to the old earphones, a few people have been having problems with the fit o... 0 macgyverisms » How-To

How to Make Your New Apple EarPods Fit Better in Your Ear with Sugru

DIY Flanagan Neurophone Lets You 'Hear' Sounds Through Your Skin In 1958, Patrick Flanagan invented the Neurophone, a device patented in 1962 that allows radio signals to be picked up by the human nervous system. The skin is the organ that receives the signal, converting it into a modulated molecular vibration, which the brain interprets into sound. Basically, it gives one the ability to 'hear' through the skin, making it sound like the audio you're hearing is ... 0 mad-science » How-To

DIY Flanagan Neurophone Lets You 'Hear' Sounds Through Your Skin

How to Boost Your HTC One's Audio Quality with SnapDragon Audio+ The HTC One has proven to be the industry standard in mobile audio performance. With BoomSound and Harman/Kardon technology backing its front-facing speakers, there is no doubt that every other flagship out there pales in comparison. Despite this, HTC didn't include a decent equalizer on the One. The M7 had Beats but the M8 doesn't have anything. All that power, and no decent software to complime... 0 htc-one » How-To

How to Boost Your HTC One's Audio Quality with SnapDragon Audio+

Get Instant Access to Your Favorite Media Apps on Android When You Connect Your Headphones Samsung's Galaxy devices, for all the grief they get about supposed "bloatware", offer quite a few functional features that are not included in stock Android. From "Air Gestures" to a handy "Smart Alert" notification reminder, many of these features are more than just the latest gimmick to pitch in their ads. One such function is the way a Galaxy S5 reacts to a set of headphones being connected t... 0 nexus5 » How-To

Get Instant Access to Your Favorite Media Apps on Android When You Connect Your Headphones

How to Get Karaoke-Style Floating Lyrics for Any Song on Your HTC One We've previously shown you an app called Floating Lyrics which displayed song lyrics in a, you guessed it, floating window. And while that app was great for any minimalist, it was pretty bare bones overall. On the other hand, musiXmatch is a full-featured lyric fetching app, and so much more. It has Shazam-like music matching and, best of all, lyric syncing, so you can always follow along with th... 0 htc-one » How-To

How to Get Karaoke-Style Floating Lyrics for Any Song on Your HTC One

How to Mute or Pause Music on Your HTC One by Just Waving Your Hand BoomSound has spoiled me when listening to music on my HTC One M8, but when someone comes into my room, it can be a hassle trying to quickly pause or mute my music. While you could already control your music with volume buttons, voice commands, swipe gestures, and hand movements, none have really been that practical, or free for that matter. Hovering Controls almost had it right, but the cost and... 0 htc-one » How-To

How to Mute or Pause Music on Your HTC One by Just Waving Your Hand

How to Make a Working Speaker Using Only a Magnet, Wire, and Masking Tape Duct tape is the king of all household items. You can use duct tape for practically anything, like this sweet wallet. But duct tape isn't the only crafty tape out there; masking tape holds its own, too. You may already know that you can make homemade speakers using an inflated balloon, as well as paper plates, but you can also whip out the masking tape for some nice DIY sounds. And that's exactly... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Make a Working Speaker Using Only a Magnet, Wire, and Masking Tape

The Complete Guide on How to Build a Crystal Radio—Plus How They Work There's a lot that goes into making a nice crystal radio set, so this is going to have to be broken down into two parts. The first part is the actual making of a functional radio, and the second part is making the whole arrangement look nice. In this part, I'm actually going to tell you more than just how to make a crystal radio, but I'm also going to explain how and why they work. Crystal radios ... 0 steampunk » How-To

The Complete Guide on How to Build a Crystal Radio—Plus How They Work

How to Make LEDs Dance to Techno Music You must have seen some expensive mp3 players and CD players which have LEDs fixed on them and they dance to the tune looking really pretty. Imagine you could make your own LEDs and configure them to dance to Daft Punk or Swedish House Mafia. I’m going to tell you how it can be done at your home and with a lot less money. You just need a few components and a little bit of concentration before we ... 0 mods-n-hacks » How-To

How to Make LEDs Dance to Techno Music

Get Total Control Over Android's Volume Slider Precision On most Android devices, the various volume levels are comprised of either 7 or 15 steps between minimum and maximum. For voice-call volume, alarms, and notifications alike, 7 presses of a volume button will bring you all the way from silent to full-blast. With media controls, you get 15 steps between mute and max. The trouble here is these two ranges can end up being either insufficient or cumbe... 0 nexus5 » How-To

Get Total Control Over Android's Volume Slider Precision

Snack More, Fight Less: The Science Behind Being "Hangry" & How to Cure It True story: a friend of mine regularly started a fight with her boyfriend everyday at 4 p.m. Every day. This went on for years until he finally got the bright idea of shoving a granola bar at her the minute she came home from work. Shazam! The fights were a thing of the past. Hanger Causes Fights Between Loved Ones Being hangry (hungry/angry) hasn't always had its own cute neologism, but anyone ... 0 food-hacks » How-To

Snack More, Fight Less: The Science Behind Being "Hangry" & How to Cure It

How to Enhance the Music Listening Experience on Your Nexus 7 Tablet When choosing a phone or tablet, I always take in to consideration what my music experience will be. Unfortunately, the Nexus 7 doesn't have Beats by Dre technology, which some may view as overrated, though it's definitely one of the better ways to get perfect-sounding tunes with headphones. But it's not all about the Beats. There are many other ways to make listening to music on your Nexus 7 tabl... 0 nexus7 » How-To

How to Enhance the Music Listening Experience on Your Nexus 7 Tablet

How to Get Beats Audio on Your Nexus 7 and Take Your Music to Another Level BEATS by Dr. Dre started making their studio-style headphones and speakers over four years ago, which claim to help listeners actually "hear" music as it was intended by the artists, since commodity headphones and earbuds are known for producing lackluster results. But you can only go so far with Beats Audio headphones, since your computers and mobile devices weren't built to take advantage of hig... 0 nexus7 » How-To

How to Get Beats Audio on Your Nexus 7 and Take Your Music to Another Level

How to Automate Settings Changes on Your Nexus 5 for Different Locations We live, work, and play in drastically different environments, so it only makes sense that we'd want our Nexus 5 smartphones to automatically adapt to our needs when in certain locales at certain times. If you're at home, you want Wi-Fi enabled so that it will connect automatically. When you're out on the town, your phone's ringtone volume needs to be all the way up so you can hear it through amb... 0 nexus5 » How-To

How to Automate Settings Changes on Your Nexus 5 for Different Locations

Just How Unbreakable Is the New Samsung Galaxy S5? You've been there. Those precarious few seconds between dropping your expensive smartphone right on its face and reaching down to survey the damage. Or maybe you got thrown in a pool while your device was in your pocket, or you dropped that sucker right into the toilet bowl. Heck, I've managed to accidentally wash two devices by leaving them in my pants pocket when throwing in a load of laundry. ... 0 gs5 » Inspiration

Just How Unbreakable Is the New Samsung Galaxy S5?

How to Auto-Start Your Favorite Music Player When Plugging Headphones into a Galaxy S4 Like many smartphones nowadays, your Samsung Galaxy S4 comes bundled with a headset for you to listen to music, watch videos without disturbing others, and even make phone calls. I personally only use it for music, whether it's Play Music, Pandora, or streaming from YouTube. If you're like me and the only reason you'd plug your headset into your GS4 is to listen to music, wouldn't it be nice to h... 0 gs4 » How-To

How to Auto-Start Your Favorite Music Player When Plugging Headphones into a Galaxy S4

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