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PB&J Mechanical Munchie Machine
Quicker and easier? Not necessarily. Best peanut butter and jelly sandwich ever? Oh yeah. more

YE OLDE DIY

Pipe Organ Chair
Guru Brian’s old-school (but totally cool) musical answer to the Digital Wall Harp. more

TECHNO HAT

Fiber Optic Fashion
Fiber optics for faster Internet, clear HDTV...cooler hats? Alison shows off the latest in techno-couture. more

DO IT YOURSELF

Yes, a knife's easier. But that's not the point!

Time: 3 days. Jul 07, 2008

Check out my sweetest invention ever: an assembly line machine for your favorite sandwich, great for busy parents and tech-hungry kids...

Posted by Brian Albert | tagged: wires, wood, automation, food, kids |

Turn old tunes into new toys

Time: 10 min. Apr 15, 2008

Finished digitizing all your old-school tunes, but don't have the heart to chuck those cassettes in the trash? Use them to make these really old-school folk toys instead!

Posted by Jim 2.0 | tagged: toys, reuse, digitize, tape, cassette, analog, mp3, music, kids |

A car as loud, cool and unique as Brian!

Time: 20 min. Apr 12, 2008

My co-hosts and crew have sometimes compared me to a human cartoon... so what better way to customize my car than with an old-timey "ooga horn"? These horns are way louder and cooler than the puny little factory horns in most cars, and are not that expensive -- you can pick one up online for under 40 bucks...

Posted by Brian Albert | tagged: horn, car, mh-2, audio, Brian, kids |

Painting With Light

Time: 1 hr. Mar 21, 2008

I'll show you how to make a really cool and easy surface for painting with light, just like I made for Julia Buckley.

Posted by Brian Albert | tagged: craft, light, glow, paint, shadow wall, JBJBs, Brian, kids, Buckley |

Hot Rod-Inspired Furniture

Time: 2 days. Mar 21, 2008

Why sit on a regular old couch when you can get in the fast lane? I'll show you how I made the hot rod-inspired furniture for the Zaharko family's "drive-in" basement home theater.

Posted by Brian Albert | tagged: wood, furniture, car couch, Brian, home theater, kids, Zaharko |

That bookcase is a hidden door!

Time: 3 days. Mar 21, 2008

What kid wouldn't love a super-secret lair?

Posted by Brian Albert | tagged: hidden, shelves, wood, show, bookcase, Bat Cave, Brian, games, kids, Jesserer |

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