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A Real Flight Tracker
A few weeks ago, I was preparing to leave a dinner party to pick up my sister at the airport, when Artur Bergman suggested I check Flight Aware rather than the airline website... Read More
Comments: 3
Type(s): Tip, Web Service, Web Site
Tags: flight tracking track flight+tracking airline airport

Blinded by the LED
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Type(s): Hand Tool
Tags: light led

Cosmic Poppers Kit
This looks hilarious (and is a simple kit to make). Once you build it, this kit randomly creates sets of sound and light explosions when it senses the absence of light. Hallow... Read More
Type(s): Electronics/Gadget, Toy
Tags: popper, light, tricks, explosion

INOVA X5 Ultraviolet Flashlight
Got a CSI fantasy? Then just drop one of these in your bag of tricks and start shining it around in spare moments. Featuring five high-power LEDs backed by two 123-sized lith... Read More
Type(s): Hand Tool, Toy
Tags: ultraviolet flashlight

LED Lantern
Recently, standing on a chair in my bathroom, reaching yet again for an expired light bulb, I thought: there's got to be a better way. And there is — an LED light. The be... Read More
Type(s): Hand Tool, Household Product
Tags: led light

Light Box
Phil Torrone and Natalie Zee of the MAKE and CRAFT blogs both posted about this great, no-fuss light "tent" that just about anyone can put their hands on. If you've got a cool... Read More
Type(s): Tip
Tags: lightbox seamless background photography lighting

Plasma Generator Kit
This looks like a fun kit: you can build plasma balls, light up fluorescent tubes with no wires, and also make big sparks ... it’s a solid state high voltage power supply... Read More
Type(s): Electronics/Gadget, Kit, Toy
Tags: plasma, kit, light

Plastic Flashlight Mouthpiece
Sold under a few brands, these things are little plastic caps that fit on the end of a AA minimag or most any other aluminum AA flashlights. They are shaped so you can hold th... Read More
Type(s): Hand Tool
Tags: flashlight+mouthpiece

SwitchGrip
The SwitchGrip is used to assist with the installation and removal of light switches. I came across this tool after we purchased the PlugGrip for our remodel. We were just as ... Read More
Type(s): Hand Tool
Tags: "handtool" "electrical" "installation" light+switches

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