{"product_id":"9781616284909","title":"The Ultimate DIY Geek Toys Guide: Make Your Own Light Saber + 74 Other Amazing Tech Projects","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho wouldn’t want to invent a robot that makes and serves you cocktails, or to build and play a life-sized Operation game? Not to mention creating and wielding your own DIY light saber! Now readers can make their own versions of these nerdtastic crafts (along with 100 more crazy and cool tech projects) with the helpful, handy, and often hilarious \u003ci\u003eGeek Toys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s a new movement afoot—a whole generation of makers and tech-savvy innovators who excel at making wild and fascinating projects using electronics and found materials. In \u003ci\u003eGeek Toys\u003c\/i\u003e, you get a collection of these amazing ideas from the DIY masters at \u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e magazine—from a theremin you can make for under $15 to a motorized skateboard, from an epic potato gun to an LED lighter you can wave during rock-concert power ballads. It’s never been a better time to be a geek.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActivities include: Kit Out the Ultimate All-in-One Brewing Machine\u003cbr\u003e Tap a Melon Keg\u003cbr\u003e Break into Your Beer\u003cbr\u003e Install a Shower Beer Caddy\u003cbr\u003e Chill Your Beer Really, Really Fast\u003cbr\u003e Disguise Your Brew\u003cbr\u003e Reuse Those Red Party Cups\u003cbr\u003e Meet the Drink-Slinging Droid\u003cbr\u003e Serve Up Shots in Jello Cups\u003cbr\u003e Make Drinks Glow in the Dark\u003cbr\u003e Mod Your Toaster for Far-from-Average Toast\u003cbr\u003e Freeze LEGO™ Ice Cubes\u003cbr\u003e Cook a Hot Dog with Electrical Current\u003cbr\u003e Wield a Potato Gun\u003cbr\u003e Improvise a Planetarium\u003cbr\u003e Put on a Liquid Light Show\u003cbr\u003e Jam out to a Sound-Reactive Lightbox\u003cbr\u003e Wave an LED Lighter at a Concert\u003cbr\u003e Party with an LED Glow Stick\u003cbr\u003e Disco on an LED-Lit Dance Floor\u003cbr\u003e Make a Sonic Tunnel of Fire\u003cbr\u003e Turn Your Campfire Green\u003cbr\u003e Hold a Flaming Ball in Your Bare Hand\u003cbr\u003e Set off a Spinning Fire Tornado\u003cbr\u003e Ignite a Home-made Sparkler\u003cbr\u003e Wreak Havoc with the Ultimate Squirt Gun\u003cbr\u003e Make a Mini Catapult\u003cbr\u003e Play with a Bike-Part Spirogram\u003cbr\u003e Turn Junk Mail into Pencils\u003cbr\u003e Set Up a Turntable Zoetrope\u003cbr\u003e Turn an Old Skateboard Deck into a Hoverboard\u003cbr\u003e Mix Magnetic Silly Putty\u003cbr\u003e Cook Some Ferrofluid\u003cbr\u003e Catch a Thrill on a Backyard Coaster\u003cbr\u003e Set Up a DIY Pinball Game\u003cbr\u003e Enjoy Skee-Ball at Home\u003cbr\u003e Build a Mint-Tin Racer\u003cbr\u003e Shake Up a Martini in a Mint Tin\u003cbr\u003e Strum a Mint-Tin Guitar\u003cbr\u003e Carry a Pocket Billard Set\u003cbr\u003e Build a Mini Arcade\u003cbr\u003e Cinch a Nintendo-Controller Belt\u003cbr\u003e Build a Life-Sized Operation™ Game\u003cbr\u003e Play Giant Checkers\u003cbr\u003e Wield a DIY Light Saber\u003cbr\u003e Make a Reflection Hologram\u003cbr\u003e Hack Your Magic 8 Ball\u003cbr\u003e Go Anywhere with Virtual-Reality Glasses\u003cbr\u003e File-Share with a USB Dead Drop\u003cbr\u003e Build a Bristlebot\u003cbr\u003e Rig an Animatronic Hand\u003cbr\u003e Ride a Robotic Giraffe\u003cbr\u003e Scratch a Pizza-Box Turntable\u003cbr\u003e Craft a Boom Box Duffel Bag\u003cbr\u003e Make Your Tie Glow in the Dark\u003cbr\u003e Put Headphones in Your Hoodie\u003cbr\u003e Use a Glove on a Touchscreen\u003cbr\u003e Pump Jams Through an Old-School Phonograph\u003cbr\u003e Amplify Music with Paper Cups\u003cbr\u003e Make Custom-Fit Earbuds\u003cbr\u003e Put a New Spin on an Old CD\u003cbr\u003e Amuse Yourself with a Flipperdinger\u003cbr\u003e Play a Pocket Theremin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weldon Owen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036865446128,"sku":"9781616284909","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616284909_p0.jpg?v=1763849335","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616284909","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}