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If like us your house has more draughts than the local Weatherspoons, you’re in luck. Black and Decker just debuted its Thermal Leak Detector, using infrared sensors to pinpoint the source of cold spots in the house.

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Acer Aspire One tabletSo, you’ve had your Aspire One for sometime now – it’s nice and everything, but there’s just something missing. Why not turn it into a dinky tablet, complete with touchscreen display?

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Create your own comedy robots

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DIY robotsNow that you’ve built all the freebie cardboard robots from Firebox and find yourself with plenty of adhesive left over may we suggest these DIY automatons, in just a few hours you’ll have a family of star-jumping machines to adorn your wall.

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DIY Lego lamp!What do you get when you cross Lego bricks and a 40 watt bulb? No, not molten plastic: this innovative DIY lamp!

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Universal ScrewdriverIt’s not quite the Sonic Screwdriver that David Tennant uses to decommission Daleks, but the revolutionary barrel changing mechanism inside this handy DIY device can cycle through 12 different screw heads instantaneously and you’ll never loose a single one. Perfect for home improvers and Time Lords then.

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Geek BotIt is with mixed emotion we post news of the latest printable character from Firebox, it looks like number five is the last in line so we’re sad, but Geek Bot looks like the best so far so we’re cracking a smile.

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Get A-Head in Robot DIY

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Alex the animated headAlex the animated head is a fine choice for budding roboticists first building project, all the pieces needed for a fully programmable bot that’ll teach you some tricks of the trade and offer hours of amusement.

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Dremel VersaFlame blow torchIt’s designed for hobbyists and DIY-ers, but you can use the Dremel Versaflame solder gun cum flame-thrower for anything from building a model plane to glazing a crème Brûlée.

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