Episode six of Lifehacker is all about unusual and clever uses for your stuff. We're making smartphone car mounts from office supplies, transforming an iPod touch into an iPhone, opening a bottle of beer with a piece of paper, extending our Wi-Fi signal, and much more.
More specifically, this week's episode takes a closer look at:
How to build a car mount for your phone from office supplies
How to make a a smartphone or tablet case from a Moleskine notebook
How to open a beer bottle with a piece of paper (and a quarter)
How to turn your old router into a range-boosting Wi-Fi repeater
This week's Downloads of the Day include:
We've been incorporating more original video with our posts in the past year, but the Lifehacker show represents a fun new supplement to the site. It doesn't replace what we do here every day, but our hope is that it will offer a new perspective on a few of our favorite tips. Last week we cracked Windows passwords, padlocks, and Wi-Fi, and before that we untangled your wires and boosted your Wi-Fi, hacked our weekends, upgraded our office, and learned a little about urban survival. Give it a watch and let us know what you think!
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