Altoids needs to take a hint from the electronics industry and drop the mint idea completely. If they just sold their tins, in the exact same physical form as they are now, but as cases, they could ...

The next time you open an Altoids tin only to find that it's empty, rest assured that even if there are no mints inside, there's a lot of something else—DIY potential! With plenty of imagination and a ...

While Creative’s “declaration of war” against the iPod was sort of goofy considering their relative sales this holiday season, the Zen Micro still did a very respectable amount of business (around 2 ...

I have seen it before, the Altoid cases made into portable solar chargers. I think I want to make one for my cell phone. The problem is, I have no EE skills. So if this doesn't work out, I'd like some ...

When Limor Fried decided to build an MP3 player not long ago, she went looking for the right case for her new device. After discussing possibilities with her roommate, Fried--who recently earned a ...

When I carry around my PSP or my DS I like to lug around a few extra games too. However, it's easy to drop and lose a DS cart and UMD discs can get scratched. My soultion? Altoids tin cases. The ...

a few of your instant messaged me the latest in powering your ipod with an external battery pack. this example, which is now making the rounds around the web is made out of an altoids case, 2 9v ...

Anton Olsen has worked up two great obsessions that taste great together: anything that can possibly include an LED and anything that can possibly involve an Altoids case. Full design and assembly ...