My Home 2.0 is a TV show that gives families technology makeovers . You can catch season one’s episodes online. Also, they’re interviewing families in Ft. Wayne, Indiana for the next season’s batch of shows until the end of July 2008 at Verizon stores.

The My Home 2.0 website is full of techno-helpful tips and DIY projects. Many are eco-friendly like How 2.0: Make a Solar Cell Phone Charger. The project takes one hour and uses an Altoids Tin case, 2 mini solar panels, soldering equipment, a wire stripper and a cell phone charger (either for the wall outlet or car).

I reviewed this project online with it’s step by step pictures and helpful directions, and it seems doable as long as you’re fairly handy and know how to use a soldering iron. They also caution to use an extra cell phone charger or to get a cheap one at Best Buy. This would be a great project for a teenager or maybe for an adult with a child assisting. Having a solar cellphone charger is a must for anyone who hikes or camps, too, and this would make a cute present for the “greenie” in your life.

There are also several projects that are much more challenging but are fun to watch, like “Hack a Bat.”

How 2.0: Hack a Bat – the Ryan Howard Speed Test from My Home 2.0 DIY on Vimeo.

You never know, a TV show like My Home 2.0 may inspire some of the inventors at your house.

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