The “Altoids Screamer” is a simple circuit based on a 555 timer that he built into a standard Altoids Tin. The 555 timer is used to generate a loud pitched squeal whenever the tin is opened.

I saw this rather clever Altoid tin hack the other day -- a friend trimmed down the original packaging that came with his flash drive so it fit inside the tin, and now he carries the tin around ...

High-tech hacks for Altoids tin After the "curiously strong" mints have been eaten, the container doubles as an MP3 case and more. Photos: Minty MP3 ...

Your hack can use other materials, of course, but the Altoids tin should be the defining element. Send us pictures and a description of your hack and feel free to annotate your photos if you need to.

Nothing Earth-shattering here. Just, dare we say it, really cute! The venerable Altoids mint tin has become an icon of the maker culture. Browsing through past articles on Hack a Day, Adafruit or ...

Turn an empty Altoid container into a handy organizer! A simple, creative DIY project to declutter your purse. Watch the easy step-by-step tutorial now!

The Altoids mints tin is perhaps the most iconic part of the product (which may say something about the mints themselves, I guess?), and in today’s life hack-obsessed world, people have long ...

Any gardener who’s ever opened a seed packet only to be ambushed by a mini-avalanche of rogue spinach and tomato seeds knows that seed saving is great—but seed organizing? That can be a whole other ...

TikTokers are recycling Altoids tins by turning them into small, metal wallets. People often decorate the tins using photos, paper, stickers, and miniature mirrors. The containers are then used to ...

The folks at Uncommon Projects have taken the venerable Altoids tin where no Altoids tin has gone before, turning the scarily-versatile mint case into an always-on Internet appliance that'll work ...