Altoids – they’ve been around since King George III was on the throne. These curiously strong mints have had a storied history, a copy of which is included in every tin. They taste pretty good, but ...

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 ...

What, you mean eating Altoids, using them as disinfectant, and throwing them at charging bears wasn’t good enough? Guess not. As you can see from the picture, there’s, uh, a compass. And a, uh, light, ...

More clever displays of ingenuity today with pictures of a mouse mod sure to get people asking, Why? It’s a completely functional mouse housed inside an Altoids tin. The mouse mod, pieced together ...

Over the years we’ve featured a number of electronic projects which have been built all compressed to fit into Altoids tin. But one industrious developer and hacker named “Shank” has been able to take ...

When Nick Brenn sees an Altoids mint tin, he doesn’t just see a receptacle for breath fresheners. He sees possibilities. Instead of simply recycling the tins once the mints are gone, the 18-year-old ...

I’ve always been drawn to the mystique of the miniature survival kit. Imagine that you've been transported to the wilderness, and must survive with only the gear that fits in an Altoids tin! If it was ...