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https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/projector-project-bears-no-fruit-but-it-was-a-fun-ride/ | Projector Project Bears No Fruit But It Was A Fun Ride | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"projector",
"reverse engineer",
"whiteboard"
] | No matter how good the intentions or how strong your hack-fu may be, sometimes you just can’t cross the finish line with every project. Here’s one that we hate to see go unfinished, but it’s obvious that
a ton of work already went into reclaiming these smart white-board projectors
and it’s time to cut the losses.
The h... | 18 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "554511",
"author": "dantheman2865",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T18:30:00",
"content": "Personally, I would have looked at the chips inside the projector to see if any of them could be spec’d and traced. They may have done this, although I didn’t see any mention in the recent post.",
... | 1,760,376,986.081932 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/diy-fresnel-reflector/ | DIY Fresnel Reflector | Brian Benchoff | [
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"fresnel",
"parabolic mirror",
"solar"
] | Just like destroying an ant colony with a magnifying glass, there’s nothing like cooking hot dogs and roasting marshmallows with a nice parabolic reflector. Of course covering an old satellite dish with mylar or aluminum tape doesn’t take much skill, however cool it is. [Uwe] came up with a much more technical means of... | 14 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "554473",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T17:25:00",
"content": "Very clever, and with a little tweeking of the program you could use this technique on other frequencies, like a cardboard an tape WIFI booster. (A really good one.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,376,985.731078 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/got-dead-bugs-in-your-stereo/ | Got Dead Bugs In Your Stereo? | Kevin Dady | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"dead bug"
] | It happens to the best of designers, spending untold amounts of time designing a complex device just to find out that you missed a trace, or you couldn’t rout something to something else. As time marches on its becoming a bit less common to pop open a commercially produced device and see a little jumper wire or 2 flyin... | 44 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "554451",
"author": "dave-o",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T16:26:58",
"content": "Honestly, it looks well done. It seems to be well laid out. The soldering appears to be good. The parts are secured well. Wire color seems to have been respected.Yes, it’s indicative of a major engineering ... | 1,760,376,986.216554 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/programming-avr-i2c-interface/ | Programming AVR I2C Interface | Kevin Dady | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"24C16",
"i2c"
] | I
2
C as many of you know, is a simple serial interface for many peripheral devices to micro controllers, but it can quickly become confusing to people who may not be accustom to it. Because of that, I
2
C tutorials are always welcome, and this new tutorial by [Embedds] does an excellent job of
how to use I
2
C with an... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "554412",
"author": "egasimus",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T14:05:57",
"content": "does not compute?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "554424",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T15:01:00",
"content": "It’s probably... | 1,760,376,985.773324 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/08/alex-shows-us-what-happens-when-dance-dance-revolution-meets-simon/ | [Alex] Shows Us What Happens When Dance Dance Revolution Meets Simon | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ddr",
"ps2",
"simon"
] | [Alex] was digging through his closet and came upon an old PS2 game pad for Dance Dance Revolution. He hated the idea of throwing it out just slightly more than the idea of playing DDR again, so he
decided to find a way to reuse it.
He was a big fan of the game Simon (aka Genius) as a kid and thought that the DDR pad w... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "554012",
"author": "HIrudinea",
"timestamp": "2012-01-08T22:29:08",
"content": "Nice start, but the mat itself needs to light up, how well does EL wire holp up to being stomped on?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "554046",
"a... | 1,760,376,985.919781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/08/diy-shade-finder-tool-takes-the-tedium-out-of-solar-surveys/ | DIY Shade Finder Tool Takes The Tedium Out Of Solar Surveys | Mike Nathan | [
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"shade finder",
"solar",
"survey"
] | [Steven Dufresne] does a lot of tinkering with solar-powered applications, a hobby which can be very time consuming if done right. One process he carries out whenever building a solar installation is
creating a sun chart
to determine how much (or little) sun the target area will get.
The process requires [Steven] to ta... | 20 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "553930",
"author": "smoketester",
"timestamp": "2012-01-08T17:51:33",
"content": "Nice hardware application for this particular geometry problem. I believe that a smartphone App could accomplish the same results even more quickly and accurately and would be more appropriate for the ... | 1,760,376,986.138573 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/08/rainbow-board-of-many-ping-pong-balls/ | Rainbow Board Of Many Ping-pong Balls | Brian Benchoff | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"colorduino",
"led",
"matrix"
] | [George] just finished his first project: an 8×8 matrix “
Board of Many Ping-Pong Balls
” with 64 RGB LEDs. He started this project when he was 14 years old and finished the build over this last Christmas break. We won’t make any presumptions about [George]’s age, but we couldn’t think of a better project to start out ... | 13 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "553886",
"author": "sawo",
"timestamp": "2012-01-08T15:33:15",
"content": "Nice project. The Colorduino is not a shield tho, its a full arduino clone. (like e.g. the Rainbowduino)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "553936",
"au... | 1,760,376,986.352345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/10/help-chris-boot-his-cray-1-supercomputer/ | Help [Chris] Boot His Cray-1 Supercomputer | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks",
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"cray",
"cray-1",
"reverse engineering"
] | [Chris Fenton]
needs your help
. After constructing a 1/10th scale, cycle accurate
Cray-1 supercomputer
and
finding a disk
with Cray software on it, he’s ready to start loading the OS. There’s a small problem, though: no one knows how to boot the thing.
[Chris] posted a
disk image
for a Cray-1/X-MP with the help of the... | 72 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "555255",
"author": "poisomike87",
"timestamp": "2012-01-10T16:15:24",
"content": "hehe press the power button",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "555260",
"author": "Jay",
"timestamp": "2012-01-10T16:26:43",
... | 1,760,376,985.877088 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/print-huge-stuff-with-the-makerbot-replicator/ | Print Huge Stuff With The Makerbot Replicator | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"makerbot"
] | The folks at MakerBot Industries are introducing their new 3D printer at CES this week. It’s called the
MakerBot Replicator
and features dual heads for 2-color prints and a
huge
build envelope for huge objects
From [Bre Pettis]’ introduction video (available after the break), the build area is about 9x6x6 inches, compa... | 71 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "554726",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2012-01-10T01:24:54",
"content": "Someone’s definition of huge is a bit off.Call me when they can print car body panels, that’s “huge”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "554936",
... | 1,760,376,986.027466 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/build-an-intervalometer-with-these-simple-fabrication-techniques/ | Build An Intervalometer With These Simple Fabrication Techniques | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"intervalometer",
"strip board"
] | [L] just finished building this intervalometer and
his verbose documentation of the project
has a little bit of everything. The fabrication uses common prototyping materials, and simple skills that are easy to master even for the beginner.
The hardware is based around an ATmega8 microcontroller. After snooping around t... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "554728",
"author": "nato",
"timestamp": "2012-01-10T01:26:29",
"content": "I’m surprised with the quality of the fit and finish, considering he didn’t even have a drill. I also like how using a transparent box removes the requirement to either find a bezel for the display (near imp... | 1,760,376,985.674396 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/rainbow-machine-livens-up-any-photograph/ | Rainbow Machine Livens Up Any Photograph | Mike Nathan | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"camera",
"light painting",
"photography",
"RGB LED"
] | [Shameel Arafin, Sean McIntyre, and Reid Bingham] really dig rainbows. Going by the moniker the “RainBroz”, the trio built a portable display that can be used to
add cool light painting effects to pictures.
The group brings their Rainbow Machine all over the place, including parties, gatherings, and random spots on the... | 13 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "554675",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T23:31:49",
"content": "AWESOME!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "554689",
"author": "Thopter",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T23:50:53",
"content": "How is his righ... | 1,760,376,987.063159 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/using-a-mac-and-xcode-as-a-linux-development-platform/ | Using A Mac And XCode As A Linux Development Platform | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"mac",
"ssh",
"ubuntu",
"virtual machine",
"xcode"
] | [Ricard Dias] wrote in to tell us about
his guide for developing Linux applications on a Mac
. He really enjoys the development environment provided by XCode, and it doesn’t take much to make it work as an all-in-one solution for Linux development.
The real trick here is the use of SSH to access a Linux environment. In... | 28 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "554650",
"author": "Andreas Sauer",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T22:41:24",
"content": "Major temperature droppage in hell.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "554658",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T22:57:57"... | 1,760,376,986.416511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/a-salinometer-built-for-the-science-olympiad/ | A Salinometer Built For The Science Olympiad | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"op-amp",
"peltier",
"salinometer",
"science olympiad"
] | This is
a Digital Salinometer
which [Daniel Kramnik] built as a Science Olympiad entry. He’s a Junior in High School and when looking for a project to enter into the Water Quality event he was interested in achieving greater accuracy than a mechanical hydrometer provides.
We think the circuit design is very impressive ... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "554600",
"author": "NIck",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T21:39:51",
"content": "Science Olympiad (S.O.) is an academic competition which is coaching intensive. While this student may have done this themselves, it is very likely that they had “assistance” along the way.",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,376,986.764572 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/09/the-matrix-reloaded-now-better-than-the-movie/ | The Matrix Reloaded: Now Better Than The Movie | Brian Benchoff | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"keyboard",
"keyboard matrix"
] | If you’re looking for a custom controller for a MAME cabinet build, CNC machine, or just want to control a robot build, you’re going to need to wire up some buttons. You could wire up a bunch of buttons to a microcontroller, but if you use an
old computer keyboard
the work is already done for you.
[Rupert] sent in a gr... | 34 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "554571",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2012-01-09T20:35:56",
"content": "For regular tasks this is fine, but for MAME rather not. For MAME and the likes you need individually scanned keys.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,376,986.83698 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/07/using-555-timers-to-add-free-play-functionality-to-classic-arcade-machines/ | Using 555 Timers To Add “free Play” Functionality To Classic Arcade Machines | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"News"
] | [
"555",
"arcade",
"free play",
"pinball"
] | [John Zitterkopf] is in the middle of restoring a vintage Sega Star Trek Captain’s Chair arcade game for the upcoming 2012 Texas Pinball festival, though one prerequisite for the show is that the game supports some sort of free play mode. At this point he doesn’t have the option of tracking down a freeplay ROM for the ... | 22 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "553564",
"author": "Bakamoichigei",
"timestamp": "2012-01-07T22:27:59",
"content": "That’s cool as hell!All the same, I’m glad all I have to do is set dipswitch 7 to ‘on’ in my NEO-GEO cabinet. :3(Not that I actually do, I love feeding it quarters! It’s like the most awesomest piggy... | 1,760,376,986.8961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/07/minimalist-rgb-led-cube-has-a-very-short-bom/ | Minimalist RGB LED Cube Has A Very Short BoM | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"charlieplexed",
"cube",
"led"
] | [Asher Glick] wrote in to share
a project he has been working on
with his friend [Kevin Baker], a 4x4x4 RGB LED cube. The pair are students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and also members of the newly-formed Embedded Hardware Club on campus. As their first collaborative project, they decided to take on the ubiquit... | 55 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "553534",
"author": "Vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2012-01-07T21:34:25",
"content": "BoM WTF?Back on Market? How does that apply?How about following the standard writing practice of defining acronyms when first used in the article.This is the web, you don’t get charged by the character.... | 1,760,376,987.215671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/07/ancient-mouse-teardown-and-repair/ | Ancient Mouse Teardown And Repair | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"mouse",
"optical mouse",
"pcjr"
] | For a young geek in the 80s, the
it
computer was the IBM PCjr. On paper, it was a truly remarkable leap in technology. With a wireless keyboard, light pen, and optical mouse it was an impressive, if maligned, piece of hardware. There was a small problem with the optical mouse, though; it required a special mousepad. [M... | 24 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "553509",
"author": "cb88",
"timestamp": "2012-01-07T20:31:12",
"content": "Supposedly on some of the Sun mice you can get away with printing it on a piece of paper… mine (actually I have 3-4 of them) doesn’t it apparently required a reflective metal mousepad it might work if I print... | 1,760,376,987.015052 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/07/remove-function-lock-key-with-a-4016-and-a-555/ | Remove Function Lock Key With A 4016 And A 555 | Kevin Dady | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"555 timer",
"Flock",
"HEF4016"
] | Many companies today try to simplify life by over complicating the keyboard. Microsoft has been doing it since 2001. If you love your ergonomic keyboard, but hate that “function lock” key, there are plenty of options out there for you to try.
The least complicated way is to either modify some XML or just set macros up ... | 19 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "553445",
"author": "Steve0",
"timestamp": "2012-01-07T18:15:45",
"content": "If he never uses the F-Lock functionality, why not just disable it by physically preventing it from being pushed? He could either jam it it can’t be pushed, or put something non-conductive between the key ... | 1,760,376,986.952757 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/07/a-bicycle-built-for-siamese-twins/ | A Bicycle Built For… Siamese Twins? | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"tandem",
"welding"
] | This project really puts an end to arguing over who has to ride in the back of the tandem bicycle. We challenge you not to smile while viewing the maiden voyage that [Carlos] and his daughter take on
this side-by-side bicycle
. The video can be found after the break.
It certainly makes a bit more sense than
an over-und... | 24 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "553382",
"author": "ino",
"timestamp": "2012-01-07T16:17:17",
"content": "It’s a nice build.Anyway, I would like to see them take a U turn, preferably to the left.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "553387",
"author": "serountr... | 1,760,376,987.125529 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/treaded-robot-modified-for-stair-climbing/ | Treaded Robot Modified For Stair Climbing | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"stairs",
"tank",
"tread"
] | [Mike Li] is showing of
his stair climbing robot
. It’s a bot that cruises around on a pair of tank treads, but some interesting modifications gave him the traction needed to ascend a flight of stairs without slipping backward.
The image above shows this process in great detail. You can see the unaltered treads leaving... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "552984",
"author": "bty",
"timestamp": "2012-01-07T01:37:03",
"content": "i bet it would climb the stairs equally well without those 2 appendages on the front.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "552995",
"author": "tony",
"... | 1,760,376,987.827936 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/737-cockpit-will-satisfy-even-the-most-discriminating-simulator-afficiandos/ | 737 Cockpit Will Satisfy Even The Most Discriminating Simulator Afficiandos | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"737",
"cockpit",
"flight simulator"
] | This isn’t an airplane, it’s a simulator. But you won’t find it at a flight school as this labor of love is
a home build of a 737 cockpit
(
translated
) that has been going on for more than two years.
It started off as a couple of automotive bucket seats in a room with two computer monitors to display the view out the ... | 42 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "552906",
"author": "jordan",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T23:34:34",
"content": "now jsut get some bendable OLED screen and form it to the window :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "552915",
"author": "mess_maker",
... | 1,760,376,987.320325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/easy-camera-tracking-with-a-quadrocopter/ | Easy Camera Tracking With A Quadrocopter | Brian Benchoff | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"computer vision",
"ez-builder",
"quadrocopter"
] | [DJ Sures] has been pulling all-nighters lately to get his
AR Drone Parrot build
off the ground. Now that it’s up and flying around, he managed to get it to follow objects around the room using on board cameras.
For the build, [DJ Sures] used the
AR Drone
‘flying video game’ quadrocopter. This toy has two on board came... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "550975",
"author": "arnold",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T19:33:43",
"content": "I can’t wait to try this when I get home today.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "550998",
"author": "qwerty",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T20:26:28"... | 1,760,376,988.078921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/securing-your-keurig-with-rfid/ | Securing Your Keurig With RFID | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"cooking hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"coffee",
"keurig",
"rfid",
"security"
] | [Andrew Robinson] and his co-workers are lucky enough to have a Keurig coffee maker in their office, though they have a
hard time keeping track
of who owes what to the community coffee fund. Since K-Cups are more expensive than bulk coffee, [Andrew] decided that they needed a better way to log everyone’s drinking habit... | 42 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "550859",
"author": "Tinkering Engineer",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T15:36:09",
"content": "Cool, but I’d suggest letting it get to a warmed up state before you swipe your card. That way, you don’t have to wait.Now I just have to resist the temptation to rip my B40 apart……",
"paren... | 1,760,376,987.505001 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/laser-shooting-gallery-made-from-scrap/ | Laser Shooting Gallery Made From Scrap | Brian Benchoff | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"laser gun",
"shooting gallery"
] | When he’s not being completely awesome hosting a radio show on electronic music, [Gaston Klares] is busy in his workshop coming up with some awesome stuff. One of his most recent builds is a
laser gun shooting gallery
that brings a classic carnival game to his back yard. (
Google translate
link)
The laser gun itself is... | 14 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "550271",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube.com)",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T20:54:29",
"content": "Very unique and cool! To improve playability, I would suggest pulling the trigger to turn on the laser, increasing the detection area, and maybe adding some gun audio sounds. A counter t... | 1,760,376,987.876731 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/voting-is-open-for-the-buildlounge-laser-cutter-contest/ | Voting Is Open For The Buildlounge Laser Cutter Contest | Brian Benchoff | [
"contests"
] | [
"buildlounge",
"contest",
"laser cutter"
] | A few months ago, Buildlounge and Full Spectrum Laser started a contest to win a
40 Watt laser cutter
. The only requirement? Submit a project that uses light in some way. The deadline is now over and
voting is open
, right on the buildlounge.com page.
First place gets a
40 Watt laser cutter
provided by Full Spectrum L... | 22 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "550270",
"author": "Trebu",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T20:47:19",
"content": "The destructor distractor FTW!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "550281",
"author": "Beth",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T21:08:26",
"content": "It... | 1,760,376,987.559082 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/portable-electronic-drum-kit-made-from-plastic-bowls/ | Portable Electronic Drum Kit Made From Plastic Bowls | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"drum kit kit",
"drums",
"piezo",
"portable",
"Spikenzielabs"
] | [Ian Cole’s] son is learning to play the drums on an electronic drum set, and he wanted a way to
continue practicing during his frequent visits
to his grandparents’ house. [Ian] had picked up a Spikenzielabs “Drum Kit Kit All-Inclusive” (DKKAI) earlier this summer, and set out to build an easily transportable drum set.... | 13 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "550206",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T18:56:13",
"content": "I think the lids make a little too much noise, maybe you could replace it with a rubber mat?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "550328",
"autho... | 1,760,376,987.779026 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/nerual-networks-control-a-toy-car/ | Neural Networks Control A Toy Car | Brian Benchoff | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Software Development"
] | [
"machine learning",
"neural network",
"remote control"
] | After taking the Stanford Machine Learning class offered over the Internet last year, [David Singleton] thought he could build something really cool. We have to admit that he nailed it with
his neural network controlled car
. There’s not much to the build; it’s just an Android phone, an Arduino and a toy car. The machi... | 27 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "550124",
"author": "Philippe",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T17:24:08",
"content": "Neural maybe?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "550141",
"author": "icebrain",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T17:37:37",
"content": "Sorry, but a... | 1,760,376,987.725981 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/two-player-space-invaders-via-fpgas/ | Two Player Space Invaders Via FPGAs | Brian Benchoff | [
"Software Development"
] | [
"fpga",
"space invaders"
] | Last semester, [Peter], [Jared], and [Jeremy] took a course on embedded systems. They managed to turn out a very accurate copy of the classic Space Invaders in their class. Not wanting good code to go to waste, they decided to develop
two player Space Invaders
, and we wouldn’t mind testing it out.
The guys built their... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "550090",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T16:36:41",
"content": "I love it when class projects encourage creativity in engineering. Next term should have them ditch the PPC and implement the same thing in dataflow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,376,987.918789 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/giving-the-hexbug-spider-freedom-to-explore-on-its-own/ | Giving The Hexbug Spider Freedom To Explore On Its Own | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"fan8200",
"hexbug",
"msp430",
"object avoidance",
"robot"
] | [Eric Gregori] recently spent some time messing around with a Hexbug Spider, and
wrote in to share some modifications he made
to the toy. In its unaltered form the robot can be controlled remotely, and while it’s fun to play with, the excitement is short lived. Using a TI MSP430 along with a small motor controller kit ... | 28 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "552085",
"author": "Chopperdave",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T00:52:06",
"content": "Is the robot toy based on Jamius’ walking mechanism?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "552136",
"author": "arfink",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,376,987.982506 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/self-balancing-robot-with-wii-parts/ | Self Balancing Robot With Wii Parts | Kevin Dady | [
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"Self Balancing Robot"
] | [Moser] is looking to build a quadrocopter sometime in the future, without plunking down a good chunk of change for a kit model. Looking for a good place to start he figured why not work on the control system. Thinking that the balance of the flying platform of doom would be similar to working out a self balancing robo... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "552065",
"author": "Roger",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T23:39:51",
"content": "Wow. That’s a really good idea!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "552133",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T02:19:59",
"content": "I... | 1,760,376,988.030074 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/hackaday-links-january-5-2012/ | Hackaday Links: January 5, 2012 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"binary to decimal",
"heart rhythm",
"lego",
"mame",
"pinball",
"pinmame",
"superconductors",
"VHS",
"wire"
] | Now make it life size
Here’s a
scale model
of the classic Playstation game
Wipeout.
It uses quantum levitation, superconductors, liquid nitrogen, and incredibly detailed models of the cars in
Wipeout
. They’re able control the speed and direction of the cars electronically
. Somebody get on making one of these I can dr... | 23 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "552033",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T22:39:40",
"content": "I just want to check that people realise the Wipeout video is not only CGI, but an advert.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "552035",
"author": "jason",... | 1,760,376,988.218912 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/led-cube-is-a-little-bit-of-kit-a-lot-of-point-to-point-soldering/ | LED Cube Is A Little Bit Of Kit, A Lot Of Point-to-point Soldering | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"cube",
"rainbow cube kit",
"rainbowduino",
"RGB LED",
"seeed studio",
"tlc5940"
] | [Craig Lindley] recently finished
building his own RGB LED cube project
. It’s made up of four layers of 4×4 LED grids, but you may notice that the framework that supports the structure is not the usual ratsnet of wires we’ve come to expect. They’re actually long, thin circuit boards. [Craig] grabbed
the Rainbow Cube k... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "552025",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube.com)",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T22:24:37",
"content": "Wow! Finally an LED cube that doesn’t look like a twisted mess. Even with those thin PCBs from seeedstudio holding everything together, this can still be messed up if you don’t have a ke... | 1,760,376,988.156773 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/ospid-the-open-source-pid-controller/ | OsPID: The Open Source PID Controller | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega328",
"open hardware",
"osPID",
"pid"
] | Need PID control in your next project? Perhaps this little beauty can help. It’s
an Open Source PID controller that also follows the Open Hardware guidelines
. [Brett Beauregard] based the project on the
newly minted Arduino PID library
which he wrote. In the video after the break [Brett] takes apart the device, walkin... | 19 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "551987",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T20:41:17",
"content": "Just the thing to replace my Omron E5CK controllers. expensive but just excellent. This looks better.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "576780",
... | 1,760,376,988.393483 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/custom-screensaver-on-the-non-touch-kindle-4/ | Custom Screensaver On The Non-touch Kindle 4 | Mike Szczys | [
"Kindle hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"developer mode",
"diagnostics mode",
"kindle",
"root",
"screensaver"
] | [Kubbur87] put together a guide to
replacing the Non-touch Kindle 4 screensavers with your own images
. We’ve already seen a way to
remove the Special Offers banners
from the newest version of Kindle Hardware, this hack lets you use your own 600×800 Portable Network Graphics (.png) file instead of the images pushed to ... | 98 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "551927",
"author": "Linux_lover",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T19:29:47",
"content": "So amazon set the root password to “mario”??? That’s not even a long password. I would expect a bunch of random numbers and letters. I mean seriously that’s the most secure thing they could come up wit... | 1,760,376,988.669837 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/bang-banging-your-way-to-a-perfect-cake/ | Bang-banging Your Way To A Perfect Cake | Mike Nathan | [
"cooking hacks",
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"baking",
"bang bang",
"cake",
"k-type thermocouple",
"max6675",
"pololu"
] | [Rob Spanton’s] house is equipped with
a rather cheap oven
, which was discovered while his roommate tried using it to bake part of a wedding cake. If someone took a shower during the baking process, a large portion of unit’s gas pressure was diverted to the boiler, causing the oven to shut off completely. This is obvi... | 26 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "551836",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T18:11:55",
"content": "Cranking the gas knob between minimum and maximum is exactly how oven thermostats do it, and that amount of swing is pretty much the best you could hope for without a much more complicated control strategy. We... | 1,760,376,989.204596 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/reading-nand-flash-with-an-arduino/ | Reading NAND Flash With An Arduino | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"NAND flash"
] | [HC] took a gander around the Googles and saw a number of people trying to read NAND flash chips with an Arduino. It’s an interesting problem; at 16 Megahertz, [HC] is looking at about 60 nanoseconds per instruction cycle, and flash chips normally operate around 20 ns. He got the build working, and was able to
read the... | 15 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "551800",
"author": "Daid",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T17:14:41",
"content": "In general there is no maximum timing for chips. It’s always “minimum X” and no max. (I don’t have NAND datasheets here, but the SDRAM datasheets I have only put requirements on the amount of refreshes you d... | 1,760,376,988.53973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/05/milling-ice-molds-for-craft-cocktails/ | Milling Ice Molds For Craft Cocktails | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"aluminum",
"cocktail",
"ice",
"ice cube",
"mold"
] | Want some fancy ice for your next cocktail party? You can try to find spherical ice-cube trays but you won’t get the kind of results seen here. It turns out the trick to this isn’t how you freeze the water, it’s how you melt the ice.
[Brendan O’Connor] started this project after seeing an ice mold that could make beaut... | 25 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "551750",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2012-01-05T15:33:48",
"content": "Insulate the guide pins and set up a contact alarm for when it’s complete to prevent over-freezing without requiring constant watching. Nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{... | 1,760,376,989.324835 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/exposing-some-fake-electronics-with-too-good-to-be-true-prices/ | Exposing Some Fake Electronics With Too-good-to-be-true Prices | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"canon",
"ebay",
"fake",
"power supply"
] | [Giorgos Lazaridis] needed an AC adaptor for his Canon PowerShot camera. He hit eBay and was excited to find this branded adaptor for just five bucks! It works and, even though it would sometimes reboot his camera if the cord was twisted around in the jack, he was satisfied that it did what it was supposed to.
That is,... | 130 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "551058",
"author": "Zack",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T23:20:58",
"content": "he didn’t mention if changing the capacitor fixed the issue..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "551077",
"author": "Giorgos Lazaridis",
"... | 1,760,376,989.606689 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/line-follower-is-an-homage-to-homer-plans-to-infringe-copyrights/ | Line-follower Is An Homage To [Homer]; Plans To Infringe Copyrights | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"battlebot",
"line follower",
"simpsons"
] | The
Chief Knock-a-Homer robot
is [Psycho Freaky’s] shout out to
The Simpsons.
The robot design appeared in an episode where [Homer] built [Bart] a fighting robot. Since he’s not robot builder, [Homer] actually climbed inside the shell and dished out sweet vengeance while suffering some severe injuries at the same time.... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "551039",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T22:09:40",
"content": "Hah! Excellent.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "551040",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T22:11:08",
"content": "I guess it’s a fai... | 1,760,376,988.855099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/over-engineering-a-two-zone-thermometer/ | Over-engineering A Two-zone Thermometer | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"atmega8",
"bluetooth",
"character lcd",
"dht-11",
"lm35",
"temperature"
] | We love the extra touches that [Andrianakis Haris] added to
his two-zone electronic thermometer
. It includes features that you just wouldn’t find on a mass-market commercial product because of issues like added cost. For example, you can see that the PCB juts up above the LCD display, allowing the module to be mounted... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "551038",
"author": "jarfil",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T22:03:23",
"content": "What do you mean by over-engineered? It’s not even 8-zone, which is a snap using i2c sensors…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "551041",
"author": "H... | 1,760,376,988.714244 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/power-protection-circuit-tutorial/ | Power Protection Circuit Tutorial | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"power protection"
] | Building your first circuit is empowering, but make sure it’s not too empowering. [Jon] sent in a great tutorial of
power protection circuits
to make sure you don’t release the mystical blue smoke that make electronics work.
There’s an in-depth tutorial of the classic
series diode
that’s the simplest of all power prote... | 17 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "551000",
"author": "mohonri",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T20:29:45",
"content": "Is it just me, or is the site down?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "551002",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T20:32:31",
"conten... | 1,760,376,988.941231 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/04/backplane-and-mainboard-for-a-6502-computer/ | Backplane And Mainboard For A 6502 Computer | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"6502",
"backplane",
"mainboard",
"quinn dunki",
"veronica"
] | [Quinn Dunki] has been busy through the holidays
giving her 6502 processor-based computer a place to live
. The most recent part of the project (which she calls Veronica) involved designing and etching a mainboard for the device. In the picture above it’s the vertical board which is right at home in
the backplane
[Quin... | 11 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "550974",
"author": "YT2095",
"timestamp": "2012-01-04T19:26:10",
"content": "Awesome! looks like ZED is going to have a little Sister :)Your PCB work looks way cooler than my wire-wrap, if I had that same level of PCB skill and equipment as you have, I would be very happy! :)I`m int... | 1,760,376,989.656227 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/running-the-numbers-on-a-cheap-psu/ | Running The Numbers On A Cheap PSU | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"psu",
"usb"
] | [Mike] picked up a cheap USB hub for four pounds (about $6) including delivery. He wanted to know how it’s possible to get quality electronics for that price, and as you may have guessed it’s not possible. He cracked open the power supply that shipped with the hub and
hooked it up for some testing
.
The wall wart has a... | 22 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "552846",
"author": "Chris Stubbs",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T22:16:16",
"content": "Non official CE mark, standard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "552852",
"author": "Tron9000",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T22:24:41",
"c... | 1,760,376,989.264437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/need-a-hand-drying-those-gloves/ | Need A Hand Drying Those Gloves? | Kevin Dady | [
"HackIt",
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"copper pipe",
"drier"
] | While being caught out in the rain skiing, [Andrew] was left with a pair of soaking wet gloves. Leaving them to air dry did little good, as after 3 days they were still wet, and blowing a fan at them did little to nothing to help the situation. Luckily [Andrew] had been thinking about ways to make a
forced air glove dr... | 23 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "552819",
"author": "TBO",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T21:07:47",
"content": "Just be careful… you can quite easily overheat and possibly damage hair dryers by doing this (speaking from experience here…)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_... | 1,760,376,989.140994 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/3d-printing-minecraft-worlds/ | 3D Printing Minecraft Worlds | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"cnc",
"minecraft",
"reprap"
] | If you’ve ever wanted to build an awesome tabletop game or model train layout scenery, you probably couldn’t do better than printing
Minecraft worlds on a RepRap
. This guide comes courtesy of [Nudel] who figured out how to use
Mineways
with his RepRap. While [Nudel]’s landscape
print
doesn’t have the full color of som... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "552809",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T20:40:18",
"content": "Thats really nice!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "552825",
"author": "intertweaker",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T21:26:34",
"content": "No need ... | 1,760,376,989.370424 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/gsm-remote-control-with-the-tidigino/ | GSM Remote Control With The TiDiGino | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ATmega 2650",
"gsm",
"remote",
"TiDiGino"
] | If you’re looking to remotely control things around the house, but can’t do it over the Internet or via WiFi, the
TiDiGino just might have what you’re looking for.
[Boris Landoni] from Open Electronics sent some information on the TiDiGino our way, and it certainly looks like a useful device if you’re in need of a soli... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "552753",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T18:24:44",
"content": "I have not read through the entire spec but it seems like it is an Arduino Mega and a custom GSM shield, has an audio input of some kind, and has two relays. (the following is a real question, I’m not being... | 1,760,376,989.415723 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/a-little-simon-clone-named-nomis/ | A Little Simon Clone Named [Nomis] | Jeremy Cook | [
"ATtiny Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"ATiny",
"pcb",
"simon"
] | [Chris] has been hard at work building his own version of Simon called
[Nomis]
. Although [HAD] has featured an
ATiny Simon clone
before, the article does an excellent job explaining how the system works.
The ATTiny85 is used to control this game, which, for now is laid out on a simple breadboard. A PCB version of this... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "552876",
"author": "ftorama",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T22:56:06",
"content": "I did one by putting each pair of button and led on a single pin ( led to 5V, button to GND).In replay mode, pins are configured as outputs with inverted logic to drive the leds. In capture mode, pins are ... | 1,760,376,989.454071 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/ok-you-might-not-be-paranoid-perhaps-that-priority-mail-box-is-spying-on-you/ | OK, You Might Not Be Paranoid – Perhaps That Priority Mail Box IS Spying On You | Mike Nathan | [
"News",
"Toy Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"radio controlled",
"rc",
"surveillance",
"wireless camera"
] | [Thomas Renck] recently picked up a 1000mW wireless video transmitter that he ultimately planned to mount in an RC plane. Before he strapped it on a plane to potentially kiss it goodbye for good, he wanted to
play with it a while
to see what it was capable of.
After a friend helped him determine the camera’s maximum ra... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "552636",
"author": "EccentricElectron",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T15:24:34",
"content": "Nice work. HaD, do you mean 1000mW, (i.e. 1W) or is that a typo for 100mW or…?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "552651",
"author": ... | 1,760,376,989.713941 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/followup-reproducing-impossible-circuits/ | Followup: Reproducing Impossible Circuits | Brian Benchoff | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"troll physics"
] | Last month we caught wind of an impressive display of troll physics. [Fredzislaw100] out of Poland posted
a video
of a circuit that should not exist. As expected, the comments in our coverage
blew up
with 200 posts. About half the commenters called a little Adobe After Effects trickery, while the other half offered up ... | 43 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "552610",
"author": "SuperNuRd",
"timestamp": "2012-01-06T14:31:02",
"content": "damn i was wrong then but still he could have used after effects!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "552658",
"author": "Volfram",
"t... | 1,760,376,989.799982 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/02/give-yourself-a-sixth-sense-on-the-cheap/ | Give Yourself A Sixth Sense On The Cheap | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"magnet",
"magnetic fields",
"rare-earth"
] | Hackaday regular [Mikey Sklar] is no stranger to body modifications. He enjoys tweaking his body in ways that help him with day to day tasks, including a ruler tattoo on his arm and an RFID chip embedded in the web of his hand. Lately, he has been toying around with
a less invasive means
of getting a better feel for ma... | 71 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "549299",
"author": "loueney",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T16:50:27",
"content": "question: How does the heavy magnet not fuck ith the iron in his blood vessels? does it attract to his ring finger?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,376,990.021027 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/01/see-through-everything-with-a-home-made-x-ray/ | See Through Everything With A Home Made X-ray | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"high voltage",
"x-ray"
] | [Grenadier] built his very own
x-ray machine
. He’s no stranger to high voltage – we’ve seen his
Jacob’s Ladders
and
Marx generators
. Surely he can handle himself with high voltage and dangerous equipment. With this portable x-ray machine, [Grenadier] has begun overloading Geiger counters. We’re just happy he knows wh... | 56 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "548913",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T00:48:47",
"content": "mhmmmm cancer",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "549024",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T04:13:08",
"content": "... | 1,760,376,992.175602 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/01/hackerspace-light-wall-plays-video-at-30-fps/ | Hackerspace Light Wall Plays Video At 30 Fps | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Hackerspaces",
"LED Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"GE color effects",
"hackerspace",
"leds",
"light wall",
"qc co-lab"
] | The folks at The Quad Cities Collaboration and Hackerspace (QC Co-Lab) were trying to find
something to build for their first big project
, and had to look no further than the wall for inspiration. The north end of their facility is home to a huge 15×17 glass block wall that happens to face a well-traveled roadway.
The... | 24 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "548794",
"author": "Graham",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T21:18:50",
"content": "Oh man, I got rickrolled by a hackerspace. D’oh.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "548799",
"author": "Vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T21:3... | 1,760,376,991.915242 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/01/a-very-detailed-reflow-oven-build/ | A Very Detailed Reflow Oven Build | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"atmega32u4",
"oven",
"reflow",
"soldering"
] | If you do a lot of SMD soldering,
a reflow oven is the fastest and most efficient way
to get all those tiny components attached to your PCB. [Frank Zhao] saw
the reflow ovens
we
featured here
over the last few weeks and figured he might as well show off his rig as well. We’re certainly glad he did, because his very tho... | 9 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "548749",
"author": "Meseta",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T19:28:25",
"content": "I did a similar project with a small 900W toaster oven like the one pictured, and a Forebrain microcontroller board. For me it turns out that the oven at full power (without switching) produces a ramp that... | 1,760,376,991.704944 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/01/making-pure-caffeine-at-home/ | Making Pure Caffeine At Home | Brian Benchoff | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"caffeine",
"drying chamber",
"supercritical CO2"
] | If you’ve ever thought about
extracting caffeine from coffee beans
, [Ben] is the guy for you. The last time we ran into him, he had already produced a few
aerogel monoliths
with a few chemicals, pipe fittings, and some CO2. We’re guessing he needed another use for his supercritical drying chamber, so after looking ove... | 36 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "548714",
"author": "SQ",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T17:21:51",
"content": "This doesn’t look good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "548718",
"author": "jordan",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T17:36:56",
"content": "that pictu... | 1,760,376,992.083228 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/01/sound-reactive-kanye-glasses-2/ | Sound Reactive Kanye Glasses! | Jesse Congdon | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"AudioVisualizer",
"el wire",
"glasses"
] | [Ch00f] has decided to ring in the new year with some
el wire Kanye glasses
. Technically the term for the glasses is either “shutter shades” or “slatted sunglasses”, invented around the 80s by [Alain Mikli] and originally given the nickname “Venetian Sunglasses”. Kanye West evidently got his own retro redesign by the ... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "548702",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T16:38:03",
"content": "I could see daft punk wearing something like that, Great job",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "548720",
"author": "CRJEEA",
"timestamp": "2012-0... | 1,760,376,992.012743 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/31/best-of-hackaday-2011-edition/ | Best Of Hackaday – 2011 Edition | Jack Buffington | [
"News"
] | [] | 2011 was an interesting year here at Hackaday. We have about 24% more viewers now than we did last year. We started producing our own video content and we have shown some pretty interesting projects in our daily posts. In this post, we are gathering together the best of the best.
Our #1 post for the year with 175,000 v... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "548293",
"author": "mi6x3m",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T22:13:06",
"content": "Cheers, Hackaday! You are my favorite website and you inspired me to learn electronics and make cool stuff. You are fun and entertaining, you know what humor is, you know how to be sarcastic nicely outlinin... | 1,760,376,991.752991 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/arduino-heliostat-calculates-the-position-of-the-sun/ | Arduino Heliostat Calculates The Position Of The Sun | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"heliostat",
"sun tracking"
] | We’re past the winter solstice and the days are getting longer, but that doesn’t mean we’re not sick of the sun setting around 5 in the afternoon. There is a way to get more sunlight through our windows – a heliostat. Lucky for us, [Gabriel] sent in his
Open Source Sun Tracking / Heliostat
project that can reflect sunl... | 14 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "550059",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T15:47:05",
"content": "Obvious downside: being blinded by science whenever you walk by the window",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "550179",
"author": "Adrian",
... | 1,760,376,991.966559 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/03/arcade-controller-will-give-you-button-envy/ | Arcade Controller Will Give You Button Envy | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"buttons",
"controller",
"xbox 360"
] | [Aaron’s] arcade controller
really makes us want to put in a button order. There aren’t any secrets hidden in his design or fabrication, but he did a remarkably clean job of putting it together.
The housing is a writing box he bought at the hardware store (but he also shows off an emtpy Xbox 360 case hosting the same c... | 17 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "549993",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T14:04:34",
"content": "Definitely one of the better arcade-related builds I’ve seen on here :) The author deserves props for doing his homework: he referenced a tried-and-true button layout, and he used crimp connectors rathe... | 1,760,376,991.86064 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/02/hackaday-links-january-2-2012/ | Hackaday Links: January 2, 2012 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"art car",
"BBC Master Compact",
"keyboard",
"lightbox",
"ribbon cable",
"steampunk",
"theater",
"wind machine"
] | The worst computer keyboard, ever
[Gerardus] found an old BBC Master Compact computer for $15. The only problem is the computer didn’t have a keyboard. It’s not a problem if you can make a keyboard
out of an old breadboard
. It’s not a Model M, but it works.
Emergency ribbon cable repair
[Thomas] works in a hospital. O... | 27 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "549472",
"author": "Craig",
"timestamp": "2012-01-03T00:06:19",
"content": "The ribbon cable repair is spectacular, particularly given the story/circumstances that go with it.Looks like an interesting bit of damage though; any ideas on how it came about?",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,376,991.657633 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/02/the-gatari-2600-musical-instrument/ | The GATARI “2600” Musical Instrument | Jeremy Cook | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"atari",
"gatari",
"music"
] | So do you have an Atari 2600 laying around collecting dust? Perhaps you’d like to have a musical instrument to take up the time that you would spend playing video games if you had a modern console. Well, look no further than the
GATARI 2600
!
[cTrix] made this device with a custom EPROM chip plugged in as a cartridge. ... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "549433",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T22:35:23",
"content": "great job on that, not bad sound for 8 bit, but I wonder, with only 2 controls and 5 switches per control, how did you add all the extra bits, the eq and such, was that part of the gatari or did it go in ... | 1,760,376,991.805847 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/02/watch-all-of-the-freshly-published-talks-from-28c3/ | Watch All Of The Freshly Published Talks From 28c3 | Mike Szczys | [
"cons"
] | [
"28c3",
"ccc",
"chaos communication congress",
"Mitch Altman"
] | The 28th Annual Chaos Communications Congress just wrapped things up on December 31st and
they’ve already published recordings of all the talks
at the event. These talks were live-streamed, but if you didn’t find time in your schedule to see all that you wanted, you’ll be happy to find your way to
the YouTube collectio... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "549404",
"author": "Davichi Pavel",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T21:06:28",
"content": "http://www.filejungle.com/f/SPNeK9",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "549434",
"author": "Diego Spinola",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T22:36:39... | 1,760,376,992.244993 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/02/easy-rotary-encoding-for-your-projects/ | Easy Rotary Encoding For Your Projects | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cny70",
"line follower",
"reflective sensor",
"rotary encoder"
] | Want to monitor how much a wheel has turned in your project? Then you need a rotary encoder! Here’s a way to
add rotary encoding without changing the mounting method of your wheels
(
translated
). [Jorge] added it as a way to improve the functionality of this line-following robot. It uses a paper encoder wheel which is... | 10 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "549375",
"author": "Bob D",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T20:07:27",
"content": "If you want to know which direction the wheel is turning, add another sensor and put aGray codeon the wheels.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "549389",... | 1,760,376,992.683825 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2012/01/02/pep-up-your-house-cats-boring-wintertime-life/ | Pep Up Your House Cat’s Boring Wintertime Life | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"cat",
"mouse",
"pulley",
"roomba",
"toy"
] | With winter upon us, and all the windows shut, [Garfield] and [Socks] can get a little restless. But [Dino] is determined to keep his furry friends entertained through the cold dark months. He hit the junk box, and used some interesting fabrication techniques to
build the Chase-a-Mouse motorized cat toy
.
The toy is po... | 15 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "549354",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T19:23:21",
"content": "haha does he call his cat JFET ? :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "549369",
"author": "N0LKK",
"timestamp": "2012-01-02T19:52:30",
... | 1,760,376,992.735956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/31/disco-icosahedron-rings-in-the-new-year/ | Disco Icosahedron Rings In The New Year | Brian Benchoff | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"disco ball",
"icosahedron",
"New Year's Eve"
] | While city engineers were setting up the multicolored ball of lights in Times Square this year, [Phil] at adafruit was busy designing the
X2 Time Ball
, a disco icosahedron perfect for celebrating the new year.
The ball is made of 20 acrylic triangles zip-tied together into an icosahedron. On each face, six
RGB pixels
... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "548467",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T09:13:43",
"content": "Does it come with free extacy?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "548726",
"author": "Waffles",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T17:50:29",
"conten... | 1,760,376,992.412911 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/31/using-mains-wiring-as-an-antenna/ | Using Mains Wiring As An Antenna | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"am radio",
"antenna",
"live wire",
"mains"
] | Make sure to brush up on your safety protocol if you undertake this project. The penalty for messing up when
using live wiring as a radio receiver antenna
is rather severe. But after reading about it in some old books [Miroslav] decided to give this technique a try.
We love the old-school chalk board he used to map out... | 66 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "548274",
"author": "Nova",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T21:13:58",
"content": "Just a speculation but I’d guess this wouldn’t work as well if you had more modern metal conduit around all of your wiring. Unless the plugged in appliances could gather enough RF and pass it back into the ou... | 1,760,376,992.523628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/31/zombie-jackson-bot-dances-to-thriller/ | Zombie [Jackson] Bot Dances To Thriller | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"animatronic",
"arduino",
"servo"
] | [Marc Cryan] built this little bugger which he calls
Wendell the Robot
. But what good is an animatronic piece like this unless you do something fun with it? That’s why you can catch the movements matching [Michael Jackson’s] choreography from the music video Thriller in the clip after the break.
This is a ground-up bu... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "548245",
"author": "macona",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T20:16:01",
"content": "Does it follow boys around too?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "548451",
"author": "thelackey3326",
"timestamp": "2012-01-01T08:13:46",
"co... | 1,760,376,992.773608 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/31/full-color-laser-tv/ | Full Color Laser TV | Brian Benchoff | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"laser",
"projector"
] | Back in 2001, [Helmar] made an awesome monochrome video display out of a red laser pointer and a spinning 18-sided mirror. Blue and green lasers are much less expensive than they were a decade ago, so [Helmar] decided to go
full color
with his laser projector. (In German, so fire up Chrome or get the
Google translation... | 23 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "548194",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T17:35:08",
"content": "Holy crap that’s awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "548195",
"author": "jediMMX²",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T17:35:35",
"content": "been... | 1,760,376,992.887271 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/31/homebrew-on-the-rigol-ds1052e-scope/ | Homebrew On The Rigol DS1052E ‘scope | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"homebrew",
"oscilloscope",
"rigol"
] | We love our little Rigol 1052E oscilloscope. It’s seen us through some perplexing problems and loved being upgraded from 50 MHz to 100 MHz. We’ve always been pleased with its role dictating waveforms for us, but we never thought we’d see
homebrew apps
for our little ‘scope.
We’re not exactly sure who [Krater] is, but h... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "548152",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T16:25:40",
"content": "With Tetris, you hope “this scope will become a staple in workshops around the world”?What, so that EVERYONE’S productivity can go down the tubes? :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,376,992.826691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/printing-with-clear-polycarbonate/ | Printing With Clear Polycarbonate | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"polycarbonate"
] | Those of us with 3D printers have had two major choices when selecting a material to print with – ABS, a very hard plastic, and PLA, a more brittle plastic with a lower melting point. [Alex] and [Luke] have been experimenting with
printing polycarbonate
and creating clear crystalline objects on a standard 3D printer.
T... | 13 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "547678",
"author": "Regulus",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T03:30:09",
"content": "I would not call ABS a “very hard plastic,” particularly when the alternative to compare it to is PLA!PLA is hard and brittle, ABS is more malleable, and flexes rather than snap.Other engineering plastics ... | 1,760,376,992.936379 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/doomsday-keg-of-radness-helps-ring-in-the-new-year/ | Doomsday Keg Of Radness Helps Ring In The New Year | Mike Nathan | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"beer",
"holiday",
"keg",
"led",
"New Year's Eve"
] | Lots of people buy noise makers for New Year’s eve, others opt to sing Auld Lang Syne –
then there’s these guys.
The crew at Stone Brewing Company throw an annual bash at their brewery in celebration of New Years, and while
[Dino’s] countdown timer
is great for intimate settings, they needed something bigger to wow the... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "547630",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T01:29:20",
"content": "Uh wow, this is so awesome! Stone is one of my favorite breweries and I’ll actually be drinking some Arrogan Bastard to ring in the new year! Or some Double Bastard if I can find it…",
"parent... | 1,760,376,992.979329 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/so-you-wanna-learn-fpgas/ | So You Wanna Learn FPGAs… | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware",
"how-to"
] | [
"fpga",
"tutorial"
] | FPGAs are the bee’s knees. Instead of programming a chip by telling it what to
do,
FPGAs allow you to tell a chip what to
be.
Like everything though, a new skill set is needed to fully exploit the power of FPGAs. [Mike Field] decided to give back to the internet community at large and put up a
crash course
in FPGA desi... | 44 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "547534",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T21:52:20",
"content": "Wish I had something like this when I started out. I used books, found some great ones along the way.Here’s my top 3 :)Contemporary Logic Design Randy H. KatzDigital Logic Design PrinciplesComputer Org... | 1,760,376,993.115881 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/programming-an-arduino-using-an-audio-file/ | Programming An Arduino Using An Audio File | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"audio",
"bfsk",
"binary frequency-shift keying",
"korg",
"monotribe"
] | This proof-of-concept is just waiting for you to put it to good use. [Mike Tsao] wrote an Arduino sketch that lets him
decode incoming audio data
which could be used to program the device. He’s calling the project TribeDuino because it decodes an audio file which is actually the firmware update for a Korg Monotribe.
Ea... | 19 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "547504",
"author": "tristan",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T20:29:40",
"content": "Wow, can we finally say iPhone remote arduino programming?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "547505",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2011-12-3... | 1,760,376,993.036626 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/focus-fix-for-non-reflex-35mm-camera/ | Focus Fix For Non-reflex 35mm Camera | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"3.5mm",
"camera",
"film",
"focus",
"reflex"
] | For camera fanatics the acquisition of an old camera is a thrilling event. But if you’re going to collect them, you’d better have some repair skills so that you can also use them. [Fernando’s] latest find was this Minox 35mm camera. The aperture needed cleaning, and after reassembling the unit he realized the he had no... | 5 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "547615",
"author": "Vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T00:44:21",
"content": "Clever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "547618",
"author": "Vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T00:46:17",
"content": "Ch... | 1,760,376,993.182664 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/spring-clamp-tripod-mount-has-potential/ | Spring Clamp Tripod Mount Has Potential | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"iphone",
"spring clamp",
"third hand",
"tripod"
] | Admittedly this post is flirting with flamebait, but we think the concept of
using a spring clamp as an iPhone tripod mount
has a lot of hacking potential. Hear us out, and if we havn’t made our case you can rant about it in the comments.
[Joe] wanted an easy way to mount his iPhone on a standard tripod. We’ve seen som... | 17 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "547466",
"author": "AllThatJazz",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T18:36:51",
"content": "Waitaminit! Where’s the arduino?!? ;p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "547468",
"author": "Reggie",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T18:38:53",
... | 1,760,376,994.155655 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/build-your-own-mini-ball-drop-for-new-years-eve/ | Build Your Own Mini Ball Drop For New Year’s Eve | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ball drop",
"leds",
"New Years"
] | [Dino] wanted to make this New Year’s celebration a bit more interesting, but he can’t make it to New York for the ball drop. Instead, he decided to
make his own mini display
in his workshop. Obviously he’s working with a slightly smaller budget than the folks at Times Square, but we think his display is pretty neat. I... | 6 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "547410",
"author": "adamoutler",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T16:52:54",
"content": "i would do this but my balls already dropped.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "547600",
"author": "Dino",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31... | 1,760,376,993.473731 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/30/a-floppy-drive-orchestra/ | A Floppy Drive Orchestra | Jeremy Cook | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"floppy drive",
"led",
"music"
] | With 8 drives working in concert, this
“floppy drive array orchestra”
takes drive music to a whole new level! As if that wasn’t enough, [SileNT] decided to use the16x64 LED array that he’s been working on in concert with the drives.
For those that remember, we’ve actually featured [SileNT], AKA [Pawel]’s, work before,... | 16 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "547387",
"author": "Tom the Brat",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T15:29:14",
"content": "Pretty cool, but it probably won’t go gold :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "547391",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2011-12-30T15:38:38... | 1,760,376,993.393831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/29/a-chink-in-the-armor-of-wpawpa2-wifi-security/ | A Chink In The Armor Of WPA/WPA2 WiFi Security | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"access point",
"brute force",
"wi-fi protected setup",
"wifi",
"wpa",
"wpa2",
"wps"
] | Looks like your WiFi might not be quite as secure as you thought it was. A paper recently published by [Stefan Viehböck] details
a security flaw in the supposedly robust WPA/WPA2 WiFi security protocol
. It’s not actually that protocol which is the culprit, but an in-built feature called
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
. This is... | 59 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "546791",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2011-12-29T21:31:44",
"content": "Oh good you had me worried for a second there. I don’t use that junk anyway. :-) I’ll bet most of us readers actually enjoy setting up our new networking hardware and never bothered with WPS. It is a l... | 1,760,376,993.781535 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/29/knockoff-game-controller-makes-a-fine-remote-shutter-release/ | Knockoff Game Controller Makes A Fine Remote Shutter Release | Mike Nathan | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"canon",
"dslr",
"nunchuck",
"remote shutter release",
"wii"
] | [Duncan Murdock] received a Canon DSLR camera for Christmas and wanted
a remote shutter release
to go along with it. Since nary a store was open on Christmas, he was pretty much out of luck. Scrounging around in his parts drawer, he found all sorts of goodies waiting to be reused, including a knockoff Wii nunchuck.
He ... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "546797",
"author": "mcfly",
"timestamp": "2011-12-29T21:56:55",
"content": "Car horn stalks from scrap cars make a handy button in a pinch when you snap one off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "546814",
"author": "aztraph",
... | 1,760,376,993.436043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/29/bob-shows-us-how-to-make-diy-calendars-for-vintage-computer-geeks/ | [Bob] Shows Us How To Make DIY Calendars For Vintage Computer Geeks | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"calendar",
"computers",
"vintage"
] | [Bob Alexander] wrote in to share a hobby of his that we thought was pretty timely considering the new year is quickly approaching. For several years now he has
put together a custom calendar for himself
, including both dates he finds important along with sweet pictures of vintage computer equipment. Friends and famil... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "548064",
"author": "elektrophreak",
"timestamp": "2011-12-31T12:39:18",
"content": "mmmmm, nixie tubes :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,376,993.515049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/29/relighting-a-gauge-cluster/ | Relighting A Gauge Cluster | Brian Benchoff | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"automotive",
"car",
"dashboard"
] | When a few lights in the dashboard of [Garrett]’s truck burned out, he was looking at a hefty repair bill. The repair shop would have to replace the huge PCB to change a few soldered light bulbs, so he was looking at a $500 repair bill. Lighting up a LED is everyone’s first project, so [Garrett] decided to
change out ... | 36 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "546606",
"author": "NATO",
"timestamp": "2011-12-29T15:13:58",
"content": "I’ve been doing this for decades. A lot of the GM’s have dropping resistors for the heated elements in the fluorescent screens. The resistors get hot, and the solder eventually fails – The resistors fall ri... | 1,760,376,993.590423 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/28/solar-powered-cnc-woodburning/ | Solar-powered CNC Woodburning | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"fresnel",
"wood burning"
] | [Johnie] built himself a CNC woodburner
powered by the sun
. Like the
solar 3D printer
we saw last summer, [Johnie]’s build uses a giant Fresnel lens to focus sunlight onto a piece of wood. To get some control out of his build, a 2-axis bed was made from scrounged and junked parts.
The lens in [Johnie]’s build looks to... | 19 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "546139",
"author": "insapio",
"timestamp": "2011-12-28T22:26:41",
"content": "THIS is exactly what I needed to find. Now I just need to find a fresnel lens…Also, with a large solar panel, this could be made completely solar powered.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,376,993.95397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/28/augmented-reality-ex-nihilo/ | Augmented Reality Ex Nihilo | Brian Benchoff | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"Kinect",
"webcam"
] | [David] sent in a nice project to
demonstrate augmented reality
with ARtoolkit and discuss the deep philosophical underpinnings of the meaning of nothingness. The good news is he was able to create a volume control button on a sheet of paper with a marker. The bad news is the philosophical treatment is a bit weak; [Dav... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "546119",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2011-12-28T21:55:00",
"content": "That was so cool!!! I’m trying to think of a good and *useful* application for this, but none come to mind.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "546157",
... | 1,760,376,993.8327 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/28/repairing-a-commercial-grade-pick-and-place-machine/ | Repairing A Commercial-grade Pick And Place Machine | Brian Benchoff | [
"Repair Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"null space labs",
"pick and place"
] | It looks like Null Space Labs has a new
pick and place machine
. This immense repair job
began
when [Charliex] and [Gleep] found a JukiPlacemat 360 pick and place machine. The idea of having their very own pick and place machine proved intoxicating, possibly too much so because the didn’t return the machine when they f... | 12 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "546084",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-12-28T20:20:37",
"content": "Kind of neat, and an excellent lesson in robotics….But, unless they are mass producing boards, It’s kind of a waste.In the time it takes to program a pick and place machine and tweak it right, I can hand... | 1,760,376,993.897062 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/28/phone-controlled-light-display-is-simple-and-fun/ | Phone-controlled Light Display Is Simple And Fun | Mike Nathan | [
"Android Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"bluetooth",
"ioio",
"led"
] | [Ytai Ben-Tsvi] wrote in to share a little holiday project that he and friend [Al Linke] put together,
a dynamic light display
that takes its cues from his Android-powered smartphone.
The display fits in a vase that sits in [Ytai’s] family room, and while it wasn’t exactly cheap to build, it sure looks nice. The vase i... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,376,994.270845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/animated-led-buckyball/ | Animated LED Buckyball | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"buckyball",
"pic10",
"rgb"
] | This
animated LED buckyball
has little to do with modeling a carbon molecule but a lot to do with adding some excitement to your party decor. [Tim] felt that the LED cube hacks had run their course, so took on the challenge of a sphere made out of pentagonal and hexagonal components instead.
As with many LED projects, ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "543308",
"author": "bobmonkey07",
"timestamp": "2011-12-24T01:35:15",
"content": "am i the only one that sees this being used for some sort of game? get from point a to b, or something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "543794",
... | 1,760,376,994.102719 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/make-any-scrap-of-paper-sticky-with-2000-volts/ | Make Any Scrap Of Paper Sticky With 2000 Volts | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"bulletin board",
"electrostatic",
"post-it note",
"sticky note"
] | Who needs chemistry when a little bit of physics will do? Instead of brewing up a batch of weak adhesive to make his own post-it notes, [Valentin] built this
handheld device to add an electrostatic charge to bits of paper
. Just give them a couple of seconds to charge and they’ll stick to the wall with ease.
The chargi... | 22 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "543086",
"author": "Keith",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T17:39:32",
"content": "Don’t taze me bro!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "543106",
"author": "YS",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T18:26:34",
"content": "Interesting. But... | 1,760,376,994.371542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/bitbuf-delivers-some-of-the-best-chiptune-effects-around/ | Bitbuf Delivers Some Of The Best Chiptune Effects Around | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega88",
"chiptune",
"midi",
"sequencer",
"synthesizer"
] | Wow. And furthermore, WOW! Just looking at that clean prototype you know that a lot of work has gone into the project, but
when you hear this chiptune MIDI device
you’ll really be impressed. We know what you’re thinking, but really, you’ve got to hear this to appreciate the quality [Linus Akesson] achieved in this synt... | 32 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "543033",
"author": "cpmike",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T16:39:35",
"content": "Me tune? No, [Linus] tune.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "543037",
"author": "TVHeadedRobots",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T16:46:53",
"conten... | 1,760,376,994.230928 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/xbee-wireless-servo-control/ | Xbee Wireless Servo Control | Jeremy Cook | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"servo control",
"wireless controll",
"xbee"
] | Servo control is good, but wireless control is even better. This hack by [PyroElectro Tutorials] shows you
how to do this wirelessly using two Xbee modules
. There’s also a great example in the video after the break of this “hacking platform” used to control an animatronic head’s eyes. (we’ve featured
the eyes
here bef... | 5 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "542981",
"author": "theorifice",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T15:37:01",
"content": "Doesn’t the XBee module have some PWM outputs that are directly addressable?http://www.digi.com/support/kbase/kbaseresultdetl.jsp?id=2202Not sure if you can set the timebase, but I can’t see why you wou... | 1,760,376,994.31265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/22/mameing-a-cnc-router/ | MAMEing A CNC Router | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"mach3",
"mame"
] | [Ed] is pretty old school. He loves the functionality of old industrial shop tools that have their own dedicated systems. With huge candy-like buttons, who wouldn’t? [Ed] decided to replicate this aesthetic by building a MAME controller for his
Mach3 controlled
router.
[Ed] had a bunch of MAME buttons and joysticks sit... | 31 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "542438",
"author": "Trav",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T23:12:01",
"content": "Sweet!Instead of naming it “Shopomatic” you should have used “Binford”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "542439",
"author": "MooglyGuy",
"timestamp... | 1,760,376,994.673975 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/22/keeping-christmas-present-hunters-guessing-with-qr-code-gift-tags/ | Keeping Christmas Present Hunters Guessing With QR Code Gift Tags | Mike Nathan | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"Christmas gifts",
"holidays",
"QR codes"
] | [Thadd Brooks] is
a geeky dad of the highest degree.
His kids are constantly trying to figure out what mom and dad bought them for Christmas, while he continues to think up ways to stymie their progress. He certainly could have
put a few prank presents under the tree
, but he opted to go a different route, confusing hi... | 31 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "542277",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T19:10:27",
"content": "Eh, it would be fun for about 2 minutes till you figured out what’s going on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "542298",
"author": "Thadd",
... | 1,760,376,995.000176 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/22/microcontroller-comm-with-a-computer-monitor/ | Microcontroller Comm With A Computer Monitor | Brian Benchoff | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"manchester encoding",
"microcontroller",
"photoresistor"
] | Prolific Hack a Day author [Mike S] has been playing in his lab again and he’s come up with a neat way to
talk to microcontrollers
with an LCD monitor. The basic idea behind [Mike]’s work isn’t much different from the weird and/or cool
Timex Datalink
watch from the 1990s.
Despite the fancy dev board, the hardware is ve... | 16 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "542243",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T18:39:42",
"content": "A few suggestions:– start sending with a sync sequence of known chars that would permit the micro to tune the timers/counters to sender’s frequency– use FSK like in old computers: basically it translates t... | 1,760,376,994.778216 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/26/stripinvaders-puts-colored-lights-everywhere/ | StripInvaders Puts Colored Lights Everywhere | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino ethernet",
"led",
"led strips",
"RGB LED",
"≥l;"
] | There’s not much to be gained by living in a discotheque but colored lights are awesome, especially when they’re as well implemented as [michu]’s
StripInvaders
.
The StripInvaders project takes a gigantic 5 meter
LED strip
with WS2801 controllers and turns it into an Ethernet-enabled 24 bit display with the new Arduino... | 13 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "544731",
"author": "furiousd",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T19:27:09",
"content": "Meritline has a 16′ RGB controllable LED strip for less than $50. By the time you make your own controller, buying the Arduino and Ethernet shield, you could do it at about half price",
"parent_id": ... | 1,760,376,994.524704 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/26/ammo-tin/ | Ammo Tin ][ | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"apple II",
"casemod"
] | Ammo crate PCs have been around since Unreal Tournament LAN parties, but this one goes further back than that; [Simon] put an
Apple II in an ammo crate
. It’s a fitting anachronistic build from the same guy that built the
TARDIS MAME cabinet
.
Thankfully, [Simon] didn’t tear apart an Apple IIc for this build. A bare-bo... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "544711",
"author": "GameboyRMH",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T18:13:04",
"content": "Cool build, it gave me an idea for a more practical application of an ammo box: A real ammo box is sealed. Imagine building a PC inside one that can withstand rain, dirt etc when closed, and when opened... | 1,760,376,994.719789 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/26/ip-over-lego-train-carrier/ | IP Over LEGO Train Carrier | Brian Benchoff | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"lego",
"legos",
"networking"
] | [Maximilien] sent in a
networking protocol
built out of a LEGO train set. Unlike
IP over Avian Carrier
this system won’t be killed by plate-glass windows or birds of prey, but we’d hate to step on [Max]’s work in bare feet.
The system uses a USB flash drive to carry data around to different nodes. At each node, [Max] r... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "544660",
"author": "DrMelon",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T16:34:23",
"content": "I’d love to see a video of this in action!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "544667",
"author": "Steve Pomeroy",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T16:57:... | 1,760,376,994.832964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/26/counting-down-to-the-new-year/ | Counting Down To The New Year | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"countdown timer",
"New Year's Eve",
"seven segment"
] | [Rod] is in a position to provide a community service on New Year’s Eve. He spends the evening at a relative’s house next to the beach. There are fireworks at midnight, but the crowd has no communal way to count down to the deadline. This year,
he build his own count-down display
so that everyone can join in during the... | 12 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "544599",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T14:07:13",
"content": "Cool, run it up a flag pole and make a ball too!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "544608",
"author": "bakamoichigei",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T... | 1,760,376,995.245646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/25/using-an-atmega8-to-program-pic24fj-chips/ | Using An ATmega8 To Program PIC24FJ Chips | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"atmega8",
"bootloader",
"bus pirate",
"pic",
"pic24f",
"programmer",
"rs232"
] | [Fezoj] likes to play around with microcontrollers and decided that he wanted to try a Bus Pirate as a new tool in his adventures. Since it’s open hardware he had his own board made and populated it himself. The trouble is, he works only with AVR chips and doesn’t have a PIC programmer. No problem, he figured out
how t... | 18 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "544296",
"author": "Microguy",
"timestamp": "2011-12-25T20:43:29",
"content": "I like Visual Studio, I have an old version. But would not have thought to use it for programming Microsoft, cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "5... | 1,760,376,995.15033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/25/one-way-to-reuse-your-christmas-lights-post-holiday/ | One Way To Reuse Your Christmas Lights Post-holiday | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"christmas lights",
"relay",
"shopbot",
"sign"
] | [Andrew] shows us one way to reuse all those strands of Christmas lights you used for decoration this year. He had a friend that was helping with stage props for a local musical and ended up
using his skills to build a lighted sign
with some animation capabilities.
The original plan was to cut out letters for a sign by... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "544224",
"author": "Zee",
"timestamp": "2011-12-25T16:43:09",
"content": "He took down the xmas lights before xmas is over?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "544291",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-12-25T20:18:5... | 1,760,376,995.096397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/25/hackaday-links-december-25-2011/ | Hackaday Links: December 25, 2011 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"acrylic",
"Doctor Who",
"galvanic skin response",
"hat",
"laser cutter",
"led",
"light piping",
"merit badge",
"multimeter",
"ornament",
"pcm",
"vacuum tube"
] | Ah, Christmas. That wonderful time of year when you can roll out of bed to the screams and wails of children, grab a hot cocoa, and spend several hours arguing with an 8-year-old about which LEGO set to build first. Simply magical. While you’re waiting for the Doctor Who Christmas special to come on, settle down with t... | 13 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "544194",
"author": "J. Peterson",
"timestamp": "2011-12-25T15:51:26",
"content": "Actually, the 100hz blink on the led lights is probably a design that’s too cheap to rectify the AC line current.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,376,995.051466 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/22/tannenbaum-ticker-even-though-the-markets-close-for-christmas/ | Tannenbaum Ticker, Even Though The Markets Close For Christmas | Brian Benchoff | [
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"propeller",
"stock ticker"
] | Maybe we’re a little bitter because we held on to our pumpkin futures well into November, but we’ve got to respect [Nick]’s
stock ticker ornament
. It’s an Internet-connected Christmas ornament that queries stock prices and displays the change with an RGB LED.
The build uses a
Propeller Platform USB
and the Propeller
E... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "542308",
"author": "lochnessduck",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T20:00:47",
"content": "Very cool. It’s always nice seeing a complete package, instead of being tied to a laptop to pull in the data.It would be cool to see the device control several ornaments, each one for a different stoc... | 1,760,376,995.192736 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/22/how-to-grow-your-own-el-wire-dna-helix-lamp/ | How To Grow Your Own EL Wire DNA Helix Lamp | Mike Nathan | [
"chemistry hacks",
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"acrylic",
"dna",
"el wire",
"helix",
"lamp",
"led"
] | [LucidMovement] was looking for some crystal-based artwork and just couldn’t seem to find anything that fit the bill,
so he decided to build something himself.
The inspiration for his desk lamp came from something we’re all familiar with, a DNA double-helix. To grow the crystals he built a helix-shaped growing substrat... | 11 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "542083",
"author": "Jeremy",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T15:20:57",
"content": "Too cool. It looks like something out of a mad scientists laboratory in a scifi flick.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "542089",
"author": "Eirinn"... | 1,760,376,995.492423 |
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