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https://hackaday.com/2011/12/22/handheld-jaguar-makes-32-or-64-bits-portable/ | Handheld Jaguar Makes 32 Or 64 Bits Portable | Brian Benchoff | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"atari",
"Atari Jaguar",
"console",
"portable"
] | There’s nothing wrong with portable NESs, Super Nintendos, N64, or even a portable Sega CD. What about a portable version the oft-maligned
Atari Jaguar
, though? [Evil Nod] pulled it off, and it looks great.
The build is fairly standard for a portable console. A PS1 screen is used for the display, and a cut up and re-w... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "542152",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T16:58:43",
"content": "Didn’t benheck already do this a few years ago?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "542275",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2011-12-... | 1,760,376,997.322007 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/arduino-notebook-cover-makes-it-easy-to-tinker-anywhere/ | Arduino Notebook Cover Makes It Easy To Tinker Anywhere | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"notebook",
"prototyping",
"sketchbook"
] | [Erv] was putting his holiday shopping list together and decided that instead of buying his friends something from the store,
he would give them something a bit more useful.
A former Electrical Engineer by trade, [Erv] typically prefers PIC microcontrollers, but he says that Arduinos are just so convenient to use for p... | 27 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "541781",
"author": "Vasilis Georgitzikis",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T01:11:54",
"content": "holy moly, this is awesome! you could make a great arduino pro mini ‘prototyping shield’ notebook this way, with all the components needed for an arduino workshop embedded on the board",
"... | 1,760,376,997.517353 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/how-to-etch-your-own-solder-paste-stencils/ | How To Etch Your Own Solder Paste Stencils | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"copper",
"etch",
"solder",
"solder paste",
"stencil",
"surface mount"
] | We’re kind of surprised we haven’t covered this concept before since it only uses techniques that are commonly avaialable for home PCB fabrication. [Ray]
made this solder paste stencil
out of a sheet of copper using the same etching techniques you would for a circuit board. He designed and printed a resist pattern, wit... | 22 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "541772",
"author": "Smonson",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T00:46:33",
"content": "Scree? Now you’re just trolling us on purpose.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "541785",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T01:18:31"... | 1,760,376,997.178152 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/scratch-built-software-defined-radio/ | Scratch-built Software-Defined Radio | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"sdr",
"software-defined radio"
] | [Ben] is showing off
some results from his Software-Define Radio project
. The board seen above, which he designed from the ground up, is receiving a WWV radio broadcast. This is the atomic clock signal from Fort Collins, Colorado. The audio heard in the clip after the break is a bit noisy, but since he’s about 2000 mi... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "541775",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T00:52:30",
"content": "Thanks for posting this!I just have a quick correction — we originally intended to use a DS1085, then were set straight by someone much more knowledgeable than us on the topic. We ended up using an Si570, whi... | 1,760,376,997.07315 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/flowerboard-led-cube/ | Flowerboard LED Cube | Brian Benchoff | [
"LED Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"flower board",
"LED cube",
"smd"
] | Here’s a neat
4x4x4 LED cube
made with an ElecFreaks
Flower Protoboard
.
A few days ago, we
posted
a neat new prototyping board made specifically for SMD work. Instead of the usual ‘holes-with-circles’ protoboard layout, the ElecFreaks team decided to go with a flower-shaped pad. This makes it especially easy to deal w... | 6 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "542204",
"author": "kuhltwo",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T18:06:17",
"content": "I am waiting for mine to get here. Can’t wait to try it out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "542304",
"author": "signal7",
"timestamp": "2011-... | 1,760,376,997.221242 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/28/video-series-shows-how-to-build-your-own-solar-charged-rc-lawnmower/ | Video Series Shows How To Build Your Own Solar-charged R/C Lawnmower | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks",
"how-to",
"News",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"electric",
"how-to",
"lawnmower",
"rc",
"solar"
] | As winter is officially upon us, we’re pretty sure that the last thing most of you are thinking about is mowing your lawn. We would argue that it’s actually the ideal time to do so – that is, if you are interested in automating the process a bit.
[Robert Smith] has spent a lot of time thinking about his lawn
, wanting ... | 18 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "546000",
"author": "fa",
"timestamp": "2011-12-28T17:05:36",
"content": "I had no idea what to expect from the video!Other than that, I think it’d be great if that thing could operate autonomously.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,376,997.657607 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/27/a-little-tweeting-ewok/ | A Little Tweeting “Ewok” | Jeremy Cook | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"ewok",
"pozible",
"servo",
"tweet",
"usb"
] | Tweet Receiving, that is.
This Ewok model
, named “Ewen the Cheerlight,” is able to rotate its head left and right as well as show expressions. The most interesting feature of this hack, however, is that the little Ewok actually wakes up each time one tweets a “colour” to @cheerlights and lets it’s owner [Joel] know wh... | 22 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "545527",
"author": "Brook Keele",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T21:31:51",
"content": "That’s a jawa, not an ewok. #failhehe, Otherwise, very cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "545535",
"author": "robomonkey",
"t... | 1,760,376,997.28084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/27/leaking-water-detector-from-an-old-smoke-alarm/ | Leaking Water Detector From An Old Smoke Alarm | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"detector",
"leak",
"smoke alarm",
"smoke detector"
] | [Thomas Clauser] had his basement flood last year when a hurricane swept over New England. The problem with flooding or leaking water is that chances are you won’t notice until it’s too late. He decided to protect against this in the future by
building his own leaking water detector
. It’s a simple device that sits on ... | 31 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "545455",
"author": "arfink",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T19:40:20",
"content": "Very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "545464",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T19:54:50",
"content": "I had a commercial one... | 1,760,376,997.388887 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/27/rooting-a-motorola-actv-android-wristwatch/ | Rooting A Motorola Actv (Android Wristwatch) | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Linux Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"firmware",
"man-in-the-middle",
"motorola actv",
"omap3",
"root"
] | [Chris’] family made the mistake of giving him a hackable Christmas gift. We’d bet they didn’t see much of him for the rest of the day as he set about
rooting this Android wristwatch
.
This thing has some pretty powerful hardware under the hood. It’s sporting an OMAP3 processor running at 600 MHz along with 256 MB of R... | 22 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "545398",
"author": "ferdie",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T17:40:01",
"content": "cool hack but angry birds on a screen like that its way to tinny to play. i think you must make a custom binary clockhave the watch sound on board or a micro jack.",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,376,997.448336 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/27/self-balancing-unicycle-only-for-those-with-good-balance/ | Self-balancing Unicycle Only For Those With Good Balance | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"mit",
"segway",
"self balancing",
"unicycle"
] | The only problem with
this self-balancing unicycle
is it’s inability to balance itself. You see, it automatically balances along the axis that is parallel to the line of travel. But since there’s only one wheel the rider is responsible for balancing perpendicular to travel. This is really not too much different from a ... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "545440",
"author": "robomonkey",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T18:53:46",
"content": "killswitch? Or controller?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "545442",
"author": "Xenthis",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T18:55:11",
"content"... | 1,760,376,997.120167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/26/a-robot-that-can-see-through-walls/ | A Robot… That Can See Through Walls! | Jeremy Cook | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"radar",
"robot",
"wheeled robot"
] | Robots on four wheels are fun on their own merits, but one thing that most lack is the ability to see through walls. With it’s onboard radar system, this
bot is equipped to see objects
that a person couldn’t normally detect on the other side of the wall.
Although some of the more “nuts and bolts” details of this build... | 14 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "544871",
"author": "hboy007",
"timestamp": "2011-12-27T00:42:48",
"content": "Death Machine (1994), anyone? :-)Since the detection range of the radar module is limited to 4m and close-by objects are ignored, the module will be really tricky to use when more than distance sensing is ... | 1,760,376,997.851719 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/26/arcade-cabinet-that-doesnt-monopolize-your-space/ | Arcade Cabinet That Doesn’t Monopolize Your Space | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"battle balls",
"happ",
"jamma",
"senkyu"
] | We’re guessing that if you ever though of buying an arcade cabinet it was only briefly, and you decided against based on the difficulties of moving and finding a place for such a large and heavy item. You could go the opposite way and build a controller for a MAME box, but for some, there’s no replacement for the real... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "544829",
"author": "Pat Hartl",
"timestamp": "2011-12-26T23:03:47",
"content": "A good idea and good execution, but if you want the real experience, I’d rather go with a full cabinet MAME’d than the actual JAMMA board hooked up to VGA to a LCD. At least with that cabinet you can use... | 1,760,376,997.799676 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/24/reduced-cost-braille-display-for-use-with-computers/ | Reduced-cost Braille Display For Use With Computers | Mike Szczys | [
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"braille",
"braille display",
"stepper"
] | Apparently a Braille computer display can cost several thousand dollars. That’s why [David Pankhurst] is working on a low-cost alternative. His offering is
an open source version he calls the Audrey Braille Display
.
The concept is quite good. This prototype has one line of six Braille characters. Each character is mad... | 12 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "543853",
"author": "Jay",
"timestamp": "2011-12-24T20:13:45",
"content": "I’ve been working on something similar for a while myself. While I hate being “beaten to the punch”, I’m glad to see that others have also been working on cheaper alternatives.",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,376,997.75154 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/24/were-on-an-atari-jaguar-kick-apparently/ | We’re On An Atari Jaguar Kick, Apparently | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"atari",
"Atari Jaguar",
"console",
"jaguar"
] | We don’t know why, but the Atari Jaguar is getting a lot of attention this week. [10P6] just came up with this
Jaguar/CD combo
that reminds us what Atari could have come up with in 1993.
The build itself is relatively simple once you get past [kevincal]’s ‘April Fools’ type joke he played on the Atari Age forum. [10P6]... | 11 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "543806",
"author": "stab3r",
"timestamp": "2011-12-24T18:38:05",
"content": "ah time to pull out my atari jaguar and replay Highlander: the last of the MacLeods…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "543821",
"author": "erico",
... | 1,760,376,998.1033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/24/diy-solution-does-poe-on-the-cheap/ | DIY Solution Does PoE On The Cheap | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ethernet",
"patch panel",
"PoE",
"power over ethernet"
] | Depending on the scope of your requirements, Power over Ethernet (PoE) components can get pretty pricey. [Fire] wrote in to share
a 4-port PoE solution he put together for under 20 euros
(Ignore any SSL errors – we’ve checked it out, it’s safe).
The most expensive part of the build was the 8-port patch panel he purchas... | 23 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "543739",
"author": "Hal H",
"timestamp": "2011-12-24T16:32:05",
"content": "Ok. So If I am following that right it essentially links one of the ports to another one in a 1:1 configuration (1:5,2:6,3:7,4:8) and simply adds in the power. It is NOT using this as a hub splitter right? J... | 1,760,376,997.947536 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/24/digital-synth-for-the-non-chiptune-inclined/ | Digital Synth For The Non-chiptune Inclined | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"digital synth",
"PIC33F",
"synthesizer"
] | Chiptunes are great, and we can’t imagine a world without the Mega Man 2 soundtrack, but sometimes we all like a more 70’s style synth. This is where the
Roninsynth
steps in. It’s an Arduino shield that puts the basic components of a
wall of synth
into your pocket.
Unlike the analog oscillators of yore, the Roninsynth ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "543704",
"author": "blue carbuncle",
"timestamp": "2011-12-24T15:05:54",
"content": "This should be fun :) I only wish I had known about this two weeks ago before blowing the xmas loot :( I’ll have to finish reading TFA but it sounds like just the thing to keep me tinkering with m... | 1,760,376,998.051061 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/scot-whips-up-breakout-board-for-his-arm-breakout-board/ | [Scot] Whips Up Breakout Board For His ARM Breakout Board | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arm",
"breakout board",
"protoboard",
"STM32F4"
] | [Scot Kornak] got his hands on the new STM32 Discovery Board. He got his as a free giveaway, but at only $18 he probably would have picked one up anyway. His one complaint about the device is that he dual pin-headers which break out the ARM processor’s pins are not the most convenient for hooking up external components... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "543250",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T23:15:38",
"content": "Yo dawg I made a breakout board for your breakout board so you can breakout while you breakout.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "543267",
"author": "g... | 1,760,376,998.231749 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/a-vacuum-chamber-from-a-pressure-cooker/ | A Vacuum Chamber From A Pressure Cooker | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"pressure cooker",
"vacuum chamber"
] | [Allan] needed a small vacuum chamber to get all the air out of clear casting resin. Degassing is a simple step in casting that improves the finished product immensely. The problem, though, is building a vacuum chamber.
[Allan]’s chamber
seems easy enough to build, and pulls enough air out to get to 0.1 atmospheres.
Af... | 36 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "543179",
"author": "statik",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T20:44:31",
"content": "Cool; I did a similar build but was too cheap to buy a sheet of thick lexan so I just made a little window.http://thegreatgeekery.blogspot.com/2011/05/pressure-cooker-vacuum-chamber.html",
"parent_id": ... | 1,760,376,998.934464 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/23/snap-together-boombox-great-for-taking-your-music-on-the-go/ | Snap Together Boombox Great For Taking Your Music On The Go | Mike Nathan | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"boombox",
"capacitive touch",
"laser cutter"
] | [Matt Keeter] wanted to take his music on the go, and wrote in to share a
great looking boombox he built for under $100.
His goal was to put something together that could be made in pretty much any hackerspace/fab lab, so his boombox was made using simple materials.
He first modeled the boombox using cardboard, later f... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "543155",
"author": "Sven",
"timestamp": "2011-12-23T19:41:19",
"content": "Fantastic looking build, and i like the touch interface.Not that impressed with the tiny classAB audio amplifiers or 9V battery power source though. This would have been a lot cheaper to run and sounded a lot... | 1,760,376,998.282966 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/eff-on-securing-digital-information-when-crossing-the-border/ | EFF On Securing Digital Information When Crossing The Border | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"border",
"cbp",
"cryptography",
"dhs",
"encryption",
"ice",
"TSA",
"united states"
] | The Electronic Frontier Foundation, long-time defenders of the common man’s rights in the electronic realm, has published a guide to
keeping your digital devices private when entering the United States
. It seems the defenders of freedom and liberty (ICE, DHS, TSA, and CBP) are able to take a few freedoms with your lib... | 47 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "541682",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2011-12-21T21:08:14",
"content": "Hey Mike !Your work is wonderful !!!Could you please create a video tutorial about this bug for us : “Nginx PHP code execution via FastCGI”this is very importantThanks a lot dude !",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,376,998.405626 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/reverse-engineering-the-icebreaker-pov-toy/ | Reverse Engineering The Icebreaker POV Toy | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"persistence of vision",
"POV",
"reverse engineering"
] | [Ch00f] spent some serious time
figuring out how the Icebreaker POV toy works
. This is a pretty cool device about the size of a toothbrush holder. It’s in a clear plastic case, which lets the row of 32 surface mount LEDs shine through. But making light isn’t their only function. You can use the device to scan in a hig... | 2 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "541783",
"author": "logophile",
"timestamp": "2011-12-22T01:14:37",
"content": "Does anyone know what that toy actually is? It doesn’t seem to be specified anywhere on his site (it’s not an “Icebreaker” – that’s HIS device).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,376,998.324879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/numitron-tube-tutorial/ | Numitron Tube Tutorial | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"nixie",
"numitron"
] | Nixies and VFDs are great displays, but when using them you’ve got to deal with some fairly high voltages, at least for the micro projects we see on Hack a Day. Luckily, there’s another ancient technology that can be driven at tiny voltages. [Kenneth] put up a great tutorial on
Numitron tubes
to show the Internet how t... | 24 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "541542",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2011-12-21T18:12:27",
"content": "I’ve been using these tubes in a clock kit I’m working on. The A6278 is a discontinued driver, so good luck finding what remains. But, the TLC5916 is a nice, cheap drop-in replacement.",
"parent_id": null... | 1,760,376,998.46015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/hackaday-links-december-21-2011/ | Hackaday Links: December 21, 2011 | Jeremy Cook | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"flex cable",
"illegal numbers",
"lcd monitor",
"little drummer boy",
"radial engine"
] | The “Little Drummer Boy” On a Scanner and Drum:
There’s little more information on this hack, however, it’s quite interesting seeing an automated drum and a scanner playing a familiar Christmas tune. Check out the
video of the duet in action
!
A Radial Engine Model:
Through the process of experimentation, two “radial ... | 19 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "541456",
"author": "Brian Benchoff",
"timestamp": "2011-12-21T16:10:02",
"content": "Re: the illegal numbers thing, and I’m just going to throw this out there:It is possible to copyright theoutputof a computer program, but as far as I can tell, there’s no need for the computer progr... | 1,760,376,998.5416 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/21/keeping-axolotl-healthy-and-cool/ | Keeping Axolotl Healthy And Cool | Brian Benchoff | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"aquarium",
"axolotl",
"cooling",
"water cooling"
] | The real life
Mudkip
Wooper
Pokemon seen above is an axolotl, a salamander-like animal that lives in only one lake near Mexico City. These adorable animals can be bred in captivity, but keeping them is a challenge. [LRVICK] decided he didn’t want to throw down hundreds of dollars for an aquarium cooler so he
built his ... | 44 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "541421",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2011-12-21T14:44:32",
"content": "Very cool build and those creatures look cute. One thing I’d want to do is put both temperature logging and alarming on it. Possibly even a flow sensor on the pump.I wonder how the pump will hold up to the wa... | 1,760,376,998.62366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/ben-krasnow-sticks-leds-in-his-contacts-just-for-kicks/ | [Ben Krasnow] Sticks LEDs In His Contacts Just For Kicks | Mike Nathan | [
"LED Hacks",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"contacts",
"led"
] | [Ben Krasnow] wrote in, saying that every so often a news story appears covering a project in which researchers embed
a single pixel LED display inside a contact lens.
The most recent article he saw featured a contact-wearing rabbit, and not being one to shy away from
damaging his own body in the name of science
, he d... | 86 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "540746",
"author": "blakepro",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T23:58:47",
"content": "Look at how blood shot his eye is by the end of the video. It makes my eyes water just watching it.. and that horrific scene with him trying to get the contact to sit properly on his eye…*shudder*",
"... | 1,760,376,999.130316 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/keep-others-from-snooping-in-your-digital-life/ | Keep Others From Snooping In Your Digital Life | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"attack",
"network",
"occupy"
] | In our digital age prying eyes are everywhere. The sad thing is that they may even belong to your own government. But no matter who it is, there are some things you can do to
keep your private digital devices and content as secure as possible
.
The link above goes to [Jerry Whiting’s] discussion on the topic. He’s cert... | 21 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "540713",
"author": "h3po",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T22:59:25",
"content": "there is no such thing as 64bit DES.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "540720",
"author": "deathventure",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T23:09:... | 1,760,376,998.708682 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/motorized-camera-mount-unexpectedly-popular-for-cnc-aimed-hardware/ | Motorized Camera Mount Unexpectedly Popular For CNC-aimed Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"cnc",
"linear bearing",
"makeerslide",
"sled"
] | Here’s a
camera mount that moves smoothly along a motorized sled
. [Bart Dring] created the system and was surprised by it’s popularity, having received several sales requests from photographers. He
originally designed the linear bearing
system, called the MakerSlide as an inexpensive alternative to other CNC machine s... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "540680",
"author": "Ed Estes",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T22:04:18",
"content": "Congrats Bart on another great product!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "540708",
"author": "Brett",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T22:53:59",
"... | 1,760,376,999.027053 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/hack-removes-ads-from-kindle-special-offers-hardware/ | Hack Removes Ads From Kindle ‘Special Offers’ Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"Kindle hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"amazon",
"kindle",
"special offers",
"unix"
] | We figured it wouldn’t be long before
someone figured out how to remove the ads
from the ‘Special Offers’ versions of the Amazon Kindle hardware. There are two things that made this obvious to us, the huge flaw that lets code be easily run as root, and the MP3 tag forming that
makes it possible to unlock the device
.
[... | 52 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "540651",
"author": "soxymora",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T21:09:44",
"content": "No big deal.You can do it even simpler by :mv /var/local/adunits /var/local/adunits.old && touch /var/local/adunits",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,376,999.214319 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/automatic-flashlight-tag-damage-sensor/ | Automatic Flashlight Tag Damage Sensor | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"CdS",
"flashlight tag",
"ldr",
"photoresistor"
] | You’re out at night and playing a boisterous game of flashlight tag. But how can you tell if you’ve been mortally wounded by your opponents light beam? [Kenyer] solved this problem by building
a flashlight tag damage sensor
which is worn by each participant. It adds a bit of the high-tech equipment used with laser tag ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "540615",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T20:01:33",
"content": "Nice mechanical design!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "540622",
"author": "hawkeyeaz1",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T20:08:56",
"content": "Next... | 1,760,376,998.980318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/the-most-evil-gift-ever/ | The Most Evil Gift Ever | Brian Benchoff | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"attiny45",
"digital audio",
"gift"
] | [form], a new user on the Hack a Day forums, was thinking, “what Christmas present i can send a friend, that would be really annoying?” We think he really hit it out of the park with
this one
. It’s a modified computer speaker that will play “explicit” audio until the power button is pressed 200 times and the light sen... | 30 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "540466",
"author": "zing",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T17:14:47",
"content": "Halt! Hammerzeit!neue Ruhe-Modus aktiviert.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "540493",
"author": "tgtomm",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T17:31:03",
... | 1,760,376,999.380909 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/computer-aided-paint-brush/ | Computer-aided Paint Brush | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"inkjet",
"inkshield",
"ir",
"paint brush",
"printing",
"python"
] | [Nirav] painted this masterpiece by hand… with a little help from a computer. He calls it
the semi-automatic paintbrush
because you do need to move it over the canvas by hand, but a computer decides when to dispense the ink.
He’s using a piece of hardware we looked at back in September called
the InkShield
that got a b... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "540393",
"author": "Regulus",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T16:18:18",
"content": "Now slap it on a makerbot and color your plastic after extruding it!It’s something I’ve been working on unsuccessfully since I saw the inkshield become available.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,376,999.257106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/20/diy-clapper-is-the-ideal-gift-for-the-laziest-person-in-your-life/ | DIY Clapper Is The Ideal Gift For The Laziest Person In Your Life | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"atmega328",
"attiny2313",
"clapper",
"relay"
] | If you haven’t yet wrapped up your Christmas shopping, you may want to consider building
[AlanFromJapan’s] implementation of the ever-classic “Clapper”.
With its theme song burned into the brain of anyone old enough to remember the 80s, the clapper was a wonderful device that certainly put the “L” in laziness.
Looking ... | 18 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "540344",
"author": "Punkguyta",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T14:23:35",
"content": "Out of curiousity, what can that blank/unlabled relay handle in the means of current?And please don’t “RTFM” me, I just worked a 8 hour night shift, and still have not been to sleep. What has everyone el... | 1,760,376,999.313145 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/prank-gift-keeps-curious-hands-at-bay/ | Prank Gift Keeps Curious Hands At Bay | Mike Nathan | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"gift",
"holiday",
"prank",
"present"
] | You all know that person.
The one who picks up every present with their name on it, shaking it before busting into their best Carnac the Magnificent impression. Heck, you might even be that person.
[Jason] was thinking about how to combat the gift shaker in his life and put together a simple prank that’s sure to provid... | 23 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "539929",
"author": "fred",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T00:28:23",
"content": "A paper cup containing a paper-clip also works well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "539933",
"author": "M",
"timestamp": "2011-12-20T00:33:07",
... | 1,760,376,999.442071 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/retrofitting-modern-lego-train-tracks-for-use-with-older-version/ | Retrofitting Modern LEGO Train Tracks For Use With Older Version | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"copper foil",
"electric",
"lego",
"train"
] | So you’re really looking for that [Norman Rockwell] Christmas and want to set up your train to encircle the Christmas tree this year. The problem is that all you’ve got is an old LEGO train set and not enough track for it. You can’t just buy some more, because the technology has changed; or can you?
[Chris] was dismaye... | 28 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "539875",
"author": "xeracy",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T23:09:15",
"content": "modern? when i had a lego trainset 20+ years ago, It was already battery powered… how old were these power-via-rails sets?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_... | 1,760,376,999.505057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/smelting-metal-in-your-microwave-oven/ | Smelting Metal In Your Microwave Oven | Mike Szczys | [
"cooking hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"blacksmith",
"foundry",
"microwave oven",
"smelting"
] | Grab some scrap metal and a microwave oven and you’ll be
casting your own metal parts
in no time. [Mikeasaurus], who is known for doing strange things like
making Silly Putty magnetic
or
building his own spray paint bottles
, doesn’t disappoint this time around. He read about microwave smelting in
Popular Science
and i... | 39 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "539844",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T22:19:39",
"content": "I think its probably easier to do it on a gas hob. Possibly quicker and definitely less dangerous flaming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "540301",
... | 1,760,376,999.586207 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/hacking-old-server-hardware-for-new-home-use/ | Hacking Old Server Hardware For New Home Use | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"backplane",
"dell",
"nas",
"sata",
"scsi",
"server"
] | [Arnuschky] was looking for a network storage solution that included redundancy. He could have gone with a new NAS box, but didn’t want to shell out full price. Instead, he picked up
a Dell PowerEdge 2800 and hacked it for SATA drives and quiet operation
.
It’s not surprising that this hardware can be had second-hand a... | 27 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "539800",
"author": "ChrisW",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T21:16:05",
"content": "I have had ready access to server hardware for years but the real killer for reusing it at home has been power consumption.It’s good to see it reused, I’ve seen to much of it go to waste when its decommisio... | 1,760,377,000.069699 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/ask-hackaday-troll-physics-edition/ | Ask Hackaday: Troll Physics Edition | Brian Benchoff | [
"Ask Hackaday"
] | [
"Ask Hackaday",
"parallel",
"series",
"troll physics"
] | [Martin] sent in two videos he found while cruising the tubes.
The first video
is a simple circuit with a resistor, three switches, and three LEDs. All the components are soldered together right in front of the camera. When a battery is connected, turning the first switch on makes the first LED light up. Turning the se... | 223 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "539680",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T20:09:47",
"content": "Invisible wire ? Impressive from my perspective.Would like to know the answer.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "711440",
"author": "rushone2009"... | 1,760,376,999.960469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/jacks-solar-powered-clock/ | [Jack]’s Solar-powered Clock | Brian Benchoff | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"fiber optics",
"sundial"
] | Hack A Day’s own [Jack Buffington]
finally finished
the solar clock he built for the buildlounge.com laser cutter giveaway.
[Jack] has been putting up the
build log
on his blog, and now the project is finally complete. The clock operates entirely on solar power. Instead of fancy-smanchy electronics, this clock puts a n... | 14 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "539611",
"author": "Trav",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T18:55:36",
"content": "It needs an Arduino to take in effect the equation of time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "539655",
"author": "anyone",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19... | 1,760,376,999.705765 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/playing-with-routers-vinyl-and-music-concrete/ | Playing With Routers, Vinyl And Music Concrete | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"music concrete",
"record player",
"vinyl"
] | When Danish musicians Vinyl Terror and Horror visited [Daniel] and his CNC router at EMS in Sweden,
things were sure to get interesting
. The band uses heavily modified record players and modified vinyl records to produce strange soundscapes. During their time at EMS,
Vinyl Terror and Horror
were able to produce some
s... | 40 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "539532",
"author": "raidscsi",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T17:19:52",
"content": "umm? what?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "539536",
"author": "unimpressed",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T17:33:24",
"content": "It’s “art”",... | 1,760,377,000.240468 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/tribot-robotics-platform/ | Tribot Robotics Platform | Brian Benchoff | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"omnidirectional",
"omniwheel",
"robot",
"Tribot"
] | For a number of children born of geek parents, the WowWee Tribot is sure to make an appearance underneath a Christmas tree this year. By New Year’s, though, this toy will surely make its way to the back of a closet to sit unused until spring cleaning. It’s a shame to let such an interesting robotics platform go to wast... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "539494",
"author": "EmptyJay",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T16:33:28",
"content": "Awesome story. I bought one of these from woot a couple of years back just to have the wheels. It’s great to see I can use the existing electronics and motors of the robot.",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,000.008167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/19/this-cheerlights-display-has-a-mind-of-its-own/ | This CheerLights Display Has A Mind Of Its Own | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Cheeriobot",
"CheerLights",
"leds",
"twitter"
] | [Axel] wanted to participate in the CheerLights project this holiday season, but not one to always follow the rules he decided to make his display a bit different than most others out there. While the lights at his house are synchronized with the CheerLights project,
he programmed his Cheeriobot with a little added per... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "539410",
"author": "Vince Mulhollon",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T14:04:15",
"content": "Seeing the pix my gut level reaction was “follow” “rebel” was controlling light flashing patterns… that would make an interesting completely separate project… Should I try to sync up with my neighb... | 1,760,377,000.166649 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/18/head-mounted-light-display-takes-holiday-cheer-on-the-go/ | Head-mounted Light Display Takes Holiday Cheer On The Go | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"christmas lights",
"led",
"light display",
"lilypad"
] | Most holiday light displays we see this time of year are stationary, or at least confined to somebody’s home.
[Marco Guardigli] wanted to take his lights on the go
, and thought that a light up winter hat would be perfect for showing off his holiday spirit.
In the winter he sports a sturdy wool felt hat, which was idea... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "538928",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-12-19T00:34:43",
"content": "So this is the cylon touque I’ve been hearing so much about!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "538937",
"author": "Mark VandeWettering",
"time... | 1,760,377,000.12059 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/18/xbee-remote-sensors-tell-you-when-someone-enters-your-home/ | Xbee Remote Sensors Tell You When Someone Enters Your Home | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"led",
"pressure mat",
"xbee"
] | [Bill Porter] is helping a friend out by
designing a simple security system for her home
. It relies on Xbee modules to alert a base station when doors are opened, or a pressure mat is stepped on.
The door sensors are quite simple, and you’re probably already familiar with them. One part mounts to the door and has a ma... | 13 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "538900",
"author": "noouch",
"timestamp": "2011-12-18T22:39:20",
"content": "Whenever I see these xbee networks, I can’t help wondering if there’s a cheaper possibility for digital wireless communication, because at $25 a pop, the cost of a larger project can get out of hand quickly... | 1,760,377,000.28813 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/18/cloud-mirror-adds-internet-to-your-morning-ritual/ | Cloud Mirror Adds Internet To Your Morning Ritual | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"gestures",
"mirror",
"reflectance",
"ultrasonic"
] | This mirror has a large monitor behind it which can be operated using hand gestures. It’s the result of a team effort from [Daniel Burnham], [Anuj Patel], and [Sam Bell]
to build a web-enabled mirror
for their ECE 4180 class at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
So far they’ve implemented four widget for the system. ... | 21 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "538857",
"author": "Davidb",
"timestamp": "2011-12-18T20:37:54",
"content": "Awesome project! I want to make one for my bathroom now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "538917",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2011-1... | 1,760,377,000.346623 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/18/controlling-your-christmas-lights-without-ever-getting-off-the-couch/ | Controlling Your Christmas Lights Without Ever Getting Off The Couch | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"infrared",
"ir",
"light controller",
"relay"
] | 14 year-old [Connor Smith] has been busy this holiday season, thinking up ways to
improve the lighting situation at home.
A few weeks ago he put together
this 3-channel light controller
to toggle his parents’ external lights, incorporating an Arduino for control. The Arduino was used to switch the channels on and off a... | 11 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "538748",
"author": "jordan",
"timestamp": "2011-12-18T18:21:00",
"content": "wow! nice! i was going to do the same exact thing with the electrical box! except i only had one MOC and Triac from some old electronic junk, so im limited to one strand.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,000.482202 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/18/sms-remote-start-gives-new-life-to-your-old-smartphone/ | SMS Remote Start Gives New Life To Your Old Smartphone | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"car",
"iphone",
"remote start",
"sms"
] | Hack a Day alum [Will O’Brien] recently upgraded his phone, and was trying to find a use for his old one. He always wanted a remote starter for his Subaru Outback, but wasn’t interested in paying for an off the shelf kit. Since he had this old smartphone kicking around, he thought that it would be the perfect starting ... | 50 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "538700",
"author": "Uky",
"timestamp": "2011-12-18T16:17:16",
"content": "Do you still have to pay the full phone/data/text package on that second phone just to do that? If so thats pretty pricy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,000.43313 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/17/midi-synth-arduino-shield/ | MIDI Synth Arduino Shield | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"midi",
"SAM2195",
"synthesizer"
] | There’s a million and one ways to play around with MIDI and an Arduino. It’s trivial to have a ‘duino spit out a scale to a MIDI keyboard, or even respond to SysEx messages to change a lighting or effects rig. There’s one thing that has eluded MIDI-duino builders, though: implementing a MIDI synthesizer with a DIY shie... | 23 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "538330",
"author": "gigavolt",
"timestamp": "2011-12-17T23:05:35",
"content": "Doesn’t the music shield from sparkfun do the same thing?http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10587",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "538337",
"a... | 1,760,377,000.582373 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/17/a-wooden-engine-powered-by-compressed-air/ | A Wooden Engine Powered By Compressed Air | Jeremy Cook | [
"Engine Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"air engine",
"air powered",
"woodworking"
] | You may have seen an air powered engine at some point, but most are made out of some sort of metal.
This engine
, however, is made entirely out of wood (and fasteners). One might wonder how a design like this was conceived, but this may be explained by [Woodgears.ca’s] tagline: “An engineer’s approach to woodworking.” ... | 23 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "538284",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2011-12-17T20:30:06",
"content": "I love the part when he unscrews those wooden screws. They look pretty nifty.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "538285",
"author": "Wifiguy",
"timest... | 1,760,377,000.730966 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/17/hackin-the-junkyard-electric-scrap-bike-projects/ | Hackin’ The Junkyard: Electric Scrap Bike Projects | Jesse Congdon | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"diy electric bike",
"hub motor",
"HumanElectricBike",
"project"
] | [Brad Graham] wrote in to let us know about his
electric bike
data dump over at atomiczombie.com, written just for us! Last we heard from [Brad] he was building some
serious robots
and
freakishly tall tallbikes
but since the weather has turned for the chilly its time to focus on indoor projects. Using a combination of ... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "538209",
"author": "the old rang",
"timestamp": "2011-12-17T18:06:32",
"content": "At this time, the links get a ‘Service Not Available’ message. (possibly too many hits?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "538217",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,000.776444 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/17/cheerlights-synchronizing-christmas-lights-around-the-globe/ | CheerLights: Synchronizing Christmas Lights Around The Globe | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Holiday Hacks",
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"christmas lights",
"GE color effects",
"iobridge",
"twitter"
] | They say that the holidays are a time to gather with others, which usually translates into spending time with friends and family. The folks at ioBridge Labs thought that while friends and family certainly are a big part of the holidays, it would be pretty cool to gather together flocks of strangers by
using the Interne... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "538318",
"author": "luckycharms",
"timestamp": "2011-12-17T22:29:27",
"content": "very cool. i had a similar inspiration a number of years back – i.e. sync up any number of devices with a signal around the globe (haha – now that i think of it, i think that signal is called “time” :... | 1,760,377,000.671157 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/magnetotron-is-an-armonica-mellotron-mashup/ | Magnetotron Is An Armonica Mellotron Mashup | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"audio tape",
"glass armonica",
"magnetotron",
"Mellotron",
"sampler"
] | [Michael] is a huge fan of old media formats. There’s something special about quarter-inch thick 78s, fragile blue cylinders holding music, and thin strips of mylar that preserve the human voice. He’s had an idea for a tape-based instrument for a while, and now that the
Magnetotron
is complete, we’re in awe of this
gla... | 23 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "537814",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T23:24:21",
"content": "I’d rather see circuit bending.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "537834",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-12-17T00:12:24",
"conte... | 1,760,377,002.49326 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/data-logging-with-a-cheap-lux-meter/ | Data Logging With A Cheap Lux Meter | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"logging",
"lux meter",
"op-amp"
] | [Minisystem] has a thing for dynamo powered bike lights. He wanted to measure how well his latest is working, but just logging the current flow through the LEDs wasn’t enough for him. He picked up a cheap Lux meter and
hacked into the circuit to log measurements
while he rides.
He started by cracking open the case to s... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "537762",
"author": "Shady",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T22:11:40",
"content": "And I just paid for two logging Lux meters at $180 each. This can save me some coin, thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "537932",
"author": "Cr... | 1,760,377,003.072998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/hackaday-links-december-16-2011/ | Hackaday Links: December 16, 2011 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"beer",
"camera crane",
"christmas ornament",
"christmas tree",
"coffee maker",
"free form circuit",
"oscilloscope",
"protoboard",
"smd",
"video"
] | Free-form Christmas ornament
Here’s [Rob]’s free form circuit that’s a
Christmas ornament for geeks
. It looks great, but sadly isn’t powered through a Christmas light strand. It’s just as cool as the
skeletal Arduino
we saw.
Prototyping with flowers
Well this is interesting: protoboard that’s specifically made
to make... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "537696",
"author": "insapio",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T20:18:21",
"content": "That flower protoboard looks absolutely amazing. I’m going to have to get a hold of one *very* soon. Will HaD be kind enough to apply for a sample and do a review?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,002.758275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/advent-calendar-of-circuits/ | Advent Calendar Of Circuits | Mike Szczys | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"advent calendar",
"alan yates",
"analog",
"circuits"
] | We missed 60% of it already, but luckily you can easily watch the back catalog of [Alan Yates’]
2011 Advent Calendar of Circuits
. As with
traditional Advent Calendars
he’s got a treat for every day in December leading up to Christmas. Instead of chocolate, the treat is a video about a different electronic circuit.
We ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "537650",
"author": "HRob",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T19:18:40",
"content": "Would have loved to have seen this a week and a half ago. Spent a long time trying to find the faulty light when it turned out to be the third to last.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,002.328171 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/welding-and-casting-abs/ | Welding And Casting ABS | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"3d printing",
"abs",
"glue"
] | Anybody who has a 3D printer always has a ton of useless plastic lying around. Some of that plastic may be from useless baubles, but most of it is in bad prints, short bits of filament, and general scraps. [Luke] found an interesting way
to put those ABS scraps to use
, and ended up turning trash into valuable plastic ... | 31 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "537619",
"author": "mohonri",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T18:28:15",
"content": "This could certainly come in handy for fixing my kids’ toys. Nothing I’ve tried seems to work up to this point, including an attempt to weld it with a low-temperature soldering iron (couldn’t get the heat... | 1,760,377,003.139898 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/making-paint-with-inorganic-chemistry/ | Making Paint With Inorganic Chemistry | Brian Benchoff | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"Chemistry",
"paint"
] | Back during the Renaissance, great artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael would create their own paints. Of course paint is very cheap and readily available, but that doesn’t mean you can’t
make your own paint
by playing with chemistry.
Last summer, [Sean] at the Philly hackerspace
Hive76
did some experiments... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "537579",
"author": "zrzzz",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T17:10:41",
"content": "That brown eye image reminds me of this prison reality show I saw recently where they showed this guy had painted all over his cell with a very readily availble brown pigment. I gotta think renaissance paint... | 1,760,377,002.800267 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/16/electronic-ornament-will-definitely-put-dave-on-santas-naughty-list/ | Electronic Ornament Will Definitely Put [Dave] On Santa’s “naughty” List | Mike Nathan | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"christmas",
"leds",
"ornament",
"PIC 18F27J53"
] | [Dave Vandenbout] says that his sister has gotten big on Christmas traditions, and decided that the whole family should start making ornaments for the tree each year. Not one to let a chance to tinker with electronics pass him by, [Dave]
started brainstorming the perfect electronic ornament for their tree.
He settled o... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "537530",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T15:22:30",
"content": "Bwaha, finally an ornament that’s interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "537541",
"author": "isama",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T15:33:38",
... | 1,760,377,002.852265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/saleae-logic-analyzer-knockoff-hacking/ | Saleae Logic Analyzer Knockoff Hacking | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"clone",
"knockoff",
"logic analyzer",
"saleae",
"usbee"
] | Despite what this module says on the case, it’s certainly not official Saleae Logic Analyzer hardware. [Jack Andrews] picked up this Chinese knockoff on eBay for about $18. When plugged into the computer the Saleae software picks it up as the official hardware. But [Jack] has seen other knockoffs which have a jumper to... | 72 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "537119",
"author": "Whatnot",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T00:48:49",
"content": "I wonder if you can do it computerside too, man-in-the-middle attack and intercept the system providing the ID’s, that must be doable since I don’t think they went all insane on protecting that so far.The ... | 1,760,377,002.640792 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/build-your-own-miniature-self-parking-car/ | Build Your Own Miniature Self Parking Car | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"atmega16",
"car",
"proximity sensor",
"self park"
] | [Achu Wilson] was watching TV when he saw an ad for Volkswagen’s latest Passat, which happens to come equipped with a park assist mode. This essentially allows the car to park itself with little to no user interaction. While these systems come as a pricey add-on option, he figured
he could build something similar
in hi... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "537097",
"author": "Alex McAlpine",
"timestamp": "2011-12-16T00:01:22",
"content": "Do I see vintage Capsela wheels on this build????!!?!?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "537138",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2011-12-1... | 1,760,377,002.536638 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/improving-terrible-computer-speakers/ | Improving Terrible Computer Speakers | Brian Benchoff | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"audio amplifier",
"speakers",
"stereo"
] | [Victor] likes to watch movies on his laptop, but the tiny speakers in his machine don’t do [John Williams] and other perfectly fine soundtracks justice. To pump up the jams a little bit, [Victor] got a pair of Trust Mila 2.0 speakers for Sinterklaas. Unfortunately, these speakers were terrible – noise everywhere, tinn... | 33 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "537012",
"author": "mohonri",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T22:18:19",
"content": "Soldering a TQFP deadbug style? Wow, this guy’s ambitious. I’m surprised he wasn’t able to find *any* amp in a PDIP package that would have met his requirements.Besides, he can’t drive more than 2.5W, pe... | 1,760,377,002.710174 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/censoring-all-the-f-words-on-tv/ | Censoring All The ‘F’ Words On TV | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"closed captions",
"video experimenter"
] | [Milton] sent in a build that censors every ‘F’ word on TV, and not just the one that rhymes with ‘duck,’ either.
His setup
sounds the alarm every time someone inside the moving picture box says a word that contains the letter F.
The build is based around Nootropic Design’s
Video Experimenter Shield
. This neat little ... | 25 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "536913",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T21:05:17",
"content": "“All [Milton] had to do so the ‘F word’ alarm could be sounded was strchr().”Trying to sound 133t?It is strstr() that allows you to locate a string in a string, NOT strchr()",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,003.201793 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/dilemmabox-brings-tactile-upvoting/ | Dilemmabox Brings Tactile Upvoting | Mike Szczys | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"dilemmabox",
"pull",
"rope"
] | Here’s a fun art installation which you might run into downtown. It’s called the Dilemmabox and lets you
pull a rope to up or down vote a question
. [Christoffer Lorang Dahl] realized that touchscreens are wiping out a lot of really fun user interfaces of yore. He incorporated the two hanging rope inputs as an homage t... | 7 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "534781",
"author": "Techartisan",
"timestamp": "2011-12-14T00:42:47",
"content": "In Norway this would work….look at the cute civilized couple thrilled to play with the interesting installation.In America the 3rd or 4th adult along would decide to test how hard they could pull the c... | 1,760,377,003.247175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/android-legs-stability-testing/ | Android Legs Stability Testing | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"balance",
"gyroscope",
"servo"
] | This is [James’] latest android build,
a set of legs that use gyroscopes for balance
.
He started off by planning the build with some LEGO pieces to get an idea of how each foot and leg joint would fit together. This let him achieve one of his goals. From the start he wanted to create a robot that would remain stable, ... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "534792",
"author": "monster",
"timestamp": "2011-12-14T00:57:12",
"content": "you can teach a robot to walk, but can you teach it… to love?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "534837",
"author": "Saul Goode",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,003.291688 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/troubleshooting-household-light-timers/ | Troubleshooting Household Light Timers | Mike Nathan | [
"Repair Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"desoldering",
"lights",
"relay",
"timer",
"transistor troubleshooting"
] | When [Todd Harrison’s] Christmas lights stayed on well past the pre-defined shut off time,
he knew there was something wrong with the timer.
He took the device into his workshop and spent some time diagnosing and repairing the device, a process he recorded for all to see.
After busting the screw-less timer open with a ... | 13 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "534625",
"author": "Conner",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T21:45:25",
"content": "I actually just hacked a broken light timer. The knob was busted so I couldn’t fix it. It ended up turning into this(http://www.instructables.com/id/3-Channel-arduino-Powered-Christmas-Light-Controll/). Alt... | 1,760,377,003.402014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/simple-ir-sensor-simplifies-laptop-audio-control/ | Simple IR Sensor Simplifies Laptop Audio Control | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"attiny13",
"ir",
"remote"
] | [Owen] has a fairly big project in the works, where he’ll need to use infrared light to send data wirelessly between two nodes. The only problem with his grand plan is that he has never built anything of the sort. As a learning exercise, he decided to try his hand at building
a wireless control interface for his laptop... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "534525",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T19:28:02",
"content": "LIRC?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "534570",
"author": "aarku",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T20:21:01",
"content": "I really admire the creativ... | 1,760,377,003.540876 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/ask-hackaday-organizing-a-growing-collection-of-electronic-odds-and-ends/ | Ask Hackaday: Organizing A Growing Collection Of Electronic Odds And Ends | Mike Nathan | [
"Ask Hackaday"
] | [
"Ask Hackaday",
"electronics parts",
"storage"
] | [Tim] wrote in, lamenting a problem that many of us can likely echo. Over the years, he has acquired all sorts of small electronic parts and components, along with tools and accessories – all of which are starting to crowd his workspace. He says that most of his stockpile is being stored in a tackle box, but it’s getti... | 54 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "534403",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T18:10:17",
"content": "I suggest two tackle boxes minimum: Capacitors and resistors. I keep common stuff in the bins inside, and the uncommon bulk inside a box within the tackle box.The only other suggestion I have is larger pol... | 1,760,377,003.836453 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/dial-1-to-get-siri-as-your-operator/ | Dial 1 To Get Siri As Your Operator | Brian Benchoff | [
"Phone Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"rotary phone",
"siri"
] | Back in the days of yore when hats were fashionable and color TV didn’t exist, there were real life people who would answer the phone if you dialed 0. These operators would provide directory assistance, and connect you to another number (such as KL5-8635). Apple’s Siri is a lot like an olde-timey phone operator, so [da... | 33 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "534375",
"author": "Brett",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T17:13:11",
"content": "Dialing 0 doesn’t “close the button too long”, it “closes the button” 10 times. C’mon, this is Hack A Day…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "534383",
... | 1,760,377,003.497963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/building-the-ocarina-of-time-with-an-fpga/ | Building The Ocarina Of Time With An FPGA | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"additive synthesis",
"audio synth",
"fpga",
"ocarina"
] | [Joe] and [Evan] wanted to have some fun with their FPGA course at Cornell. When faced with what to do at the beginning of the semester, they figured additive synthesis was a worthy pursuit. They ended up
building the Ocarina of Time
for their final project.
The guys started by recording a real ocarina and figuring out... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "534646",
"author": "resistator",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T22:19:11",
"content": "The title made me think someone had put the entire game + N64 on an FPGA. The actual project, while neat, isn’t nearly as impressive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,377,004.192602 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/13/half-keyboard-half-guitar-totally-radical-the-tabstrummer/ | Half Keyboard, Half Guitar, Totally Radical, The Tabstrummer! | Jeremy Cook | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"Atmel",
"guitar",
"midi",
"tabstrummer"
] | While tablature-based music probably annoys “properly” trained musicians to no end, it has given many musicians and musical-hobbyists their first introduction to the world of guitar. The
[Tabstrummer]
takes this to a whole new level, allowing chords to be programmed into this instrument and played back. Once pre-progra... | 26 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "534289",
"author": "Petran",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T15:41:02",
"content": "it’s very neat however I can’t understand what is its intended use. I don’t think that people who actually learn or play music would be keen on strumming fake strings and pressing buttons 1,1,1,2,2,1,3,1 et... | 1,760,377,003.95245 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/get-ready-to-play-some-wicked-air-harp/ | Get Ready To Play Some Wicked Air Harp | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"air harp",
"camcorder",
"fpga",
"green",
"vhdl"
] | Who needs a tactile interface when you can wave your hands in the air to make music?
Air String makes that possible
and surprisingly it does so without the use of a Kinect sensor.
In the image above, you can see that two green marker caps are used as plectra to draw music out of the non-existent strings. Judiciously pe... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "533676",
"author": "xorpunk",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T01:51:11",
"content": "also doable with rf+accelerometer+dsp+software in a production unit..this design has too many range limitations..a low-rf/power solution could drop data frames and still be accurate and smooth.the visual w... | 1,760,377,003.884893 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/kindle-fire-cover-from-a-moleskine-journal/ | Kindle Fire Cover From A Moleskine Journal | Mike Szczys | [
"Kindle hacks",
"Tablet Hacks"
] | [
"case",
"cover",
"kindle",
"kindle fire",
"moleskine",
"tablet"
] | [Kevin Haw] is the proud owner of a brand new Kindle Fire. But to protect the investment he wanted a nice looking case and decided that DIY was the way to go. He ended up
repurposing a Moleskine journal as a table cover
.
You can do this one yourself in under an hour. Most of the pages in these journals are sewn in pla... | 37 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "533651",
"author": "Neil",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T01:07:04",
"content": "The Moleskin costs more than a Kindle cover. Why did you do this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "539172",
"author": "Andreas",
"timest... | 1,760,377,004.02671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/simple-pcb-vise/ | Simple PCB Vise | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"clamp",
"nylon",
"pcb",
"polyethylene",
"uhmw"
] | This one almost got relegated to a links post, but [Ken’s]
simple PCB vise
(PDF) is just so useful we had to give it a standalone feature. It works so well because he made every design feature count.
For instance, the groove the holds the PCB (almost impossible to see here but look at the diagrams in the PDF linked abo... | 25 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "533572",
"author": "Tron9000",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T23:54:40",
"content": "Erm….vise……don’t you mean vice?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "533598",
"author": "Adrian",
"timestamp": "2011-12-13T00:35:41",
... | 1,760,377,004.083792 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/crunching-the-numbers-using-solar-cells-indoors/ | Crunching The Numbers: Using Solar Cells Indoors | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"photovoltaic",
"solar",
"test platform"
] | [Mathieu] was interested in using more solar cells for his everday electronics. He looked around but couldn’t find much information about using pholovoltaic for small indoor devices. We remember hearing some of the same things from [Dave Jones] in one of his EEVblog installments from a few years ago which looked at sol... | 27 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "533531",
"author": "xorpunk",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T22:54:52",
"content": "In a realistic scenario you’d have a charge controller and a data state storage method if data was involved, or termination handshake if signal was involved.I’ve been seeing people waste so much time over ... | 1,760,377,004.149294 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/sphere-morphing-hexabot-is-a-mechanical-jellyfish/ | Sphere Morphing Hexabot Is A Mechanical Jellyfish | Brian Benchoff | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"hexapod",
"morph",
"servo"
] | Once again, we’re wowed over [Zenta]’s
robotic skill
. A few months ago, [Zenta] posted a video of his
MorpHex hexapod spherebot
that left us awed. After a few long months, more bits of MorpHex have made it onto the chassis. [Zenta] says his project isn’t done but it’s still enough to knock our socks off.
Going through... | 35 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "533427",
"author": "raged",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T20:12:21",
"content": "Very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "533430",
"author": "heine",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T20:16:42",
"content": "This is truly impress... | 1,760,377,004.314666 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/muff-fones-sound-dirty-well-not-literally/ | Muff-Fones Sound Dirty; Well, Not Literally | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"ear muffs",
"ear warmers",
"headphones"
] | Baby, it’s cold outside. But that doesn’t stop [Grissini] from listening to some tunes when not indoors. He
added headphones to a pair of ear warmers
. We guess you could call them ear muffs, which is where the name comes from. But these are the newer type that wrap around the back of your head.
[Grissini] picked up a ... | 14 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "533362",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T19:11:00",
"content": "Really?Yes, there is a magical pocket that just so happens to be “perfect for accepting speakers”. Well, that’s cause they were made for that exact purpose!In fact, I had a pair of these “newer style” ear muf... | 1,760,377,004.368007 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/decorating-an-ent-for-christmas/ | Decorating An Ent For Christmas | Mike Szczys | [
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"christmas tree",
"ent",
"processing",
"servo"
] | These images may look the same, but if you peer closely at the one on the left you’ll notice the eyes staring back at you. It seems animatronic decor is in this year, and we think [Fjord Carver’s]
talking Christmas tree
is one of the better offerings.
He picked up the diminutive tree at the dollar store, then started a... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "536858",
"author": "Fjordcarver",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T20:10:46",
"content": "You forgot to mention that the speech is being generated(via free tts) and is not pre-recorded.It’d be a snap to have him read a feed, or tell some jokes from some text files(I linked to a video of a s... | 1,760,377,004.245072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/impromptu-lamp-runs-linux/ | Impromptu Lamp Runs Linux | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"ethernet",
"fox",
"lamp",
"lx832",
"rgb"
] | This LED lamp, which uses a soda cup as a lampshade, is
Internet enabled thanks to a Linux board
(
translated
). To say the system is overpowered would be a gross understatement. But at least there’s plenty of room for growth.
The lamp is really just a hardware extension for the Linux board. A half-dozen colored LEDs a... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "536835",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T19:49:38",
"content": "Gives a new definition to “Runs on a LAMP stack…”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "537082",
"author": "resistator",
"timestamp": "2011-12... | 1,760,377,004.407276 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/smother-yourself-in-addressable-leds/ | Smother Yourself In Addressable LEDs | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"burning man",
"led",
"nano",
"rgb",
"spi",
"suit"
] | Guess where this guy’s headed in his suit of many colors? If you said Burning Man give your self a pat on the back. After making a half-hearted EL suit for the festival in 2010 [Sander] decided he needed to step it up this year. He
bought and affixed 200 LED modules to this suit
so that he could light up the night.
The... | 10 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "536715",
"author": "PattyD",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T18:05:12",
"content": "I am a software engineer that is just getting into hardware stuff… I bought my first arduino a few weeks ago… I am wondering if anyone has any links/insight into how he managed to individually control all o... | 1,760,377,004.705581 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/15/twitter-enabled-candy-machine-dispenses-treats-on-command/ | Twitter-enabled Candy Machine Dispenses Treats On Command | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"awesome",
"candy",
"servo",
"twitter"
] | [Michael Nilsson] and [Markus Olsson] were contemplating how to motivate members of their dev team when they came up with the idea of
a candy machine that automatically dispenses treats
when someone has earned it.
They picked up a candy machine, a continuous rotation servo and a controller, then got busy automating the... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "536451",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T15:09:40",
"content": "Oooh, you might want to remove those real names from the post. I can imagine that thing is going to be dispensing several tons of candy when the internet gets hold of it.(except it will run out in a few minute... | 1,760,377,004.799981 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/14/geared-system-adds-rfid-to-regular-door-locks/ | Geared System Adds RFID To Regular Door Locks | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"door",
"lock",
"rfid"
] | [Flowolf] added an
auto-locking RFID entry system to his front door
. He used our favorite fabrication system, acrylic and threaded rod (we also like to throw in aluminum angle bracket from time to time). The support structure mounts underneath the escutcheon plate for the lockset, keeping the main acrylic sheet flat a... | 13 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "535887",
"author": "metalwolf",
"timestamp": "2011-12-15T00:28:33",
"content": "I have been planning on something like this, the rfid tag would be put in my watch band so as i reach out to grab the door handle it would read the card and unlock the door.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,004.757246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/14/high-speed-stepper-driving-25k-steps-per-second/ | High Speed Stepper Driving: 25k Steps Per Second | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"driver",
"dspic33",
"stepper motor"
] | Stepper motors are pretty easy to control with a microcontroller. But if you’re looking to run then at a high number of revolutions per second things get tricky pretty quickly. [Uwe’s] been learning about and building stepper drivers for years, and recently he decided to
build a high-performance driver based on a Micro... | 30 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "535851",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2011-12-14T23:20:44",
"content": "I can’t help feeling that it would be a lot less noisy and difficult to just use a normal motor and PWM drive. I would have thought the advantage of steppers is that you can step to a particular point rather t... | 1,760,377,004.999264 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/14/lighted-acrylic-christmas-ornaments/ | Lighted Acrylic Christmas Ornaments | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks",
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"acrylic",
"cnc",
"lexan",
"light pipe",
"ornament"
] | If you’ve gone to the trouble of building your own CNC mill we know you’re always on the lookout for things to use it for. [Boris Landoni] wrote in with just the thing for the holiday season;
a set of lighted acrylic Christmas ornaments
.
One of the interesting properties of acrylic is how it reacts when edge-lit. The ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "535836",
"author": "nathangray",
"timestamp": "2011-12-14T22:42:44",
"content": "These are very nice. Wish I had a cnc.I’ve got a hand-cut acrylic star with a blinkm on the top of the tree, with a wall wart hidden beside the trunk. Very cool, but prone to scratching, so it has to ... | 1,760,377,004.926413 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/10/a-little-fire-breathing-pony-to-call-your-own/ | A Little Fire Breathing Pony To Call Your Own | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"fire",
"fire breathing",
"grill igniter",
"horse",
"pony",
"starter fluid"
] | [Lvl_joe] has been having a little
fun with fire and an animatronic pony
. The skeletal horse seen above is a child’s toy denuded of its original plush shell. That’s a good thing, because those synthetic fibers don’t play very nicely with flames. The toy originally retailed for around $300 bucks, but if you’re lucky, l... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "531848",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2011-12-10T20:31:05",
"content": "He gets my vote for “Dad of the Year”!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "531852",
"author": "Danniel Ingrem",
"timestamp": "2011-12-10T20:42:59"... | 1,760,377,005.110493 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/10/nine-not-so-easy-steps-to-build-a-singing-tesla-coil/ | Nine Not-so-easy Steps To Build A Singing Tesla Coil | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"high voltage",
"music",
"tesla coil",
"torroid"
] | We love a good Tesla coil music performance, but have never really considered building our own. After reading [TheHomebrewGuru’s]
guide to musical Tesla coils
we’re still not considering it. Whether or not you’re going to undertake the project, his massive writeup is worth a look.
The tutorial begins at the beginning, ... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "531786",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2011-12-10T18:35:26",
"content": "For those willing to trade the fun, time and difficulty in starting from scratch and sourcing pieces for the laziness in getting a kit, I suggest taking a look athttp://easternvoltageresearch.com/That’s were ... | 1,760,377,005.156288 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/10/ian-shops-akihabara/ | [Ian] Shops Akihabara | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"akihabara",
"dangerous prototypes",
"ian lesnet"
] | Hackaday alum and Dangerous Prototypes founder [Ian Lesnet] is in Japan and he’s been spending a lot of time at Akihabara Electric Town. For those that don’t recognize the name, this is an electronic components extravaganza with buildings packed full of small shops each specializing in different merchandise. For instan... | 32 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "531728",
"author": "DanJ",
"timestamp": "2011-12-10T17:09:51",
"content": "I’ve always made fun of shop-o-holics and the TV channels dedicated to selling stuff. I’m afraid a place like this would turn me into a hypocrite of the highest order while simultaneously melting down my cre... | 1,760,377,005.635639 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/10/weekly-roundup-121011/ | Weekly Roundup 12/10/11 | Jack Buffington | [
"Weekly Roundup"
] | [
"weekly roundup"
] | In case you missed them the first time, here are our most popular posts from the past week.
In first place is a post that made our mothers’ wash our mouths out with soap.
It is a periodic table of swearing!
Up next is a post about
a micromouse robot that can run a maze faster than you would think is possible
. Watch ... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,005.672204 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/09/rc-blimp-uses-a-party-balloon-for-lift/ | R/C Blimp Uses A Party Balloon For Lift | Brian Benchoff | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"blimp",
"remote control"
] | Here’s a
really tiny r/c blimp
that doesn’t need several cubic feet of Helium to get off the ground.
Instructables user [masynmachien] has been building r/c blimps for over a decade now, and this latest build is meant to have the same specs as
this nanoblimp
. The build is based on an 11-inch party balloon that can pro... | 21 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "531218",
"author": "fakename",
"timestamp": "2011-12-09T22:09:09",
"content": "One word: awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "531223",
"author": "pRtkL xLr8r",
"timestamp": "2011-12-09T22:12:28",
"content": "OM... | 1,760,377,005.059258 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/09/simulating-pentile-rgbg-displays/ | Simulating PenTile RGBG Displays | Mike Szczys | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"nexus one",
"pentile",
"rgbg"
] | Here’s an interesting experiment that lets you
simulate PenTile displays on a normal LCD monitor
. [Barrett Blackwood] wanted to test out how some graphics look on PenTile RGBG displays with different pixel densities. These
PenTile RGBG
matrices are sometimes used in OLED displays. For instance, the Nexus One smart pho... | 22 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "531191",
"author": "Wizzard",
"timestamp": "2011-12-09T21:16:22",
"content": "That’s pretty neat.It’s also interesting that nomatter what the scale, the image appears red on my CRT (which I still use and love).Also, the same image can be dragged from the CRT (primary) to my LCD (sec... | 1,760,377,005.421942 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/09/pyxis-3-hits-beta-rebranded-as-gadgetos/ | Pyxis 3 Hits Beta; Rebranded As Gadgetos | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arm",
"gadgetos",
"pyxis",
"skewworks"
] | The
beta version of Pyxis 3 is now available
. Skewworks continues to develop the ARM operating system, and with the transition to version 3 they’ve given it a new name: Gadgetos. One big difference from
Pyxis 2
is that the new kernal is closed source. But they’ve taken steps to ensure that the OS is still hardware ind... | 24 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "531167",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2011-12-09T20:20:02",
"content": "or.. you know. just use uclinux with matchbox or something.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "531169",
"author": "JackTheVendicator",
"time... | 1,760,377,005.346634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/ge-color-effects-hacking-for-the-nautically-inclined/ | GE Color Effects Hacking For The Nautically Inclined | Mike Nathan | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"christmas",
"color effects",
"led",
"pic"
] | [Jim] wrote in to share some work he did with GE Color Effects LED lights in an effort
to create a light display for his boat.
He saw
our coverage of the Color Effects G-35 hacking
efforts by DeepDarc last year, and knew that they would be prefect for the boat. He did some careful scouring of eBay to score 8 strings of... | 7 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "533294",
"author": "Flokos",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T18:14:10",
"content": "Im curious how he managed to make the leds adressable since every string comes fixed in one cord.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "533814",
"a... | 1,760,377,005.56799 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/nokia-n900-control-pad-is-perfect-for-gaming-on-the-go/ | Nokia N900 Control Pad Is Perfect For Gaming On The Go | Mike Nathan | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"addon",
"ATmega8A",
"game",
"gamepad",
"N900",
"nokia"
] | [Andrzej] loves his Nokia N900, noting that it makes a great portable gaming device. Since it supports a wide array of emulators, it’s perfect for indulging his gaming nostalgia on the go. He says that the one downside to the N900 is that its keyboard doesn’t make gaming easy, nor comfortable.
To make gaming a big more... | 16 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "533265",
"author": "vic",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T17:35:11",
"content": "i would fill the pcb with silicon, and carefully make a case of hot retractable black plastic for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "533276",
"author... | 1,760,377,005.791373 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/a-clock-made-out-of-some-very-weird-tubes/ | A Clock Made Out Of Some Very Weird Tubes | Brian Benchoff | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"crt",
"neon",
"nixie",
"nixie clock",
"numitron",
"thyratron"
] | If you’re like [Richard], you’ve got a few really rare components lying around. Maybe it’s a very weird micro or a really tiny CRT, but eventually you’ve got to build something with these parts. When [Richard] decided to put some ITS1A neon display tubes to use, he fell back to the old standby – a
really awesome clock
... | 20 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "533154",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T16:23:59",
"content": "I hate waiting for the server to recover from hackaday users overloading it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "533262",
"author": "keru",
... | 1,760,377,005.892047 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/12/dimming-ac-lights-the-hard-way/ | Dimming AC Lights The Hard Way | Brian Benchoff | [
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"ac",
"christmas lights",
"pwm"
] | It’s that time of year again where the thermometer drops, the sun sets earlier, and we try to warm our hearts with the solstice festival that is common in our own respective cultures. Of course we all need a few strings of lights, but wouldn’t it be great if we had
PWM controlled dimmable lights
?
When he started out o... | 21 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "533087",
"author": "bearmos",
"timestamp": "2011-12-12T14:37:23",
"content": "generally,decent AC SSR’shave zero cross detectors built in. . .what did i miss? I looked for a reference to the p\\n of relay being used, but couldn’t find one from a quick skim of the pages. . .",
"... | 1,760,377,006.451646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/11/chrono-tomic-shield-helps-your-arduino-keep-perfect-time/ | Chrono-tomic Shield Helps Your Arduino Keep Perfect Time | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arduino",
"atomic time",
"MCP79410N",
"PIC16F",
"rtc",
"shield",
"wwvb"
] | [Josh] and his lab partner [Eric] needed a final project for their Embedded Systems Design class, and thought that designing an Arduino shield would be a cool idea. They noticed that there are plenty of ways to get an Arduino to keep time, though none that they knew of utilized WWVB (Atomic Time) signals directly.
The ... | 28 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "532404",
"author": "Vince Mulhollon",
"timestamp": "2011-12-11T19:37:56",
"content": "Pair the WWVB RX with a servo driver, write some code that boils down to “read da time, translate in some lookup tables and such, write to da servos, sleep for about half a second, repeat”Make some... | 1,760,377,005.73877 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/11/detecting-seismic-waves-with-a-piezo-element/ | Detecting Seismic Waves With A Piezo Element | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"charge amp",
"ethernet shield",
"pachube",
"seismic activity"
] | While we normally see piezo elements being used to output audio, [Veedo] thought that they could
be used in a more useful manner.
He bought way too many piezo film tabs and decided to use them to build a makeshift seismic sensor.
The piezo tabs came with weights attached at one end, though while testing them, he found ... | 14 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "532352",
"author": "kelvin",
"timestamp": "2011-12-11T17:46:17",
"content": "lets hope he hasn’t got wood flooring!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "532384",
"author": "Reg",
"timestamp": "2011-12-11T18:41:04",
"conte... | 1,760,377,005.835831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/11/hackaday-links-december-11-2011/ | Hackaday Links: December 11, 2011 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"light tube",
"mill",
"rectifier",
"robot arm",
"slide whistle"
] | Drilling square holes
We’re still a bit baffled by the physics of this, but apparently it’s possible to drill a square hole with a round bit. This
video shows square holes being milled
using a cutter which is offset from the center of the bit. [Thanks Jordan]
LED Motorcycle headlight driven by mains
[William] found a w... | 23 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "532293",
"author": "bsom",
"timestamp": "2011-12-11T15:20:38",
"content": "http://www.ohgizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/watts_drill_animated.gif",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "532303",
"author": "Toblerone Rolo Combo",... | 1,760,377,006.005089 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/08/ir-remote-for-dslr-cameras/ | IR Remote For DSLR Cameras | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"dslr",
"shutter"
] | Since most DSLR cameras now have an IR communication port, [Julius] thought it would be a good idea to build an
IR shutter release remote
. He has released the plans for two versions; a single sided hand etched one, and a double sided one to have made professionally. He notes that it should have a range of at least 10 ... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "530274",
"author": "loueney",
"timestamp": "2011-12-08T21:53:22",
"content": "wow i’m really digging that little battery",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "530317",
"author": "Jim Bollo",
"timestamp": "2011-12-08T22:55:25",... | 1,760,377,005.942455 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/08/hack-a-webcam-and-a-film-camera-into-a-usb-microscope/ | Hack A Webcam And A Film Camera Into A USB Microscope | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"macro",
"micro",
"webcam"
] | Most of you probably have a webcam sitting around somewhere, and after all the high voltage projects you’ve done using disposable cameras, we bet you have some camera lenses too. You could always do what [Butch] did and
combine the lens from the camera with the webcam to do some up close inspection
.
This seems like so... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "530238",
"author": "N0LKK",
"timestamp": "2011-12-08T21:06:10",
"content": "Nice project, but more akin to a USB jewelers loupe that it is a a USB microscope. Handy for saving an image, something you can’t do with with a standard loupe that’s always ready to use anywhere any time.",... | 1,760,377,006.261579 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/08/dj-sures-digs-up-another-80s-robot-toy-makes-it-awesome/ | [DJ Sures] Digs Up Another 80s Robot Toy, Makes It Awesome | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"ez-Robot",
"Omnibot-2000",
"toy"
] | [DJ Sures] just can’t help himself from tinkering with robot toys built in the 80s. This time,
he got his hands on an Omnibot-2000
(not to be confused with
his other Omnibot hack
), and updated it for the 21st century.
After its obligatory run through the dishwasher, the robot was fitted with two heavy duty servos in e... | 16 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "530013",
"author": "m1ndtr1p",
"timestamp": "2011-12-08T16:22:03",
"content": "Very nice, the Omnibot seems to be the perfect base for this, unlike many of the store bought plastic robots, this one actually has room inside to stuff lots of upgraded electronics.I’m not really into ro... | 1,760,377,006.315922 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/12/08/hand-made-carbon-fiber-violin-is-a-stunning-work-of-craftsmanship/ | Hand Made Carbon Fiber Violin Is A Stunning Work Of Craftsmanship | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"awesome",
"carbon fiber",
"hand made",
"violin"
] | Building a violin by hand is no easy task, but
constructing one out of carbon fiber
is an amazing feat! Carpenter [Ken] had never made a violin before, nor built anything substantial out of carbon fiber, and he figured the best way to learn was by doing.
He spent a good bit of time measuring and drawing out his design ... | 40 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "529942",
"author": "WyreTheWolf",
"timestamp": "2011-12-08T14:25:50",
"content": "That is amazing. Very well done.Would like to see a video.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "529945",
"author": "GameboyRMH",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,006.390963 |
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