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https://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/nes-controller-is-a-slick-way-to-carry-around-your-portable-os/ | NES Controller Is A Slick Way To Carry Around Your Portable OS | Mike Nathan | [
"computer hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"flash",
"linux",
"nes",
"sd card",
"usb"
] | [Oliver] had an old NES controller laying around, and without any other use for it, he decided to
repurpose it as a portable storage device.
He gutted most of the controller, removing the plastic standoffs, leaving the D-pad and remaining buttons intact. He crammed a 32 GB flash drive inside, along with the guts from a... | 14 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "507704",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-11-13T22:57:24",
"content": "Konami code should act as a reboot button.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "507705",
"author": "Japa",
"timestamp": "2011-11-13T22:57:48",... | 1,760,377,030.108813 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/chicken-light-keeps-up-egg-production/ | Chicken Light Keeps Up Egg Production | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"chicken coop",
"eggs",
"light",
"relay"
] | It turns out that as the days get shorter, chickens lay fewer eggs. But you can trick them into keep up production using artificial light. [Jpitz31] decided to
build his own timed coop light
to bridge the gap until the days of plentiful sunlight return.
He already had an LED camping light to use, but needed to find a w... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "507651",
"author": "Markp",
"timestamp": "2011-11-13T21:08:53",
"content": "I’d have thought a light sensor would make more sense as the days get progressively shorter.Can’t say I’m a fan of artificial lighting for chickens, it shortens their life span and I’d rather have fewer eggs... | 1,760,377,030.455349 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/colornode-a-drop-in-ge-color-effects-led-controller/ | ColorNode: A Drop-in GE Color Effects LED Controller | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"GE color effects",
"jeenode",
"led"
] | [Paul] was looking to spice up his holiday decorations this year, so he picked up some GE Color Effects lights
and started hacking away.
We’ve already seen how
hacker-friendly these LED bulbs are
, which is why [Paul] decided to give them a try. His ultimate goal was to synchronize several sets of lights from one locat... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "507739",
"author": "Joe Banks",
"timestamp": "2011-11-14T00:26:31",
"content": "Very cool hack! Please post a video and github code when you get it finished!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "507812",
"author": "bean",
"ti... | 1,760,377,030.006479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/sous-vide-with-racing-stripes/ | Sous Vide With Racing Stripes | Brian Benchoff | [
"cooking hacks"
] | [
"sous-vide"
] | We’re not going to question the logic that went into putting
racing stripes on a slow cooker
, but [Evan]’s sous vide machine is the most professional one we’ve seen.
After [Evan] found a
cooking book
that went into the physics and chemistry of making a meal, he wanted to make some really good meals. Sous vide spoke ou... | 11 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "507601",
"author": "Mikey Sklar",
"timestamp": "2011-11-13T19:40:07",
"content": "Sweet build. I like the racing stripe enclosure for the controller. What’s the bath enclosure made out of?I sous-vide daily with a open hardware kit (the yatc2http://screwdecaf.cx/yatc.html). I’d like ... | 1,760,377,029.889849 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/rebuilding-a-bridgeport-mill/ | Rebuilding A Bridgeport Mill | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bridgeport mill",
"cnc",
"tool hacks"
] | It looks like the Internet’s resident steampunker is moving up a century or two. [Jake Von Slatt]
rebuilt the CNC portion
of a Bridgeport Series II mill so it can interface with a computer. It’s a feat even more impressive than
moving the mill
into [Jake]’s garage.
The first step of the build was tearing out the BOSS 5... | 40 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "507518",
"author": "David Li",
"timestamp": "2011-11-13T16:34:24",
"content": "Use NX7?It’ll cost you though.Or you can learn how to program in g-code..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "507519",
"author": "Monty Werthington",... | 1,760,377,029.961854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/13/a-kinect-primer/ | A Kinect Primer | Jeremy Cook | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"Kinect",
"linux",
"microsoft"
] | Yes, the Kinect is over one year old now, and after some initial unhappiness from [Microsoft], it’s become a hacker’s best friend. [Eric] decided to celebrate this with an
Article all about how it works
. If you’re new to this piece of hardware and want to get into working with it, this should be a good hacking introd... | 10 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "507491",
"author": "blue carbuncle",
"timestamp": "2011-11-13T15:02:27",
"content": "I think Microsoft has learned a lot from their earlier errors and from how people view the walled garden of Apple. The Kinect was an interesting project overall and I am glad they released it as “u... | 1,760,377,030.053935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/11/steampunk-wings-bigger-heavier-and-steampunkier/ | Steampunk Wings: Bigger, Heavier, And Steampunkier | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"archangel",
"gears",
"mdf",
"steampunk",
"wings",
"wooden gears",
"xmen"
] | This
pair of backpack-mounted wings
was conceived after seeing the Angel/Archangel character in the movie X-Men: The Last Stand. They measure 14’6″ inches across, but they fold up so that the wearer can actually get around in them. The mechanism is built from MDF, using several layers of gears cut from the material as ... | 18 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "506188",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T23:38:09",
"content": "Needs a butt ton of brass/fake patina paints. Otherwise, awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "506197",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"... | 1,760,377,030.407956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/11/lufa-open-source-usb-stack-now-for-nxp-arm-processors/ | LUFA Open Source USB Stack Now For NXP ARM Processors | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"News"
] | [
"arm",
"AVR",
"cortex-m3",
"lufa",
"nxp",
"usb"
] | Looks like the Lightweight USB Framework for AVRs
(LUFA) has just been ported for ARM microcontrollers
. NXP recently released a package for their LPC Cortex M3 family of ARM controllers. You won’t find a reference to LUFA on their nxpUSBlib description page (which we think is kind of sad), but if you grab a copy of th... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "506140",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T22:17:07",
"content": "Another option is the NXP LPC 1342 which has on-chip USB HID.If you want to use USB for something low-bandwidth, this is a great option since it saves a few precious KB for program memory. The best part is ... | 1,760,377,030.156911 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/11/ipad-2-gets-a-home-in-hacked-idj-live-console/ | IPad 2 Gets A Home In Hacked IDJ Live Console | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"iDJ Live",
"ipad",
"ipad 2"
] | [DJ FileSpnR]
did a number on this IDJ Live hardware
to make room for an integrated iPad. Those that have seen the hardware before may not even recognize it. In stock condition the controller has two turn-table actuators with cross-fader control in between them. The iPad perches on top like a book, making it a fairly b... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "506041",
"author": "roboman2444",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T20:29:12",
"content": "physical turntable things are much much easier to scratch on than an ipad…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "506064",
"author": "xeracy",
... | 1,760,377,030.356118 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/11/thailand-residents-use-hacks-to-make-the-best-of-a-horrible-situation/ | Thailand Residents Use Hacks To Make The Best Of A Horrible Situation | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"disaster",
"flood",
"thailand"
] | Thailand is dealing with horrible flooding right now. Despite the hardship, people still need to get around and go on with life so many have come up with clever hacks to make this disaster more manageable. [Jan] wrote in to let us know about
this collection of flood-related hacks
which he’s put together. They are wide-... | 24 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "505939",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T16:47:05",
"content": "My favourite has to be the motorised swan!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "505950",
"author": "Pharaoh Tech",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T17:... | 1,760,377,030.21605 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/11/led-strip-and-uc-add-some-flash-to-your-tail-lights/ | LED Strip And UC Add Some Flash To Your Tail Lights | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"brake lights",
"juke",
"led strip",
"nissan"
] | [Dave] spiced up his new 2012 Nissan Juke with a little tail-light amendment. You can see that outlining the rim of the light enclosure is a series of dots. This is
an LED strip that he added to augment the brake lights
. It’s glued in place, and features side emitting LEDs so that the light will be focused behind the ... | 30 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "505868",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T15:09:46",
"content": "No “video after the break”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "506061",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T21:00:32",
... | 1,760,377,030.6036 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/11/150-cnc-mill-is-a-tad-slow-but-very-solid/ | $150 CNC Mill Is A Tad Slow But Very Solid | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cheap",
"cnc",
"diy"
] | Like just about everyone else out there, [Adam] thinks that CNC machines are pretty cool – so cool that
he decided to build one of his own
from scratch.
The CNC machine was constructed mostly out of MDF and scrap wood, with drawer slides used for smooth gantry movement. An off-brand rotary tool was used to do the actua... | 19 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "505799",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2011-11-11T14:05:01",
"content": "This is darn near exactly like the one I built a while back.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "505846",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2011... | 1,760,377,030.534818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/rgb-upgrade-for-ikea-single-color-fiber-optic-lamp/ | RGB Upgrade For Ikea Single Color Fiber Optic Lamp | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"fiber optics",
"ikea",
"lamp",
"strala"
] | Five bucks will buy you a STRÅLA lamp from Ikea. It’s a battery operated hanging lamp that pipes the light out through multiple branches of fiber optic bundles. But you’ll only get white out of this, which is pretty boring. [Boris] decided to
swap out the stock LED for an RGB unit
and drive it with an Arduino.
The lamp... | 23 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "505301",
"author": "pall.e",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T22:06:56",
"content": "I saw these at Ikea this weekend and was thinking about the exact same thing. Glad to see it can be done pretty easily.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,031.280644 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/15/audio-output-selection-courtesy-of-the-internet/ | Audio Output Selection Courtesy Of The Internet | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"ethernet",
"relay",
"shield"
] | [Peter] was tired of crawling behind his desktop computer to switch between headphones and speakers. We feel his pain, as the headphone port on our computer speakers has its own demonic hum rendering the jack useless to us. His solution was to
build this output selector board, then control it via the network
.
A relay ... | 37 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "509317",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-11-15T19:08:43",
"content": "Isn’t it possible to just use an Arduino and ethernet shield to accomplish this? Why involve a relay at all? Just use the Arduino to buffer and “stream” the inputs? The voltage range and sampling rate... | 1,760,377,031.218151 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/15/colorhug-a-reasonably-priced-completely-open-color-calibration-tool/ | ColorHug: A Reasonably-priced, Completely Open Color Calibration Tool | Mike Nathan | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"color calibration",
"ColorHug",
"monitor calibration"
] | [Richard] wanted to create a color profile for his computer monitor, but he wasn’t thrilled with the existing color calibration offerings he found for sale. Color calibration tools can be somewhat costly, but even more troubling to [Richard] was the fact that they are all closed source. Closed hardware and closed softw... | 27 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "509215",
"author": "Just me",
"timestamp": "2011-11-15T16:28:03",
"content": "Seems interesting. How the device is calibrated? I’m student in university that does research on colors and it would be nice to know if open source and hardware is able to measure colors accurately. Though... | 1,760,377,031.391658 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/15/solder-reflow-toaster-oven/ | Solder Reflow Toaster Oven | Brian Benchoff | [
"cooking hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"reflow",
"reflow oven",
"smdsoldering",
"toaster oven"
] | [Sebastian] needed a small solder oven so he bought himself a
small toaster oven
(Spanish,
Google Translate
). It’s not the kind of thing we’d make our breakfast in now, but for soldering it’s a very nice oven.
After a little bit of research on Google, [Sebastian] discovered that the best technique when dealing with re... | 22 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "509208",
"author": "Dangger",
"timestamp": "2011-11-15T16:18:19",
"content": "Would a small convection fan help keep the temperature from stratifying and constant? A digital PID and thermocouple would be nice to dial in the perfect temperature.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,031.026662 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/15/the-origin-of-the-arduino/ | The Origin Of The Arduino | Jeremy Cook | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ivrea",
"origin",
"processor"
] | If you ever wondered how the Arduino came into being, check out [IEEE Spectrum’s] article entitled “
The Making of Arduino
.” From it’s humble origins in Northern Italy, the Arduino, as shown by a large number of projects featured at [HAD], has become the go-to processor for DIY processing power. It’s cost (around $30)... | 17 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "509133",
"author": "Miros2424",
"timestamp": "2011-11-15T14:20:26",
"content": "Just to let you know, “Bar Di Re Arduino” means “The bar of the king Arduino” whoever he was.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "509146",
"author":... | 1,760,377,031.44547 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/14/build-your-own-stereolithographic-3d-printer/ | Build Your Own Stereolithographic 3D Printer | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"sla",
"stereolithograpy"
] | [Andy’s] 3D printer build
uses lasers to create objects from goo
. The Stereolithographic process uses resin that is cured by UV light to create the finished product. A single laser mounted to a CNC gantry is able to precisely target a point on the surface of the resin to begin the printing process. As the layers are b... | 26 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "508693",
"author": "Regulus",
"timestamp": "2011-11-15T00:24:18",
"content": "3D printing is so darn cool.When can we buy this in a department store?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "508822",
"author": "Tim",
"... | 1,760,377,031.08961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/14/nixie-clock-exhibits-well-fabricated-metal-bezel/ | Nixie Clock Exhibits Well Fabricated Metal Bezel | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"nixie",
"nixie tube"
] | [Matt Evans] achieves
a total win with his Nixie clock
. Not only does he have the benefit of the retro display hardware, but he really catches our eye with the enclosure he built for it.
The project had its genesis when he came across a set of the Nixie Tubes in a surplus store. This was back in 2007, and with parts i... | 16 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "508670",
"author": "Per Jensen",
"timestamp": "2011-11-14T23:56:26",
"content": "WOOOOOW! – That’s what i call handiwork! – That guy has his hands screwed right on, beautiful handmade case. Those special Nixie sockets and tubes come from an old Hewlett Packard Digital Multimeter or ... | 1,760,377,031.143061 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/14/ft-2232-bridges-python-and-i2cspi/ | FT-2232 Bridges Python And I2C/SPI | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"ft-2232",
"ftdi",
"i2c",
"mpsse",
"python",
"spi"
] | You might already have the hardware on hand to easily
interface I2C and SPI devices with Python scripts on your computer
. The board seen above is an FT-2232 breakout board. These chips are often used to facilitate JTAG programming via USB, but they have other features that might be useful to you as well. The chip has ... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "508626",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2011-11-14T22:45:48",
"content": "Next up: a 7805 stabilizes voltage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "508650",
"author": "sokrasins",
"timestamp": "2011-11-14T23:21:37",
"conten... | 1,760,377,031.328236 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/20-kilovolts-replaces-push-pins-on-this-bulletin-board/ | 20 Kilovolts Replaces Push Pins On This Bulletin Board | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"bulletin board",
"electrostatic",
"high voltage"
] | Electrical Engineers don’t need push pins. That’s because they know how to control electrons! [Sven] put his knowledge of these subatomic particles to use when
building his high voltage bulletin board
. It uses a set of vertically strung wires to keep paper pinned against the board. The wires have high voltage at low c... | 89 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "505263",
"author": "PaulGranis",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T21:12:21",
"content": "“almost completely safe”Got to love qualifiers when talking about safety. There’s only a 0.001% chance it could turn little Billy into an instant cooked Billy meal.Great project though. New spin on old ... | 1,760,377,031.564997 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/toilet-buddy-helps-cover-up-bathroom-noises/ | Toilet Buddy Helps Cover Up Bathroom Noises | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"ir sensor",
"light sensor",
"propeller",
"Toilet Buddy"
] | When it comes to bathroom etiquette, [Nick] and the crew at Gadget Gangster are nothing less than proper gentlemen. Inspired by a Japanese toilet that automatically plays a “courtesy flush” noise in an effort to conserve water while masking sounds,
they created the Toilet Buddy.
While the Toilet Buddy does nothing to c... | 26 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "505227",
"author": "Tinkering Engineer",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T20:13:38",
"content": "Ok, let’s be honest. There’s only one use for this, and it’s evil.People are going to use it to play messages such as, “I see you had corn for dinner last night,” and “Whoa! You really should ge... | 1,760,377,031.719022 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/hackaday-links-november-10-2011/ | Hackaday Links: November 10, 2011 | Brian Benchoff | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"amateur radio",
"document scanner",
"go bag",
"haptics",
"macro lens",
"midi",
"msp430",
"photography",
"radio repeater",
"ti launchpad"
] | Experimentations with haptics
[Chris] sent in two videos (
1
,
2
) documenting his experiments with haptic feedback. He’s recording the position of a DC motor and can either play it back or send it to another motor. It’s very similar to the
kissing robot
we saw earlier this year, but we’re not making any judgments.
Mob... | 11 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "505202",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T19:31:01",
"content": "Love the Echolink go-bag. I can see it being very useful in SAR efforts and emergencies that are not large scale. That being said, I don’t see it being very useful in a widespread emergency… It relies on cell... | 1,760,377,031.817611 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/jarvis-opens-the-door-at-p-space/ | Jarvis Opens The Door At P-Space | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackerspaces",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"electronic strike",
"p-space",
"rfid",
"xbee"
] | It seems like every Hackerspace should have some type of kludged together access system on their entry door. [Vasilis] wrote in to share the
system called Jarvis that controls access to P-Space
, a Hackerspace in Patras, Greece. It’s an RFID-based system that offers a few nice features.
They already have a server runni... | 8 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "505197",
"author": "Dimitris Tzortzis",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T19:21:37",
"content": "To put it simply:http://youtu.be/WVzp4MJRKHc?t=4s",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "505259",
"author": "ty",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T... | 1,760,377,031.766839 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/bullhorn-mod-lets-you-disperse-angry-crowds-to-the-dulcet-tones-of-kenny-g/ | Bullhorn Mod Lets You Disperse Angry Crowds To The Dulcet Tones Of [Kenny G] | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"audio input",
"line in",
"megaphone"
] | [Randy] had a cheap megaphone, and like most models in this price range, it didn’t have an audio input jack on board.
He wanted the ability to pipe both music and audio from an external mic
through the megaphone, and in a brief tutorial, he shows how he modified his bullhorn to do just that.
Most megaphones carry their... | 11 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "505141",
"author": "KanchoBlindside",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T17:43:58",
"content": "Amateur!I would have gone the route of Captain & Tennille.More stopping power, like an unjacketed .40 wadcutter.(secretly copying this awesome mod for my own Radio Shack late 1980s-era bullhorn",
... | 1,760,377,031.862534 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/rfid-reading-and-spoofing/ | RFID Reading And Spoofing | Brian Benchoff | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"rfid",
"rfid spoofing",
"security"
] | Locks are always temporary hindrances. After deciding to open the RFID-secured lock in his department, [Tixlegeek] built a device to
read and spoof RFID tags
(French, Google translate
here
).
The system is built around an ATMega32 microcontroller with a 16×2 LCD display. A commercial RFID reader module takes care of al... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "505111",
"author": "wirespeed",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T17:16:02",
"content": "Are you making the code or schematics available as opensource ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "505144",
"author": "Tixlegeek",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,032.006412 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/10/rgb-laser-projector-is-a-jaw-dropping-build/ | RGB Laser Projector Is A Jaw-dropping Build | Mike Szczys | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"blu-ray",
"diode",
"dvd",
"money case",
"projector"
] | We can think of no better way to describe
this laser projector project
than Epic. [C4r0] is a student at Gdansk University of Technology and he’s been working on this projector for at least a couple of years. It uses several different laser diodes pulled out of DVD burners, Blu-Ray drives, and entertainment equipment (... | 45 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "504980",
"author": "EllisGL",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T14:13:16",
"content": "I’m thinking rear projection…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "504981",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T14:14:21",
"conte... | 1,760,377,031.957285 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/talking-digital-calipers-make-engineering-more-accessible/ | Talking Digital Calipers Make Engineering More Accessible | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"accessibility",
"atmega",
"digital calipers"
] | The team over at NerdKits recently put together a device aimed to help make
the process of measuring things more accessible
to those with disabilities. [Terry Garrett] is a Mechanical Engineering student, and as anyone who is in the field knows, it’s a discipline which requires taking tons of measurements. Since [Terry... | 14 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "504148",
"author": "Godi",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T15:13:30",
"content": "Somebody accidentally the whole CSS!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "504155",
"author": "tjb",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T15:25:40",
"content":... | 1,760,377,032.299075 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/kitchen-hacks-what-would-you-cook-if-you-had-a-sous-vide-this-large/ | Kitchen Hacks: What Would You Cook If You Had A Sous-Vide This Large? | Mike Szczys | [
"cooking hacks"
] | [
"chest cooler",
"kitchen hacks",
"sous-vide"
] | We’ve seen no shortage of temperature controlled immersion cooking devices, called Sous-Vide, around here. But this one probably has the capacity of all of them combined! Flickr user [RogueGormet] isn’t writing about the build, but
his Large Form Water Oven build photo set
speaks for itself.
We’d wager that the donor v... | 33 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "504097",
"author": "sqkybeaver",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T14:07:55",
"content": "that’s party size, would work well with the 5gal margarita machine!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "504108",
"author": "Sheldon",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,032.497222 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/counterfeit-electronics-in-military-weapons/ | Counterfeit Electronics In Military Weapons | Caleb Kraft | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"fakes",
"scams"
] | Boeng and the US military found some systems on new P-8 Posiedons to be defective. The culprit:
counterfeit electronics
. These are scrap parts from 80s-90s electronics that have been re-branded and sold to the government as new. Many of the parts have been linked to dealers in China, but the Chinese government feels ... | 152 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "503536",
"author": "Doc",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T23:11:40",
"content": "I’d rather they pass a law requiring all parts for military equipment be manufactured in the US. It’s stupid for the US government to be supporting Chinese companies (which in turn support the Chinese militar... | 1,760,377,032.895701 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/personal-flight-from-the-steam-age/ | Personal Flight From The Steam Age | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"halloween",
"halloween costume",
"steampunk",
"wings"
] | From a small-sized backpack these wings slowly grow
to full size in a Steampunk costume that hearkens back to DaVinci flight designs.
The mechanism that unfolds the wings was fashioned from parts of a baby gate and an old back massager. The massager features a pair of orbs that are meant to move slowly up and down your... | 22 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "503498",
"author": "Davidb",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T22:08:21",
"content": "The wings open too slowly. I’d try using compressed air, a couple of small solenoid valves, and an air cylinder for a much faster/more impressive looking mechanism (plus you get the sound effects from the a... | 1,760,377,032.426099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/making-an-rf-controlled-light-switch-work-with-ir/ | Making An RF Controlled Light Switch Work With IR | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"ir",
"microcontrollers",
"pic",
"RF"
] | [Gary] had an RF triggered light switch kicking around, and wanted to find a way to
control his lights using a home theater remote.
The switch, which he bought from RadioShack years ago, came with a simple remote that uses two buttons to toggle the lights on and off. While you might think that switching from RF to IR c... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "503686",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T03:38:40",
"content": "Awesome! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now, Thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "503707",
"author": "Uky",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,032.249167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/were-gonna-let-you-finish-but-first-this-tutorial-on-arduino-interrupts/ | Beginner Concepts: We’re Gonna Let You Finish, But First This Tutorial On Arduino Interrupts | Jesse Congdon | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"arduino",
"interrupt",
"tutorial"
] | OK, year-old pop culture references aside [Kyle] dropped us a line to show us his tutorial on
using interrupts with your Arduino
. Given the single core nature of your average Arduino’s AVR you pretty much have two choices for monitoring occasional un-timed inputs: Either check an input at an interval (which risks miss... | 13 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "503447",
"author": "DS",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T20:46:48",
"content": "Internet memes? In my hackaday?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "504102",
"author": "Jesse Congdon",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T14:15:23",
... | 1,760,377,032.365928 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/panning-time-lapse-rig/ | Panning Time-lapse Rig | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"gorillapod",
"lumex",
"time-lapse"
] | Here’s a simple camera setup that lets you
make your own panning time-lapse videos
. It uses a couple of motors driven by an Arduino to snap successive still images which can later be rolled into a video format.
[Acorv] was not thrilled with the fact that his new Lumix LX5 didn’t have a time-lapse option built-in. But ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "503391",
"author": "warpist",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T19:17:33",
"content": "I don’t know if it’s because I’ve hit this similar problem, but this is a remarkably simple and therefore brill hack. bravo.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,032.541598 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/pikachu-is-coming-for-you-especially-on-carpet/ | Pikachu Is Coming For You (especially On Carpet) | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"carpet",
"leg",
"pikachu",
"suspension",
"wheel"
] | If you look closely, you’ll see that Pikachu isn’t sporting a pair of funky throwing stars, but is actually suspended between there. Our furry friend is just putting a happy face on this
carpet roving robot called the Carpet Monkey V5
. It’s been in the works for years, and this is just one more stop in the prototyping... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "504505",
"author": "NoX",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T23:52:26",
"content": "wheels.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "504856",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2011-11-10T09:25:07",
"content": "wont work."... | 1,760,377,032.5949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/candy-chucker-weapon-or-advanced-halloween-delivery-system/ | Candy Chucker – Weapon, Or Advanced Halloween Delivery System? | Mike Szczys | [
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"candy",
"halloween",
"hard candy",
"launcher",
"pumpkin"
] | Now we know why kids in this neighborhood wear plastic Halloween masks instead of just painting their faces. They’re trying to protect themselves from the onslaught of hard candy spewing out the front of
this candy chucking pumpkin
.
The mechanism operates very much like a baseball or football throwing device. Now that... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "504454",
"author": "Slegiar",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T22:06:38",
"content": "omg thats brilliantly funny XD kids would go to that house with large opening bags and have a blast catching the flying candy i bet XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,032.941921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/reverse-engineering-mykeepon/ | Reverse Engineering MyKeepon | Mike Nathan | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"MyKeepon",
"Padauk",
"toys"
] | [qDot] recently got his hands on a MyKeepon toy and after messing with it a bit, decided to
tear it down to see what was inside.
He had hopes of easily modding the toy, but like most adventures in hacking, things might take a while longer than he first imagined.
In his teardown you can see the various components that m... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "504430",
"author": "Foxdie",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T21:34:54",
"content": "I’ve already got a pre-order for one of these things just for the cuteness, if I can add functionality to it later then bonus :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,032.640061 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/hacking-a-vs200-food-sealer/ | Hacking A VS200 Food Sealer | Jeremy Cook | [
"cooking hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"food sealer",
"kitchen hacks",
"vacuum sealer"
] | This food sealer just wasn’t cutting it for [Tinkering Engineer], so he decided to
do something about it
. The issue with this sealer was that it didn’t have a mode where it could simply seal bags without pulling a vacuum on it. Going through the whole process takes a reported 40 seconds in order to evacuate the air an... | 22 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "504318",
"author": "Devin",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T19:22:05",
"content": "Nice work going for a more elegant solution instead of throwing an Arduino at the problem!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "504321",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,033.007277 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/build-a-kinect-bot-for-500-bones/ | Build A Kinect Bot For 500 Bones | Brian Benchoff | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous robot",
"Kinect",
"robot"
] | [Eric] sent in his tutorial on
building a Kinect based robot for $500
, a low-cost solution to a wife that thinks her husband spends too much on robots.
For the base of his build, [Eric] used an
iRobot Create
, a derivative of the Roomba that is built exclusive for some hardware hackery. For command and control of the ... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "504280",
"author": "MobileWill",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T18:29:58",
"content": "You could save some money and get a used Roomba from a thrift store. My dad finds them all the time for like $10-20.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,033.053525 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/big-head-costume-would-make-max-headroom-jealous/ | Big Head Costume Would Make Max Headroom Jealous | Mike Nathan | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"cool",
"halloween",
"lcd",
"video"
] | [Dan Rosenfeld] does a lot of thinking in his spare time, and one thing he returns to pretty often is videoconferencing. He’s often wondered why it hasn’t caught on enough to become a ubiquitous piece of technology, and his examination of the topic in regards to eye contact and spatial awareness inspired him to create
... | 21 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "504200",
"author": "Javier Durante",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T16:35:51",
"content": "Bravo!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "504208",
"author": "George",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T16:50:43",
"content": "dan le sac Vs S... | 1,760,377,033.110205 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/09/single-column-rubens-tube/ | Single-column Rubens’ Tube | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"fire",
"propane",
"rubens tube",
"speaker",
"wave"
] | Here’s a fiery project which [Patrick] calls
his Pyro Jam Can
. It’s the simplest Rubens’ Tube build that we can think of. For the uninformed, a Rubens’ tube uses flammable gas to reveal wave forms passing through the supply vessel. In the past we’ve seen
projects with multiple columns
, which very clearly show a stand... | 13 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "504383",
"author": "adric",
"timestamp": "2011-11-09T20:57:19",
"content": "Wonder if it could be done as with the aperature, designed with a small lip to create Gas rings(smoke rings sorta)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50443... | 1,760,377,033.161454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/g-35-christmas-lights-do-make-a-great-led-matrix/ | G-35 Christmas Lights Do Make A Great LED Matrix | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"color effects",
"display",
"g-35",
"ge",
"marquee",
"matrix"
] | This fully-addressable RGB LED matrix was built by [John Graham-Cummings]. He didn’t start from scratch, but wisely repurposed a strand of GE Color Effect lights and
built a pleasant looking case in which to mount the G-35 hardware
.
We’ve seen this hardware
used in a similar way
before. Because each ‘bulb’ has its own... | 16 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "502585",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T23:28:38",
"content": "Anyone know where we can get these in the uk? I only found one place at £100 for 36. Amazon US has them at $100 for 50.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,033.218862 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/this-panavise-jr-speed-winder-should-be-in-every-makers-toolbox/ | This Panavise Jr. Speed Winder Should Be In Every Maker’s Toolbox | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"makerbot",
"Panavise Jr",
"thingiverse"
] | Like many makers, [Chris] has a Panavise Jr. on his workbench that he uses for just about everything. The tiny vise is great for all sorts of tasks, and is often considered an indispensable tool. The only problem with the vise is
the amount of time it takes to open and close the thing.
[Chris] estimates that it takes s... | 34 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "502549",
"author": "atomsoft",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T22:40:39",
"content": "Excellent! Loved the video presentation and usefulness! Great work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "507924",
"author": "Brett W. (FightCube... | 1,760,377,033.332375 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/ikea-wine-rack-originally-sold-as-a-mattress-holder/ | Ikea Wine Rack Originally Sold As A Mattress Holder | Mike Szczys | [
"Beer Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"bed",
"bed frame",
"ikea",
"wine",
"wine rack"
] | [Jeremy Walworth] has been dumpster diving again. He noticed that his neighbor had a bucked of nice-looking wood out at the curb for garbage collection. He inquired about it and learned that it was an Ikea bed that had broken, and that the original hardware was still there in a separate bag. He dragged it to his lair a... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "502504",
"author": "Adrian Hum",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T22:03:16",
"content": "We live in a word that so often begs for “rebuilding the busted” its hard rubbish collection week and much to the other half’s dismay I have been pulling in timber and scraps, dusting them down and send... | 1,760,377,033.37847 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/hex-out-reveals-the-secrets-your-data-bus-holds/ | HEX Out Reveals The Secrets Your Data Bus Holds | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"hex",
"logic probe",
"logic sniffer",
"seven segment"
] | [Quinn Dunki] is looking to augment the tools she has available at her electronics bench and built
the HEX Out as a mock-logic sniffer
. The device reads 8 or 16-bit inputs, showing the current state of those connections on a 7-segment display. This requires that you’re comfortable reading Hex codes, but if you’re not ... | 5 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "502497",
"author": "charliex",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T21:54:35",
"content": "nicely done Quinn.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "502544",
"author": "Quinn Dunki",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T22:36:48",
"content": "If s... | 1,760,377,033.263962 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/do-not-build-a-fully-automatic-battery-launching-air-gun/ | DO NOT Build A Fully Automatic Battery-launching Air Gun | Brian Benchoff | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"automatic",
"gun",
"potato gun",
"spud gun",
"weapon"
] | There’s nothing quite like [Elliot]’s cherubic sense of wonder and maniacal laughter after he tests his
fully automatic AA battery-launching air gun
. That fires 600 rounds a minute. At 200 feet per second.
We need to take a minute and say [Elliot]’s gun is
stupidly unsafe
. He used PVC pipe to hold air pressure, so th... | 177 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "502277",
"author": "loans",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T17:21:25",
"content": "This could be answered by the videos but I’m unable to.watch at the moment. My question is, HOW accurate at 100 yards? It must be like artillery, at 200fps.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,033.981087 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/google-hangout-laser-turret/ | Google Hangout Laser Turret | Brian Benchoff | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"google hangout",
"laser turret",
"turret",
"webcam"
] | The guys from the House4Hack hackerspace in Johannesburg won the 2011 Google+ Hackathon with their
Friggin’ Laser Turret
. The build started off as a remote-controlled webcam that can be controlled by anyone in a Google+ hangout. On a whim, the team decided to add a laser to the build because lasers are awesome.
The in... | 13 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "502209",
"author": "Dax",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T16:18:38",
"content": "They need a finer level of control, so people who are using the camera can use the laser to point at things to get the attention of other people in the room.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,033.600004 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/wireless-midi-piano-glove/ | Wireless MIDI Piano Glove | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"flex sensor",
"glove",
"piano",
"pic"
] | Sometimes you just don’t have space for a baby grand. [Abdullah] got around this problem and built a
virtual wireless MIDI piano
. Unlike it’s
inspiration
, it’s not bad but we still love it.
[Abdullah] got his hands on some flex sensors and attached them to a glove. These resistive sensors are put through a voltage di... | 9 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "502187",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T15:30:46",
"content": "Looks like an alien hand in the picture haha.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "953532",
"author": "Abdullah",
"timestamp": "2013-02-03... | 1,760,377,033.68524 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/kitchen-hacks-the-margarita-machine/ | Kitchen Hacks: The Margarita Machine | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"blender",
"cooler",
"garbage disposal",
"garbage disposer",
"igloo",
"kitchen hacks"
] | If [Paul Degenkolb] really decided to make this on a whim one day (like he says he did) we think he should quit his job and go into a full-blown state of whimsy for the rest of his life.
The Margarita Machine makes five gallons of slushy intoxicants
in a quick and relatively quiet process that will have a backyard full... | 13 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "503364",
"author": "kaluce",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T18:41:01",
"content": "dude. do want.though I’m wondering if there is a cheaper motor than a disposer, and also, i wonder if you could pipe some sort of kegerator into this to keep it cool. . .",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,034.034227 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/arduino-based-midi-synth/ | Arduino-based MIDI Synth | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"midi",
"synthesizer"
] | [Charles Gershom] has been tinkering around with his keyboard and Arduino in order to build
his own version of a MIDI controlled synthesizer
. It looks like he’s gutted the enclosure of some commercially available MIDI hardware to use for the project. This works nicely since it gives him both the MIDI and audio jacks t... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "503424",
"author": "Harvie.CZ",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T20:06:11",
"content": "Music In – Audio Out :-) LOL",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "503435",
"author": "Charles G",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T20:23:01",
"conten... | 1,760,377,033.722564 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/george-foreman-seedling-starter-for-kitchen-herbs/ | [George Foreman] Seedling Starter For Kitchen Herbs | Brian Benchoff | [
"cooking hacks"
] | [
"farming",
"grow lights",
"horticulture",
"kitchen hacks"
] | Sometimes the best kitchen hacks aren’t about the best barbecue, the rarest steak, or the baconiest bacon. Sometimes you need a little color on your plate, son, so why not grow your own herbs in a
[George Foreman] rotisserie greenhouse
?
[Sam] first saw his barely used rotisserie as his friend was throwing it out. Like... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "503255",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T16:19:31",
"content": "Good job recycling. I’m sure that this is an area that could be served by abandoned and surplus Ikea bits as well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "503... | 1,760,377,035.963899 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/a-tesla-coil-that-delivers-shocking-candy/ | A Tesla Coil That Delivers Shocking Candy | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"halloween",
"tesla coil"
] | Even though Halloween was a week ago, we are still seeing plenty of cool stuff coming our way. Take for instance
this Tesla coil that [JJ] sent us.
He got the idea to build a coil for his Halloween display about a week before the event, but he figured it would be easy enough to do since he had a lot of the parts on han... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "503195",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T15:07:50",
"content": "So that’s how they make shocktarts…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "503201",
"author": "Genome",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T15:22:53",
"conte... | 1,760,377,035.807371 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/08/a-simple-method-for-expanding-arduino-io-capacity/ | A Simple Method For Expanding Arduino IO Capacity | Jeremy Cook | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"I/O",
"io expansion"
] | Although there are other ways to do this, [Rod] has decided to write up his method of using two Arduinos and the I2C protocol to
expand an Arduino’s IO capacity
. As seen in the picture above, you’ll sacrifice 2 analog pins, but if you happen to need IO and have an extra Arduino lying around, this could really help. [R... | 52 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "503160",
"author": "Stevie",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T14:19:24",
"content": "Shift registers",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "503164",
"author": "Ben Ryves",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T14:28:32",
"content": "According t... | 1,760,377,035.663939 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/hackaday-now-officially-has-a-g-page/ | Hackaday Now Officially Has A G+ Page | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [] | There was a recent
announcement that G+ opened the doors to businesses and organizations for g+ pages
. This means we can have an official G+ page with google’s blessing. We’ve
opened one up here
. We plan on having “hangouts” from time to time so people can show off what they’ve done. Don’t worry if you’re not into th... | 20 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "502838",
"author": "baobrien",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T05:51:06",
"content": "I’m still waiting for them to remove their 18+ age requirement so I don’t always have to log into a fake account to check my G+ page.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
... | 1,760,377,035.918502 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/announcing-our-next-theme-kitchen-hacks/ | Announcing Our Next Theme: Kitchen Hacks | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"kitchen hacks",
"theme"
] | Here’s a theme that has the Hackaday staff quite excited; Kitchen hacks. This is a wide-ranging subject that can include anything having to do with food, food preparation, kitchen implements, and enhancements.
We’ve seen quite a few fantastic examples of this theme already. How about
a kitchen island the mixes cocktail... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "502677",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2011-11-08T01:09:51",
"content": "Love it.The automated cocktail island was one of my favorites. Can’t wait to see what new stuff there is!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "502809",
"a... | 1,760,377,035.713622 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/07/hacking-a-magic-wand-to-remotely-control-light-displays/ | Hacking A “magic Wand” To Remotely Control Light Displays | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"halloween",
"harry potter",
"ir",
"magic wand"
] | Hackaday reader [Kieran] volunteers at an outdoor haunted house attraction called the “Disenchanted Forest”. Attendees are lead through the haunted forest by a volunteer, who helps keep everyone on the predetermined trail. The trail is usually lit by small LED fixtures that the group constructed, but the organizers wan... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "502157",
"author": "egasimus",
"timestamp": "2011-11-07T14:43:18",
"content": "Cool idea, actually, but the video doesn’t do justice to the concept.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "502164",
"author": "Walcarpit",
"timest... | 1,760,377,035.759293 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/06/canon-fd-lenses-on-an-eos-mount/ | Canon FD Lenses On An EOS Mount | Brian Benchoff | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"canon",
"lenses"
] | Camera lenses are expensive and if you’re like us, you can easily find
really cheap
lenses that your camera can’t use. [Sam] has a Canon EOS and a bunch of old-school FD lenses at his disposal. There’s one problem though: using these old lenses with an adapter means focusing at infinity is out of the question. Thankful... | 19 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "501287",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2011-11-06T20:39:52",
"content": "part 2 and 3 are the same",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "501298",
"author": "Brian Benchoff",
"timestamp": "2011-11-06T20:58:08",
... | 1,760,377,036.133894 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/06/diy-spot-welder-can-join-anything-together-even-copper/ | DIY Spot Welder Can Join Anything Together, Even Copper | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"copper",
"diy",
"spot welding"
] | Hackaday reader [David] was looking for
a cheap and easy way to spot weld copper
tabs together. As he notes in his writeup, the properties of copper which are most enticing, such as high thermal capacity, make welding it all that more difficult. His home-brew method of spot welding is admittedly quick and dirty, but it... | 35 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "501162",
"author": "Ptolom",
"timestamp": "2011-11-06T18:44:17",
"content": "That looks really useful, if a little dangerous. It’s a shame he missed out on a legitimate opportunity to use a intimidatingly gigantic knife switch though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"re... | 1,760,377,036.032475 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/06/4track-robot-gets-around-with-ease/ | 4Track Robot Gets Around With Ease | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"4track",
"caterpillar robot",
"servo",
"thingiverse"
] | [Jon] has been developing
a slick little RC robot
in bits and pieces over the last year or so, which can constructed by anyone with access to a 3D printer. Servos and electronics aside, the entire thing can be put together in short order using the plans he posted on Thingiverse.
The robot makes use of four “caterpillar... | 8 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "501130",
"author": "Sparkinium",
"timestamp": "2011-11-06T17:25:33",
"content": "It looks very cool, but I worry about the servos, even if they’re only temporary. They’re not using smoothing to run the legs and it really looks like they’re just going to destroy their motors.",
"... | 1,760,377,036.079077 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/06/hackaday-links-november-6th-2011/ | Hackaday Links: November 6th, 2011 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"bulletin board",
"charger",
"raspberry pi",
"robot hand",
"super capacitor"
] | Build details for Raspberry Pi prototype
With the launch of Raspberry Pi approaching the development team released
the details about the prototypes
from about five years ago. The board was originally based on an ATmega644 and built on some perfboard.
‘Zero Energy Device’ challenge
We call BS on the title of this one, b... | 16 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "501106",
"author": "Wouter",
"timestamp": "2011-11-06T16:27:01",
"content": "I would love to see remote controls with the IC solar cells and a capacitor. They don’t use a lot of energy per day, so it should be possible to have ‘never ending’ zap devices this way.",
"parent_id": ... | 1,760,377,035.863371 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/05/cadsofts-eagle-6-hits-beta-and-packs-goodies/ | CadSoft’s EAGLE 6 Hits Beta And Packs Goodies | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beta",
"cadsoft",
"eagle",
"EagleCad",
"pcb",
"schematic",
"xml"
] | Version 6 of the popular schematic and PCB layout software EAGLE
is now in beta testing. The most notable change is
the migration to XML file formats
that we looked at last month.
[PT] didn’t waste any time getting his hands on the software and
giving it a thorough test drive
. The image seen above shows the files of a... | 27 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "500590",
"author": "UnderSampled",
"timestamp": "2011-11-05T20:25:13",
"content": "I wonder if this will allow interoperability between Eagle and open source solutions like kiCad. Maybe this will make it possible to have people collaborate using different tools. Are there any regula... | 1,760,377,036.324515 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/05/halloween-hacks-an-evil-rc-clown-car-for-terrorizing-the-neighborhood/ | Halloween Hacks: An Evil R/C Clown Car For Terrorizing The Neighborhood | Mike Nathan | [
"Holiday Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"Halloween hacks",
"powerwheels",
"remote controlled"
] | If you had a few too many trick or treaters hitting up your house this year, [phwillys] has a solution guaranteed to keep them from coming back. He was looking for a way
to scare the crap out of the trick or treaters
this past Halloween, so he constructed a remote-controlled evil jeep to terrorize the neighborhood.
The... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "500632",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-11-05T22:25:36",
"content": "This reminds me of the creepy, tricycle-riding clown in saw.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "500647",
"author": "Merijn van Mourik",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,036.261914 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/the-folly-of-adding-an-auxiliary-audio-input-to-a-hyundai-sonata/ | The Folly Of Adding An Auxiliary Audio Input To A Hyundai Sonata | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"auxiliary input",
"fm",
"hyundai",
"sonata",
"stereo",
"transmitter"
] | Why auxiliary audio inputs haven’t been standard on automotive head units for decades is beyond us. But you can bet that if you’re looking at a low-priced sedan you’ll need to buy an entire upgrade package just to get an audio jack on the dash. [Jon W’s] Hyundai Sonata didn’t have that bells-and-whistles upgrade so
he ... | 48 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "499692",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T15:19:03",
"content": "Sucks, doesn’t it?On my old car, the only aux in was via a disc changer option. But you couldn’t just wire something into the audio line, there. Oh no. That would be too easy. The headset had to think that the... | 1,760,377,036.950403 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/look-its-a-helicopter-its-a-plane-its-a-rolling-robot/ | Look, It’s A Helicopter! It’s A Plane! It’s A Rolling Robot! | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"aerostat",
"ball",
"helicopter",
"plane"
] | The helicopter-plane-ball-bot sounds like a creation [Homer Simpson] would come up with, but it’s
a fairly accurate description of what this machine can do
. It was developed by researches at Japan’s ministry of defense. The single propeller lets it operate much like a helicopter. But when it needs to get somewhere qui... | 27 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "499636",
"author": "Dox",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T14:12:50",
"content": "The Diamond Age? Im thinking all it needs ia a syringe and Princes Leia is done for!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "499640",
"author": "VisceralEcho... | 1,760,377,037.197456 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/diy-binary-alarm-clock-small-enough-to-fit-in-your-pocket/ | DIY Binary Alarm Clock Small Enough To Fit In Your Pocket | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"clock hacks",
"News"
] | [
"alarm clock",
"altoids tin",
"arduino",
"binary clock",
"clock"
] | [linux-dude]
always wanted to have a binary clock
, but he didn’t want to pay someone else to make it for him. Additionally, he was looking for a compact alarm clock he could take on the road, rather than relying on the one in his hotel room.
Inspired by other binary clock projects he has seen over the years, he set of... | 22 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "499584",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T13:06:22",
"content": "“Why not just stuff a BeagleBoard in there?” he asked, and caused his comment to be deleted thereby.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "499590",
... | 1,760,377,037.130951 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/beer-security-system-keeps-freeloaders-out-of-your-stash/ | Beer Security System Keeps Freeloaders Out Of Your Stash | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Beer Hacks",
"Hackerspaces"
] | [
"beer",
"Milwaukee Hackerspace",
"rfid",
"security"
] | The crew at the Milwaukee Hackerspace are
pretty serious about their beer.
They used to have a fridge filled with cans, available to all at the hackerspace, but they decided to beef things up and create a secured beer dispensing system.
Like many others we have seen, their kegerator is built into an old refrigerator, c... | 29 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "499029",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T22:06:48",
"content": "The use of an RFID fob is a good idea, no password to remember when your drunk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "499050",
"author": "andar_b",
... | 1,760,377,037.348318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/second-run-at-taser-gloves-uses-bug-zapper-parts/ | Second Run At Taser Gloves Uses Bug Zapper Parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"bug zapper",
"gloves",
"stun",
"taser"
] | [Jair2k4] ditched the Altoids tins and found a new voltage source for
this latest rendition of his taser gloves
. Regular readers will remember
his first iteration
which used wrist-mounted enclosures containing the flash circuitry from disposable cameras to shock the wits out of someone with the laying on of hands. Thi... | 31 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "498963",
"author": "Derrick",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T20:20:29",
"content": "“hacks you should recreate” – you mean hacks you SHOULD NOT recreate?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "498973",
"author": "Tim",
"tim... | 1,760,377,037.02234 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/using-websocket-with-pic-microcontrollers/ | Using WebSocket With PIC Microcontrollers | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"18f4620",
"autobahn",
"pic",
"python",
"rn-xv",
"roving networks",
"websockets",
"wifi"
] | [Blaise Jarrett] has been grinding away to
get the WebSocket protocol to play nicely with PIC
microcontrollers. Here he’s using the PIC 18F4620 along with a Roving Networks RN-XV WiFi module to get the device on the network. He had started with a smaller processor but ran into some RAM restrictions so keep that in mind... | 5 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "499157",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T00:48:15",
"content": "This is interesting to see websockets get ported to multiple microprocessors already. I’ve been dealing with websockets a bit lately and think it’s an interesting, if backward, concept.I’m not sure though why... | 1,760,377,036.756307 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/tv-b-gone-can-double-as-a-camera-remote-control/ | TV-B-Gone Can Double As A Camera Remote Control | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"attiny85",
"AVR",
"nikon",
"remote shutter release",
"tv-b-gone"
] | [Christopher] found a way to get a bit more mileage out of his TV-B-Gone kit. The little device is intended to turn off every television in range with the push of a button. But at its core it’s really just a microcontroller connected to some infrared LEDs. Instead of sending codes to shut of televisions,
you can rewrit... | 9 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "498872",
"author": "Steve Hoefer",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T18:16:24",
"content": "Great work! I have an Arduino sketch and a little shieldlet I use when I need a camera remote, but this is much slicker. And I suspect the TV-B-gone has greater range than what I hacked together.",
... | 1,760,377,037.072685 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/05/controlling-shift-registers-via-spi/ | Controlling Shift Registers Via SPI | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"larson scanner",
"led",
"shift register",
"spi"
] | Hack a Day’s very own (and very prolific contributor) [Mike Szczys] put up a great tutorial on how to
drive shift registers with an SPI interface
.
[Mike]’s earlier
tutorial of the 595 shift register
goes through the functions of a shift register pin by pin. In a 595, bits for each position in the register are sent ove... | 12 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "500474",
"author": "Alan Kilian",
"timestamp": "2011-11-05T16:51:53",
"content": "Some friends and I built an art project using 196 shift registers to drive 343 stepper motors.It lived in the Science Museum of MN and the Exploratorium for a while:https://picasaweb.google.com/1165069... | 1,760,377,037.247212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/05/weekly-roundup-11511/ | Weekly Roundup 11/5/11 | Jack Buffington | [
"News",
"Weekly Roundup"
] | [
"weekly roundup"
] | In case you missed them the first time, here are this week’s most popular posts:
Our most popular post is about an
octocopter that is big enough to hover a person
who is perched perilously in the center of an angry array of blades that are counting on Murphy’s law for their chance to taste a little human blood.
Next up... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,037.287492 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/mimicing-a-heartbeat-in-sound-and-electrical-pathways/ | Mimicing A Heartbeat In Sound And Electrical Pathways | Mike Szczys | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"electrical",
"heart",
"propeller"
] | If you set a cardiac nurse loose on a Propeller microcontroller and some parts you might not know what to expect. But we’re intrigued by the outcome of this project which looks to
mimic a heartbeat’s audible and electrical traits
. The post about the project is in four parts which are not linked to each other, but you ... | 19 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "500001",
"author": "TheYikes",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T22:12:19",
"content": "I can see some serious real world uses for something like this. I’m definitely gonna follow it’s progress.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "500037",... | 1,760,377,037.40192 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/diy-drum-triggers-recreating-bonzos-vistalites/ | DIY Drum Triggers & Recreating [Bonzo]’s Vistalites | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"bonzo",
"drum trigger",
"piezo",
"vistalite"
] | [Rob] has been working on his drum trigger build, and he’s
finally decided to share it with us
. His drum heads and triggers don’t look like anything we’ve ever seen, but he’s pretty confident he has a good kit in the works.
The first unconventional of the build is the drum triggers. The triggers are piezo elements fol... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "500153",
"author": "mahoney",
"timestamp": "2011-11-05T03:00:58",
"content": "This is an interesting approach.I have recently converted a practise kit to electronic using an arduino to feed a yamaha qy10 synth via midi.The pads / triggers are tunable remo clones. Inside a piezo is g... | 1,760,377,037.443004 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/halloween-hacks-motion-sensing-fog-machine/ | Halloween Hacks: Motion Sensing Fog Machine | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"fog machine",
"Halloween hacks",
"motion sensing",
"ultrasonic sensor"
] | [monkeysinacan] wanted to
add a fog machine to his Halloween display
, but he says that the cheaper consumer-grade models are pretty unruly beasts. He cites short duty cycles and tricky fog control as his two biggest gripes with these sorts of foggers. He decided make the fogging process a little more manageable, and m... | 6 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "499934",
"author": "Mit",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T20:38:06",
"content": "Next series of hacks please. Halloween is over.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "500011",
"author": "jeditalian",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T22:31:45... | 1,760,377,037.974294 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/shutter-trigger-remote-with-some-nice-design-considerations/ | Shutter Trigger Remote With Some Nice Design Considerations | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"attiny2313",
"ir",
"led",
"remote shutter release"
] | Here are the guts of [Lukasz’s]
infrared camera remote control
. He based it off of an existing design, but looked for places where improvements could be made. He felt the ATtiny2313 was a bit wasteful in this case. But further investigation led him to see why it was chosen. If you were to drop down to an ATtiny13 the ... | 8 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "499971",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T21:22:42",
"content": "What is wrong with the internal calibrated RC oscillator of an ATTINY13? Its tolerance is about 2% from 0 to 40 deg C, normal use.There are many designs using 8 pin chips that work just fine.You can also us... | 1,760,377,037.88523 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/04/camping-light-retrofitted-as-a-solar-recharging-station/ | Camping Light Retrofitted As A Solar Recharging Station | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"lamp",
"lantern",
"nimh",
"rechargeable",
"solar"
] | With grand plans of tenting out for several days at a music festival [Josh] needed a way recharge his portable devices. In the past he’s lugged around a 12V battery with him, but this year he wanted to make things easier. He ended retrofitting a camping light to
do the job with the help of the summer sun
.
The first st... | 8 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "499947",
"author": "Wm_Atl",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T20:57:49",
"content": "Nice project. I wonder how large a panel he is using?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "499954",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2011-11-04T21:04... | 1,760,377,037.927772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/bomb-disposal-robot-with-lego-gripper/ | Bomb Disposal Robot With Lego Gripper | Brian Benchoff | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"bomb disposal",
"lego",
"robot",
"trakr"
] | [Krash] had a lot of fun
hacking up his Spy Gear TRAKR
; we’re just lucky he was able to move a suspicious Shrek doll before it detonated.
The now discontinued
Spy Gear TRAKR
serves as the basis for [Krash]’s build. This tiny remote-controlled toy transmits video back to its remote and makes us very jealous of the awes... | 4 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "498860",
"author": "allen",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T17:52:08",
"content": "unfortunately spy gear stopped making the trakr. get ’em while you can!the “new model” is a brookstone-only wifi and apple only that is definitely designed NOT to be hacked.(that hasn’t stopped anyone in the... | 1,760,377,037.792542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/video-analog-to-digital-conversion-on-the-atmega328p/ | Video: Analog To Digital Conversion On The ATmega328p | Jack Buffington | [
"News",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"3pi",
"atmega328",
"robot",
"video"
] | In this week’s video, we continue on where we left off last week with another in our series of videos where we discuss how to program for the ATmega328p processor. This week, [Jack] takes a look at the analog to digital converter and takes us through how to set things up and then how to perform a conversion using the p... | 6 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "498814",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T16:44:18",
"content": "secret headquarters?Is the new place a former ICBM base?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "498818",
"author": "The cageybee",
"timestamp": "2011-11-... | 1,760,377,037.839097 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/halloween-hacks-a-jacobs-lantern-sure-to-win-the-carving-contest/ | Halloween Hacks: A Jacob’s Lantern Sure To Win The Carving Contest | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"Halloween hacks",
"high voltage",
"jacob's ladder"
] | [Matt] entered himself in a pumpkin carving contest this year, even despite the fact that his artistic skills were a bit…lacking. He knew that he had very little chance of winning the contest unless he had
a great gimmick
to make his creation stand out, so he started brainstorming.
[Matt] figured that since his design ... | 15 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "498763",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T15:20:42",
"content": "Awesome idea, great hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "498778",
"author": "TBO",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T15:53:55",
"content": "Sweet!And ... | 1,760,377,038.025639 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/making-a-wall-power-adapter-for-a-digital-camera/ | Making A Wall Power Adapter For A Digital Camera | Jeremy Cook | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"olympus",
"wall adapter"
] | Instructables user [txoof] was unhappy with the fact that Olympus didn’t manufacture a wall power adapter for the E-510 camera and decided to do something about it. The resulting new power adapter is described in this
article
. What it amounts to is a fake battery pack made out of plywood.
A 2.5mm DC power adapter is a... | 21 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "498703",
"author": "sp00nix",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T14:22:00",
"content": "This reminds me of an old mod i did. I had an old JVC Hi8 camera and could not find a battery for it, so i hallowed it out and made an adapter so a Li-Ion battery from a new camera could be used to power t... | 1,760,377,038.355389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/interactive-digital-fireplace-is-great-for-those-chilly-winter-evenings/ | Interactive Digital Fireplace Is Great For Those Chilly Winter Evenings | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"composite video",
"fireplace",
"Gadget Gangster",
"propeller"
] | We’ve all seen them – those fireplace DVDs that seem to pop up on grocery store endcaps and get traded in white elephant gift exchanges. If you don’t happen to have a fireplace in your home they might make a reasonable solution, but [Nick] from the Gadget Gangster thought it would be far better if you could create your... | 14 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "498676",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2011-11-03T13:40:06",
"content": "fireplace dvd is a reasonable solution to not having a fireplace? eh? i prefer to think of my electric heater as a reasonable solution, but hey, maybe you’re not into that whole staying warm thing.",
"par... | 1,760,377,038.297139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/time-twister-is-an-ingenious-lego-clock/ | Time Twister Is An Ingenious Lego Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"epaper",
"lego",
"rubiks cube"
] | Here’s
an interesting take on a Lego clock
, it uses rotating squares to change the orientation of the black and white tiles to display the needed number. As we see one of the digits cycling to the next number in the video after the break, a couple of different things pop into mind. This seems very much like a 1-dimens... | 33 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "498119",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T22:14:58",
"content": "What happens if the transition takes longer than 60 seconds? It looks like that is a possibility.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "498122",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,038.241756 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/using-your-existing-hardware-to-automate-scanning-and-filing/ | Using Your Existing Hardware To Automate Scanning And Filing | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"document scanner",
"lan",
"lua",
"server"
] | This one must have been fun to come up with because it’s got it all. There’s hardware, firmware, networking, and server scripts all working together to
create a filing, scanning document center for your business
. The best part is that [Janis Jakaitis] was tasked to do this as part of his job (we’re sure there’s a bunc... | 23 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "498052",
"author": "Zack C",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T21:14:02",
"content": "Is the label printer that really necessary? Unless they want to reconcile the hard copy with the scanned version?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "49... | 1,760,377,038.17103 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/usb-and-ps2-key-loggers-and-mess-with-your-grammar/ | USB And PS/2 Key Loggers And Mess With Your Grammar | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"key logger",
"keyboard",
"ps2",
"Teensy",
"usb"
] | [Irongeek] is up to his old tricks once again with
this new key logger prototype
. It’s in the early stages, as attested by the breadboard built circuit, but [Adrian] still gives us a demo video after the break showing where he’s at right now. It comes in two flavors, the USB pass through seen above, or another that st... | 15 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "497990",
"author": "Willy",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T20:14:35",
"content": "“watch what you typing” -> “watch what your typing”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "588608",
"author": "GrammarNazi007",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,038.451225 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/cheap-oled-display-for-your-ti-launchpad/ | Cheap OLED Display For Your TI Launchpad | Brian Benchoff | [
"hardware"
] | [
"msp430",
"oled",
"TI laun"
] | The guys over at the
43oh forums
have been working on an OLED display booster pack for the TI Launchpad. The booster pack is
now available
in the 43oh store and is pretty cheap to boot.
The
TI Launchpad
is an awesome little dev board with a ravenous fan base. We’ve seen a lot of projects on Hack a Day use a Launchpad –... | 30 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "497943",
"author": "Jan",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T19:18:31",
"content": "Does TI offer an IDE that runs on OSX for the 430 yet or an online IDE? Windows is a joke and that was last time i checked.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,038.625184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/chipkit-temperature-shield-supports-a-dozen-sensors/ | ChipKIT Temperature Shield Supports A Dozen Sensors | Mike Nathan | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"chipkit",
"digilent",
"lcd",
"temperature",
"thermistor",
"uno32"
] | [Will] wrote in to share a useful add-on he designed for the ChipKIT UNO 32,
a 12-port temperature sensor board.
Constructed for one of his customers, the shield accepts any 2-wire 10k thermistor sensors, outputting the readings to a small LCD screen. The screen is supported by some code put together by his associate [... | 8 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "497920",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T18:39:06",
"content": "How hard would this be to use for, say, multi-point monitoring of a barrel wood smoker?Coupled with some exhaust fans this could be a killer accessory for maintaining heat zones… hmm",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,038.555082 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/occupy-rigs-up-human-power-after-generators-are-confiscated/ | Occupy Rigs Up Human-power After Generators Are Confiscated | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"generator",
"occupy"
] | Looks like New York’s fire brigade confiscated all of the gas (or bio-diesel) generators from Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park. Apparently the Fire Chief cites the generators as a fire hazard. This seems a dubious claim. One of the shots in the video after the break clearly shows fire extinguishers close ... | 261 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "497737",
"author": "jefftoaster",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T16:07:09",
"content": "Gas and a match. Juuuuuuust kidding.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "522298",
"author": "democratsarefascists",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,038.994744 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/heres-your-flying-car/ | Here’s Your Flying Car | Brian Benchoff | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"electric flight",
"flying car",
"quadrocopter"
] | We’ve seen quadrocopters galore over the past few years. We’ve never seen one big enough to lift a person
until now
.
[Thomas], [Stephan], and [Alexander] of e-volo have been working on a gigantic, human-lifting multicopter for a few years now. A few days ago, their prototype took to the air carrying a fully human pilo... | 55 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "497658",
"author": "Techrat",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T14:16:18",
"content": "How the hell is that stable? Every time the pilot shifts his weight, the thing must start tipping in one direction or the other. And if it does work, Mr. “Flying Car” Moller must be kicking himself.",
... | 1,760,377,039.255427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/02/urine-territory-marking-now-for-humans/ | Urine Territory Marking, Now For Humans! | Jeremy Cook | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"arduino",
"foursquare",
"instructables",
"urine"
] | Although Dogs and other animals love to mark their territory with urine, this technique has been generally ignored by human beings. Despair no more, fellow homo sapiens, we have now developed the ability to
check-in on foursquare
through your information stream. This device is descriptively called “Mark your Territory.... | 14 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "497623",
"author": "vlad",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T13:10:43",
"content": "Seriously…?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "497646",
"author": "Ren",
"timestamp": "2011-11-02T13:54:37",
"content": "ditto.",
... | 1,760,377,038.743464 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/annoy-your-sound-guy-even-more/ | Annoy Your Sound Guy Even More | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"algorithmic music",
"music",
"obfuscated c code",
"programming"
] | “I can’t hear myself in the mix,” “yeah, man, I’ll be there at 8,” and “dude, we need like four more mics.” Each and every one of these words is documented in actuarial tables and doesn’t bode well for your sound tech’s risk of a stroke. Luckily, there’s an
even better way
to kill your sound guy and this time, it’s act... | 39 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "497014",
"author": "adnbr",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T23:06:40",
"content": "Phantom power?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "497023",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T23:19:41",
"content": "He ... | 1,760,377,039.070978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/halloween-hacks-a-radioactive-display-with-more-trick-than-treat/ | Halloween Hacks: A Radioactive Display With More Trick Than Treat | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Halloween hacks",
"pneumatic",
"wifi"
] | [Shawn] was looking for a way to shake up his decorations this Halloween and decided to build
a new prop for his front yard.
He had a pair of old oil barrels in his garage and thought they would look great with a little bit of work.
He bolted the pair of barrels together, then slapped a fresh coat of black paint on the... | 11 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "496396",
"author": "Nutrino",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T15:20:19",
"content": "Folks who spend money to dress up a certain way are probably *thrilled* to get hit with a hose. This would be a huge hit, too, with girls in prom dresses.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,039.452751 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/turning-leds-into-a-camera/ | Turning LEDs Into A Camera | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino shield",
"blinkenlight",
"leds"
] | [Udo] figured out how to turn a bunch of LEDs
into a very low resolution camera
.
The build is based around [Udo]’s
Blinkenlight shield
he’s been developing over the past year. The camera operates under the idea that there’s really not much difference between a LED and a photodiode; LEDs can do light emission and detec... | 17 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "496335",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T14:26:28",
"content": "Common, very common in robotics circles. easier to make a Linear optical array sensor like that than trying to use a silly camera.Also brunswick does this for pin detection on bowling lanes. there is a... | 1,760,377,039.313772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/looking-toward-christmas-decor-by-learning-about-dmx/ | Looking Toward Christmas Decor By Learning About DMX | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"Holiday Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"christmas",
"dmx",
"led",
"lights"
] | So Halloween finally arrived, we hope you had enough time to pull off your frightening feats in the way you had originally envisioned. Now it’s time again to look to the future and start planning this year’s Christmas decorations. Lights are always a popular theme, and this year you might want to look into DMX lighting... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "496291",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T13:15:14",
"content": "Oddly enough, I spent today doing just the same thing – built a DMX Smoke Machine controller for 4 smoke machines by investigating the remote control port on each. Now I have four $100 smoke machines contr... | 1,760,377,039.363095 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/10/31/wine-o-meter-quantifies-your-bachelor-party-bad-behavior/ | Wine-o-Meter Quantifies Your Bachelor Party Bad Behavior | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"breathalyzer",
"mq-3",
"wine-o-meter"
] | [Phil] had a bunch of Shiftbrite modules set aside for an LED table project, but before he could get around to it, he decided to use them to build a prop for his friend’s bachelor party. Expecting plenty of drunken revelry, he constructed the
Arduino Wine-o-Meter
– a carnival “Test your strength” style breathalyzer.
Th... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "495884",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T00:14:43",
"content": "You can get just as accurate a drunk-o-meter by sticking a ruler in the toilet the morning after, although you won’t be having (heaving) as much fun.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies... | 1,760,377,039.403964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/10/31/do-you-know-what-youre-doing-when-integrating-pc-side-apps-with-usb-microcontrollers/ | Do You Know What You’re Doing When Integrating PC-side Apps With USB Microcontrollers? | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"atmega32u4",
"hid",
"usb",
"windows"
] | The advent of integrated USB peripherals in microprocessors (PIC, AVR, etc.) has certainly taken a lot of the work out of developing USB devices, not to mention reducing the silicon parts in these designs. But do you know what you’re doing when it comes to controlling them with user-friendly applications? [Simon Inns] ... | 20 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "495903",
"author": "biomed",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T01:29:48",
"content": "Astonished that there’s not yet much reaction to this, Biomed points out that this leads to USB interfaced AVR devices of ANY sort. Weather stations, robots, test bench equipment, you name it. Here we have ... | 1,760,377,039.510977 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/10/31/salvaged-flight-stick-controls-av-system-triggers-emergency-party-system/ | Salvaged Flight Stick Controls A/V System, Triggers “Emergency Party System” | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Emergency Party System",
"flight stick",
"ir",
"x10"
] | After seeing a writeup online that demonstrated how to build an “Emergency Party Button”, [spikec] knew that he
had to have one of his own.
He happened to have a USAF B-8 stick grip from an A-10A aircraft laying around, and figured it would be perfect for controlling the A/V system in his basement.
The control stick wa... | 16 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "495824",
"author": "Maxzillian",
"timestamp": "2011-10-31T21:35:07",
"content": "Party mode: Holy. Crap.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "495828",
"author": "jameth",
"timestamp": "2011-10-31T21:36:39",
"content": "Co... | 1,760,377,039.564219 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/10/31/3g-connected-hotspot-hangs-out-at-your-house/ | 3G Connected Hotspot Hangs Out At Your House | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"3g",
"antenna",
"hotspot",
"modem",
"rounter",
"wifi"
] | [Drug123] made the most out of this inconspicuous gray box on the gable end of his father’s home. It
serves up a 3G Internet connection
that was otherwise unavailable..
The project idea was sparked by the absence of wired or fiber optic broadband in the community where his dad lives. He knew some neighbors were using 3... | 22 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "495811",
"author": "Besser Wisser",
"timestamp": "2011-10-31T21:16:12",
"content": "Idea is good. But I reckon he will need to do the system after the first thunder storm.The system is bound to get fried as it lacks lightning protection.Adding that – then it for sure is value for mo... | 1,760,377,039.628355 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/simple-earphone-repair-saves-a-big-chunk-of-cash/ | Simple Earphone Repair Saves A Big Chunk Of Cash | Mike Nathan | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"earphones",
"repair",
"shure",
"Sugru"
] | [Spode] has been rocking out with a pair of Shure E4C earphones for about six years now, and he has no intentions of buying another set any time soon. The earphones cost him £200, so when the right channel started acting up,
he decided to fix them
rather than toss them in the trash bin.
His
first attempt
was successful... | 26 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "496977",
"author": "Sea Shadow",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T22:12:45",
"content": "I too have a pair of E4Cs and I love them dearly. I have had the same concern, as the original strain reliefs have long since worn away. Glad to see someone has already repaired their set successfully... | 1,760,377,039.690718 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/say-hello-to-our-little-friend-the-beaglebone/ | Say Hello To Our Little Friend, The BeagleBone | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"am3358",
"arm",
"beagleboard",
"beaglebone",
"Cortex-A8",
"html5",
"ti"
] | Small and more powerful… what more can you want? This is the
newest BeagleBoard offering, called the BeagleBone
. It’s packed with some pretty intriguing features, but let’s take a tour of the hardware first.
Like its predecessors, the BeagleBone sports an ARM processor. This time around it’s a TI AM3358 ARM Cortex-A8.... | 57 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "496921",
"author": "that1guy",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T21:20:35",
"content": "This could be the perfect hardware-based Ambilight clone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "496922",
"author": "NegativeK",
"timestamp": "2011-... | 1,760,377,040.101208 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/11/01/the-rube-goldberg-of-car-audio/ | The Rube-Goldberg Of Car Audio | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"car audio",
"cypress",
"head unit",
"PSoC"
] | [Anthony Pray] had his car stereo stolen. When thinking about replacing it he realized the he and his wife never used it for anything other than an Auxiliary connection to play songs from their cellphones. So instead of buying a head unit he pulled an unused home audio amplifier out of a dark corner of his house and wi... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "496866",
"author": "Tom the Brat",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T20:11:34",
"content": "Marvelously mad!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "496874",
"author": "st2000",
"timestamp": "2011-11-01T20:18:27",
"content": "Several... | 1,760,377,040.010824 |
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