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https://hackaday.com/2011/06/17/a-simple-diy-solar-tracker/ | A Simple DIY Solar Tracker | Jeremy Cook | [
"green hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"dish network",
"solar"
] | The sun is a great source of energy, however, efficiently collecting this energy can be hard to do. One thing that can improve the results of solar use is to actually track the sun’s movement. [fanman1981] hooked up his own
homebrew solar tracker
using some pretty clever techniques.
For this hack he used two Harbor fr... | 40 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "407089",
"author": "pegel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-17T12:56:35",
"content": "Quite clever with the antenna rotor.For maximum efficiency you would also want to rotate the panels on a second axis to have them adjusted 90 degrees towards the sun both horizontally and vertically.",
"... | 1,760,377,164.577209 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/17/homebrew-ttl-logic-computer/ | Homebrew TTL Logic Computer | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"74xx",
"homebrew",
"homebrew computer",
"ttl",
"ttl logic"
] | Although [Jack] just graduated High School and doesn’t have much experience with electronics, that didn’t stop him from building the DUO Adept, a
homebrew computer
built entirely out of TTL logic chips.
The DUO Adept has 64k of memory, 6K of which is dedicated to the video ram that outputs a 240×208 black and white ima... | 48 | 47 | [
{
"comment_id": "407063",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2011-06-17T11:15:13",
"content": "Dear Jack:You’re epic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "407065",
"author": "a.d",
"timestamp": "2011-06-17T11:16:43",
"content": "OK,... | 1,760,377,164.32123 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/making-your-own-lab-instruments/ | Making Your Own Lab Instruments | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"bike pump",
"buchner flask",
"filter",
"funnel",
"pump",
"vacuum"
] | [Andrey Mikhalchuk] is trying to gather a base set of lab instruments. Specifically, he’s looking for
hardware that will let him quickly filter solids out of a liquid
. He first started by adding a cotton disk to a plastic funnel. It does the job, but when left to gravity it’s quite slow. He needed a way to speed up th... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "406849",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T23:08:42",
"content": "They better not be filtering the solids out of bong water for re-smoking, because that’s gross.Don’t ask me how I know that…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,377,164.77743 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/360-degree-photography-uses-very-easy-post-processing/ | 360 Degree Photography Uses Very Easy Post-processing | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"360 degree",
"christmas",
"gimp",
"ornament",
"panorama",
"sphere"
] | [Pixel_Outlaw] has been working on
a method to capture 360 images with his camera
. He’s using a shiny Christmas ball ornament to reflect the entire room into the lens of the camera. In the unwrapped image you can make out the three legs of his tripod. In that snapshot he laid the ornament on the floor and pointed the ... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "406822",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T22:15:00",
"content": "From what I understand, this is exactly how the pros do environment mapping onto composited 3d objects. A silvered ball is placed where the object is to appear in the scene, then the resulting image used t... | 1,760,377,164.434114 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/antenna-cannon-for-amateur-radio/ | Antenna Cannon For Amateur Radio | Brian Benchoff | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"antenna",
"antenna launcher",
"spud gun"
] | As an amateur radio enthusiast, [Andrew] sometimes has to set up impromptu antennas up to 160 meters in length. The easiest way to get these antennas off the ground is to drape them over trees, a feat normally accomplished by lofting fishing line into the air with a slingshot or bow and arrow. [Andrew] thought slings w... | 33 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "406797",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T21:07:26",
"content": "Next month June 25 & 26th? Is it next month or next week? #corrections",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406798",
"author": "Roman Dulgarov",
"tim... | 1,760,377,164.243224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/official-kinect-sdk-released/ | Official Kinect SDK Released | Brian Benchoff | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Software Development"
] | [
"Kinect",
"programming"
] | Microsoft just released the beta of the
Kinect for Windows SDK
. Although, “
Microsoft does not condone the modification of its products
” it appears Microsoft have changed their tune and released APIs for C++, C# and Visual Basic seven months after the Kinect was officially hacked.
We’ve seen libraries being developed... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "406792",
"author": "Alex Parting",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T20:55:36",
"content": "This is brilliant.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406809",
"author": "Naed",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T21:23:03",
"content": "Roll on... | 1,760,377,164.16702 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/tripod-cnc-plotter/ | Tripod CNC Plotter | Jeremy Cook | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"tripod"
] | Although some may have heard of a machine like this, the
CNC tripod
remains an unknown machine to many in the engineering word. This particular machine is set up as a plotter, drawing incredibly straight lines, shapes, and letters.
The machine appears to have 6 servo motors, 3 working as pairs. This would simplify co... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "406769",
"author": "herbdean",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T20:10:43",
"content": "Sweet!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406771",
"author": "Morbious Stone",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T20:14:26",
"content": "WOW very Cool... | 1,760,377,164.496536 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/beginner-concepts-using-a-low-pass-filter-to-smooth-pwm-output/ | Beginner Concepts: Using A Low-pass Filter To Smooth PWM Output | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arduino",
"beginner concepts",
"low pass filter"
] | Microcontrollers are digital devices at heart. They can do fancy things like convert analog signals into a digital value but going the other direction is a bit tougher. Pulse-Width Modulation is used to approximate an analog output but what you’re actually doing is turning the operating voltage on and off very quickly ... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "406729",
"author": "fritoeata",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T18:06:35",
"content": "As a (primarily) self taught n00b to electronics, i find this VERY helpful!frito",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406733",
"author": "TiagoC",
... | 1,760,377,164.373915 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/mouse-and-hdd-combo-show-off-your-data-gluttony/ | Mouse And HDD Combo Show Off Your Data Gluttony | Mike Nathan | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"feedback",
"haptic",
"hard drive",
"mouse",
"physical"
] | So we know you’ve got a lot of porn on your computer, but just how much is a lot?
This concept mouse and hard drive combo
aims to show you just how much digital junk you have acquired through physical feedback.
The DataBot mouse looks like a typical run of the mill scroll mouse that you might get with a new computer. I... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "406689",
"author": "Brennan",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T16:54:21",
"content": "Giving the mouse more resistance when you have a ton of files in a folder seems self-defeating because then it would be harder to scroll through all of them…unless you are trying to punish yourself or some... | 1,760,377,164.708202 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/watch-out-segway-here-comes-tilto/ | Watch Out Segway, Here Comes Tilto | Mike Nathan | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"balance",
"gyro",
"segway",
"Tilto",
"transportation"
] | While the Segway enjoyed a few years of fame before falling off the radar, [Marcelo Fornaso] is hoping
his creation has quite a bit more staying power
. Inspired by the Segway’s ability to balance itself, he started thinking about how the concept could be improved. He felt that one of the Segway’s shortcomings arose ou... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "406644",
"author": "marks256",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T15:43:49",
"content": "That’s cool! But looks terribly uncomfortable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406647",
"author": "juice",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T15:48:22"... | 1,760,377,164.645449 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/simple-clock-uses-rtc-chip-and-character-display/ | Simple Clock Uses RTC Chip And Character Display | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"16f1937",
"ds1307",
"pic",
"rtc"
] | [Giorgos Lazaridis] just finished building
a simple clock on a breadboard
. It uses a common real time clock chip, the DS1307. This is less expensive that its full-featured older brother, the
DS3232
. The difference between the two is that the 1307 requires an external 32.768 kHz crystal and it is not temperature compe... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "405721",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T18:25:04",
"content": "Seriously? You’re going to run an article about someone connecting a RTC and an LCD to a PIC? Good for the maker, no doubt, everyone has to begin somewhere, but why feature an article about something 99%... | 1,760,377,164.829465 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/disappearing-kitchen-island/ | Disappearing Kitchen Island | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"ikea",
"iphone",
"kitchen island",
"scissor lift"
] | [Tim Thaler] has been redoing his home, adding some fancy automation here and there. But when it came to the kitchen, he went all-out by
installing an iPhone controlled disappearing island
. In the video clip after the break you can see [Tim] dial up some extra counter and storage space from his smart phone. One click ... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "405683",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T16:46:17",
"content": "Given the quality of the build otherwise (it is AWESOME), I’m a little surprised that a trapdoor wasn’t used. I’d just as soon have a food preparation surface that people DIDN’T walk on. The floor pad things a... | 1,760,377,165.747408 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/thirty-year-old-pachinko-machine-meets-an-arduino/ | Thirty Year Old Pachinko Machine Meets An Arduino | Nick Schulze | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"pachinko"
] | When [Jim’s] thirty year
old Pachinko machine
started to freeze up and shorted out his computer’s graphics card he decided it was time to replace the old electronics with an Arduino. Originally the
Pachinko machine
ran off a 48 volt supply and control was achieved using about 20 relays, the random numbers were generate... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "405663",
"author": "jentulman",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T15:49:55",
"content": "+1 for including Jonathan Coulton :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405678",
"author": "Beat707",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T16:22:05",
"... | 1,760,377,165.391434 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/blox-that-play-back/ | Blox That Play Back | Nick Schulze | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"Blox",
"zigbee"
] | I’m sure most of us remember playing with blocks when we were kids, well now this age old children’s toy has been
crammed full of electrical goodness
by a team of Electrical Engineers from the University of Texas. The Blox, which are about the size of a standard Rubiks Cube each contain 16 IR sensors, 4 touch panels, a... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "405630",
"author": "Laurens",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T14:05:10",
"content": "Reminds me of sifteo cubes…http://sifteo.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405831",
"author": "Aviator747",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T22:07:2... | 1,760,377,165.847297 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/bikinis-of-the-future/ | Bikinis Of The Future! | Mike Nathan | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"bikini",
"clothing",
"laser sintering",
"nylon",
"shapeways",
"solar"
] | It’s always interesting to see what happens when hacking meets clothing – check out this pair of bikinis, for instance.
This first item, called
the N12 bikini (mildly NSFW)
, comes from Continuum Fashion and is composed entirely from Nylon 12, hence the name. Shapeways uses 3D Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) to create ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "405636",
"author": "EFH",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T14:21:56",
"content": "Continuum N12 is some kind of awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405647",
"author": "bronk",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T15:06:18",
"conten... | 1,760,377,165.29694 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/puppy-pov-four-legged-persistence-of-vision-display/ | Puppy POV: Four-legged Persistence Of Vision Display | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"lilypad",
"persistence of vision",
"POV"
] | We see lots of persistence of vision projects around here, but we can’t recall any that involve a POV display
facilitated by a living, breathing animal
(humans aside, if you want to picky). [Michael] has a Miniature Pinscher that just loves to run and run…and run…in circles. Since she generally runs very fast and in la... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "405604",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T12:15:23",
"content": "*want to BE picky",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405606",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T12:19:15",
"content": "I highly doubt... | 1,760,377,165.343499 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/gps-without-gps/ | GPS Without GPS | Brian Benchoff | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"cellphone",
"gps",
"gsm",
"localization"
] | Open Electronics just released a neat little board that
can place you on a map without using GPS
.
The board works on the basic principles of a cellphone network – the ‘cell’ network is a series of towers that are placed more or less equidistant to each other. Save for the most desolate parts of the country, a cell tow... | 32 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "405591",
"author": "Cracknel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T11:28:59",
"content": "Vodafone has something similar in Romania. They use the “cell broadcast” (“cell broad”, “broadcast”, “cell info”, cell info display”) function of the phone.You get the name of the town you are in, or the ... | 1,760,377,165.616633 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/pvc-boombox-is-not-a-potato-cannon/ | PVC Boombox Is Not A Potato Cannon | Brian Benchoff | [
"Musical Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"boombox",
"ghettoblaster",
"lithium",
"PVC"
] | After [Luke] built a suitcase mini-ITX rig for LAN parties he was left with one problem: he didn’t have any speakers and he didn’t want to use headphones. Not wanting to do something boring like a USB-powered speaker setup, he built a
PVC Boombox
.
Built around 3 inch PVC pipe, the boombox houses an off the shelf 15 W ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "406622",
"author": "lwatcdr",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T14:29:40",
"content": "Okay it took me a while to find the details of the build. If you missed it look for the very hard to read white menu items on the yellow bar. Nice build but never take up UI design. Really white letters on... | 1,760,377,165.545442 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/16/weve-got-a-real-bone-to-pick-with-this-mouse/ | We’ve Got A Real Bone To Pick With This Mouse | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"mold",
"mouse",
"skull",
"taxidermy"
] | Finally, there’s a way you can feel like a real bad-ass while you’re formatting those TPS reports. It’s all thanks to this
computer mouse built inside the skull of a dog
. [Shannon Larratt] dug through his collection of skulls and came up with this one because it fits nicely in the palm of your hand.
Before you get too... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "406578",
"author": "FoxxCommand",
"timestamp": "2011-06-16T11:40:11",
"content": "Wow this came out quite nice, been following him for a while now and it’s nice to see him featured here <3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406579"... | 1,760,377,165.677787 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/libyan-rebels-turn-toys-into-weapons-of-war/ | Libyan Rebels Turn Toys Into Weapons Of War | Mike Nathan | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"Libya",
"military",
"rebels",
"scrap",
"weapons"
] | They say all’s fair in love and war – trust us,
you don’t have to tell these guys twice
.
With the war in Libya raging on, the rebels have turned to anything and everything to help give them the upper hand. Engineers and engineering students have put aside their work and studies to become the architects of the Libyan r... | 66 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "406286",
"author": "Drake",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T20:25:11",
"content": "I’m a Barbie gun in the Barbie warFighting in plastic, it’s fantasticYou can shoot my guns, drive me everywhereImagination, war is your creation",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,165.935544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/homebrew-heat-gun-from-scrounged-parts/ | Homebrew Heat Gun From Scrounged Parts | Brian Benchoff | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"diy heat gun",
"heat gun",
"homebrew heat gun",
"smd",
"tool"
] | A Hack a Day reader needed a tool to solder a lot of SMD parts, so he built a
DIY heat gun
, and we’re impressed with the results.
After trawling the internet looking for ideas for his heat gun, [MRGATZ85] found that most builds used the ceramic element from cheap soldering irons. Experiments in this direction didn’t g... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "406229",
"author": "Pölsa",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T18:51:17",
"content": "reminds me of my first vaporizer => an aoyue 852 smd hot air soldering station for 80 USD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406254",
"author": "macegr... | 1,760,377,165.804312 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/an-instrument-that-plays-along-with-you/ | An Instrument That Plays Along With You | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"instrument",
"music"
] | The crew over at Teague Labs was talking about musical instruments and how digital music creation seems to get bogged down under user interfaces littered with increasing numbers of buttons, knobs, and sliders. They decided to build a musical device that has its own musical inclinations and personality, while also allow... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "406192",
"author": "SynthShoppingDotCom",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T17:21:55",
"content": "Hey very nice sounds and concept!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406195",
"author": "Tel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T17:31:26",
... | 1,760,377,165.989517 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/modifying-a-cheap-robot-arm-for-arduino-control/ | Modifying A Cheap Robot Arm For Arduino Control | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"arm",
"h-bridge",
"larry",
"processing",
"robot"
] | Many a hacker has put together one of those cheap $30 robot arm kits you can get in just about any store with a section labeled, “science”. In an ongoing search for a cheap robot arm, [Larry] decided to modify one of them to be controlled with a
PC through an Arduino
. The article doubles as a really basic tutorial on... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "406134",
"author": "Joe",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T14:16:06",
"content": "Bring on the douchebag Arduino haters in 3…2…1….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "406141",
"author": "haltux",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T14:39:50",
... | 1,760,377,166.250818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/an-even-simpler-smartphone-garage-door-opener/ | An Even Simpler Smartphone Garage Door Opener | Nick Schulze | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"garage door opener",
"smartphone"
] | We have seen smartphone garage door openers in the past, but [Lou’s]
Hack is beautiful in its simplicity
. His door opener tackles the problem without using computers, Arduinos, wireless modules or even any smartphone based applications. For this project all that is needed is a Bluetooth headset and a single transistor... | 39 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "406119",
"author": "mrasmus",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T13:30:47",
"content": "I’d think that hacking it would be a pretty simple matter of sniffing the Bluetooth pairing as it happens, and looking at the BT Mac Address of the “trusted” phone, and spoofing it with your own device; my... | 1,760,377,166.3237 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/13/reverse-engineering-wireless-weather-stations/ | Reverse Engineering Wireless Weather Stations | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"lacrosse",
"temperature sensor",
"TX29-IT+",
"wireless"
] | [Fred] got a La Crosse wireless weather station as a gift and thought the LCD display was great, but he was dismayed that there was no means of extracting the temperature data for use on a computer. He thought that the modular design of the system would make it great for use in his home automation project
if he could o... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "405423",
"author": "giacomo",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T22:13:33",
"content": "Nice work reversing that CRC. It might be interesting to try the reverse hack – build/repurpose a transmitter to send arbitrary temp readings to the base station. You could use it to, say, monitor the temp... | 1,760,377,166.203479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/13/flashing-arduinos-with-a-zipit/ | Flashing Arduinos With A Zipit | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"debian",
"flash",
"serial",
"sketch",
"z2",
"zipit"
] | [Giacomo] finds that every once in awhile,
he needs to flash a sketch to an Arduino while on the go
. While he doesn’t always carry his laptop with him, he almost certainly has his Zipit Z2 on hand. He prefers to use the Zipit because it’s tiny, it uses Debian, has built-in WiFi, and can run for about 5 hours before re... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "405293",
"author": "DeAuthThis/Corrosion",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T17:07:56",
"content": "yay, another zipit hack :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405301",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T17:33:02",
... | 1,760,377,166.42809 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/13/the-wall-e-robot/ | The WALL-E Robot | Nick Schulze | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"ping",
"robot",
"wall-e"
] | [Dino’s] latest Hack a Week project, the
WALL-E Robot
shows quite simply what you can create from a few dollars worth of toys from garage sales and cheap stores. When he found the WALL-E toy at a garage sale, Dino decided that he had to give it a brain. Using the geared motors from some Rumble Robots, the H-bridges fro... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "405232",
"author": "danman1453",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T15:03:28",
"content": "Nice work. Maybe a digital gyroscope and a moveable counterweight would help with the balance issues.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405240",
... | 1,760,377,166.373477 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/13/hackaday-links-monday-june-13/ | Hackaday Links: Monday June 13 | Jeremy Cook | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"art",
"bmw",
"led",
"motherboard"
] | Tim wrote in to tell us about this simple hack where he replaced the stock button lights with some really cool Blue LEDS on an ’87 BMW. He uses some capacitors, to achieve the effect that it takes a bit for the charge to drain out so the lights stay on for a bit after being turned off. The lights themselves look reall... | 46 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "405198",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T13:29:05",
"content": "Most interesting window washing job ever.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405204",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T13:40:02",
... | 1,760,377,166.860488 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/13/an-autonomous-car-using-a-webcam/ | An Autonomous Car Using A “Webcam” | Jeremy Cook | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"cornell",
"R/C car"
] | This autonomous
remote control-style car
from Cornell students was designed for a senior level engineering course there. It’s main “sensor” is a low-res webcam style camera. As shown in the video after the break, this car does quite well staying within two black lines on a white surface using it’s vision processing. It... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "405191",
"author": "auspiciousTactician",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T12:42:31",
"content": "That “Webcam” looks like a gameboy camera!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405197",
"author": "Gravis",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T1... | 1,760,377,166.471769 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/13/wifi-sniffing-digital-picture-frame/ | Wifi Sniffing Digital Picture Frame | Brian Benchoff | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"digital picture frame",
"wifi sniffing"
] | [AUTUIN] sent in a tip for his
wifi sniffing digital picture frame
.
A soon-to-be-trashed Pentium II laptop was rescued from
Free Geek Vancouver
. A lot of coffee shops around Vancouver feature local art and free wifi, so [AUTUIN] decided to combine the two. The project is designed to hang on the wall of a cafe and sni... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "405167",
"author": "neorazz",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13T11:09:22",
"content": "it needs to have a content filter of sorts then great job",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405176",
"author": "kenny",
"timestamp": "2011-06-13... | 1,760,377,166.632979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/hacking-cakes-with-leds-the-sequel/ | Hacking Cakes With LEDs, The Sequel! | Phil Burgess | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"cooking hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"arduino",
"baking",
"blinkm",
"cake",
"cooking",
"food",
"led",
"leds",
"shiftbrite"
] | A few weeks back we ran a piece about the convergence of
making
and
baking
in an attempt to
create a cake festooned with working LEDs
. The moral was that not every creative idea ends in victory, but we applauded the spirit it takes to post one’s goofs for the whole internet to see and to learn from.
[Craig]’s LED matr... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "404903",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T20:26:44",
"content": "Why would you want to do this? It’s cool but it seems very pointless…What could I change to make one of these actually useful?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,166.710225 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/how-canonical-automates-linux-package-compilation/ | How Canonical Automates Linux Package Compilation | Mike Nathan | [
"Linux Hacks",
"Software Development"
] | [
"arm",
"compiler",
"linux",
"pandaboard",
"server",
"ubuntu"
] | What do you do when it’s time to port the most popular Linux distribution to a completely different architecture? Canonical employee [David Mandalla] works on their ARM development team and
recently shared the answer to that question
with his fellow
Dallas Makerspace members
.
Canonical needed a way to compile about 20... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "404878",
"author": "third",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T19:13:03",
"content": "Cool project, I always love seeing massive ARMaments. ;)I’m a bit confused about the speed issue though. Why would cross-compiling take longer than native compiling? You have the same input, the same output,... | 1,760,377,166.775995 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/crosshair-aiming-system-for-your-laser-cutter/ | Crosshair Aiming System For Your Laser Cutter | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"aiming",
"cnc",
"laser cutter"
] | [Rich] was having quite a bit of fun with his newly-acquired laser cutter, but
was not impressed by the stock aiming laser
that came with it. The problem with the built-in laser is that it did not actually follow the cutting laser’s path – instead, it has to be calibrated for a fixed focal length. This becomes problema... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "404852",
"author": "ss",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T18:19:14",
"content": "Nice job. Cleverly solved! The FSLaser guys should incorporate this fix in their design.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404859",
"author": "Ryan",
... | 1,760,377,166.912344 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/rescuing-surplus-blinkenlights/ | Rescuing Surplus Blinkenlights | Brian Benchoff | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"blinkenlights",
"Connection Machine",
"x10"
] | Because
surplus LED panels
from an early 1990s supercomputer is a completely reasonable thing to own, [William Dillon] set to work displaying them on his wall.
The LED panels came from a surplus
CM-5 Connection Machine
, best known from it’s role as the mainframe in Jurassic Park (only an empty case with LED panels wer... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "404840",
"author": "Avaviel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T17:23:51",
"content": "http://xkcd.com/859/Please. Complete the parentheses!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404841",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T17:... | 1,760,377,167.039345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/a-suitcase-for-all-your-wardriving-needs/ | A Suitcase For All Your Wardriving Needs | Brian Benchoff | [
"Portable Video Hacks",
"Radio Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"bluejacking",
"bluesniffing",
"portable",
"sniffing",
"wardriving",
"warviewing",
"wifi"
] | [Corrosion] sent in a tip about the
Weaponised Auditing Response System
he built inside a suitcase that, “has all the tools (and then some) for a wireless assault”.
The WARS is equipped with two WiFi adapters and two bluetooth adapters for all the wardriving and bluejacking anyone could ever want. [Corrosion] also incl... | 39 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "404784",
"author": "addidis",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T15:10:14",
"content": "Instantly made me think of the dash of one of the bond cars, any one else?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404792",
"author": "anon",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,166.987316 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/fixing-motorized-window-shutter-battery-problems/ | Fixing Motorized Window Shutter Battery Problems | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"batteries",
"nimh",
"ozroll",
"sla"
] | Living in a brushfire-prone area, [Erich] had a set of roller shutters installed to protect his home. Mains power can be spotty in emergencies, so the shutters are powered by NiMH batteries which are housed inside the shutters’ remote control units. After encountering a good handful of dead batteries,
he decided it was... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "404815",
"author": "MH",
"timestamp": "2011-06-12T16:12:58",
"content": "Very creative.Although,I’d have pause about concealing a battery*behind* drywall.Especially in a manner that renders it notreadily accessible.Falls into the “Harry Homeowner” mods I’veseen over the years.Grante... | 1,760,377,167.084296 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/11/the-jazari-robotic-jazz-enesmble/ | The Jazari Robotic Jazz Enesmble | Jeremy Cook | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"band",
"Jazari",
"jazz",
"music"
] | As anyone who’s been to Chuck E Cheese’s knows, robotic bands have been under development for years. Patrick Flanagan’s cyborg percussion ensemble,
Jazari
seems to take things to a new level.
As Patrick describes it, Jazari “fuses African rhythms,
algorithmic composition, computer music, and electro-mechanics into
beat... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "404540",
"author": "bandling",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T22:24:27",
"content": "… And he does all that with just those controler things??? That’s insane!!!!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404554",
"author": "aztraph",
... | 1,760,377,167.132028 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/11/a-prosthetic-arm-that-doesnt-cost-an-arm-and-a-leg/ | A Prosthetic Arm That Doesn’t Cost An Arm And A Leg. | Nick Schulze | [
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"Prosthetic arm"
] | After a motorcycle accident that cost him is arm [Martin] and his son [Luke] chose not to give up. They used their considerable mechanical skills to create a replacement robotic arm which allowed Martin to start doing some of the simple things he had been unable to do with the prosthetic he was originally fitted with. ... | 32 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "404509",
"author": "pod",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T20:54:55",
"content": "“It also has a light built in!”I lol’d",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404513",
"author": "Slanderer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T21:00:56",
"co... | 1,760,377,167.197524 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/11/the-breech-loaded-paintall-shotgun/ | The Breech Loaded Paintall “Shotgun” | Jeremy Cook | [
"Weapons Hacks"
] | [
"gun",
"paintball"
] | Although this isn’t the first pneumatic air cannon to be featured on HAD, this
“paintball shotgun”
is certainly one of the coolest. While most air cannons have little practical use besides looking awesome and being cool to play with, this cannon, according to it’s maker, has actually been used successfully in actual p... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "404501",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T20:35:06",
"content": "“The cannon itself is made mostly of PVC pipe.”Might as well remove all of the red words and put a single one on it labeling this thing a bomb.Not a very violent one – but PLEASE STOP USING PVC WITH C... | 1,760,377,167.25068 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/11/satellite-tracking-by-shining-a-laser-into-space/ | Satellite Tracking By Shining A Laser Into Space | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"iss",
"object tracking",
"space station"
] | [Shingo Hisakawa] sent in a tip for a for a neat little box called the Levistone that tracks the Internation Space Station with a laser. His
video log
goes though all the steps for this great little project.
[Shingo] originally planned to pull orbital data down from
NORAD
and send that to an ArduinoBT board with ethern... | 36 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "404418",
"author": "nnx",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T15:52:54",
"content": "cue to the haters warning that you will get to jail if a plane accidentally flies over it in 3, 2, 1…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404424",
"author... | 1,760,377,167.482784 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/11/3d-printer-looks-factory-made/ | 3D Printer Looks Factory Made | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d print",
"3d printer",
"cnc",
"makerbot",
"reprap"
] | [Richard Sum] came up with a great looking 3D printer and put his project up as a
campaign on IndieGoGo
.
[Richard]’s ‘SUMPOD’ is based off the reprap like a lot of other 3D printers, but the SUMPOD has a look of professionalism to it; the printer looks like something that would come from a factory. We think a lot of t... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "404396",
"author": "Foamy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-11T13:49:50",
"content": "You should mention that he’s offering it really cheap. £300 plus £60 postage in UK for everything you need to assemble it. There are other versions too with soldering done or without the electronics.",
"... | 1,760,377,167.538119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/avrcam-for-small-robot-machine-vision/ | AVRcam For Small Robot Machine Vision | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"avrcam",
"machine vision",
"robot"
] | It’s neat how a project from 2004 can still be relevant if it’s done really well. This is the case with
AVRcam
. It uses an Atmel AVR mega8 and can do some pretty impressive things, like track up to eight objects at 30fps. The hardware and software is also open source, so it should be possible to build one yourself. T... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "404176",
"author": "Boricua",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T22:32:15",
"content": "Great and interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404205",
"author": "nes",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T23:34:29",
"content": "Neat. I t... | 1,760,377,167.415305 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/forearm-mounted-gps-uses-leds-to-light-the-way-home/ | Forearm-mounted GPS Uses LEDs To Light The Way Home | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"gps hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"compass",
"gps",
"lilypad",
"navigation"
] | While some people can rely solely on memory and landmarks to find their way home, others need a bit more help. Consider
Instructables user [_macke_]
for instance.
Like other
screenless GPS navigation devices we have seen
, his “Find Home Detector” uses a GPS module to obtain his location, guiding the way home via a set... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "404147",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T21:23:41",
"content": "Oh now that’s just awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404154",
"author": "Crsh_ovrdrve",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T21:55:46",
"content"... | 1,760,377,167.731506 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/spherical-military-drone-coming-to-a-sky-near-you/ | Spherical Military Drone Coming To A Sky Near You | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"drone",
"military",
"quadrocopter",
"surveillance"
] | We’re always fascinated by flying drones around here, and
this latest creation by Japan’s Ministry of Defense
is no exception. The spherical drone, which looks far simpler than
this drone we saw several months back
, looks pretty benign at first glance. Once it starts moving however, you can see just how slick it is.
R... | 51 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "404033",
"author": "Grabbydad",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T18:21:17",
"content": "Put some needles on it and it would look like the interrogation droid in Star Wars IV.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404035",
"author": "Polym... | 1,760,377,167.896683 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/magnetism-makes-silly-putty-fun-again/ | Magnetism Makes Silly Putty Fun Again | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"iron oxide",
"magnetic",
"rare earth magnets",
"silly putty"
] | The image above is a screen capture from a video clip where the black ooze gobbles up that rare-earth magnet. It’s actually a blob of
Silly Putty which was slightly altered to add magnetic properties
. [Mikeasaurus] grabbed some ferric iron oxide powder from an art supply store and donned gloves and a dust mask while m... | 36 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "403957",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T15:11:12",
"content": "first thought: i need to go buy silly putty and iron filings right now.second thought: does this remind anyone of the evil blob from fern gully?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,377,167.810365 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/virtual-reality-with-a-pico-projector/ | Virtual Reality With A Pico Projector | Jeremy Cook | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"head tracking",
"pico projector"
] | Although virtual reality was the wave of the future in the early 90’s, it hasn’t really taken off the way we would have liked. Sometimes a great idea just takes time for the technology to catch up to it (
Aeolipile
anyone?). Now that tiny projectors, realistic FPS games, and eye tracking systems have come down in price... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "403932",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T14:16:15",
"content": "Sounds a bit like a C.A.V.E.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403937",
"author": "blarghmaster",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T14:35:54",
"... | 1,760,377,167.951184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/autodesk-enters-the-hobby-market/ | Autodesk Enters The Hobby Market | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"123d",
"3dModeling",
"autodesk",
"cad",
"sketchup"
] | Autodesk aims to enter the hobby market with its offering of
Autodesk 123d
. If you’ve ever been spoiled by a nice CAD suite like Solidworks, Pro-E, or Inventor it becomes readily apparent that the free offerings don’t come anywhere close. At first Autodesk 123d seems to be entirely a Google Sketchup clone, and in some... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "403902",
"author": "michael",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T13:17:49",
"content": "From the ‘spoiled by pro-e’ department, i can say that things like this have inherent benefits.for one, in proE you really need to know what you’re making and have a pretty good idea of how it all fits tog... | 1,760,377,168.072066 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/14-swarm-robot-kilobot-is-extremely-cool/ | $14 Swarm Robot, Kilobot, Is Extremely Cool | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"Atmel",
"bristle",
"bristlebot",
"harvard",
"robot",
"swarm"
] | Reader, [Michael Rubenstein], sent in a
project he’s been working on
. Kilobot, as stated in the
paper
(pdf), overcomes the big problems with real world swarm robotics simulations; cost, experiment setup time, and maintenance. The robot can be communicated with wirelessly, charged in bulk, and mass programmed in under ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "403879",
"author": "nes",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T12:45:52",
"content": "That is rather good. I like the way they measure proximity and communicate via a single infra red transceiver. Very neat.Only suggestion I have is that they could potentially “feed” (charge) autonomously if th... | 1,760,377,168.003458 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/10/displaying-graphics-on-an-oscilloscope/ | Displaying Graphics On An Oscilloscope | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"graphics",
"oscilloscope"
] | [Andrew Rossignol] was curious one day and decided that he wanted to display
graphics on an oscilloscope
after playing around with the X and Y inputs.
[Andrew] started out with a resistor ladder on the DAC of his AVR Butterfly. He was able to to draw a line on the oscilloscope’s screen but bandwidth limitations forced ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "403907",
"author": "Andrew Rossignol",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T13:25:45",
"content": "Well isn’t this nice. Thanks for the post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "404129",
"author": "masdr krafdr",
"timestamp": "2011-06-1... | 1,760,377,168.114302 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/pick-and-place-at-home/ | Pick And Place At Home | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"pick and place"
] | [Erv’] wrote in to share a manual pick and place he recently constructed. He builds a lot of circuits using SMD parts, and after looking at commercial pick and place systems, he decided
it would be far cheaper to build his own
. Using some components he had sitting around the house, along with a few store-bought pieces... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "403734",
"author": "madcows",
"timestamp": "2011-06-10T00:41:35",
"content": "Not ready for prime time? I didn’t see any action flicks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403757",
"author": "Ciritech",
"timestamp": "2011-06... | 1,760,377,168.166776 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/ubuntu-laika-an-android-phone-pen-testing-platform/ | Ubuntu Laika – An Android Phone Pen Testing Platform | Mike Nathan | [
"Android Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"linux",
"pentest",
"security",
"ubuntu"
] | Once [Ruan] over at AndroidClone heard that Android devices were capable of running a full Linux environment, he started contemplating all of the things he might be able to do with a full Linux OS in his pocket.
He decided that
a portable penetration testing platform
would be great to have on hand, so he got busy insta... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "403711",
"author": "BaconZombie",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T23:44:03",
"content": "How is this any different from BackTrack 5 ARM edition {http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/} ?This is not installing a ” Real ” Linux onto the phone since you are only chroot’ing into it, thats e... | 1,760,377,170.103556 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/gigantic-ball-manipulating-binary-computer/ | Gigantic Ball-manipulating Binary Computer | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"analog computer",
"calculator"
] | The folks at Evil Mad Scientist Labs just put up a post on the
giant mechanical binary computer
they brought to last month’s Maker Faire.
As a faithful reproduction of the
Digi-Comp II
from the 1960s, every operation is powered by balls falling onto levers. Unlike the original, the larger version is powered by billiard... | 23 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "403678",
"author": "abobymouse",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T22:16:14",
"content": "It’s not analogue computer, surely? It’s implementing digital logic.It’s really cool; I love stuff like this. It’s a nicer analogy for teaching logic than lightbulbs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,170.318924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/iss-lamp-tells-you-when-to-look-up/ | ISS Lamp Tells You When To Look Up | Brian Benchoff | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"space station",
"Teensy"
] | [Nathan Bergey] came up with a really neat
desk lamp
that provides a visualization of when the International Space Station is overhead.
The lamp uses a Teensy board to light a few LEDs on the edge of a piece of plexiglass. Because the orbit of the ISS decays over time, the time that overhead passes will occur is unpred... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "403696",
"author": "IcYhAwK",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T22:53:40",
"content": "i love this build. im thinking of trying to make a couple of these for gifts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403714",
"author": "Daniel Mackey",
... | 1,760,377,169.982457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/tablet-controlled-disco-droid/ | Tablet-controlled Disco Droid | Mike Nathan | [
"Android Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"adk",
"android",
"droid",
"google",
"robot"
] | We have seen a few neat Google ADK projects pop up since its announcement a few weeks back,
and this one is already on the list of our favorites
.
YouTube user [chrisjrelliot] has put together a great hack demonstrating the ADK’s power and how easy it can be to control devices in real time with an Android-powered devic... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "403629",
"author": "Nomad",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T20:13:18",
"content": "Not available in my country -.-Could someone upload it somewhere else? Like Viddler or something?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403634",
"author":... | 1,760,377,170.368677 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/rfid-shower-time-logger/ | RFID Shower Time Logger | Jeremy Cook | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"rfid"
] | Paul
, as he describes himself, is “a student without a big budget,” which might have been part of the inspiration for this hack . Paul wanted to see how much time he was spending under the shower each day, so came up with this monitoring device using the ever-awesome Arduino processor and a RFID tag that many of you ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "403597",
"author": "veneficus",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T19:07:35",
"content": "I’d love to see the results of this experiment. I think I take longer showers when it is cold outside.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403603",
... | 1,760,377,169.881597 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/another-smarter-water-heater-timer/ | Another Smarter Water Heater Timer | Nick Schulze | [
"classic hacks",
"green hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"timer",
"water heater"
] | When notes stuck to the water heater failed [Ryan] decided to whip up “
the world’s most expensive 240V relay
” using a servo, a real time clock and of course an Arduino. All in an attempt to save a buck or two thanks to LA’s “Time-of-Use program”.
Using a protoshield Ryan soldered up a RTC module using the DS1307 chip... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "403562",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T18:05:11",
"content": "Probably a negative payoff date…doubt it will make much difference in power costs, and that switch is not likely intended for continuous cycling and may cost a lot to replace.",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,377,170.168899 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/hacking-into-your-routers-administrative-interface/ | Hacking Into Your Router’s Administrative Interface | Mike Nathan | [
"hardware",
"home hacks"
] | [
"firmware",
"router",
"serial",
"telnet",
"ZXDSL"
] | [Arto] recently upgraded his home Internet subscription from an ADSL to VDSL, and with that change received a shiny new ZTE ZXDSL 931WII modem/wireless router. Once he had it installed, he started to go about his normal routine of changing the administrator password, setting up port forwarding, and configuring the wire... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "403556",
"author": "Topper",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T17:52:09",
"content": "And why the heck is needed – there is ssh/telnet interface trough the Ethernet :)Lost of time",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403557",
"author": "x... | 1,760,377,170.423814 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/compaq-portable-iii-rises-again-for-a-noble-cause/ | Compaq Portable III Rises Again For A Noble Cause | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"computer hacks",
"Retrocomputing"
] | [
"antuin",
"compaq portable III",
"free geek",
"serial",
"vancouver"
] | [Autuin]
found a Compaq Portable III
destined for the scrap bin at
Free Geek Vancouver
. Upon seeing it he realized that
it still had some fight left in it
— perfect to go up against the tyranny of hipsters and their shiny Macbook Pros at his local coffee shop.
Unfortunately, being a 286, the computer couldn’t do much.... | 36 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "403504",
"author": "Munch",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T16:24:22",
"content": "Are you sure that an 80286 isn’t powerful enough to browse the web, when web browsers exist for the humble 6502? OK, they lack Javascript support, but to suggest the 286 isn’t “powerful enough” to browse th... | 1,760,377,170.053227 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/turning-a-router-into-an-aprs-gateway/ | Turning A Router Into An APRS Gateway | Brian Benchoff | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"amateur radio",
"APRS",
"packetradio",
"wrt54g"
] | [Chris Kantarjiev] is an amateur radio enthusiast (call sign K6DBG) and does a lot with the APRS. We think his build,
turning a WRT54gl router into an APRS gateway
will be very useful for the
APRS tracker builds
we’ve been covering.
Setting up an Internet Gateway, or igate, on APRS usually requires a ‘real’ computer. [... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "403472",
"author": "Chris Breish",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T15:19:34",
"content": "I apologize for the shameless self promotion, but I’ve written a blog post about APRS that covers some of the basics for those who are not familiar with it. You can find it here:http://shambl.es/4",
... | 1,760,377,169.936527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/tiny-transforming-beer-can-robot/ | Tiny Transforming Beer Can Robot | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"beer",
"embed",
"robot",
"servo",
"transformer"
] | The next time you reach for a cold one, you might want to take a look at the can to ensure that your beer won’t suddenly
sprout legs and start skittering across the table
.
You might remember [Ron Tajima] from some of his previous creations, including this
Roomba-based baby cradle
and the
PacMan Roomba mod
. This time ... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "403101",
"author": "Ray",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T19:10:56",
"content": "That was awesome!I’m eager to see the next revision. ^_^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403103",
"author": "Droose",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T19:... | 1,760,377,170.486194 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/machine-precisely-methodically-arranges-water-droplets/ | Machine Precisely, Methodically Arranges Water Droplets | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"cnc",
"machine",
"water"
] | While some projects we feature are meant to perform a useful function or make life easier, others such as
this art installation by [Pe Lang]
are far less functional, but amazing nonetheless.
Taking a cue from CNC-style machines, his creation is an experiment in falling objects and the properties of water. The machine m... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "403082",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T18:15:24",
"content": "If the droplets are close enough together I bet you could trigger a chain reaction by over filling one of the droplets, would be cooler than waiting for it to evaporate, lol.",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,170.686426 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/android-controlled-labyrinth/ | Android Controlled Labyrinth | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"adk",
"arduino",
"labyrinth",
"marble",
"servo"
] | [Pcdevltd] pulled an all-nighter to get his first Android Developer Kit project up and running. Basing the project off of the example that Google used when unveiling the new accessory development hardware, he set to work
controlling a marble labyrinth game using his smart phone
. What began at 7pm was wrapped up by 5am... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "403453",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T14:23:03",
"content": "I want to see it playback a previous run.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403671",
"author": "Oscar Puertas",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T21:57:18",... | 1,760,377,170.624802 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/diy-earthquake-detector/ | DIY Earthquake Detector | Jeremy Cook | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"earthquake",
"earthquake detector",
"hall effect"
] | Some animals seem to be able to detect earthquakes. Some animals also navigate using the earth’s magnetic field. From the idea that there may be some relationship with these two things, this
experimental earthquake detector
was born.
[Bob Davis]
built this device, which uses an Arduino and several Hall effect sensors t... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "403043",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T16:09:08",
"content": "Um, are the animals that navigate using the earth’s magnetic field the same ones that can detect earthquakes? I hope so, for the sake of his experiment…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,170.741304 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/chipkit-sketch-mini-polyphonic-sampling-synth/ | ChipKIT Sketch: Mini Polyphonic Sampling Synth | Phil Burgess | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"Featured",
"how-to",
"Microcontrollers",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"audio",
"chipkit",
"digital",
"drums",
"filter",
"Kraftwerk",
"max32",
"music",
"pic32",
"piezo",
"sound",
"uno32"
] | In our
hands-on review of the Digilent chipKIT Uno32
, we posed the question of what the lasting appeal might be for a 32-bit Arduino work-alike. We felt it needed some novel applications exploiting its special features…not just the same old Arduino sketches with MOAR BITS. After the fractal demo, we’ve hit upon someth... | 20 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "403027",
"author": "Gomiboy99",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T15:28:59",
"content": "Nice demo. Now, where did I leave my pocket calculator?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403031",
"author": "Jakob",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08... | 1,760,377,170.805508 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/extending-the-usability-of-touchscreens/ | Extending The Usability Of Touchscreens | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"ipad",
"stylus",
"thesis",
"touchscreen"
] | Fanboys may be in shock from seeing duct tape applied to the screen of an iPad, but we can assure you it’s in the name of science. [Michael Knuepfel] is working on his thesis for the ITP graduate program at the Tisch School for the Arts. He managed to
augment the usability of touchscreen devices by adding hardware to t... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "403009",
"author": "addidis",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T14:10:43",
"content": "The game controller was especially interesting . This is going to be huge.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403018",
"author": "James",
"timest... | 1,760,377,170.9707 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/experimenting-with-a-permeability-tuned-oscillator/ | Experimenting With A Permeability Tuned Oscillator | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"oscillator",
"pto",
"RF",
"variable capacitor",
"variable inductor"
] | [Scott Harden] has been working through a design for a variable inductor to use as a PTO, or permeability tuned oscillator. What you see above is
the most recent fruit of these efforts
. The variable inductor is made up of the green coil of wire with a threaded bolt in the core. Turning that bolt moves the tip in or ou... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "402997",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T13:32:09",
"content": "This reminds me of my first FM microphone transmitter. I couldn’t get the frequency right by moving the coil turns, but i was able to fix it by putting a screw near it.Anyways, wouldn’t it be better if the ... | 1,760,377,171.120926 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/repairing-a-broken-microwave-keypad/ | Repairing A Broken Microwave Keypad | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"fix",
"keypad",
"matrix",
"microwave",
"repair"
] | [Alexandre Souza] needed a microwave pretty badly, but he didn’t have a lot of cash on hand. He located one for a great price, but once he got home he found that
things weren’t working quite like they should be
(
Google translation
).
After some investigation, he narrowed the problem down to a bad keypad membrane. Unfo... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "403451",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T14:16:28",
"content": ">(who knows how it got there)You thought recycling was done in the US?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403452",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timest... | 1,760,377,171.202556 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/experimental-music-ipad-dock/ | Experimental Music IPad Dock | Mike Szczys | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"input",
"ipad",
"jacks",
"output"
] | You can buy nice audio breakout equipment for your iPod if you don’t mind breaking the bank. This is partly because the demand is not incredibly high so commercial breakout hardware doesn’t benefit from volume discounts. But it’s also because Apple charges licensing fees for third-party accessories (often referred to a... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "403439",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T13:24:33",
"content": "“The shape and curve of the aluminum sheet give the look befitting an expensive tablet device.”So all it takes to look like an expensive tablet is a piece of press braked aluminum :) ?It does look qui... | 1,760,377,171.070501 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/diy-cnc-touch-probe/ | DIY CNC Touch Probe | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"delrin",
"sieg sx3",
"tormach",
"touch probe"
] | [Dennis] recently invested some money in the Tormach Tooling System for his CNC’d Sieg SX3 mill in order to make his tool changes easier. While the kit allows him to easily account for height offsets while changing tools, he has no quick, reliable means of locating the spindle in relation to his workpiece. Tired of man... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "403421",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T12:20:08",
"content": "Awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403430",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T12:58:17",
"content": "Oh for a CNC mac... | 1,760,377,171.020813 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/09/ioio-now-supports-android-open-accessory/ | IOIO Now Supports Android Open Accessory | Brian Benchoff | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"adb",
"android",
"ioio",
"openaccessory"
] | After the announcement of the Android Open Accessory ADK, [Ytai] decided he should get the
the ADK
running on the IOIO Android breakout board.
The first batch of Android ADK boards sold for about $400. While that price has come down
considerably
, the IOIO is still
cheaper and smaller
. [Ytai] put the source and all th... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "403410",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T11:36:56",
"content": "i guess this is the right wiki linkhttp://codaset.com/ytai/ioio/wiki",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403412",
"author": "Brian Benchoff",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,171.253772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/designing-and-building-a-bench-supply/ | Designing And Building A Bench Supply | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bench supply",
"psu",
"transistor",
"voltage reference",
"zener diode"
] | [Scott’s] been digging around the back issues of the Internet to find this project. He blew the dust off and sent us a link to an
article that traverses the design and build process of a bench power supply
.
[Guido Socher] does an excellent job of presenting his bench supply project. So many others show of the final pr... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "403184",
"author": "Willy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T22:11:03",
"content": "Uh, wasn’t this posted two days ago?http://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/diy-digital-bench-power-supply/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403191",
"author"... | 1,760,377,171.30535 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/create-and-conflagrate-giant-modeled-sculptures-with-kinect-and-cnc/ | Create And Conflagrate Giant Modeled Sculptures With Kinect And CNC | Jesse Congdon | [
"cnc hacks",
"Kinect hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"Kinect",
"sculpture"
] | Summer has hit, and with it a bunch of crazy people going to crazy festivals and (often) burning crazy sculptures to crazy music! In that vein [Matthew Goodman] recently got involved in the burning flipside community down in Texas for his first
big effigy build
. The project called for a gigantic archway flanked by tw... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "403203",
"author": "tim",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T23:13:48",
"content": "Hell yes! I was there, my first time at Flipside. What a beautiful effigy, and what an awesome burn!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403255",
"author"... | 1,760,377,171.439639 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/vu-meter-lives-in-a-linksys-housing/ | VU Meter Lives In A Linksys Housing | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"an6884",
"linksys",
"VU meter"
] | [Dillon] just finished his first project of the summer. It’s a
volume units meter for his sound system
and it has a few tricks up its sleeve.
He’s driving the rows of LEDs using an AN6884 LED driver chip. It has an integrated amplifier circuit which makes it the perfect part for building a VU display. He had a broken L... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "403183",
"author": "MRC",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T22:08:19",
"content": "toast",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "403342",
"author": "anonymousjoepie91",
"timestamp": "2011-06-09T06:29:34",
"content": "looks alright ex... | 1,760,377,171.480032 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/capturing-video-with-an-arduino/ | Capturing Video With An Arduino | Brian Benchoff | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"video capture"
] | [Carlos Agell] sent in a tip where he
captured images from an analog camera
with an Arduino.
We’ve seen
a few
AVR/Arduino hacks that
generate
video, although
overclocking
is necessary if you want to do anything beyond a Breakout clone. [Carlos]’ hack bucks that trend and now he can capture video with an Arduino.
The pr... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "402730",
"author": "Rob",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T18:56:44",
"content": "I wonder if something like the Video Experimenter would be possible with component video",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402761",
"author": "GCL",
... | 1,760,377,171.525621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/cleaning-flux-from-pcbs-the-easy-way/ | Cleaning Flux From PCBs The Easy Way | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cleaning",
"flux",
"pcbs",
"soldering"
] | While we’re all for building circuits on protoboard or constructing a deadbug circuit for a last minute project, it’s always nice to see a proper PCB now and again. We think that leftover flux can sometimes make even the nicest of circuit boards look a bit dingy, and
Hackaday reader [RandomTask] wholeheartedly agrees
.... | 77 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "402688",
"author": "Eugene",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T17:18:00",
"content": "Be sure to use DI water and compressed air to blow out trapped water before the hot air or desolved minerals and salts will be left behind hidden under components.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,171.764158 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/hard-drive-teardown/ | Hard Drive Teardown | Nick Schulze | [
"Teardown"
] | [
"Engineer Guy",
"hard drive",
"teardown"
] | Do you know how a modern
hard drive works
? If you don’t you should have a pretty good idea after watching this video. In only five minutes [Bill Hammack] manages to describe a hard drive in awesome detail without using any unnecessary scientific jargon.
The video teardown explains how the flying head “flies” how voice... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "402692",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T17:25:13",
"content": "The video is nicely done, he explains some concepts that are interesting(like the floating head) but the real tech behind it is on some totally higher level…I’d call it good for those that are totally paral... | 1,760,377,171.67445 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/diy-bolt-together-cnc-router/ | DIY Bolt Together CNC Router | Nick Schulze | [
"cnc hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"DIY CNC",
"router"
] | Before I decided to build my own
CNC machine
I had seen a few bolt together machines on the internet, usually constructed using 80/20 aluminum extrusion. My write up describes my attempt at a completely DIY bolt together machine made from 25mm aluminum SHS, 50mm shelving brackets and lots and lots of gutter bolts.
Buil... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "402661",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T16:07:03",
"content": "This is awsome!How much did the parts cost to build the machine?keep up the good work",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402779",
"author": "Morbious Sto... | 1,760,377,171.622775 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/working-with-i2c-port-expanders/ | Working With I2C Port Expanders | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"i2c",
"mcp23008",
"microchip",
"port expander"
] | There are times when you don’t need much processing power for your project but you do need a lot of I/O pins. It often doesn’t make economic sense to choose a larger microcontroller just to get extra pins so the answer is to use a port expander chip. [Raendra] posted
a guide for using one of these chips
, it’s a Microc... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "402674",
"author": "KanchoBlindside",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T16:45:38",
"content": "Great info here too.http://focus.ti.com/lit/sg/sszc003c/sszc003c.pdf?HQS=hpa_i2cguide_050611I love this stuff…so much better than the TAFFE rubber-stamp “Try Arduino First For Everything” logic.",... | 1,760,377,171.806914 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/arduino-hits-the-battlefield-for-real/ | Arduino Hits The Battlefield — For Real | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"gps hacks"
] | [
"arduino mega",
"artillery",
"compass",
"gps",
"range finder",
"us army"
] | We’re not sure if this is the first time, but here’s some pretty solid proof that
Arduino has found its way into the weapons of war
. The creators, [Derek Wales], [John Eischer], and [George Hopkins] are all Electronics Engineering majors at West Point. They came up with this idea after seeing video footage of a firefi... | 68 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "402606",
"author": "Randy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T13:20:27",
"content": "My guess is that the military version can be dropped from a helicopter, into freezing water, thawed, buried in sand, kicked around for good measure… and still work.Or, at least, break into a manageable numbe... | 1,760,377,171.894479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/fpga-mandelbrot-fractal-engine/ | FPGA Mandelbrot Fractal Engine | Mike Nathan | [
"Software Development"
] | [
"fpga",
"mandelbrot",
"Nexus 2"
] | [Mike Field]
has always been interested in the Mandelbrot Set
since he first read about it back in the ‘80s. Having coded it on a Commodore VIC20 back int he day, he always returned to the Mandelbrot set when he wanted to try out some new programming technology.
He wanted to delve deeper into the world of FPGAs, so [Mi... | 24 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "402608",
"author": "Charlie",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T13:22:47",
"content": "Ok.. How about showing us how we can port this to our PC’s so that we can enjoy the work you’ve done. I love fractal Art and would love to have this just run on a nice big screen.",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,377,172.008176 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/vintage-peripheral-hacks-roundup/ | Vintage Peripheral Hacks Roundup | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"Atari STM1",
"BBC Master Compact",
"keyboard",
"mouse",
"usb",
"ZX Spectrum"
] | A few days ago,
we featured an Apple ][ USB keyboard mod
, and several readers chimed in sharing their own retro conversions in the comments section. We had no idea that many of you had made similar modifications of your own, so here’s a quick roundup of what your fellow Hackaday readers have put together.
Optical Atar... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "402983",
"author": "sp00nix",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T12:19:48",
"content": "My insides hurt. I hope these were un repairable",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402992",
"author": "twopartepoxy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T1... | 1,760,377,171.945535 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/08/wifon-is-back-and-better-than-ever/ | Wifon Is Back And Better Than Ever | Mike Nathan | [
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"jasager",
"la fonera",
"openwrt",
"pentesting",
"stm32",
"wireless"
] | Hackaday forum member [Emeryth] recently posted
his newest creation, the Wifon 2.0
, which is an update to
a project we featured last year
. The second iteration of the device looks to make several improvements on the already solid concept.
Ditching the simple 16×4 LCD, version 2 sports a full color 320×240 touch panel... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,172.048713 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/solar-powered-cellphone-a-true-hack/ | Solar Powered Cellphone A True Hack | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"green hacks"
] | [
"photovoltaic",
"solar electricity",
"solar panel"
] | The polished quality of this hack isn’t quite there, but we love the ingenuity and exploration exhibited. [Paulie1982] shows us
how to make an old cellphone work with the rays of the sun
.
You can see above that he’s added photovoltaic solar cells to the back case of what looks like an old smart phone. He grabbed the c... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "402835",
"author": "Pat O'Brien",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T00:10:15",
"content": "I love this concept. 2 questions though.I know cell phones take 5v, but he’s got 6v in the sun. So I’m assuming that this is safe?Secondly, is it doable to take 4 of these and put them on a separate bo... | 1,760,377,172.173271 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/trobot-kickstarting-the-6-axis-minature-robot-arm/ | Trobot: Kickstarting The 6-axis Minature Robot Arm | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"abb",
"android",
"arm",
"Crowd Funding",
"mbed",
"RobotStudio"
] | Having already made it to three hardware development versions, [Toby Baumgartner] is looking for some financial backing to
make version four of this robot arm possible
.
He’s modelling the arm after much larger ABB industrial robots. Like those, it mounts on a stationary base, and features movement along six axes. The... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "402849",
"author": "Sariel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-08T00:57:47",
"content": "I wanted to do this about a year ago when i worked at a automated factory. I was going to use the money I was making there to finance the foray into the R&D for it, but the automotive market crashed. God ... | 1,760,377,172.100732 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/stripping-drm-from-overdrive-media-console-ebooks/ | Stripping DRM From OverDrive Media Console EBooks | Mike Nathan | [
"how-to",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"ADEPT",
"adobe",
"drm",
"ebook",
"epub",
"ineptepub",
"ineptkey",
"OverDrive"
] | [Armin Tamzarian’s] local library recently started lending eBooks via the OverDrive Media Console system. He checked out a couple of books, which got him thinking about how the copy protection scheme was implemented. He wondered what recourse users had if they wanted to view a book they have already checked out on a di... | 18 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "402790",
"author": "noko",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T22:31:56",
"content": "hells yea! I love checking out ebooks from my local lib but the Overdrive Media Console is shit.Thanks Armin!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402818",
... | 1,760,377,172.236733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/automatic-espresso-loader-for-those-late-night-hack-sessions/ | Automatic Espresso Loader For Those Late Night Hack Sessions | Jeremy Cook | [
"cooking hacks"
] | [
"espresso",
"propeller",
"servo"
] | For [Roy’s] graduate electronics class, he decided to make something that many in and out of the hacking world would certainly love,
an automatic espresso loader
. One can choose from three flavors available. In order to accomplish this, a Parralax Propeller board is used to control three servos that regulate the amou... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "402766",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T21:18:35",
"content": "i’m a fan! now, where’s the rest of the automated process? when will it make me a nice americano? :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402777",
"author... | 1,760,377,172.285577 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/the-kinect-controlled-zombie-skeleton/ | The Kinect Controlled Zombie Skeleton | Jeremy Cook | [
"Kinect hacks"
] | [
"animatronic",
"Kinect",
"servo",
"skeleton"
] | Although there is no shortage of Kinect hacks out there, this one from
Dashhacks
seems especially cool. According to them, the software part of this design uses a “modified OpenNI programming along with GlovePIE to send WiiMote commands to the cyborg such as jaw and torso movement along with MorphVOX to create the voi... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "402764",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T21:12:57",
"content": "This is just plain cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402768",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T21:38:30",
"content": "Ge... | 1,760,377,172.489488 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/07/building-a-one-ton-linear-servo/ | Building A One-ton Linear Servo | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"jack",
"servo",
"tools"
] | A while back, [Windell] from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories wrote up an article for Make Magazine detailing
how he built a one-ton, servo-controlled scissor jack
for under $100. He dropped us a line to let us know that
the project details have been released for free
at Make Projects, so we stopped by to take a look.
T... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "402579",
"author": "wardy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T11:29:11",
"content": "Where’s the video of this thing flipping a small French car onto it’s roof?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402583",
"author": "henry",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,172.440579 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/mini-cannon-built-from-a-bbq-lighter-fires-airsoft-pellets/ | Mini-cannon Built From A BBQ Lighter Fires Airsoft Pellets | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"bbq",
"igniter",
"lighter"
] | [Nighthawkinlight] has
made his own palm cannon to shoot Airsoft pellets
. His process, which he guides us through step-by-step in the video after the break, definitely invokes MacGyver buy using commonly available parts in a way they were not intended.
He starts with a barbecue lighter, removing the screws and plastic... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "402429",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-07T00:05:45",
"content": "The only way to make this cooler would be for it to actually shoot pellets *AND* flame.Shame the butane had to go to waste.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,172.713352 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/apple-converted-into-usb-keyboard/ | Apple ][ Converted Into USB Keyboard | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"apple II",
"ASCII",
"keyboard",
"teensyduino",
"usb"
] | Sometimes it’s apparent that there is no practical use for something featured on Hack a Day, but we don’t know if [Andrew Filer]’s
Apple ][ USB keyboard
qualifies for this.
After reading through the
very thorough documentation
available in electronic and dead tree formats, [Andrew] decided that Apple ][ would make a gr... | 15 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "402418",
"author": "daniel_reetz",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T23:14:40",
"content": "yay andrew filer! we have a long, long history of hacking keyboards together.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402423",
"author": "David Ander... | 1,760,377,172.5442 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/wireless-mouse-li-poly-retrofit-with-usb-charging/ | Wireless Mouse Li-Poly Retrofit With USB Charging | Mike Nathan | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"batteries",
"Li-Poly",
"lithium polymer",
"mouse",
"rechargeable",
"wireless"
] | It’s no secret that wireless mice can eat through batteries pretty quickly. Rather than keep a fresh supply of AAs on hand at all times, [Phil] decided he would
convert his mouse to use a rechargeable lithium polymer battery instead
.
This isn’t the first time
we’ve seen a cell phone battery crammed into a mouse to inc... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "402411",
"author": "abobymouse",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T22:57:52",
"content": "“could care less” is common, and acceptable (for US English), usage.There are plenty of other nonsense idioms in everyday use. It’s pointless to complain about them.Nice Hack BTW!",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,172.646605 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/open-hardware-summit-2011-call-for-submissions/ | Open Hardware Summit 2011 Call For Submissions | Mike Nathan | [
"cons"
] | [
"call for submissions",
"conventions",
"open hardware",
"oshw"
] | The Open Hardware Summit is gearing up for
their second annual conference
, which is to be held on September 15th, 2011 in New York City. The summit aims to be a venue where users can present, discuss, and learn about open hardware of all kinds. Hot on the heels of the Open Hardware definition announcement, the summit ... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "402372",
"author": "syvic",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T21:39:48",
"content": "There will be a similar event in Europe just one week after OH Summit. From 23 to 25 in Madrid, Spain. Just take a look athttp://oshwcon.org/enIt will be nice to share some common resources and experience.",... | 1,760,377,172.583255 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/the-complete-avr-programmer-that-fits-in-your-pocket/ | The Complete AVR Programmer That Fits In Your Pocket | Nick Schulze | [
"hardware",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"AVR programmer",
"uProg"
] | We have seen a few very nice and polished AVR based projects from [Manekinen] over the last few years. Now he has just finished his latest project, the
µProg
, a super tiny complete AVR programmer with a bunch of features. The µProg completely eliminates the need for a computer to program your embedded AVR chips.
The p... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "402353",
"author": "Reaper",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T20:10:26",
"content": "So no HV programming? :\\",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402354",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T20:11:46",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,172.809323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/building-an-electromagnetic-pendulum-clock/ | Building An Electromagnetic Pendulum Clock | Mike Nathan | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"electromagnetic",
"gears",
"pendulum"
] | [Stephen Hobley] has been experimenting with an electromagnetic pendulum in order to
build himself a clock
. Through the course of his experiments, he has learned quite a bit about how pendulums function as well as the best way to keep one moving without the need for chains and weights, which are typically associated w... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "402395",
"author": "Tony",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T22:16:00",
"content": "When in doubt, use an Arduino…He doesn’t need the Arduino, or the Hall effect sensor either.The coil he’s using to give the pendulum a kick can also be used as a sensor, electromagnetism goes both ways.",
... | 1,760,377,172.760879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/rfid-record-player/ | RFID Record Player | Brian Benchoff | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"digital audio",
"mp3",
"rfid"
] | Like most of us at Hack a Day, [Bertrand Fan] has a huge collection of digital music that was all obtained through legal channels. Missing the physical process of choosing and playing an album, [Bertrand] built an
RFID record player
to get rid of the paradox of choice that arises when thousands of albums are at your fi... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "402324",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T18:03:43",
"content": "simply brilliant!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402328",
"author": "minipimmer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T18:07:58",
"content": "Cool ide... | 1,760,377,172.86312 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/million-volt-guitar-rocks-the-house-for-science/ | Million Volt Guitar Rocks The House…for Science! | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"electricity",
"guitar",
"guitar hero",
"science",
"tesla"
] | [Bill Porter] and his friend [Dan Flisek] work together to put on a science-related educational stage show called “Science Brothers”, in which the pair try to convince school children that their field of expertise is the cooler science. While the two are competitive on stage, the main goal of the program is to get kids... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "402275",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T16:03:22",
"content": "I laughed at “[s]ince he already had a solid state Tesla coil hanging around.”Wonder if he could make it play an actual song while he pretended to play it? Would wow the kids – unless he is already qu... | 1,760,377,172.917651 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/diy-digital-bench-power-supply/ | DIY Digital Bench Power Supply | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"bench supply",
"power supply"
] | [Guido Socher] built himself a great little
bench power supply
that’s able to put out 30 Volts at 2 Amps.
Instead of taking the easy way out by putting a few taps on an ATX power supply, this project was built around a generic 24 Volt laptop power brick. An ATmega8 generates a PWM signal that is sent though a low-pass ... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "402260",
"author": "Slanderer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T15:14:45",
"content": "Without any specs on the noise that this produces, I’m hesitant, at the very least, to say “good job”. Also no idea on accuracy, load recovery times, temperature compensation, etc…",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,173.016499 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/retro-video-games-sounds-for-your-toilet/ | Retro Video Games Sounds…for Your Toilet | Mike Nathan | [
"home hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"mario",
"nintendo",
"triboelectric"
] | After reading about a Super Mario Brothers themed bathroom, [Jonathan] decided that it would be pretty cool to
have his toilet play the “warp pipe” sound
whenever anyone flushed.
He grabbed a small sound drop key chain on eBay and disassembled it to see how things worked. Once he figured out which solder pads correspon... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "402251",
"author": "Bob Joylove",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T14:23:17",
"content": "An alternative trigger would be two wires dangled in the water making a circuit. When the water level drops the wires become disconnected; triggering the sound. Current drain would be an issue though... | 1,760,377,173.062083 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/converting-a-laptop-computer-into-a-desktop-machine/ | Converting A Laptop Computer Into A Desktop Machine | Mike Szczys | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"acrylic",
"bezel",
"Case mod",
"desktop"
] | [Michael Chen] found himself in possession of a thoroughly broken laptop. The hinges connecting the screen to the body of the computer were shot, and the battery was non-functional. After a bit of thinking he decided that it wouldn’t take much to resurrect the hardware by
turning it into a desktop machine
.
At the core... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "402226",
"author": "Coligny",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T13:13:36",
"content": "hackaday…running out of steam…But still the comment on instructable aboot this hack being creative made me weep even more for mankind…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,173.15263 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/beginner-concepts-designing-transistor-control-circuits/ | Beginner Concepts: Designing Transistor Control Circuits | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beginner concepts",
"transistor"
] | Need to switch something on or off using a microcontroller? Using a transistor is one of the best ways to do this, but how exactly do you design properly for transistor switching? [Ben Krasnow] put together a tutorial in which he does an excellent job of
explaining the ins and outs of designing transistor control circu... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "402219",
"author": "Phik",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T12:40:43",
"content": "Ok, so even after doing transistor theory at uni, this guy explains transistor switching SO much clearer than was taught to me. Great video. Much of the DC stuff makes so much more sense. He’s right about the... | 1,760,377,173.213627 |
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