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https://hackaday.com/2011/06/06/halloween-props-trash-can-jack-in-the-box/ | Halloween Props: Trash Can Jack-in-the-box | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"Halloween props",
"jack-in-the-box",
"trash can"
] | Last year [Bob] didn’t let the little kids get some candy and continue on their way without giving them quite a fright first.
His modified trashcan
lures you in and then scares the bejesus out of you.
He calls it Oscar the Trash-bot. The image on the left shows a ghoulish-looking head peeking out of the partially opene... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "402207",
"author": "Effigy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T11:51:04",
"content": "OMFG is it Halloween already?! I love halloween hacks…Oh? whats that? It’s nowhere near Halloween yet this year? oh….moving on….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,175.312004 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/mits-esuperbike-takes-on-the-isle-of-man/ | MIT’s ESuperbike Takes On The Isle Of Man | Mike Nathan | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ebike",
"isle of man",
"racing",
"superbike"
] | While the Isle of Man typically plays host to an array of gas-powered superbikes screaming through villages and mountain passes at unbelievable speeds,
the island’s TT Race is a bit different
. Introduced in 2009 to offer a greener alternative to the traditional motorcycle race, organizers opened up the course to elect... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "406088",
"author": "Dax",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T12:15:47",
"content": "“37.7-mile circuit”Next challenge – drive the circuit both ways on the same battery and maintain at least 60 mph average speed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,175.205252 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/15/ereader-battery-never-goes-flat-in-the-sun/ | EReader Battery Never Goes Flat (in The Sun) | Mike Nathan | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"charge",
"ereader",
"kobo",
"solar"
] | Instructables user [flapke] has a Kobo eReader and
wanted to add some solar cells
to it in order to charge the battery for free. The modification
is similar to others we have seen recently
, though his work was done so well that it almost looks stock.
He started out by sourcing a pair of solar panels from DealExtreme t... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "406059",
"author": "argo",
"timestamp": "2011-06-15T11:12:37",
"content": "well …fine, but….as well as for the example of the mobilephone: Don’t understand the need for cutting the case in order to put solar cells. why not just using adhesive velcro strips over a thin and small exte... | 1,760,377,175.063661 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/turning-beer-cans-into-bells-with-35kv/ | Turning Beer Cans Into Bells With 35kV | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"beer can",
"franklin bells",
"high voltage"
] | It looks like we now have
another way to annoy ourselves with extremely high voltage
.
The bells operate under the same principles as the
electrostatic see-saw
we covered last month. A voltage is applied to one can while the other can is grounded. An insulated pendulum is placed between each can, and with a little coax... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "405847",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T23:08:03",
"content": "I achieve this effect onstage using a piece of mylar and a Van de Graaf generator. My body acts as the ground and the mylar will fly back and forth between my hand and the generator.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,174.899932 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/man-spends-30-years-helping-disabled-gamers/ | Man Spends 30 Years Helping Disabled Gamers | Mike Nathan | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"accessibility",
"controllers",
"disabled",
"gaming",
"sip & puff"
] | Using our hands to manipulate game controllers is something most of us take for granted. However for quadriplegics, whose arms and legs are completely paralyzed, gaming becomes a nearly impossible task. One man
has spent the last 30 years of his life
trying to help quadriplegics once again “pick up” the controller and ... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "405832",
"author": "Roman Dulgarov",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T22:09:07",
"content": "I’m surprised there is not a major manufacturer in this market. madCatz or some one. As cheap plastic is the only investment is in the first mold and I’m sure even with a profit margin added many d... | 1,760,377,175.417829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/celebrating-the-design-principles-behind-cellphones/ | Celebrating The Design Principles Behind Cellphones | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"design",
"Engineer Guy"
] | Want to improve the finished look of your projects? There’s a lot you can learn by looking at the choices made in consumer electronics. [Bill Hammack] explores what is perhaps the most refined electronic device out there, the cell phone. Specifically,
he discusses the seven design constraints
that face every cellphone ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "405839",
"author": "patman2700",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T22:29:29",
"content": "I love these videos – straightforward and easy to understand, yet not too dumbed-down for us to watch.Keep ’em comin’!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,175.35405 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/excuse-me-ipad-may-i-cut-in/ | Excuse Me IPad, May I Cut In? | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"bondo",
"clamshell",
"dock",
"docking connector",
"dremel",
"rocketfish"
] | [LostSpawn] loves his clamshell keyboard for the iPad, but he had one major beef with the design. When the tablet is installed in the landscape orientation there’s no way to plug in a dock connector for charging or other uses. He pulled out the cutting tools and
altered the case to meet his needs
.
The case is a Rocket... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "405778",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T20:18:28",
"content": "Really odd that they had not thought of that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "405829",
"author": "obsoehollerith",
"timestamp": "2011-06-1... | 1,760,377,174.856748 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/14/adjustable-voltage-and-polarity-tester/ | Adjustable Voltage And Polarity Tester | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"ham",
"PIC12F675",
"polarity",
"powerpole",
"voltage"
] | Instructables user [Rudolf] wrote in to share
a handy little tool he created
with ham radio operators in mind. Now and again, he found himself connecting to an unknown power supply, and rather than blow out all his expensive radio gear, he decided to put together a simple polarity and voltage tester that can be easily ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "405776",
"author": "KD7LRI",
"timestamp": "2011-06-14T20:14:04",
"content": "Awesome. I used to have a polarity checker but never thought to do voltage as well. Will be making one of these for my kit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,175.479389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/livelight-is-an-expertly-crafted-ambilight-clone/ | LiveLight Is An Expertly Crafted Ambilight Clone | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"ambilight",
"ATmega32",
"boblight",
"ftdi",
"led",
"livelight"
] | [SunWind] (Edit 2018: who now goes as [nerdaxic]) developed
his own version of the Phillips Ambilight system
which he is calling LiveLight. We’ve seen more than a few of
these hacks
, many of them are
based around Arduino
, and most
use LED strip lighting
. [Nerdaxic] is using strip lighting as well, but his design is ... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "402110",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T23:19:32",
"content": "I thought this was the worlds fullest USB hub at first….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402111",
"author": "espie",
"timestamp": "2011-0... | 1,760,377,175.138621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/washing-machine-mechanical-timer-replaced-with-microcontroller/ | Washing Machine Mechanical Timer Replaced With Microcontroller | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"18f872",
"7 segment",
"pic",
"relay",
"servo",
"solenoid",
"washing machine"
] | After the electromechanical timer on [Paul Canello’s] washing machine broke for the third time he decided he needed to stop repairing it and find a more permanent fix. He decided to build
his own microcontroller-based system for washing his clothes
(
translated
).
Caution:
The image links on [Paul’s] page seem to be br... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "402136",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T01:53:21",
"content": "I hate to say that the images work fine in OS X Safari.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402170",
"author": "Life2Death",
"timestamp": "2011-06-06T... | 1,760,377,175.257828 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/faking-high-speed-video-photography-of-repetitive-events/ | Faking High-speed Video Photography Of Repetitive Events | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"high speed photography",
"high speed video",
"piezoelectric",
"pulse generator"
] | [Destin] has been doing some high-speed and high-resolution video photography using a standard DSLR. He accomplishes this using a bit of ingenuity to
capture images of repetitive events at slightly different points in time
.
The banner image above shows a bullet travelling through a set of matchsticks. [Destin] uses th... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "402068",
"author": "moo",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T20:36:16",
"content": "pretty neat",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402074",
"author": "zuul",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T20:54:04",
"content": "hey no bible verse, coo... | 1,760,377,175.536246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/a-big-transformer-because-its-cool/ | A Big Transformer, Because It’s Cool! | Nick Schulze | [
"HackIt",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"flyback transformer",
"fryback",
"high voltage"
] | [Grenadier] Had some spare wire, electrical tape, and a giant ferrite core laying about and decided to create a massive and pretty snappy looking disk shaped flyback transformer. Dubbed the
Fryback
, he claims that it will “revitalise your health and bring wondrous wealth and prosperity to your family”.
He chose a disk... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "402043",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T18:51:57",
"content": "The rubber chicken is a very nice touch :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402047",
"author": "gumnos",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T19:04:29",
"co... | 1,760,377,175.60309 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/how-to-make-a-hand-drill-out-of-a-pencil-sharpener/ | How To Make A Hand Drill Out Of A Pencil Sharpener | Jeremy Cook | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"drill",
"pencil sharpener"
] | Necessity is the mother of invention, or so they say. [Jason] was in such a situation where he needed to install some safety railing at his grandmother’s house. He didn’t have the necessary tools available, like a drill, so he
fashioned one himself
out of a pencil sharpener and some fittings and wire that he was able t... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "402010",
"author": "Maave",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T17:41:24",
"content": "This makes me think. A pencil sharpener is like an inverted drill.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "402012",
"author": "Jesse",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,377,176.082696 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/vocera-b1000a-teardown/ | Vocera B1000A Teardown | Mike Nathan | [
"Teardown"
] | [
"teardown",
"vocera",
"voip",
"wifi"
] | [Gray] over at Geek Chique had a bit of an eBay mishap and was suddenly the proud owner of
16 Vocera B1000A badges
. If you are not familiar, these badges are small, lightweight communications devices similar to the famous Star Trek communicator, which allow users to talk to other individuals via VOIP. He was working o... | 17 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "401979",
"author": "1000100 1000001 1010110 1000101",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T15:49:19",
"content": "The hospital I work at uses these…If you are not scavenging these for parts, they make fairly good paperweights.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,176.240366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/05/putting-the-flex-back-into-the-rds-80-soldering-station/ | Putting The Flex Back Into The RDS 80 Soldering Station | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"ersa",
"rds 80",
"silicone wire",
"soldering station"
] | [Markus]
was looking to upgrade his soldering station
, and having had good luck with Ersa in the past, opted to purchase one of their new stations, the RDS 80.
Once he got the iron home however, he was very disappointed to see that while his previous Ersa model used a silicone cable to connect the iron to the base sta... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "401972",
"author": "spellcheck",
"timestamp": "2011-06-05T15:12:29",
"content": "Nicely done. It’s a risky modification (having to cut the wires off so close to the end of the iron), but the result looks perfect.It may interest readers here to know that the Aoyue stations from Spark... | 1,760,377,175.903257 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/programming-robots-like-you-would-train-a-pet/ | Programming Robots Like You Would Train A Pet | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dog",
"leash",
"training",
"walk"
] | [Jim] has been working with a team from various Universities to develop an intuitive way to guide and train assistance robots. They focused on one particular technique,
training a robot to follow on a leash in the same way you would a pet dog
(PDF).
He was inspired to send in a link to his research after reading about
... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "401785",
"author": "Darkstar",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T22:26:32",
"content": "Holy crap, they’re still using good old Pioneer robots? We had these 10 years ago, and even then they were already old stuff. Might have to do with the fact that all of our robots had single-digit serial ... | 1,760,377,176.021182 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/canon-a70-ccd-replacementrepair/ | Canon A70 CCD Replacement/repair | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"a70",
"canon",
"CCD"
] | Looking for an underwater camera setup, [Imsolidstate] picked up a Canon A70 and a Canon water-tight housing on eBay for around $45. Unfortunately the camera arrived with a non-functioning CCD. Another trip to the online auction site landed him
a replacement CCD which he set about installing
.
We have this exact model ... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "401768",
"author": "macpod",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T21:21:40",
"content": "I used to own this camera model. Now it’s part of harford hackerspace’s roto-photo setup:http://harfordhackerspace.org/2010/11/haha-wins-first-place/The picture quality was ok for it’s time, but what a horr... | 1,760,377,176.295559 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/shop-lighting-weighing-cost-and-efficiency/ | Shop Lighting: Weighing Cost And Efficiency | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"ballast",
"fluorescent",
"led",
"qtp4x32t8",
"t12",
"t5",
"t8"
] | [Ben Krasnow] wanted to upgrade his shop lighting but before he made any decisions he decided to educate himself about the options that are out there. Luck for us, he shares
the facts about different lighting in terms of cost and efficiency
.
His old setup uses fluorescent light fixtures with T12 bulbs. These are rathe... | 29 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "401748",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T20:16:10",
"content": "This is how “going green” should be done. Bravo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401754",
"author": "daniel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T20:32:45... | 1,760,377,175.969984 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/help-2600-magazine-compile-a-list-of-dates-for-their-hacker-calendar/ | Help 2600 Magazine Compile A List Of Dates For Their Hacker Calendar! | Jeremy Cook | [
"News"
] | [
"2600"
] | 2600, the magazine familiar to many as a preeminent hacking quarterly, is
publishing a calendar
. While, according to the
2600 site
, most calendars only mark holidays, 2600 intends to “provide as complete a guide to milestones in the hacker world as humanly possible.” Not an easy task considering that, depending on yo... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "401734",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T19:14:17",
"content": "+1 for inclusion of 5 Sep, 2004!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401738",
"author": "somedude",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T19:28:07",
"content"... | 1,760,377,176.391703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/build-your-own-panoramic-pinhole-camera/ | Build Your Own Panoramic Pinhole Camera | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"3.5mm",
"camera",
"photography",
"pinhole"
] | While it seems that the digital camera is king, some people still love shooting with good old 35mm film – [Costas Kaounas], a high school teacher and photographer certainly does. He recently published plans for
a great-looking 35mm pinhole camera
over at DIY photography that we thought you might enjoy.
[Costas] put tog... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "401733",
"author": "Daniel",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T19:13:43",
"content": "Yes this is copied from the site, but it’s a comment i made and i’ve tidied it up.If you don’t feel like making the whole camera from scratch an old 6×9 (6×6 would work as well but not as dramatically) medi... | 1,760,377,176.344049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/two-kinnects-plus-one-hd-projector-makes-the-coolest-snowglobe-ever/ | Two Kinects Plus One HD Projector Makes The Coolest “Snowglobe” Ever | Jeremy Cook | [
"Kinect hacks"
] | [] | Looking for something to replace the flat screen display that was amazing in your house ten years ago? How about a circular
display similar to a snowglobe
(crystal ball?) that will display the image you are watching correctly no matter at what angle you view it.
This amazing student project from Queens University comb... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "401694",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T16:34:12",
"content": "HAD… When everything is amazing then nothing is. Please explore other adjectives when describing interesting and evolutionary, not revolutionary, items. The word is, like, overused. Thanks.",
"parent_id":... | 1,760,377,176.442111 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/04/amazing-3d-telepresence-system/ | Amazing 3d Telepresence System | Mike Nathan | [
"Kinect hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"Kinect",
"telepresence",
"tracking",
"video"
] | It looks like the world of Kinect hacks is about to get a bit more interesting.
While many of the Kinect-based projects we see use one or two units,
this 3D telepresence system
developed by UNC Chapel Hill student [Andrew Maimone] under the guidance of [Henry Fuchs] has them all beat.
The setup uses up to four Kinect s... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "401655",
"author": "Serountree",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T14:26:21",
"content": "Holodeck 0.1 program ready?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401663",
"author": "marks256",
"timestamp": "2011-06-04T15:11:14",
"content... | 1,760,377,176.499656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/simple-vga-interface-for-tiny-fpga-boards/ | Simple VGA Interface For Tiny FPGA Boards | Mike Nathan | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"adapter",
"fpga",
"vga",
"video out"
] | [devb] has been playing around with XESS FPGA boards for ages, and as long as he can remember, they have had built-in VGA interfaces. His newest acquisition, a XuLA FPGA board, doesn’t have any external parts or ports aside from a USB connector.
He needed to get video output from the board
, so he decided to build a VG... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "401015",
"author": "THeOReos",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T18:05:34",
"content": "why do all those build ups on breadbords look so nice here. mine are more like 5 diffrent cable colours and totally cluttered! :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,176.552493 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/vga-out-on-a-maple-board/ | VGA Out On A Maple Board | Brian Benchoff | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"cortex-m3",
"maple",
"microcontroller",
"vga"
] | The team at Leaf Labs just released a new library to demonstrate the
VGA capabilities
of their Maple dev board. Although it’s only a 16 by 18 pixel image, it shows a lot of development over past video implementations on the Maple.
The
Maple
is a great little Ardunio-compatible board with a
strangely familiar IDE
. We’v... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "400923",
"author": "Mattster",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T13:39:27",
"content": "Hmm a Commodore 64 emulator, Battlebot controller, guidance system for a rocket. Oh wait can’t do that else it would be a missle. Considering my old Nokia 3650 has a 50mhz Arm and plays some good games, t... | 1,760,377,176.596934 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/snap-together-pcb-mill/ | Snap-together PCB Mill | Brian Benchoff | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"CNC mill",
"pcb"
] | [Jonathan Ward] came up with the MTM Snap,
a snap-together pcb mill
as part of the Machines That Make group at MIT.
We covered [Jonathan]‘s
previous work
made out of half-inch plywood, but the new iteration of his PCB includes a clever snap-together mechanism instead of screws and bolts. Although the MTM Snap looks a l... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "400884",
"author": "Sergio",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T12:46:37",
"content": "I will be watching closely this project, it would be great to have my own CNC and having more options to choose is always wellcome!And this one seem ideal to create small PCBsI hope they will be offering so... | 1,760,377,177.131003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/trick-mouse-keeps-the-screen-saver-at-bay/ | Trick Mouse Keeps The Screen Saver At Bay | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"atmega",
"mouse",
"servo"
] | [Jerry] wrote in to share
a little device he built to solve a problem he was having at work
. You see, every computer in his office has a policy-enforced idle timeout, requiring the user to enter a password in order to regain access to their desktop.
This is a huge pain, since he sporadically uses an old computer for t... | 94 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "400848",
"author": "Xb0xGuru",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T11:31:50",
"content": "Sorry for this being the first post, but all I can say is it’s pointless. You’re defeating the purpose of your company’s IT policy to ensure unattended workstations are locked. Not only are you putting yo... | 1,760,377,176.979156 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/cheap-and-cheerful-arduino-breadboard-basics/ | Cheap And Cheerful Arduino Breadboard Basics | Jesse Congdon | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"arduino",
"stripboard"
] | For those less experienced folks looking to move their Arduino projects to more permanent installations, this is just for you! [Martyn] Posted a three part series, VeroBoardUino, over at his
blog
about moving your Arduino project to a soldered breadboard.
Part
one
kicks off with the appropriate breadboard requirements,... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "400650",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T21:36:55",
"content": "That sounds worth checking out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400671",
"author": "Lee",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T22:06:19",
"content... | 1,760,377,177.076081 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/archaeopteryx-a-large-colorful-midi-controller/ | Archaeopteryx: A Large, Colorful MIDI Controller | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"hub",
"keyboard",
"korg",
"midi",
"nanokontrol",
"usb"
] | This is [Robert Jarvis’] new
MIDI controller which he has christened the Archaeopteryx
. It makes its home (quite nicely might we add) in a discarded wooden cutlery case. This provides a strong and stable base for the controls while keeping the electrical connections close at hand for any rewiring or repair work.
The i... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "400630",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T20:37:56",
"content": "nice",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400643",
"author": "fermicirrus",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T21:07:17",
"content": "http://www.midibox.org... | 1,760,377,177.028167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/kickstarter-roundup-wednesday-june-1st/ | Kickstarter Roundup: Wednesday, June 1st | Mike Nathan | [
"News"
] | [
"Crowd Funding",
"roundup"
] | We have been getting tons of emails lately recommending we take a look at various Kickstarter projects. We used to ignore them since they all boil down to a request for project funding, but since there are so many cool projects out there, we figured we might as well share a couple. Some of these projects have already m... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "400611",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T19:36:31",
"content": "These projects look cool, and I like that HAD posted them.But I’d feel better about it if the projects were promising to open source the design. Then it’s not so much a commercial for a product.Not that I che... | 1,760,377,177.192279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/i-am-root-ip-camera-shell-access/ | I Am Root! – IP Camera Shell Access | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"ip camera",
"root",
"rosewill",
"terminal",
"wifi"
] | [Shawn] emailed us some pictures and a description of his latest hack. He cracked open a
Rosewill RXS-3211 IP Camera
because the output of the web interface made him certain that it was running Linux and he wanted to unlock some more potential from the device. These cameras are used for security, and offer a browser-ba... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "401346",
"author": "Rogan Dawes",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T12:13:44",
"content": "Next step is to reverse engineer the firmware to see if you can build your own custom firmware for the device. With any luck, it is using standard Linux drivers for things like the wifi and the camera,... | 1,760,377,177.256165 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/diy-inkjet-printer-begs-to-be-hacked/ | DIY Inkjet Printer Begs To Be Hacked | Mike Nathan | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"diy",
"open source",
"printer"
] | [Nicholas C Lewis, Patrick Hannan, Jared Knutzen, and Joy Markham], students from the University of Washington, have recently taken the wraps off a project which they have been collaborating on,
a DIY inkjet printer
. The group set out to construct a low cost, open source inkjet printer for personal use that utilizes s... | 17 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "401313",
"author": "twopartepoxy",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T11:15:36",
"content": "nice work, i’m going to have a really good look at this, could use some of the mechanisms in similar projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40... | 1,760,377,177.310889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/the-laser-guided-wheelchair/ | The Laser Guided Wheelchair | Jeremy Cook | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"haptic feedback",
"laser",
"visually impaired",
"WheelChair"
] | Using a scanning laser similar to those used in industrial safety systems, a
new wheelchair
developed by Sweden’s Luleå University of Technology allows those who are visually impaired to drive it without assistance. A driver is given haptic feedback as a navigation aid, reportedly similar to using a cane.
Although some... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "401171",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T23:55:39",
"content": "This is somthing that should be commericalized PDQ!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401173",
"author": "Rick",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T00:0... | 1,760,377,177.835818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/update-laser-powered-auto-focus-assist-version-2/ | Update: Laser-powered Auto Focus Assist Version 2 | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"auto focus",
"laser pointer"
] | We don’t know if our feature from a couple of days gave [Adrian] a kick in the pants, or if he was just on target to finish is writeup this week, but he’s posted about
version 2 of his laser auto focus assist project
.
The
original idea
was to use an unfocused laser pointer dot to give his DSLR auto focus feature a kic... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "401142",
"author": "lokerin",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T22:35:07",
"content": "actually the red splotch would be good if you frequently are hired as the photographer for a event where there is no other photos that are supposed to be taken. dance recitals, plays and musicals",
"pa... | 1,760,377,177.362863 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/fan-throttling-for-ps3-temperature-control/ | Fan Throttling For PS3 Temperature Control | Mike Szczys | [
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"arduino",
"fan",
"ps3",
"thermistor"
] | This setup will let you
monitor Play Station 3 temperatures and throttle the cooling fan accordingly
. [Killerbug666] based the project around an Arduino board, and the majority of the details about his setup are shared as comments in the sketch that he embedded in his post. He installed four thermistors in his PS3 on ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "401115",
"author": "PoopieHead",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T21:29:28",
"content": "PID is usually the ideal solution for this kind of thing. Best of all, he probably already has the “P” part of this down with his current design…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,177.487529 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/cube-solving-robot-shatters-the-world-record/ | Cube Solving Robot Shatters The World Record | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"rubik's cube solver"
] | This cube-shaped bot just
shattered the robotic Rubik’s Cube solving record
by about 8 seconds. It did it in a blazing 10.69 seconds to best the old record of 18.2 seconds. There was immediate confusion here at Hackaday as some of us thought the record was actually around six seconds. And it is, for humans. That’s righ... | 36 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "401073",
"author": "lightningflashfire",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T20:08:43",
"content": "The guy who holds the current world record was allowed to analyze the cube for as long as he wanted before he physically solved the cube. The robot creates an algorithm on the fly, the human doe... | 1,760,377,177.571015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/02/edward-the-vehicle-of-the-future/ | EDWARD The Vehicle Of The Future | Nick Schulze | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"diwheel",
"edward"
] | If there was a competition for coolest transportation device for the future, the diwheel would be at the top of the list with hover cars and teleportation. Over the past 3 years students at Adelaide University have been working on an
E
lectric
D
iwheel
W
ith
A
ctive
R
otation
D
amping or
EDWARD
.
EDWARD is an entirely ... | 57 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "401038",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2011-06-02T19:08:42",
"content": "I feel like this is an appropriate time for me to ask this:Can we stop assuming that all robotic/mechanical things need acronyms for names? Its sooooooo overplayed. This has always been a major pe... | 1,760,377,177.657021 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/sinister-tone-generator-brings-the-bass/ | Sinister Tone Generator Brings The Bass | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"analog synth",
"sound generator",
"tone generator"
] | [RichDecibels] wrote in to share a new device he built called the “
Sinster Tone Generator
”. It’s basically a bass drone synthesizer that uses two pairs of heterodyning oscillators to generate the output. If you swing by his site, he has a long audio demo of the device in action with a bit of reverb and filtering appl... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "400577",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T18:11:19",
"content": "Sounds like my farting keychain when the batteries run down.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400679",
"author": "Dino",
"timestamp": "2011-0... | 1,760,377,177.923761 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/gpu-password-cracking-made-easy/ | GPU Password Cracking Made Easy | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"cain",
"crack",
"gpu",
"hash",
"ighashgpu",
"password",
"windows"
] | The power that a Graphics Processing Unit presents can be harnessed to do some dirty work when trying to crack passwords. [Vijay] took a look at some of the options out there for cracking passwords and found that
utilizing the GPU produces the correct password in a fraction of the time
. On a Windows machine he pitted ... | 37 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "400551",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T17:10:34",
"content": "That is what we call an order of magnitude difference in speed, which doesn’t make me think that the GPU is fast but that we are using the CPU inefficiently.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,178.112904 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/jeris-dress-lights-up-when-someone-invades-her-personal-space-step-back-nerds/ | [Jeri’s] Dress Lights Up When Someone Invades Her Personal Space — Step Back Nerds! | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"barbot",
"dress",
"instamatic",
"jeri ellsworth",
"schmitt trigger"
] | [Jeri] threw down the geeky fashion gauntlet by
building this LED enhanced dress
. She chose to assemble the project for her trip to BarBot 2011, and we can’t think of a more appropriate setting for such a garment. It uses a motion sensor to set off a delayed pattern of blue lights hidden underneath the fabric.The best... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "400524",
"author": "jacubillo",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T16:12:26",
"content": "Looking at that picture, I wanna make her dress light up A LOT!lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400529",
"author": "SelfSilent",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,178.04133 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/buying-selling-and-bartering-hacking-hardware/ | Buying, Selling, And Bartering Hacking Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"classifieds",
"grenadier",
"parts",
"surplus",
"the junkbox"
] | Regular reader [Grenadier] wrote in to let us know about his newly published
hacking hardware trading post called The Junkbox
. Apparently when he’s not
blowing up capacitors
or
building his own
high voltage ones, he makes time to code up a website where you can buy, sell, and barter leftover components.
We have someth... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "400508",
"author": "Tron9000",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T15:16:12",
"content": "Any chance of a UK & europe section?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400514",
"author": "Colecoman1982",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T15:45:26",
... | 1,760,377,177.877835 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/prototyping-the-new-office-clock/ | Prototyping The New Office Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"arduino",
"ds3234",
"xbee"
] | [Damage] was tapped to build a new clock to hang on the wall at the office. He got a hold of some 6.5 inch seven segment displays for the hours and minutes, as well as some 4.5 inch modules for the date and month. Rather than jump right in with the large hardware (especially because he’s waiting for the PCB order to ar... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "400476",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T13:14:20",
"content": "Again with the lame Xbee stuff… Put a wifi shield on it and make it sync with NTP and call it done…http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Code/TimeX-bee sucks for it’s price. if they lower the price to reaso... | 1,760,377,177.969579 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/devil-horns-adorn-the-hood-of-my-truck/ | Devil Horns Adorn The Hood Of My Truck | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"dental alginate",
"hood ornament",
"resin",
"zombie"
] | When you’re hunting zombies you’ve got to give them something to fear. [Shannon Larratt] is getting ready for that eventuality by
adding devil horns as his hood ornament
. It looks awesome from afar, but when you see the close-up images you realize how lifelike this is. That’s because it’s not a sculpture. [Shannon] ca... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "400465",
"author": "CB4",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T12:41:00",
"content": "and this is on the rear?http://www.bumpernuts.com/nice hand btw :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400469",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,178.179835 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/01/radio-packets-from-spaaaace/ | Radio Packets…from Spaaaace! | Mike Nathan | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"APRS",
"ham",
"radio",
"space station"
] | [Bill Meara] was watching the International Space Station and the Shuttle Discovery pass overhead a few weeks ago, which rekindled an interest he gave up long ago –
sending and receiving radio packets from space
.
Years ago, he used to send APRS packets into space with a small rig powered by a 286 computer and HandiTal... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "400457",
"author": "Alex Parting",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T12:07:52",
"content": "I don’t get it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400460",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-06-01T12:20:16",
"content": "Yeah, o... | 1,760,377,178.237738 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/a-keygen-for-the-real-world/ | A Keygen For The Real World | Mike Nathan | [
"cnc hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"cnc",
"keys",
"reprap"
] | [Nirav] found that he rarely printed anything useful with his RepRap, so to shake things up, he decided he needed to work on a project that didn’t involve printing yet more RepRap parts.
The goal of his project was to
create working replicas of house keys
by simply using the code imprinted at the factory. He purchased ... | 39 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "400290",
"author": "caleb",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T23:04:36",
"content": "makes me feel safe at night",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400292",
"author": "TheCreator",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T23:10:57",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,178.311057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/electronic-bird-house-monitoring-goes-a-few-steps-further/ | Electronic Bird House Monitoring Goes A Few Steps Further | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"bird house",
"humidity",
"infrared",
"temperature",
"webcam",
"wifi"
] | [Stephen Albers] offers his avian friends a lot of extras with this
electronically monitored bird house
. This will not only give you a look at what’s going on inside, but provide a source for several other bits of data as well.
First off, a camera has been mounted to the underside of the roof. This looks down on the n... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "400286",
"author": "The Cheap Vegetable Gardener",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T22:52:12",
"content": "Cool setup, though not sure any birds will be brave enough to stay inside…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400291",
"author":... | 1,760,377,178.355973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/modular-synthesizer-is-rack-mounted-and-reconfigurable/ | Modular Synthesizer Is Rack-mounted And Reconfigurable | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"module",
"rack",
"synthesizer"
] | [Dirk] let us know about this fantastic
music synthesis experimentation setup
(
translated
). Turn your computer speakers off (to avoid the auto-playing music when every page loads) and dig into the wealth of information in this repository. Literally dozens of modules have been built and superbly mounted on a rack syst... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "400255",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T21:04:00",
"content": "Reminds me of:http://peteann.hypermart.net/freepix/Men-Women-Switches.JPG",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400259",
"author": "Hackerspacer",
... | 1,760,377,178.404611 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/library-makes-arduino-to-arduino-serial-communications-dead-simple/ | Library Makes Arduino To Arduino Serial Communications Dead Simple | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"data",
"library",
"packets",
"serial"
] | When [Bill Porter] works on a project, he says that he typically writes his own NMEA standard communications protocols to fit the job at hand. While it makes things easy to troubleshoot, he admits that his custom protocols are wasteful of both processor time and bandwidth. Binary communications on the other hand are mo... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "400233",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T20:11:56",
"content": "Thanks for the post Mike, though I really didn’t think this warranted a full post, I was only hoping to be in the next ‘Arduino Moment’ combo article.I wrote this in a day as a way to help out the handful of ... | 1,760,377,178.734328 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/run-kindle-3-firmware-on-kindle-2-hardware/ | Run Kindle 3 Firmware On Kindle 2 Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Kindle hacks"
] | [
"firmware",
"kindle"
] | After about six weeks of testing [Yifanlu] has released a stable version of the
Kindle 3 firmware for use with Kindle 2 hardware
. Everything seems to be working just fine with the patched firmware. We immediately jumped to the conclusion that the upgrade must run pretty slow on the older hardware. [Yifanlu] addresses ... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "400223",
"author": "tux",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T19:21:33",
"content": "it would be awesome if he found a way to solve the constant lockup problems the kindle seems to have",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400240",
"author"... | 1,760,377,178.626175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/laser-powered-dslr-auto-focus-assist-light/ | Laser-powered DSLR Auto Focus Assist Light | Mike Nathan | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"auto focus",
"camera",
"canon",
"hot shoe",
"laser pointer"
] | [Adrian] uses his Canon 40D quite often in dark or low-light situations, and found the onboard auto focus assist functionality to be a bit frustrating. In certain focus modes, the auto focus assist light is programmed to turn off once focus has been achieved. He noticed that if his subject moves or the focus point chan... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "400206",
"author": "am",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T18:36:20",
"content": "Great idea! I should try it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400207",
"author": "Bogdan",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T18:37:14",
"content": "I thi... | 1,760,377,178.691471 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/guitar-pickup-101/ | Guitar Pickup 101 | Jesse Congdon | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"guitar",
"guitar pickup",
"hackaweek",
"winder"
] | [Dino Segovis] is at it again! For this week’s installment of his “Hack A Week” series [Dino] is holding a guitar pickup
winding 101
. Professional guitar pickups can cost hundreds of dollars, but are all essentially a permanent magnet wrapped in a bunch of wire. Using some cheap headphones, magnet wire, and a spare ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "400183",
"author": "devcoder",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T17:15:23",
"content": "and just like that the video is gone",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400184",
"author": "hoooooooooooooooooorj",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T17:... | 1,760,377,178.791084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/diy-high-voltage-electric-field-detector/ | DIY High Voltage Electric Field Detector | Mike Nathan | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"diy",
"electronic field",
"high voltage",
"jfet",
"tools"
] | Who needs a Fluke high voltage detector
when you’ve got one of these things
?
Actually, we still recommend a professional high voltage detector for serious work, but you’ve got to like this electric field detector that [Alessandro] recently put together.
The detector works by using a JFET to detect the high impedance e... | 23 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "401506",
"author": "Jimbo",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T21:21:43",
"content": "Kraus’ textbook “Electromagnetics” has a similar circuit for detecting atmospheric potentials and can be used to observe lightning discharges by putting the probe up high on a pole or chimney.",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,180.624941 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/dino-celebrates-the-131st-anniversary-of-the-photophone/ | [Dino] Celebrates The 131st Anniversary Of The Photophone | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"amplifier",
"fiber optics",
"hack a week",
"photophone"
] | [Dino Segovis] wrote in to share yet another installment of his Hack a Week series,
though this one is quite timely
.
It was 131 years ago today that [Alexander Graham Bell] unveiled the Photophone to the world. A precursor to fiber optic technology, [Bell’s] incredibly important invention can be easily replicated in y... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "401481",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T19:45:01",
"content": "Who knew solar cells could respond that fast…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401486",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T19:59:0... | 1,760,377,180.559291 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/onshoulderstv-knows-how-to-use-openscad/ | OnshouldersTV Knows How To Use OpenSCAD | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"galivan",
"mathcast",
"onshoulders",
"openscad",
"reprap",
"steinman",
"thingiverse"
] | Recently there’s been a increase in the popularity of OpenSCAD as the tool of choice in the 3d printing community. [Gavilan Steinman] is putting out a series of
webTV shorts
on the use of
OpenSCAD
. While it lacks a lot of the features of big CAD suits (such as the ability to generate drawings of your parts), the
commu... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "401446",
"author": "K!P",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T17:51:03",
"content": "ok, im not much of a programmer, but i would have made that servo a heck a way faster using a mouse driven modeling software. (like solid works or something) Also less mind tricks.. (for me)",
"parent_id":... | 1,760,377,180.717897 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/warm-tube-clock-take-2/ | Warm Tube Clock, Take 2 | Mike Nathan | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"DS3231",
"led",
"nixie",
"rgb",
"rtc",
"tlc59401",
"tube"
] | [Mure] wrote in to let us know he has put the finishing touches on
the second iteration of his Warm Tube Nixie clock
. We featured his original creation
here last year
, and while many things remain the same, he has still found a few things that he was able to improve on.
The first notable feature is the new real time ... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "401416",
"author": "addidis",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T16:07:13",
"content": "Ok I have a stupid question. I dont futz much with high voltage things. . .Can some one explain the blue hue at the bottom of the nixie tubes. Its perplexing me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,180.445796 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/portable-sid-plays-chiptunes/ | Portable SID Plays Chiptunes | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"chiptune",
"CUI32",
"pic32",
"sid"
] | [Markus] on the DangerousPrototypes forum came up with a great little
SID player
.
The
SID
was (is?) the awesome sound generation chip inside the Commodore 64, and along with Game Boys and NESs laid the foundation for the chiptune scene. We’re happy to finally see a small SID player that doesn’t resort to SID emulation... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "401395",
"author": "dext3r",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T15:26:06",
"content": "i love this player!check out my favorite site for old tunes:http://www.kohina.com/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "401403",
"author": "DanJ",
"... | 1,760,377,180.87692 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/kinect-driven-cart-makes-shopping-a-snap/ | Kinect-driven Cart Makes Shopping A Snap | Mike Nathan | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"assistive technology",
"cart",
"Kinect",
"motorized",
"robot"
] | [Luis de Matos] is working on
a neat Kinect project called Wi-GO
that aims, as many do, to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities. While the Wi-GO project is geared towards disabled persons, it can be quite helpful to the elderly and pregnant women as well.
Wi-GO is a motorized shopping cart with a Kinect s... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "401385",
"author": "salomon",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T14:44:35",
"content": "So, finally Microsoft did something good, inventing the kinect",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1003230",
"author": "ThatOneDude",
"t... | 1,760,377,180.937456 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/06/03/precision-frequency-measurement-library-for-8-bit-microcontrollers/ | Precision Frequency Measurement Library For 8-bit Microcontrollers | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arduino",
"crystal oscillator",
"frequency counter",
"Teensy"
] | [Paul] has been working on porting over Arduino libraries for use with the Teensy microcontroller platform. This tends to be pretty simple since they both use the same Atmel chip architecture. But once in a while he finds the Arduino libraries are not what they’re cracked up to be. When looking to port over a frequency... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "401414",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2011-06-03T16:06:56",
"content": "It says this can measure up to 5mhz. Can it measure higher frequencies if I use a faster clock source for the MCU?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "40142... | 1,760,377,180.672419 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/vga-testers-for-the-children/ | VGA Testers For The Children | Kevin Dady | [
"hardware"
] | [
"VGA Tester"
] | Recently on our
Hack A Day forums
a member asked about getting some VGA testers made in our “Request and Commissions” forum for a charity called the
World Computer Exchange
, who take old office PC’s and freshens them up to be used by children in developing countries for their education.
I sort of wanted to do a no bra... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "400163",
"author": "ian",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T16:09:58",
"content": "Nice build, great article!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "400165",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T16:16:26",
"content": "Kids toda... | 1,760,377,180.771231 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/31/lcd-replacing-ccfl-with-leds/ | LCD: Replacing CCFL With LEDs | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"ccfl",
"digital picture frame",
"inverter",
"led backlight"
] | [Fileark] had the backlight on his digital picture frame go out one day. These are generally Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps which require an inverter to source the voltage necessary for proper operation. When they stop working, the inverter is usually to blame. Since that circuit is made up of pretty small surface moun... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "400144",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T14:34:49",
"content": "Cool. I did this for my handheld oscilloscope to reduce interferences caused by the CCFL inverter. Works beautifully and enables different tones of white and better looking colors.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,180.81906 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/30/solar-powered-bird-house-tweets-using-b-squares/ | Solar-powered Bird House Tweets Using B-Squares | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"b-squares",
"bird house",
"solar-powered",
"tweet",
"twitter",
"xbee"
] | This bird house will tweet
to let you know when the occupants pass through the door… err… hole. It uses solar panels to keep a battery topped off, and an Arduino along with an optical sensor which monitors the doorway to pass along an alert via an XBee module.
Admittedly, the video after the break is a bit tongue-in-ch... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "399975",
"author": "lolwut",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T03:14:31",
"content": "over-engineered project is over-engineered…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399977",
"author": "justDIY",
"timestamp": "2011-05-31T03:38:01",
... | 1,760,377,180.499035 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/30/a-bright-idea/ | A Bright Idea | Kevin Dady | [
"HackIt",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"brainwaves",
"jeri ellsworth",
"leds",
"opamp"
] | [Jeri Ellsworth] had a bright idea –
a brain-activated light bulb that floats above your head
. While out and about, she saw some guy with a video game icon attached to metal rod sticking out of his backpack. The rod made the icon appear to be floating above his head (think The Sims), which was the inspiration for this... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "399869",
"author": "Elettronica",
"timestamp": "2011-05-30T19:56:40",
"content": "Hi Jeri the electronics italian community love you!http://it.emcelettronica.com/energy-harvesting-%C3%A8-da-pazziAnalog Devices AD620 instrumentation amplifier is NOT for fools :)Great Idea!",
"par... | 1,760,377,181.077524 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/30/tree-climber-takes-a-page-from-the-inchworm-book/ | Tree Climber Takes A Page From The Inchworm Book | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"climb",
"inchworm",
"tree"
] | Sharp talons and a strong torso
let this robot climb trees
, even while carrying a heavy payload. It uses a simple principle, two gripping units allow it to grab onto the tree. These modules alternate, one grips while the torso moves the other up the tree.
You can make out the trio of rods which connect the front and b... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "399845",
"author": "Dino",
"timestamp": "2011-05-30T17:20:29",
"content": "Very ingenious! I’ve been thinking about wall climbing robots lately… this is inspiring.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399849",
"author": "Cthulu",... | 1,760,377,181.288715 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/30/reverse-engineering-embedded-device-firmware/ | Reverse Engineering Embedded Device Firmware | Mike Nathan | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"embedded systems",
"firmware",
"reverse engineering",
"security"
] | While not necessarily an easy thing to learn, the ability to
reverse engineer embedded device firmware
is an incredibly useful skill. Reverse engineering firmware allows you to analyze a device for bugs and vulnerabilities, as well as gives you the opportunity to add features if you happen to be so inclined. When it co... | 17 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "399831",
"author": "TheCreator",
"timestamp": "2011-05-30T15:41:59",
"content": "Learned some new tricks. Very interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399834",
"author": "Panikos",
"timestamp": "2011-05-30T15:51:53"... | 1,760,377,181.344966 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/30/hackaday-links-monday-may-30th/ | Hackaday Links: Monday, May 30th | Mike Nathan | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"cnc",
"gamepad",
"gcode",
"laptop",
"laser",
"led",
"nes",
"playstation 3",
"portable",
"zigbee"
] | Huge, fully functional NES game pad replica
Students at Dutch TU Delft university recently built
a huge replica of the original NES controller
(
Google Translation
), which is fully functional and can be used to play games on a large display screen they also installed. How big is it, you ask? It’s about 6 meters wide –... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "399820",
"author": "G-reg",
"timestamp": "2011-05-30T15:12:30",
"content": "Water cooled PS3.. Same thing im working on so im goin to be a little critical here. Im just not focusing on it being a laptop. Kudos to that, but the fact you have an external unit to lug around, besides th... | 1,760,377,181.245601 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/28/quadruped-military-vehicles-from-back-in-the-day/ | Quadruped Military Vehicles From Back In The Day | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"army",
"AT-AT",
"big dog",
"quadruped",
"star wars"
] | While Boston Dynamics’ Big Dog is pretty impressive,
check out this video
of the US Army’s first attempt at a quadruped vehicle. Created in the early 1960s with the help of GE, this Army experiment was the first successful attempt of replicating a four-legged animal with a mechanical machine.
This “Walking Truck” was d... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "399186",
"author": "Stephen",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T15:21:33",
"content": "This is an amazing example of old technology doing very complicated mechanical movements!Now if only this were an exoskeleton instead!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,181.58532 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/28/wireless-controller-operates-your-cnc-mill/ | Wireless Controller Operates Your CNC Mill | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"emc2",
"linux",
"mill",
"pendant",
"qtsixa",
"sixaxis"
] | [Darrell Taylor] wanted to add a CNC control pendant to his mill but didn’t want to foot the bill which can often run several hundred dollars. These pendants are basically a physical remote control that operates the CNC software that controls the machine. Since he was already using a Linux box running EMC2, it wasn’t t... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "399163",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T14:34:21",
"content": "Good idea! I was afraid he’d done something silly with the motion control, but this is pretty sane. I can see where it would be especially useful in a situation like this, where the PC is relatively far away ... | 1,760,377,181.397507 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/speak-your-mind-and-help-radioshack-suck-less/ | Speak Your Mind And Help RadioShack Suck Less | Mike Nathan | [
"News"
] | [
"radioshack",
"suck"
] | We can all agree that RadioShack
isn’t exactly the DIY mecca it once was
.
What used to be a haven for amateur radio operators, tinkerers, and builders alike has devolved into a stripmall mainstay full of cell phones and overpriced junk. RadioShack knows that they have fallen out of your good graces, and since you are ... | 351 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "398727",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T22:10:02",
"content": "I have misgivings about this, I see it as a marketing ploy too, I used to work there (my wife too, that’s were we met). I will be giving all the advise i can, but do not have high expectations.",
"pare... | 1,760,377,181.530967 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/music-tank-puts-the-boom-in-boombox/ | Music Tank Puts The Boom In Boombox | Mike Nathan | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"batteries",
"music",
"solar",
"tank"
] | When you think of Memorial Day weekend, what comes to mind? Well around here, all we can think about is
this tank cum boombox
that Instructable user [Elian_gonzalez] put together.
This build is actually the third version of his Music Tank, and it comes with all sorts of improvements over previous models. The tank is pr... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "398674",
"author": "kobilica",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T20:17:42",
"content": "So if 60watt usage + 50watt addage = 10watt usage… nice, but i believe 60watt stands for rms.still frickin nice, i’d own one",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,181.439952 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/64-bit-os-written-entirely-in-assembly/ | 64-bit OS Written Entirely In Assembly | Brian Benchoff | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"64bit",
"operating system"
] | The folks at Return Infinity just released a new version of their
BareMetal OS
, a 64-bit operating system written entirely in assembly.
The goal of the BareMetal project, which includes a
stripped-down bootloader
and a
cluster computing platform
is to get away from the inefficient obfuscated machine code generated by ... | 112 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "398611",
"author": "sp00nix",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T18:33:13",
"content": "180 amps!!!! Im sure he meant watts :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "398612",
"author": "razor",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T18:33:14",
"co... | 1,760,377,181.768022 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/chipkit-uno32-first-impressions-and-benchmarks/ | ChipKIT Uno32: First Impressions And Benchmarks | Phil Burgess | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Featured",
"Microcontrollers",
"Reviews"
] | [
"32-bit",
"32bit",
"adc",
"arduino",
"bottleneck",
"chipkit",
"digilent",
"fractal",
"ide",
"lcd",
"mandelbrot",
"max32",
"pic",
"pic32",
"serial",
"uno",
"uno32"
] | Following
Maker Faire
, we’ve had a few days to poke around with Digilent’s 32-bit
Arduino-compatible chipKIT boards
and compiler. We have some initial performance figures to report, along with impressions of the hardware and software.
Disclaimer: Digilent has provided Hack a Day with Uno32 and Max32 boards for evaluat... | 49 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "398574",
"author": "Stefan",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T16:22:54",
"content": "“To reiterate (pardon the pun)…”“…with its thumb up its ASCII…”Great, smart puns! More from this writer!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "398578",
"... | 1,760,377,181.676187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/minimalistic-555-adding-machine/ | Minimalistic 555 Adding Machine | Nick Schulze | [
"classic hacks",
"hardware"
] | [
"555 timer",
"calculator"
] | How many 555 timers does it take to add up two 10 digit numbers? [Alan’s]
555 Adding Machine
does it with 102 of them, he designed the machine as an extreme entry to the 555 contest and the original plan was to make it even more complicated. This machine uses the 555’s to implement a nine decade accumulator and multipl... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "398548",
"author": "MrCung",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T14:49:55",
"content": "Not sure I would call this “Minimalistic”, but hey it’s really cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "398553",
"author": "hospadar",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,181.810227 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/29/hidden-device-distorts-news-on-wireless-networks-brews-beer-is-time-machine/ | Hidden Device Distorts News On Wireless Networks, Brews Beer, Is Time Machine | Brian Benchoff | [
"News",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"man-in-the-middle",
"newstweek"
] | We covered the Newstweek, a wall-wart sized box that injects fake news stories over public WiFi connections last February, but now there’s a great
walk through
and it seems our doubts about this project were disproved.
The Newstweek uses ARP spoofing to change the text displayed on several news sites. After doing some ... | 40 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "399609",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2011-05-29T21:23:10",
"content": "This is a bit more black hat than what I’m accustomed to seeing on HaD.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399614",
"author": "ferdie",
"times... | 1,760,377,181.88527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/29/fixing-post-errors-with-a-single-key/ | Fixing POST Errors With A Single Key | Mike Nathan | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"error",
"keyboard",
"kiosk",
"pc"
] | Instructables user [Mike Craghead] was in the middle of building a very compact public computer kiosk
when he ran into a problem
with the processor fan. It was too big for the enclosure and had to be swapped out with a fan that did not allow the motherboard to monitor its rotational speed.
Motherboards don’t like this ... | 60 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "399532",
"author": "Pedro",
"timestamp": "2011-05-29T17:01:57",
"content": "BIOS -> Power Options -> CPU Fan -> IgnoreZero dollar solution that doesn’t use up hardware, space in a cramped case or continually send a signal to the OS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,182.040786 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/29/programming-an-attiny-using-an-arduino/ | Programming An ATtiny Using An Arduino | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Atmel",
"attiny85",
"AVR",
"isp",
"microcontrollers"
] | [Scott] is a big fan of the Arduino platform,
and he’s not afraid to admit it
. It does all the things he needs, but now and again he would like to use something a bit smaller, without all the bells and whistles the Arduino has to offer. He contemplated using an ATtiny for smaller projects, but after looking into what ... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "399517",
"author": "Monty Werthington",
"timestamp": "2011-05-29T16:06:39",
"content": "Nice, a genuine move to enhance the usability of the ATiny chip for the less experienced hacker, reducing the skills required may result in slower execution should be seen as a step in the right ... | 1,760,377,181.95055 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/29/aquabot-gets-around-more-than-youd-think/ | Aquabot Gets Around More Than You’d Think | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"amphibious",
"carbon fiber",
"servo",
"tumbling"
] | This doesn’t have the flashy futuristic appeal that we’d like to see from high-tech robots, but
this amphibious wanderer
is well suited for it’s intended purpose. It was developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota to navigate mostly wet environments, collecting data about water quality as part of a distribu... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "399497",
"author": "CRJEEA",
"timestamp": "2011-05-29T13:31:56",
"content": "I can see the military probably already making good use of this sort of technology in for instance surveillance operations to crawl, hide and listen extra. personally I think they would make great little ch... | 1,760,377,182.21446 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/28/this-robot-can-beat-you-at-pointless-games/ | This Robot Can Beat You At Pointless Games | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"gameshow",
"PICAXE"
] | We already know that robots can be smarter than us as evidenced by Watson beating [Ken Jennings] at Jeopardy, or Deep Blue beating [Garry Kasparov] at chess. Now [E024576] is striving to
build a bot to compete at physical games
.
For the challenge, he’s chosen one of the games from a television game show called Minute ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "399348",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T21:51:11",
"content": "love it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399354",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T22:13:45",
"content": "wolf",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,182.167509 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/28/rsa-securid-breach-leads-to-intrusion-at-lockheed-martin/ | RSA SecurID Breach Leads To Intrusion At Lockheed Martin | Mike Nathan | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"emc",
"military",
"rsa",
"SecurID",
"two-factor authentication"
] | It looks like Lockheed Martin is
the latest victim in what seems to be an endless string of security breaches
. This time however, it does not look like a lack of security measures led to the breach. In fact, it seems that Lockheed’s implementation of a widely-trusted security tool was the attack vector this time aroun... | 45 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "399298",
"author": "2uro",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T19:12:31",
"content": "dear god.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399301",
"author": "thelackey3326",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T19:25:10",
"content": "You mean a secu... | 1,760,377,182.29519 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/28/robot-juggler-sure-handles-a-lot-of-balls/ | Robot Juggler Sure Handles A Lot Of Balls | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"high speed",
"juggle"
] | This robot juggler
, pictured above during its appearance at
Amper
2010, can keep five balls in the air at once. It was designed by the Department of Control Engineering at the Czech Technical Institute in Prague. We know it doesn’t look like much in that still image, but the two videos embedded after the break are pur... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "399264",
"author": "Unknown",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T17:36:08",
"content": "“To arms on vertical”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "399265",
"author": "Unknown",
"timestamp": "2011-05-28T17:37:03",
"content": "“They ... | 1,760,377,182.353887 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/adding-gps-to-a-viewsonic-g-tablet/ | Adding GPS To A Viewsonic G-Tablet | Mike Nathan | [
"Android Hacks",
"gps hacks",
"Tablet Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"g-tablet",
"gps",
"tablet",
"viewsonic"
] | The hackers over at the xda-developers forum always seem to have something awesome brewing, and [fosser2] is no exception. He bought himself a Viewsonic G-tablet, but was a bit disappointed in its lack of a GPS module. He pried the tablet open in hopes of finding a spot where he might be able to cram one in,
and was ha... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "398180",
"author": "Koplimi",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T12:32:52",
"content": "There are a lot of soldiers mentioned in the tutorial.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "398188",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26... | 1,760,377,182.401387 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/long-range-canon-dslr-remote-video-trigger/ | Long-range Canon DSLR Remote Video Trigger | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"camera trigger",
"Canon 60D",
"ir",
"RF"
] | Instructables user [Justin] generally enjoyed shooting video with his Canon 60D DSLR, though there was one small problem. The only way that the camera could be remotely triggered to shoot video was via a small IR remote with a paltry 10 foot range. Even worse, the remote had to be pointed directly at the front of the c... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "398167",
"author": "lamer",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T11:31:54",
"content": "uhm….im just putting it out there as an option..what about just taking apart that 2$ ebay ir remote. and hook that RF remotedirectly to its button..possibly through a transistor if needed.and loosing that ar... | 1,760,377,182.444921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/arduino-based-biofeedback-unit/ | Arduino Based Biofeedback Unit | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"biofeedback",
"brainbay",
"galvanic skin response",
"gsr"
] | [Michael Gerstenmayer] has been very successful in
developing a biofeedback system
. He’s based the build around an Arduino and started adding different chunks to the project to develop a full-featured unit. It can take your temperature (with an IR sensor…. not the hard way), measure your
galvanic skin response
(conduc... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "398008",
"author": "TensorFlux",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T22:13:23",
"content": "This is quite similar to a very well documented project that Pumping Station: One built for the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge:http://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/index.php/Biosensor_Array",
"pare... | 1,760,377,182.484565 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/ps3-controller-spoofing-advancing-with-leaps-and-bounds/ | PS3 Controller Spoofing Advancing With Leaps And Bounds | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"dongle",
"mac address",
"sixaxis",
"spoof"
] | Development has been progessing quite nicely on [Matlo’s] PlayStation 3 controller spoofing project. This is a
package that allows you to identify a PC as a PS3 controller
. We know what you’re thinking: why would you want to do that? When
we originally looked in on the project
about a year ago we mentioned that this a... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "397966",
"author": "Alex Parting",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T20:55:38",
"content": "Nice one, he’s not great with a mouse and keyboard though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397972",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2011-0... | 1,760,377,182.547259 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/automated-hose-keeps-cats-from-watering-you/ | Automated Hose Keeps Cats From Watering You | Jesse Congdon | [
"how-to",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cats",
"hose",
"pir",
"urine"
] | Commenter [TheCreator] reminded us of this fantastic video from [
Craig Turner
] who you may recognize from SBS’s Top Gear Australia Video Competition. You see, [Craig] has been struggling for some time with the problem of neighborhood cats relieving themselves pretty much all over his stuff. Through surveillance he i... | 50 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "397934",
"author": "Tech B.",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T19:34:51",
"content": "I just posted this on Facebook yesterday lol. I found it via techeblog.com; great website to pass the time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397941",
... | 1,760,377,182.693588 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/color-object-tracking-with-an-8-bit-microcontroller/ | Color Object Tracking With An 8-bit Microcontroller | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"c8051f360",
"color tracking",
"omnivision",
"ov7720"
] | [Craig] sent in a link to this project which manages to implement
color tracking on an 8-bit microcontroller at 60 frames per second
. That’s some pretty incredible performance, but we’re also not talking about using a hobby-grade microcontroller. The
C8051F360
is an ARM microcontroller with 100 MIPS throughput and wit... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "397913",
"author": "Tywin",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T18:43:26",
"content": "For the record, a C8051F360 is, as the name suggests, an 8051 microcontroller, not an ARM.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397916",
"author": "sqkyb... | 1,760,377,182.605171 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/the-ins-and-outs-of-lithium-based-battery-packs/ | The Ins And Outs Of Lithium-based Battery Packs | Mike Nathan | [
"how-to"
] | [
"battery packs",
"liion",
"lithium ion",
"rechargeable batteries"
] | So, you’ve got your awesome project built and are ready to take it on the go, but how are you going to power it? You could use a couple alkaline cells or perhaps swipe a Litihium battery pack from some infrequently used portable device – however before you do that, why not
check out what [Lady Ada] has to say on the su... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "397902",
"author": "Necromant",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T18:00:49",
"content": "Hmm… Strange. They tell not to connect the LiIons in parallel… Well, that’s pretty fine if you charge each one separately beforehand… And if these are all the same exact battery. At least that worked for... | 1,760,377,182.748324 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/adding-persistent-memory-and-ethernet-to-vintage-arcade-machines/ | Adding Persistent Memory And Ethernet To Vintage Arcade Machines | Mike Nathan | [
"classic hacks",
"News"
] | [
"arcade",
"AVR",
"bus",
"ethernet",
"tcpip",
"video games",
"z80"
] | If you are a frequent reader, you are undoubtedly familiar with hacker [Sprite_tm]. He has been working with fellow members of the TkkrLab hackerspace to get things ready for their official grand opening on May 28th, and wrote in to share
a project he recently completed to kick things off
.
As part of their preparation... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "398532",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T13:26:16",
"content": "For a minute then I read that as ‘a vintage arcade machine from 1943’!!! Duhhh!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "436158",
"author": "Con... | 1,760,377,182.801062 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/27/low-cost-low-bandwidth-wireless-arduino-to-android-communications/ | Low-cost, Low-bandwidth Wireless Arduino To Android Communications | Mike Nathan | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"arduino",
"bit bang",
"NFC",
"wireless communications"
] | [Joe] was experimenting with his Arduino when he started thinking about how he could get it to communicate wirelessly with his Android phone. Bluetooth is an option, but it requires some extra components, and Google’s ADK works as well – just not wirelessly.
Instead, he thought it would be neat to see if he could
get t... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "398512",
"author": "Muzza",
"timestamp": "2011-05-27T11:17:44",
"content": "wow very cool…. not particularly useful but cool none the less! I would never have thought to use the magnetometer as a data interface!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,182.860659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/my-desk-is-my-computer-case/ | My Desk IS My Computer Case | Mike Nathan | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"computer",
"desk",
"pc",
"water cooling"
] | If you think that your water cooled rig is pretty sweet, check out
this creation by Dutch PC enthusiast [Peter Brands]
(
Google Translation
).
With his computer tweaked as far as he could imagine, he decided to spruce up his office a bit. In the process, he ended up tweaking his computer just a little bit more. After s... | 39 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "398288",
"author": "Pete S",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T19:51:15",
"content": "Awesome work! A bit deep for my ergonomic taste but a great idea. I’m a sucker for triple monitor setups as well. Ain’t no going back to a dual screen setup after that…He did another write up in english her... | 1,760,377,182.948668 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/tracking-eye-movement-by-measuring-electrons-in-the-eye/ | Tracking Eye Movement By Measuring Electrons In The Eye | Brian Benchoff | [
"News"
] | [
"eye tracking",
"hci",
"interface"
] | [Luis Cruz] is a Honduran High School student, and he built an amazing
electrooculography system
, and the
writeup
(PDF warning) of the project is one of the best we’ve seen.
[Luis] goes through the theory of the electrooculogram – the human eye is polarized from front to back because of a negative charge in the nerve ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "398280",
"author": "anonymitee",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T18:56:18",
"content": "Brilliant! This seems like a perfect solution for eye-tracking in a head-mounted unit (where a camera seems too in-the-way).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,183.006263 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/wall-climbing-robot-uses-supersonic-grippers/ | Wall Climbing Robot Uses Supersonic Grippers | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"Bernoulli",
"gripper",
"robot",
"supersonic",
"wall climbing"
] | Watch out Spidey,
there’s a new wall climber in town!
Researchers [Matthew Journee, XiaoQi Chen, James Robertson, Mark Jermy, and Mathieu Sellier] recently unveiled their wall climbing wonder bot at the 2011 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. Like most other wall climbing bots, theirs operates on... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "398233",
"author": "addidis",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T15:36:54",
"content": "The gripper’s design compresses the air by shape alone, causing the air flow to reach speeds of Mach 3, without relying on powerful pumps or increased air volume.Does this imply that the hose could be repl... | 1,760,377,183.148271 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/hey-oems-arduino-controlled-dishwasher-has-much-potential/ | Hey OEMs, Arduino Controlled Dishwasher Has Much Potential | Jesse Congdon | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"appliance",
"dishwasher",
"kitchen",
"repair"
] | I think we can all agree that sometimes projects are a bit of a stretch. We rack our brains for something interesting and unique to bring to the table and end up stretching for that special strange twist trick or technique that will garner that special kind of admiration from our peers. In that sense it is easy to loos... | 44 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "398208",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T14:24:40",
"content": "Nice! Awesome creativity to save some cash! Bring on the Arduino haters!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "398210",
"author": "Monty Werthington",
... | 1,760,377,183.226894 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/26/hidden-messages-in-audio/ | Hidden Messages In Audio | Kevin Dady | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"Hidden text"
] | [Alex] tiped us off about the evil sounding noises coming from
http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/
. when you go there your pretty much greeted with a wav file and if you have a quick eye on the status bar its pretty easy to get the direct link to the file and download it. Thats all great, but why would you want to?
Wel... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "398190",
"author": "neorazz",
"timestamp": "2011-05-26T13:22:47",
"content": "We were doing this years ago see unfiction.com you cann doctor any wav file with minimal interference (sounds like static on playback) by just editing the wav in raw/hex and just type in what you want",
... | 1,760,377,183.288391 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/extracting-secured-firmware-from-freescale-zigbee-radios/ | Extracting Secured Firmware From Freescale Zigbee Radios | Mike Nathan | [
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"decapping",
"freescale",
"mc13224",
"zigbee"
] | [Travis Goodspeed] recently tore down the Freescale MC13224 wireless radio chip in an effort
to demonstrate how the device’s firmware could be read
, even when locked down in “secure” mode. While you might not recognize the Freescale MC13224 radio by name alone, you are certainly familiar with some of its practical app... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "397871",
"author": "Gregg",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T16:19:29",
"content": "That’s hardcore, one warranty definitely voided.It’s also awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397874",
"author": "Zee",
"timestamp": "2011-... | 1,760,377,183.341283 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/hacked-phone-runs-zork-gets-lamp/ | Hacked Phone Runs Zork, Gets Lamp | Brian Benchoff | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"fitpc",
"tdd",
"zork"
] | A few months ago, [Ulysses] had a project in mind that would run Zork on a TDD. Although it was a bit of a struggle getting the project ready in time for the Bay Area Maker’s Faire, the accompanying
build blog
tells us it was more than worth the effort.
After hooking up the guts of the phone to an Arduino Pro, A modem ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "397849",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T15:22:35",
"content": "Cute case mod, I guess.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397852",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T15:39:11",
"content": "Why n... | 1,760,377,183.391347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/hand-cranked-magnet-machine-is-endless-fun/ | Hand-cranked Magnet Machine Is Endless Fun | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"crank",
"eddy current",
"machine",
"rare earth magnets",
"wood"
] | We can’t think of a single person who doesn’t enjoy playing with a handful of rare earth magnets now and again. We know that [Dave Johnson] certainly does. As a gift to his father in law,
he constructed a magnificent machine
that does little more than manipulate spherical rare earth magnets with hypnotizing grace.
The ... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "397815",
"author": "TheCitySpiders",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T13:21:55",
"content": "Neato Frito !!:D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397816",
"author": "kj",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T13:26:39",
"content": "i think i... | 1,760,377,183.472267 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/25/wireless-rover-has-two-guns-one-for-each-of-ya/ | Wireless Rover Has Two Guns…one For Each Of Ya | Mike Nathan | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"linksys",
"nunchuck",
"robot",
"rover",
"servo",
"wifi",
"wii"
] | We never really get bored with remote-controlled rovers around here,
especially when they involve reusing some old hardware as well as lasers
. [Tycoon] wrote in to share his creation, which he has dubbed “Texas Ranger”.
Texas Ranger is built around an old Linksys WRT54GL router, which provides the rover’s WiFi connect... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "397803",
"author": "JamieWho",
"timestamp": "2011-05-25T11:46:02",
"content": "That. was. awesome.Now I know what to do with that spare router I took apart in the garage last year.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397808",
"a... | 1,760,377,183.576549 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/24/building-a-brushless-motor-controller/ | Building A Brushless Motor Controller | Mike Nathan | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"brushless motor",
"controller",
"h-bridge",
"half-bridge"
] | Brushless motors and the way in which they are controlled can be a bit of an enigma to those just starting out in hobby electronics. [Andrew] from spingarage thought it would be helpful to put together
a quick tutorial showing how he built a simple brushless motor controller
in about a day’s time. He constructs everyth... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "397672",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2011-05-24T23:12:27",
"content": "Not a bad intro, kudos for the good writeup, decent wiring and photos.One thingI noticed though is that the design of the high side and the design of the low side of the half bridges is not symmetrical. It ... | 1,760,377,183.525296 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/24/i2c-arduino-gps-shield/ | I2C Arduino GPS Shield | Mike Nathan | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"gps",
"i2c",
"serial"
] | [Wayne] wrote in to share an item he just finished working on,
an I
2
C GPS shield for the Arduino
. While other GPS solutions have existed for quite some time, his caught our eye due to its feature list.
The shield removes a good bit of the hassle associated with parsing raw NMEA data from traditional GPS addons. Whil... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "397669",
"author": "Elias",
"timestamp": "2011-05-24T23:02:00",
"content": "Is the antenna seriously going to be under another PCB when in use?Or do I just misunderstand the board layout.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397679",... | 1,760,377,183.625531 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/24/automated-faucet-keeps-your-cat-watered/ | Automated Faucet Keeps Your Cat Watered | Jesse Congdon | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cats",
"faucet",
"xbee"
] | Like many of us [Chris Dillon]’s cat prefers to drink cold fresh water directly from the tap. However, unlike us, [Chris]’s feline buddy is too preoccupied with cat stuff to bother flipping off the faucet after its use. As it turns out, this was an excellent opportunity not only for [Chris] to flex his project muscles,... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "397634",
"author": "Derrick",
"timestamp": "2011-05-24T21:07:53",
"content": "Overkill much? I think an IR sensor and a motor would of sufficed…even a solenoid is a bit too much..Logging was definitely overkill and then more overkill on top with a sprinkling of overkill.",
"pare... | 1,760,377,183.687291 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2011/05/24/rf-robot-controlled-from-a-terminal-window/ | RF Robot Controlled From A Terminal Window | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"arduino",
"module",
"receiver",
"RF",
"transmitter"
] | This robot can be controlled from the terminal window
of your computer. You can see a manilla-colored board mounted between the wheels. This is the RF receiver which has quite a long antenna that we’ve cropped out to get a better look at the bot itself. [Ashish] picked up an RF transmitter/receiver pair for about $4 an... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "397620",
"author": "Brett",
"timestamp": "2011-05-24T20:15:12",
"content": "Now someone just needs to build a wumpusbot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "397657",
"author": "jswanson",
"timestamp": "2011-05-24T22:28:47",
... | 1,760,377,183.76815 |
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