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https://hackaday.com/2010/12/02/vacuum-forming-at-home/ | Vacuum Forming At Home | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"form",
"forming",
"pegboard",
"vacuum"
] | A little dumpster-diving let [Nick Skvarla]
build his vacuum form machine
for around $5. He pulled a vacuum cleaner out of the trash, which was tossed away because of a broken power plug. He put it into a box which had been sealed with spray foam and used a piece of pegboard for the top side of the enclosure. He takes ... | 50 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "235196",
"author": "Calculon",
"timestamp": "2010-12-02T22:20:43",
"content": "Looks pretty good!Way much better than the Kipkay crap from in here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5CGfoxnKaQ",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "235229... | 1,760,377,327.964167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/29/drill-press-for-through-hole-pcb-manufacturing/ | Drill Press For Through-hole PCB Manufacturing | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bit",
"drill press",
"pcb"
] | This drill press was built to
drill through-hole printed circuit boards
. [Rhys Goodwin] didn’t want to shell out for new equipment, so he dug through his scraps to see what he could accomplish. He already had the power drill, and there was no shortage of wood and fasteners. Once he had a mounting platform for the powe... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "221115",
"author": "Jordan",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T23:33:51",
"content": "I am totally going to do this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "221135",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-11-30T00:14:07",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,328.088713 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/29/diy-oleds/ | DIY OLEDs | Devlin Thyne | [
"chemistry hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"glowsticks",
"jeri ellsworth",
"led",
"oled"
] | [
Jeri Ellsworth
] has put together a couple of videos that cover how she made her own organic light emitting diodes, or OLEDs. In the first video, after the break, it discusses the difference between regular, rigid semiconductor LEDs and organic LEDs. The video then goes on to show how to make an OLED as successive la... | 43 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "221047",
"author": "Walter Schreppers",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T22:51:54",
"content": "Nice experiment and well documented. As for results I was a bit disappointed because the screen just looks dark with and without the power on the oled? Is the light not visible on camera or is th... | 1,760,377,328.470746 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/29/climbing-bike-storage-thwarts-thieves/ | Climbing Bike Storage Thwarts Thieves? | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bike",
"carrier",
"climb",
"lock",
"pole"
] | If you’ve got an expensive bike and don’t mind carrying around a whole bunch of extra weight in your courier bag you’ll like this concept. A design team
built a pole-climbing bike rack
in about 14 days. The video after the break shows the prototyping process as well as the finished “lock” in use. It’s a commercial for ... | 51 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "221007",
"author": "Mouseclone",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T21:34:28",
"content": "looks like a town will need more light poles soon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "221008",
"author": "ReKlipz",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T2... | 1,760,377,328.282037 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/29/warm-tube-clock/ | Warm Tube Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"led",
"nixie",
"rgb",
"tlc59401",
"tube"
] | The
Warm Tube Clock
is the new kid on the block of Nixie Tube clocks. It takes inspiration from, and uses the same voltage driver circuit as
the Ice Tube Clock
. But this one uses four tubes instead of that hard-to-find single tube. It has a few other tricks up its sleeve. The shield that hosts the tubes has been desig... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "220990",
"author": "Marvin",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T21:01:21",
"content": "Nice idea with the RGB LEDs…Good “UI design” :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "220992",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T21:13:47",
... | 1,760,377,327.880335 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/29/chumby-webserver-using-upgraded-internal-storage/ | Chumby Webserver Using Upgraded Internal Storage | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"chumby",
"lighttpd",
"lighty",
"sd",
"usb",
"web server"
] | The Chumby One has an internal SD card offering a fair amount of storage. [Kenneth Finnegan’s] came with a 1 GB card that had about 500 MB left over which he filled with a collection of MP3s. But he wanted to do more and so installed a pre-compiled version of lighttpd to act as a web server. The problem is that this bi... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "220981",
"author": "charliefreck",
"timestamp": "2010-11-29T20:24:46",
"content": "good to see some chumby love. the chumby hacking scene seems all but dead as of late. I did something similar back when i got mine. combined the webserver with a python bittorrent client and some c... | 1,760,377,328.522907 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/28/radar-gun-teardown/ | Radar Gun Teardown | Chris Nelson | [
"Radio Hacks",
"Teardown",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"radar",
"toy"
] | [Jeri Ellsworth] is at it again, this time she
takes apart a hot wheels speed
gun
and in the process she does a good job of explaining how radar can be used to measure speed. She also demonstrates a way to determine if an object is approaching or receding from the radar gun.
The
Doppler
shift
is one way to remotely m... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "220496",
"author": "CGross",
"timestamp": "2010-11-28T23:21:02",
"content": ">Implying the body scanner is refined",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "220503",
"author": "JEDITALIAN",
"timestamp": "2010-11-28T23:47:09",
... | 1,760,377,328.037437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/28/strong-enough-to-lift-a-person-yet-gentle-enough-to-embrace-a-child-%e2%80%9d/ | “Strong Enough To Lift A Person, Yet Gentle Enough To Embrace A Child.” | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"60s",
"fetso",
"Kraken",
"robot",
"tentacle",
"vintage"
] | Tentacles have inspired fear and respect in humans long before anime came into the scene. Sailors shivered in their timbers at the thought of the great Kraken, or that octopus from
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
. It’s no surprise to know that humans have been trying to harness this fear and respect in technological form... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "220461",
"author": "Brett",
"timestamp": "2010-11-28T22:09:46",
"content": "1968? Very nice, Its actually very smooth too :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "220469",
"author": "Jenna Fox",
"timestamp": "2010-11-28T22:35:... | 1,760,377,327.82153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/26/cheap-audio-equipment-makes-atm-theft-easier/ | Cheap Audio Equipment Makes ATM Theft Easier | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"atm",
"audio",
"recorder",
"skimmer"
] | ATM information theft is nothing new. Neither is the use of skimmers to gain access to the data. But it’s a little surprising just how easy it has become to
hack together the devices using audio equipment
. The images above are samples of a skimmer for sale from an Eastern-European do-no-good. It is the magnetic stripe... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "219233",
"author": "jcprojects",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T16:51:50",
"content": "So is it using the microphone to sense the card’s magnetic signature? I guess I could see that but not sure if it’s just the standard mic or not.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,328.142606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/25/hopefully-detect-trolls-before-they-devour-you/ | Hopefully Detect Trolls Before They Devour You | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"arduino",
"Norway",
"seismic",
"troll"
] | In the cold and mysterious wilderness of Norway, it pays to be ready for anything–especially heavy-walking trolls. The team at [nullohm] decided to prepare thoroughly for their trek into the woods to witness the Leonids meteor shower by putting together an
Arduino-based “troll detector”
.
The device is
based on the sup... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "218698",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2010-11-25T22:09:21",
"content": "I wonder how they tested it? With elephants?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "218720",
"author": "Daid",
"timestamp": "2010-11-25T22:39:49",
... | 1,760,377,328.202974 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/25/elder-robots/ | Elder Robots | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"robot",
"senior",
"vintage",
"walking",
"wwii"
] | It’s always nice to show our appreciation for our elders. Today’s young robots may be whippier, snappier, and go-gettier than their forbears but you have to admit that few of them have the moxie to dust themselves off after 45 years and have a walk around town (although it still wouldn’t qualify for a senior’s discount... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "218633",
"author": "mjrippe",
"timestamp": "2010-11-25T20:29:16",
"content": "“George was pictured carrying the shopping, hovering and even mowing the lawn.”Um, shouldn’t that be “hoovering” (vacuuming)? I don’t think George had anti-gravity capabilities!",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,328.566341 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/25/making-music-with-tech-stolen-from-predator/ | Making Music With Tech Stolen From Predator | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"manta",
"max",
"msp",
"touch sensor"
] | This is
a second generation Manta
, a touch-based controller with visual feedback made to use with Max/MSP. The hexagonal size and the patterns seen in the video after the break remind us of the arm-based computers the Predators sport in the movies. Like the previous generation, this controller can tell not only which ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "218550",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2010-11-25T18:50:06",
"content": "That is a really nice build. I usually go the capacitive way when building touchscreens, but this time I got a feeling I should try resistive next time.Wouldn’t he get more precision by decreasing the width of... | 1,760,377,328.619532 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/25/thanksgiving-with-thermite/ | Thanksgiving With Thermite | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"thanksgiving",
"Thermite"
] | For those in the states, Happy Thanksgiving. Whether or not you
celebrate
the traditional holiday, you might still want to take a moment to think of what you are thankful for. We are thankful for our readers, who drive us to keep posting projects and challenge us to improve our skills. The Hackers, who supply us projec... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "218480",
"author": "Necromant",
"timestamp": "2010-11-25T16:22:04",
"content": "Looks like those guys are insane: Such a cooking method sucks. It will be burned on the outside and raw on the inside. Look carefully and you see that only a thin layer is cooked ok.",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,377,329.365279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/24/the-quest-to-build-a-better-stairmaster/ | The Quest To Build A Better Stairmaster | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"AT89C51RD2",
"exercise",
"heart rate",
"stairmaster"
] | [Eric Feldman] likes to use the Stairmaster in his exercise routine during the winter months. But apparently the exercisers that are designed for mere mortals don’t satisfy his need to climb stairs really, really, quickly. After mastering the upper speed limits of some top-of-the-line equipment he contacted the company... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "217979",
"author": "John Harrison",
"timestamp": "2010-11-24T23:39:16",
"content": "I had thought that he had hacked an existin unit, but no. He designed and built this thing from scratch. Impressive. Nearly as impressive as 500 steps a minutes?!?!!",
"parent_id": null,
"de... | 1,760,377,329.292669 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/24/double-the-hertz-double-the-pleasure/ | Double The Hertz, Double The Pleasure | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"hardware",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bandwidth",
"dso",
"oscilloscope",
"Tekway"
] | [tinhead] has opened up a Tekway DST1102B oscilloscope and doubled its bandwidth to 200MHz,
sharing his work in the eevblog forum
. This is great news to anyone who is looking for a faster sampling rate but can’t afford the high-end models. Mind you, for a lot of us even these Hanteks and Tekways are hard to afford but... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "217967",
"author": "grenadier",
"timestamp": "2010-11-24T23:04:34",
"content": "Now all he needs to do is make it play DOOM and we’re golden.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "217975",
"author": "tinhead",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,329.235147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/27/automated-chicken-coop-door-is-solar-powered/ | Automated Chicken Coop Door Is Solar-powered | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"chicken",
"coop",
"door",
"phototransistor"
] | [Fileark] has been busy with the hacks lately. This time around he’s built a
solar-powered chicken coop door
that opens in the morning, and closes at night. A single motor slides the door open and closed using a loop of spring-loaded string. There are limiting switches on either side of the door jamb to ensure proper p... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "220113",
"author": "Amos",
"timestamp": "2010-11-28T08:28:21",
"content": "Coops are out of date, anyway. Chicken tractors are much more efficient.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "220189",
"author": "MarkF",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,329.156611 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/27/surprisingly-simple-magnetic-card-spoofer/ | Surprisingly Simple Magnetic Card Spoofer | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"attiny2313",
"coil",
"eletromagnet",
"magnetic stripe",
"spoofer"
] | [Craig’s]
magnetic card spoofer
is both simple and brilliant. There are two parts to spoofing these cards and he took care of both of them. The first part is getting the actual card data. He designed the spoofer board with a header that connects to a card reader for doing this. The second part is the spoofing itself, w... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "219794",
"author": "Squirrel",
"timestamp": "2010-11-27T18:04:37",
"content": "Now this would be interesting to see as a business card…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "219851",
"author": "JEDITALIAN",
"timestamp": "2010-... | 1,760,377,329.408595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/26/arduino-electronic-speed-control-explained/ | Arduino Electronic Speed Control Explained | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"brushless",
"electronic speed control",
"esc",
"motor"
] | You can salvage some nice motors out of optical drives but they can be tricky to control. That’s because brushless DC motors require carefully timed signals used in a process called Electronic Speed Control (ESC). [Fileark] built and ESC using an Arduino and
has a couple
of
posts
explaining the concept and demonstratin... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "219402",
"author": "minipimmer",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T22:16:50",
"content": "Very cool project. I was shocked because actually I was doing something quite similar this week. My idea was to build a small platform to teach control theory and what I do is to control a three wire co... | 1,760,377,329.054381 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/26/thanksgiving-turkey-quadcopter-shenanigans/ | Thanksgiving Turkey Quadcopter Shenanigans | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"bomb",
"pumpkin pie",
"quadcopter",
"thanksgiving",
"turkey"
] | The challenge: can you build a flying turkey that drops pumpkin pie bombs? That’s the question that Utah Aerials asked themselves and
they did manage to make it happen
. Of course they’re not starting from scratch, but adding a little holiday cheer to an existing quadcopter in the form of a spray painted turkey fuselag... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "219352",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T21:34:12",
"content": "As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "219395",
"author": "RM",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T22:04:47",
... | 1,760,377,329.105069 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/26/ubertooth-board-for-bluetooth-experimentation/ | Ubertooth Board For Bluetooth Experimentation | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"bluetooth",
"cc2400",
"cortex-m3",
"lpc1758",
"ubertooth"
] | Ubertooth Zero
is the first offering in [Michael Ossman’s] quest for a Bluetooth sniffing and hacking hardware platform. We’ve seen some of his hacks in the past, like the
build-in guitar tuner
and some
pink pager fiddling
. The Ubertooth dongle is his original design based around an LPC1758 ARM Cortex-M3 processor pai... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "219337",
"author": "MS3FGX",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T20:49:23",
"content": "Well, you can count me in on this.If he manages to get this thing into production, he could make a lot of money. Commercial Bluetooth sniffers are insanely overpriced due to lack of competition.",
"pare... | 1,760,377,329.471103 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/26/roller-curtains-with-your-graphics-on-them/ | Roller Curtains With Your Graphics On Them | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"blind",
"curtain",
"fabric",
"ikea",
"shade"
] | [Lenore] added a bit of customization to her office window hangings by
fitting roller curtains with custom printed fabric
. The treatment seen above is a $20
Enje roller blind
from Ikea but that logo is all
Evil Mad Science
. The weight at the bottom of the fabric uses a friction-fit plastic insert that can be stapled ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "219290",
"author": "Addidis",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T19:13:58",
"content": "‘A fabric printer was used to produce this rendition of shades. But “we’d like to see some conductive thread added for a fabric-based display that can be rolled up when not in use”.’This is a great idea, r... | 1,760,377,329.51447 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/26/dodecapod-to-offset-segway-as-futuristic-transport/ | Dodecapod To Offset Segway As Futuristic Transport | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dodecapod",
"legs",
"rider",
"segway",
"theo jansen",
"walker"
] | Who doesn’t love
a 12-legged robot
, especially if you can ride it around work? You can watch this one running around the patio with rider perched atop it. The machine translation is a bit crude, but it seem this is based on the
wicked walking sculptures of [Theo Jansen]
. The rider can shift their center of gravity to... | 35 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "219249",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T18:08:40",
"content": "(75 kg)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "219268",
"author": "Imanoss",
"timestamp": "2010-11-26T18:32:28",
"content": "11.7 stone",
"pa... | 1,760,377,329.584751 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/24/building-a-bandwidth-meter/ | Building A Bandwidth Meter | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"arduino",
"bandwidth",
"gauge",
"meter",
"perl",
"router"
] | Here’s an
analog bandwidth meter
made to look like an old pressure gauge. It’s actually new, but the paper showing the graduated scale was stained in a bath of black tea, then dried in an oven to give it an aged appearance. We think it’s quite effective.
The dial itself is a volt meter driven by an Arduino in much the ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "217874",
"author": "CGross",
"timestamp": "2010-11-24T20:36:12",
"content": "Lifehacker takes from HAD, HAD takes from Lifehacker about 5 days late.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "217877",
"author": "ladz",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,329.698177 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/24/interface-up-to-12-servos-using-arduino/ | Interface Up To 12 Servos Using Arduino | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"Joystick",
"python",
"serial",
"servo"
] | [Brian] is using an
Arduino to control multiple servo motors
. This is nothing new and has been happening since the earliest days of Arduino. But rather than develop a project and share it, [Brian] did a fantastic job of making the code scalable, readable, and even explained how the different parts work.
His code liste... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "217845",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2010-11-24T19:43:57",
"content": "I hadn’t seen this before but it seems like this is from 2008!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "218463",
"author": "Navic",
"timestamp": "2010-... | 1,760,377,330.183681 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/24/sparkfun-free-day-2011-now-with-gambling/ | SparkFun Free Day 2011: Now With Gambling | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"free day",
"sparkfun"
] | SparkFun has just announced
a Free Day for 2011
. Last year was
the first time they decided to give away $100,000
in the form of $100 credits that
melted down their servers
and made the rest of the world (you know, the non-geek sort) ask what SparkFun was when it started trending on Twitter, Google, and every other for... | 52 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "217808",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2010-11-24T18:22:18",
"content": "i bet every business teacher in the world is crying right now XDbut i loved free day 2010made an entire project with no out of pocket expense and thats unheard of in the usa XD",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,377,330.135191 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/24/meggycade-when-handheld-pixel-gaming-isnt-enough/ | MeggyCade: When Handheld Pixel Gaming Isn’t Enough | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"cabinet",
"game",
"meggy jr",
"pixel"
] | [Bomber Punk]
built his own arcade cabinet
, but you won’t find any MAME games here. He made the enclosure to house
a Meggy Jr.
8×8 pixel graphics game console. Proper coin-op buttons and a joystick replace the stock tactile switches that come with the kit. [Bomber Punk] has also added a lighted coin slot. A three-cell... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "217765",
"author": "jensma",
"timestamp": "2010-11-24T17:03:30",
"content": "“This Video contains copyrighted material”I just hate it :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "217776",
"author": "tomas",
"timestamp": "2010-11-2... | 1,760,377,330.365616 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/23/vga-interfacing-avr-microcontrollers/ | VGA Interfacing AVR Microcontrollers | Caleb Kraft | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"vga"
] | [Lucidscience] is back again, this time showing us how to
push data to a VGA monitor from your AVR project
. It turns out that it is pretty simple, requiring only n open port and a few resistors and diodes. Well, it is that simple for the most basic version which gives you 56×60 pixels. Of course he couldn’t live with... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "217240",
"author": "SlurmMcKenzie",
"timestamp": "2010-11-23T19:11:37",
"content": "i think it’s awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "217253",
"author": "ftorama",
"timestamp": "2010-11-23T19:18:34",
"content": "T... | 1,760,377,330.256452 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/23/timelapse-circuit-for-point-and-shoot-cameras/ | Timelapse Circuit For Point And Shoot Cameras | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"camera",
"photography",
"timelapse"
] | [Andyk75] has done some fantastic work documenting his
timelapse addition
to his digital camera. Most of the more expensive models of cameras have a remote shutter release, but the point and shoot jobs usually don’t. He decided to add the ability to turn the camera on, then shoot a picture, then turn it back off. Pret... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "217205",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2010-11-23T17:40:21",
"content": "Cool. I thought of making a similar setup that doesn’t involve modifying the camera itself: a servo (or two) could be used to press the buttons. This contraption is of course more efficient. It’s too bad I... | 1,760,377,330.04964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/23/pr2-kinect/ | PR2 + Kinect | Caleb Kraft | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"Kinect",
"pr2",
"ros"
] | Willow Garage, the makers of the PR2 robot have been
playing with the Kinect
. You might be a little tired of seeing every little new project people are doing with it, but there’s something here we couldn’t help but point out. When we posted the video of the guy doing
3d rendering with the Kinect
, many of the commente... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "217168",
"author": "Sariel",
"timestamp": "2010-11-23T16:25:32",
"content": "thats absolutely amazing! makes me want two now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "217172",
"author": "washer",
"timestamp": "2010-11-23T16:29:2... | 1,760,377,330.312173 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/22/hacking-together-a-bedbug-exterminator/ | Hacking Together A Bedbug Exterminator | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"bedbug",
"exterminate",
"hot box",
"insect"
] | We’ve seen so many stories in the news about the growing plague of bedbugs. It kind of infuriates us because the spin of these “news” pieces is always that we’re going to have to live with these insects and there’s nothing you can do to avoid it. Bullcorn! [Ed Nisley] was dealt a bum hand in the form of a bedbug infest... | 57 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "216688",
"author": "ferdi",
"timestamp": "2010-11-22T23:08:30",
"content": "gread idee but if you life in a clean house you dont have bed bugshere in the neteherlands we dont have bedbugsa see on tv it,s more a probleem in america",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,330.45764 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/22/anaglyphic-photography-made-easy/ | Anaglyphic Photography Made Easy | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"anaglyph",
"filter",
"gimp",
"stereoscopic"
] | [ProfHankD] came up with a pretty easy way to
take 3D photos using a single lens
. He’s making
Anaglyph images
which use color filtering glasses to produce stereoscopic 3D effects. We’ve seen stereoscopic imaging hacks that
use two cameras
or a clever
combination of mirrors
, but this one uses a special filter and post... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "216663",
"author": "ProfHankD",
"timestamp": "2010-11-22T22:17:06",
"content": "Minor oops: NO POST-PROCESSING IS NEEDED. None at all. The JPEG from the camera is the anaglyph. Yes, the instructable gives some ways to improve things in post-processing, but it’s optional.",
"pa... | 1,760,377,330.507877 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/22/mix-your-own-photo-developing-emulsions/ | Mix Your Own Photo Developing Emulsions | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"canvas",
"emulsion",
"gesso",
"photograph",
"silver chloride"
] | If you’re into developing your own photographs you might
try mixing your own emulsion
. [Jimmy Hartnett] worked out the chemical reaction necessary to make a photosensitive medium using Silver Chloride. His process lets him manufacture canvas that can be use like photo paper. The gist of it involves coating the back of... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "216644",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2010-11-22T21:05:47",
"content": "The title is incorrect, it’s photo emulsion. Emulsion is what receives light and changes its properties accordingly. Photo development, done in photo developer (development solution) and fixer, is what you... | 1,760,377,330.556228 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/22/ridiculous-exerciser-become-useful-as-a-charger/ | Ridiculous Exerciser Becomes Useful As A Charger | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"charger",
"dyna-flex",
"dynamo",
"generator",
"rectifier"
] | [Scott Nietfeld]
built a charger from a Dyna-flex
wrist exerciser. We hadn’t heard of a these gyroscopic devices before but once we saw the promo video (embedded after the break) we realized that this is the kind of thing that infomercials were made to sell. [Scott] knew the internals spun to fairly high RPM and figure... | 41 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "216532",
"author": "Karlo",
"timestamp": "2010-11-22T18:48:51",
"content": "Available commercially since 2006:http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/27/manual-power-gyroscopic-phone-charger/And the powerball is great!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,330.629917 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/21/smartlcd-makes-video-for-microcontrollers-easy/ | SmartLCD Makes Video For Microcontrollers Easy | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"2g",
"arm",
"cortex",
"ipod",
"m0",
"nano",
"smartlcd",
"tft"
] | [Rossum] developed a host board that makes it easy to
drive a TFT screen using an inexpensive microcontroller
. He’s
looked around at a bunch of LCD’s
that are easy to get your hands on and decided that the iPod Nano 2G screens are the right balance of performance (176×132 TFT) and low cost ($1-$5). They’re not particu... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "216158",
"author": "Solderguy",
"timestamp": "2010-11-21T23:37:33",
"content": "Mini XBMC here we come!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "216171",
"author": "Roberto",
"timestamp": "2010-11-22T00:35:56",
"content": "Wh... | 1,760,377,330.692499 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/21/led-wall-and-kinect-join-forces/ | LED Wall And Kinect Join Forces | Mike Szczys | [
"Kinect hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"Kinect",
"ping pong",
"processing",
"video",
"wall",
"xbox"
] | [Alex] wrote in to let us know about this
Kinect controlled LED wall
that was whipped up at the
Tetalab hackerspace
in Toulouse, France. The wall, which was built earlier in the year, uses some MAX7313 LED intensity controlling shift registers. Each gets its own board and controls the intensity of sixteen different red... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "216119",
"author": "alias",
"timestamp": "2010-11-21T22:14:39",
"content": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9AySS3Ff2YSet it up in there, would be awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "216133",
"author": "Phil",
"time... | 1,760,377,331.198301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/21/motion-activated-wildlife-camera-or-a-spy-device/ | Motion Activated Wildlife Camera (or A Spy Device) | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"air freshener",
"camera",
"motion",
"pir",
"sensor"
] | Now you can capture pictures of our furry friends by
building a motion activated wildlife camera
. [Doug Paradis] took
his Air Freshener hack
and used it to trigger a camera. The white dome in the picture above is the PIR sensor from an Air Wick Freshmatic, along with a cheap keychain camera and an MSP430 microcontroll... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "216107",
"author": "Manjeet Dahiya",
"timestamp": "2010-11-21T21:29:11",
"content": "Cool! Nice one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "216146",
"author": "ChrisE",
"timestamp": "2010-11-21T23:11:07",
"content": "OWM, I... | 1,760,377,330.91943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/21/adding-pan-and-tilt-to-a-webcam/ | Adding Pan And Tilt To A Webcam | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"08m",
"ir",
"picax",
"remote control",
"servo",
"webcam"
] | [Brent] and his wife wanted a way to provide more family time for Grandparents that lived far away. They tried a webcam, but their daughter just didn’t oblige by staying in the frame. Instead of chasing her around the room with with the camera
he added pan and tilt features to the device
. He settled on IR control usin... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "216031",
"author": "Abbott",
"timestamp": "2010-11-21T17:46:03",
"content": "Cool! Nice and (fairly) simple, I like it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "216073",
"author": "PCB Assembly",
"timestamp": "2010-11-21T19:32:22... | 1,760,377,330.865729 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/20/retro-adapter-for-canon-slr/ | Retro Adapter For Canon SLR | Chris Nelson | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"macro"
] | [calculon] was able to modify a “dumb” adapter to allow his Canon SLR to use the aperture and focus on a
retro lens
. With his new flip mounted wide angle lens he was able to achieve some pretty neat macro shots. By cutting away some of the cheaper ring he was able to feed the wire through and glue it onto the the ca... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "215495",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-11-20T18:10:03",
"content": "Holy macro batman.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "215500",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2010-11-20T18:33:01",
"content": "Not bad at all ... | 1,760,377,331.069923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/20/beginner-concepts-powering-your-projects/ | Beginner Concepts: Powering Your Projects | Chris Nelson | [
"classic hacks",
"hardware",
"how-to"
] | [
"power supply",
"voltage regulator",
"zener"
] | Powering your gadgets generally seems like a necessary evil. To help with this [Felipe La Rotta] made a really nice
bench power supply
using a PC power supply and a LM317 adjustable voltage regulator. PC power supplies are an example of a switched power supply(more on that later). The LM317 is a type of linear voltage... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "215460",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2010-11-20T16:25:25",
"content": "the schematics were nice; they make the concepts easier for the layman to understand, but isn’t the conclusion already a bit obvious?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,331.151254 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/19/avr-programming-04-writing-code-etc/ | AVR Programming 04: Writing Code, Etc. | Mike Szczys | [
"Featured",
"how-to",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"AVR",
"avr programming",
"bicycle",
"bike",
"light"
] | Welcome back to this fourth and final installment of the series. The first three parts should have been enough to get you off the ground, but a few more learning examples wouldn’t hurt. It’s also a good time to discuss some of the other things these little chips can do. Join me after the break to:
Expand the sample cod... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "215134",
"author": "Gdogg",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T23:15:37",
"content": "Great tutorial.I sincerely hope you continue this series to something more advanced like PWM, Timers, hardware interrupts, etc etc.That or make these same tutorials for pic programming",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,331.37386 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/19/communicating-with-an-led-matrix/ | Communicating With An LED Matrix | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"conways game of life",
"led",
"matrix",
"python",
"serial",
"sure electronics",
"Teensy",
"terminal"
] | Most of the LED matrix posts we run delve into the hardware design. This time around [J Bremnant] used prefab modules and
focused on writing code to address the display
. The hardware combines two 24×16 LED boards from Sure Electronics with a Teensy 2.0 to drive the display and provide a USB connection. The firmware co... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "215103",
"author": "acidice332",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T21:33:21",
"content": "Pretty neat",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "215107",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T21:51:04",
"content": "you think these... | 1,760,377,331.307076 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/19/arduino-java-joystick/ | Arduino + Java + Joystick | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"analog",
"java",
"Joystick",
"sensor"
] | Interfacing your own hardware with a Java app couldn’t be easier than
this example
. [Pn] created this proof-of-concept using an Arduino, an analog joystick from a gaming controller, and a few lines of Java code. The Arduino reads an ADC value from the joystick’s x-axis and transmits it over the serial connection ten t... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "215097",
"author": "nes",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T21:04:15",
"content": "Nicely written project. I beg to differ regarding the easiest way to do this. If you don’t already have a ready made Arduino then Byron is way simpler as it uses the OS’s built in HID driver for USB and will h... | 1,760,377,331.26058 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/19/key-chain-lcd-as-screen-for-a-dockstar/ | Key Chain LCD As Screen For A Dockstar | Mike Szczys | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"dockstar",
"key chain",
"lcd",
"lcd4linux"
] | [Peter Gunn]
added an LCD screen to his Dockstar
. Now that we think of it, this really shouldn’t be all that hard since the Dockstar can run a Linux kernel and it has USB ports. [Peter] took inspiration from [Sprite_TM’s] key chain LCD4Linux hack that
we looked at many moons ago
. He used a cheap Coby DP182 digital pi... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "215082",
"author": "The Moogle",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T19:26:56",
"content": "neat!I’ve been looking into using a Didj or LX as a display for the dockstar using usb gadget modified",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "215143",
... | 1,760,377,331.422602 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/2010-hacker-gift-guide/ | 2010 Hacker Gift Guide | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"Hackaday links",
"Roundup"
] | [
"christmas",
"gift",
"guide",
"hanukkah",
"holiday",
"kwanzaa"
] | You’ve probably been fantasizing about getting amazing gifts this December, like robots with servo-mounted laser pointers and authentic battle damage. It’s time to realize that it’s unlikely that this will happen.
Stay calm
. You can still get sweet hacky things if you just forward this gift-giving guide to your friend... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "214079",
"author": "Roon",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T23:40:10",
"content": "If only there was a company that kits and other hackful goodies in the UK, I bought some stuff from adafruit earlier this year and the shipping was nearly the same price as the actual items…",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,331.490668 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/pc-monitor-sleep-mode-using-iphone/ | PC Monitor Sleep Mode Using IPhone | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"nircmd",
"php",
"quickphp",
"sleep",
"windows"
] | [Mike Silverman] rigged up a way to
make his monitor sleep from an iPhone
. Working with a Windows system, he installed QuickPHP and NirCmd to add PHP and command line controls. Some quick PHP code writing and this has the effect of creating a sleep button toggled via a network address. He loads up the IP and port info... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "214010",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T21:10:27",
"content": "How is this a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214012",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T21:14:05",
"content": "Have be... | 1,760,377,331.619334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/build-a-pong-gaming-console/ | Build A Pong Gaming Console | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"arduino",
"matrix",
"MAX7219CNG",
"pong"
] | A lot of thought went into [Patrick Mccabe’s]
Pong gaming console build
. He used components we’re familiar with; an Arduino as a controller, 8×8 LED modules as the display, and potentiometers (with fancy knobs) in project boxes as the controllers. But every step along the way he took care to build this cleanly and rob... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "214000",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T20:45:31",
"content": "This is a Pong game table. All craftsmanship is of the highest quality. It menaces with spikes of awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21400... | 1,760,377,331.54834 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/make-a-point-and-shoot-see-infrared-light/ | Make A Point-and-shoot See Infrared Light | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"canon",
"filter",
"infrared",
"ir",
"Kinect",
"night vision",
"powershot"
] | [Daniel Reetz] has caught the Kinect hacking fever. But he needs one important tool for his work; a camera that can see infrared light. This shouldn’t be hard to accomplish, as the sensors in digital cameras are more than capable of this task, but it requires the removal of an infrared filter. In [Daniel’s] case he
dis... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "213976",
"author": "Nabil",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T19:36:29",
"content": "Cell phone cameras are another way to achieve this as they are all able to pick up light in the infrared spectrum even without a hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,331.761234 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/crt-art-wobbulator/ | CRT Art: Wobbulator | Mike Szczys | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"crt",
"june paik",
"television",
"tv",
"wobbulator"
] | The Wobbulator
is a black and white CRT television that has additional hardware to manipulate the electrons as they bombard the phosphor layer of the screen. It was created by [June Paik] and you can find it at
The Experimental Television Center
. [Blair Neal] took some time to share the background information and some... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "213953",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T18:50:15",
"content": "Very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "213956",
"author": "leadacid",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T19:00:53",
"content": "Neat! I do wonde... | 1,760,377,331.814701 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/learn-to-reverse-engineer/ | Learn To Reverse Engineer | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"Kinect",
"ladyada"
] | The most common email we get is “how do I learn how to hack things?”. It looks looks like [ladyada] gets that question a lot too. She didn’t waste any time writing up a step by step
guide to reverse engineering USB devices
, specifically the Kinect.
She goes into depth on how USB works, how to record the communication,... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "213888",
"author": "Jake",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T16:46:57",
"content": "How do you reverse engineer something?You just do it. If you don’t know how, then you figure it out. You learn all of the theory and techniques needed to understand how a system works.If you are going around ... | 1,760,377,331.88717 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/17/newest-hardware-bounty-the-open-lidar-project/ | Newest Hardware Bounty, The Open Lidar Project | James Munns | [
"contests",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bounty",
"contest",
"lidar",
"Neato",
"robot",
"XV-11"
] | Inspired by the successful Kinect bounty put out by Adafruit, [gallamine] of the RobotBox community has posted his own
$200
$400 bounty
for the first person who can hack the scanning LIDAR from Neato Robotic’s XV-11 vacuumbot. This sensor would be particularly useful to any robotic makers out there, because even the fu... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "213867",
"author": "????",
"timestamp": "2010-11-17T15:44:40",
"content": "(From a modders standpoint of the product)I hope a dev can reverse engineer the machine, it looks like a great ‘parts’ machine for the price.(From a consumer standpoint of the product)If reverse engineering d... | 1,760,377,332.011564 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/19/projector-introduces-augmented-reality-to-reality/ | Projector Introduces Augmented Reality To Reality | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"infrared",
"ir",
"whiteboard"
] | [Raj Sodhi] and [Brett Jones] have been working on interactive augmented reality as part of their research at the University of Illinois. What they have come up with is
a stylus-based input system that can use physical objects to create a virtual landscape
. Above you can see that an environment was built using white b... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "215060",
"author": "TODD",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T18:06:30",
"content": "This would be awesome for D&D!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "215064",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2010-11-19T18:30:35",
"content":... | 1,760,377,333.745351 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/hack-a-day-classifieds/ | Hack A Day Classifieds | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"buy",
"classifieds",
"sell"
] | Announcing
Hack a Day Classifieds
! Buy, sell, trade your tools and junk with other Hack a Day readers.
Quite often, we get emails or comments with people asking “do you want this piece of junk?” or “Would you sell that thing?”. We usually just push them off on craigslist, but we realize that it can be hard to find our... | 42 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "214710",
"author": "Girrrrrrr2",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T22:27:32",
"content": "Awesome! cant wait to browse, now… I just need something to put up there.Anyone want a Slightly used size 10 washer?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,334.009979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/five-free-evalbots/ | Five Free Evalbots | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"contests",
"Hackerspaces",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"evalbot",
"giveaway",
"hackerspace",
"stellaris",
"thanksgiving"
] | If you’re a member of a hackerspace and you’ve been hoping and wishing for an evalbot to tear apart with your bare hands, you’re in luck! [Dave Bullock] is
giving out five evalbots
to five lucky hackers chosen at random. We thought that the
$125.00 deal
we saw the other day was good but this is right outta town!
The dr... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "214679",
"author": "polossatik",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T21:16:22",
"content": "Nice, aldo it’s US only (micht want to stress that) , i’ll want to see what the hackerspaces come up with.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214680",... | 1,760,377,333.701955 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/build-your-own-soic-progamming-clip/ | Build Your Own SOIC Progamming Clip | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"clip",
"pci",
"programming",
"socket"
] | [Pyra] was looking for a way to reprogram some ATtiny13 microcontrollers in a SOIC package. He’s re-engineering some consumer electronics so adding an ISP header to the design isn’t an option. He had been soldering wires to the legs of every chip but this is quite tedious. What he needs is an adapter that can make phys... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "214558",
"author": "tim",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T19:26:08",
"content": "very well done !thank you for this hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214573",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T19:30:34",
... | 1,760,377,334.228657 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/well-balanced-flight-simulator/ | Well-balanced Flight Simulator | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"cockpit",
"flight simulator",
"virtual reality"
] | Here’s a flight simulator
which uses concepts simple enough for anyone to build. As you pilot your virtual craft, the cockpit you’re sitting in moves as well. But unlike some of the
more extreme
simulator builds
we’ve seen, this uses basic materials and simple concepts to provide that motion. Its center of gravity is b... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "214479",
"author": "xeracy",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T18:16:20",
"content": "this is probably the only way I would play a flight simulator",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214510",
"author": "Aero",
"timestamp": "2010-11-... | 1,760,377,333.877222 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/global-village-construction-set/ | Global Village Construction Set | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bricks",
"global village construction set",
"gvcs",
"open source ecology",
"tractor"
] | The Global Village Construction Set is an open hardware initiative aimed at sharing tool-building knowledge. They believe that to build civilization you need forty basic tools, eight of which they’ve already
prototyped and made available on their wiki
. Included in these is a tractor which reminds us of a beefy bobcat.... | 56 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "214428",
"author": "PapaMac",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T17:13:28",
"content": "Ugh, you had to plug that Minecraft shit. Do you realise that there are hundreds of refund requests everyday that are going un-honored because the guy is ‘not sure how to process them right now’?",
"pa... | 1,760,377,333.834659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/electromechanical-computer-built-from-relays/ | Electromechanical Computer Built From Relays | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"computer",
"cpu",
"relay",
"wire wrap"
] | This is Zusie,
a computer built out of electromechanical relays
. [Fredrik Andersson] picked up a lot of about 100 telephone exchange circuit boards, each with about 16 relays on them. After getting to know a heat gun really well he ended up with 1500 working relays with which to play. The machine runs slowly, it iss n... | 41 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "214408",
"author": "Iddeen",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T16:31:20",
"content": "Wonder how do they run the program",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "214409",
"author": "J. Peterson",
"timestamp": "2010-11-18T16:35:23",
"c... | 1,760,377,334.087608 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/excuse-me-my-pinky-is-ringing/ | Excuse Me, My Pinky Is Ringing | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"finger",
"handset",
"phone",
"pinky",
"prosthetic"
] | We get a lot of email challenging us to hack things. Sometimes we ignore them, other times we send some words of encouragement. But this time around we thought [Tait] had really come up with a great hack; to build a Bluetooth handset into his prosthetic finger. He hasn’t done much hacking in the past and was wondering ... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "213035",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T21:16:50",
"content": "Strange looking, but definitely has the classic spy feel to it. I like the matchstick concept and well the fact that it actually works as a phone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,377,334.292664 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/rendering-a-3d-environment-from-kinect-video/ | Rendering A 3D Environment From Kinect Video | Mike Szczys | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"c++",
"Kinect",
"render",
"scanning"
] | [Oliver Kreylos] is using an
Xbox Kinect to render 3D environments from real-time video
. In other words, he takes the video feed from the Kinect and runs it through some C++ software he wrote to index the pixels in a 3D space that can be manipulated as it plays back. The image above is the result of the Kinect recordi... | 76 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "212998",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T20:05:51",
"content": "I wonder if you took 3-4 of theses and synchronized them, putting one on each wall of a room, you could get a higher quality environment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{... | 1,760,377,334.169561 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/in-button-display-for-your-cars-dashboard/ | In-button Display For Your Car’s Dashboard | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"boost",
"dashboard",
"display",
"oled",
"pic",
"temperature"
] | Here’s an interesting take on augmenting a car’s dashboard. [Daniel] is using a button blank to house a
1″ OLED display in his Jetta
. It shows auxiliary data such as boost pressure and several sets of temperature readings. The display itself has a tiny little circuit board with a PIC 24 to drive it. A larger board, se... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "212981",
"author": "spiralbrain",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T19:16:52",
"content": "these displays are pretty cool. I remember them from the MPman MP3 players. looks like a job well done!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "212983",
... | 1,760,377,333.931099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/girltech-sugar-cubes-monocrome-lcd/ | Girltech. Sugar Cubes. Monocrome LCD | Greg R. Jacobs | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"girltech",
"lcd",
"sugar cube"
] | We’ve seen these little toys called “sugar cubes” by GirlTech around for a while now. They are a toy block, with an LCD on the front and they respond to movement, button presses and they interact with each other if you stack them up. We’re just as curious as anyone else about their internals, but maybe not quite curiou... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "212926",
"author": "Drake",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T17:08:19",
"content": "Website already HaDOS – d",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "212930",
"author": "godi",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T17:20:09",
"content": "maybe h... | 1,760,377,334.337594 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/c-portable-settings-provider/ | C# Portable Settings Provider | Greg R. Jacobs | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
"c sharp",
"c++",
"code",
"content",
"portable",
"provider"
] | We live in a world where everything must be portable, ranging from mobile applications to making an application able to run on Linux, Windows and OS X. Making a C# application to be completely portable across all windows computers is a problem that Microsoft knows about and willingly admits they will not fix. [Mike] f... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "212899",
"author": "tristramoaten",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T16:02:39",
"content": "I clicked the source link thinking it would be a way to make C# applications portable across Linux and OSX. This is not the case. It’s how to make .net applications portable across different versions... | 1,760,377,334.389671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/14/breadboarding-ram/ | Breadboarding RAM | Chris Nelson | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"bjt",
"cmos",
"flip flip-flop",
"latch",
"memory"
] | If you’ve ever wanted to dive in and take a look at how memory hardware is implemented here is a good example of how to implement some latching circuits with ether
BJT
or
CMOS
transistors. BJTs require biasing resistors which increases the complexity and power consumption when compared to CMOS. If power consumption isn... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "212479",
"author": "zeropointmodule",
"timestamp": "2010-11-14T21:35:44",
"content": "pretty cool, i remember building transistor based memory on the S-Dec (an early prototyping board)you can also make shift registers this way, single transistor per stage and can clock in data at th... | 1,760,377,335.021048 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/14/direct-to-pcb-inkjet-printing-2/ | Direct To PCB Inkjet Printing | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"copper clad",
"etch",
"inkjet",
"pcb",
"resist",
"toner"
] | [Rhys Goodwin] has been working on a system to
print resist onto copper clad using an inkjet
printer. This is a toner transfer alternative as it still uses toner, just not quite as you’d expect. The first step is to modify an inkjet printer, separating the carriage from the feed rollers in order to increase the clearan... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "212403",
"author": "colin",
"timestamp": "2010-11-14T19:25:50",
"content": "Why does he keep saying “we”?Cool method. Takes forever though, it’s like a day job to run a quick PCB with all the preparations!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,335.091758 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/14/pulito-the-lego-roomba/ | Pulito: The LEGO Roomba | James Munns | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"flex",
"lego",
"multiplex",
"multiplexor",
"nxt",
"roomba",
"Swiffer"
] | When [Dave] installed hardwood flooring in his house, he needed a solution to help automate the monotonous task of routine sweeping. Rather than go out and buy one of the many existing automated sweep robots out there, he decided to use his passion for LEGO Robotics to design and build a
NXT based Swifferbot
he calls P... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "212389",
"author": "heatgap",
"timestamp": "2010-11-14T18:35:18",
"content": "Pretty cool. I guess the cleaning pattern is still a work in progress? I like the charging bumper idea, kick ass work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,334.820765 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/14/renesas-rx-design-contest-110k-of-cash-and-prizes/ | Renesas RX Design Contest: $110K+ Of Cash And Prizes | James Munns | [
"contests"
] | [
"contest",
"design",
"Renesas",
"RTOS",
"rx",
"RX62n",
"uCOS"
] | It seems that we have caught Design Contest Fever here at Hackaday. After covering some other design contests, and asking readers to send in more, we heard from a couple tippers about
Renesas’ challenge
. Like many of the
other
contests
, entrants can submit their ideas, and possibly receive a free development board to... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "212346",
"author": "Life2Death",
"timestamp": "2010-11-14T15:31:24",
"content": "Registered. This thing has almost everything I could ever want in a board. Saweet!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "212359",
"author": "M4CGYV3R... | 1,760,377,335.161525 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/13/debug-mode-lurking-inside-amd-chips/ | Debug Mode Lurking Inside AMD Chips | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"amd",
"debug",
"processor",
"register"
] | Looks like some hardware enthusiasts have worked out a method to enable debug mode within AMD processors.
The original site
isn’t loading for us, but the text has been
mirrored in this comment
. Getting the chip into debug mode requires access passwords on four control registers. We’ve read through the writeup and it m... | 50 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "212075",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T22:34:12",
"content": "nice if you can put up with how crappy amd is XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1007244",
"author": "Chloe May Dixon",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,335.306034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/13/final-take-on-the-machine-winners/ | Final Take On The Machine: Winners | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"challange",
"hackerspace",
"scion",
"take on the machine"
] | It’s finally here, the
last episode
of Scion’s Take on the Machine with Mitch Altman. In this episode all the teams are given a recap over their success and failures, and the clear winner is placed on top. We’re not ones to spoil the surprise so you’ll just have to click the link and watch to find out.
But lets take a ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "212081",
"author": "MS3FGX",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T22:44:13",
"content": "“We’re not ones to spoil the surprise so you’ll just have to click the link and watch to find out.”That’s cute. But if you are going to try and turn HaD into a tech news site, you could at least report the ... | 1,760,377,335.352702 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/13/kinect-and-tisch-combined-for-multitouch/ | Kinect And TISCH Combined For Multitouch | Mike Szczys | [
"Kinect hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"Kinect",
"libtisch",
"minority report",
"tisch"
] | [Florian] sent a link to
his proof of concept
in creating a multitouch display using the Kinect. He’s the one behind
the libTISCH multitouch package
and that’s what he used to get this working along with the
recently released Kinect drivers
. He did this on an Ubuntu machine and, although it’s not a turnkey solution he... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "212035",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T20:26:08",
"content": "Haha “Tisch” means table in germen :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "212067",
"author": "Krazeecain",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T21:59:14",
"co... | 1,760,377,334.965591 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/13/lots-of-spinning-pov-goodness/ | Lots Of Spinning POV Goodness | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"excel",
"persistence of vision",
"POV",
"spinning display"
] | [Retrobrad’s]
spinning POV display
has long been our favorite. When it popped up on our radar again this morning we were surprise to see we never ran a feature on it! But now there’s so much more to share. Hit the projects icon at the top of
his page
and you’ll not only get the 8×85 RGB display’s build instructions, bu... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "212013",
"author": "Addidis",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T19:44:30",
"content": "Nice, probably some of the best graphics Ive seen done on a POV. This has serious consumer product potential. Parents will gladly buy something like this to keep babies entertained with their favorite car... | 1,760,377,335.219191 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/13/nixie-tubes-live-in-a-cool-box/ | Nixie Tubes Live In A Cool Box | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"contests"
] | [
"arduino",
"laser cut",
"nixie tubes",
"ponoko",
"twitter"
] | This set of four
Nixie tubes display the number of people following bildr
on Twitter. That’s neat; it uses an Arduino and some open source driver boards. But what caught out eye is the enclosure. The image above shows only half, but when assembled it’s a nice little cube that keeps the insides safe. This was laser cut ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "212008",
"author": "metropolis",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T19:10:43",
"content": "Cool stuff! Now let’s all follow him so he has to add another digit…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "212009",
"author": "Alex Rossie",
"tim... | 1,760,377,335.396925 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/16/making-model-rocket-motor-igniters/ | Making Model Rocket Motor Igniters | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"igniter",
"model",
"motor",
"nichrome",
"paint",
"rocket",
"wire"
] | [Stephan Jones] has an easy method for
making your own model rocket engine igniter
. The solid state motors used in this hobby consume one igniter with each electrically triggered launch. Whether you’re
making your own motors
or not, this construction technique should prohibit you from every buying an igniter again. Th... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "213540",
"author": "Patrick",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T21:05:53",
"content": "Sooo happy its not from instructibles…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "213542",
"author": "Chuckt",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T21:13:50",
"c... | 1,760,377,335.461341 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/16/paper-touchpad/ | Paper Touchpad | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"graphite",
"pencil",
"TouchPad",
"voltage divider"
] | If you don’t mind getting your fingers a little dirty you can
replace your mouse with a piece of paper
. [Dr. West] made this touchpad himself, which measures signals at the corners of the paper using four voltage dividers. The paper has been completely covered with graphite from a pencil (which
we see in hacks
from ti... | 36 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "213506",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T20:02:36",
"content": "Couldn’t you do this with a metal window screen and have the same effect?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "213507",
"author": "Necromant",
"times... | 1,760,377,336.459517 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/16/how-to-weigh-a-bee-hive/ | How To Weigh A Bee Hive | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"beekeeping",
"bees",
"hive",
"luggage",
"scale",
"weigh"
] | Did you know weighing bee hives was even necessary? Of course it is. Monitoring hive weight can tell a beekeeper a lot about the size of the swarm, their harvesting habits, and the yield they are producing.
We had to cover this hack because it’s a fine piece of engineering. [Trearick]
designed a bee hive scale
that lif... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "213469",
"author": "xeracy",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T19:06:51",
"content": "What is the most expensive way to feed a zebra?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "213471",
"author": "Reaper",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T19:10:57"... | 1,760,377,335.637374 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/16/dtg-improved-printing-on-t-shirts/ | DTG: Improved Printing On T-shirts | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"direct to garment",
"dtg",
"epson",
"printer",
"r1900"
] | [Jeff German]
improved upon his DIY direct to garment printer
an ended up with a machine he thinks is equivalent to anything you can buy commercially. We last looked in on this project in June but much has been done since then. Most notably, there are build instructions available (
requires login
). [Jeff’s] printer is... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "213458",
"author": "Tex©",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T18:27:49",
"content": "i want one",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "213472",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T19:11:49",
"content": "Anyone wanna rehost the... | 1,760,377,335.585766 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/16/jeri-makes-flexible-el-displays/ | Jeri Makes Flexible EL Displays | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"aluminum",
"boric acid",
"el",
"electroluminescent",
"foil",
"jeri ellsworth"
] | A failed chemistry experiment led [Jeri Ellsworth] to discover
a flexible substrate for electroluminescent displays
. We’re familiar with EL displays on the back of a glass panel like you would find in an audio receiver, but after making a mesh from aluminum foil [Jeri] looked at using the porous metal to host phosphor... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "213442",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T17:13:53",
"content": "Can someone other than Jeri please do some cool EL and/or chemistry stuff?We love Jeri’s work but we also love diversity!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,335.915958 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/gear-indicator-for-suzuki-motorcycle/ | Gear Indicator For Suzuki Motorcycle | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"ATmega88",
"gear",
"indicator",
"led",
"motorcycle"
] | This little board serves as
a current gear indicator
for a motorcycle. It was designed with the Suzuki V-Storm motorcycles in mind as they have a sensor built into the gearbox.
Other gear indicators
rely on sensors on the shifters themselves, but reading the voltage level from a gearbox sensor gives much more reliable ... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "213136",
"author": "tyco",
"timestamp": "2010-11-16T00:49:24",
"content": "small correction – should be “V-Strom.” Don’t ask me why Suzuki chose this spelling; it’s very typo-prone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "579344",
... | 1,760,377,336.212249 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/15/playing-hacker-with-a-toy-vault/ | Playing Hacker With A Toy Vault | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega328",
"game",
"keypad",
"terminal",
"toy",
"vault"
] | [Thomas Cannon]
created his own hacking game
by adding some circuitry to this toy vault. The original toy uses the keypad to control a solenoid keeping the door shut. He kept the mechanical setup, but replaced the original circuit board with his own ATmega328 based internals. He also added a USB port to the front. The ... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "213092",
"author": "BrokenTrace",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T23:20:28",
"content": "Just in time for Christmas!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "213094",
"author": "poot",
"timestamp": "2010-11-15T23:22:04",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,336.066443 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/13/lessons-in-electric-circuits/ | Lessons In Electric Circuits | Devlin Thyne | [
"Parts"
] | [
"book",
"Getting Started",
"Lessons in Electric Circuits"
] | Are you looking for a good source of information to get started into making and hacking electric circuits? We would like to refer you to
Lessons in Electric Circuits
. Even if you have good knowledge of electronics, this is another tool you can use. The book is a work in progress and will have some incomplete and pendi... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "211909",
"author": "Pouncer",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T15:55:11",
"content": "Very nice! Thanks for posting it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "211911",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2010-11-13T16:08:22",
"conten... | 1,760,377,336.267442 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/12/help-me-reverse-engineer-an-led-light-bulb/ | Help Me Reverse Engineer An LED Light Bulb | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"attiny13",
"buck converter",
"color change",
"led",
"light bulb",
"reverse engineer",
"sylvania"
] | I went to the last monthly meeting of
Sector 67
, a hackerspace in Madison, WI. One of the things shown off was a color changing LED light bulb that Menards was clearing out for $1.99. Inside there’s two RGB LEDs controlled by an ATtiny13 and powered by an AC/DC buck converter. An ATtiny13 will run you around $1.25 by ... | 101 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "211576",
"author": "Angelo",
"timestamp": "2010-11-12T22:18:40",
"content": "Be careful. Harmful / toxic substance are inside the bulb, as mercury, etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "211578",
"author": "Aero",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,336.009209 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/12/nixie-frequency-counter-gone-timepiece/ | Nixie Frequency Counter Gone Timepiece | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"decade counter",
"emsl",
"frequency counter",
"nixie tube"
] | [Windell] of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories took an ancient Nixie tube based frequency counter and
converted it into a clock
. The unit he got his hands on is an HP model that was still in great shape. He’s using an internally generated one second pulse as the clock signal, but some modifications are necessary to disp... | 25 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "211517",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2010-11-12T19:07:40",
"content": "damn people are turning these things in to clocks when im spending at least an hour a day on ebay looking to buy a working one cheap >_>if you have an old counter, generator, scope or anything like that you ... | 1,760,377,336.38581 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/12/helicopter-pov-display-is-a-masterwork/ | Helicopter POV Display Is A Masterwork | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"helicopter",
"persistence of vision",
"POV",
"shift register"
] | Yes! A radio control
helicopter with a fairly high-resolution persistence-of-vision display
is a beautiful thing. [Mziwisky’s] handiwork is the result of
several steps along the prototyping path
. He built up a POV test rig on a breadboard, designed his first PCB for the project, and then went to work building it. Afte... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "211491",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-11-12T18:04:41",
"content": "impressive :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "211497",
"author": "Craig",
"timestamp": "2010-11-12T18:29:11",
"content": "Very cool – can i... | 1,760,377,336.324984 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/12/building-a-wooden-vespa/ | Building A Wooden Vespa | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"carpenter",
"scooter",
"vespa",
"wood"
] | Scooter fans should start sharpening their chisels if they want to undertake
this project
. This Vespa is the work of a master carpenter and a lot of time. Through the build log photos you can see that it all started with a frame made by bending and laminating wood layers together. Veneer adds the stylish stripe and a ... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "211479",
"author": "CMJ",
"timestamp": "2010-11-12T17:15:30",
"content": "I hope this man passes on his skills to another. This kind of of craftsmanship is quickly disappearing from our society.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,336.557298 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/12/stupid-friggin-robots/ | Stupid Friggin’ Robots | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"contests",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"competition",
"hungary",
"robot",
"useless"
] | Some robots aspire to greatness, revolutionizing our humanoid behaviour in ways we struggle to understand. They have traveled in space, photographing the stars like celestial paparazzi or snatching Martians up like interplanetary bed intruders. Some robots are happy to perform their everyday functions with dignity and ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "211452",
"author": "Medodan",
"timestamp": "2010-11-12T16:33:51",
"content": "Stupid robots I can agree with, but useless is difficult to accept. I remember the little tin(yes tin) toy robots that I got for presents as a child. They did nothing productive, ate mercury laden batter... | 1,760,377,336.504581 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/under-desk-rgb-keyboard-lighting/ | Under-desk RGB Keyboard Lighting | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"c++",
"desk",
"keyboard",
"led",
"light",
"rgb"
] | [Jay Collett] was having trouble seeing his keyboard when the room was dim. But throwing a light under the desk just didn’t seem cool enough. Instead he built
an RGB light board that is controlled by his desktop
. The board is based around an ATmega328 with the Arduino booloader. He etched a single-sided PCB to connect... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "211049",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T22:20:23",
"content": "I just bought a backlit keyboard.far better solution that this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "211050",
"author": "sowhat",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,336.641473 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/diy-vaporizer/ | DIY Vaporizer | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"brass",
"copper",
"mason jar",
"soldering iron",
"vaporizer"
] | Here’s
a DIY vaporizer build
. It uses a 30 watt Radio Shack soldering iron as a heat source that is regulated with a common dimmer switch. This is done by removing the soldering tip and replacing it with threaded rod attached to a brass pipe fitting assembly. This is housed inside of a Mason jar with a copper pipe for... | 93 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "211014",
"author": "Copycat",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T21:13:42",
"content": "+1 for the macgyver pot heads",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "211015",
"author": "me",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T21:18:10",
"content": "*th... | 1,760,377,336.835783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/gum-ball-maze-updated-now-with-robots/ | Gum Ball Maze Updated… Now With Robots! | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"gum ball",
"lynxmotion",
"maze",
"rube goldberg"
] | In what is surely becoming an ever-growing Rube Goldberg machine, [Dan] updated his
gum ball dispenser to include a robot arm
. We looked in on this human lab-rat experiment that
rewards successful maze navigation with bubble-gum
just about a year ago. As you can seen in the video after the break he’s added several new... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "210977",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T20:34:07",
"content": "bubble yum!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "211004",
"author": "grenadier",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T20:58:33",
"content": "Candy of the fu... | 1,760,377,336.737804 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/dungeon-crawler-game-for-im-me-and-linux/ | Dungeon Crawler Game For IM-ME (and Linux) | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"game",
"im-me",
"sprite",
"video game"
] | [Joby Taffey] takes the prize for the first
completed homebrew game for the IM-ME
. Over the last few weeks we’ve seen [Travis Goodspeed]
working with sprite graphics
, and [Emmanuel Roussel]
developing game music
for the pink pager. But [Joby] didn’t really use either of those.
[Travis’] sprites were using a framebuff... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "210930",
"author": "Requiem",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T19:06:12",
"content": "Heh, agree with the piezo music. That get annoying fast.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210934",
"author": "japkin",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11... | 1,760,377,337.064236 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/moving-a-resistor-for-evalbot-power-when-programming/ | Moving A Resistor For EvalBot Power When Programming | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arm",
"evalbot",
"power",
"stellaris",
"ti",
"usb"
] | [Riley Porter] posted a picture of
his EvalBot USB power hack
. In the photo above we’ve put a box around D6 and D7. The development board ships with a 0 Ohm resistor in the D7 location, patching in power from the USB-B connector labeled USB DEVICE. He found that by moving that resistor to D6 he can power the board fro... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "210912",
"author": "Chris Muncy",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T17:49:29",
"content": "We started discussing this athttp://ti-evalbot.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=25To me, this was a HUGE oversight on TI’s part but it’s easily fixed.",
"parent_id": null... | 1,760,377,337.476448 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/open-source-kinect-contest-has-been-won/ | Open Source Kinect Contest Has Been Won | Caleb Kraft | [
"Kinect hacks",
"News"
] | [
"adafruit",
"eff",
"knect",
"microsoft"
] | Adafruit Technologies
has announced
the winner of the Open Source Kinect contest. [Hector], who
we mentioned
yesterday has won, providing both RGB and depth access to the device. Some of you were asking at that time, why the contest was not over yet. Well, Adafruit had to verify. The image you see above are of another... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "210886",
"author": "landon",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T16:24:04",
"content": "damn straight.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210893",
"author": "JA",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T16:42:36",
"content": "That didn’t take lo... | 1,760,377,337.309246 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/11/japanese-micro-planes/ | Japanese Micro Planes | Chris Nelson | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"aircraft",
"flight",
"servo"
] | Some very well engineered
micro planes
(
translated
) have been buzzing around the net. The goal here is ultra light weight. These suped-up paper planes have a remarkable target weight of around
10 grams
(
translated
). The lighter the micro plane is the slower and more maneuverable it will be leading to some pretty
in... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "210876",
"author": "Nathan Zadoks",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T15:30:57",
"content": "Those aren’t servos, they are galvos (galvanometers)Servos are a DC motor with feedback.Galvos are what analog multimeters use, except without a needle attached. They’re very accurate, lightning-fast... | 1,760,377,337.009355 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/fixing-the-future/ | Fixing The Future | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"Lifehacks",
"Rants",
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"manifesto",
"repair",
"sustainable",
"waste"
] | [
iFixit
] (who we’ve posted about
many times before
) has launched
a passionate manifesto
promoting the skills and knowledge of repair as a solution to technological consumerism and waste. They use powerful footage of electronic waste dumps in Ghana to make the point that we must collectively change the way we use and... | 59 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "210651",
"author": "xeracy",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T02:05:50",
"content": "Printing the poster full size for my wall.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210652",
"author": "truthspew",
"timestamp": "2010-11-11T02:08:16",
... | 1,760,377,337.152546 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/carbon-fiber-part-fabrication-guide/ | Carbon Fiber Part Fabrication Guide | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"carbon fiber",
"mold",
"parts",
"vacuum"
] | If you’re thinking of
working with carbon fiber
this guide should be a big help. The example is aimed at the automotive crowd but the principles transfer quite easily. Carbon fiber parts are constructed in a similar manner as fiberglass parts. A mold is covered in a release agent, the fibers are put in place and covere... | 38 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "210552",
"author": "fluidic",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T22:15:04",
"content": "Catastrophic failure is an issue?Would layering a secondary material help enough to offset the weight / bulk it would add? If it works for automobile windshields…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,337.605157 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/diving-deep-into-the-game-boy-lcd-protocol/ | Diving Deep Into The Game Boy LCD Protocol | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] | [
"lcd",
"logic analyzer",
"nintendo",
"saleae"
] | [Craig] wanted to make the original Game Boy LCD screen do his bidding so
he sniffed out the data protocol that it uses
. We were amused when he mentions that there’s an army of people out there looking to build pointless crap as part of a hobby. Guilty. And he goes on to outline why this LCD screen is a great resource... | 22 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "210527",
"author": "coreyl",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T21:13:37",
"content": "@mike> this LCD screen is a great resource for hobbiestsI presume you mean “hobbyists”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210529",
"author": "hiroshi"... | 1,760,377,337.369095 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/single-motor-walker-for-santa-pede-challenge-inspiration/ | Single-motor Walker For Santa-Pede Challenge Inspiration | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"contest",
"hexapod",
"lego",
"santa"
] | This LEGO hexapod uses just one motor for motion. In the video after the break you can see that what [Valetnin Bauer] accomplished is almost magical, using just 210 parts. A central drive shaft uses worm gears to transfer motion to each of the legs. The limb mounting technique results in a sort of rowing motion that cl... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "210512",
"author": "fluidic",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T20:35:52",
"content": "Yes, using gears to distribute and redirect motion from a single mechanical source is magical.Or at least, it was when the ancient Greeks were playing with them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,337.414639 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/wireless-doorbell-rings-a-real-bell/ | Wireless Doorbell Rings A Real Bell | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"chime",
"door bell",
"hand bell",
"lego",
"wireless"
] | Tired of hearing that flat sounding wireless doorbell when visitors happen to come by? Don’t get rid of it,
improve it by adding a real bell
. This hack rigs up a small hand bell to the wireless doorbell receiver. It was prototyped using LEGO pieces to shake the sound out of the bell, but the finished version uses a se... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "210500",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T19:48:32",
"content": "All that work, and then half ass it with black tape battery holders….Nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210513",
"author": "nah!",
"timest... | 1,760,377,337.527831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/robotic-mobility-for-the-little-ones/ | Robotic Mobility For The Little Ones | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"babie",
"disabled",
"infant",
"Joystick",
"mobility",
"WheelChair"
] | Researchers at the University of Delaware are
helping disabled kids by designing robot transportation
for them. Exploring one’s environment is an important part of early development. Disabilities that limit mobility can prevent young children from experiencing this. Typically children are not offered a powered wheelcha... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "210467",
"author": "Ronald",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T18:16:38",
"content": "That joystick is going to poke an eye out of a sleepy toddler….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210468",
"author": "harmfulguy",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,337.670472 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/monotron-openly-monophonic/ | Monotron Openly Monophonic | Joseph Thibodeau | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"korg",
"monophonic",
"schematic",
"synth"
] | Famous synth manufacturer Korg has
released the schematics
(
get them here if you don’t like to fill out forms
) for their wee little Monotron for all to see and use! This is great news for anyone looking to build up a synth from scratch or to circuit bend their existing monotron. The filter circuits alone would be fun... | 17 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "210458",
"author": "nes",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T17:38:13",
"content": "Nice! Nothing too unfathomable in there. The one thing that shouts ‘unobtanium’ is the way they drew the Q1 in the VCO, but from what I can tell it’s just two discrete transistors in one package.Would be nice ... | 1,760,377,337.723718 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/kinect-open-source-driver-demo-and-hacking/ | Kinect Open Source Driver Demo And Hacking | Caleb Kraft | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"Kinect",
"microsoft"
] | The competition for the first Open Source driver for the Kinect is heating up. [Marcan42] has
released a driver
that does video and depth. He was able to do this without an Xbox and you can see it in action after the break. [LadyAda] has been hard at work as well,
recording and dumping the data
, and even writing a
“... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "210431",
"author": "doragasu",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T16:05:16",
"content": "MARCAN GRANDE!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "210432",
"author": "Pix3l the B1t",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T16:08:33",
"content": "“…[Lad... | 1,760,377,338.026488 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/11/10/permanent-root-exploit-found-for-g2/ | Permanent Root Exploit Found For G2 | Chris Nelson | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"g2",
"jailbreak",
"root",
"unlock"
] | The g2 has finally been
rooted
. Even though a temporary root exploit was found shortly after the phones release, a NAND lock prevented modifying the non-volatile RAM for a permanent root. Some controversy surrounded the g2 when it was
erroneously
thought to have a rootkit protecting the OS. Supposedly the rootkit wou... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "210420",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2010-11-10T15:32:19",
"content": "reset the phone to default settings when anyauthorizedchangeswheremadeUh, I thought this was Mike’s article :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "21042... | 1,760,377,337.856431 |
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