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https://hackaday.com/2010/10/24/hackaday-links-october-24-2010/ | Hackaday Links: October 24, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"gears",
"internet explorer",
"lexus",
"popcorn"
] | Square Gears
This video
demonstrates square gears and other oddly shaped cogs. We can’t think of a use but it’s interesting none-the-less. [via
Tinkernology
]
Cooking with Lasers
It’s late and you’ve been at the workbench for quite some time. But why go to the kitchen for a snack? Grab a couple of 1 watt lasers, hot gl... | 51 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "202151",
"author": "freakshow29",
"timestamp": "2010-10-24T19:09:06",
"content": "so…whats the point to a driving simulator? i see the point to flight simulators because very few people can afford to purchase a plane. i feel like most people have been in a car before, and people w... | 1,760,377,352.185593 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/24/hackvision-is-build-your-own-retro-game/ | Hackvision Is Build-your-own Retro Game | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"pong",
"space invaders",
"TVout"
] | If you wanted to try your hand at programming some retro games Hackvision can jump-start the process. It is
an Arduino-based game console in a controller format
. You get four directional buttons and one function button. It has two RCA jacks for mono audio, and black and white video.
We’re happy to find that there’s
in... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "202104",
"author": "michael",
"timestamp": "2010-10-24T17:06:19",
"content": "Getting this to work on arduino takes tweeking an h file. If you have 2 resistors and an arduino you can get hackivision running on your arduino.Check out my site for details.http://www.flakelabs.com/index... | 1,760,377,351.124035 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/24/lightsaber-color-selector/ | Lightsaber Color Selector | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"18f2221",
"color",
"lightsaber",
"pic",
"rgb",
"star wars"
] | [George Hadley] developed a nice setup to
control the color of a replica Lightsaber
. A small PCB houses a PIC 18F2221 and three switching transistors for the colors. A powerful LED resides in the tip of the handle, lighting up the diffuser that makes up the blade. But our favorite part is the control scheme. He’s embe... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "202103",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2010-10-24T16:42:34",
"content": "Lol, now you got the choice of good and evil at your fingertips.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "202123",
"author": "bogdan",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,377,350.927465 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/23/marx-generator-knocks-our-rocks-off/ | Marx Generator, Knocks Our Rocks Off | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"capacitor",
"disaggregate",
"generator",
"high voltage",
"lightning",
"marx",
"pole pig"
] | What weighs more than 500 pounds, produces 500 kilovolts, and we don’t recommend you try at home in any way shape or form? If you guessed a
rock disaggregation device
, you’re correct!
We also accepted lightning generators as correct answers
. Using high voltage electricity, a rock can be split apart down to its grains... | 52 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "201495",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T21:14:24",
"content": "Bonus points for the look of the thing!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "201496",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T21:... | 1,760,377,351.495612 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/23/im-me-usb-dongle-hacking/ | IM-ME USB Dongle Hacking | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"cc1110",
"cy7c63803",
"cypress",
"dongle",
"girl tech",
"im-me",
"OpenBench Logic Sniffer",
"usb"
] | This circuit board is from the USB dongle of a Girl Tech IM-ME. [Joby Taffey] took it apart and
poked around to learn its secrets
. These dongles come along with the pink pager that has become a
popular low-cost hacking platform
. But we haven’t seen much done with the dongle itself up until now.
[Joby] used
the OpenBe... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "201459",
"author": "cgmark",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T20:01:02",
"content": "I would love for someone to post some info on how to program these cypress chips. They are used in everything from keyboards and mice to ir controls. The only info I can get from cypress is you have to buy ... | 1,760,377,351.643781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/23/evalbot-arrival-and-assembly/ | EvalBot: Arrival And Assembly | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"assembly",
"evalbot",
"robot",
"texas instruments",
"ti"
] | [Chris Muncy] just received his EvalBot from TI and
took some pictures of the assembly process
. He was one of the lucky folks that
picked up the kit for just $25
using a short-lived coupon code. Seeing the kit makes us wish we had ordered one. There is some assembly required but as you can see, it’s pretty much just m... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "201408",
"author": "Erik Johnson",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T18:10:54",
"content": "Can’t wait ’til mine arrives!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "201412",
"author": "Bill",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T18:21:13",
"content... | 1,760,377,351.347951 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/23/avr-programming-introduction/ | AVR Programming 01: Introduction | Mike Szczys | [
"Featured",
"how-to",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"AVR",
"introduction",
"programming"
] | We love looking at hardcore electronics projects with a beefy microcontroller and hundreds, if not thousands, of lines of code at its center. But everyone needs to get there somehow.
This tutorial series aims to make you comfortable programming the
Atmel
AVR line of microcontrollers
. Whether you’ve never touched a mic... | 69 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "201351",
"author": "profil",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T16:11:52",
"content": "Oh, nice!Waiting for part 2 :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "201352",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T16:12:48",
... | 1,760,377,351.217435 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/23/rgb-led-headband/ | RGB LED Headband | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"headband",
"led"
] | [Johncon] wrote this fantastic instructible showing us how to
make an RGB LED headband
. This should come in really handy the next time we find ourselves needing one… it happens. He picked up this little RGB LED strip while on a business trip to Shanghai. He had to reverse engineer the chip that controls each pair, but... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "201308",
"author": "ruzo",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T13:55:52",
"content": "Macegr as strips like thoose to sell..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "201309",
"author": "Mouse Jay Kelly",
"timestamp": "2010-10-23T13:59:25",
... | 1,760,377,351.404218 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/22/halloween-props-pumpkin-in-standby-mode/ | Halloween Props: Pumpkin In Standby-mode | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"attiny2313",
"evil mad scientist",
"Halloween props",
"led",
"mac",
"pumpkin",
"standby"
] | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is preparing for Halloween with
this standby-mode pumpkin
. Inside there’s an LED plugging a hole that is drilled just to the skin of the gourd-like vegetable. It fades in and out similar to a sleeping Mac, using what we think is a vastly over-powered circuit based on an ATtiny2313 (1k ... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "200945",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2010-10-22T19:16:23",
"content": "Slight overkill, but amusing. Nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "200949",
"author": "will",
"timestamp": "2010-10-22T19:37:20",
"co... | 1,760,377,351.072375 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/22/fm-bug-using-salvaged-smd-parts/ | FM Bug Using Salvaged SMD Parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"bug",
"fm",
"nokia",
"RF",
"transmitter"
] | If you’re a soldering ninja this
FM transmitter bug
is for you. It’s quite similar to
the one we looked at yesterday
, but this uses 100% salvaged parts. Two phones donated components; a Nokia 3210 for its voltage-controlled oscillator and a Nokia 1611 for the rest of the parts. The bad news is that mobile technology l... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "200917",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2010-10-22T17:31:06",
"content": "is it just me or is this smd one bigger than the threw hole one? XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "200919",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,351.271427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/22/1000w-search-light-now-build-a-bat-signal/ | 1000W Search Light – Now Build A Bat Signal | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"arc",
"bat signal",
"lamp",
"search light",
"spotlight",
"welder",
"xenon"
] | Forget flashlights, and leave those burning lasers at home, [Ben Krasnow] built a
search light using a 1000W xenon arc lamp
. That box you see on the side of the trash-can housing countains a starting circuit that shoots 30 kilovolts through the xenon lamp to get it started but it is separate from the power supply. [Be... | 41 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "200881",
"author": "Polaczek",
"timestamp": "2010-10-22T15:52:12",
"content": "Wow, this is beautiful. Very nicely explained. Hats off to you sir!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "200883",
"author": "bilbao bob",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,351.575 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/22/panaplex-in-a-jar/ | Panaplex In A Jar | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"nixie",
"tube"
] | Check out this
home made panaplex display
. Panaplex displays are closely related to nixie tubes, but instead of layering individual numbers and lighting them separately, it uses pieces to build the numbers like a digital display. [Lindsay] managed to make one at home, using a jam jar as the vacuum tube. Argon as the ... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "200828",
"author": "Cubby",
"timestamp": "2010-10-22T14:21:13",
"content": "Went to the link and took a look at the project. For a home made display, it looks quite pleasing to the eye. Well done!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,351.955925 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/21/tiny-fm-transmitter-bugs-rooms/ | Tiny FM Transmitter Bugs Rooms | Mike Szczys | [
"Radio Hacks"
] | [
"bug",
"fm",
"transmitter"
] | Lucid Science delves into spy-tech once again with this
tiny FM transmitter
. Their post demonstrates a bit larger version than seen above, using a 9-volt battery and protoboard sized to match which makes for easier soldering. The design uses a microphone, two transistors, enameled wire for the coil, as well as various... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "200569",
"author": "RadBrad",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T20:40:03",
"content": "Thanks once again for linking to one of my projects. The goal here is to show a step by step build process of the basic transmitter to the electronics beginner. The transmitter does work well, but it does ... | 1,760,377,351.709319 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/21/multiple-core-propeller-speeds-up-display-addressing/ | Multiple Core Propeller Speeds Up Display Addressing | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"cascading",
"led",
"module",
"parallax",
"propeller",
"serial"
] | Th
If you ever wondered what an eight-core Propeller processor can do for you, [Tom] found one answer. He’s using the
multiple cores to individually address serial displays
. He has six display modules, and each of them incorporate six 8×8 LED modules. This makes for a total of 2304 LEDs, and since they’re addressed by... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "200515",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T19:05:50",
"content": "that kicks ass!1st!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "200532",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T19:43:33",
"content": "ahhh this setup... | 1,760,377,352.377007 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/21/uv-eprom-eraser-in-a-toolbox/ | UV EPROM Eraser In A Toolbox | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"blacklight",
"eprom",
"eraser",
"flourescent",
"uvc"
] | [Devon Croy] belongs to a hackerspace that works hard to keep hardware from going to the landfill. He found they were in possession of over a hundred Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory chips (EPROM). Not to be confused with EEPROM, which are electronically erasable, these EPROM chips require a strong source of UV l... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "200503",
"author": "Timmah",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T17:58:43",
"content": "I applaud his desire to keep e-waste from going to the landfill, but whatever energy savings that results in ( by not having to buy a new equivalent ROM device ) is somewhat countered by the energy it takes... | 1,760,377,352.014065 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/21/90-tb-drive-array-for-home-storage-needs/ | 90 TB Drive Array For Home Storage Needs | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"array",
"hard drive",
"raid",
"raid5",
"raid5+0",
"wd",
"western digital"
] | Why store it in the cloud when you could have
a 90 Terabyte hard drive
(
translated
) array in your house? The drives are mostly Western Digital Caviar Green EARS 2TB models which are known for energy efficiency and quiet operation. It’s a little unclear as to whether this is using one or two motherboards, but the driv... | 53 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "200441",
"author": "haku",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T15:28:44",
"content": "I would be interested to know what the standby power draw was on that thing. I am guessing somewhere in the region of 300+ watts… (which is a lot to have on all the time)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth"... | 1,760,377,352.318667 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/21/crash-space-takes-on-the-machine/ | Crash Space Takes On The Machine | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"building",
"crash space",
"distance",
"hackerspace",
"music",
"play",
"scion",
"sound",
"take on th machine"
] | It’s that time again, time to take on the machine with the Hackerspace,
Crash Space
(and
part two
)! The team of Californians set out and successfully turned the front of their building into a musical instrument, similar to [David Byrne’s]
Playing the Building
. When a pedestrian walks by they set off distance sensors,... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "200424",
"author": "Derek",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T14:01:27",
"content": "The Family Guy clip is gold. The only cartoon that made me laugh harder than that did was the Beavis and Butt-head episode “Nosebleed”.Of course, half of the fun of watching Nosebleed the first time was my ... | 1,760,377,352.421889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/20/avr-dds-signal-generator-improvements/ | AVR DDS Signal Generator Improvements | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"dds",
"function generator",
"pcb",
"signal generator"
] | [Vassilis Papanikolaou] took a good thing and made it better with some
design upgrades to this AVR based signal generator
. We looked at
version 1.0 of this tool
back in 2006 and since then it saw
an upgrade to 2.0
. But [Vassilis] wanted to take things one step further, with a compact single-sided PCB. What you see ab... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "200229",
"author": "Trollicus",
"timestamp": "2010-10-21T00:42:15",
"content": "Hey, nice work!!I think one of these will be on my bench soon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "200248",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,352.231781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/20/building-a-uv-exposure-box/ | Building A UV Exposure Box | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"exposure",
"pcb",
"resist",
"ultraviolet",
"uv"
] | There are two methods of using etchant resist when making circuit boards. We use the toner transfer method that requires ironing on laser toner to the copper, but you can also use chemical resist that reacts to ultraviolet light. [Bogdan] decided to start doing more of the latter so
he built a UV exposure box
to make t... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "200153",
"author": "Stu",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T21:16:14",
"content": "I made one of these too, out of an old flatbed scanner body, aluminium foil lined on the inside, with two 4Watt insect killer uv lamps, a lot safer on the eyes and skin. The lamps were on special offer too, 2 ... | 1,760,377,352.486709 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/20/waterproof-diy-momentary-push-switch/ | Waterproof DIY Momentary-push Switch | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"button",
"copper foil",
"momentary push",
"paintball",
"scope",
"switch"
] | [Patman2700] has a nice scope for his paintball gun that uses a red dot instead of cross-hairs. The problem is that he kept forgetting to turn it off which ended up running the batteries down frequently. His solution to the problem was to get rid of the toggle switch used to turn it on and replace it will
a home-made m... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "200078",
"author": "jmlb",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T19:42:19",
"content": "isn’t shrink wrap something they use to wrap shipments. It kinda looks like sarand wrap.This looks more like a heat shrink tube.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,352.550452 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/20/rodent-based-power-generation/ | Rodent-based Power Generation | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"alternator",
"bicycle computer",
"coil",
"hamster",
"induction",
"magnets",
"rare-earth"
] | Your hamster lives to good life, with food delivery and a maid service that cleans up after him. [DanF] helped to brighten up this hamster’s life even more by improving its exercise equipment and giving it a small night-light as well. This project
adds a low RPM alternator to the hamster wheel
.
The first part of the p... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "200029",
"author": "RogueAngel2k.com",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T18:21:13",
"content": "that was removed from a Prius, right?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "200032",
"author": "net",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T18:22:37",
... | 1,760,377,352.6206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/20/new-dynamic-duo-arduino-and-eclipse/ | New Dynamic Duo, Arduino And Eclipse | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"eclipse",
"ide",
"program"
] | There are a lot of solutions to
programing an Arduino
: the default avr-g++, Studio, etc. But [Sandeep] let us know about using one of the more powerful IDEs out there,
Eclipse
, to do the same. We’ve already outlined why
Eclipse is a great IDE
but now the fact that you can use it in your MCU based projects adds to its... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "199987",
"author": "spiritplumber",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T16:14:09",
"content": "Finally some arduino news that isn’t rampant fanboyiusm :) seriously, this is quite useful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "199991",
"author... | 1,760,377,352.679281 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/20/plantenna-the-plant-antenna/ | Plantenna: The Plant Antenna | Jakob Griffith | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"am",
"antenna",
"frequency",
"plant",
"pwm",
"radio",
"transmission"
] | The back story behind [Mike] experimenting with plants as
AM radio transmission
antennas
antennae
is rather interesting and worth the short read. But for those who just want the facts, [Mike] took an ATMega324,
modified the PWM
output into a sinusoidal AM signal (using a simple form of
RLC circuitry
), and connected th... | 37 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "199880",
"author": "Timmah",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T13:55:58",
"content": "Rush Limbaugh finally goes green!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "199884",
"author": "mess_maker",
"timestamp": "2010-10-20T14:00:34",
"con... | 1,760,377,352.912116 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/19/using-a-cellphone-lcd-as-auxiliary-linux-display/ | Using A Cellphone LCD As Auxiliary Linux Display | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"a60",
"lcd",
"linux",
"parallel port",
"shunt",
"siemens"
] | [Neil] is
driving this Siemens A60 LCD using a parallel port
on his Linux box. He likes this module because it has an integrated LED back-light, controller IC, and the pads are large enough for a human to solder. He notes that the screen runs on 2.9V, which matches the forward voltage of the LEDs used as back-lights. T... | 31 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "199397",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T20:32:27",
"content": "I wonder if the Logitech G19 software could be hacked to work with one of these displays?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "199399",
"author": "Colecom... | 1,760,377,352.839237 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/19/more-el-chemistry-luminescent-ink/ | More EL Chemistry: Luminescent Ink | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"copper",
"el",
"electroluminescence",
"glow powder",
"ink",
"penny",
"sulfate",
"sulfide",
"zinc"
] | [Jeri Ellsworth] continues her experiments with electroluminescence, this time
she’s making EL ink
. The ink she’s looking for is Zinc Sulfate in a solution. The process she chose is to re-dope some glow powder so that it can be excited by the field around an AC current. In her video (embedded after the break) she talk... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "199350",
"author": "zeropointmodule",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T19:10:28",
"content": "nice..reckon this can be used to make multiple colours?apparently doping with other rare earths changes the colour.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,352.772151 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/19/machining-an-slr-camera-from-scratch/ | Machining An SLR Camera From Scratch | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"film",
"machining",
"milling",
"scratch",
"single-lens reflex",
"SLR"
] | It took us a while to stop drooling long enough to write about this amazing machining project. [Denis MO]
made a single-lens reflex camera from scratch
. The banner image above is not the finished product, but just one step in the production chain. [Denis] has been thinking about doing this project for 25 years and fin... | 38 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "199294",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T17:12:40",
"content": "Wow that is impressive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "199309",
"author": "craig christ",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T17:52:28",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,353.572281 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/19/propeller-platform-prototyping-board-gets-an-upgrade/ | Propeller Platform Prototyping Board Gets An Upgrade | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"eeprom",
"ftdi",
"microsd",
"propeller",
"propeller platform usb"
] | [Nick] over at Gadget Gangster has a new version of his prototyping hardware for Propeller microcontrollers, called
the Propeller Platform USB
. A little more than a year ago
we looked at the last version
which was larger, used a DIP processor, and came unassembled. The new version does come assembled because of the mi... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "199275",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T16:32:04",
"content": "Seemed out of my price range until I saw it’s 80MHz with 8 cores. I haven’t used propeller before, but this sure seems interesting. I might have to get one just to try my hand at multicore microcontroll... | 1,760,377,353.427947 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/19/hacking-tvs-in-1954/ | Hacking TVs In 1954 | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"mute",
"retro",
"television"
] | This gem was
published in Mechanix Illustrated
magazine in may of 1954. AT that time, a remote control was the stuff of science fiction. This article shows the modern man how to modify his television to include a fancy button to stop all noise. This button, affectionately labelled the “SHADDAP” was marketed as a way to... | 34 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "199234",
"author": "The DON",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T14:28:03",
"content": "Sounds like a great idea (pun fully intended).I seem to remember a VCR was released (80’s) which would automatically pause recording for the advert breaks. I am not sure, but I think I remember that there ... | 1,760,377,353.294051 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/18/cheap-and-easy-sms-via-gsm-for-your-mcu/ | Cheap And Easy SMS Via GSM For Your MCU | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"gsm",
"modem",
"rs232",
"serial",
"sms",
"text message"
] | Non acronym version of the title
: send and receive text messages via cell phone communication towers using an Arduino or other microcontroller. “We’ve been doing that for years!” you cry,
well yes
, technically. But [Fincham] lays it outs simply;
commercial offerings
are expensive and finding a
cell phone that uses RS... | 68 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "198902",
"author": "FirefighterGeek",
"timestamp": "2010-10-18T22:58:05",
"content": "I’m not understanding the advantage here. Presumably you still need to purchase the service contract, yes?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "198... | 1,760,377,353.378742 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/18/data-confirmation-with-rf-communications/ | Data Confirmation With RF Communications | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"java",
"radio frequency",
"receiver",
"RF",
"transmitter"
] | [Rafael] built a system that uses radio frequency for communications. The code he was using with the inexpensive receiver/transmitter pairs already had some error correction but from time to time an entire message would be missed by the receiver. He set out to
make these RF communications more robust
.
A little more th... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "198827",
"author": "Jonathan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-18T20:11:53",
"content": "I had thought about doing something with units like this when I was in college to try and make a wireless usb interface.Pretty cool setup though. This would be great for robotics to control the bot and ge... | 1,760,377,353.113385 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/18/3d-printing-with-lego/ | 3D Printing With LEGO | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"lego",
"makerbot",
"MLCAD",
"nxt",
"reprap"
] | With 2400 LEGO bricks and a lot of patience, [Will Gorman]
built a LEGO 3D printer
. It’s similar to a RepRap or a Makerbot, but instead of extruding plastic, it uses pre-extruded building blocks (aka LEGO bricks). The grey wall extending far above the unit itself is a feed magazine which holds the raw material. A Jav... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "198815",
"author": "Astronouth7303",
"timestamp": "2010-10-18T19:14:42",
"content": "I would like to point out that it’s an LDraw file. MLCad merely uses it, like a half-dozen other programs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1988... | 1,760,377,353.491323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/18/data-plotting-for-the-visually-impaired/ | Data Plotting For The Visually Impaired | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cluster",
"data",
"plot",
"visually impaired",
"zigbee"
] | This setup helps to represent data in a meaningful way to for visually impaired people. It uses a combination of physical objects to represent data clusters, and audio feedback when manipulating those objects. In the video after the break you’ll see that the cubes can orient themselves to represent data clusters. The t... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "198819",
"author": "d01",
"timestamp": "2010-10-18T19:39:02",
"content": "cool idea though it hurt my eardrums :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "199041",
"author": "Colin",
"timestamp": "2010-10-19T05:04:01",
"conte... | 1,760,377,353.772372 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/18/halloween-props-dancing-spider/ | Halloween Props: Dancing Spider | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"12f683",
"Halloween props",
"mosfet",
"pic"
] | [Isaac] grabbed the motor from an old printer and used it to
make a spider run up and down
the wall for Halloween. A PIC 12F683 uses a MOSFET to drive the motor. The program loop has a little bit of dramatic flare to it, raising the arachnid with a bit of a jerky motion to give it some life, then wait for a time before... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "198758",
"author": "bilbao bob",
"timestamp": "2010-10-18T16:48:14",
"content": "Dear hackaday editorial staff…If you want to stop your social media experiment from becoming a sodden mess of SEO spam (without a nickle coming from it), you should probably turn off links in user names... | 1,760,377,353.676057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/17/hackaday-links-october-17-2010/ | Hackaday Links: October 17, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"card",
"magnetic",
"scanner",
"sentry"
] | Cards you should crank
These greeting cards
must be the product of a mechanical engineer run amok. They come with a crank and are designed to entertain with their simple, yet elegant movements. [Thanks Phil]
Magnetic card stripe reader
[JP] built an Arduino based
magnetic card reader
. It uses off-the-shelf parts but i... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "198429",
"author": "someone",
"timestamp": "2010-10-17T21:29:37",
"content": "I’ll be the one; the scanner is not a hack. It was made to do that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "198437",
"author": "Dr.Evil",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,353.63424 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/17/master-clock-system-uses-all-logic-no-microcontrollers/ | Master Clock System Uses All Logic, No Microcontrollers | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atomic",
"clock",
"digital logic",
"master"
] | What you see above is a master clock. It is the center of a system that can run an unlimited number of slave clocks, keeping them on-time thanks to its ability to synchronize with an atomic clock. [Brett Oliver]
put together the project
back in 2005 using digital logic chips, and no programmable microcontrollers. This ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "198408",
"author": "grenadier",
"timestamp": "2010-10-17T20:01:27",
"content": "Damn!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "198413",
"author": "Sashmo",
"timestamp": "2010-10-17T20:08:13",
"content": "I was thking of buldi... | 1,760,377,353.728125 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/17/gesture-controlled-robotic-hand/ | Gesture Controlled Robotic Hand | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"accellerometer",
"hand"
] | Inspired by the control system for the AMP suits in the movie Avatar, [Feelpavan] built this
gesture controlled robotic hand
. So far there is functionality for the wrists to rotate and bend, as well as for the fingers to flex (but not individually). This is accomplished by three servo motors on the hand assembly. The ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "198390",
"author": "The ThunderBird",
"timestamp": "2010-10-17T18:35:44",
"content": "Interesting build, but wouldn’t the fingers be easier to handle via stretch-resistors rather than an accelerometer?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,353.820375 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/17/live-action-fighting-games/ | Live Action Fighting Games | Mike Szczys | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"costume",
"fight",
"gladiator",
"helmet",
"nes",
"video game"
] | Here’s a strange one.
This fighting game
uses a video game interface to instruct modern-age gladiators on how to bring the pain. The costumed fighters cannot see anything other than a set of lights in their helmets instructing them to move or punch. A camera films them and overlays the footage on a digital background a... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "198342",
"author": "CutThroughStuffGuy",
"timestamp": "2010-10-17T16:20:12",
"content": "“This wouldn’t be any good with a demonstration, which we’ve embedded after the break.”with or without?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1... | 1,760,377,354.015853 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/17/homemade-music-player/ | Homemade Music Player | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"mp3",
"music",
"parallax",
"player",
"pocket",
"portable",
"propeller",
"shield",
"song",
"wav"
] | Sadly, this pocket
mp3
wav player
doesn’t come close to the capabilities of even an iPod generation 1
yet
, but you have to give [Owen] props for making it in less than 24 hours. The system consists of a Propeller MCU (cleverly wired to be swappable with “shields” similar to Arduino systems), SD card for song storage, ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "198314",
"author": "Hacksaw",
"timestamp": "2010-10-17T13:50:11",
"content": "While not the most technically advanced it is still very cool.I can imagine a a quick flip of the wrist to skip to the next song…or fast forward hat sounds really cool.Nice job!",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,354.130209 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/16/shiny-motorcycle-computer/ | Shiny Motorcycle Computer | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"atmega644",
"computer",
"lcd",
"motorcycle",
"rotary encoder",
"rtc",
"temperature"
] | We’re rather surprised at how popular it has become to build your own motorcycle computer. [Mario Mauerer] tipped us off about
his shiny motorcycle computer
(
translated
) for his Yamaha XTZ 750. It uses an ATmega644 microcontroller to pull a variety of data together and display it on this white LED backlit display. He... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "198077",
"author": "bogdan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-16T21:10:05",
"content": "Excellent job!All these bike board computers make me want wish I had a motorcycle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "198096",
"author": "Mikey",
... | 1,760,377,354.072959 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/16/computer-aided-cake-decoration/ | Computer Aided Cake Decoration | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cake",
"candy",
"decorate",
"frosting",
"spirograph"
] | This contraption lets you
decorate your cake at the push of a button
. It’s a stretch to call it computer aided as this is purely a mechanical monster, but we still enjoy the apparatus and see its CNC potential (we’re still waiting for that
pizza printer
to hit the market too). An icing syringe has been modified with a... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "198045",
"author": "Ib",
"timestamp": "2010-10-16T18:59:26",
"content": "No Video?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "198046",
"author": "Pacman",
"timestamp": "2010-10-16T19:05:12",
"content": "Now wait until the ardui... | 1,760,377,354.330242 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/16/brightest-day-darkest-night-charge-it-with-arduinos-light/ | Brightest Day, Darkest Night, Charge It With Arduino’s Light | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"green lantern",
"Halloween props",
"lantern",
"power battery",
"power ring",
"rfid"
] | To userp the Green Lantern oath is a sacrilege. But calm your rage as you take in this
Green Lantern battery and ring project
. [Jon] built the power battery portion out of LEGO, but inside you’ll find an added bonus. An Arduino uses a set of LEDs and an RFID reader to bring the object alive. A matching ring contains t... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "198030",
"author": "grenadier",
"timestamp": "2010-10-16T17:37:19",
"content": "Ring needs more tritium glow lamp.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "198075",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2010-10-16T21:02:54",
... | 1,760,377,354.224829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/16/they-polyplasmic-archophone/ | The Polyplasmic Archophone | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"arc",
"high voltage",
"music",
"tesla"
] | The
polyplasmic archophone
is a fresh approach to high voltage “
arc music
“. They are using an Arduino clone to convert signals for the ignition coils. It is still unfinished, but the effect is decent. In the end it will have 2 tiers of voice coils for a total of 13. They are using different materials for the antenna... | 41 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "197972",
"author": "Jake",
"timestamp": "2010-10-16T14:32:22",
"content": "This can’t even hold a candle to those tesla coil ‘speakers’. Those things are freaking AWESOME!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "197974",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,354.677585 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/adafruit-industries-opens-a-job-board/ | Adafruit Industries Opens A Job Board | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"contract",
"jobs",
"work"
] | Adafruit industries is doing their part to help the hacker community with their latest addition,
a job board
. It just went live today so there aren’t many jobs posted, but we expect that to change in the immediate future. you can also post your services offered there, if you’re looking for work. We really appreciate w... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "197667",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T21:08:14",
"content": "Oh yeah, bookmarked.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "197668",
"author": "fluidic",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T21:10:29",
"content": "HAC... | 1,760,377,354.479398 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/cellphone-crowd-pleasers/ | Cellphone Crowd-pleasers | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"bird",
"cellphone",
"landfill",
"scavenge",
"trash"
] | When you start to think about the cellphone waste our society produces it can be quite daunting. How many cell phones have you had in recent years? Now multiply that by five billion cellphone subscribers. [Anthony Goh] and [Neil Mendoza] found something to do with a very minuscule portion of those left-overs; building
... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "197634",
"author": "fco_bcn",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T20:10:44",
"content": "brilliant!there’s literally gold in ewastereminds me ofhttp://hackaday.com/2010/03/31/cnc-plotter-from-old-parts-2/cheers",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,354.592688 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/c-sharp-development-101-part-2-toolbox-controls/ | C Sharp Development 101 – Part 2: Toolbox Controls | Greg R. Jacobs | [
"Software Development"
] | [
"application",
"c sharp",
"c++",
"development",
"forms",
"toolbox",
"windows"
] | In this tutorial we are going to start finding out more about the toolbox we utilized in the
previous tutorial
. The Controls available in the toolbox are quite extensive and allow users to simplify a variety of everyday tasks such as manually creating and instantiating a textbox on a windows form. At the end of this... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "197610",
"author": "kevin",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T19:19:30",
"content": "I’m just taking a human computer interaction course and we are “programming” using c#.We were given copies of visual studio pro 2010, and it does alot of the tedious work for you…I would much rather learn to... | 1,760,377,354.547236 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/vapor-phase-reflow-soldering/ | Vapor Phase Reflow Soldering | Mike Szczys | [
"chemistry hacks"
] | [
"circuit board",
"galden",
"paste",
"pcb",
"solder",
"vapor phase reflow"
] | Ditch that old toaster oven and move to the next level of surface mount soldering with
this vapor phase reflow method
. [Ing.Büro R.Tschaggelar] put together this apparatus to use
vapor phase reflow
at his bench instead of sending out his smaller projects for assembly. It uses the heating element from an electric tea k... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "197389",
"author": "cotton509",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T17:24:50",
"content": "The website is geting Hackadayed…. aka ADDOS D:",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "197432",
"author": "BusError",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T17:5... | 1,760,377,354.843188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/3d-printing-with-visible-light/ | 3D Printing With Visible Light | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"dlp",
"printer",
"projector",
"resin",
"visible light"
] | This 3D printer manages some pretty fantastic resolution, and these are just
the early results
of [Junior Veloso’s] build. He put together a machine that prints objects in resin that cures in visible light. To print, a thin layer of raw liquid resin self-levels across a printing surface and a DLP-based projector shines... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "197339",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T16:17:09",
"content": "apparently the resin is “around 200 USD per kg”. looks similar to the stuff used in that projector 3d printing thing posted on HAD a while ago.see:http://3dhomemade.blogspot.com/2010/07/last-post-for-... | 1,760,377,354.731926 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/self-balancing-unicycle-2-0/ | Self-balancing Unicycle 2.0 | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"balancing",
"electric",
"LiFePO4",
"sbu",
"unicycle"
] | Focus Designs has
a new version of their self-balancing unicycle
for sale. This improves upon
their original design
in several ways. The battery pack has moved to LiFePO4, which is
becoming more common in electric transportation
. There’s also regenerative braking and fall protection which kills the motor when you fall... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "197312",
"author": "ben",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T15:12:39",
"content": "You could use it as a bar stool that takes you home!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "197320",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T15:23:12",
... | 1,760,377,354.789172 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/spherical-multitouch-rig/ | Spherical Multitouch Rig | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"multitouch",
"nui group",
"sphere"
] | We all love a little bit of multitouch, but we’ve seen so many setups that it is getting a bit less exciting. This one will get your attention with its unique shape. It is a
spherical multitouch
using all open source software. Well, since the poles are unusable, it might just be toroidal, or cylindrical, but it is stil... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "197316",
"author": "stubaw",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T15:18:32",
"content": "Now all they need to do is find a way of getting rid of the lag. Can’t imagine that it’ll be easy seeing as the technique they’re using must involve some crazy image processing…",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,354.951203 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/15/window-curtain-moves-to-screen-pedestrians/ | Window Curtain Moves To Screen Pedestrians | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"camera",
"curtain",
"motion",
"niklas roy",
"processing",
"window"
] | [Niklas Roy] built
a motorized window curtain
to screen out foot traffic in front of his window. When you hear “motorized curtain” you may think that this will move up and down but it doesn’t. Instead, the small curtain move horizontally to cover passersby as they travel down the sidewalk. This is accomplished using a ... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "197280",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T13:48:37",
"content": "If the curtain doesn’t suffice, I’m sure this can be mounted on the outside with a paintball gun attached to it. ;-D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "197... | 1,760,377,354.90478 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/14/pumping-station-one-takes-on-the-machine/ | Pumping Station: One Takes On The Machine | Jakob Griffith | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"challange",
"ice cream",
"pumping station: one",
"scion"
] | Part one
and
Part two
of Hackerspace Pumping Station: One taking on the Scion challenge are up and ready for your viewing pleasure. The team at Pumping Station: One built a Tron themed bicycle that when setup properly, would churn ice cream
that turned your urine neon
in about 6 minutes by using dry ice and ethyl alcoh... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "197058",
"author": "Grammar Nazi",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T02:48:09",
"content": "*”fare”, not “fair”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "197060",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2010-10-15T03:00:07",
"content": "meh",
... | 1,760,377,357.111416 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/14/android-oscilloscope/ | Android Oscilloscope | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"bluetooth",
"dsPic",
"java",
"LMX9838",
"oscilloscope",
"python",
"sdk"
] | Here’s
a 2-channel Oscilloscope for your Android phone
. It uses a base module driven by a dsPIC for signal processing. From there, an LMX9838 Bluetooth module broadcasts the data to the phone so that the waveform can be displayed. [Yus] ported some Python code he had been using over to a set of Java and XML files in o... | 31 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "196959",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-10-14T20:02:27",
"content": "That is a cool hack. Remote O-Scope is sometimes useful and not having to carry your DSO Nano around is a nice plus.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "196... | 1,760,377,356.615548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/14/cadsoft-eagle-migrating-to-xml/ | Cadsoft Eagle Migrating To XML | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"cadsoft",
"eagle",
"open source",
"pcb",
"schematic",
"xml"
] | [PT]
posted about an exciting development from Cadsoft
, the migration to XML based parts, schematics, and board layouts. The adoption of this open standard goes hand-in-hand with the
open hardware initiatives
people like [PT] have been pushing for.
Cadsoft Eagle is our go-to schematic and PCB software. We even have a ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "196925",
"author": "Nick McClanahan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-14T18:15:29",
"content": "There have been a few text formats for libraries & schematics, but xml would be the easiest and most flexible. Good stuff – can’t wait to see it start showing up in EDA packages!",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,357.063363 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/14/touring-the-available-nokia-lcd-screens/ | Touring The Available Nokia LCD Screens | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"2760",
"6100",
"6101",
"breakout",
"lcd",
"nokia",
"rossum",
"spi"
] | [Rossum’s] taking
a look at the Nokia LCD screens
that are both plentiful and begging to be bent to your will. For quite some time the
Nokia 6100 screens have been used in a lot hacks
, but he wanted to see what else is out there. He digs into his junk box of cell phones and comes up with a couple to test; the Nokia 61... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "196894",
"author": "goldscott",
"timestamp": "2010-10-14T16:29:45",
"content": "Sweet break-out board.Next project: Make all the screens function together in a multi-monitor like setup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "196897",
... | 1,760,377,356.777931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/14/larson-scanner-hacking/ | Larson Scanner Hacking | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"cylon",
"larson scanner"
] | We all love a good larson scanner. They’re so iconic that Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories makes a kit. However, just getting a kit and building it isn’t enough for many of us. How would we make a larson scanner better? Simply by adding more. EMSL shows us how you can
modify their kit in both hardware and code
to chain ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "196835",
"author": "Sci",
"timestamp": "2010-10-14T14:37:25",
"content": "With all the work that went into this upgrade, I don’t understand why he uses “an old scanner that has seen better days” as the third one, where it’s missing LED makes the whole thing seem a bit broken.Okay, i... | 1,760,377,356.663034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/14/assassins-creed-blades-make-us-wince/ | Assassin’s Creed Blades Make Us Wince | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"assassin's creed",
"drawer",
"knife",
"slider",
"taxi driver",
"weapon"
] | [TheBserk] made himself a set of
auto-locking and auto-retracting hidden blades
inspired by those in the game Assassin’s Creed. As you can see in the demo (and build guides) after the break, they work really well. We don’t like the idea of sharpened metal ramming its way past our wrists. But it’s not the first time we’... | 109 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "196764",
"author": "MrBunker",
"timestamp": "2010-10-14T12:16:54",
"content": "“We think someone has mechanical engineeringin his future, and possibly a trip to the emergencyroom.”you forgot to include “jail cell” (in mostjurisdictions this would be treated moreseriously than a simp... | 1,760,377,357.014297 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/13/open-call-send-us-your-debounce-code/ | Open Call: Send Us Your Debounce Code | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"assembly",
"button",
"c++",
"code",
"debounce",
"filter",
"switch"
] | If you’ve ever designed an embedded system with at least one button you’ve had to deal with button debouncing. This is also know as
contact bounce
, a phenomenon where a button press can be registered as multiple button presses if not handled correctly. One way to take care of this is with a hardware filter built from ... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "196442",
"author": "George",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T20:23:35",
"content": "“Site your sources” –> “Cite your sources”. Kthxbai.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "196443",
"author": "Chris Muncy",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13... | 1,760,377,357.199922 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/13/lego-automatic-transmissions/ | LEGO Automatic Transmissions | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"automatic",
"flywheel",
"lego",
"transmission",
"treadmill"
] | [AviatorBJP] is building some impressive automatic transmissions using LEGO parts. Your best bet is to check out
his YouTube channel
as he’s got a slew of videos related to topic. We’ve embedded test footage of first and second generation vehicles as well as the most recent flywheel design after the break. But we’re ge... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "196404",
"author": "Mad",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T18:33:13",
"content": "this is just so ingenious !hats off guys !!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "196411",
"author": "Alwar",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T18:56:05",
"... | 1,760,377,356.830899 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/13/paging-system-for-your-tv-remote/ | Paging System For Your TV Remote | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"base",
"beep",
"locate",
"pager",
"remote",
"telephone",
"television",
"tv"
] | [Matt] brought together a TV remote and cordless phone to
add a locator system to the remote control
. One of the best features of a cordless phone is the pager button on the base. When you press it the handset beeps until found. Matt gutted one and got rid of the unnecessary parts. He then cracked open his TV remote h... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "196351",
"author": "bluewraith",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T16:12:08",
"content": "Would have been nicer if he had used the original contacts for charging, instead of of the plug in wire.A small NC switch could power cycle the remote in order to silence the pager.",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,377,356.718619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/13/diy-print-head-experiments/ | DIY Print Head Experiments | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"inkjet",
"piezo",
"print",
"reprap"
] | Inkjet printheads are a pretty rare thing to see done in home workshops. We would love to see more and got really excited when we saw this
single nozzle, drop on demand, head being built
. using a piezo disk intended to be a cheap buzzer and some reprap magic, [Johnrpm] got some results. [Madscifi] has been refining th... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "196337",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T15:26:50",
"content": "cool, but it is extremely easy to get inkjet heads (i.e. empty print cartridges) for trivial amounts of money that you can refill as desired, and you can even get second-hand whole printers for trivia... | 1,760,377,357.245925 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/embedded-rfid-for-online-passwords/ | Embedded RFID For Online Passwords | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"aac keys",
"implant",
"login",
"password",
"rfid",
"windows 7"
] | [Jair2K4] is using his
unique RFID tag address as an online password
. We’d bet that if you went far enough to get an implant in your hand you’d continually search for a reason to use it. Wanting to do more than just
start his car with a wave of the hand
, he built an interface module out of an Arduino and a Parallax R... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "195313",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T20:04:21",
"content": "Yeah, this is a cool way to more easily enter your password, but it’s still just a text password, and anyone that figures it out can login without the RFID tag (just type it in normally). Its not ... | 1,760,377,357.315758 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/nes-controller-gets-a-rumble-pak/ | NES Controller Gets A Rumble Pak | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"and",
"controller",
"nes",
"rumble pak",
"vibrate"
] | Add some feedback to an original NES controller
by making it vibrate. This feature is often known as
Rumble
Pak
, a controller add-on for the Nintendo 64 which vibrated as a game feature. This version adds a small DC motor (in the upper right) with a screw soldered off-center to the motor shaft.
[Andy Goetz] and his fr... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "195297",
"author": "Craig",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T19:31:08",
"content": "You KNOW it belongs on Hack-a-day when you see a quad-AND chip with its pins splayed flat, at an angle, and lead wires soldered straight to the pins!I assume they’re using the LED as a traditional diode in t... | 1,760,377,357.365249 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/bicycle-hub-hydropower/ | Bicycle Hub Hydropower | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"fountain",
"generator",
"hub",
"hydropower",
"shimano"
] | [Niklas Roy] wanted to create electricity from moving water so he came up with this
hyrdopower generator
. It is part of his grand scheme to rent out small personal fountains made from buckets. They need electricity to run so he hooked up the generator to the water jet of a public fountain. It should be possible to use... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "195223",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T17:19:57",
"content": "Useful for stealing power from public fountains only.a creek or river will not power this thing as the water is moving too slowly. there are far better designs out there for getting real power instead of... | 1,760,377,358.387334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/learning-to-walk-a-tutorial-on-making-bipeds-walk/ | Learning To Walk, A Tutorial On Making Bipeds Walk | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bioloid",
"gait",
"walk"
] | [Robert Lam] has produced a number of video tutorials, his latest being a
tutorial on how to make a biped robot walk
. He is mainly covering the individual motions and actions. He doesn’t go into any specific programming, but rather breaks down the act of walking into several motions and discusses the reason you need t... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "195169",
"author": "fluidic",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T15:11:26",
"content": "Somehow, I was expecting quite a bit more math and quite a bit less “get the foots even”…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "195188",
"author": "xera... | 1,760,377,357.973178 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/creepy-hdd-activity-lights-for-halloween/ | Creepy HDD Activity Lights Just In Time For Halloween | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"Case mod",
"halloween"
] | We almost skimmed right past this
spooky HDD activity light
thinking it was just another set of LEDs wired to the motherboard. However, they explained right off that they didn’t want just another blinking light on their case. They wanted it to change its intensity smoothly based on hard drive activity. While there are... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "195146",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T14:17:14",
"content": "Arrghhhh the terror of it all! Can I come out from behind my chair yet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "195166",
"author": "ioco",
"times... | 1,760,377,357.842342 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/oogoo-a-home-made-sugru-substitute/ | Oogoo, A Home-made Sugru Substitute | Phil Burgess | [] | [] | If you follow Instructables.com, it might seem like every third article lately is about
Sugru,
the nifty air-drying silicone putty that’s good for all manner of repairs and custom parts. It’s fantastic stuff (and we love their slogan, “Hack things better”), but one can’t (yet!) just drop in on any local hardware store ... | 48 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "195132",
"author": "neorazz",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T13:26:41",
"content": "What are the viscoelastic properties of this mix ? Could the recipe be changed to make something like greenglue …for soundproofing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,357.927267 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/10/hackaday-links-october-10-2010/ | Hackaday Links: October 10, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"dslr",
"engraving",
"ipad",
"jiggler"
] | Old timey pics with a new timey camera
Update:
We’ve already looked at this one… see
the full article
for all the details.
One way to get old-looking photographs is to use a vintage camera. Then again you can just connect a 1908 lens to a modern dslr with great results.
[Thanks MS3FGX]
Cheap iPad mounting bracket
Need ... | 21 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "194784",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2010-10-10T20:21:09",
"content": "Déjà vu on the first link XDlove the engraving!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "194788",
"author": "zool",
"timestamp": "2010-10-10T20:34:21",
... | 1,760,377,358.126115 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/13/chumby-takes-its-first-steps/ | Chumby Takes Its First Steps | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"biped",
"chumby",
"freescale"
] | [Eric Gregory] has gone a bit mad scientist on the Chumby,
turning it into a bipedal bot
. We expected all kinds of cool
chumby
hacking, but we can’t say we saw this one coming. [Eric] points out that with a 454Mhz processor, 64MB of RAM, 2GB of expandable storage and a USB host port, the Chumby is more than capable as... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "196241",
"author": "deathventure",
"timestamp": "2010-10-13T13:49:11",
"content": "Skynet is adapting to basic human technologies.We’re all doomed…Cat’s reaction: “Meh, we already own you”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "196243"... | 1,760,377,358.231555 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/12/building-a-recumbent-trike-from-old-parts/ | Building A Recumbent Trike From Old Parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"recumbent",
"trike",
"welding"
] | This recumbent trike was built using parts from three salvaged bikes and without welding. These bikes are a bit easier on the back and neck than the traditional riding position. This one also allows for a shorter pedal crank which was a concern for the creator, [Barry Millman]. Not only did he do a fantastic job of mak... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "195899",
"author": "djrussell",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T19:31:24",
"content": "typo in the title. you guys need a copy editor? ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "195907",
"author": "Drake",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T19:5... | 1,760,377,358.183868 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/12/arm-prototyping-on-the-cheap-with-stm32-discovery/ | ARM Prototyping On-the-cheap With STM32 Discovery | Mike Szczys | [
"Microcontrollers"
] | [
"arm",
"crosscompiler",
"discovery",
"gnu",
"stm",
"stm32"
] | STMicroelectronics has another inexpensive development board out; the
STM32 Discovery is an ARM Cortex-M3 prototyping platform
. Coming in under $10 puts it right along the lines of
their 8-bit offering
, but this one is 32-bits with 5 KB of RAM and 128 KB of programming memory. It runs a bootloader and has on-board US... | 50 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "195878",
"author": "Tony",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T18:09:57",
"content": "Do these have any hope of running the .NET micro framework like similar ARM-based development boards (for example FEZ microhttp://www.tinyclr.com/compare/)?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,358.059747 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/12/use-a-3d-mouse-with-eagle-cad/ | Use A 3D Mouse With Eagle CAD | Mike Szczys | [
"Software Hacks"
] | [
".NET",
"3d",
"3DConnecxion",
"cad",
"eagle",
"mouse"
] | [Sebastian] made
a 3D mouse work with Eagle CAD
. He was inspired after using a 3DConnexion device to manipulate the views in a copy of Solid Edge 3D CAD modeling software. The system uses the 3D mouse in one hand with the regular mouse in the other.
It turns out that 3DConnecxion offers a lot of tools to get their dev... | 29 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "195848",
"author": "Brennan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T16:23:54",
"content": "I’m sorry but that looks like a clumsy solution for most people. It might work for him just because he is so used to doing things a certain way in CAD, but for me it would not be any help at all. All you h... | 1,760,377,358.45422 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/12/halloween-props-puking-pirate/ | Halloween Props: Puking Pirate | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"ghoul",
"Halloween props",
"hose",
"pirate",
"puking",
"pump",
"vomit"
] | With everyone’s favorite free-candy holiday approaching, [Slouriesr] set to work building
a vomiting ghoul for his Halloween display
. He’s calling it a puking pirate and it centers around a pump and some simple plumbing fixtures.
First, the vomit receptacle was made by adding a sink drain with a pop-up stopper to the ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "195831",
"author": "jackie",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T15:36:20",
"content": "funny! Can’t wait for Halloween!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "195843",
"author": "kvmanii",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T15:54:41",
"content... | 1,760,377,358.501176 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/12/take-me-back-to-a-simpler-time-radio-flyer/ | Take Me Back To A Simpler Time, Radio Flyer | Jakob Griffith | [
"Toy Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"1976",
"car",
"cart",
"mazda",
"radio flyer",
"truck",
"vehicle",
"wagon"
] | [Fred Keller] and [Judy Foster], both retired, are proving that age is just a number. What you see above is a nostalgia inducing full size
driveable Radio Flyer
red wagon. The base of which is a 1976 Mazda pickup truck, while the wagon portion is a mishmash of wood, fiberglass and bondo, detergent bottles,
and more
. E... | 24 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "195813",
"author": "nes",
"timestamp": "2010-10-12T14:00:44",
"content": "That’s awesome! Looks a little low slung but I love it. Wonder if the handle ‘works’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "195820",
"author": "nimitzbrood"... | 1,760,377,358.56292 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/11/adding-mobile-control-to-your-gardening/ | Adding Mobile Control To Your Gardening | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"app",
"firewall",
"garden",
"grow",
"winphone"
] | [The Cheap Vegetable Gardener] wanted to check in on his garden from the road so
he wrote a control app for his WinPhone
. The hardware work is already done; having been
built and tested
for quite some time.
The implementation comes in two parts, both shown in the chart above. The grow box is behind a firewall as you d... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "195363",
"author": "Eirinn",
"timestamp": "2010-10-11T21:33:18",
"content": "Nice use of mobile communication – and for once actually useful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "195373",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2010-... | 1,760,377,358.614688 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/10/add-on-panel-brings-automated-vents-flaps-to-a-pc/ | Add-on Panel Brings Automated Vents Flaps To A PC | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"bezel",
"case",
"fan",
"fins",
"heat",
"servo",
"styrene",
"supercap",
"vents",
"water jet"
] | [SXRguyinMA] built a replacement top bezel for his computer case. He wanted to
add vents that would automatically open or close
based on the cooling needs of the computer. With some careful measurements he modeled the parts in Sketchup and sent out for them to be cut from styrene with
a water jet cutter
.
The parts
cam... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "194733",
"author": "peter larson",
"timestamp": "2010-10-10T18:16:00",
"content": "this looks stangely like this alienware case:http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-area51/pd?refid=alienware-area-51",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,358.692629 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/10/new-a4-jailbreak-debacle-puts-the-brakes-on-for-ipad/ | New A4 Jailbreak Debacle Puts The Brakes On For IPad | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"4g",
"a4",
"chronicdevteam",
"geohot",
"greenpois0n",
"ipad",
"iphone",
"ipod",
"limera1n"
] | If you’ve been waiting in the wings for the next Jailbreak to be release you should know there’s been a bit of a speed bump. [ChronicDevTeam], which has been working on an exploit for A4-based iOS devices called SHAtter,
tweeted last Thursday
that the fully tested, untethered, and unpatchable package knows as
greenpois... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "194648",
"author": "dnny",
"timestamp": "2010-10-10T16:18:11",
"content": "Only available to windows ? woot? How about us fanboys? I will wait.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "194653",
"author": "fluidic",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,358.754857 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/10/human-theramin-one-step-closer-to-cyborgs-not-really/ | Human Theremin, One Step Closer To Cyborgs (not Really) | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"instrument",
"theremin"
] | Oh [Humberto], what will you think up next? A
human Theremin
you say,
and
it’s for Halloween? Certanly this will blow last years creepy
capacitance sensing jack-o-lantern
out of the water right? Eh, not really, but still cool none-the-less. By using pairs of IR LEDs and IR photo-transistors, [Humberto] makes a simplist... | 5 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "194571",
"author": "Tachikoma",
"timestamp": "2010-10-10T14:13:02",
"content": "Typo in the title, should be Ther[e]min.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "194628",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2010-10-1... | 1,760,377,359.399796 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/09/yashica-electro-shutter-mod/ | Yashica Electro Shutter Mod | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"3.5mm",
"camera",
"film"
] | We saw this picture on Flickr this morning and started getting really curious. The caption says that [Steffanhh1]
modified the Yashica Electro Shutter camera to be fully manual
. We’re not camera experts so we had to
do a little research to see what was going on here
. The Yashika Electro got its name due to how the sh... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "194054",
"author": "flapjackboy",
"timestamp": "2010-10-09T18:10:31",
"content": "3.5mm? surely you mean 35mm. 3.5mm film would be pretty impractical.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "194082",
"author": "bilbao bob",
"tim... | 1,760,377,359.286073 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/09/using-an-arduino-or-seeeduino-for-its-ftdi-chip/ | Using An Arduino Or Seeeduino For Its FTDI Chip | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"breakout",
"ftdi",
"seeeduino",
"usb"
] | We think of the Arduino as a rapid prototyping tool but we never thought of it as an FTDI breakout board before. [Ihsan Kehribar] wrote
a quick post to show how it’s done
. You’ll find an FTDI chip on Arduino boards that have a USB connector. It’s used to handle the USB communications on one side, and TTL serial commun... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "194000",
"author": "addidis",
"timestamp": "2010-10-09T16:50:07",
"content": "Dont be confused though, the newer method used by arduino is far far superior. But give it some time to be out and get worked on before you judge it. Once people realize what is possible using a usb enable... | 1,760,377,359.227773 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/09/pulling-data-from-the-im-me-spectrum-analyzer/ | Pulling Data From The IM-ME Spectrum Analyzer | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"cc1110",
"girltech",
"GoodFET",
"im-me",
"michael ossmann",
"spectrum analyzer",
"travis goodspeed"
] | A small, cheap spectrum analyzer with an LCD can be a fun thing to play with. But to be truly usefully you need access to raw data, and lots of it. [Travis Goodspeed] set out to make that possible by
pulling data with a GoodFET and a Python script
.
He started with [Michael Ossmann’s]
IM-ME spectrum analyzer
, which us... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "193983",
"author": "addidis",
"timestamp": "2010-10-09T15:40:46",
"content": "Nice work travis! wish i could make it to Toorcon 12",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "193993",
"author": "Rollyn01",
"timestamp": "2010-10-09T1... | 1,760,377,359.167249 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/08/beefy-battery-backup-still-running-after-a-decade/ | Beefy Battery Backup Still Running After A Decade | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"backup",
"battery",
"stove",
"ups"
] | In 1997 [Michael Butkus Jr.] found an uninterruptible power supply in the dumpster. The batteries were shot, but he needed a backup to keep his pellet stove running for heat, drive the exhaust fan to keep the smoke out of the house, and power his computer and other electronics. After a bit of head scratching he decided... | 39 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "193656",
"author": "bilbao bob",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T22:12:18",
"content": "The batteries are the only things that have to fail in these.Prior to 1992 or 1993, the batteries were US made, and many of them lasted almost seven or eight years (if lightly loaded) before bulging and... | 1,760,377,359.532146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/08/reddit-hacking-for-votes-and-profit/ | Reddit Hacking For Votes And Profit | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"captcha",
"reddit",
"script",
"social engineering",
"spam",
"upvotes",
"votes"
] | Looks like someone figured out how to game the Reddit system. This probably has been done before, but as far as we know nobody’s actually shared the methods in detail. [Esrun] wrote some scripts that allow him to
register multiple accounts and use them to up-vote stories
.
The hack goes something like this. A script re... | 36 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "193628",
"author": "dawg",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T21:14:00",
"content": "Yeah, thanks HAD. Was three paragraphs really necessary for this drivel? This isn’t even exciting: Man creates program to register 100+ accounts on a popular social media site, and proceeds to vote up/down an... | 1,760,377,359.357026 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/08/add-supercaps-to-your-exercise-routine/ | Add Supercaps To Your Exercise Routine | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"ATmega128",
"bike",
"exercise",
"super capacitor",
"supercap"
] | Many exercise machines generate electricity as you pedal or climb in order to run the on-board electronics. Unfortunately if you stop or even slow down too much the juice will die and your exercise program will reset. Wanting to improve on this gotcha, [Mike]
cracked open his exercise bike and added some super capacito... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "193542",
"author": "djrussell",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T18:32:47",
"content": "“Many exercise machines generate electricity as you pedal or climb in order to run the on-board electronics.”They do? I sold treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals for a year or so and all of them took batte... | 1,760,377,359.459976 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/08/game-boy-printer-usb-cable-and-software/ | Game Boy Printer USB Cable And Software | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] | [
"attiny45",
"nintendo",
"printer",
"receipt",
"serial",
"Thermal",
"usb"
] | [Furrtek] hooked up his
Game Boy printer for use with a PC
(
translated
). The two-part hack started with a cable to attach the device via USB. A Nokia interface cable was used as a base to translate the USB signals into serial, and an ATtiny45 microcontroller added to talk to the printer. He did a great job of free-fo... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "193476",
"author": "John Avitable",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T17:15:51",
"content": "Holy crap, I remember having the gameboy printer with the gameboy camera! Nice work bringing an old gadget back to life!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,359.681919 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/08/bench-supply-with-current-limiting/ | Bench Supply With Current Limiting | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega32",
"bench",
"graphic lcd",
"power supply",
"psu",
"supply",
"transformer"
] | This is a bench
power supply with adjustable voltage and current limiting
. [Sylvain’s] creation can regulate 0-25 volts while sourcing 0-5 amps. Current limiting is a nice feature as it will allow you to test your prototypes to ensure the power regulator you choose will not be over or underpowered.
This supply is real... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "193461",
"author": "willy",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T16:57:57",
"content": "Instead of using hooking up a transformer, could you just cheat and use an old PSU?The one i use for my electronics stuff says it can supply 12v 14A, and a -12v 1A (among others of course)… You could use tho... | 1,760,377,359.739811 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/08/turtles-all-the-way-down-40-propeller-mcu-skyscraper/ | Turtles All The Way Down, 40 Propeller MCU Skyscraper | Jakob Griffith | [
"Microcontrollers",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"MCU",
"parallax",
"propeller",
"skyscraper",
"stack"
] | Why bother
interconnecting 40 Propeller
microcontrollers one on top of the other? For the power that comes from parallel processing of course! [Humanoido] put the setup together for a total of 1280 ports, 640 counters, and more all running at 6.4 billion instructions per second
for the low low price of 300-500$ by our ... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "193371",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T13:51:28",
"content": "Okay?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "193375",
"author": "Matt R",
"timestamp": "2010-10-08T14:03:18",
"content": "We missing a video or an... | 1,760,377,359.820257 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/playing-piano-with-optical-sensors/ | Playing Piano With Optical Sensors | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"atmega16",
"cny70",
"i2c",
"midi",
"optical",
"piano",
"pianoteq",
"sensor",
"twi"
] | [Sebastian] is trying to improve the responsiveness of an electric keyboard. He was unsatisfied with the lack of adequate sensitivity to keystroke. The first step in his process was to measure how fast the quickest keystroke actually is. By setting up an LED and phototransistor and taking some measurements he found tha... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "193083",
"author": "Remarknl",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T21:14:01",
"content": "I love the Music A. i never thought about opical sensors in this application. nice system to detect shocks because its fricton free..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,359.874304 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/an-interesting-take-on-wep-cracking/ | An Interesting Take On WEP Cracking | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"aircrack-ng",
"crack",
"linux",
"password",
"penetration testing",
"screen",
"turbogears",
"wep"
] | [Ben Kurtz] is
doing a little WEP cracking
but in a bit of a different way than we’re used to. WEP cracking makes us think of war driving; driving around with your laptop open, looking for WiFi access points, and stopping to run some software when you find them. [Ben’s] way is similar but different in one key way, he’s... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "193062",
"author": "Bunny",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T20:20:11",
"content": "I used to do something similiar before the iPhone came out. Had a symbian phone with Wifi.and use putty for symbian. Would set up a ad-hoc network with another wireless card in my laptop. So the main wifi ca... | 1,760,377,360.165421 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/automated-chip-burning/ | Automated Chip Burning | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega328",
"bootloader",
"dip",
"pick and place",
"programmer",
"servo",
"vacuum",
"zif"
] | [Alexsoulis] needed to burn the Arduino bootloader to a slew of ATmega328 chips. Instead of sitting there and plugged the chips into a programmer one at a time, he build
a robotic microcontroller programmer
.
It starts with the DIP package microcontrollers in a tube, with a servo motor to dispense them one-by-one. An a... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "193017",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T18:50:59",
"content": "i use avrisp (arduino isp) all the time with my arduino, its 19200 baud and as fast as you would expectyea this is pretty darn slow, so I dunno? wtf?otherwise cool bit of robot action",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,360.230094 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/bios-password-cracking/ | BIOS Password Cracking | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"bios",
"bruteforce",
"checksum",
"laptop",
"password",
"python"
] | [Dogbert] took a look at
the security that goes into BIOS passwords
on many laptops. He starts off with a little background about how the systems work. People are bound to forget their passwords, so when you enter a wrong one three times in a row you get a message similar to the one above that locks you out until all p... | 45 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "192970",
"author": "Junkman",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T17:05:21",
"content": "I always just flash the bios works using a jumper setting and takes just a minute or 2.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2751575",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,360.415471 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/nyc-resistor-takes-on-the-machine/ | NYC Resistor Takes On The Machine | Jakob Griffith | [
"Beer Hacks"
] | [
"drink",
"hackerspace",
"mix",
"nyc resistor",
"slot machine",
"twitter"
] | Here we are with Episodes
two
and
three
(aka,
NYC Resistor
part one and two) completing the Take on the Machine Hackerspace challenge we mentioned
a while back
. For the challenge NYC Resistor took an old style slot machine and converted it into a drink mixing deviant; even making the device post a Tweet for every drin... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "192944",
"author": "Brennan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T16:13:43",
"content": "Weird, I just stumbled onto this from boing boing last night and watched the intro + first two videos of NYC Resistor. A really quality mini-series and I highly recommend everyone to watch it. I can’t wait... | 1,760,377,360.059978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/upgrading-the-freetronics-twentyten-with-a-real-time-clock/ | Upgrading The Freetronics Twentyten With A Real-time Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"clock hacks"
] | [
"real-time"
] | [John Boxall] finds himself doing a fair amount of
projects that require a realtime clock
. He does fast and frequent prototyping, usually using the
Freetronics twentyten
which is an Arduino alternative that boasts a few features like a nice prototyping area, edge visible LEDs, and Mini USB. What is lacking, however, i... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "192915",
"author": "GZPhreak",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T15:02:32",
"content": "fix link maybe to be:http://blog.littlebirdelectronics.com/add-a-real-time-clock-to-the-freetronics-twen",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "192917",
... | 1,760,377,360.111903 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/cheap-robotic-hand/ | Cheap Robotic Hand | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"fingers",
"hand",
"PICAXE"
] | [Mazvydas] shares with us, his
cheap robot hand
. He was inspired by
this project
, where someone used an Arduino and a glove with some flex sensors to control a pre-made hand. He wanted to go a little more DIY though. He chose a picaxe microcontroller and constructed the hand himself out of twine, some plexi-glass, an... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "192936",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T15:48:38",
"content": "cleaver!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "192937",
"author": "smoker_dave",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T15:49:12",
"content": "Male equivalent to... | 1,760,377,360.338214 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/07/arduino-rfid-and-you/ | Arduino, RFID, And You | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"announce",
"arduino",
"database",
"door",
"lock",
"python",
"rfid",
"security",
"tag",
"voice"
] | [Matt] has mixed up a batch of
two RFID
reading door lock
systems. While the “door lock” part of the setup has yet to come into existence, the “RFID reading” section is up and running. By using the Parallax RFID readers (
for cheap, remember?
) and an Arduino, [Matt] is able to parse an RFID tag, look its number up in ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "192890",
"author": "smoker_dave",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T13:48:30",
"content": "RFID without Manchester decoding is cheating.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "192892",
"author": "Navic",
"timestamp": "2010-10-07T13:56:0... | 1,760,377,360.288722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/06/pyrosphere-at-burning-man-2010/ | Pyrosphere At Burning Man 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"burning man",
"flamethrower",
"music",
"pyrosphere"
] | What’s thirty-seven feet tall, has ninety-one flamethrowers, and is controlled by an Arduino? Why it’s
Pyrosphere
, an interactive art piece at this year’s Burning Man. It lights up the night along to the music in a way that makes us want to set up a lawn-chair and watch the show. You can see for yourself in the video ... | 31 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "192391",
"author": "R. Barrabas",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T19:38:35",
"content": "There was a large water-filled basin under the display, where flammable gas (propane?) bubbled up to create a flammable foam.The audience was invited to light the wisps of foam and watch them burn from... | 1,760,377,360.481844 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/06/solar-powered-wifi-repeater/ | Solar Powered WiFi Repeater | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"ap",
"DD-WRT",
"hotspot",
"panel",
"rechargeable",
"router",
"solar",
"wifi"
] | For all those times you need to broadcast your own access point where there’s no outlet [Larry] shows us how to
make a solar-powered hotspot
. He started by slapping a solar panel on the lid of a cigar box and attaching it to five rechargeable AA batteries inside. These power the mainboard from a router which is the pe... | 43 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "192339",
"author": "leadacid",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T18:26:08",
"content": "Neat! I’d be interested to know the physical lifespan the batteries through that kind of charging setup (overcharge, overvoltage, etc?) and then how many hours it gets from that charge.I could use someth... | 1,760,377,360.558003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/06/mini-pinball-is-all-pixels/ | Mini Pinball Is All-pixels | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"cabinet",
"hyperpin",
"lcd",
"mini",
"pinball",
"pinmame"
] | You won’t find those familiar steel balls inside this
mini-pinball cabinet
. That’s because [Luis’] latest creation is a fun way to play virtual pinball. The playing field is a 10″ LCD screen with an accompanying 8″ screen in the marquee. Inside the well-crafted case you’ll find a mini-ITX motherboard running
HyperPin
... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "192309",
"author": "Entropia",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T17:20:52",
"content": "Put Pinball Fantasies on it! :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "192322",
"author": "sam seide",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T17:49:53",
"cont... | 1,760,377,360.612208 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/06/pic-programmable-power-supply/ | PIC Programmable Power Supply | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"18f4520",
"dac",
"keypad",
"pic",
"power",
"power supply",
"programmable",
"r-2r",
"transistor",
"voltage"
] | This
programmable power supply
is the perfect addition to your bench tools. [Debraj Deb], who previously
built a whole house power monitor
, designed this build around a PIC 18F4520 microcontroller. The desired voltage is set with an attached keypad, resulting in a digital output on the 8-bits of port D. The port conne... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "192270",
"author": "Madhur",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T16:15:30",
"content": "Neat !Thanks for sharing :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "192290",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T16:45:46",
"content": "Nice... | 1,760,377,360.924911 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/06/syyn-labs-glowing-dna/ | Syyn Labs’ Glowing DNA | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"display",
"led"
] | This
beautiful music syncronized double helix
was made by Syyn labs. Last time we saw them, they had created
that amazing rube goldberg style music video for OK Go
. This 100 foot long LED DNA strand took over 1000 combined man hours to build. It took 512 LEDs, 32 LED controllers, 4 Arduinos, 4 computers, over a mile o... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "192248",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T15:21:39",
"content": ":D cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "192253",
"author": "ftorama",
"timestamp": "2010-10-06T15:33:26",
"content": "Reminds me of this:ht... | 1,760,377,360.870204 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/10/05/rat-propulsion-via-brain-machine-interface/ | Rat Propulsion Via Brain-machine Interface | Mike Szczys | [
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"brain",
"electrode",
"neural",
"paralysis",
"rat",
"ratcar"
] | Our little red-eyed friend
can drive this vehicle around with his mind
. WITH HIS MIND, MAN!
This is the product of research into adaptive technologies. The process is pretty invasive, implanting neural electrodes in the motor cortex of the brain. The hope is that some day this will be a safe and reliable prospect for ... | 78 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "191795",
"author": "JayMan",
"timestamp": "2010-10-05T22:07:01",
"content": "Animal crulty is not okay, i can’t beleive something like this would be posted on hack-a-day",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "191797",
"author": "an... | 1,760,377,361.009945 |
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