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https://hackaday.com/2010/06/09/distributed-flight-array/ | Distributed Flight Array | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"copter",
"flying",
"quad",
"robot",
"swarm"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iHZKMDvdNI&w=470]
Though it is in the beginning stages of development, the
Distributed Flight Array
is already looking very interesting. Each unit can scuttle across the ground using the down force from its prop, but when 4 or more join forces, they can take off and fly. The doc... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "148663",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2010-06-09T13:21:45",
"content": "great next they’ll learn to think on their own and then they will try to be our robotic overlords… other then that its cool :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,430.680944 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/duo-128-elite-4-bit-cpu/ | DUO 128 Elite, 4 Bit CPU | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"4",
"architecture",
"bit",
"cpu",
"duo",
"duo elite",
"nyckles",
"pong",
"ttl"
] | We’re not sure how we missed [Jack Eisenmann’s]
4 bit TTL CPU
when we were tipped off the first time, but we’re glad it was sent in again for us to feature it.
41 different ICs (mostly TTL) come together to comprise the DUO 128 Elite. While
the architecture
is a little different than what we’ve seen before, using “nyck... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "148487",
"author": "Decepticon",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T23:15:46",
"content": "That is rawesome! Yes, I said rawesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148509",
"author": "Garret",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T23:17:36",
... | 1,760,377,430.383391 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/an-arduino-watch-you-would-actually-want-to-wear/ | An Arduino Watch You Would Actually Want To Wear | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"128x128",
"arduino",
"pixel",
"steampunk",
"trakball"
] | Leather work, copper tubing, small easy to use package. Now
that
is a beautiful
Arduino Watch.
[Matthew Garten] has retrofitted his old Arduino Watch and given us
the details
that we crave.
Previously
, all we had was a video and a few pictures of a quite uninviting watch. But now we know it has temperature, range find... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "148466",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T22:08:25",
"content": "“An Arduino Watch you would actually want to wear”No, no it’s not. And I’m not bashing the Arduino part, or the craftsmanship, it’s just majorly butt ugly and steampunk in general ranges somewhere betwe... | 1,760,377,430.062544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/getting-your-message-across-at-commencement/ | Getting Your Message Across At Commencement | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"commencement",
"graduation",
"matrix",
"mortarboard"
] | [Yomagaocho] is graduation from Northwestern University on June 18th (wow that’s late in the year… they must be on quarters). He decided to
spice up his mortarboard
for the commencement ceremony. A normal message wasn’t good enough, and even
a solar-powered diorama
wasn’t going to suit him. Instead he added 256 address... | 33 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "148449",
"author": "tehgringe",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T21:13:33",
"content": "[Yomagaocho] is graduation[Yomagaocho] graduates[Yomagaocho] is graduatingNeat idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148455",
"author": "mess_ma... | 1,760,377,430.312469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/did-that-table-just-move/ | Did That Table Just Move? | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"chair",
"ikea",
"legs",
"motor",
"table"
] | [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/11674851]
A
table and chair that can move
around by themselves? What’s next,
suicide booths
,
self-replicating robots
, and Star Trek styled
tablet computers
? It seems that [Adam Lassy] is moving in that direction. He took this furniture from Ikea and made some neat modifications to give it mob... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "148118",
"author": "Ben Wright",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T19:26:43",
"content": "That is the loudest moving chair I have heard besides a racing barstool. I would like to see the table walk rather than roll. That would be more table like.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,430.733703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/usb-hub-used-for-in-system-programming/ | USB Hub Used For In System Programming | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"74hc00",
"AVR",
"hub",
"isp",
"programmer",
"usb"
] | Did you order that 4-port USB hub because it was almost free but now it’s just sitting in your junk box? Why not
turn it into an In System Programmer for AVR chips
? [Paul] came up with HUB ISP as an answer to the chicken-or-egg problem we’ve seen with
other diy programmers
. It uses the data wires from four different ... | 37 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "148072",
"author": "baobrien",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T16:20:10",
"content": "Woah… This may be of some use.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148076",
"author": "DrF",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T16:40:36",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,430.246727 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/had-store-update-new-stickers-shirts-new-logo/ | HaD Store Update: New Stickers, Shirts, New Logo | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"logo",
"shirt",
"sticker",
"store"
] | The Hack a Day store is still going strong. We’re really enjoying the fact that when you buy a Hack a Day item, it was made by one of us. We hope we can keep this up. It makes our merchandise mean so much more, we think.
We’ve been getting tons of requests for other colors of stickers as well as other products. Other ... | 46 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "148015",
"author": "Fredrik",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T13:53:47",
"content": "Awesome new logo, love the “barcode” mouth…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148020",
"author": "AndyT",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T14:01:53",
... | 1,760,377,430.632146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/intelligent-ground-vehicle-competition-2010-day-two-report/ | Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition 2010 Day Two Report | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"2010",
"AX3500",
"Culture",
"CultureShockII",
"igvc",
"II",
"lasers",
"Lawrence",
"robot",
"Roboteq",
"router",
"shock",
"Stereo Vision",
"Tech",
"zigbee"
] | Culture Shock II, a robot by the Lawrence Tech team, first caught our eye due to its unique drive train. Upon further investigation we found a very well built robot with a ton of unique features.
The first thing we noticed about CultureShockII are the giant 36″ wheels. The wheel assemblies are actually unicycles modifi... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "148025",
"author": "Min",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T14:10:04",
"content": "It’s dampers not dampeners unless you’re talking about sprinklers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148033",
"author": "Gerrit Coetzee",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,430.115262 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/color-clock-makes-telling-time-impossible/ | Color Clock Makes Telling Time Impossible | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atmega8535",
"binary",
"ds3232",
"led",
"rgb",
"rtc"
] | [Bogdan] set out to build the all-too-familiar binary clock. But, he didn’t want to be ordinary, and set the goal of making the clock as hard to read as possible.
What he ended up with is a clock
that is almost impossible to read correctly.
He’s using colors to tell the time. We immediately thought this might make use ... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "148008",
"author": "flatr0ze",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T13:16:46",
"content": "wtf with all this scientology crap on this website?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148011",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T13:26... | 1,760,377,430.451991 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/06/drawbot-produces-portraits-very-slowly/ | Drawbot Produces Portraits… Very Slowly | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"drawbot",
"gravity",
"portrait",
"stepper",
"stylus"
] | This robot artist,
the Drawbot
, produces images using an Arduino and Processing. A piece of paper is attached to a wall as a stylus connected to a couple of stepper motors scribbles out patterns that gradually become the image seen above. Each drawing is different and can take several weeks of constant operation to fi... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "147791",
"author": "kirov",
"timestamp": "2010-06-06T17:49:30",
"content": "i don’t understand why it would take several weeks to do this… regular plotters don’t take nearly as long.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "147796",
... | 1,760,377,430.166498 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/06/fake-nixie-clock/ | Fake Nixie Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"led",
"nixie",
"tube"
] | [Barry] didn’t want to deal with the voltages involved in using a Nixie display so
he built this clock to look like it has Nixie tubes
. He’s made 7-segment LED displays using some channel material, and mounted them so they look like they’re hovering above the clock base. Once everything was hooked up he added small gl... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "147762",
"author": "matbed",
"timestamp": "2010-06-06T16:03:37",
"content": "he would hve been better off using some el wire, it wouldve given the tubes a more authentic look, but still a good job",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,430.84427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/wimax-antenna-with-auto-positioning-system/ | WiMax Antenna With Auto-positioning System | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"antenna",
"attiny2313",
"stepper",
"WiMax"
] | [Andrew] certainly brings a bit of a James Bond feel to connecting to your WiMax base station. He built this
antenna along with an auto-positioning system
to get the strongest signal possible. The device, which appears a bit fragile, breaks down into a nice little case. When you get to your next checkpoint you can set ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "148424",
"author": "hellbringercid",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T20:28:11",
"content": "ha ha, yes very fragile, would not want to take that outside on a mission.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148425",
"author": "Michael L.",... | 1,760,377,430.78676 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/simple-way-to-fix-that-broken-ethernet-cable/ | Simple Way To Fix That Broken Ethernet Cable | Mike Szczys | [
"Repair Hacks"
] | [
"cable tie",
"connector",
"ethernet",
"rj45"
] | Chances are you’ve come across an Ethernet cable where the small plastic tab that holds the plug in place has broken off. We have a crimper on hand and usually just throw on a new RJ45 connector but [Laxap] found
a simple alternative to fix Ethernet plugs
. By using a couple of correctly sized cable ties you can secure... | 51 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "148383",
"author": "octel",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T18:22:30",
"content": "http://lifehacker.com/5414106/repair-a-broken-ethernet-plug-with-zip-ties",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148392",
"author": "HMBurgers",
"times... | 1,760,377,430.933979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/windows-7-tablet-in-a-carbon-fiber-case/ | Windows 7 Tablet In A Carbon Fiber Case | Mike Szczys | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"ipad",
"msi",
"tablet",
"windows 7",
"x320"
] | If you’re not one of Apple’s devoted following the iPad means little more than new hardware you won’t use. Tired of being left out in the cold, [Slampana]
built himself a Windows 7 tablet
. He grabbed the motherboard and 13.4″ screen from an MSI X320, added a resistive touch screen, USB hub, internal WiFi and Bluetooth... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "148360",
"author": "Mikey",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T17:12:23",
"content": "Video is broken.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148364",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T17:17:24",
"content": "http://www.youtu... | 1,760,377,431.09267 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/nexus-one-as-usb-host/ | Nexus One As USB Host | Caleb Kraft | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"nexus",
"root",
"usb"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-bLOc1qnMM]
[Sven Killig] Has managed to get his
Nexus One into USB host mode
. This allows him to plug in all kinds of peripherals such as web cams, keyboards, even a displaylink unit. This is fantastic as it really opens up the possibilities of this device. You can see that he... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "148349",
"author": "Fry-kun",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T16:18:29",
"content": "N900 next, please!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148356",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T16:54:41",
"content": "My Neo Freerun... | 1,760,377,431.181961 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/08/compound-eyes-for-your-robot/ | Compound Eyes For Your Robot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"infra red",
"ir",
"motion sensing"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKYCob7getU]
In this writeup, you can see how to
build a cheap compound eye system for your robot
. Using 4 IR LEDs and 4 phototransistors, [oddbot] gave “Mr General” the ability to follow movement in objects fairly well, assuming that they are within 200 mm. Being IR, it has th... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "148332",
"author": "Whatnot",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T14:52:00",
"content": "Weird how such a thing can make it seem alive.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "148334",
"author": "Potato",
"timestamp": "2010-06-08T14:56:17"... | 1,760,377,431.139648 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/augmenting-a-cheap-android-mid/ | Augmenting A Cheap Android MID | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"android",
"eken",
"m001",
"mid"
] | We’ve been on the prowl for a low-cost Android MID that, you know,
works well
. We were originally excited by the Eken M001 but early reports about poor battery life, coupled with the fact that it only runs Android 1.6 soured our interest. [Carnivore] didn’t let those things turn him away, instead he
modified the M001 ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "148160",
"author": "Paul Klemstine",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T21:10:46",
"content": "Can anyone recommend some good sub $100 Android devices? I just got burned by CherryPal.com, that is a scam!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "14... | 1,760,377,431.317459 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/07/furniture-bots-transform/ | Furniture Bots, Transform | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"expandable",
"table",
"transform"
] | This
mechanized table
automatically expands from seating for six to seating for twelve. We tried to capture the action with the three images above but don’t miss the transforming goodness in the video after the break. Alas, we’ll never see something like this in real life because it resides on a yacht worthy of
Robin L... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "148145",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2010-06-07T20:14:09",
"content": "There was a version some time ago that rotated to and transformed instead of using motors. Using motors it doesn’t look so complicated.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,431.450701 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/04/superprobe/ | Superprobe | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"logic analyzer",
"multimeter",
"pic",
"Superprobe"
] | The Superprobe
is a logic analyzer, multimeter, and much more rolled into a fun to build project. [Ben Ryves] didn’t come up with
the original idea
, but he definitely took a good thing and made it better. You can use it to test logic, inject logic into a circuit, read capacitors and resistors, test frequency, read the... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "147165",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-06-04T16:46:06",
"content": "Wow, added to my To-Do list. This sounds like a very useful tool.I’d opt for a less blinding display, but otherwise I love it, great work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,431.381224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/04/printing-with-pressure/ | Printing With Pressure | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"carbon paper",
"pressure",
"printer",
"processing"
] | The video of
[Thibault Brevet’s] printer
makes it look like he’s actually designed a vinyl cutter (watch it after the break). But at the end of the printing process you see that the top layer was actually a piece of carbon copy paper and the magic was happening underneath. The print head applies enough pressure to tran... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "147150",
"author": "Mythgarr",
"timestamp": "2010-06-04T14:52:42",
"content": "It’s unfortunate that there’s no information on the build cost, parts list, time required, etc. It looks like it could be easily adapted to be a knife plotter – would love to give it a shot!",
"parent... | 1,760,377,431.504743 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/03/usbasp-avr-programmer-based-on-atmega8/ | USBasp: AVR Programmer Based On ATmega8 | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"AVR",
"dapa",
"dragon",
"programmer",
"usbasp"
] | We love our AVR Dragon programmer but it can be nice to have a cheap and simple in system programmer on hand too. The
USBasp
is one such programmer that uses and ATmega8 as its only IC. It requires just a handful of components and can be purchased as a kit, or etched and assembled at home. If you source your own parts ... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "147035",
"author": "Jake",
"timestamp": "2010-06-03T20:30:53",
"content": "Cool. For an easy parallel (or serial) programmer, have you guys ever seen PonyProg?Just google PonyProg, its the first site that comes up. There are schematics for various programmers on the site. It is very... | 1,760,377,431.719801 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/03/nixie-display-brings-more-wiring-madness/ | Nixie-display Brings More Wiring Madness | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"display",
"nixie",
"tube"
] | [Tim Anderson]
whipped up this nixie tube display
using epoxy-coated wires. He’s certainly giving the
wire-wrapped LED display
a run for its money. He ground the epoxy off the end of each wire using a Dremel before soldering them. We thought you could solder right through the epoxy but maybe not. Was this easier than w... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "146977",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-06-03T16:08:57",
"content": "sure does look purdy",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146978",
"author": "furan",
"timestamp": "2010-06-03T16:17:56",
"content": "I think by... | 1,760,377,431.779987 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/03/wire-wrapping-an-led-matrix/ | Wire-wrapping An LED Matrix | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"arduino",
"marquee",
"matrix",
"shift register",
"wire wrap"
] | Regular reader [Osgeld] built
a 1024 LED display matrix
. This is a proof-of-concept design and he admittedly has overloaded the components. Most notably, the 595 shift registers (
featured over the weekend
) are sourcing too much current if all eight pins are active. That’s easy enough to fix in the next design by mov... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "146951",
"author": "Mythgarr",
"timestamp": "2010-06-03T15:16:13",
"content": "Wait – wire wrapping is suspected of saving him time and frustration?Either I missed the sarcasm or it’s been a while since the author did any wire wrapping!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"... | 1,760,377,431.565077 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/hid-crafting-with-a-pic-and-a-joystick/ | HID Crafting With A PIC And A Joystick | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"hid",
"Joystick",
"pic",
"usb"
] | [Amr Bekhit] converted his
gameport joystick to use as a USB joystick
. Much like a
universal USB joystick interface
, this uses an additional microcontroller to talk to the serial bus while monitoring the controls on the stick. [Amr’s] discussion about creating HID descriptors is clear and easy to understand. What he’... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "146800",
"author": "SheeEttin",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T22:22:17",
"content": "Hot glue: adhesive of champions. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146810",
"author": "3L_S4N70",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T23:04:14",
"... | 1,760,377,431.834092 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/easy-data-input-for-labview/ | Easy Data Input For LabVIEW | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"data",
"labview",
"modules",
"national instruments",
"potentiometer"
] | [youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cKBdn4uHyY%5D
Props go to [Michael Nash] for
establishing an interface
between
National Instrument’s labVIEW
and an Arduino (an example video using a potentiometer is above). Personally, from the one
time we were forced
to use labVIEW, we hated every second of it.
One reason it’... | 62 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "146767",
"author": "kennypu",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T20:19:19",
"content": "I hated every second of it too when I was trying to learn it for robotics…I just went with c++.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146772",
"author":... | 1,760,377,432.08194 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/06/how-to-diydtg/ | How-to: DIYDTG | Jakob Griffith | [
"Featured",
"how-to"
] | [
"aluminum",
"direct to garment",
"diy",
"dtg",
"how-to",
"jakob",
"motor",
"paper",
"paper feed sensor",
"platen",
"print",
"printer",
"screws",
"shirt",
"wood"
] | For those unaware, the little acronym above stands for Do-It-Yourself-
Direct-To-Garment
printing. In layman’s terms, printing your own shirts and designs.
Commercial DTGs
can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 which for the hobbyist who only wants a few shirts is ridiculous. So you would think this field of technolo... | 130 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "147727",
"author": "bencoder",
"timestamp": "2010-06-06T13:06:21",
"content": "The youtube video appears to have been blocked on copyright grounds. Perhaps a music track? Looks like a great project though. good work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,431.935151 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/05/intelligent-ground-vehicle-competition-2010-day-one-report/ | Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition 2010 Day One Report | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"2010",
"Green Lightning",
"igvc",
"ir",
"motor commander",
"parallax",
"robot",
"router",
"sabertooth",
"sonar",
"webcam",
"York College",
"zigbee"
] | The Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (
IGVC
) is the precursor to the DARPA Grand Challenge, and in many ways it is just as difficult. We have the pleasure of being at the competition this year with the Tennessee Technological University Autonomous Robotics Team. The teams at the competition pull off some amazing... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "147704",
"author": "Sammy",
"timestamp": "2010-06-06T09:08:27",
"content": "Sound like fun",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "147705",
"author": "Sammy",
"timestamp": "2010-06-06T09:08:47",
"content": "Sounds like fun",... | 1,760,377,431.997929 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/05/adding-compact-flash-to-an-old-sequencer/ | Adding Compact Flash To An Old Sequencer | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"akai",
"cf",
"classic",
"compact flash",
"ide",
"mcp-2000",
"scsi"
] | [Shoji] has a beloved sequencer that went out of production ten years ago. Unfortunately the storage options are also 10 year out-of-date as SCSI is the stock option for storing his loops. Using a series of adapters he
added Compact Flash storage to his Akai MPC-2000 Classic
. The board has a connector for 25-pin SCSI ... | 32 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "147507",
"author": "Osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-06-05T17:21:11",
"content": "old mac and other vintage computer people do this frequently, and it sounds good to me, until I start adding up the prices of everything needed",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,432.147826 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/05/3d-printed-makerbot/ | 3D Printed MakerBot | Devlin Thyne | [
"cnc hacks",
"News"
] | [
"3d printer",
"3d printing",
"cnc",
"makerbot"
] | [Webca] has made a
3D printed MakerBot
with his MakerBot. Using five pounds of plastic, the design replaces all of the plywood used to create a regular MakerBot. This complements the existing designs for the 3D printed extruders, dinos, and other parts already on
Thingiverse
. An interesting mile marker in the history ... | 12 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "147483",
"author": "crazy Bitch",
"timestamp": "2010-06-05T16:11:26",
"content": "yeeeah well done",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "147509",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-06-05T17:26:10",
"content": "ug... | 1,760,377,432.193675 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/05/bp-oil-blunders/ | BP Oil Blunders | Jakob Griffith | [
"News"
] | [
"british petroleum",
"experts",
"jonny dryer",
"liquid nitrogen",
"oil",
"rig",
"spill"
] | We received a very interesting “hack” today from our good friend [Jonny Dryer] that really got us thinking, but first a little background.
For those that live only inside of a box on top of a mountain (we know who you are), there was an
explosion of a British Petroleum oil rig
about 40 miles southeast of Venice, LA. Be... | 255 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "147392",
"author": "MrG",
"timestamp": "2010-06-05T13:06:42",
"content": "It’s BP, and not British Petroleum.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "147395",
"author": "Hip",
"timestamp": "2010-06-05T13:20:05",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,433.115888 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/04/motorcycle-current-gear-indicator/ | Motorcycle Current Gear Indicator | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"ATtiny25",
"gear",
"indicator",
"motorcycle"
] | [Vassilis Papanikolaou] just finished building
a gear indicator for a motorcycle
. This quite a simple implementation compared to some of the
other vehicle information displays
we’ve taken a look at. You should be able to build and install your own without breaking the bank. An ATtiny25 microcontroller reads data from ... | 42 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "147228",
"author": "Cynyr",
"timestamp": "2010-06-04T20:45:25",
"content": "Anyone have a working video link? the one at the bottom is broken.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "147230",
"author": "lucy_in_the_sky",
"timest... | 1,760,377,432.336289 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/04/1000w-induction-heater/ | 1000W Induction Heater | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"burn",
"heater",
"induction",
"magnetic",
"melt"
] | [Tim Williams] likes to heat things up with
this induction heater
he built. At peak it can use 1000W and as you can see in the video, that’s more than enough power to heat, burn, and melt a plethora of different objects. The case design uses a center divider to isolate switching noise from the magnetic field with the w... | 63 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "147198",
"author": "lefty",
"timestamp": "2010-06-04T18:30:53",
"content": "he buildi buildyou buildwe build:P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "147200",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2010-06-04T18:34:45... | 1,760,377,432.43128 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/partkam-produces-cam-related-files-online/ | PartKAM Produces CAM Related Files Online | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"cam",
"flash",
"gcode",
"partkam",
"svg"
] | PartKAM is a
Flash-based CAM production package
created by [Jack Qiao]. There are a ton of computer aided manufacturing suites out there, this one is simple and requires nothing more than having your browser open. We played with it for a few moments and found it useful but still a bit buggy. Most notably, it lacks a ‘u... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "146769",
"author": "compukidmike",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T20:24:57",
"content": "Messed with it for a few minutes. I have to say I’m impressed. Much better than I could hope to accomplish! One suggestion would be the ability to delete toolpaths. I couldn’t find a way to do that. O... | 1,760,377,432.471878 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/six-digit-led-clock/ | Six Digit LED Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"ds1307",
"led",
"rtc"
] | Got a bag of LEDs handy? Why not build a display with them? We’ve seen a lot of clocks that make use of LED modules but soldering your own is a fun pastime. [Vadim Suhovatih] did just that using
130 LEDs to build this clock
. Each segment of the 7-segment digits consists of three LEDs in parallel which are switched by ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "146728",
"author": "juancubillo",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T17:44:14",
"content": "I have 10K LEDs @ home. lol . Maybe I should do something like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146729",
"author": "TheFish",
"timest... | 1,760,377,432.520889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/lego-printer-built-without-nxt-parts/ | LEGO Printer Built Without NXT parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"lego",
"pen",
"plotter",
"printer"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX09WnGU6ZY]
[Squirrelfantasy]
built a printer using LEGO
pieces. It’s not a Mindstorm project but instead depends on some type of development board and some auxiliary components on a protoboard. We couldn’t get a good enough look to tell exactly what makes up the electronics so ... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "146704",
"author": "jacubillo",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T16:03:26",
"content": "brilliant",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146708",
"author": "Stevetronics",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T16:10:14",
"content": "Just a head... | 1,760,377,432.926816 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/hdsps-and-playstation-2-controllers-on-arduinos/ | HDSPs And Playstation 2 Controllers On Arduinos | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"arm"
] | There were a couple short Arduino tips in the mailbox this morning. We’ve combined them in this post since both are fairly short and sweet.
Over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories, they’ve posted a quick breakdown of
how to interface those neat little HDSP LED displays with an Arduino
. This specific instance is for
Mr... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "146705",
"author": "rallen71366",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T16:06:47",
"content": "Yes! I’ve been wanting to interface a PS2 controller into my CNC controller as a pendant to jog the spindle around. My Arduino-fu isn’t strong enough, yet. But this helps! Thankyou!",
"parent_id": ... | 1,760,377,432.561746 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/02/rc-car-taunts-mans-best-friend/ | RC Car Taunts Man’s Best Friend | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"bluetooth",
"camera",
"car",
"rc",
"xbox 360"
] | [Arkos] gutted an RC car from his childhood and made it into
a dog-taunting remote platform
. An Arduino replaces the original circuitry with a Bluetooth module for connectivity. He uses an Xbox 360 controller and has added a small speaker to act as a siren. But for our money it’s the camera that makes this hack. It st... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "146694",
"author": "Nomad",
"timestamp": "2010-06-02T14:41:15",
"content": "This is pretty nice if you want to do some “spy-work” in your house and i think its a lot easier to control such a vehicle with an xbox360 controller.But it’s a bit of an overload to let the PC read the data... | 1,760,377,432.801881 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/01/modern-recordings-on-wax-cylinder/ | Modern Recordings On Wax Cylinder | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"edison cylinder",
"wax cylinder"
] | If you thought you’d never have a chance to release your hit single on the wax cylinder think again. A band obsessed with the Victorian era did just that, having a DIY’er produce the cylinders for them. The
story was covered by the BBC
and includes a lousy attempt to build a phonograph to play back the recording. The v... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "146544",
"author": "neodux",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T19:07:59",
"content": "Sorta reminds me of this epic moment on TechTV:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnsizkVjGm8“One of a kind piece, there is no other one like this particular one in the world…”",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,432.85768 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/01/stomp-box-synthesizer/ | Stomp Box Synthesizer | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"feedback",
"loop",
"stomp box. synthesizer"
] | [Brian McNamara] fed the output of his guitar pedal back into its input creating
a looped synthesizer
. He started with an effects pedal he made but now we think he’s ended up with an electronic
stomp box
. Check out the results in the video after the break. Now he needs to make the knobs foot-friendly so he can monkey... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "146532",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T18:17:50",
"content": "plane sound @ 1:11that could be potentially awesome in some sort of electronic guitar solo :Palthough it looks like he had to “pop” it into making lots of noise. Perhaps it needed a little reverb-type input t... | 1,760,377,432.971919 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/01/jtag-programming-over-a-network/ | JTAG Programming Over A Network | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"jtag",
"programmer",
"router",
"serial"
] | [Matt Evans] was running up against the common programming gotcha caused by disappearing parallel ports. For years he had used a JTAG parallel cable when working with FPGAs but recently realized he no longer owned any machines with that interface available. Instead of shelling out $50 for a USB programmer
he a programm... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "146482",
"author": "Colin",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T16:10:16",
"content": "He a programming interface?! Whoa!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146489",
"author": "Brad Hein",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T16:24:20",
"con... | 1,760,377,433.028106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/01/irobot-gets-awesome-exploding-rope-thingy/ | IRobot Gets Awesome Exploding Rope Thingy | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"explosion",
"irobot",
"military"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3jab7rnIL0]
The
iRobot Warrior 710
is shown here touting a new toy called an APOBS or Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System. The system is comprised of an explosive rope pulled by a rocket. We know that sounds pretty awesome, and you can see in the video that it is, in fact... | 40 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "146462",
"author": "Aron Figaro",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T15:07:12",
"content": "Why is a million dollar military derp a “hack”? I thought there were plenty of places to post this crap.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146466",
... | 1,760,377,433.35341 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/06/01/switchmode-led-flashlight-upgrade/ | Switchmode LED Flashlight Upgrade | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"flashlight",
"led",
"recycle",
"reuse",
"torch"
] | When [Neelandan]’s cheap flashlight’s internal rechargeable battery died, he scrounged for a replacement. Ultimately, the brightness of the light suffered with his new battery, taken from an old cell phone since he had dropped the voltage a bit. Upon inspection he saw that he would have to swap the individual resistors... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "146461",
"author": "Digital",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T15:07:04",
"content": "I wonder if that would save money for manufacturers? it would certainly reduce parts used.I’d be interested to have answers to my questions…. Someone answer me dammit!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,433.22938 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/31/may-the-phorse-be-with-you/ | May The Phorse Be With You | Jakob Griffith | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"ATtiny25",
"code",
"entry",
"led",
"light",
"morse",
"phorse",
"POV"
] | The
PhorsePOV
by [Julian Skidmore] almost slipped by, but we thought it was a nice easy hack for your Memorial Monday. The gadget uses an ATTINY25 to drive 6 LEDs
aren’t standard characters 7 units high
? Which when
waved in the air
produces a readable message. What we were really interested in is the use of a single b... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "146307",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-05-31T20:31:54",
"content": "too bad there is not an action shot",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146361",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2010-06-01T00:02:57",
"c... | 1,760,377,433.179899 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/31/beginner-concepts-cascading-shift-registers/ | Beginner Concepts: Cascading Shift Registers | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beginner concepts",
"hc595",
"shift register"
] | There’s a million tutorials out there describing how to use shift registers. If you’re just getting into embedded systems you should know how to use them as they allow you to take three microcontroller pins and expand them virtually without limits. This is due to the serial-in parallel-out nature of these integrated ci... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "146293",
"author": "bluewraith",
"timestamp": "2010-05-31T19:57:10",
"content": "Nice tutorial. I’ve been messing around with an 8 bit shift register to control my quad half H bridge chip which in turn controls the motors of my little pet robot. To drive just 2 motors I didnt gain a... | 1,760,377,433.277488 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/31/bluetooth-boombox/ | Bluetooth Boombox | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"boom box",
"dc800",
"streaming"
] | [Nathan] took this boombox and
outfitted it for Bluetooth streaming
. He took a Motorola DC800, which is meant to make headphones wireless, and connected it to the stereo inputs. The controls for the Bluetooth module were routed to the stock tape deck controls and a little bit of frosted spray paint adds a blue glow to... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "146270",
"author": "Joshua",
"timestamp": "2010-05-31T18:07:44",
"content": "Most annoying? No, but damn close. This kind of reminds me of old Star Trek music and sound effects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146278",
"au... | 1,760,377,433.419382 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/31/lego-pick-and-place/ | LEGO Pick And Place | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"brick",
"lego",
"pick and place",
"robot",
"sort"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoXCn4Gh_HA&w=470]
Turn your volume down and take a look at the
brick sorting robot
in the video above. It’s built using LEGO and powered by four different NXT modules. It sorts differently colored bricks on the intake conveyor and places them on three output conveyors. The build... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "146258",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2010-05-31T16:52:01",
"content": "I like! Pretty neat! Some serious backlash in the gearing of those motors/joints though – maybe an eye-in-hand camera system to remove the vibrations?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,433.845539 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/31/flight-simulator-but-youre-the-plane/ | Flight Simulator But You’re The Plane | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"flight simulator",
"google earth",
"ironman",
"wii remote"
] | [Rafael Mizrahi] built
a flight simulator that lets him fly like Ironman
. As you can see in the video after the break, the hardware involves an automotive crane, hang gliding harness, plus the wings and tail from a UAV. A giant fan pointed at the wearer allows him to use the wings and tail to maneuver while the Wii re... | 26 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "146234",
"author": "Seth",
"timestamp": "2010-05-31T14:46:11",
"content": "I have always wondered why someone hadn’t made something like this…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146237",
"author": "cpmike",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,433.595153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/30/child-sized-cocktail-cabinets/ | Child-sized Cocktail Cabinets | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"cocktail cabinet",
"mame"
] | [Sam Seide] dropped us a line about
his new arcade creation
. We loved his Punch-Out build that used
a punch dummy as a game controller
. This time around he’s made some mini-cocktail style MAME cabinets. He removed the screen from a netbook and placed it face-up underneath the acrylic bezel. There are controls on eith... | 22 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "146109",
"author": "greycode",
"timestamp": "2010-05-30T20:49:22",
"content": "I’ve always thought the cocktail cabinets were already child sized, I hated them. These are more like back seat of the car sized. Slap some batteries in them, market them portable.Problem is that not ma... | 1,760,377,433.65208 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/30/crossfade-curve-tweaking/ | Crossfade Curve Tweaking | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"crossfade",
"mixdeck",
"numark",
"trimpot"
] | Tired of the disappointing performance from the crossfader on his Numark MIXDECK, [dj JD] cracked it open and
made the crossfade curves adjustable
. It’s a super-simple hack that just introduces two 100k trimpots to the crossfade slider. The change led to a higher volume level on the current channel until the slider wa... | 18 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "146096",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2010-05-30T18:53:53",
"content": "Nope. Unless the guy got the two resistors to where he has ’em now by just randomly putting Rs and Cs all over the place, this has nothing to do with circuit bending.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth"... | 1,760,377,433.704159 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/30/brighten-up-your-pcb-drilling-station/ | Brighten Up Your PCB Drilling Station | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"dremel",
"drill",
"light ring",
"pcb"
] | Being able to see what you’re doing can be the hardest part of drilling the through holes in those freshly etched printed circuit boards. We don’t know why we didn’t come up with this, but [Markus Gebhard] solved his shadowy woes with his
20-LED Dremel light ring
. Honestly, how many times have we seen
lights rings in ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "146076",
"author": "Chris99",
"timestamp": "2010-05-30T17:10:54",
"content": "Now that is useful. Going to make one for my beloved Dremel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146079",
"author": "pascal",
"timestamp": "2010-0... | 1,760,377,433.898272 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/30/moving-speakers-to-mix-audio-tracks/ | Moving Speakers To Mix Audio Tracks | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"mixer",
"processing",
"rfid",
"speaker"
] | These speakers
play different audio tracks depending on which orange square the sit atop. They’re RFID aware and the orange tiles are tags. If you get tired of a track just move the speaker to a different one, or place the speakers next to each other to play the same song. We’re sure there’s a project for us here, it’s... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "146046",
"author": "TheFinder",
"timestamp": "2010-05-30T15:23:32",
"content": "What is it good for?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "146047",
"author": "Comrade",
"timestamp": "2010-05-30T15:27:42",
"content": "Why n... | 1,760,377,435.762545 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/29/parallax-rfid-reader-for-ten-bucks/ | Parallax RFID Reader For Ten Bucks | Devlin Thyne | [
"News",
"Parts",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"parallax",
"rfid",
"sale"
] | We received a tip about Radio Shack putting
Parallax’s RFID reader
on clearance for around $10. The only reference we could find that indicated Radio Shack sold the reader was a
review page
. The reader originally sold for around $50 in the stores, so getting it for $10 made it worth a curiosity trip to a local Radio ... | 102 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "145956",
"author": "AJ",
"timestamp": "2010-05-30T01:50:13",
"content": "Hey can you guys ammend this posting if you find anything that works with the reader?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145957",
"author": "Ken",
"ti... | 1,760,377,435.84496 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/29/sprime-controlled-ac-outlets/ | SPRIME Controlled AC Outlets | Jakob Griffith | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"120v",
"ac",
"monitor",
"outlet",
"power",
"sprime"
] | Reader [Tim Upthegrove] sent in a novel take on powering and monitoring AC outlets and devices called
SPRIME
, or Simple Powerline Remote Interactive Monitor and Enforcer. Compared to previous hacks, such as
120v switching
or
Quick cheap remote outlets
, that only turned an outlet on or off; SPRIME allows not only cont... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "145871",
"author": "nab",
"timestamp": "2010-05-29T17:11:58",
"content": "Nice project. I’m trying to do something similar with my house, but for much cheaper. It looks like their device cost $100 per outlet. Maybe replacing the Arduino with a custom pcb and the bluetooth with a che... | 1,760,377,435.649385 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/27/commercial-webcam-multi-touch-coming-soon/ | Commercial Webcam Multi-touch Coming Soon | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"photo",
"Toshiba",
"webcam"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBgg33J695I]
It looks like Toshiba has
a webcam-based multi-touch display on the way
. The video shows an iPod-esque photos album interface where the user stands in front of the display and manipulates it with both hands. The difference between this and some of the
other multi-to... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "145452",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2010-05-27T19:53:41",
"content": "Anyone think about how stupid it sounds saying ‘multitouch’ as a buzzword when this is obvious it it not a touch input at all?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,436.024874 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/27/gsoc-takes-on-xbmc-on-the-beagleboard/ | GSoC Takes On XBMC On The Beagleboard | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"beagleboard",
"gsoc",
"xbmc"
] | Imagine a tiny little device that you velcro to the back of your TV that delivers all of the media found on your home network. We’ve been dreaming about that since we saw early working examples of
XBMC running on a Beagleboard
. We’ve heard little about it since then but now there’s cause for hope. XBMC optimization fo... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "145442",
"author": "MWeekley",
"timestamp": "2010-05-27T18:52:47",
"content": "I remember when we had issues getting xbmc to run on pc’s and it was just considered a ‘skinning tool’ for the xbox side,its come a long way this is wonderful. Good luck guys.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,435.711702 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/27/bamf2010-look-sir-droids/ | BAMF2010: Look Sir, Droids! | Phil Burgess | [
"cons",
"Robots Hacks",
"Roundup"
] | [
"2010",
"b9",
"costume",
"fan",
"lost in space",
"maker faire",
"makerfaire",
"pixar",
"prop",
"r2d2",
"reproduction",
"robby",
"robots",
"star wars",
"wall-e"
] | Ask any engineer what originally sparked their interest in technology, and almost universally the response will be a Hollywood film or TV robot —
Star Wars’
R2-D2, the B9 robot from
Lost in Space,
or
Short Circuit’s
Johnny 5
, to name a few. Engineers need a creative outlet too, and some pay homage to their inspiration... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "145464",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-05-27T20:30:53",
"content": "Soooo much spam on that DIY pixar site forum it’s kinda funny.On another note. Very nice droids :)Lots of patience needed to make an R2-D2!Mowcius",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,435.513561 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/27/usb-morse-code-keyboard/ | USB Morse Code Keyboard | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"keyboard",
"morse code"
] | Looking for motivation to practice morse code [BenB] built this
morse code keyboard
. It uses USB and is recognized as a standard keyboard thanks to the V-USB stack running on the ATmega168. The project is rounded out with a clean look thanks to the chewing gum container that serves as an enclosure.
His design is simpl... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "145407",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2010-05-27T15:59:38",
"content": "Cool, 19th century meets 21st! And this could be useful, imagine a laptop with 1 touchpad, buttons and no keyboard! The only question left is what is Alt-F3 in morse code?",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,435.575975 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/27/bamf2010-diy-electroluminescent-displays/ | BAMF2010: DIY Electroluminescent Displays | Phil Burgess | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"CLANG CLANG CLANG",
"custom",
"display",
"el",
"electroluminescence",
"electroluminescent",
"phosphor",
"printing",
"silkscreen"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPclj5lbz48]
In this video from Maker Faire, [Jon Beck] of CLUE — the Columbia Laboratory for Unconventional Electronics — demonstrates the unexpected ease of
creating custom electroluminescent (EL) displays
using materials from DuPont and common t-shirt screen printing tools. Ea... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "145391",
"author": "rbz",
"timestamp": "2010-05-27T14:09:41",
"content": "This is a cool little method of making displays! can see it bieng handy for number displays/pictures etc.would love to have a go myself.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,436.076981 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/unlocking-the-crippled-potential-of-an-unmanaged-switch/ | Unlocking The Crippled Potential Of An Unmanaged Switch | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ATmega88",
"AVR",
"RTL8366SB",
"sprite_tm",
"switch",
"TL-SG1005D"
] | [Sprite_TM] outgrew the features of the cheap unmanaged TL-SG1005D switch he was using on his home network. Instead of buying a new and much more costly switch
he cracked the cheap one open
and found that the RTL8366SB chip inside possessed the ability to work harder but was crippled for sale as a low-end model. It was... | 35 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "145261",
"author": "Matthew Lucas",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T21:33:41",
"content": "Now he’s go the managedshould beNow he’s got the managed",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145264",
"author": "ino",
"timestamp": "2010-05... | 1,760,377,435.975627 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/plcc-replaces-game-boy-cartridge-rom/ | PLCC Replaces Game Boy Cartridge ROM | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] | [
"cartidge",
"flash",
"game boy",
"plcc",
"rom",
"wire porn"
] | [Gerry] sent us pictures and a few details on replacing the Game Boy cartridge chip with a flash chip. For the prototype he used a PLCC and a little
wire porn
to interface a flash chip with the cartridge’s PCB while still having access to it for programming. In retrospect he plans to use a 32-pin ZIF socket on the next... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "145224",
"author": "Mikey",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T20:05:09",
"content": "These are always the coolest mods. Very nostalgic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145232",
"author": "azog",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T20:24:39... | 1,760,377,435.909138 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/25/mass-storage-business-card/ | Mass Storage Business Card | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"24fj64gb002",
"business card",
"mass storage",
"pic",
"usb"
] | Just snap off the corners and this
business card can be used as a mass storage device
. Well sort of. The tab left over has four traces on the back to make it USB compatible. The PIC 24FJ64GB002 microcontroller on the card registers as a storage device and launches [Ramiro’s] resume and a cover letter loaded as an HTML... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "144913",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T17:18:44",
"content": "“The world of the business software (for banking, insurance, services…) is boring, monotone and it is not challenging enough for me. I would like to redirect my labor situation toward a field more related with... | 1,760,377,436.138784 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/25/aircraft-carrier-is-moving-target-for-autonomous-quadcopter/ | Aircraft Carrier Is Moving Target For Autonomous Quadcopter | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"atmega644",
"autonomous",
"carrier",
"landing",
"quadcopter",
"uav",
"wii remote"
] | [Karl-Engelbert Wenzel] developed
a UAV capable of taking off and landing on a moving platform
autonomously. The platform operates aircraft-carrier-style by driving around the room in circles. The quadcopter tracks a grid of IR LEDs at the front of the landing deck by using the IR camera from a Wii remote. The best par... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "144879",
"author": "dustin",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T15:05:53",
"content": "hell yeah. that is very awesome. easy docking station idea: one of those wireless charging pads. put the battery or at least the connections on the bottom and the other half paint like the landing strip. vi... | 1,760,377,436.412696 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/25/poor-mabel/ | Poor MABEL | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"biped",
"mule",
"robot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/IlWIWf4daNs]
At first, watching this video of
MABEL, a bipedal robot for studying dynamic gaits
, we didn’t know if we should be scared or feel sad. By the end, we know that sadness prevailed. Poor MABEL, forced into a grueling routine, is not even allowed to rest when her leg breaks.... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "144875",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T14:41:43",
"content": "One day, it will be us made to march in circles till our legs break, with our overlords throwing rocks and glass at our feet. D:",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,436.884071 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/bay-area-maker-faire-2010-in-pictures/ | Bay Area Maker Faire 2010 In Pictures | Phil Burgess | [
"cons",
"Roundup"
] | [
"2010",
"bay area",
"faire",
"make",
"maker",
"maker faire",
"makerfaire",
"Makers",
"san mateo"
] | Just when you think it couldn’t possibly get any bigger and crazier, they manage to outdo themselves
again.
The
Bay Area Maker Faire
wrapped up Sunday evening, but we have so many story leads that we’ll probably be busy until next year’s event. In the meantime, here’s just a tiny, random sampling of the countless delig... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "144696",
"author": "Nick McClanahan",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T22:02:39",
"content": "Good photos – it’s especially nice to see the egress in the light.But it was really crowded this year! I hope they move to a larger venue for next year because it was too packed to stop and check ... | 1,760,377,436.564457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/maple-r3-now-shipping/ | Maple R3 Now Shipping | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"cortex-m3",
"maple",
"r3"
] | Leaf Labs is now shipping
the Maple R3 boards
. [Phil Burgess]
gave the platform a look
just before launch last fall and the high-powered prototyping board is now even better. New features come in both hardware and software varieties. The bootloader can now be upgraded without additional programming hardware, there’s h... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "144666",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T20:57:11",
"content": "I want one! Looks like it can even charge a LiPo — nice!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144670",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-05-... | 1,760,377,436.679409 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/db9-form-factor-usb-rs232-replacement/ | DB9 Form Factor USB-RS232 Replacement | Mike Szczys | [
"Parts"
] | [
"db9",
"ftdi",
"rs232",
"usb"
] | If you’re attached to that favorite DB-9 interfaced device you should look into this part. FTDI is selling a
USB-RS232 adapter as a replacement for DB-9 connectors
. They come with USB male or female connections depending on the application and have the same serial footprint and pinout to which you’re accustomed. Using... | 31 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "144625",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T19:08:51",
"content": "very nice drop in replacement! but for close to $22 each its not to cheap",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144627",
"author": "K313k",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,436.63034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/build-hal-into-your-kitchen/ | Build HAL Into Your Kitchen | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"bar code",
"computer",
"kitchen",
"weight watchers"
] | Instead of building a $500 iPad into a cabinet [Gojimi] used the old hardware he had lying around to building this
kitchen computer
. He did buy a few items such as a used touchscreen and a bar code scanner but the 2 GHz computer was just collecting dust. It’s running Windows XP, talks to you like
HAL
or
KITT
, and sca... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "144614",
"author": "Mahoney",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T18:43:31",
"content": "I concur that I totally want one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144616",
"author": "sm10sm20",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T18:45:50",
"cont... | 1,760,377,436.750346 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/one-armed-coding-using-a-half-qwerty-hack/ | One-armed Coding Using A Half-qwerty Hack | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"diabled",
"half-qwerty",
"one hand"
] | [Matthew Daughtrey] is going to have one of his paws out of service for a while following some hand surgery. Making a living as a coder seems a bit harder with one hand but he was able to find some solutions online only to balk at price tags reaching $600. He came up with a way have similar functionality on a standard ... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "145203",
"author": "Juan Cubillo",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T19:05:27",
"content": "Use Sepllcherks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145206",
"author": "tulcod",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T19:22:32",
"content": "or you c... | 1,760,377,436.830175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/sound-card-driven-servo-motor/ | Sound Card Driven Servo Motor | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"pwm",
"servo",
"sound card"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LG2Ecsk13Q]
[Darrell] is
using a sound card to drive this servo
motor. The motor draws power from a cellphone battery with the control signal coming from one of the audio channels. It’s not too surprising that this works since the motor just needs
a PWM signal
to operate and tha... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "145169",
"author": "loans",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T17:09:55",
"content": "Two channels? Why not implement this with a cheapy 7.1 channel card, and get all kinds of little flags? That would be pretty cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,437.000918 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/32-bit-arm7-gaming%c2%a0rig/ | 32-bit ARM7 Gaming rig | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"Atmel",
"gamesphere",
"n64",
"pic",
"video game"
] | Are you hardcore enough to build your own 32-bit ARM powered gaming console AND use point-to-point soldering to accomplish this? [Craig Bishop] did just that when building his
GameSphere console project
. First thing’s first, click through the jump and watch the game play video. He wrote that game in the C language in ... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "145148",
"author": "Jim",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T16:12:51",
"content": "Needs more LEDs to be a true hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145150",
"author": "Steven",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T16:17:10",
"content":... | 1,760,377,436.949956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/the-story-of-mr-stabby/ | The Story Of Mr. Stabby | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"gouge",
"nycresistor",
"robot",
"stab",
"stabby"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvXPOSaNbg]
Mr. Stabby was once a broken down bum
, sitting on the curb, waiting for an eternity in the city dump. Luckily, someone found him and brought him to the NYC Resistor hacker group. They promptly performed some modifications and brought him back to life.
He’s now a hap... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "145130",
"author": "Darksmurf",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T15:35:18",
"content": "photos?What happened to photos on the front page. Those of us browsing from non-Froyo phones don’t have flash!How I miss the blackandwhite photos.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,437.053526 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/26/bay-area-maker-faire-2010-video/ | Bay Area Maker Faire 2010 Video | Phil Burgess | [
"cons",
"Roundup"
] | [
"2010",
"bay area",
"faire",
"make",
"maker",
"maker faire",
"makerfaire",
"Makers",
"san mateo"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lliJ1vLoAoU]
Since the
previously-posted stills
can’t quite convey the chaos of last weekend’s
Maker Faire
, here’s some video from the event to help get you through
hump day
. It’s like three liters of Jolt Cola in a two liter bottle.
One thing even video can’t adequately captur... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "145117",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2010-05-26T14:24:56",
"content": "Very nice vid of the major attractions! What’s up with the subliminal Arduino promotion? :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145118",
"author": "Caleb... | 1,760,377,437.256096 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/25/head-mounted-camera-tracks-with-your-eyes/ | Head Mounted Camera Tracks With Your Eyes | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"eye",
"eyeseecam",
"tracking"
] | The
EyeSeeCam
is a rig that attaches to your noggin and points a camera wherever your gaze falls. There’s actually four cameras involved here, one to track each eye via a reflecting piece of acrylic, one as
your third eye
, and finally the tracking camera above that. There are some legitimate medical uses for this type... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "144944",
"author": "IceUck",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T19:07:27",
"content": "I see a day not too far off when everyone will be wearing these spiffy looking things.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144952",
"author": "sm10sm20... | 1,760,377,437.400942 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/25/cool-yourself-with-a-cpu-cooler-and-beer-fridge/ | Cool Yourself With A CPU Cooler And Beer Fridge | Mike Szczys | [
"Beer Hacks"
] | [
"air conditioning",
"cooler",
"cpu",
"fridge"
] | We have arrived once more at the time of year when penniless (or bored) hackers try to figure out how to keep the place cool without buying an air conditioner. [Paul Stacey] sent us his solution of pairing up a
CPU cooler kit with a beer fridge
. The CPU heat sink is cut out of a liquid cooling kit and discarded. In it... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "144924",
"author": "Rattigan",
"timestamp": "2010-05-25T18:15:10",
"content": "Unless the beer cooler is located outside the room, the net effect will actually be to warm the room! The heat energy removed at the CPU cooler will just get dumped back into the room at the condenser co... | 1,760,377,437.324254 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/29/hoverboard-comes-to-life/ | Hoverboard Comes To Life | Caleb Kraft | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"art",
"hover",
"magnet",
"useless"
] | [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/11968215]
This
installation by artist [Nils Goudagnin]
is a recreation of the hoverboard from
Back to the Future II
. We would like to see inside that plinth. We’ve seen levitating magnets before, but this is particularly stable. He says he is using lasers and a control system of some kind to st... | 57 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "145844",
"author": "matbed",
"timestamp": "2010-05-29T14:23:31",
"content": "The fubiz.net website says that there is an array of electromagnets in the base so your probably correct with your guess",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,437.480867 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/28/home-dna-lab-tools/ | Home DNA Lab Tools | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrejvnVfZJE]
[Jeri Ellsworth] stopped by Pearl Biotech’s booth at Maker Faire and took a look at their
open source DNA sequencing work
. It is by no means a grab-and-go solution for anyone, but from what we’ve seen in the video they’re breaking down those laboratory walls and let... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "145724",
"author": "shazzner",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T21:00:49",
"content": "Thanks for digging up the links, I couldn’t find any to the Gel Box kit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145726",
"author": "zerth",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,437.810428 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/28/2010-sees-new-lock-impressioning-speed-record/ | 2010 Sees New Lock Impressioning Speed Record | Mike Szczys | [
"lockpicking hacks"
] | [
"competition",
"impressioning",
"Jos Weyers",
"ssdev"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj9KEmLWRek]
[Jos Weyers] tipping us off about this
lock impressioning video
. It shows his final round of the lock impressioning championship at this year’s SSDev conference. Even though he shaved about fifteen seconds off of his 87-second single-lock
record from last year
he ca... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "145719",
"author": "Nick McClanahan",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T20:40:08",
"content": "That record was meant to be broken! badum ching.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145721",
"author": "Cynyr",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T... | 1,760,377,437.851692 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/28/quadcopter-acrobatics-like-nothing-weve-seen/ | Quadcopter Acrobatics Like Nothing We’ve Seen | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"acrobatics",
"quadcopter"
] | The University of Pennsylvania has churned out some
impressive moves with a quadcopter
. Perching on a vertical landing pad with some help from Velcro is impressive, but single and double flips combined with navigating through tight spaces at an angle makes this just amazing. We expect to see it in the next Bond film i... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "145671",
"author": "Matt Turner",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T17:27:12",
"content": "How many of these things do they have? At 41 seconds you can see at least 4 more on the ground!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145672",
"aut... | 1,760,377,437.700224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/28/russian-roulette-for-eeprom/ | Russian Roulette… For EEPROM | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"destroyer",
"eeprom",
"flash"
] | There’s a loaded gun but its got only one bullet. Spin the cylinder, point at head, and pull the trigger. The game’s not over until the bullet is used and a player is done. This game’s got a twist though, the cylinder has at least one million chambers.
The
Flash_Destroyer is testing the limits of EEPROM rewrites
. It f... | 38 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "145633",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T15:13:19",
"content": "2346777 and counting… Might be a good tool to sample a batch of EEPROM chips for quality, or to see the effects of environmental conditions on the lifespan of the chips.",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,377,437.626348 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/28/embedding-an-accelerometer-and-xbee-in-a-guitar/ | Embedding An Accelerometer And XBee In A Guitar | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"arduino",
"guitar",
"wii remote",
"xbee"
] | [JP Carrascal] hacked his guitar by
adding motion control while removing the need for wires
. He’s using a dual-Arduino system with an Mini Pro inside the guitar and a Duemilanova for the receiver connected to a computer. Wireless is provided by the XBee module seen above and a gutted Wii remote accelerometer is in the... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "145618",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-05-28T14:07:13",
"content": "Duemilanova?Tut tut…The arduino lovers won’t be happy…EVIL HACKADAY!:Doh btw. In b4 arduino overkill",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "145619",
"aut... | 1,760,377,437.757072 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/27/adding-scart-to-a-cheap-crt-television/ | Adding SCART To A Cheap CRT Television | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"crt",
"rgb",
"scart",
"television"
] | [133MHz]
cracked open a cheap tube television to add a SCART connector
. He knew he had a chance at success when he discovered all of the knock-outs on the back of the connector panel because one of them was exactly the right size for the connector. But it wasn’t quite as easy as soldering in one component. He ended up... | 46 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "145475",
"author": "tehgringe",
"timestamp": "2010-05-27T21:02:43",
"content": "Bareback CRT monitor, and live. That scares the sh*t out of me.Am I correct in thinking that scart is not seen much in the US? I remember my Monster Cables training. One of their ‘audiophiles’ made lots ... | 1,760,377,437.933128 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/prison-tattoo-machine-made-from-playstation/ | Prison Tattoo Machine Made From PlayStation | Mike Szczys | [
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"ballpoint",
"pen",
"prison",
"tattoo"
] | Prison inmates have a history of being gruesomely resourceful hackers. The toothbrush shiv comes immediately to mind. One such inmate in the UK wanted to offer tattoos to his fellow convicts so he came up with
a tattoo gun using a PlayStation
for parts. The crude setup involves a sharpened ballpoint pen and the use one... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "144592",
"author": "brandon",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T17:27:47",
"content": "talk about being branded by the game, and having it leave a impression.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144594",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,437.993708 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/bamf2010-spy-trakr-no-lasers-14861-cheaper/ | BAMF2010: Spy TRAKR – No Lasers, $14,861 Cheaper | Phil Burgess | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"car",
"maker faire",
"makerfaire",
"radio control",
"rc",
"remote",
"spy gear",
"tank",
"toy",
"transmit",
"video"
] | Maybe $15K for an elaborate
balancing telepresence robot
is a bit out of one’s league. In that case, another Bay Area Maker Faire exhibitor — Wild Planet — has you covered. Faire attendees got a hands-on sneak preview of the upcoming
Spy Video TRAKR
, a video-transmitting radio-controlled toy that’s programmable and ex... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "144568",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T16:26:35",
"content": "how was that other one ever worth 15k in the first place?(1st)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144569",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-05... | 1,760,377,438.321099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/sun-tracking-solar-panel/ | Sun Tracking Solar Panel | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"solar",
"tracking"
] | As we all know, a solar panel must be exposed to the most amount of sunlight possible to reach full efficiency. A solid mount limits the amount of time that the panel is fully exposed to direct sunlight. The solution is to
build a pivoting mount that automates the process of aiming at the sun
.
[bwitmer] takes us throu... | 17 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "144553",
"author": "Don Kiddick",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T15:17:17",
"content": "Kind of reminds me of the light seeking “beam bots”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gwU4APHvU",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144555",
"author... | 1,760,377,438.123443 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/24/bamf2010-qb-goes-to-meetings-shoots-lasers-from-eyes/ | BAMF2010: QB Goes To Meetings, Shoots Lasers From Eyes | Phil Burgess | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"2010",
"balance",
"maker faire",
"makerfaire",
"robot",
"segway",
"telepresence",
"videoconference"
] | No, it’s not an extra from
Wall-E.
“QB” is the latest telepresence robot from Silicon Valley firm
Anybots
. QB combines two-way videoconferencing with a
Segway
-style self-balancing platform. The idea is to provide mobility and more natural interaction than desktop-tethered conferencing can provide.
The 35 pound robot’... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "144543",
"author": "yay",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T14:49:27",
"content": "pizza!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144550",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-05-24T14:58:00",
"content": "1) wall-e is a short circu... | 1,760,377,438.07114 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/23/bamf2010-cmt-380x-blackbird/ | BAMF2010: CMT 380X Blackbird | Phil Burgess | [
"News"
] | [
"automobile",
"car",
"custom",
"electric",
"hybrid",
"maker faire",
"maker faire 2010",
"makerfaire",
"makerfaire 2010",
"plug in",
"plugin",
"turbine"
] | Okay, we lied, we totally want one of these too. The
CMT 380X Blackbird
is one
wicked
hybrid car!
Looking like it just rolled off the set of the next
Batman
film, the Blackbird is the brainchild of Electronic Arts Chief Creative Director [Richard Hilleman]. Starting from a kit car base — the Factory Five Racing GTM cha... | 44 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "144405",
"author": "Itwork4me",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T22:34:16",
"content": "I need a napkin.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144406",
"author": "Alex M.",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T22:39:26",
"content": "Looks awe... | 1,760,377,438.242779 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/23/spark-plug-music/ | Spark Plug Music | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"accident",
"car",
"dj sures",
"flare stack",
"ignition controller",
"instrument",
"music",
"sound",
"spark plug",
"teflon",
"velcro"
] | [youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92qql941DM4%5D
This is
(video above) perhaps the most abstract way of playing sounds…ever. Yes, we’ve heard
Hard Drive music
and
Obsolete technology bands
, but [DJ Sures] brings us the first ever, spark plug instrument.
Much like
Velcro and Teflon
, the musical spark plug is cla... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "144388",
"author": "MS3FGX",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T20:24:54",
"content": "Wait, that is supposed to be Twinkle Twinkle?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144389",
"author": "alankilian",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T20:33:4... | 1,760,377,438.80553 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/23/bamf2010-solarpump-charging-station/ | BAMF2010: SolarPump Charging Station | Phil Burgess | [
"green hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"charging",
"green",
"solar",
"urban",
"vintage"
] | Amidst the noise of a bazillion robots and Tesla coils at the 2010 Bay Area Maker Faire, we located a bubble of usable WiFi, and got a nearby power charge to boot. If nothing else here, we want
this:
The
SolarPump Charging Station
is a self-contained oasis of free power for laptops, cel phones and even
electric bikes
.... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "144371",
"author": "Darksecond",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T18:46:33",
"content": "i so want one :o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144372",
"author": "cyrozap",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T18:54:18",
"content": "You migh... | 1,760,377,438.499469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/23/talking-clock-sounds-just-like-you/ | Talking Clock Sounds Just Like You | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"propeller",
"talking"
] | [vimeo=http://www.vimeo.com/10852914]
We’d bet a large portion of our readers don’t remember when you could call the phone company and get the time of day. Gadget Gangster is bringing back the tried and true method with this
talking clock
. Just press the button and the ‘operator’ will read the time of day to you. Reco... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "144346",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T16:32:06",
"content": "I remember. I also remember when Atlanta had an “atomic clock” you could dial and listen to an advert, and then the time. I think it was shut down finally about 3-4 years ago.",
"parent_id": null,
"de... | 1,760,377,438.645923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/23/composting-to-create-hot-water/ | Composting To Create Hot Water | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"compost",
"hot water",
"jean pain",
"methane"
] | Want nature to supply you with 130-150 degree hot water? [Onestraw] shows you how to get just that by
building a compost heap that heats water
. Finding himself the proud owner of a dump truck of green wood chips [Onestraw] went about building his own version of
Jean Pain’s thermal compost pile
. The idea is to produce... | 33 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "144333",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T14:50:40",
"content": "That’s pretty cool. It probably smells though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144336",
"author": "BennyM",
"timestamp": "2010-05-23T15:06:0... | 1,760,377,438.44606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/22/open-source-stm/ | Open Source STM | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"atomic",
"electron",
"microscope",
"molecular",
"open source",
"scanning-tunneling"
] | We hope you paid attention in advanced theoretical and quantum physics classes, or making your own Open Source
Scanning-Tunneling Microscope
might be a bit of a doozy. We’re not even going to try to begin to explain the device (honestly we slept through that course) beyond clarifying it is used for examining the molecu... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "144205",
"author": "bothersaidpooh",
"timestamp": "2010-05-22T21:39:38",
"content": "Whoa..had no idea it was possible to homebrew one of these.Now what would be neat is to improvise some sort of rotary surface (cpu fan?) so that the entire sample can be scanned without moving the h... | 1,760,377,438.752571 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/22/z80-emulated-on-pic-hardware/ | Z80 Emulated On PIC Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks"
] | [
"32mx795f512h",
"emulator",
"pic",
"z80",
"zork"
] | [Jaromir Sukuba] built a very portable, low power consumption
Z80 emulator using a PIC microcontroller
. Looking through his build photos we love the clean and resilient construction which includes a breakout board for the PIC 32MX795F512H that interfaces with the main board via pin headers and sockets. He’s using a
ho... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "144192",
"author": "hackme",
"timestamp": "2010-05-22T20:21:43",
"content": "I was impressed. Until I read “PIC 32″… that’s a heavy MIPS-beast, that’ll happily run C-Code. Anyway, nice job!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "144196... | 1,760,377,438.696054 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/22/hack-a-day-store-now-open/ | Hack A Day Store Now Open | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"schwag",
"sticker",
"store"
] | Since the beginning of the universe we’ve been getting requests for stickers, shirts, coffee mugs, etc. Well, several of the writers have the ability to produce this stuff in their homes. The boss liked that and gave us his blessing to
start selling Hack a Day stuff
.
In the interest of keeping the cost as low as poss... | 53 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "144132",
"author": "djoog",
"timestamp": "2010-05-22T14:21:35",
"content": "Mind if i ask what (tools/mark) do you use to make these ?They seem very neat !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "144134",
"author": "Caleb Kra... | 1,760,377,438.951194 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/21/bay-area-maker-faire-blasts-off-saturday/ | Bay Area Maker Faire Blasts Off Saturday | Phil Burgess | [
"News"
] | [
"maker faire",
"maker faire 2010",
"makerfaire",
"makerfaire2010"
] | It’s crunch time at California’s San Mateo Event Center, where crews are busily assembling rocket ships,
singing Tesla coils
and animatronic
giraffes
and dragons in preparation for the
2010 Bay Area Maker Faire
, taking place this weekend.
Returning for its fifth year, Maker Faire, if you’ve not had the pleasure, could... | 22 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "144046",
"author": "Nick McClanahan",
"timestamp": "2010-05-21T22:40:16",
"content": "I recommend the funnel cake. But a warning to 1st time attendees – it can get crowded and parking is like $15. I can’t recall if the caltrain is close by…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,... | 1,760,377,438.863782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/21/power-drill-solder-spooler/ | Power Drill Solder Spooler | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"coil",
"spool",
"wind"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF4cw41SMvY]
[Scott] over at curiousinventor.com has posted an instructable detailing
how to use an Arduino and a power drill to spool solder
. The Arduino senses the speed that the drill is going via an opto interrupter and a laser and adjusts with a servo hooked to the trigger.... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "143982",
"author": "AlanKilian",
"timestamp": "2010-05-21T15:49:39",
"content": "That’s really nice.Well crafted and an excellent example of aworking control system.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "143983",
"author": "Cmboyl... | 1,760,377,439.05779 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/19/shredding-to-street-fighter/ | Shredding To Street Fighter | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"guitar",
"openchord",
"ps3",
"street fighter"
] | Strumming to punch and changing frets to move, [Alan Chatham]
plays Street Fighter using his guitar
. It’s been modified to use
OpenChord
, an open source guitar controller package he developed. This was originally meant to be used with Guitar Hero and the like but as he mentions in the video after the break, it is ope... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "143503",
"author": "Nick McClanahan",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T18:37:15",
"content": "Very clever. I’m not sure if it would improve my Street Fighter performance (I’m already bad enough), but it looks like a fun project and would be cool to show off.",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,439.007706 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/19/cramming-more-pixels-into-a-thinkpad/ | Cramming More Pixels Into A Thinkpad | Mike Szczys | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"qvga",
"resolution",
"t60",
"thimkpad"
] | Not willing to settle for 1400×1050 on his Thinkpad, [Lawrence Sheed] set out to
upgrade the LCD screen
. He ordered a 15″ replacement screen that brought the eye candy up to an impressive 2048×1536 QXGA format. The replacement fits perfectly for a nice factory look. Other than some delicate disassembly you might need ... | 50 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "143471",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T17:21:59",
"content": "I’ll bet it looks great with all those pixels crammed in a 15″ display. According to google currency conversion, the lcd only cost $118. Not too shabby!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,439.375784 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/19/solder-station-hack-adds-temperature-control/ | Solder Station Hack Adds Temperature Control | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"16f88",
"hd44780",
"max6675",
"solder station",
"soldering iron",
"temperature"
] | Take that cheap fire stick you call a soldering iron and turn it into a real tool. [Giorgos Lazaridis] turned his 30 watt soldering iron into
a temperature controlled soldering station
by adding a thermistor just above the tip to monitor how hot things are getting. A MAX6675 takes care of the thermocouple and shoots a ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "143458",
"author": "JBot",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T16:20:51",
"content": "That is really slick. I may have to build one myself!Yes, you can get a temp-controlled station for not too expensive, but this is just plain sweet!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,439.210527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/19/32-led-pov-globe/ | 32 LED POV Globe | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"globe",
"led",
"POV"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt1UEGD3BDk]
Here’s a
slick version of a POV globe
(
google translated
). Created by [Riko], this globe has 32 LEDs and is powered by a rotating coil. The layout looks fairly solid in operation, with the POV effect showing up very nicely on camera. You can get the schematics and... | 26 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "143450",
"author": "Ron",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T15:31:57",
"content": "The comments have become a little hostile it seems like on here. People just aren’t satisfied these days.Very nice project, looks pretty cool and futuristic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,439.432347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/05/19/mister-gloves-gesture-input/ | Mister Gloves, Gesture Input | Jakob Griffith | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"gesture",
"input",
"portal",
"tony stark",
"two handed"
] | This
two handed glove input
setup, by [Sean Chen] and [Evan Levine], is one step closer to achieving that [
Tony Stark
] like workstation; IE, interacting with software in 3D with simple hand gestures. Dubbed the Mister Gloves, the system incorporates accelerometer, push button, and flex sensor data over RF where an MC... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "143439",
"author": "Tha_Messiah",
"timestamp": "2010-05-19T14:17:33",
"content": "Thats nice… But not quite handy as a gaming-device, it seems a little out of control for fps, but it could be handy for a robot-hand programming device, we just need someone to make a programming-inter... | 1,760,377,439.260722 |
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