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https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/ithacka-boj-challenge/ | Ithacka BOJ Challenge | Caleb Kraft | [
"contests"
] | [
"boj",
"ithacka",
"junk"
] | The NY based hacker group named Ithacka has posted an
interesting challenge
. Buy a
box of junk
and build something with it following their guidelines. Document it and submit it for voting. There are some rules that allow you to use a few pieces that don’t come from the box, but the list is short. They don’t specify w... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "139001",
"author": "Fry-kun",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T21:37:33",
"content": "Sounds like fun!Anyone want me in their group? :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "139011",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T22:29:5... | 1,760,377,453.01986 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/sony-removes-ps3-linux-support-gets-sued-for-it/ | Sony Removes PS3 Linux Support; Gets Sued For It | Mike Szczys | [
"News",
"Rants"
] | [
"class action",
"lawsuit",
"otheros",
"playstation",
"ps3",
"sony"
] | On April first Sony rolled out new firmware for the PlayStation 3 that removed the ability to install Linux on the system by blocking a feature called OtherOS. Now
a class action lawsuit has been filed against the company
for its actions. It doesn’t take an attorney to figure out that they removed features that were a ... | 85 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "138964",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T19:06:52",
"content": "It’s true that you don’t usually get to read the license agreement until after to take it home and hook it up but, couldn’t you just return it if you didn’t agree?By the way, I’m just playing devil’s advoca... | 1,760,377,453.105543 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/hacking-game-boy-for-sound/ | Hacking Game Boy For Sound | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"little sound dj",
"lsdj",
"potentiometer"
] | [Gijs] cracked open his Game Boy and
added some parts
to give him more sound synthesis control. He uses
Little Sound Dj (LSDj)
, a
popular Game Boy program
used to pump out those classic 8-bit sounds. The unit seen above and heard in the clip after the break has an added potentiometer and circuit board. He’s got a few ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "138956",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T18:45:28",
"content": "It doesn’t seem like turning the pot changes the music all that much, but it is still pretty cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138962",
"author":... | 1,760,377,452.713224 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/mindstorm-rubiks-solver/ | Mindstorm Rubik’s Solver | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cube",
"lego",
"mindstorm",
"rubik's",
"solver"
] | It has been quite a while since we looked in on the world of automated Rubik’s cube solving. [David Gilday] built this one using LEGO Mindstorm parts. It uses a computer to calculate the solutions but unlike the standalone
Tilted Twister
, this creation can solve more than one type of cube. As long as the physical dime... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "138937",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T17:33:09",
"content": "I just had a pie in the sky idea to try to build a rubik’s cube where the electronics to move the pieces are internally contained and it solves itself without visible connection to anything.",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,453.200219 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/surface-mount-breakout-boards/ | Surface Mount Breakout Boards | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"breakout board",
"prototype",
"soic",
"surface mount"
] | We got a hold of some DS3232 RTC chips in a 20-pin SOIC package. We’d like to have one that is breadboard compatible for easy prototyping but when we searched for SOIC20W breakout board artwork we found none. We used Eagle to design our own and you can see the finished product above which we made
using the toner transf... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "138923",
"author": "aonomus",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T16:30:03",
"content": "Its not particularly hard to design or make the breakout boards in Eagle, just drop a generic package and wire pads to header pins. It is however really tricky to squeeze some packages into standard socket... | 1,760,377,452.827716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/chumby-one-becomes-a-3g-router/ | Chumby One Becomes A 3g Router | Caleb Kraft | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"3g",
"cellular",
"chumby",
"pandora"
] | [bunnie] has taken a few moments to show us how to
turn our Chumby One into a 3g router
. As it turns out, there is an easter egg that allows it to communicate with certain models of 3g dongles. There’s no GUI for this trick, so you’ll be doing most of your configuration via SSH. That shouldn’t be a problem for this cr... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "138898",
"author": "Brad Hein",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T15:11:19",
"content": "Nice hack!Is it just me or is there something creepy about the device though. If I woke up to that thing on my bedstand I would be liable to think I was still dreaming about a robot attack haha.",
"p... | 1,760,377,452.768595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/29/forget-the-rovio-drive-a-taxi-with-your-mind/ | Forget The Rovio, Drive A Taxi With Your Mind. | Caleb Kraft | [
"Toy Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"eeg",
"emotiv",
"radio controlled",
"rc"
] | While browsing through flicker this morning, we spotted this interesting image. Two radio controlled cars hooked to Arduinos. What was going on? What is [knolleary] doing with them? We couldn’t find any information so we clicked through to his personal site. What we found was a quite interesting story about how he set ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "138889",
"author": "Nick O'Leary",
"timestamp": "2010-04-29T14:19:16",
"content": "Hi Caleb,The programme (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s5fvq) was focused on whether brain training games have any real effect. But in the whole theme of the show, they had a piece running throug... | 1,760,377,452.966725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/emulating-a-z80-computer-with-an-avr-chip/ | Emulating A Z80 Computer With An AVR Chip | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"ATmega88",
"AVR",
"z80",
"zork"
] | [Sprite_tm] dusted off his assembly skills and
managed to emulate a Z80 computer using an AVR
ATmega88. He’s using an SD card in place of the floppy and a 128 KB DRAM chip to handle the memory for the emulated machine. An FT232 board gives him terminal access which he uses for input and display. As you can see, the har... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "138483",
"author": "donov4n",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T17:54:09",
"content": "AVR rocks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138485",
"author": "Mikey",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T18:00:48",
"content": "Brilliant!I notice ... | 1,760,377,452.920105 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/the-wii-golf-glove/ | The Wii Golf Glove | Mike Szczys | [
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"air",
"flex sensor",
"glove",
"guitar",
"wii"
] | [Shu Uesugi] is filling a controller void that Nintendo has yet to address. He picked up a golf glove from Target and incorporated it into
an air guitar interface
. Give the video after the break a chance, you’ll start to see the full potential of this build about three and a half minutes into it. Using an Arduino, a W... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "138472",
"author": "supershwa",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T16:42:39",
"content": "Very impressive – flex sensors were an AWESOME idea for this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138481",
"author": "nezoomie",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,452.873538 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/lawnmower-converted-to-hoescraper/ | Lawnmower Converted To Hoe/scraper | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"hoe",
"lawn"
] | [Torx] wrote this
instructable on how to convert a lawnmower to another useful tool
. We’re not sure what language he natively speaks, but we doubt it is english, so you might be better off just looking at the pictures to figure out what he’s doing. To summarize, he has lowered the mower and reversed/bent the blade t... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "138452",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T15:29:19",
"content": "it’s italian!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138457",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T15:38:02",
"content": "@alexI always wa... | 1,760,377,453.156151 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/iee-clock/ | IEE Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"bulb",
"clock",
"tube"
] | The
IEE clock
looks somewhat un remarkable at first glance. Upon closer inspection though, you’ll find out that there are
12 light bulbs crammed in there for each digit
. The bulbs sit behind a curved lens with the numerals on it. When the appropriate one is lit, it projects the number on the front of the clock. While ... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "138440",
"author": "kopfkopfkopfaffe",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T14:50:56",
"content": "That switch on the lower right is AWESOME! Custom?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138441",
"author": "Tucker",
"timestamp": "2010-04... | 1,760,377,453.398573 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/lawnmowerstakeropeanalog-robotic-lawn-service/ | Lawnmower+stake+rope=Analog Robotic Lawn Service | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"dangerous",
"lawn",
"mower",
"rope"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tNVOhtvPEw]
[Kirov], a regular reader and one of our most notorious commenters, tipped us off about this
lawn mowing hack
. On one hand we’re wary that this is bait for a huge flame war, but on the other hand it’s a hack that brings a smile to our mischievous faces. By pounding ... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "138298",
"author": "Voice of Wisdom",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T22:10:10",
"content": "FailActually a pretty cool hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138300",
"author": "The Manatee Miltia",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T22:... | 1,760,377,454.005018 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/midi-piano-instructor/ | Midi Piano Instructor | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"midi",
"piano"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7AfiCQQ4nE]
The
MIDI piano instructor
is a tool aimed at those who wish to learn to play piano, but don’t want to take lessons. The LED bar mounted above the keys lights up to show you exactly what key to press and when. We’ve seen this available in some electronic keyboards for... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "138296",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T21:51:24",
"content": "Yes, yes we all know this could never replace a real teacher…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138297",
"author": "andar_b",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,454.107555 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/printable-appendage-with-two-joints-and-integrated-motors/ | Printable Appendage With Two Joints And Integrated Motors | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"alumide",
"gear",
"printable"
] | [Kris Reed]
developed this robotic appendage
as a follow-up to his
original prototype
. He printed it using
Alumide
which is a printable material with aluminum dust mixed into it. [Kris’] design utilizes three gear types; large gear, small gear, and worm gear. The motors are mounted on the middle portion of the assembl... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "138280",
"author": "TheDeepFriedBoot",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T20:12:11",
"content": "Things are going to become really interesting once 3D printers are capable of producing full robots. Just imagine what 3D printer viruses of the future would be like, you arrive at the workshop th... | 1,760,377,453.927336 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/aerial-photography%c2%a0platforms/ | Aerial Photography platforms | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"helicopter",
"photography",
"radio controlled",
"rc"
] | [Eric Austin] is
using a Canon 7D with this RC helicopter
to capture some amazing HD video. His success has manifested itself in a company that is now manufacturing these platforms ready-to-use. Take a
look at their blog
to see some of the hardware they’re working on, such as a tricopter and hexacopter photo platforms.... | 42 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "138781",
"author": "Squirrel",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T22:08:50",
"content": "Wow, HaD has already broken double-digits for the number of releases today!Keep up the good Hacking!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138785",
"a... | 1,760,377,453.777144 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/mind-controlled-rovio/ | Mind Controlled Rovio | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"eeg",
"mind",
"rovio"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNkkuMO5l7A]
[Robert] at Extremetech was going to write a review of the Emotiv EEG headset but found the bundled software lacking. He decided to write something to really show off what could be done with an EEG in your home. He is now
controlling his Rovio with his mind
. He had ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "138780",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T22:08:10",
"content": "I don’t see how he can call it a spy robot either, I have one and it’s pretty loud.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138814",
"author": "Needles",
... | 1,760,377,454.149302 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/printable-mecanum%c2%a0wheel/ | Printable mecanum wheel | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"makerbot",
"mecanum",
"wheel"
] | [Zaggo] developed a
printable mecanum wheel
. These are designed to allow a wheeled vehicle to move in any direction. He uses parts printed with a Makerbot along with commonly available bearings, bolts, washers, and nuts.
Download the STL files
need for printing and watch the assembly video after the break. We’ve also ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "138772",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T21:07:32",
"content": "So that’s what they’re called!Simply amazing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138773",
"author": "glagnar",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T21:0... | 1,760,377,453.874567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/learn-console%c2%a0hacking/ | Learn console hacking | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"n64",
"portable",
"tutorial",
"verbose"
] | This bright red handheld is [Bacteria’s]
portable N64 console
. We’re beginning to feel a bit saturated with N64 portable hacks, having seen one that
looks like a Game Boy
, another
in a shiny black case
, and yet
another in a white case
. This time around it’s not just the end product, but [Bacteria] has posted a saga... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "138761",
"author": "kgrube",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T19:39:38",
"content": "I was hoping this would be a picture of a DS. Which is basically an N64.Liiike this:http://bit.ly/b7Pkkm(ok ok ok, it’s not quite the same thing, gimme a berak)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,453.820864 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/bonfire-interactivity-using-pico-projectors-and-cameras/ | Bonfire – Interactivity Using Pico Projectors And Cameras | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"camera",
"mirror",
"projector"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3MZYRAZJNk]
This video
shows a demonstration of Bonfire, an additional interface for computers. It consists of a pico projector and camera hang on the back of either side of a laptop. The projector displays information on the table top and the camera monitors the area for intera... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "138739",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T18:17:09",
"content": "Good idea, but currently not clean and “ökonom” enought. Fine :) lg phil",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138743",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,454.191261 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/report-from-esc-silicon-valley-2010/ | Report From ESC Silicon Valley 2010 | Phil Burgess | [
"Android Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"cons",
"hardware",
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Linux Hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"beagleboard",
"conference",
"convention",
"embedded",
"enigma",
"esc",
"hexapod",
"iphone",
"ipod",
"led",
"lego",
"mbed",
"microchip",
"nxp",
"nxt",
"robot",
"san jose",
"silicon valley",
"stm",
"teardown",
"ti",
"trade show",
"xbee"
] | Ah, the heady aroma of damp engineers! It’s raining in Silicon Valley, where the
2010 Embedded Systems Conference
is getting off the ground at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center.
ESC is primarily an industry event. In the past there’s been some lighter fare such as
Parallax, Inc.
representing the hobbyist market and
... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "138716",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T16:22:22",
"content": "Enough trivia. What swag did you get??!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138727",
"author": "SSG Stens",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T17:35:34",
"... | 1,760,377,454.06025 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/multiple-buttons-and-a-pot-on-one%c2%a0pin/ | Multiple Buttons And A Pot On one pin | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"potentiometer",
"voltage divider"
] | [Kevin Fodor] shares his method of
reading multiple inputs on one pin
of a microcontroller. The analog to digital convert function of the microcontroller is used to read a potentiometer but with some careful calculations a resistor network can be built into the circuit that provides a unique voltage value for each butt... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "138714",
"author": "atrain",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T16:18:06",
"content": "Heres a better way of doing it:Use an R-2R network, you can have any number of switches, limited to the accuracy of the ADC and tolerance of the resistors. It also allows multiple button presses etc.Eg: One... | 1,760,377,454.250204 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/altair-8800-pc-case-can-emulate-the-original-hardware/ | Altair 8800 Pc Case Can Emulate The Original Hardware | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"8800",
"altair",
"case",
"pic"
] | The Altair computer is commonly considered the genesis of personal computing and for that reason it has a special place in the hearts of many. [Bob Alexander] brings back the glory of
the Altair 8800 plus a lot of added computing power
. This PC case houses a Core i5 system but the front panel isn’t just for looks. He ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "138273",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T19:28:53",
"content": "Pure awesome. Now to check out how he did it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138294",
"author": "BigBubbaX",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T21:... | 1,760,377,454.362146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/update-ir-controlled-lighting/ | Update: IR Controlled Lighting | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"dimmer",
"infrared",
"ir",
"pic",
"switch"
] | [Muris] is back with
another infrared controlled lighting hack
. When we checked in with him last year he was showing off
an IR controlled dimmer module
. Now he’s back with this device that is CFL friendly. Because standard CFL bulbs are not dimmer compatible he’s adapted the project away from dimming and toward switc... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "138258",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T18:16:08",
"content": "People are so lazy and use arduinos for everything, this could have been made much simpler…. wait",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138259",
"author":... | 1,760,377,454.410905 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/biosphere-lighting/ | Biosphere Lighting | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"biosphere",
"cree",
"led",
"timer"
] | Sometimes, sitting in a windowless office can drive you crazy. Adding a little bit of life and color can really help. [Gripen40k] did this by
building a biosphere
. He didn’t have any windows though, so he made an LED light on a PIC based timer. What is interesting is what he did with a thermistor. The Cree LED bulb th... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "138246",
"author": "Heatgap/Ho0d0o",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T17:27:21",
"content": "This is a fun project that can be applied on a larger scale even for some cool plant displays at home.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138251",... | 1,760,377,454.777297 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/26/spinning-ball-of-led-awesomeness/ | Spinning Ball Of LED Awesomeness | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"light"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2-tqoyGik]
Take a few moments and watch this
3 axis rotating LED light display
fire up. The final effect of being an RGB glowing ball is nice, but we’re fascinated with the structure. There are tons of great detailed pictures of the assembly on the forum thread to feast your e... | 63 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "138194",
"author": "Tom",
"timestamp": "2010-04-26T15:08:50",
"content": "That’s simply beautiful… Lovely construction too, so as not to fall apart at those speeds…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138195",
"author": "Blinded... | 1,760,377,455.179986 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/25/wii-remote-controlled-balancing-wheel-chair/ | Wii Remote Controlled Balancing Wheel chair | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"balance",
"pmr",
"remote",
"segway",
"wii"
] | The Personal Mobility Robot (PMR) has a chair for a passenger and balances on two wheels like a Segway. Now the clever folks at the University of Tokyo have added
Wii remote control to the platform
in a full-sized version of
the Segwii
. We understand that adding Wiimote control to anything isn’t exactly groundbreaking... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "138094",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-04-25T19:18:25",
"content": "hmm, probably cheaper than normal wheelchair control interfaces, but probably needs more work on the part of the user in most cases.@cboywow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,454.688419 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/25/custom-controllers-for-playstation-3/ | Custom Controllers For PlayStation 3 | Mike Szczys | [
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"mouse",
"playstation 3",
"ps2",
"ps3",
"Teensy",
"usb"
] | [Matlo] worked out a way to
use a PS/2 Keyboard and USB mouse with a PlayStation3
. The hard work is handled by a Teensy board, which is becoming
a popular choice with controller hacks
. It interfaces with the keyboard and mouse, translates their input, and sends joystick button commands to the PS3. He is limited to ma... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "138074",
"author": "aw",
"timestamp": "2010-04-25T16:59:06",
"content": "That’s pretty neat! Didn’t know the PS3 is less picky about the controllers. Sadly the xbox 360 seems quite protected using the controller authentication. So ugly how xbox users need to solder things to a con... | 1,760,377,454.98517 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/25/rf-transmission-in-the-9-khz-band/ | RF Transmission In The 9 KHz Band | Mike Szczys | [
"News",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"coil",
"ham",
"magnet wire",
"radio"
] | [W1VLF] is on a quest to communicate over long distances with a 9 kilohertz transmitter.
He built this giant coil
with that in mind. A round concrete form was used as a base and wound with magnet wire by hand. We’d recommend building
an automated winding device
, but this method seems to have worked. Operating at 50 Wa... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "138069",
"author": "Alan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-25T16:22:46",
"content": "Nice. I’m not so much interested in radio, but thanks for taking all the photos and posting them.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138071",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,454.926298 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/puppet-circuits/ | Puppet Circuits | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"animatronics",
"puppets"
] | This isn’t a specific project, so much as a pointer to a budding new site.
Puppet Circuits
is the project of [Raphael Abrams], one of the co founders of
NYC Resistor
. As you can probably guess, he has been posting about the circuits he uses in his animatronic puppets. I faces all kinds of problems since may of the sys... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "138693",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T15:12:40",
"content": "I faces spealing probmels too",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138700",
"author": "thlipsis",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T15:28:54",
"content":... | 1,760,377,454.732775 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/rfid-immobiliser/ | RFID Immobiliser | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"car",
"rfid",
"security"
] | [andrew_h] has put together this slick anti theft device for his car. The
RFID immobiliser
is used to keep the car from starting unless you swipe an RFID tag. Depending on how well you hide it, and how well the person stealing the car knows you, they would have no reason to suspect that they have to swipe the tag. Even... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "138673",
"author": "miguel",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T14:07:57",
"content": "how realiable is this? i mean let’s say youre out on the road and the car dies and you need to restart it and then it just doesnt start…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,455.047322 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/hackaday-links-april-28-2010/ | Hackaday Links: April 28, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"case",
"gamepad",
"helicopter",
"shiftbrite",
"surf"
] | Cell phone chopper control
Control your tiny inexpensive
helicopter with a Nokia N900
. The chopper uses an infrared remote control, just like a television. Getting this to work was just a matter of figuring out the IR commands and writing an app for the phone to spit them out.
Fade to black; inconspicuously
Lost inter... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "138665",
"author": "zigzagjoe",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T13:08:06",
"content": "Gamepad link is for roomba.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138667",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T13:37:13",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,455.102737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/28/part-arcade-part-guitar/ | Part Arcade, Part Guitar | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"8bit",
"arcade",
"guitar",
"music",
"play",
"sound"
] | Finally a guitar that all of the arcade gaming geeks can jam with. [Mike Davenport] sent us his
8bit arcade based guitar
for his senior project. Details are a little sparse if you intend to build you own at the moment, but he does mention the basics: such as it uses an
FPGA
for logic and function, the strings and joyst... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "138654",
"author": "mixadj",
"timestamp": "2010-04-28T12:30:35",
"content": "This is amazing…..love the addition of pots in the place of strings.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138668",
"author": "SlurmMcKenzie",
"times... | 1,760,377,455.224832 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/i-am-root-alex-ereader/ | I Am Root! – Alex EReader | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"alex",
"android",
"ereader",
"root",
"rooted"
] | The
Alex eReader has been rooted
. This
little handheld
was the belle of the ball at CES 2010 when it came to eReaders. Now that is has been released into the wild it takes its place next to
the heavy hitters
that have
already seen root access
. If you’re unfamiliar, this device boasts a six-inch e-ink display and a 32... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "138515",
"author": "Dennis Booth",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T20:27:24",
"content": "This looks like a good start for a Filetopia chat terminal !http://bomarc.org",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "138522",
"author": "ghosty",
... | 1,760,377,455.280825 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/apod-an-update/ | Apod, An Update | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"apod",
"hexapod",
"phoenix"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaNkff5Yyg]
Apod walks
! If you recall,
last year we discovered Apod
, the creepy lifelike hexapod creation made by [Zenta]. At that point in time, it basically just shifted around nicely but didn’t do much walking. Well, [Zenta] has been hard at work since then and now Apod is... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "138502",
"author": "NEW ORLEANS COMPUTER REPAIR SHOP",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T19:20:40",
"content": "It seems pretty cool, can someone tell me what makes this so different than stuff they have in Hollywood or at NASA?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},... | 1,760,377,455.443656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/40-msps-digital-oscilloscope/ | 40 MSPS Digital Oscilloscope | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"atmega162",
"cpld",
"oscilloscope"
] | If you can fabricate single-sided circuit boards at home
you can build this digital oscilloscope
. It uses mostly through-hole components with just a couple of surface mount chips to contend with. An ATmega162 handles the hardware end of things with a CPLD used to manage the sampling rate. Data is displayed on a 240×12... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "138487",
"author": "lurker",
"timestamp": "2010-04-27T18:11:57",
"content": "Cool project, but the link is wrong – It goes to his monitor tester (which is equally useful)…http://www.eosystems.ro/eoscope/eoscope_en.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,455.335454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/24/rendering-and-blendering-in-a-file-cabinet/ | Rendering And Blendering In A File Cabinet | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"blender",
"farm",
"file cabinet",
"render"
] | The Blender Foundation has
just received a new render farm
. It came in the form of a four-drawer file cabinet something akin to the popular
Ikea clusters
. Each draw holds four motherboards, power supplies, and hard drives and the whole cabinet will eventually add up to a 16-node cluster. Join in on the geeky exciteme... | 39 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "137913",
"author": "Jb2kred",
"timestamp": "2010-04-24T20:04:06",
"content": "wow, i mean wow if i had the money and time i would build a farm like that and i love the color",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137927",
"author":... | 1,760,377,455.54139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/24/apple-iie-twitter-ticker/ | Apple IIe Twitter ticker | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"apple iie",
"ftdi",
"twitter"
] | A hand input bootloader and a custom communications protocol are what bring the
Apple IIe Twitter ticker to life
. [Chris Yerga] bought the decades-old machine for $20 at a flea market. Having just completed his
TweetWall
he decided to adapt the idea for the 1 MHz machine. He manually input a 50 byte bootloader that wo... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "137887",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2010-04-24T15:19:42",
"content": "Wow. It’s hard to imagine that the 1/4″ PIC chip I’m working on now runs 48 times faster than that whole huge computer, and probably supports more functions.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"... | 1,760,377,455.594211 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/23/driving-the-car-without-going-anywhere/ | Driving The Car Without Going Anywhere | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"canbus",
"controller",
"odb-ii",
"video game",
"vw"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psAZSPK4pWc]
This
video game controller
is a factory fresh VW. Much like the
racing simulator from earlier in the week
, the video game data is being displayed on the instrument panel. This takes us to a much higher level now because control for the game is taken from the car’s
C... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "137763",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2010-04-23T20:12:51",
"content": "Pretty neat, just needs a hood speaker, 360 degree screening and force feedback.Lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137768",
"author": "Mike Don... | 1,760,377,455.737598 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/23/playstation-2-controller-to-psp-adapter/ | Playstation 2 Controller To PSP Adapter | Mike Szczys | [
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"playstation",
"psp",
"tv out"
] | [TokyoDrift] built an adapter that allows you to
connect a PlayStation 2 controller to a PlayStation Portable
. It’s a bit different from similar hacks as this adapter doesn’t require any hardware alteration to the PSP or the controller. To do so, a plug-in is used on the PSP firmware side of things. The adapter then m... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "137703",
"author": "Killer",
"timestamp": "2010-04-23T15:20:48",
"content": "—————–MW2 Killcam—————–",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137710",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2010-04-23T15:48:04",
"content": "Damn, n... | 1,760,377,455.655676 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/23/flux-cored-to-mig-welder-conversion/ | Flux-cored To MIG Welder Conversion | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"flux-cored",
"mig",
"welder",
"welding"
] | [Rob] sent us some information on how
he converted his flux-cored welder to a metal inert gas welder
. He used a piece of DOM tubing as a collet with a side inlet tube that he uses to inject carbon dioxide. The gas is sourced from a 12 ounce paint ball CO2 tank and it looks like there’s a valve right at the junction wi... | 32 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "137689",
"author": "loonquawl",
"timestamp": "2010-04-23T14:39:14",
"content": "With Co2 it’s called MAG (_a_ctive gas) as opposed to MIG (_i_nert gas).The CO2 will break apart at the temperatures reached, injecting carbon into the metal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,456.170471 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/23/wifi-and-bluetooth-sniffing-rifle/ | WiFi And Bluetooth Sniffing Rifle | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"cantenna",
"nerf",
"sniffing",
"wifi"
] | [.ronin] built an
all-in-one WiFi and Bluetooth sniffer
. He used a Nerf rifle as a base and added two Pringles cantennas, a tablet PC, and other various bits to tie it all together. Now he wanders the streets, explaining the device to bewildered passersby. After
showing the device at CarolinaCon 2010
(here’s a
PDF of ... | 52 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "137673",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2010-04-23T13:08:58",
"content": "Someone please drop something heavy on Killcam?-and, uh…don’t cross the streams.This is incredibly cool! Well done!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,456.103921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/22/get-serious-about-building-a-sequencer/ | Get Serious About Building A Sequencer | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"midibox",
"pcb",
"sequencer"
] | This is the
fourth generation MIDIbox sequencer
which has a features set that’s several screens long. We’ve embedded the teaser video of this 16-track marvel after the break. You can use it via a traditional MIDI connection or with USB. Standalone Ethernet features are also in the works. It’s
fully documented
and you c... | 55 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "137531",
"author": "David X. Hugo",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T17:28:17",
"content": "Teaser was the correct word, sir.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137540",
"author": "WeblionX",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T18:40:41",
... | 1,760,377,456.019025 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/22/build-a-foam-machine/ | Build A Foam Machine | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"bubble bath",
"foam",
"party"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO7d11X8uT4]
Spice up your next house party with this
diy foam machine
. [Stephen Martin] posted his PDF plans for
version 1
and
version 2
of the device. It seems the deciding factor on the machine is the type of fabric screen used to create the suds from a bubble bath liquid. Th... | 32 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "137508",
"author": "Sean T.",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T16:20:00",
"content": "Spice up your house party AND shampoo your carpets at the SAME TIME! A sure fire way to clean up those annoying spills and vomit stains that plague every good party…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,456.282492 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/22/vfd-as-a-sound-amplifier/ | VFD As A Sound Amplifier | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"amp",
"vacuum fluorescent display",
"vacuum tube",
"vfd"
] | [Alessandro Lambardi] had some vacuum flourescent displays that he pulled from junked VCRs. His latest project is an experiment to use one of the VFDs as a headphone amplifier (
Wayback Machine Cache
). This means he’s trying to use them as vacuum triode amplifiers, aka
vacuum tubes
. He did get it to work but as he su... | 16 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "137496",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T15:15:34",
"content": "I swear I read this on here before…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137498",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T15:34:29",
"content... | 1,760,377,456.218926 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/22/android-on-the-iphone/ | Android On The IPhone | James Munns | [
"Android Hacks",
"google hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"2g",
"android",
"iphone",
"iphonelinux",
"linux",
"openiboot"
] | [youtube=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yO2KQHkt4A%5D
Android,
on the iPhone
? We’ve covered
iPhone Linux
before… and if you look back, we mentioned the possibility of porting Android to the iPhone (even way back in 2008!). Well we are proud to announce that
The Future is Now
! The details are a little slim so far, b... | 40 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "137479",
"author": "DigitalKlepto",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T14:25:04",
"content": "I applaud the effort greatly. I look forward to the continued progress in getting an alternative OS to the iPhone and the completion of this project. From what it looks like, this is basically the ... | 1,760,377,456.589361 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/22/usb-vu-meter/ | USB VU-meter | Jakob Griffith | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"hid",
"led",
"needle",
"pic",
"PIC18F2550",
"pwm",
"rgb",
"usb",
"VU meter",
"waitingforfriday"
] | [youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsg24MGNpRc&feature=player_embedded%5D
WaitingForFriday’s [Simon Inns] is quite possibly the USB interface and PIC master. This week he let us know about his
VU-meter repurposed as a computer performance monitor
using a PIC18F2550 and his
open source USB Generic HID communication... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "137461",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2010-04-22T13:05:57",
"content": "PIC + analog meters. Very cool.I’ve wanted to build a meter set like this for my server that monitors upstream/downstream data, only my panel meters are from 1920 and about 8″ in dia (from an old kiln motor ... | 1,760,377,456.470453 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/21/are-you-human-resistor-edition/ | Are You Human? Resistor Edition | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"captcha",
"color code",
"resistor",
"resisty",
"wordpress"
] | [PT] tipped us off about a new way to screen bots from automatically leaving comments.
Resisty
is like CAPTCHA but it requires you to decipher color bands on a resistor instead of mangled text. This won’t do much for the cause of
digitizing books
, but if you can never remember your color codes this is
a good way to pr... | 72 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "137304",
"author": "woah",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T18:10:57",
"content": "I’m pretty sure this is easier to crack than a CAPTCHA. Still fun idea though :p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137307",
"author": "squidarthur",
... | 1,760,377,456.422918 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/21/flaming-hot-brick-plays-games-promotes-tendonitis/ | Flaming Hot Brick Plays Games, Promotes Tendonitis | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"n64",
"portable"
] | The continuing battle for smallest console-made-portable continues with
this N64 portable hack
. Unlike the
last
two
that we saw, this version opts for an over-under rather than side-by-side control scheme. This results in a small overall size, but because this thing is a thick brick we wonder if playing for hours woul... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "137291",
"author": "oNo",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T17:09:49",
"content": "Ok no offence but what is with the HaD writers insulting every project or being sarcastic about it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137292",
"author":... | 1,760,377,456.331384 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/21/replicating-connectors-by-machining-pvc/ | Replicating Connectors By Machining PVC | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"aquarium",
"hang on tank",
"lathe",
"PVC"
] | [Alex] bought a hang on tank filter for his aquarium. Unfortunately it was made for a different water level than he was using and didn’t have the ability to adjust that he needed. Add to that the non-standard pipe sizing which compounded the problem by making it difficult to extend the intake and output tubes. He overc... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "137277",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T16:35:31",
"content": "Don’t forget to give that paint PLENTY of time to air out before you place it in a fish tank; those critters can be very sensitive to contamination.Nice work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,456.520092 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/20/gps-embedded-in-visor/ | GPS Embedded In Visor | Jakob Griffith | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"aluminum",
"car",
"gps",
"mount",
"seamless",
"visor"
] | We’re all for putting a GPS where it doesn’t normally go, but we’re not sure
[Roberto’s] version
* is the best of locations. Take for example
[Jair2k4’s] GPS
. It doesn’t block out 50% of his vision of the road and the impending accident in front of him.
Regardless, the solid aluminum and seamless mounting really does ... | 38 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "137026",
"author": "Dan Fruzzetti",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T14:35:49",
"content": "Really pretty and nicely hewn-in design. really great finish. I’m not sure I would put GPS/Nav there but it’s a great idea for a starting point — how about diagnostic info from the car, so you don’... | 1,760,377,456.661184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/19/gently-stroke-this-drum/ | Gently Stroke This Drum | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"camera. midi",
"drum",
"elastic",
"rubber",
"silent"
] | The silent drum
is played with your hands. It acts as a midi device by analyzing the movement of the rubbery black drum head. As you can see in the photo, one side of the body is clear and the other is white. A light shines up into it to boost the contrast and a camera picks up the black head as it moves past the white... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "136895",
"author": "someone",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T19:17:37",
"content": "And there goes my belief that drums are allways fun…nice idea, bad demo",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136897",
"author": "yosh",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,458.578923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/19/build-your-own-rfid-reader/ | Build Your Own RFID Reader | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega32",
"cornell",
"reader",
"rfid"
] | We asked for it and our readers delivered. [Klulukasz] left a comment pointing to this
diy RFID reader
that was a final project in 2006 for a class at Cornell University. It is well documented and includes not only a schematic and code, but an explanation of the design considerations used during the build. The project ... | 25 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "136886",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T18:35:14",
"content": "not as simple as the sploofer O_o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136903",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T19:52:27",
"cont... | 1,760,377,458.752443 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/19/toaster-web-interface/ | Toaster Web Interface | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"toast",
"toaster",
"webserver",
"wiznet"
] | Within a ten-hour window [Wes Brown] threw together this
toaster with a web interface
for one of his classes. He sourced the
WIZnet embedded webserver
for the project but this could be pulled off with
a homebrew webserver
as well. When you point your browser to the correct address you’re greeted with images of bread th... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "136868",
"author": "imightbefirst...NOT.",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T17:02:14",
"content": "OW! IT STABBED ME!(See XKCD)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136873",
"author": "Charper",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T17:39:50",
... | 1,760,377,458.262971 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/19/augmented-reality-glasses/ | Augmented Reality Glasses | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"glasses",
"webcam"
] | Augmented reality is a pretty neat thing but we don’t want to live our lives staring at a smartphone as we walk around. [F00] didn’t either so he built these
augmented reality glasses
. You can see a hole in the middle of the glasses where he added a webcam. The camera captures the image in front of you, processes it t... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "136855",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T16:01:08",
"content": "You put this much work into a project just to look at fiduciary markers with it…Give me an Eyetap + S.L.A.M or P.T.A.M.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "13... | 1,760,377,458.6456 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/19/makerbot-clone/ | Makerbot Clone | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"extruder",
"makerbot",
"printer"
] | This
table-top extruder
was modeled after the
Makerbot
. Instead of laser-cut wood this is built from acrylic, uses salvaged rods from laser printers, some inexpensive stepper motors, and a homemade extruder. All said and done, [
Peter Jansen
] figures this build came in somewhere around $200-300. It may not look as ni... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "136846",
"author": "Andres",
"timestamp": "2010-04-19T13:27:56",
"content": "This isn’t really a makerbot clone, the similarities of the shapes (a box) has more to do with the fact that they wanted a passively heated build chamber. in this respect i’d consider it superior.also, thei... | 1,760,377,458.868156 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/18/arduino-rfid-spoofer/ | Arduino RFID Spoofer | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"coil",
"rfid",
"spoof"
] | An Arduino, a spent roll of toilet paper, magnet wire, and a few passive components are what’s needed to build this
RFID spoofer
. It’s quick, dirty, and best of all, simple. However, [SketchSk3tch’s] creation is not an RFID cloner. You must already know the hex code of the tag you want to spoof. That may or may not be... | 36 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "136726",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2010-04-18T16:53:10",
"content": "You can get a functional, assembled RFID reader from Parallax for $40. You would need a uC capable of generating the 125 KHz while simultaneously monitoring the power going into the LC antenna circuit ... | 1,760,377,458.824401 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/21/all-terrain-camera/ | All-terrain Camera | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"beetlecam",
"burrard-lucas",
"remote control"
] | One part remote control car, one part camera, and two parts flash make up this
all-terrain camera
. The folks at Burrard-Lucas photography put together this guerrilla device to capture images of some of the world’s more dangerous wildlife like elephants and tigers (oh my!). This project furthers our opinion that
great ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "137266",
"author": "Eugene",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T15:22:15",
"content": "Very clever, first time the flash triggers, elephant gets annoyed and stomps the camera, wait for them to leave, then recover what remains of camera to sift through the debris to recover the memory card.",
... | 1,760,377,458.696845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/21/infrared-transmission-decoding/ | Infrared Transmission Decoding | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"infrared",
"manchester encoding",
"rc5",
"remote control"
] | Alright class, quiet down and open your books to the chapter on Manchester Encoding. [Brian J Hoskins] did just that when building this
RC5 decoder
. This protocol is commonly used in television remote controls. You use them on a daily basis, don’t you think it’s time you understood what’s going on? Check out his write... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "137257",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T14:38:41",
"content": "Cool little writeup, found it pretty handy!also first :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137263",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T15:0... | 1,760,377,458.467915 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/21/egg-incubation-chamber/ | Egg Incubation Chamber | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"attiny26",
"dc18b20",
"incubation"
] | [Mazomen] left the expensive ready-to-order options for others and built his own
egg incubation chamber
. It keeps the eggs warm and happy in a Styrofoam lined box. Temperature regulation is handled by an ATtiny26 microcontroller in conjunction with a DS18B20 temperature sensor. When the temp drops, two 60-watt light b... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "137243",
"author": "guffguff",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T13:19:31",
"content": "What and eggsellent idea…Sorry… :S",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137245",
"author": "fsphil",
"timestamp": "2010-04-21T13:38:58",
"cont... | 1,760,377,458.526387 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/20/automated-guitar-pickup-winding/ | Automated Guitar Pickup Winding | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Musical Hacks"
] | [
"guitar",
"pic",
"pic16f887",
"pickup",
"winder",
"wire wrap"
] | [Robert Pickering] shares his
automated guitar pickup winder
with us. He built it for his senior project at Old Dominion University. Two stepper motors are used to wind the magnet wire around the pickup hardware. The unit is PIC based and about six minutes into the video (embedded after the break) you can see that he u... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "137089",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T19:16:57",
"content": "I’m in the process of finishing up a very similar build. Using the laser carriage from a cd/dvd drive as the traverse mechanism (as you put it). Mine uses an Arduino brain. Got interested in winding coils ... | 1,760,377,458.318483 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/20/fisheye-lens-for-your-slr/ | Fisheye Lens For Your SLR | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"fisheye",
"lens",
"SLR"
] | [Bhautik Joshi’s]
fisheye lens hack
works well and looks OK too. It uses a door peephole from the hardware store as the fisheye and a slide projector lens to enlarge the image for proper sizing on the camera’s sensor. He included an EOS lens adapter so that it is easy to install and remove, then grabbed a soda can and ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "137067",
"author": "regulatre",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T17:18:14",
"content": "Way to go! I like the pix. I am a little worried about scratching my lens though, but I may still give it a try!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137... | 1,760,377,458.919869 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/20/twittering-pub-hanging/ | Twittering Pub Hanging | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"bender",
"matrix",
"oled",
"thermoplastic",
"tweetwall",
"twitter"
] | There’s nothing groundbreaking about this hack, called
the TweetWall
, but the craftsmanship is gorgeous! [Yergacheffe] had access to the right tools; an epilog laser and a thermoplastic bender (an item we didn’t know we needed until now… thanks a lot). It has the usual bits you’d expect in a Twitter ticker, an
LED mat... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "137045",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T16:03:31",
"content": "Couldn’t we all just agree that twitter is stupid?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137046",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T16:0... | 1,760,377,459.112927 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/20/just-the-right-controller-for-any-game/ | Just The Right Controller For Any Game | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"classic",
"controller",
"emulator",
"gamepad",
"usb"
] | [Patrice]
hacked all of his classic controllers
for use when playing games on an emulator. He made the base station starting with a USB gaming controller. From there he soldered wires connecting the PCB pads for all of the buttons to the pins of a d-sub connector. The same is done on the classic controller, allowing hi... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "137039",
"author": "Rocks25",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T15:33:13",
"content": "Now that’s awesome.(first comment)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "137041",
"author": "emilio",
"timestamp": "2010-04-20T15:43:37",
"conte... | 1,760,377,459.058009 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/16/hijacking-the-mazda-lcd-display/ | Hijacking The Mazda LCD Display | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"dashboard",
"lcd",
"mazda"
] | [Pieter] is in the process of adding a turbo package to his ride. He needed a status display for the boost but didn’t have a good way to mount an additional display. He came up with the idea of using the LCD screen that’s already in the dashboard, but the specs for it were not available. Wielding his hard-earned hackin... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "136434",
"author": "Dan Fruzzetti",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T19:10:48",
"content": "I really admire this kind of work because IMO it’s the best way to go. It hides under the dashboard and the turbo under the hood. It looks like anyone else’s car, so it doesn’t stick out as somethi... | 1,760,377,459.969981 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/16/virtual-windows-that-track-a-viewers-position/ | Virtual Windows That Track A Viewer’s Position | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"plasma",
"virtual",
"wii",
"window",
"winscape"
] | Winscape
will let you replace that garbage-strewn ally view with just about anything you want. The two windows above are actually plasma screen televisions. In between them you can spot a Nintendo Wii Remote that is used to track an IR badge worn by the person in the room. As they move, the images on the screens are ch... | 44 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "136418",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T18:07:15",
"content": "Neat.But I bet the effect is strange for a second viewer who sits still while the badge wearer roams around.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136419",
... | 1,760,377,459.60131 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/16/vigorous-exercise-keeps-the-tunes-coming/ | Vigorous Exercise Keeps The Tunes Coming | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"exercise",
"motion",
"mp3",
"pir",
"volume"
] | There are cars that increase the radio volume as you drive faster, and video games that ramp up the music as your gameplay improves (we’re looking at you SSX Tricky). Now you can add that feature to your workout with [Polymithic’s]
Motion Feedback MP3 Player
. It uses a
passive infrared sensor
to detect motion so there... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "136451",
"author": "kristian",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T19:55:32",
"content": "^ lame.lol, this is clever. i need something like this… :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136486",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2010... | 1,760,377,459.40851 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/16/coin-op-pays-out-when-you-win/ | Coin-op Pays Out When You Win | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"coin",
"hopper",
"mame",
"pic"
] | The days of plugging coins into a stand up arcade game are sadly dwindling. [Dirk] figured out a way to prolong the nostalgia by incorporating currency back into the experience in a useful way. He
rebuilt the video game Raiden
to pay out a prize when you win the game. Now it takes a coin for each play but if you make i... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "136409",
"author": "kirov",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T16:50:10",
"content": "yep its a good thing he wore those kitchen sink rubber gloves, whenever I play with dangerous electrical equipment I always cheap out and use something not rated for this line of work at all.",
"parent_i... | 1,760,377,459.805666 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/16/victorian-styled-nixie-tester/ | Victorian Styled Nixie Tester | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"nixie",
"steampunk",
"tube"
] | While building some nixie clocks,[Blue_Metal] ended up destroying a few tubes. He found that having a tester sitting around would have been most helpful. Taking some pride in his tools, he put some major effort into building his
nixie tube tester
. It is quite visually pleasing, featuring hand cut brass framing, custom... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "136401",
"author": "Slime",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T16:06:28",
"content": "Oh my!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136406",
"author": "pod",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T16:43:05",
"content": "Haha, I love how careful yo... | 1,760,377,459.455349 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/16/beer-can-pinhole-camera/ | Beer Can Pinhole Camera | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"6 month",
"arc",
"beer",
"camera",
"CAN",
"exposure",
"photograph",
"picture",
"pinhole",
"sun"
] | When [Justin Quinnell] sent in his
beer can pinhole camera
, we were just floored. The parts are easy to obtain, and the process for building and ‘shooting’ with the camera are near effortless.
The
really
impressive part of this hack is letting your camera sit for 6 months facing the sun. Yes, you read that correct, a
... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "136386",
"author": "flatr0ze",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T14:17:47",
"content": "That’s f****in’ awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136387",
"author": "Rizla++",
"timestamp": "2010-04-16T14:24:42",
"content": "I ... | 1,760,377,459.755335 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/mindstorm-plays-tetris-for-you/ | Mindstorm Plays Tetris For You | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dm6437",
"lego",
"mindstorm",
"tetris",
"ti"
] | Obviously you’ve got too much hacking to do right now, but that game of Tetris isn’t going to play itself. [Branislav Kisacanin] has you covered with his
Tetris-playing robot
which is build with LEGO Mindstorm pieces. The setup is actually pretty complicated. A Texas Instruments DM6437 video development board watches t... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "136306",
"author": "Mikey",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T21:21:50",
"content": "The video was kind of a let down, as cool as this is, I’d rather see more of the robot moving, than a silent tetris screen for the first 45 minutes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,459.499344 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/18/hackaday-links-april-18-2010/ | Hackaday Links: April 18, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"condom",
"mill",
"wire wrap"
] | Remote motion control
This project walks though a method of
controlling motors with an accelerometer
when the two are physically separated. Two Arduinos are used, with the user interface and the motor control connected via Ethernet. This must be useful for something; maybe it should be the next step once you
get your a... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "136721",
"author": "Whatnot",
"timestamp": "2010-04-18T16:14:21",
"content": "At one time wire-wrapping had a certain popularity, even though it was still on the fringe, and even NASA used it and had instructions on how to do it.I’ve only seen it in a device twice though, and one of... | 1,760,377,459.864191 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/18/didj-hacking-djhi-2-8-preorder/ | Didj Hacking: DJHI 2.8 Preorder | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"Didj",
"djhi",
"rs232"
] | The DJHI 2.8 is now
available for preorder
. The
DHJI
acts as an alternative serial connection in order to protect
the Didj
from the 12V signals it would be exposed to with a direct serial connection to your PC. It also adds in a microSD card slot and makes the connection process as simple as plugging it into the cartr... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "136712",
"author": "NFN_NLN",
"timestamp": "2010-04-18T15:37:41",
"content": "Don’t know anything about this but if it’s just a 12V to TTL why not use a MAX232?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAX232",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,460.018173 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/18/racing-sim-with-real-car-parts/ | Racing Sim With Real Car Parts | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"bmw",
"instrument cluster",
"racing"
] | [Alex Rosiu] picked up this instrument cluster from a 1992 BMW. After some trial and error he’s
hooked it up for use with a racing simulator
. You can see how amazingly well it works in the video after the break. An Arduino Mega takes incoming data from the PC and actuates the appropriate indicators on the module. [Ale... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "136698",
"author": "XPN",
"timestamp": "2010-04-18T13:20:55",
"content": "Seems like a fun idea. Imagine rigging up a BMW with a monitor instead of the windscreen aswel, Ultimate Sim !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136701",
... | 1,760,377,460.075185 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/17/beginner-concepts-using-an-accelerometer/ | Beginner Concepts: Using An Accelerometer | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"adxl320",
"beginner concepts",
"pic"
] | Accelerometers make for nice user interaction, that’s why every Apple product seems to have one included and the Nintendo Wii is still alive despite its underpowered graphics capabilities. Adding one to your project is pretty simple, just a matter of reading in analog data and interpreting it according to the datasheet... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "136615",
"author": "RazorConcepts",
"timestamp": "2010-04-17T21:59:09",
"content": "One small page on theory and the rest on how to blink an LED… not very informative.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136617",
"author": "Jeff... | 1,760,377,460.142033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/17/improving-a-motorized-toy/ | Improving A Motorized Toy | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"Power Wheels",
"reverse",
"steering"
] | [Dan Fruzzetti’s] daughter was delighted to get a motorized vehicle from her Grandparents, but [Dan] was unimpressed with the stock features. The lead-acid battery supplied remarkable life between charges, but the vehicle only had one feature: a go button that routed juice to the bipolar motor. After the break we’ll lo... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "136604",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-17T20:50:05",
"content": "Needs thishttp://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DCM-1353/24VDC-350W-MOTOR-11-TOOTH-24-WIRE/1.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136605",... | 1,760,377,460.198165 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/17/four-channel-logic-analyzer/ | Four Channel Logic Analyzer | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"logic analyzer",
"pic18f4580"
] | If you’ve got a graphic LCD lying around you can build this
four-channel logic analyzer
with a couple handfuls of cheap components. [Ronald de Bruijn’s] design uses a PIC18F4580 to sample up to four logic inputs at a maximum resolution of 2 MHz. He’s included the PCB artwork so that you can etch your own board. Having ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "136590",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-17T19:37:17",
"content": "Does it support sine waves, or just square?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136594",
"author": "Matt Turner",
"timestamp": "2010-04-17T20:01... | 1,760,377,460.246867 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/17/zune-gets-hacked-openzdk/ | Zune Gets Hacked, OpenZDK | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"applications",
"apps",
"firmware",
"games",
"openzdk",
"xna",
"zune",
"Zune HD"
] | Here is one that really got some of us at the HAD offices excited (yes, we own Zunes). The introduction of the
Open Zune Development Kit
(
Internet Archive
). Sure, there was
XNA
, and we even toyed around with it. But anyone will quickly realize just how limited XNA is, especially with older hardware.
OpenZDK is in it... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "136585",
"author": "mrgoogfan",
"timestamp": "2010-04-17T19:05:26",
"content": "Zune > iPod",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136588",
"author": "pRoFiT",
"timestamp": "2010-04-17T19:34:30",
"content": "sweet. now i ne... | 1,760,377,460.305532 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/solenoid-orchestra-led-a-by-laser-conductor/ | Solenoid Orchestra Led A By Laser Conductor | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"laser",
"music"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-rpp28AuXo]
This video brought a smile to our faces. [Griffin Milsap] is
creating live music using an orchestra of solenoid
instruments. Each solenoid is set up to strike an object such as a bowl or mug. The trigger mechanism is a light sensor inside of a ping-pong ball. The col... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "136287",
"author": "Life2Death",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T20:03:28",
"content": "dislike",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136292",
"author": "t&p",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T20:21:23",
"content": "I thought this was go... | 1,760,377,460.485123 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/clock-hides-time-until-youre-in-close-proximity/ | Clock Hides Time Until You’re In Close Proximity | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"atmega328",
"ds3232",
"ir",
"lcd",
"rtc"
] | [Alan] is branching out beyond the Arduino with
this clock
. He’s still using the same code but built this board around an ATmega328 and the components he needed, saving his Arduino board for further development. The concept uses a character display housed in an old iPod Touch case. The build relies on an infrared sens... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "136298",
"author": "smoker_dave",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T20:43:22",
"content": "Looks like a bag of crap.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136312",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T21:49:23",
"content": "I... | 1,760,377,460.350959 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/stanfords-stickybot3/ | Stanford’s Stickybot3 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"gecko",
"stickybot",
"van der walls"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y2MVuSyQlg]
Stickybot has gone through a
pretty radical upgrade
. You may recall the
gecko looking glass walking bot
from all over the net. While it was pretty cool, the technology has gone much further. Not only is it designed to look like a gecko, the feet are actually made t... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "136261",
"author": "Cabe",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T18:07:49",
"content": "I remember seeing one of these on Prototype This, proper amazing stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136272",
"author": "ZodiacDM",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,461.048325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/make-cotton-candy-at-home/ | Make Cotton Candy At Home | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"cotton candy"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmBGOiMOIo&w=470]
If you are anything like us, you are suddenly filled with childlike glee when you think of big fluffy poofs of cotton candy. The thought of making it at home has a certain appeal, but that machine is a mystery reserved only for those elite enough to get through... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "136249",
"author": "h_2_o",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T17:25:18",
"content": "lol that was awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136251",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T17:28:53",
"content": "ok now som... | 1,760,377,461.002243 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/ask-hackaday-organization/ | Ask HackADay: Organization?! | Jakob Griffith | [
"Ask Hackaday"
] | [
"answers",
"ask",
"clean",
"equipment",
"hackaday",
"organized",
"questions",
"safe"
] | Several people have been asking a similar question to,
“How do you at Hackaday keep track of and organize all your equipment?”
-[Jeff Allen] and others.
We have a variety of resources to help you keep track of your tools, equipment, parts, and supplies! Follow us after the jump for some tips for keeping your workspace ... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "136239",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T16:21:23",
"content": "Metal spice containers will work for IC’s, and they’re actually better than some alternatives, such as the hard clear plastic drawers, for static reasons. Best bet is to keep them in the rails or tape they com... | 1,760,377,460.731336 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/15/punching-accelerometers/ | Punching Accelerometers | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"ad",
"arduino",
"bag",
"led",
"makiwara",
"program",
"punch",
"sparkfun",
"wii remote",
"wire"
] | Shortly after
finishing his
Makiwara punching bag
, [Abieneman]
wired
and
programmed
an Arduino to an accelerometer to find out just how much acceleration (and with some math, force) is behind his punches. The project is simple and would be quick to reproduce for your own measuring and experiments: all that he used inc... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "136221",
"author": "chips",
"timestamp": "2010-04-15T14:36:41",
"content": "is it definitely noise?it could be vibrations its picking up",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136224",
"author": "MS3FGX",
"timestamp": "2010-04-... | 1,760,377,460.892295 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/14/robotic-chess-opponent/ | Robotic Chess Opponent | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"chess",
"lynxmotion",
"python",
"robotic"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkGqn5rNzK8]
[Dennis] is using
a robotic arm as a chess opponent
. Rather than using
an under-board movement system
, a
Lynxmotion AL5A
robotic arm plucks each piece and moves it to the next space. He tells us that he’s using a Python script that he created to process the moves a... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "136113",
"author": "eh. wat.",
"timestamp": "2010-04-14T21:09:13",
"content": "Fail. Video is blocked in Germany because of Copyrighted material from Sony Music.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136114",
"author": "anon",
... | 1,760,377,461.188429 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/11/mind-controlled-tv/ | Mind Controlled TV | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"eeg",
"mindflex",
"tv"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mVxY2IJXBg]
Finally, a good use for those EEG headsets. [Andrew] has set up
a system that will turn his TV on and off if he focuses hard enough
. He’s got the software set to trigger an IR LED when the “strength” gets high enough. When the action starts, around 4:30 in the vide... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "135569",
"author": "Lupin",
"timestamp": "2010-04-11T17:09:50",
"content": "It got arduino!!!11 One of the few arduino projects!nice room, looks like he lives in the basement.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "135572",
"author... | 1,760,377,461.252314 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/11/convert-an-early-60s-polaroid-to-modern-film/ | Convert An Early 60s Polaroid To Modern Film | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"polaroid"
] | [Adam] sent in this cool project. He has
modified a Polaroid J66 camera to use modern film
. Most of the initial modifications look fairly simple, but things get a little more complicated when they also convert it to a fully manual camera. There is a section that explains a neat little trick of using a cheap solar pane... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "135564",
"author": "bothersaidpooh",
"timestamp": "2010-04-11T16:49:33",
"content": "nice mod :)using a solar panel works well, as they are sensitive to mid red light which neatly matches the peak response of many new films.Interestingly you can now get colour sensors which do the s... | 1,760,377,460.945908 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/10/ask-hackaday-network-security-camera/ | Ask HackADay: Network Security Camera | Jakob Griffith | [
"Ask Hackaday"
] | [
"ask",
"askhad",
"axis",
"axis 206",
"camera",
"dns",
"dyndns",
"internet",
"ip",
"network camera",
"question",
"stepper"
] | Today we received the question,
“How to control a web cam via internet,
i want to use it for security reasons, always out of the house and my PC connected want to open the cam from time to time to checkout if something wrong!!”
– [Mohamed Saleh]
What a fun project we thought! And so many different ways of tackling it. ... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "135452",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2010-04-10T21:44:54",
"content": "Must not be getting very many Ask Hackaday submissions.Anyway, on the subject of buying something off the shelf, the Rovio works as a pretty good IP cam and you can also drive it around. About $100 these da... | 1,760,377,461.134084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/10/packshotnik-360-degree-image-creation/ | Packshotnik: 360 Degree Image Creation | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"360",
"camera",
"panorama",
"qt vr"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk7_XRgxCas]
Packshotnik
is a circuit designed to help with creating 360 degree images. It consists of a main board and motorized rotating platform. The board can send IR signals to a camera to snap pictures at intervals in the rotation. The source code, schematic, and pcb files ... | 34 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "135394",
"author": "jay",
"timestamp": "2010-04-10T15:21:15",
"content": "These are the type of things people should consider keeping to themselves and going commercial so they make tons of $$.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "13... | 1,760,377,461.317563 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/09/snes-controller-usb-accelerometer/ | SNES Controller + USB + Accelerometer | Devlin Thyne | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"portal",
"snes",
"Teensy",
"usb"
] | As we posted about [Atarity]’s
XBMC hiding in an SNES controller
, we were finishing work on a
tutorial
for [Adafruit]. The tutorial combines a
Teensy
USB development board with a 3D accelerometer inside of an SNES controller. The Teensy is programmed to poll the SNES controller buttons and read the accelerometer value... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "135296",
"author": "Notoriousalpha",
"timestamp": "2010-04-09T19:18:37",
"content": "Absolutely Fantastic. all it needs now is an OLED display in the middle and li-po cells for standalone use :)Whats the sample-rate of the accelerometer?Great Build!another use- make it work for the ... | 1,760,377,461.372854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/09/make-a-bandsaw/ | Make A Bandsaw | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"band saw",
"bandsaw",
"wood"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbOlG7THecM]
Thinking of buying a new bandsaw? Stop it.
Make one instead
. Not only could you save some money, you could customize it to be exactly what you need. There is a step by step breakdown of the entire construction with tons of great pictures. He even has some great info... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "135271",
"author": "Ciric Tech",
"timestamp": "2010-04-09T17:33:32",
"content": "Saw this the other day and had to pick my jaw up off my desk at the end of the video. Truly amazing what can be built when you put your mind to it. It is also so simple I would have way over complicate... | 1,760,377,461.515244 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/09/strobe-array-for-dance-parties/ | Strobe Array For Dance Parties | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"dmx",
"relay",
"strobe"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/10722768%5D
Check out this slick
strobe array for dance parties
. Controlled by a DMX512 interface, only a small modification was necessary to get the strobes working. If you’ve played with a small commercial strobe light, you’ll know there’s a potentiometer to control the strobe speed. He simpl... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "135237",
"author": "Digital",
"timestamp": "2010-04-09T15:16:33",
"content": "shortly after the man walked by he collapsed in a fit of epilepsy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "135239",
"author": "kvmanii",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,461.578866 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/14/what-kind-of-led-matrix-does-your-vodka-come-with/ | What Kind Of LED Matrix Does Your Vodka Come With? | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"led",
"marquee",
"medea",
"scrolling",
"vodka"
] | Medea Vodka comes with
a bottle that includes a blue scrolling LED Marquee
. OK, great? It’s an interesting marketing ploy but kind of a waste don’t you think? Friends, it’s up to us to repurpose this hardware. It can’t be that difficult to hack into the programmable display and make it do your bidding. Our friend Goo... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "136075",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2010-04-14T18:20:17",
"content": "Ahhrgh perhaps this is the tackiest thing i have seen ever!Although it might be fun to get Tweet updates whilst sauzzled. Hang on i cant read!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,461.901591 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/14/all-about-vlf-radio/ | All About VLF Radio | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"radio",
"receiver",
"transmitter",
"vlf"
] | If you’re interested in learning about Very Low Frequency communications
take a look at what Larry has to offer
on his site. He’s put together
a guide to VLF receivers
that is short enough to read and clear enough to understand with rudimentary knowledge of circuits. He builds
a simple receiver
as a working example and... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "136070",
"author": "Chango",
"timestamp": "2010-04-14T17:39:48",
"content": "Really? Another transistor project? The guy could have done this with tubes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136071",
"author": "theodore",
"... | 1,760,377,462.124664 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/14/electronic-wind-chime/ | Electronic Wind Chime | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"max",
"msp",
"piezo",
"vibration",
"wind chime"
] | The
Winduino II
uses fins to pick up the movement of the wind and translate it into music. Each fin is attached to the main body using a
piezo vibration sensor
. The signals are processed by an Arduino housed inside and the resulting data makes its way to a computer via a Bluetooth connection to facilitate the use of
M... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "136043",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2010-04-14T15:27:39",
"content": "Why not atler the fins to make it rotate, and use the wind power to charge this device?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "136045",
"author": "James"... | 1,760,377,461.828984 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/14/pwm-fan-controller-for-external-hard-drive/ | PWM Fan Controller For External Hard Drive | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"fan",
"pic",
"pwm"
] | [Alan] noticed that his external hard drive was getting quite hot to the touch after a few hours. He says that it was probably designed to handle the heat sufficiently, he thought it would be fun to
beef it up
. He’s using a pic 12f675 microcontroller as the brain and an LM35 temperature sensor. The Fan speed is varrie... | 27 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "136039",
"author": "Andreas",
"timestamp": "2010-04-14T15:17:02",
"content": "…”The Fan speed is varried in 8 steps from 35 degrees C to 45 degrees C.”…Oops, since when do we measure speed in degrees centigrade?? ;-)Andreas",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
... | 1,760,377,461.960726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/13/picman-a-diy-prototyping-setup/ | PICMAN, A Diy Prototyping Setup | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"pcb",
"pic18lf4553",
"picman",
"usb"
] | [Ytai Ben-Tsvi] wanted a rapid prototyping tool that could be easily and cheaply built at home. He came up with
the PICMAN
, a breadboard compatible PIC based board that has everything you need to get the ball rolling. He’s using a PIC18LF4553 which has built-in USB support that can be used with a bootloader for progra... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "135939",
"author": "tehgringe",
"timestamp": "2010-04-13T20:49:17",
"content": "So that looks pretty neat, and something even my soldering skills *could* do.I was curious though, I read the article and I know it is on the to do list, but how come so many of these things use standard... | 1,760,377,462.201879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/13/laser-cut-and-printable-cases/ | Laser Cut And Printable Cases | Mike Szczys | [
"Roundup"
] | [
"arduino",
"avr dragon",
"bus pirate",
"case",
"laser",
"printable"
] | If you’re like us you’ve got quite a few prototyping tools that are bare PCB boards. If you’re using them a lot you might want to protect them with some type of case but the lack of mounting holes can make this difficult. One popular solution to this problem is to design a case for a perfect fit, then cut it with a las... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "135928",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-04-13T19:32:59",
"content": "Well I see someone got to it before me :)It had been on my list of things to make but I haven’t quite got round to it yet.They look good!Mowcius",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,462.321972 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/13/mechanical-scanning-television/ | Mechanical Scanning Television | Mike Szczys | [
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"disk",
"mechanical",
"television",
"tv"
] | This project explores the early days of television. Above you see a view from the back side of
a mechanically scanning television
. The black disk spins and the holes, aligned in a spiral pattern, create vertical scan lines for projected light to shine through. In this case, [Eckhard Etzold] is using red, green, and bl... | 35 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "135907",
"author": "broadmoormotors",
"timestamp": "2010-04-13T17:07:30",
"content": "This is too cool!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "135910",
"author": "Yann",
"timestamp": "2010-04-13T17:27:49",
"content": "!!!!... | 1,760,377,462.272306 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/08/hacking-the-mindflex-more/ | Hacking The MindFlex, More! | Jakob Griffith | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"brain",
"brainwaves",
"mentalblock",
"mindflex",
"serial",
"shock",
"toy",
"waves"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/10184668%5D
Reader [Eric] sent us a powerfully informative, yet super simple
hack for the MindFlex toy
. Don’t worry, it’s not another worthless
shock ‘game’
, And it’s using an actual interface instead of the
built-in LEDs
.
With two wires for the serial protocol, and an Arduino, you’ll be able... | 59 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "135089",
"author": "CornBrown",
"timestamp": "2010-04-08T21:40:47",
"content": "Interface this (on subject A) with a TMS headset hooked up to (subject B) and vice versa…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "135090",
"author": "Co... | 1,760,377,462.454694 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/04/08/flux-paste-applicator-gun/ | Flux Paste Applicator Gun | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"flux",
"gun",
"hot glue",
"paste",
"solder"
] | [Luciano] didn’t want to drop a lot of cash into a flux and solder paste applicator so
he built his own for about $5
. He re-purposed a hot glue gun which you can usually find at a dollar store. After removing the heating element he inserted the body of a syringe. The plunger has been modified to use a knitting needle ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "135066",
"author": "Darren",
"timestamp": "2010-04-08T20:10:04",
"content": "Next time I need one, I think I’ll try this before spending more money than needed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "135080",
"author": "anon",
... | 1,760,377,462.371816 |
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