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https://hackaday.com/2010/02/25/robothespian-chuck-e-cheese-entertainment-comes-home/ | RoboThespian: Chuck E. Cheese Entertainment Comes Home | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"animatronics",
"blender",
"chuck e. cheese"
] | Remember your eighth birthday party when the animatronic band at Chuck E. Cheese sang happy birthday just for you? Now you can enjoy this any day of the year with
RoboThespian
. The complete animatronic platform has been modeled in
Blender 3D
. Animating the robot is as easy as producing an animation from its digital m... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "126230",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25T17:42:56",
"content": "[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtdHsuRJnAg]",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126234",
"author": "Dakota",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25... | 1,760,377,488.339124 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/25/shiftbrite-coffee-table/ | Shiftbrite Coffee Table | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"shiftbrite"
] | Here’s a project we’ve been wanting to do for a while. Over at macetech.com they’ve posted an
LED coffee table that uses a 9×9 RGB LED grid
. For the LEDs, they used the
shiftbrite modules we’ve seen before
. The table is capable of displaying pre written patterns as well as accepting patterns from a computer via bluet... | 22 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "126217",
"author": "Craig",
"timestamp": "2010-02-25T16:09:00",
"content": "Haha, me too, me too! I only need 11 donated for my project concept!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126220",
"author": "Arxix",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,488.0532 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/24/10-bit-rotary-precision-for-servos/ | 10-bit Rotary Precision For Servos | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"as5040",
"magnetic",
"rotary encoder",
"servo"
] | [Antonb] added
10-bit encoding to a standard servo
. He’s removed the potentiometer, separated its shaft and used it to rotate a small magnet. By sandwiching an
AS5040 rotatory encoder IC
into the servo’s housing he can now measure the precise orientation of the servo horn. This is made easier by his tiny breakout boar... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "126132",
"author": "Pete",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T22:15:29",
"content": "I wonder how many counts the gear backlash produces.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126144",
"author": "tim",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T23:34:54"... | 1,760,377,487.995345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/24/a-second-life-for-dead-hard-drives/ | A Second Life For Dead Hard Drives | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"iambic",
"telegraph"
] | [AndyUU1CC] has put together directions on how he
built an Iambic Paddle out of some old hard drives
. The
iambic paddle is a device for telegraphy
. More specifically, it is that piece that you always see people clicking with their finger when they send a telegraph. We hadn’t seen an iambic or “dual lever” style befor... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "126088",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T18:40:11",
"content": "That was a terrible instructable. Sheesh..a few pics does not and instructable make.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126097",
"author": "kyle",
... | 1,760,377,487.780678 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/24/bring-the-crane-game-home/ | Bring The Crane Game Home | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"claw",
"crane game",
"gantry"
] | Everyone’s familiar with the quarter gobbling crane games. More often than not there’s a child nearby begging a parent for more quarters so they can try their hand at the toy-snatching claw. [Marc.Cryan] put his quarters to a better use by
building a home version of the crane game
.
[Marc] installed a gantry in an arch... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "126081",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T18:07:26",
"content": "Well great. ANOTHER thing I need to build for my kids!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126084",
"author": "o-yeah",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T1... | 1,760,377,488.115576 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/24/oscilloscope-doubles-as-a-serial-terminal/ | Oscilloscope Doubles As A Serial Terminal | Phil Burgess | [
"classic hacks",
"hardware",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"attiny",
"AVR",
"oscilloscope",
"oscope",
"raster",
"scope",
"serial",
"terminal",
"vector",
"vt-100",
"vt100"
] | PC-based USB oscilloscopes are fast becoming all the rage. [Matt Sarnoff’s]
Terminalscope
takes the reverse approach,
adapting an oscilloscope into a full serial terminal
. You may have seen something similar before in the Dutchtronix/SparkFun
O-Clock
, but [Matt’s] project goes one further by adding a
PS/2 keyboard
po... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "126043",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T13:28:32",
"content": "What is a point of using barometer as a hammer if you already have a hammer ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "126044",
"author": "nes",
"times... | 1,760,377,488.397363 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/more-cellphone-controlled-door-locks/ | More Cellphone Controlled Door Locks | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"lock",
"wrt54g"
] | [Tom Lee] and his colleagues just moved to a new office. The doors are setup like a security checkpoint with electronic strikes and buttons on the inside to allow entry. The button simply completes a low-voltage circuit, activating the strike which made it quite easy to patch into.
They build an interface board
with a ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "125960",
"author": "alex",
"timestamp": "2010-02-24T00:19:56",
"content": "nice hack, guys.i especially like the simple and thoughtful hardware used rather than overkilling it with a uc.not to mention the banana plugs on top are pretty sweet. very frankensteinish :)",
"parent_id... | 1,760,377,488.16569 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/add-pause-button-to-the-atari-2600/ | Add Pause Button To The Atari 2600 | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"atari 2600",
"pause"
] | We’re sure that if there had been a pause button on the Atari 2600 people would never have moved on to next-generation systems. Now you can dig the gaming relic out of the closet and
pause your Atari games
for some good old
om nom nom
.This hack is from the same person who pulled off the
Atari 2600 jukebox
. By reverse... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "125867",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T22:27:42",
"content": "if only i had a power adapter for my 2600, i’d be able to use it…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125873",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,487.842132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/precision-grinder-is-a-thing-of-beauty/ | Precision Grinder Is A Thing Of Beauty | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"beautiful",
"grinder",
"machining"
] | This
beautifully crafted grinder
would make any machining enthusiast salivate.It features a fixture for holding your work at any angle or orientation to the grinding wheel but the slotted bed also allows for other attachments to be used. Two of the examples shown in this highly detailed (machine porn) writeup include s... | 34 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "125843",
"author": "David X. Hugo",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T20:29:15",
"content": "This is much more complex than my grinder.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125844",
"author": "Ken",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T20:29:22",... | 1,760,377,488.293248 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/looping-foot-pedal/ | Looping Foot Pedal | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"18f877a",
"guitar pedal",
"loop",
"pic"
] | This guitar pedal
can record, playback, and modify samples. [Colin Merkel], also know for
his work on electronic door locks
, built this to replicate some guitar effects he heard in recordings. By tapping the button at the bottom with your foot the device begins recording. Another tap stops the recording and starts the... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "125818",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T19:16:58",
"content": "That’s pretty sweet. It seems like he could build the controls into the guitar to make them more accessible during a live performance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,488.22511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/serial-communication-with-cell-phones/ | Serial Communication With Cell Phones | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"c168i",
"cell phone",
"ftdi",
"serial",
"ttl"
] | Hackaday alum [Will O’Brien] has been doing
some cellphone integration work
. He recently picked up some Motorola c168i cellphones from eBay. It turns out there is a serial port that uses TTL communication with a standard head-phone jack as an interface. [Will] soldered up a connector and used a USB to
FTDI
cable to in... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "125802",
"author": "Willegek",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T18:16:47",
"content": "This is a perfect platform to connect to a micro and listen to incoming texts. Then based on the incoming texts an action could be performed, starting/unlocking a car. And it could only react to a certain... | 1,760,377,488.534855 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/diy-aluminum-heat-sink-casting/ | DIY Aluminum Heat Sink Casting | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"aluminum",
"casting",
"exhaust",
"peltier cooler"
] | [Peter Wirasnik] has been
casting his own aluminum heat sinks
. He’s working on capturing the heat from a car’s exhaust system and turning it into electricity, kind of
like the candle generator
. In the photo above a standard heat sink is bolted to one side of a Peltier cooler with [Peter’s] own casting on the bottom. ... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "125788",
"author": "cliff",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T17:13:09",
"content": "ok this might be a stupid question, but could you make the whole exhaust a peltier? by the way a much better way of doing one off pieces and getting WAAAAY better accuracy is to make a wax piece, put it in ... | 1,760,377,488.47977 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/23/building-the-yellow-submarine/ | Building The Yellow Submarine | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega32",
"PVC",
"submarine"
] | Submarine builds are always fun but frequently produce headaches when it comes to keeping the water out. [Jason Rollette]
built this ROV to explore a shipwreck in Lake Michigan
. The main structure is PVC and various bilge pumps are used for propulsion. An AVR ATmega32 controls the on board electronics with an Ethernet... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "125786",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2010-02-23T16:54:28",
"content": "Too bad he is using the worlds crappiest camera.He needs a 0.007 Lux camera that has a fisheye lens. shooting underwater has a magnification effect that needs to be countered.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,488.618659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/22/is-that-some-type-of-new-kindle/ | Is That Some Type Of New Kindle? | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"digital picture frame",
"ebook",
"python",
"reader"
] | [Mr C Camacho] picked up an inexpensive digital picture frame hoping to hack into it. He hasn’t had the time to crack open the hardware so that it will do his bidding but he did find a creative way to make it an ebook reader. Using a python script he processes books, creating images of the pages.
The python script, ava... | 42 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "125615",
"author": "HIrudinea",
"timestamp": "2010-02-22T20:03:26",
"content": "Sure as hell cheaper than a Kindle",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125619",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-22T20:08:56",
"co... | 1,760,377,488.694137 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/22/gentle-wake-up-alarm/ | Gentle Wake Up Alarm | Caleb Kraft | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"alarm"
] | [Michiel], unsatisfied by his Phillips wake up light, decided just to
make his own
. He really wanted programmable weekend alarms as well as an easier to find snooze button. At first, his circuit was not reliable enough, losing several minutes per hour, but he gutted another alarm for the 1Hz crystal. After some carpen... | 37 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "125587",
"author": "Michiel",
"timestamp": "2010-02-22T17:27:34",
"content": "Guys,I’m always commenting about the Arduino project, so I thought that it would be nice to show one of my PIC based projects.Note that I call it the Noduino…, LOL",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,489.328008 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/20/sausage-gun-19mm/ | Sausage Gun 19mm | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"potato",
"sausage",
"spud"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtQXzt1_E0]
If you are anything like us, you find yourself needing, on occasion, to fling sausages at high velocity. [F00] sent in his solution,
the SG19
. While the details are glazed over pretty quickly, we get the point. This is basically a smaller diameter
spud gun
, meant t... | 39 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "125199",
"author": "IC BS",
"timestamp": "2010-02-20T22:08:00",
"content": "Behold… the lunch musket",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125200",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2010-02-20T22:10:39",
"content": "Is it fai... | 1,760,377,489.4464 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/20/rube-goldberg-ftw/ | Rube Goldberg FTW | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"rube goldberg"
] | This video
was on its way to a
links post
until we saw the game of chess right in the middle of it (bishop to H5).
[Tom] and [Ben]
put their Master of Manufacturing Engineering degrees to use by jam-packing every conveyance method possible into a
Rube Goldberg machine
. There’s violin bows, a polo mallet, a rolling can... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "125184",
"author": "Hacksaw",
"timestamp": "2010-02-20T20:25:16",
"content": "I love these things…They remind me of a time when I had nothing better to do than see what ridiculous thing I could build.Bravo!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,489.175061 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/19/high-speed-video-from-cheap-digital-camera/ | High Speed Video From Cheap Digital Camera | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"dmd",
"high speed video",
"micromirror"
] | Some researchers from Oxford University have come up with a way to produce high-speed video from a one mega-pixel camera. They’re calling the method
Temporal Pixel Multiplexing
. This method adds a
digital micromirror device
in line with the camera lens. These chips house over a million mirrors and can be found in home... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "125003",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T22:31:52",
"content": "That is cool, neat use of DMD devices.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125007",
"author": "Holanddez1'",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T22:36:51",
... | 1,760,377,488.968062 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/19/basement-fusion-reactor/ | Basement Fusion Reactor | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"deuterium",
"fusor",
"heavy water",
"nuclear",
"reactor"
] | Do you ever wonder what projects your neighbors have going on in their basements? [Will Jack’s] neighbors might be surprised to find
he’s building a fusion reactor
. The first step toward completing a
Farsworth-Hirsch Fusor
is up and running. The picture above shows heated plasma contained in a magnetic field. Next he ... | 103 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "124963",
"author": "k0ldBurn",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T21:16:02",
"content": "And I thought I was badass when I rebuilt a broken roomba and got it to run again… This is awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124966",
"auth... | 1,760,377,489.256785 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/19/update-most-interesting-game-in-64-pixels/ | Update: Most Interesting Game In 64 Pixels | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"led",
"ledboy",
"super pixel bros"
] | [Brad] has
continued working on the Super Pixel Bros game
. We saw
a glimpse of this
a few months ago but he’s added a lot since then. The game now has enemies; one type is similar to
Bullet Bill
, another type drops from the sky and walks toward you, kind of like a
Goomba
. Game play is quite responsive and it’s amazi... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "124947",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T19:44:36",
"content": "Interestingly, the Super Pixel Bros levels appear to be the perfect resolution of Betabrite LED signs.Each dot in the pictures could be a pixel of the sign.For anyone curious about Betabrite Signs, here’s the... | 1,760,377,489.112394 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/19/flexi-knobs/ | Flexi Knobs | Mike Szczys | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"flexi knobs",
"mouse",
"multi touch",
"rotary encoder"
] | These boxes, called
Flexi Knobs
, work like a wireless Atari paddle and mouse rolled into one. Each has a rotary encoder that can also be clicked like a button. On the inside is a wireless optical mouse which controls an on-screen cursor which matches the color of the knob. In the video after the break you can see thes... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "124926",
"author": "Regulus",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T18:06:54",
"content": "Ah, ok.It’s still one system mouse cursor at a time on screen, but each device an control it in turn.This is pretty neat, but I’d much rather have one mouse-like device and a lot of colored knobs on a larg... | 1,760,377,489.381015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/19/glove-mouse/ | Glove Mouse | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"glove",
"mouse"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZB2K1wlaZo]
[thetanktheory]
sent us his glove mouse modification
. He has gutted his mouse and mounted the parts on a glove. This is interesting, as he doesn’t have to place his hand on the mouse any more, he just plops it down on any surface and starts mousing. He claims that... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "124914",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T16:08:47",
"content": "I want a laser on my fingertips…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124917",
"author": "SD",
"timestamp": "2010-02-19T16:13:08",
"content": "Th... | 1,760,377,489.553201 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/22/pic-pong-clock/ | PIC Pong Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"18f2520",
"ks108b",
"pic",
"pong clock",
"rtc"
] | [Andrew] built
this pong clock
over the span of a couple of days. The PIC 18f2520 he used can serve as a real time clock with the addition of an external clock crystal. His project proves the usefulness of an oscilloscope as poor board layout caused interference in the crystal connections, something difficult to troubl... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "125565",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2010-02-22T14:05:39",
"content": "Haven’t seen the word “Archer” on anything hacky in a while. Very cool!Extra credit for that alone. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125569",
... | 1,760,377,489.498768 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/21/android-2-1-on-four-more-htc-handsets/ | Android 2.1 On Four More HTC Handsets | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"Eclair",
"htc",
"Kaiser",
"Niki",
"Polaris",
"Tilt",
"Vogue"
] | Tired of fighting Windows mobile on your HTC handset? Now you can fight a beta ROM of Android 2.1. [Slm4996] has put in a flurry of work over the last few days to
get Android 2.1 running on the HTC Kaiser (aka AT&T tilt), Vogue, Niki, and Polaris
. Right now everything except the camera and bluetooth is working but the... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "125474",
"author": "guyfrom7up",
"timestamp": "2010-02-22T00:02:23",
"content": "Title should be Android 2.1",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125498",
"author": "nahtical",
"timestamp": "2010-02-22T02:32:22",
"content... | 1,760,377,489.608159 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/21/robocup-bot-places-wheels-perpendicularly/ | Robocup Bot Places Wheels Perpendicularly | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"omnidirectional",
"robocup",
"soccer",
"transwheel",
"wheel"
] | [Eric]
built this robot for the 2009 Robocup Jr. competition
. The game ball has IR LEDs inside of it and this little bot uses eight IR detectors for tracking. Four motors mounted perpendicular to each other provide locomotion. Since this would normally have you traveling in circles, he used some omnidirectional wheels... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "125461",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-02-21T23:09:13",
"content": "‘need to get perpendicular’remind you of anything?http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/research/recording_head/pr/PerpendicularAnimation.htmlhaha :)Mowcius",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,489.663871 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/21/hackaday-links-february-21-2010/ | Hackaday Links: February 21 2010 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"exploded view",
"links",
"power plant"
] | Powerplant control room panoramas:
There are two power plants presented in
360 degree panoramas here
. All those dials and switches just get us giddy. The one pictured above was built in 1918 and is still in operation. Not only are the control rooms here, but several other locations around the facility too.
Energy recy... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "125418",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2010-02-21T20:38:08",
"content": "Art isn’t hacking unless it’s got LEDs glues to it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125420",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2010-02-21T20:38:46",
... | 1,760,377,490.031889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/21/controllable-leds-spice-up-the-living-room/ | Controllable LEDs Spice Up The Living Room | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"incandescent",
"led",
"rgb",
"rs-485"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyjDcAzNJQ0]
[Sprite_tm] brings us another great hack by
lighting up the living room
. Unsatisfied with just
replacing incandescent bulbs with an LED alternative
he went with strips of LEDs to illuminate the length of a wall. Starting with a seven-meter strip of the lights, he cu... | 28 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "125353",
"author": "jh",
"timestamp": "2010-02-21T17:43:21",
"content": "ok… the scanner effect would be great for parties. That’s some cool stuff.KITT FTW",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125367",
"author": "phillips321",
... | 1,760,377,490.280132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/21/steorn-orbo-motor-replica/ | Steorn Orbo Motor Replica | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"green hacks"
] | [
"free energy",
"orbo",
"steorn"
] | Reader [Hjhndr] ran across an interesting set of tests and wanted to know if they’re brilliant or just a load of bull. We’re not making the call on that, but the
tests on a Steorn Orb motor replica
are worth looking at.Keep in mind, people used to think the earth was flat and scientists of the time would have sworn up ... | 178 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "125317",
"author": "sigh",
"timestamp": "2010-02-21T15:05:46",
"content": "Don’t bother us with this crap.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "775452",
"author": "Open thought",
"timestamp": "2012-09-07T16:18:52",
... | 1,760,377,490.119703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/20/rfid-tracking-system/ | RFID Tracking System | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"2.4 ghz",
"mesh",
"network",
"rfid",
"tracking"
] | [Nicholas] built
an active tracking system using RFID tags
. The system’s tags operate in the 2.4 GHz band and are used to track either people or assets. The readers are on a mesh network and can triangulate the location of any tag for display on a map. His system is even set up to show the travel history of each tag. ... | 42 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "125223",
"author": "jg",
"timestamp": "2010-02-21T00:26:15",
"content": "i can finally find my keys. maybe if i implant these in my kids, i can find them too!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "125225",
"author": "Remarknl",
... | 1,760,377,489.979539 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/18/cannihilator-can-crusher/ | Cannihilator Can Crusher | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks"
] | [
"basic stamp 2",
"bs2",
"can crusher",
"solenoid"
] | This box will
crush your cans and deposit them in the bin
below. Branded the Cannihilator, [Jeff Walsh] built this with his two sons, [Jake] and [Ryan]. Early hacking eduction is important if they want their future projects to be regular Hackaday features.
The crushing power is provided by a
solenoid
pneumatic ram. As ... | 49 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "124752",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T22:08:29",
"content": "Needs a high voltage capacitor bank",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124757",
"author": "andres",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T22:27:57",
"cont... | 1,760,377,490.598179 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/18/sukhoi-su-27-jet-build-throws-down/ | Sukhoi Su-27 Jet Build Throws Down | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"jet",
"model",
"rc",
"su-27"
] | This no model, but
a fully functioning RC jet
. The
Sukhoi Su-27
was the Soviet Union’s counterpart of the F15 and this 1/6.5 scaled version measures eleven feet long and is fully controllable. As if
the 80-page build log
wasn’t enough, the flight video after the break is nothing short of jaw-dropping. The test flights... | 53 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "124707",
"author": "Stone",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T20:22:51",
"content": "That is one seriously cool model. If anything was ever begging to be turned into a UAV…!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124725",
"author": "Ryan",
... | 1,760,377,490.427285 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/18/lathe-modification/ | Lathe Modification | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"calipers",
"lathe",
"mill",
"nerdkits"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maB28gXoZV4]
The folks over at NerdKits got a shiny new Smithy 1220xl lathe/ mill. They found, however that adjusting the Z axis wasn’t as accurate as they desired. They decided to
resolve this by installing a digital caliper and an LCD interface
to display the adjustments. The w... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "124686",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T19:16:26",
"content": "Be sure to check the accuracy of a digital caliper with a good test standard before using it, especially if it is a cheap one like this. One of the machinists I learned from called calipers (vernier, digital,... | 1,760,377,490.708526 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/18/reboot-life-in-a-heartbeat/ | Reboot Life In A Heartbeat | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ATmega168",
"atmega46",
"conways game of life",
"hoodie",
"life"
] | This
hoodie senses your heartbeat and uses it to control Life
. Conway’s Game of Life, popular in
all kinds of electronics projects
, uses a grid of cells coupled with
a set of rules
to mimic the life and death of simple organisms. This iteration displays the game over your own heart, then taps into your heart rate, re... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "124666",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T18:08:33",
"content": "I want one! :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124669",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T18:18:10",
"content": "perhaps you... | 1,760,377,490.334767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/18/build-your-own-hub-motor/ | Build Your Own Hub Motor | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"brushless",
"hub",
"motor",
"razor",
"scooter"
] | Hub motors
put the power inside of the wheel. [Teamtestbot] goes deep into the hows and whys of building these motors, from parts, to windings, to the math behind the power ratios. The working example puts an electric motor inside the rear wheel of a Razor scooter.
Past projects used belts
to transfer the work of the m... | 52 | 47 | [
{
"comment_id": "124647",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T17:14:13",
"content": "instructables BOOOO!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124648",
"author": "Mr_Bishop",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T17:15:49",
"content": "Whats th... | 1,760,377,490.516614 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/18/the-uber-eeepc/ | The Uber Eeepc | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"Tablet Hacks"
] | [
"EeePc"
] | [F00] wrote in to
show us his Eeepc that has been modded with almost every upgrade
you can cram in one. He has an external cantenna for his wifi, an iPod hard drive, touch screen, added bluetooth with indicator lights, and an internal USB drive for booting linux. While the details are somewhat lacking on his site, you ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "124635",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T15:54:02",
"content": "Need more bezel.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124641",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2010-02-18T16:45:03",
"content": "Detai... | 1,760,377,490.649435 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/17/now-you-can-record-mermaids-singing/ | Now You Can Record Mermaids Singing | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"CAN",
"hydrophone",
"piezo",
"pre-amp"
] | Buy stock in hot glue, this project corners the market on the stuff. [Leafcutter John] uses the hot goop as his water-proofer of choice when
building an underwater microphone
(also known as a hydrophone). By installing a couple of piezo elements on one lid of a tin can he is able to record some amazingly clear audio. T... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "124510",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T21:09:02",
"content": "Sounds tinny",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124515",
"author": "Luke",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T21:17:53",
"content": "What might also be... | 1,760,377,490.78084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/17/robo-vibe/ | Robo-vibe | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"midi",
"solenoid",
"vibraphone"
] | What sounds like a sex-toy is actually the reason these musicians haven’t been practicing. Marv is the
MIDI actuated robotic vibraphone
built by [Tim O’Keefe], [Michael McIntyre], and [Brock Roland]. Every key has a solenoid positioned below it. The beauty here is that other than four small holes used for mounting, the... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "124498",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T20:39:57",
"content": "this is how(modern)player pianos work too",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124500",
"author": "heltoupee",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T20:49:30",
... | 1,760,377,490.885571 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/17/raise-your-hand-if-you-want-to-listen-to-something-else/ | Raise Your Hand If You Want To Listen To Something Else | Mike Szczys | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"ipod",
"laser",
"remote",
"schemer"
] | This track is awful, someone skip it!
This project
does just that with a wave of your hand. A laser beam shines across a room and, when obstructed, it sends a command to an iPod. One wave pauses playback, two waves skips to the next track, and a constant obstruction jumps backward one track.
They’re using a textile-com... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "124475",
"author": "Mr_Bishop",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T18:56:37",
"content": "Well this is interesting and all but it gives me a better idea. Voice command remote; Im thinking use a single clap to get it to start receiving voice command input. Some commands like ” Play”, Shuffle”... | 1,760,377,490.832843 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/17/drink-making-unit/ | Drink Making Unit | Caleb Kraft | [
"Beer Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"alcohol",
"bar",
"breast pump"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC9l1jO7Lyc]
3 breast pumps, a Meggy jr RGB (slightly modified) and copious amounts of alcohol. This sounds like a typical weekend at HAD headquarters, but it is in fact the parts list for the
Drink Making Unit
by Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories. Created for the upcoming
Barbot 2... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "124438",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T17:07:25",
"content": "He needs to add a scale to the setup. That way he can control the mix by weight",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124453",
"author": "googfan",
... | 1,760,377,491.062656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/17/binary-clock-uses-ds3232-rtc/ | Binary Clock Uses DS3232 RTC | Mike Szczys | [
"clock hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"binary",
"breadboard",
"clock",
"ds3232",
"rtc"
] | [Kenneth Finnegan] quenches our clock-a-day compulsion with his
Arduino based binary timepiece
. The clock uses a 5×7 LED matrix as a display and shows month, day, and time. He sourced a DS3232 real-time clock which automatically compensates for temperature to achieve very accurate time keeping. We like the super-cap c... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "124426",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T16:26:42",
"content": "love them tin-can transistors!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124427",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T16:27:28",
"conten... | 1,760,377,490.958536 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/17/repairing-your-tv-edid/ | Repairing Your TV EDID | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"edid",
"htpc",
"tv"
] | [Andreas] found that his
home theater PC would not boot one day
. Oddly, if he disconnected his HDMI cable from his TV, it would boot fine. While most of us would have dug into the PC, he realized that it was a signal from the TV that was incorrect. Luckily, LG had included a full schematic with the TV. What he was ... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "124418",
"author": "none",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T16:05:55",
"content": "first link is dead",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124419",
"author": "Whoever",
"timestamp": "2010-02-17T16:08:36",
"content": "A modern, co... | 1,760,377,491.533177 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/16/ultimate-flame-bait-liquid-cooled-arduino/ | Ultimate Flame Bait: Liquid Cooled Arduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"overclock"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U-cc_Qcf-w]
We do so many things around here just because “we can”. Though this guy cites this as his reason, we somehow can’t help but wonder if he’s doing it just to troll the Arduino hating crowd. He has decided to
overclock his Arduino
by replacing the crystal and dropping ... | 156 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "124225",
"author": "kirov",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T22:06:25",
"content": "arduino stories are offensive themselves so it is hypocritical to ask us not to be in our comments on the matter.but you have no reason to post this story. You even admit it is useless and likely just the au... | 1,760,377,491.841635 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/16/the-mini-markade/ | The Mini-Markade | Caleb Kraft | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"tiny"
] | We love arcade games. Who doesn’t? We feel that the “arcade” feeling just can’t be replicated in any other form factor than an arcade cabinet. [Moslevin] must feel the same way too.
He has built, what could possibly be the worlds smallest arcade cabinet
. Aside from a coin mechanism, it is fully functional. It is an AT... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "124181",
"author": "moo",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T18:13:27",
"content": "Thats one small arcade cabinet XD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124187",
"author": "l0gic",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T18:34:53",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,491.289562 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/16/adding-words-to-catch-phrase/ | Adding Words To Catch Phrase | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"catch phrase",
"game",
"sd",
"usb",
"word list"
] | [Brandon Meyer] spared no expense in
modding the Catch Phrase game to use custom word lists
. The altered version of the game, normal sold for around $25, now comes in at a whopping $230! That’s because the internals were gutted and replaced with an Arduino, 20×2 LCD display, and some other interesting bits. The device... | 22 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "124175",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T17:42:13",
"content": "230 sounds like alot",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124176",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T17:48:27",
"content": "yeah, ... | 1,760,377,491.465318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/16/microscope-lens-hack/ | Microscope Lens Hack | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"camcorder",
"ic",
"lego",
"lense",
"microscope"
] | Who doesn’t need to take pictures of the microscopic bits inside of an integrated circuit? [Mojobojo] made an end-run around the expensive equipment by
building a microscopic lens from an old camcorder
. He’s using a regular digital camera with the lens set to its largest zoom level. The camera is pointed into the salv... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "124163",
"author": "agentsmith",
"timestamp": "2010-02-16T16:25:49",
"content": "Awesome hack. Anyone know how he managed to remove the chip packaging?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124164",
"author": "decap",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,491.592162 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/electronic-key-impressioning/ | Electronic Key Impressioning | Mike Szczys | [
"lockpicking hacks"
] | [
"electonic",
"impressioning",
"keying",
"lock"
] | [Barry] shared his postulation on
how electronic key impressioning works
(
google cache
). You may remember
his foil impressioning demo
from earlier in the month, but now he’s addressing a piece of news we must have missed. Apparently,
a handheld impressioning device
is about to hit the market that can tell you the key... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "124028",
"author": "Odin84gk",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T23:16:40",
"content": "Create a Via at the end of the board.Chop the via in half.That is how you make things like thishttp://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9582",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,491.695356 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/developing-for-iphone-serial-communications/ | Developing For IPhone Serial Communications | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"interface builder",
"iphone",
"openframeworks",
"serial"
] | [Hcgilje]
threw together a tutorial
on using serial communications in iPhone applications. It builds upon
the DevDot tutorial
which was posted back in 2007. A lot has changed since then; the firmware has come a long way and there are several development tools that now make things a bit easier for you. His examples use
... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "124027",
"author": "deathventure",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T23:14:41",
"content": "that wind-up bird project you have linked on the site seems very interesting too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124030",
"author": "aw",
... | 1,760,377,491.639354 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/converting-a-miata-to-all-electric/ | Converting A Miata To All-electric | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"electric vehicle",
"mazda",
"miata",
"nalgene"
] | [Henry Herndon]
converted a Mazda Miata to an all-electric vehicle
. There’s a ton of great information in
his archives
, as well as a round-up video that we’ve embedded after the break. It’s interesting to see him implement two different types of Nalgene bottles as coolant reservoirs. The polycarbonate on the first sh... | 23 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "123993",
"author": "codypaul",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T20:48:33",
"content": "This looks really well done",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "124002",
"author": "hc",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T21:27:16",
"content": "Smar... | 1,760,377,491.76117 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/hexacopter/ | Hexacopter | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"copter",
"hex",
"octo",
"quad"
] | [vimeo=http://vimeo.com/6194911]
Quad copters have been pretty popular for the last few years, but this one is new to us. Take the same basic layout, but bump it to 6 rotors. Then you’ll have
the hexacopter
(google
translated
). With 6 rotors, built in GPS and stabilization and a camera mounted on the bottom, this thin... | 70 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "123978",
"author": "Mike Szczys",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T19:39:22",
"content": "Too bad it takes soooooooo long to get off the ground. Obviously with only six rotors it’s underpowered.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123979",... | 1,760,377,491.922778 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/hmd-upgrade/ | HMD Upgrade | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"hmd",
"hud"
] | [Banfield Design] has put together this instructable on
how to upgrade or re build a head mounted display to be more immersive
and add features. Though you can already buy glasses style viewers for your media devices, they can use some upgrades. For one, you have to supply your own sound, and putting headphones on, ov... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "123953",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T17:15:57",
"content": "Building in some kind of fog penetrating visualization (eg FLIR) as well as heads-up GPS maps would make these the ski goggles of all time!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{... | 1,760,377,491.979323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/14/trick-your-ride-tank-conversion/ | Trick Your Ride: Tank Conversion | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"car",
"tank",
"treads"
] | If wheels aren’t your thing you should really consider this
tank-tread retrofit
. It comes with two ramps so that you can drive your car up onto the tread platform. At first we thought this worked by chaining the vehicle’s frame to the tread frame and transferring power through a tread-mill interface. That’s not the ca... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "123890",
"author": "HIrudinea",
"timestamp": "2010-02-15T01:04:58",
"content": "Now that’s what I call a strap on! Looks like the stearing is done by breaking one tread, they must hook the front wheels up to a breaking system. So when will these be in stores, traffic jams piss me of... | 1,760,377,493.753904 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/14/homebrew-magsafe/ | Homebrew MagSafe | Jakob Griffith | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"accident",
"apple",
"cord",
"magnet",
"magnetic",
"magsafe",
"power"
] | [Freeload] sent us
his custom MagSafe adapter
build for laptops. MagSafe for those unaware is Apples (patented) power adapters that prevent damage to laptops when the cord is accidentally yanked from the socket. While
we’ve seen some custom versions before
of MagSafes they were usually bulky, ugly, and used a ton of un... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "123854",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2010-02-14T18:42:50",
"content": "due to owning an aspire one with a 9 cell battery I got from china for 60 bucks, I never have to charge my laptop unless its sitting at home not being used.9 hours :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,494.158515 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/14/hackaday-links-february-14-2010/ | Hackaday Links: February 14, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"matrix",
"power supply",
"puzzle",
"security",
"t-shirt"
] | $30,000?
Is it art or is it a puzzle? Well, it functions as a game but it’s certainly a work of art and priced accordingly.
The Superplexus
was featured in
Make Mazine
and
Hammacher Schlemmer
sells it for thirty grand (you can’t just click to add it to your cart though). Think of the work that went into developing this... | 15 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "123849",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-14T17:44:26",
"content": "30,000? mabe $15k but not 30.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123850",
"author": "BiOzZ",
"timestamp": "2010-02-14T18:11:42",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,493.680898 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/13/ipod-shuffle-headphone-remote-reverse-engineered/ | IPod Shuffle Headphone Remote Reverse Engineered | Mike Szczys | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"ATmega88",
"headphones",
"ipod",
"remote",
"shuffle"
] | The headphone remote for the third generation iPod shuffle has a special chip that identifies it to the iPod itself. [David Carne] posted
an in-depth report about the process he used to reverse engineering that protocol
. He’s discovered that the remote uses a peculiar signal to identify it as authentic when the device... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "123707",
"author": "kisuke",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T20:10:12",
"content": "apple cracked againFIRST POST",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123708",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T20:18:19",
"conten... | 1,760,377,493.896967 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/13/propeller-arcade/ | Propeller Arcade | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"cabinet",
"defender",
"donkey kong",
"frogger",
"mame",
"parallax",
"propeller"
] | This arcade cabinet has been saved from a gruesome death. [Oldbitcollector] picked the broken rig up for $50 and is building a Parallax Propeller based arcade machine. This
began back in October
and he’s
just dropped in a newly painted control panel
to replace the NES controller seen above. He pulled the replacement sc... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "123696",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T19:19:13",
"content": "clever, but where is he going to put it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123699",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T19:30:11",
"... | 1,760,377,493.627376 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/13/workshop-tour-makes-us-drool-ache-with-envy/ | Workshop Tour Makes Us Drool; Ache With Envy | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"workshop"
] | [Mtneer_man] has
a workshop to die for
. The
slide show
that he set up covers the different workbenches and shop setups that he’s had over the years. He’s got a core set of beliefs when it comes to his work area. He prefers to have several different work areas for varying degrees of dirty, greasy, stick, or precision p... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "123667",
"author": "Jerzee",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T16:38:09",
"content": "Wow, that is one hell of a beautiful shop, it looks like Mike has a strong case of OCD. I can only imagine the work he must be ale to dream up in there, at least I would if I had something like this.",
... | 1,760,377,494.036659 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/12/transparent-rubber-enclosures/ | Transparent Rubber Enclosures | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cast",
"enclosure",
"mp3",
"rubber"
] | This clear rubber puck
serves as the enclosure for a diy mp3 player. The wires encapsulated in the rubber are just there for looks but the utility of using this material as a case is fascinating.
Alas, there’s no details on the material other than that it’s clear rubber
.
Update:
[Reboots] picked up on
some info
that w... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "123574",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T00:05:47",
"content": "waterproof i suppose.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123577",
"author": "Arcylon",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T00:08:59",
"content": "Pehaps... | 1,760,377,493.965316 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/12/internet-controlled-scrolling-numitron/ | Internet Controlled Scrolling Numitron | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ethernet",
"ipod",
"mbed",
"numitron"
] | How’s this for a first microcontroller project:
a ticker that pulls messages from the Internet and scrolls them on a set of numitrons
. [David Barton] built this using an
mbed microcontroller
. Tapping an ethernet library he got this to pull data from his server by connecting directly to the cat5 cables. The display co... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "123570",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2010-02-12T23:46:02",
"content": "That is really clever. I love numitron clocks, but this is one of the few truly creative uses I’ve seen beyond simply showing time. Just don’t tell /b/ the address of the server.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,493.577794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/12/spectrum-analyzer-wedged-into-a-cellphone/ | Spectrum Analyzer Wedged Into A Cellphone | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"2.4",
"3410",
"cywm6935",
"lcd",
"nokia",
"spectrum analyzer"
] | [Miguel A. Vallejo] wanted a portable spectrum analyzer for the 2.4GHz ISM band. No problem, there’s modules for that are easy to interface with a microcontroller and LCD screen. But carrying around a black project box doesn’t exactly scream ‘cool’ so
he fit his spectrum analyzer inside of a cell phone
. This made a lo... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "123552",
"author": "tim",
"timestamp": "2010-02-12T22:39:38",
"content": "wow that’s really cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123558",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-02-12T22:47:06",
"content": "Miguel –Yo... | 1,760,377,494.09253 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/12/precision-erector-set-connects-multiple-cameras/ | Precision Erector Set Connects Multiple Cameras | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"canon",
"driving",
"erector",
"exoskeleton",
"rig"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIWGKowjuIo]
Check out the exoskeleton that [Curt von Badinski]
built for filming driving scenes
. This extremely configurable wrap-around frame resembles a
children’s toy from the past
but allows an almost unlimited set of configurations. Five cameras simultaneous capture the dr... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "123527",
"author": "wdfowty",
"timestamp": "2010-02-12T20:06:59",
"content": "the youtube quality doesnt do these beauties justice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123533",
"author": "Richard Nibbler",
"timestamp": "2010... | 1,760,377,494.202043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/12/chip-and-pin-broken-and-other-security-threats/ | Chip And Pin Broken And Other Security Threats | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"cyberterroism",
"man-in-the-middle",
"pin and chip",
"security"
] | Another exploit has been found in the Chip and PIN system. The exploit is a man-in-the middle attack that wouldn’t take too much know-how to pull off. You can
watch the BBC report
on the issue or
check out the paper
(PDF) published by the team that found the vulnerability. A stolen card resides in a reader that connec... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "123521",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2010-02-12T19:07:17",
"content": "I could have sworn i read an article where they said they found malicious code in electrical grid computers but removed it, granted this was a few years ago so I could be mistaken",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,494.325048 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/teletype-machine-from-an-electric-typewriter/ | Teletype Machine From An Electric Typewriter | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"AVR",
"serial",
"teletype",
"typewriter"
] | This project, by an unknown hacker,
patches into an electric typewriter and uses it as a Teletype
. An AVR ATmega168 microcontroller patches into the key matrix of the typewriter which allows it to artificially type. Now, data can be sent over a serial connection to the AVR for output on the typewriter.
We’re not quite... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "123316",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T23:13:24",
"content": "yea that would be cool as a “printer” but not very practical that Im running to the thrift store RIGHT NOW!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123317",
... | 1,760,377,494.266718 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/keyboard-keepalive/ | Keyboard Keepalive | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"keepalive",
"keyboard"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq25CTEJEMQ]
We’re not going to debate the necessity of this one. [Todd] plays online games that will log you out after a few minutes of inactivity. To resolve this, he has created a
circuit that mimics keyboard activity
at a preset interval. While he notes that there is software... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "123283",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T21:27:35",
"content": "great, more bot zombies sucking up bandwidth, as everyone else around them yo-yo’s in place",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123285",
"author": "Age... | 1,760,377,494.476266 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/dexterous-hexapod-clarification/ | Dexterous Hexapod Clarification | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"hexapod"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ovrT8pWww]
This tip was submitted by [Mike], with the original information
seen in this post
. When I passed the story along to our writer [Mike Szczys] I didn’t send along the entire email conversation. This bot is noteworthy because it has taught itself to walk. In the
build ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "123266",
"author": "MysticShadow",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T20:37:31",
"content": "Wow……just… Wow!!!!!HAD has been HAD!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123267",
"author": "Mikey",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T20:42:05",
... | 1,760,377,495.151431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/hud-for-real-life-capture-the-flag/ | HUD For Real Life Capture-the-flag | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"gps hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"gps",
"hud",
"radar",
"xbee",
"zephyreye"
] | If you’ve played any of the Splinter Cell games you’ll remember the PDA that [Sam Fisher] carried around with him. What if you could have one of your own when playing capture-the-flag? [Brad] has created the
ZephyrEye as an electronic command and communications device for real-life games
.
Each player carries around t... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "123268",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T20:43:41",
"content": "seriously a few weeks ago i had this idea..even planned it out but didn’t have the money to actually do it…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123... | 1,760,377,494.927973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/veteran-robot-features-eight-legs-and-beagleboard/ | Veteran Robot Features Eight Legs And BeagleBoard | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"abs",
"arduino",
"beagleboard",
"iraq",
"robot",
"spider"
] | This spider-bot was built by [Zhanx] during his deployment in Iraq. He didn’t have prior hardware building experience and started out on this project when he received an Arduino to play with in September. Must be a fast learner! The parts are laser-cut from ABS plastic and connected to 24 servos. He sourced an
SSC-32 s... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "123240",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T18:43:57",
"content": "For someone with no prior experience…..wow. that’s good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123243",
"author": "Asuraku",
"timestamp": "2010-02-1... | 1,760,377,494.86595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/use-an-analog-oscilloscope-to-display-digital-logic/ | Use An Analog Oscilloscope To Display Digital Logic | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"18f26k20",
"digital",
"oscilloscope",
"pic",
"signal"
] | [Mike Bradley] wanted to use his oscilloscope to display 8 channels of digital signals. Alas, the analog unit didn’t have this capability. Not to worry,
he threw together an adapter module
that does the trick. Using a PIC 18F26K20 microcontroller he inputs four or eight channel digital logic (at 5V) and filters the out... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "123220",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T17:49:56",
"content": "This woulda been good to have yesterday.. ;)His workbench is too clean!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123222",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,494.813077 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/11/arduino-helps-you-ski-copper/ | Arduino Helps You Ski Copper | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"8x8",
"arduino mega",
"copper mountain",
"led",
"sign",
"trail report"
] | [Dwight’s] been working on a long-term project to
add a status board for the ski runs at Copper Mountain
ski resort. The board will feature an 8×8 LED module for each run that displays a green O for open trails, a green G for groomed trails, and a red X for closed trails. He’s also got a status board with LEDs embedded... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "123206",
"author": "AnthonyDi",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T16:49:41",
"content": "I like practical use projects like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123211",
"author": "Larry",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T17:04:27",
... | 1,760,377,494.750337 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/10/rgv-laser/ | RGV Laser | Jakob Griffith | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"color",
"colour",
"diffraction",
"driver extension",
"full",
"grating",
"laser",
"portable",
"rgb",
"rgv",
"white fusion"
] | [Carl] sure has come a long way with laser modifications, now introducing his portable
RGV Full Colour Laser
. Although it feels just like yesterday when he showed us his
green spiro
and his
Lego diffraction grating projector
.
But enough of the past, the RGV laser is built using a
White Fusion Mixing Kit
and his own
F... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "123125",
"author": "krazer",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T01:17:30",
"content": "Very nice! I like how small the case is, one of the more compact builds I have seen.Although, I still believe minehttp://www.krazerlasers.com/lasers/rgb3/is smaller at the moment, although I PWM modulate t... | 1,760,377,494.70728 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/10/picaxe-lego-tank/ | PicAxe LEGO Tank | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"08m",
"ir",
"lego",
"PICAXE",
"tank"
] | [TomTheGeek]
built a LEGO tank with a PicAxe controller
. Locomotion is supplied by a Lego Power Function motor controller. He cut an LPF extension wire in half so that he could patch into the PWM signals without altering the motors themselves. You can make out the control circuitry and a small breadboard in the tank’s... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "123102",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2010-02-10T23:43:09",
"content": "he should have made a WALL-E to clean the mess up",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123106",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-11T00:01:18... | 1,760,377,495.103643 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/10/usb-host-mode-for-droid/ | USB Host Mode For Droid | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"droid",
"usb host"
] | There’s a simple hack to
use your Motorola Droid phone as a USB host
. It is a hardware-only hack that doesn’t require you to crack open your phone,
root it
, or even to change firmware (although device drivers in the stock Android image may be quite limited). The dongle above is used as a key to enable the mode while ... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "123061",
"author": "lowlysoundtech",
"timestamp": "2010-02-10T20:11:28",
"content": "so are we talking input peripherals here or maybe external HDs, USB thumb sticks? Ideas?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123065",
"author"... | 1,760,377,495.22825 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/10/dexterous-hexapod-rocks-an-atom-processor/ | Dexterous Hexapod Rocks An Atom Processor | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"a-pod",
"atom",
"dj roomba",
"hexapod",
"intel",
"z530"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ovrT8pWww]
[Matt Bunting’s]
hexapod caught Intel’s eye
(and their wallet). This coordinated little bot runs Ubuntu on an Atom Z530 processor, popular in netbooks like the Dell Mini 10, and uses a webcam to coordinate and monitor its motion. Intel picked up two of them from [Mat... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "123043",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2010-02-10T18:20:29",
"content": "EVERYBODY MAMBO!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123044",
"author": "damis648",
"timestamp": "2010-02-10T18:20:44",
"content": "Looks like... | 1,760,377,495.364843 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/10/the-day-after-arduino/ | The Day After Arduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"breadboard"
] | There will come a day in every budding hacker’s life that they realize that plopping an entire arduino in their project and leaving it there is a bit of a waste. [Domiflichi] realized this, and
has shared his next steps with us
. He takes us through the process of removing the ATMega chip and breadboarding it for final... | 60 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "123016",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2010-02-10T16:36:47",
"content": "What? We’re moving beyond the development/prototyping phase? What next, product?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123017",
"author": "Fallen"... | 1,760,377,495.313397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/10/cuecat-meet-arduino/ | CueCat, Meet Arduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cuecat",
"scan"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUO3vn-ivqo]
Have you ever felt like you needed a portable barcode scanner around the house? No? Well, [Mkanoap] did,
so he made one
. He has hooked his
CueCat
up to his Arduino to capture barcode data and store it on an SD card. He is using it as an inventory tool for his person... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "123012",
"author": "SDC",
"timestamp": "2010-02-10T16:08:21",
"content": "That’s a pretty nice project. I bought a Cuecat on eBay (couple of dollars) and did something similar w/ a small Python script and SQLite database on my laptop, but this one is more portable.",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,495.641089 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/09/wireless-painting/ | Wireless Painting | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"gravity",
"painting",
"pendulum",
"radio controlled",
"servo",
"tom shannon"
] | [
Tom Shannon
] uses science as part of his art. One of his methods when painting is to use this radio controlled paint pendulum. He gave
an interview at his studio
, which we’ve embedded after the break, and goes into detail about this device. It has six different reservoirs that hold the paint colors. Each gravity-fe... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "122922",
"author": "fenwick",
"timestamp": "2010-02-09T22:03:13",
"content": "Is it mean to say that abstract art could be created just as easily WITH Parkinson’s?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122925",
"author": "Blind",
... | 1,760,377,495.419456 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/09/tpm-crytography-cracked/ | TPM Crytography Cracked | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"Christopher Tarnovsky",
"cryptography",
"encrypted",
"Infineon",
"TPM",
"Trusted Platform Module"
] | Trusted Platform Module based cryptography protects your secrets as well as your government’s secrets. Well, it used to. [Christopher Tarnovsky]
figured out how to defeat the hardware
by spying on its communications. This requires physical access so it’s not quite as bad as it sounds, but this does reach beyond TPM to... | 36 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "122896",
"author": "jkl",
"timestamp": "2010-02-09T19:46:07",
"content": "This paper from 1996 describes several tricks to perform physical attacks on chips:http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tamper.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,495.814972 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/09/old-time-music-player-is-brand-new/ | Old-time Music Player Is Brand New | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"daft punk",
"digitrola",
"mp3"
] | This looks like a home entertainment center of yore but something’s not quite right. Where is the turntable used to play the music? It turns out that this
Danforth Standard Digitrola
is digital and doesn’t rely upon wax for an input. [Jonathan Danforth] built it as a show piece and it exhibits fine craftsmanship. A sou... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "122899",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2010-02-09T20:05:25",
"content": "Brilliant. Rather steampunk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122900",
"author": "kvmanii",
"timestamp": "2010-02-09T20:06:44",
"conten... | 1,760,377,495.693526 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/09/porta-touch-portable-multitouch/ | Porta Touch: Portable Multitouch | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"multitouch",
"nui",
"portatouch"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHpZ5tM7sN8]
We just found this great
portable multitouch rig called the portatouch
. Made by a user at the NUI group website named [portatouch], this system uses a stripped down LCD as the display with IR LEDs edge lighting a touch surface in front of it. A camera mounted below ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "122877",
"author": "22gunsonfire",
"timestamp": "2010-02-09T17:30:49",
"content": "Im a sucker for aesthetically pleasing and practical product applications. This is def on my next b-day build wishlist.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,495.907646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/09/tiny-power-supply-monitor/ | ‘tiny’ Power Supply Monitor | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"attiny13",
"AVR",
"hd44780",
"high voltage",
"hvsp",
"power supply",
"psu"
] | [Manekinen]
built a power supply monitor
based around an AVR ATtiny13. Voltage and amperage are displayed on a 16×2 LCD character display (we’re not sure what the third number is… samples per second?). This is no small feat considering that the tiny13 is an 8-pin chip. He makes it happen by using the pins for both LCD ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "122831",
"author": "sjc",
"timestamp": "2010-02-09T13:47:20",
"content": "My guess is the 3rd number is the temperature as read by the LM35…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122833",
"author": "Sheldon",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,377,495.745458 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/08/modded-c64-eye-candy/ | Modded C64 Eye Candy | Phil Burgess | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"64",
"c64",
"case",
"casemod",
"commodore",
"mod",
"retro",
"synth",
"synthesizer",
"vintage"
] | “Everyone needs a hobby,” they tell us. For the blogger mysteriously identified only as “R,” that hobby would be
an almost fanatical nostalgia for the Commodore 64 computer
.
At first we thought this was a fan community site, but apparently it’s all the work of a single person. [R] has tweaked, extended, repackaged and... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "122741",
"author": "tantris",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T23:20:44",
"content": "the picture on the left reminds me of harold on the red green show",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122742",
"author": "alvare",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,495.870543 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/08/guruplug-the-next-generation-of-sheevaplug/ | GuruPlug, The Next Generation Of SheevaPlug | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"GuruPlug",
"linux",
"server",
"sheevaplug"
] | Meet GuruPlug, an all-in-one server that is
now available for pre-order
. This is the next generation of the popular
SheevaPlug
that features some added goodies. The base model sells for the same $99 and appears to have the same specs as the original but for $30 more, the GuruPlug Server PLUS moves to 2 Gigabit Etherne... | 50 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "122716",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T21:52:06",
"content": "first!it’s still too big to be a plug. would be much cooler if it was a box with a cord. i would’t want this hanging off of my wall.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,377,496.234948 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/08/ez430-home-automation/ | Ez430 Home Automation | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"433",
"arduino",
"ez430",
"RF",
"texas instruments",
"ti"
] | [Oliver] has been doing some work to
use his TI ez430 Chronos wristwatch for some home automation
. He’s working with a RF controllable lightbulb adapter which operates in the 433 MHz band. A dirt-cheap breadboard-friendly transmitter is
available from Seeed Studios
and he uses this in conjunction with a computer and a... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "122648",
"author": "darkore",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T20:16:14",
"content": "wow, so people are actually able to order this watch. unbelievable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122649",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,495.957582 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/08/built-in-hex-editor-unlocks-plasma-tv-features/ | Built-in Hex Editor Unlocks Plasma TV Features | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"gamma",
"hex editor",
"menu",
"panasonic",
"settings"
] | [Nick] tipped us off about a guide to
unlock extra features on Panasonic televisions
. The hack works on the G10 models of plasma TVs and uses the service menu to gain access to the EEPROM memory. With a few quick steps you can change some data with a built in hex editor, unlocking several new settings menus, or bricki... | 79 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "122629",
"author": "Cody",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T18:49:37",
"content": "Holy shit.a built-in hex editor in a plasma TV?Did I just read that right?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122630",
"author": "bluesteelbass",
"t... | 1,760,377,496.152218 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/08/mod-in-the-usa-n900-push-competition/ | ‘Mod In The USA’ N900 PUSH Competition | Jakob Griffith | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"contests"
] | [
"competition",
"cortex",
"maemo",
"N900",
"nokia",
"push",
"usa",
"vegas"
] | Just when you think you’ve heard all you can about the N900 PUSH competition, we have some more news for you.
The original PUSH competition was only for UK members, but now Nokia has introduced the ‘
Mod in the USA
‘ N900 PUSH competition. Similar to
the original
, anyone (within region) can
submit
a cool mod, hack, us... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "122616",
"author": "kevin mcguigan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T16:43:47",
"content": "this may not be the appropriate place for this but i am trying to find a touch screen interface for a 17 inch monitor. please if someone does could they email me.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,496.279014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/07/fat-support-for-any-microcontroller/ | FAT Support For Any Microcontroller | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"efsl",
"fat",
"microcontroller"
] | [Rahul Sapre] sent us
a guide to porting EFSL to any microcontroller (PDF)
. The
Embedded Filesystems Library
adds FAT support to C compiled microcontrollers. It is targeted at the AVR line of chips but can be adapted to any architecture that works with a C compiler. [Rahul’s] guide will take you through the process of... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "122521",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T01:21:02",
"content": "Sweet Jesus, something useful!Gonna have to start working with 24F PICs now..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122525",
"author": "tz",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,496.341864 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/07/hackaday-links-february-7-2010/ | Hackaday Links: February 7, 2010 | Mike Szczys | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"beer",
"chandelier",
"jewelry",
"photo booth",
"robot arm"
] | Bot gives head to passersby
This
free range robot
was spotted at this year’s Kinetica Art Fair. You can place your hand above it and it will stop and pour you a beer. That’s if you consider 7/8 of a glass of head ‘a beer’.
Photo booth adds fun – consumes floor space
Face it, photo booths are fun, and if they’re free a ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "122518",
"author": "Aes",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T00:36:46",
"content": "“Bot gives head to passersby”Seriously, guys?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122524",
"author": "Ayush Sood",
"timestamp": "2010-02-08T01:54:15",... | 1,760,377,496.446484 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/07/putting-on-a-show-in-the-rain/ | Putting On A Show In The Rain | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"arudino",
"led",
"MIC2981",
"multiplex",
"umbrella"
] | Let’s face it, walking around in the rain sucks. [Matth3w] is trying to add a little whimsy to an unpleasant experience by
adding an LED matrix to his umbrella
. The array contains 80 LEDs that are individually addressable. This is a mutiplexed array that relies on a MIC2981 source driver for the eight rows (or rings i... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "122492",
"author": "Osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-02-07T20:32:18",
"content": "interesting",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122507",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-07T22:47:32",
"content": "but why?",
"p... | 1,760,377,496.392366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/07/performance-oddities/ | Performance Oddities | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"cards",
"jedi",
"magic",
"magician",
"prop"
] | [Mario the Magician] wrote in to let us know that he makes Hackaday a priority every morning with his coffee. Well, so do we. He also included
a link to his homepage
when submitting this revelation. The juicy details that are as much of a fix as the caffeine in the coffee are missing from his posts. But the hacks are s... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "122478",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2010-02-07T19:24:42",
"content": "I can guess how the Nickel Box works:When the person deposits the nickel into the slot on the top, you can see his left hand holding the back corner of the box. He gives it a little shake, mentioning that i... | 1,760,377,496.500451 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/07/exopc-shows-off-some-guts/ | ExoPC Shows Off Some Guts | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"tablet",
"touchbook",
"windows"
] | The folks over at Engadget have posted some
pictures of the ExoPC’s insides
. With the recent return of the tablet craze (remember xp tablet edition?) we’re seeing tablets everywhere. This one has some promise on the hardware side, sporting a 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. Unfortunately we’ve heard using solely a ta... | 10 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "122469",
"author": "pascal",
"timestamp": "2010-02-07T18:50:34",
"content": "While Linux works with Tablet PC’s panel (i.e. there are Wacom drivers), it really is a long way from Windows: there is no handwriting recognition, just CellWriter (and that’s slower than an on-screen keybo... | 1,760,377,496.613861 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/07/altoids-upstaged-by-gift-card-tins/ | Altoids Upstaged By Gift Card Tins | Phil Burgess | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"altoids",
"box",
"case",
"enclosure",
"mint",
"ps3",
"tin",
"wii",
"xbox"
] | Nothing Earth-shattering here. Just, dare we say it,
really cute!
The venerable Altoids mint tin has become an icon of the maker culture. Browsing through past articles on Hack a Day, Adafruit or Instructables, you’ll find project after project for which these pocket-sized enclosures provided just the right fit. Eminen... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "122432",
"author": "Luckless",
"timestamp": "2010-02-07T14:46:08",
"content": "Oh me oh my",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122434",
"author": "woah",
"timestamp": "2010-02-07T15:12:00",
"content": "That’s some clever... | 1,760,377,496.565667 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/06/running-bleeding-edge-on-nexus-one/ | Running Bleeding Edge On Nexus One | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"2.6.32",
"bleeding edge",
"kernel",
"nexus one"
] | We like to run the newest software available. We often encounter problems and things that don’t work because of this, but with open source that just give you the opportunity to contribute and make the package better. Now you can take the fun and daring of bleeding edge to your phone by
installing the latest Linux kerne... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "122370",
"author": "Russ",
"timestamp": "2010-02-06T23:28:35",
"content": "This site consistently posts great articles… but what’s with all the first-person-plural? “We like”… “We encounter”. It’s stilted. My $.02: stick with “I”, since there’s only one name on the byline. Or may... | 1,760,377,496.872131 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/06/interfacing-with-an-analog-joystick/ | Interfacing With An Analog Joystick | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"basic stamp 2",
"boe-bot",
"bs2",
"Joystick",
"variable resistor"
] | [Firestorm_x1] put together
a tutorial about interfacing an analog joystick with a microcontroller
. These analog sticks are easy to find; he got his from Goodwill but we’ve got a couple in our junk box right now. The stick uses variable resistors to report its position so it’s just a matter of reading and interpreting... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "122348",
"author": "Fridolin",
"timestamp": "2010-02-06T20:32:36",
"content": "Nice Writeup, but common/old and not really a Hack…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "122349",
"author": "dooglehead",
"timestamp": "2010-02-06... | 1,760,377,496.823749 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/05/ask-a-winner-updates-day-5-answers/ | Ask A Winner Updates Day 5: Answers | Jakob Griffith | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"answers",
"competition",
"interview",
"kaping with the n900",
"N900",
"nokia",
"push",
"questions",
"winner"
] | Not too long ago
we asked our readers
what they would like to hear about from the PUSH N900 winners and their hacks. We got some silly questions, and some serious, we asked both and now the PUSH teams have answered.
The day has passed, the
party is gone
, and all that’s left is the final interview. The
Light Hack Crew
... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "123747",
"author": "Digiturk lig tv",
"timestamp": "2010-02-13T23:23:19",
"content": "SOFTWARE: I used C, for the language, GStreamer framework for capturing the video, and some basic",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "123750",
... | 1,760,377,496.916018 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/04/guitar-hero-as-an-instrument-or-midi-controller/ | Guitar Hero As An Instrument Or Midi Controller | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"guitar hero",
"max",
"midi",
"msp"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfgasnWtW0]
[Robert] wrote a program using Max/MSP that
lets him make music with his guitar hero controller
. There’s another video after the break where he walks through the various features but here’s the gist of it. This works on Mac and Windows and allows a sort of ‘live pla... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "121963",
"author": "uuuu",
"timestamp": "2010-02-04T22:11:46",
"content": "not a hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "121975",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-04T22:26:25",
"content": "ugh, just what we di... | 1,760,377,496.964489 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/04/battery-holder-reuses-blister-pack/ | Battery Holder Reuses Blister Pack | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"a23",
"altoids",
"battery",
"blister pack",
"minty"
] | In need of a portable power supply, [Alastair]
threw some batteries into an Altoids tin
. The problem was he didn’t have a holder for these size A23 cells. Inspiration struck and he realized the blister pack they came in fits them snuggly and just needs some conductors to complete the circuit. He pulled some battery co... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "121941",
"author": "CalcProgrammer1",
"timestamp": "2010-02-04T20:49:01",
"content": "I’ve done the same thing for AA’s when I didn’t have any spare connectors, I usually save the packs that Energizer rechargeables come in because they snap closed and are good for storage, but add s... | 1,760,377,497.269791 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/04/propeller-takes-step-a-sketch-to-a-new-level/ | Propeller Takes Step-a-Sketch To A New Level | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"cnc hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"etch a sketch",
"p8x32a",
"propeller",
"propetcher",
"Step-a-sketch",
"stepper"
] | [Mpark’s]
propeller controlled Etch-a-Sketch
is well built and very accurate. He was inspired by the
Step-a-Sketch project
and he’s carried that design through to a stunning conclusion. The driver board was built around a Parallax Propeller P8X32A microcontroller. But this isn’t just a serial controller board for conne... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "121928",
"author": "Simonious",
"timestamp": "2010-02-04T19:12:30",
"content": "Wow fancy, beats mine:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZZ4bRZ_ShwBut then I only just got it working and haven’t learned anything about G-code yet (I’m using EMC2 from over athttp://www.linuxcnc.org)Still... | 1,760,377,497.053895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/04/winners-of-the-n900-push-showcase-tickets/ | Winners Of The N900 PUSH Showcase Tickets. | Jakob Griffith | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"competition",
"N900",
"nokia",
"push",
"tickets",
"winner"
] | Like all great things, they must come to an end. As such, at 10am PST, this morning – our N900 Push competition came to a close. We had some really awesome answers, some really round about, and of course the obligatory – really bad ones. For those that are just on the EDGE of your seat waiting for the final concluding ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "121906",
"author": "bob",
"timestamp": "2010-02-04T17:05:49",
"content": "Can someone explain to me what stops me randomly pulling out five similar resistors?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "121914",
"author": "HarmonyThruCh... | 1,760,377,497.113268 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/03/the-mechanical-diode/ | The Mechanical Diode | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"diode",
"mechanical",
"rectifier"
] | A diode allows current to travel in only one direction. With that in mind, [Alex]
built a mechanical diode
that will only allow gear rotation in one direction to be transmitted through the system. But wait, by connecting two of these devices together he’s built something of a mechanical rectifier. An electrical
rectifi... | 70 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "121734",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-02-03T22:18:46",
"content": "Useless, but cool.Now he needs to build a resistor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "121735",
"author": "mungewell",
"timestamp": "2010-02-03T2... | 1,760,377,497.413544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/03/leapfrog-didj-followup/ | Leapfrog Didj: Followup | James Munns | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"Claude Schwarz",
"Didj",
"followup",
"gp2x",
"woot"
] | Yesterday we mentioned the
Woot! sale
of the Didj, and we had some comments and emails from readers who had purchased one. We couldn’t resist either, and ordered a couple to take apart and modify. We will probably be following the work laid out by [
Claude Schwarz
], who seems to be one of the leading hackers on the sc... | 25 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "121717",
"author": "taylor",
"timestamp": "2010-02-03T21:16:47",
"content": "Yeah, get me an NES emulator running and I’ll be thrilled! I bought it just because it was cheap and hackable, but I don’t much need it so I’m hoping to turn it into a simple NES box and then give it to my ... | 1,760,377,497.331124 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/02/06/update-adafruit-eagle-library-now-with-arduino/ | Update: Adafruit Eagle Library, Now With Arduino | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"EagleCad",
"library",
"shield"
] | Adafruit Industries has
just added an Arduino shield footprint
to their EagleCAD library. If you don’t know, the
Arduino headers use non-standard pin spacing
. Learn to deal with it, there’s too many Arduino shields in production to have any hope for a change in the future. This footprint should make it a lot easier to... | 9 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "122346",
"author": "CircuitPeople",
"timestamp": "2010-02-06T19:55:18",
"content": "Just FYI, PCB123 also has an Arduino sheild template (an actual board template, not a footprint). I’ve never used it, but noticed it’s there quite a while ago.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,497.457567 |
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