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https://hackaday.com/2010/01/18/robot-waits-for-no-man-when-recharging/ | Robot Waits For No Man When Recharging | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"ac",
"current",
"inductance",
"plug",
"rat thing",
"recharge",
"robot",
"snowcrash"
] | Yikes, that power connector certainly wasn’t designed by Apple. Ugly as it may be, it’s the charging cable for a robot and acts as a sensor that
allows the robot to properly align and plug into a power receptacle
.
We’re going to go off on a tangent for just a second. We often think of the
Rat Things from Snowcrash
whe... | 49 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "118168",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-01-18T17:15:13",
"content": "slow, but totally awesome :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "118172",
"author": "Mr. Q",
"timestamp": "2010-01-18T17:25:16",
"content... | 1,760,377,509.695956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/18/more-avr-tetris/ | More AVR Tetris | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"AVR",
"composite",
"tetris",
"tvText",
"video"
] | [Ben] built an
AVR based Tetris game that uses a TV as the display
. He linked his project in a comment from the
AVR Tetris project
featured last week. His work taps the power of his own
tvText library
to handle the composite video out. Using a TV takes all of the hardware work out of the equation, leaving just the com... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "118161",
"author": "Benny M",
"timestamp": "2010-01-18T16:22:56",
"content": "I think that TV looks like a computer monitor… Meh, WHO CARES :D This is pretty awesome :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "118162",
"author": "Age... | 1,760,377,509.742818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/18/multichannel-music-generation-for-arduino/ | Multichannel Music Generation For Arduino | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"8 bit",
"modulation",
"multichannel",
"sound"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRF4alsvaI]
[Drew] wrote
a library for playing multichannel music on an Arduino
. The project connects multiple piezo buzzers to the popular prototyping platform and handles the dirty work involved in modulating multiple buzzers at the same time. The video above starts with an e... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "118151",
"author": "osgeld",
"timestamp": "2010-01-18T15:26:34",
"content": "sounds great (tho you could run the outputs tru some resistors and mix them onto 1 speaker)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "118159",
"author": "lan... | 1,760,377,510.161949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/18/xbmc-on-xbox-keeps-going-and-going/ | XBMC On Xbox Keeps Going And Going | Mike Szczys | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"9.11",
"camelot",
"confluence",
"xbmc",
"xbox"
] | It’s no secret that XBMC just saw a major release with version 9.11 Camelot. What many don’t know is that development for the X in the name (Xbox)
stopped two releases ago
. That is to say that Team-XBMC no longer officially develops for the platform because of its inability to handle true-HD and many types of compress... | 39 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "118137",
"author": "Frogz",
"timestamp": "2010-01-18T13:20:03",
"content": "this is still the 1 system i have NOT triedis it worth buying a xbox on ebay at this point to play uh…backups on?anything im like SERIOUSLY missing not having 1?i recently got a psp….yay for near full speed ... | 1,760,377,509.610904 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/aeroquad-build-your-own-quadcopter/ | AeroQuad – Build Your Own Quadcopter | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"gyro",
"gyroscope",
"helicopter",
"quadcopter",
"rc",
"remote control",
"xbee"
] | It hurts us to look at this quadcopter, agonizingly so when we watch the video after the break. That’s because we feel the unstoppable compulsion to build one. This
four-rotor helicopter
has a lot to be proud of; it features Gyro stabilization, Xbee remote control for very long distance operation, and computer interfac... | 58 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "117581",
"author": "NatureTM",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T19:25:10",
"content": "I too have felt the stabbing since I started seeing these things. $415 actually doesn’t seem all that bad to me after looking at how much retailers sell quadcopters for. I’m hoping these things begin to... | 1,760,377,509.95782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/gsm-car-starter/ | GSM Car Starter | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"extender",
"gsm",
"phone",
"remote starter",
"sim"
] | It’s just starting to warm up around here but it was very cold for a long time. We’re not fond of going anywhere when it’s way below freezing but those professional hermit opportunities never panned out so we’re stuck freezing our butts off. Fed up with his frigid auto, [Aaron] installed a remote starter to warm the ca... | 44 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "117551",
"author": "CircuitMage",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T17:45:27",
"content": "Hackaliscious.Hopefully he does not take the car anywhere with no bars. :) And, problematic for mechanics (more so than the RFID guy’s car)….but interesting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,510.034566 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/a-day-at-the-lake-for-the-disabled/ | A Day At The Lake For The Disabled | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"disabled",
"kayak",
"pontoon",
"sip & puff"
] | We do a lot of useless hacks just for the fun of it so when we see something with purpose it’s pretty exciting. This hack
turns any kayak into a motorized vessel that can be controlled by a quadriplegic person
using a sip & puff interface. After the break you can see some clips of navigation and an explanation of the h... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "117537",
"author": "Michiel",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T16:44:07",
"content": "Great project! :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117538",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T16:44:12",
"content": "Now _that_ is... | 1,760,377,509.535776 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/home-made-small-form-factor-led-projector/ | Home Made Small Form Factor LED Projector | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"lcd",
"led",
"lumenlab",
"projector"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ8Kq2wLrf0]
[Newtonn2] dropped a tip in our inbox this morning that made us quite happy. This is a
step by step build of a small form factor LED based projector
. While the size may not get some of you too excited at first,
those of us who have built projectors before
know that ... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "117531",
"author": "Nate Keen",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T15:33:39",
"content": "That looks awesome, I wonder how hot the case/internal parts get. He seems to have that covered with a computer fan. What I liked about it was the fact that it was instant on, even with the time it took ... | 1,760,377,510.217567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/spherical-and-stereoscopic-photography/ | Spherical And Stereoscopic Photography | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"360 degree",
"camera",
"fisheye",
"lens",
"spherical"
] | [Ryubin’s] experiments with spherical video continue. This time around he’s using two cameras, both with fisheye lenses, to
capture 360 degree by 360 degree video
. The two cameras mount back to back and each record a 360 degree vertical view in a 180 degree horizontal range. By stitching the two recordings together an... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "117425",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T23:00:42",
"content": "He should use a bright flash when he starts both recordings to syncronize them, kind of like a visual clapper.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "11743... | 1,760,377,509.477212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/start-the-car-with-a-wave-of-your-hand/ | Start The Car With A Wave Of Your Hand | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"car",
"ignition",
"rfid",
"tag"
] | [Jair2K4] likes his RFID almost as much as he likes his chaw. Ever since his car was stolen he’s had to start it using a screwdriver. Obviously this is not a good way to leave things so he decided to
convert his starter to read an RFID tag
. He installed an RFID transponder he picked up on eBay, wiring it to the igniti... | 74 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "117393",
"author": "charliex",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T21:12:37",
"content": "Is it wrong to want to shake his hand while having a hidden rfid destroyer ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117397",
"author": "sol",
"times... | 1,760,377,510.117042 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/engineering-with-magnetic-spheres/ | Engineering With Magnetic Spheres | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"freeside atlanta",
"geometric",
"hacker space",
"magnets",
"neodymium"
] | We would imagine these experiments were spawned by a devastatingly boring day at the office. [Sparr] found himself the proud owner of one thousand rare-earth magnets and
decided to see what geometric shapes he could build
with the spheres. These are gold-plated N35 Neodymium magnets that measure just 6mm across. He dis... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "117374",
"author": "JonDecker",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T20:05:50",
"content": "would be curious to see these interact with ferrofluid.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117376",
"author": "Nave",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T... | 1,760,377,510.285749 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/16/ipod-peripheral-isee360i-hacking/ | IPod Peripheral: ISee360i Hacking | Mike Szczys | [
"ipod hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"iSee360i",
"video"
] | [James] has done some work
reverse engineering the protocols for the iSee360i peripheral
. This iPod addon is a media player housing that features a 3.6″ screen. It can be used to play video on iPods that don’t otherwise have the capability because it just uses them as a hard drive. He picked up the device at a discoun... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "117819",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2010-01-16T23:31:05",
"content": "If it’s using the iPod as a mass storage device, does that mean it’s just a video player with USB host, support for mass storage devices, and an iPod dock connector? Sounds like a good deal for $15… especi... | 1,760,377,510.333977 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/16/russian-billboard-includes-a-happy-ending/ | Russian Billboard Includes A “happy Ending” | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"billboard",
"moscow",
"porn",
"pornography",
"traffic"
] | It seems someone hacked into one of LED billboards and added porn video clips to the rotation of advertisements. We caught a glimpse before YouTube yanked it. We’ve pixelated the shot above which already had some blackbox censorship from the OP but we assure you, it was hardcore porn.
The 9-by-6 meter billboard is in d... | 67 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "117806",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2010-01-16T22:13:54",
"content": "hmm, I imagine it’s network connected. Also, it’s pretty common knowledge that normal text traffic boards (modifiable on site only) have ridiculously poor security. With more network-connected/semi-... | 1,760,377,510.418606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/16/wine-glass-time-keeper/ | Wine Glass Time Keeper | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"drill",
"grind",
"hourglass",
"sand",
"timer",
"wine"
] | We’ve seen a glut of time-keeping projects lately. We guess time was the original motivator for technology so we’re okay with it (but we’re not calling ourselves Clockaday quite yet). This clock, or more appropriately this timer, is
a homemade hourglass
that [Andrei] put together. The finished look is simple but he put... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "117805",
"author": "sneakypoo",
"timestamp": "2010-01-16T21:53:29",
"content": "On the topic of grinding glass. How bad is glass dust for your lungs. Not that I’ve ever cut glass without a mask of course… yeah… heh",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,510.721133 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/16/volt-meter-clock/ | Volt Meter Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"meter",
"pic"
] | The
Volt meter clock
continues our recent slew of interesting clock projects. Though considerably easier to read than the
resistor clock
, it is in the same frame of mind. Set up to look like the face of an analog volt meter, it almost looks like something official or scientific. Since [Jon] couldn’t simply drop a cloc... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "117757",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2010-01-16T17:23:20",
"content": "That is, quite possibly, the largest meter I’ve ever seen. Impressive just for the sheer size of it.Props for using a PIC. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,510.861858 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/animatronics-reference/ | Animatronics Reference | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"animatronics",
"robotics",
"special effects"
] | Anyone who is familiar with animatronics or even most robotics knows that almost every build is a hack if you don’t plan on reproducing it. This gallery is to show off the work of [John Nolan]. However, instead of just posting the final product, he has posted several galleries that show, in detail, the internal struct... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "117652",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T23:18:39",
"content": "ROLLOVER IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO DISPLAY IMAGES…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117658",
"author": "chisaipete",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T23:32:5... | 1,760,377,510.66622 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/know-your-resistors-tell-the-time/ | Know Your Resistors… Tell The Time | Mike Szczys | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"Hackaday design contest",
"HackadayDesignContest",
"led",
"light sensor",
"resistor color code",
"sensor"
] | [Darren] built
a clock that uses a resistor to display the time
. Well, it really uses a model of a resistor. This extremely tardy entry in the
Hackaday design challenge
houses all of the electronics on a PCB the size of a business card. Four RGB LEDs shine up through holes in the wooden base to light bands on an acryl... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "117619",
"author": "CircuitMage",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T21:18:17",
"content": "Love it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117620",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T21:23:05",
"content": "Very sleek, now... | 1,760,377,511.047126 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/15/phaser-to-laser-mod-puts-out-465mw/ | Phaser-to-laser Mod Puts Out 465mW | Mike Szczys | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"blu-ray",
"diode",
"laser",
"phaser",
"star trek"
] | Here’s another
Star Trek phaser toy with a laser added
. [Jay] started with a 1994 Star Trek phaser and added a 12X Blu-Ray diode. The sound effects of the toy still work, a nice touch that you can check out in the video after the break. That video shows him popping balloons with the laser, a feat made possible by the ... | 47 | 47 | [
{
"comment_id": "117596",
"author": "Oler",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T20:15:29",
"content": "465 mW in title, 465 nW in text",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117601",
"author": "Gert",
"timestamp": "2010-01-15T20:28:36",
"content": "St... | 1,760,377,510.808461 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/hackaday-links-january-14th-2010/ | Hackaday Links: January 14th, 2010 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Hackaday links"
] | [
"baby",
"mario",
"squid",
"star wars",
"stripper"
] | We saw this
home made beekeepers hood
posted and actually mistook it for an art piece. We thought it was a Super Mario squid. You can see an example on
this image
, which is located on a site dedicated to
cross stitching video game characters
.
In an odd coincidence, not related to the 8 bit textiles above, we also fou... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "117365",
"author": "emilio",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T19:11:22",
"content": "every one of these topics is disturbing in some way. thank you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2667706",
"author": "jmd",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,511.161502 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/avr-tetris/ | AVR Tetris | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"ATmega168",
"Atmel",
"AVR",
"ks0108",
"lcd",
"tetris"
] | Tetris, the timeless classic, is one of those concepts that someone will try to run on every conceivable hardware platform. I took on the challenge of
programming a Tetris clone from the ground up
using hardware I had on hand. At the heart of the build is an ATmega168 microcontroller. The game displays on a KS0108 128×... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "117348",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T17:54:11",
"content": "Even though there’s no audio, I’m still going to have the Tetris theme stuck in my head for the rest of the day…\\good work, btw!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,511.102292 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/google-bike-hack-quick-and-dirty/ | Google Bike Hack, Quick And Dirty | Caleb Kraft | [
"google hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"bike",
"google",
"maps"
] | Many of the projects we post are so well thought out and engineered, they could hardly be called “hacks”. This one, however, falls neatly into the hack category. [Dave] wanted his very own
exercise bike hooked to Google maps
. Instead of setting up a control system and writing software to control Google maps, he simpl... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "117333",
"author": "That's cute",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T16:30:34",
"content": "I like it. Not a tonne of work but effective enough for him.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117334",
"author": "Jean-Marc",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,511.251995 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/14/protodeck-midibox-based-controller/ | ProtoDeck – MIDIBOX Based Controller | Jakob Griffith | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"midi",
"midibox",
"pic 18f4620",
"potentiometer",
"protodeck",
"RGB LED"
] | [Julien] let us know about his
ProtoDeck
. A MIDIBOX based controller for Ableton Live using a Big Max for live patch interface.
One thing that we have seen is
less and less hacks
for are
MIDIbox projects
. It is no wonder, considering now a days we have
touch screen
and multiple other interfaces and sound creation too... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "117319",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2010-01-14T14:44:16",
"content": "An ambitious project, nice build.But I have come to prefer rotary controllers over pots for any controller that has presets or patches – pots are a pita in that regard because once you switch banks or pre... | 1,760,377,511.204908 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/tricking-an-ipod-into-trusting-your-dock/ | Tricking An IPod Into Trusting Your Dock | Mike Szczys | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"dock",
"ipod",
"mac"
] | [Thijs] has an iPod dock with an LCD display in it that allows you to watch videos without having to squint quite as much. Unfortunately, the iPod classic wouldn’t play videos on it because it’s not an Apple approved product. He figured out that an authentication chip is included in docks and cables that Apple has appr... | 72 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "117204",
"author": "Gene",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T22:12:50",
"content": "Because then Apple couldn’t charge the peripheral makers, duh! (Not that the makers of that cable from Deal Extreme did…)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,511.335146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/mythnetvision-to-cure-borked-mythtv-hacks/ | MythNetVision To Cure Borked MythTV Hacks | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"mythnetvision",
"mythtv",
"plugin",
"streaming",
"video"
] | Another group of developers has stepped up to the plate in the never-ending attempt to integrate online streaming video with MythTV. The
new plugin is called MythNetVision
and aims to bring streaming and downloading video functionality both easily and legally. That means without violating the terms of service of the pr... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "117184",
"author": "no one",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T21:11:01",
"content": "yay first post I am such a retard…LOL",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117192",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T21:30:36",
"cont... | 1,760,377,511.388483 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/bike-controller-for-xbox-360/ | Bike Controller For Xbox 360 | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"exercise",
"xbox 360"
] | ProjectExciteBike is on its second iteration of
an exercise bike controller for Xbox 360
. The controller takes pedal input from the cranks of the exercise bike. The sensing is handled by a ring of five hall effect sensors that detect a passing magnet attached to the crank. The sensor data is collected and processed by... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "117182",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T20:44:07",
"content": "A bit mad where he is shooting by pedalling. Presumably with the resistance of the bike, there would be a bit of a time delay from starting pedalling to it firing (or you have to pedal all the time to keep... | 1,760,377,511.5774 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/vacuum-tube-tesla-coil/ | Vacuum Tube Tesla Coil | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"tesla coil",
"tube"
] | [xellers] may have been in 8th grade when he
built this vacuum tube tesla coil
, but he did a fantastic job. Unlike most of the tesla coils we have shown, this one doesn’t use a high current transformer from a neon sign. Instead, he’s gone the direction of vacuum tubes. He spent a total of about $125 which isn’t too ba... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "117173",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T19:26:32",
"content": "Nice setup. I started playing with electronics back in high school, and it was all tubes back then. Nice to see younger people interested in these “old” parts.I still keep many tubes in my stash. That’s the ... | 1,760,377,511.710232 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/lego-router-case-bests-factory-finish/ | LEGO Router Case Bests Factory Finish | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"case",
"DD-WRT",
"lego",
"MLCAD",
"wrt54gl"
] | Stare at [Luke’s]
LEGO router case
; STARE AT IT! The router is nothing special, a WRT54GL that is fun to hack. We’ve seen it
used as a robot
, turned into a
war driving box
, and obviously this is where
dd-wrt custom firmware
started.
[Luke] designed the case in MLCAD and found a seller for the parts which came in jus... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "117156",
"author": "Davo",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T18:08:42",
"content": "agreed that it looks cooler than the factory case.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117158",
"author": "Gert",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T18:18:38",... | 1,760,377,511.658164 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/neon-lamp-and-other-crazy-clocks/ | Neon Lamp And Other Crazy Clocks | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"neon lamp",
"nixie",
"vacuum tube"
] | Quick quiz, what came before transistors? Why
vacuum tubes
of course. If this clock doesn’t make you thankful for the luxury of integrated circuits, nothing will.
We had never heard of using
Neon Lamps as logic circuits
, and they definitely produce a
much cooler effect
when counting.
[Thanks Philippe]
And finally, we’... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "117153",
"author": "Alexandre Terentiev",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T17:18:17",
"content": "How about a “transistor only” clock?http://transistorclock.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117155",
"author": "Philippe",
"tim... | 1,760,377,511.828691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/13/cubicle-dwellers-rewarded-for-reflexes/ | Cubicle-dwellers Rewarded For Reflexes | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"candy",
"chocolate",
"Joystick",
"M&M",
"maze",
"nes",
"playstation 2",
"servo"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUqRcLjFOUc]
[StudioJooj] is trying to torture or test his colleagues in his office. A lot of folks leave a candy jar on their desks for all to enjoy but he’s making his friends work for their reward. Like cubicle-dwelling lab subjects, they must
successfully navigate his maze
to... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "117136",
"author": "Pretoruous",
"timestamp": "2010-01-13T15:49:12",
"content": "Awesome!One problem: the candy falling down the fail ramp is still given to the user at the front of the maze. I would much rather see a clumsy coworker try again and again…",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,512.502346 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/12/makita-battery-pack-repair/ | Makita Battery Pack Repair | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"cell",
"makita",
"power tools",
"rechargable",
"recharge"
] | [Rob] grew tired of his Makita power tool battery packs dying so
he figured out how to repair them himself
. The video after the break walks us through the process which starts by cracking open the case. Inside there is a controller board and a battery of ten cells. [Rob] has pinpointed these battery failures to just t... | 69 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "117033",
"author": "ilukester",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T22:14:06",
"content": "This dude gets almost all his batteries from used battery packs. He built an electric bike out of all a123 cells(from the dewalt 36v battery packs). :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,512.328468 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/12/bike-trainer-computer-speed-cadence-heartrate-trainer-temp/ | Bike Trainer Computer: Speed, Cadence, Heartrate, Trainer Temp | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"cadence",
"computer",
"heartrate",
"lm235",
"PIC16F73",
"speed"
] | [Kurt] was using a bike trainer to get in shape for warmer and dryer biking months. Unfortunately it’s pretty hard to train if you don’t have reliable data concerning how hard you’re working. There’s commercial solutions for trainer computers but he’d read some rough reviews about them and
decided to build his own trai... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "117021",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T21:29:46",
"content": "Does it tweet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "117031",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T22:00:53",
"content": "I love this idea,... | 1,760,377,512.234075 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/12/how-to-make-a-printable-ces-badge/ | How To: Make A Printable CES Badge | Devlin Thyne | [
"Featured",
"how-to"
] | [
"3d printing",
"badges",
"ces",
"makerbot",
"openscad",
"thingiverse"
] | We figured we put you through enough posts about our
CES badges
without telling you how we did it or how to get one. This how-to will walk through the process of creating a badge from a dxf file for a logo. Then we will tell you where to get one.
To start with, you will need a 2D cad program, we used
QCad
. Later you w... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "116998",
"author": "Hiroe",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T20:13:10",
"content": "yes openscad is awesome but this kind of tutorial is more fitted to its wiki and not your site. I hate to say it but this really isn’t a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,512.07559 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/12/dont-put-that-eprom-in-your-mouth/ | Don’t Put That EPROM In Your Mouth! | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"eprom",
"erase",
"pacifier",
"ultraviolet",
"uv"
] | [Jeremy] had some chips on hand that included EPROM. We’re not talking about EEPROM, we mean EPROM that need a UV light source to erase. Most people don’t want to drop a few hundred dollars on a dedicated EPROM eraser, there must be another way.
Boy, EPROM really suck. But so do pacifiers and he already had a solution... | 60 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "116973",
"author": "CircuitMage",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T19:07:53",
"content": "I have a couple in my parts bin….but they are very old….Just leave them in the sun for a couple hours. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116974",... | 1,760,377,511.949276 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/12/stroke-to-unlock/ | Stroke To Unlock | Mike Szczys | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"conductive",
"creepy",
"fabric",
"stroke",
"thread"
] | If you’re into embedded clothing this
stroke sensor
is for you. As demonstrated in the video after the break, stroking the threads in a particular direction will create a circuit that senses and, in this case, turns on an LED. The concept uses two conductive buses on the back of a piece of neoprene. Conductive and non-... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "116952",
"author": "overengineer",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T17:36:26",
"content": "It’d be simple enough to make this “omni-directional” — if you put a circle of conductors of one bus around a single cluster in the middle that was a different signal, stroking the middle cluster in a... | 1,760,377,512.016691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/12/arduinome-with-many-pots/ | Arduinome With Many Pots | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"arduino",
"arduinome",
"ic",
"multiplexer",
"potentiometer"
] | [Aggaz]
added 16 potentiometers to his Arduinome
.The
Arduinome
is a
monome
clone based around the Arduino as a microprocessor. We seen some
Arduinome builds
in the past but [Aggaz’s] work augments the physical interface.
Potentiometers used in circuit bending allow for
manipulation of the sounds coming out of the circ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "116924",
"author": "Zerfall",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T14:37:14",
"content": "I just started my arduinome build last night. With this I might have to rethink my case design for future upgrade, very cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,512.378211 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/weather-clock/ | Weather Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"harry potter",
"weather",
"weather clock",
"winnipeg"
] | [Sean_Carney] build this
clock that tells the weather
instead of the time. The two hands display the current conditions and the temperature. Forty below zero seems amazingly cold if you’re on the Fahrenheit scale but [Sean’s] from
Winnipeg
so he’s operating on the Celsius side of things.
Two servos move the hands to ma... | 46 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "116834",
"author": "Eric the Red",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T00:41:41",
"content": "I’m always for a good hack but a window does the same (allow you to see what the weather is) and cheaper.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116835"... | 1,760,377,512.457677 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/amazing-chassis-hacks/ | Amazing Chassis Hacks | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"body",
"chassis",
"lunar rover",
"model",
"moon",
"rc",
"rover"
] | [Crabfu] pulled off some great chassis work on top of a remote control drivetrain. His most recent build
turns the tiny traveler into a lunar rover
complete with passenger and a communications array. For this he’s sourced the parts from a toy but boosted the realism with hand-painted details that leave us in awe. His p... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "116825",
"author": "landon",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T00:00:44",
"content": "where does the arduino go?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116833",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2010-01-12T00:33:57",
"content": "@land... | 1,760,377,512.990478 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/steampunk-nixie-clock/ | Steampunk Nixie Clock | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"nixie",
"nixie tube",
"steampunk"
] | This
single-digit Nixie clock
is a thing of beauty. You might hate Steampunk or you might love it, but you have to respect projects where the design gets equal (or more) consideration compared to the function. The electronics used in the project build upon an
existing single Nixie design
. Instead of
hiding the guts in... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "116791",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T21:39:17",
"content": "The layout is very aesthetically pleasing. I’m not the biggest fan of nixie clocks, but this one is very well done.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1167... | 1,760,377,512.552493 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/kodak-digital-frame-vulnerability/ | Kodak Digital Frame Vulnerability | Mike Szczys | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"digital",
"frame",
"kodak",
"vulnerability"
] | Kodak managed to release a product with a big fat security vulnerability. [Casey] figured out that the Kodak W820 WiFi capable digital frame
can be hijacked for dubious purposes
. The frame can add Internet content as widgets; things like Facebook status, tweets, and pictures. The problem is that the widgets are based ... | 17 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "116768",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T20:24:13",
"content": "@The word ‘foible’: “What are you doin’ usin’ your big school words just use normal people words and I’ll understand what you’re talkin’ about.”Sorry, had to. Hope I’m not the only one who’s not familiar ... | 1,760,377,512.607015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/lego-robot-lays-dominoes-not-eggs/ | LEGO Robot Lays Dominoes Not Eggs | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"domino",
"lego",
"robot",
"tape deck"
] | [Mattias] brings the awesome once more with his
LEGO robot that sets up dominoes
. You’ll remember his work from the
wooden keyboard case
and the
mechanical binary adder
. This time around he’s still exercising those woodworking skills by making his own domino tiles, but it’s the robot that makes this interesting. In t... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "116751",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T19:20:45",
"content": "step 2 now should be to make it be able to lay in different patterns and a larger storage capacity :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116752",
... | 1,760,377,512.656794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/ces-guts-guts-guts/ | CES: Guts Guts Guts | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"guts",
"pcb"
] | We knew going into CES that we had to find some pictures of guts. It didn’t matter what it was, if there were guts showing, we snapped a picture. We were a little let down that the guts we found were basically consumer goods like cameras, TVs, and tons of amplifiers. The amplifier guts were so prolific, we actually jus... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "116739",
"author": "florian",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T18:55:11",
"content": "could you post a short comment what we see on the photos?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116740",
"author": "Donatello",
"timestamp": "2010-0... | 1,760,377,512.770671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/194-transistor-clock-will-blow-your-mind/ | 194 Transistor Clock Will Blow Your Mind | Jakob Griffith | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"capacitor",
"clock",
"diode",
"resistor",
"transistor"
] | It’s nice to have tip put on our desks that we think everyone, yes everyone can enjoy. The
Transistor Clock
is just as its name implies, A clock that doesn’t rely on ICs. 194 Transistors, 400 resistors, 566 diodes, and 87 capacitors are all that makes this clock tick – no programing, and most importantly no Arduino. Th... | 59 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "116700",
"author": "Hackineer",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T16:55:26",
"content": "Wouldn’t it be easier to use an Arduino?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116701",
"author": "jeicrash",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T16:55:57",
... | 1,760,377,512.944856 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/11/cold-climate-solar-water-heater/ | Cold Climate Solar Water Heater | Mike Szczys | [
"green hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"freezing",
"hot water",
"silicone",
"solar",
"water heater"
] | Here’s a
solar water heater setup that augments your home’s water heater
instead of replacing it. The system monitors a solar collector panel on the roof for temperature. If the temperature is warm enough, a photo voltaic cell powered pump circulates cold water through the system. The heated water returns to the top of... | 30 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "116694",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T16:16:55",
"content": "You do know that if you use a Heat exchanges and a closed loop, you can make any design a cold weather design.I built one a very long time ago that simply used car antifreeze and a heat exchanger. worked... | 1,760,377,513.33312 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/10/fujifilm-3d-camera/ | Fujifilm 3D Camera | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"3d",
"stereoscopic"
] | There have been a couple companies that have shown off full-sized 3D displays, but Fujifilm had a couple of products that caught my eye. The first was a stereoscopic camera called the Finepix Real 3D W1 that not only functioned as a 3D Camera, but also featured a glasses-free 3D display on the back. The camera was capa... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "116607",
"author": "tylerni7",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T23:27:32",
"content": "Does the 3D display just use the lenticular lenses for the 3D effect?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "116608",
"author": "James Munns",
... | 1,760,377,513.135202 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/10/ces-update-atmega128rfa1/ | CES Update: Atmega128RFA1 | Devlin Thyne | [
"News"
] | [
"Atmel",
"AVR",
"ces",
"zigbee"
] | After posting about our
visit
and
interview
with [Vemund], the Atmel rep at CES. We got the feeling you needed to know some more. The thing that has got us pretty excited is the ATmega128RFA1(
pdf
)
single-chip
microcontroller and Zigbee radio module. It can be found in the
ATmegaRFA1-EK1
development board. We look for... | 38 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "116591",
"author": "Dean",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T21:39:43",
"content": "python-on-a-chip, of course!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116592",
"author": "Jon",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T21:40:07",
"content": "Excell... | 1,760,377,513.075962 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/10/ces-hackaday-fans/ | CES: HackaDay Fans | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"totally amazingly awesome people"
] | Sure, we’ve talked about some
internet celebrity
fans, but we also met a lot of great fans around the show and at events we’ve covered. In the future, we are looking to cover more live events and cons, as well as starting coverage of hackerspaces. Keep an eye out at your local hacking event for the HackaDay team. Galle... | 4 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "116652",
"author": "SheeEttin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-11T06:52:32",
"content": "I like how your badges all have different ways to write Hack a Day(.com).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "116689",
"author": "Caleb Kraft"... | 1,760,377,513.182443 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-caleb-gets-tased/ | CES: Caleb Gets Tased | Nick Caiello | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"taser"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYGCeBcaD7Y]
As were wandering around South Hall, we just so happened to stumble upon
Taser International
‘s booth. Being the adventurous guy that he is, [Caleb] decided to volunteer to get tased. Not being able to pass up such a great opportunity, we instantly broke out our came... | 84 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "116429",
"author": "charliex",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T23:47:54",
"content": "awww i was hoping for a ‘don’t tase me bro’",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116435",
"author": "Fallen",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T00:01:57",... | 1,760,377,513.547772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-augmented-reality/ | CES: Augmented Reality | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"augmented",
"ces",
"hmd",
"virtual reality",
"visor",
"vuzix"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB-kZmq0syc]
I got my hands on a set of augmented reality glasses that were displayed with a Monkey-Ball style game. This wasnt anything too new as far as the augmented reality goes, however the glasses that were used with the game featured stereo cameras on the center of the out... | 7 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "116493",
"author": "Noah Zerkin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T06:24:36",
"content": "That would be one of Ohan Oda’s demos running on it. Ohan is the primary developer (with Steven Feiner and other members of his program at Columbia) of theGoblin XNA framework.Don’t dismiss his AR work... | 1,760,377,513.374569 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-hackaday-interviews-atmel/ | CES: HackaDay Interviews ATMEL | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"Atmel",
"interview"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ9PPhRQKLs]
We got to talk to an ATMEL representative showing off the RZ600 Zigbee system for AVR systems. The system was also displaying the QTouch slider and wheel devices, all combined to create a wireless controller for a tetris game running on the development board. It was ... | 14 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "116427",
"author": "yawniek",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T23:34:55",
"content": "what about their multitouch technology, any products?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116451",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T0... | 1,760,377,513.463208 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-update-ces-badges/ | CES Update: CES Badges | Devlin Thyne | [
"News"
] | [
"3d printing",
"bre pettis",
"ces",
"leo laporte",
"makerbot",
"print"
] | In a
previous post
we had given one of our badges out to [
Bre Pettis
] at the
MakerBot
booth. We have been called the “Skull Guys” around CES and were stopped multiple times by people that did not know of this site. [Bre] got an extra of the size we are wearing around. [
Leo Laporte
] received the very first prototype... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "116480",
"author": "sillyzombie666",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T03:48:00",
"content": "i want one",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116503",
"author": "Whatnot",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T07:33:27",
"content": "“natural A... | 1,760,377,513.420015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-3d-laser-projection-system/ | CES: 3d Laser Projection System | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces"
] | We really really wanted to see this system. It supposedly created a 3D projection in the air. They didn’t have a system on the floor, but invited us to their hotel room for a private showing. We did manage to find the room and were welcomed in to the sight of a smaller unit that made a roughly 4×4 inch projection insi... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "116384",
"author": "Erik",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T21:53:37",
"content": "And the world gets one step closer to a holodeck.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116385",
"author": "Steve Pomeroy",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T22... | 1,760,377,515.168334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-famous-people-at-ces/ | CES: Famous People At CES | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"Reading Rainbow",
"ScreenSavers",
"Tekzilla"
] | So far, HackaDay has managed to find a couple recognizable faces, so we thought we would share. | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "116525",
"author": "Krystin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-10T12:21:06",
"content": "I would love to meet the bloggers of Hack-a-day. I am at CES and have been reading your posts! It is nearly impossible to meet with anyone given the size and the amount of people at CES – so, is there a ... | 1,760,377,515.356452 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-haier-wireless-tv/ | CES: Haier Wireless TV | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"Haier",
"tv",
"wireless"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qijuE7r2CBk]
We received a couple requests via email to get a look at Haier’s wireless TV. They used both wireless power and
WHDI
to show off a zero wire concept. Sure, the giant 2001: A Space Odyssey looking monolith behind it is a bit imposing, but for something that could be e... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "116372",
"author": "Cynyr",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T21:17:20",
"content": "not to be too picky, but if you are embedding it in the wall, why not just run the cables in the wall and then out to the tv? same visual effect, more flexibility, less likely to cause interference problems.... | 1,760,377,515.469052 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-glove-input/ | CES: Glove Input | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"glove"
] | The
peregrine
looks like it could actually be a useful tool. We’ve seen several people
make glove
input devices over the years and this looks like a quick and easy way to get one going. It touts over 30 touch points that are user programmable. Really, it works more like a keyboard wrapped around your hand than any kind... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "116368",
"author": "sellout",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T20:59:30",
"content": "Were you demoing a Spider-Man game?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "116369",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T21:03... | 1,760,377,515.11257 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-day-2-recap/ | CES: Day 2 Recap | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"Recap"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjciRwZqNY]
Greetings from CES day 2! | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,515.389889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ces-3d-tv-without-glasses/ | CES: 3d Tv, Without Glasses | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"3d",
"ces",
"tv"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7eNMCPJe_Q]
We were hoping to get to test drive some of the 3d televisions that don’t need glasses. We had speculated about how they worked, and we were mostly right. It appears to be some type of
lens that works similar to those little printed holograms
. The strange thing is ... | 22 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "116350",
"author": "JJRH",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T19:11:04",
"content": "3d displays won’t have a hope of taking off until you can watch them with out glasses. This sounds like some cool tech.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1... | 1,760,377,515.521348 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/09/ask-a-winner/ | Ask A Winner… | Jakob Griffith | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"competition",
"haptic guide",
"kapin900",
"light hack cew",
"N900",
"nokia",
"push",
"sketch your world",
"solderin skaters",
"teams",
"update"
] | We’ve been given the honor of interviewing each team from the
Nokia N900
PUSH competition
one on one. However, rather than be selfish, we thought it would be fun and informative if the readers got to ask
the teams
some questions too.
Just post your question in a comment and we will be sure to ask.
Avoid the basics, lik... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "116303",
"author": "joe",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T15:13:51",
"content": "how often do you change underwear?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116306",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T15:36:53",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,515.31656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-meet-the-mini-hexapodinno/ | CES: Meet The Mini Hexapodinno | Nick Caiello | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"hexapod",
"Mini Hexapodinno"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glNS81Kgk7g]
While we were browsing around the show floor, we saw a pretty cool little robot called the
Mini Hexapodinno
. As the name suggests, it’s a hexapod robot that utilizes sonar and can be programmed using BASIC. Although its not as cool as some of the
other robots
that w... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "116288",
"author": "trialex",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T10:27:07",
"content": "Yeah, I want this pretty damn badly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116290",
"author": "TuxFan",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T10:35:42",
"con... | 1,760,377,515.4249 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-keepon-keeps-on/ | CES: Keepon Keeps On | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"keepon"
] | We could not walk past
KeepOn
without checking it out. Not only did we get to check it out, we got to control it. [Caleb] picked up a wiimote and started tapping out a beat and KeepOn started dancing. It was as adorable in person as it is in the videos. We think it is horribly overpriced as is though, so we still
enjoy... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "116267",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T05:34:25",
"content": "321.69 KBIf only there was a “hack” to optimize photo file size for web sites.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116270",
"author": "Quan-Time",
... | 1,760,377,515.216335 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-pleo-shows-its-guts/ | CES: Pleo Shows Its Guts. | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"guts",
"pleo"
] | We reported that Pleo was given a second chance a
while back
, but it was great to see it in person. We got to pet a stock one, and it seemed very responsive like we’ve heard, and turned its head whenever it was pet, but as hackers, we enjoyed seeing it with the
skin ripped off
. | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "116250",
"author": "angrydroid",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T03:26:02",
"content": "Nice Pleo pr0n!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116262",
"author": "walt",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T04:45:27",
"content": "can’t stand ... | 1,760,377,515.261166 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-hack-a-day-meets-revision3/ | CES: Hack A Day Meets Revision3 | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"revision3"
] | We managed to spot some of the
Revision3
team at CES, and its good to know that we have fans in high places! We took this shot with [Caleb], [Patrick Norton], [James], and [Veronica Belmont]. Unfortunately [Roger Chang] was a little camera shy, so he took the photo for us.
Hi-Res Shot
is available, as always. | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "116244",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T02:32:42",
"content": "Did you get to ask Patrick why he cancelled Systm?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116256",
"author": "Alex G",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T04:12:21... | 1,760,377,515.673379 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-laser-instrument/ | CES: Laser Instrument | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ces",
"instrument",
"laser harp",
"music"
] | This instrument caught our eye. It is a Laser device that looked like it could do midi input of some type. We played a little bit, but really weren’t too impressed. You know why?
We’ve seen better
.
[James] – Way to be hackers. | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "116263",
"author": "GhrayFahx",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T05:08:51",
"content": "This thing is a piece of CRAP. I have no idea why it was at CES, seeing as it’s like 2 year old. I saw these at The Sharper Image once and they had this cheesy infomercial playing on the TV behind it. It... | 1,760,377,515.822118 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-update-makerbot-gets-a-badge/ | CES Update: MakerBot Gets A Badge | Devlin Thyne | [
"News"
] | [
"bre pettis",
"ces",
"makerbot",
"PLA"
] | We visited the
MakerBot Industries
booth to give them one of our badges (post pending), say what’s up and meet the creators behind the creators of our lapel-sticking creations. They were excited to see us, so excited in fact that they gave us a small spool of the
PLA
they are about to carry in their
store
. | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "116236",
"author": "PeterM",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T02:03:52",
"content": "Post pending? Don’t you mean “Pat. Pending” ?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116242",
"author": "charliex",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T02:21:03... | 1,760,377,515.953184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-update-a-visit-to-the-zigbee-booth/ | CES Update: A Visit To The Zigbee Booth | Devlin Thyne | [
"News"
] | [
"Atmel",
"ces",
"ti",
"zigbee"
] | We visited the Zigbee Alliance booth yesterday and talked to Atmel and TI reps. The very knowledgeable Atmel rep showed us a new development kit for Zigbee radios and gave us some of these modules above. We will be getting more information about this kit later on. The TI rep pointed us to the
TI Engineer 2 Engineer Com... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "116191",
"author": "mythgarr",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T21:20:49",
"content": "So – uh, do you plan to say anything about the new development kit? Show us pictures? Discuss what new features it has?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,516.148913 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/beginner-concepts-binary-coded-decimal/ | Beginner Concepts: Binary-coded Decimal | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"4511",
"7 segment",
"bcd",
"beginner concepts"
] | A rudimentary understanding of digital logic and simple integrated circuits is critical if you’re ever going to pull off some really gnarly hacks. [Daniel] put together an
explanation about the use of 4511 BCD 7-segment drivers
. These chips take binary data in and output decimal data to a 7-segment LED display. In sho... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "116197",
"author": "Will",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T21:59:33",
"content": "I was so proud when I wired up my first BCD chip last month, I even made a video of it:http://bit.ly/8DjNaLMine was a MC14543B and I had all sorts of weird problems where lights would turn on / off depending ... | 1,760,377,516.014821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-update-friday-jan8-2010/ | CES: Update Friday Jan8, 2010 | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"twitter"
] | [Nick] finally made it in, we got some sleep and we’re ready to rock and roll. We are now all officially wearing our custom 3d printed badge holder (stay tuned for more on that).
We finally got our
twitter feed
sorted and intend to be posting updates there as well on small things and locations. | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "116194",
"author": "Fortyseven",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T21:30:07",
"content": "Kudos on the Chris Knight t-shirt.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116208",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T23:11:09",
"... | 1,760,377,516.056647 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-ps3-gun-controller/ | CES: PS3 Gun Controller | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"controller",
"gun"
] | Yesterday we spotted a PS3 gun controller at the CTA Gaming Accessories booth. We have covered home made solutions like this before, like the
WeeP5 zapper
, and it is great to see alternative controllers spreading to other consoles. Now all we need is some
force feedback
, and we’ll really be able to feel in the game. ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "116222",
"author": "jeditalian",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T00:33:46",
"content": "weeP5 owns it. but weeP5 didnt need a joystick..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116274",
"author": "tech123",
"timestamp": "2010-01-09T07:... | 1,760,377,516.189662 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-parrot-ar-drone-update/ | CES: Parrot AR Drone Update | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"drone",
"parrot",
"quadcopter"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL9nCShB9Ac]
Here’s a small update on the
AR Drone from Parrot
. We finally got this video uploaded. It isn’t anything fantastic, but you get a good view of the board on the bottom of the device. You can clearly see a tiny camera in the middle and what looks like sonar range find... | 8 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "116177",
"author": "regulatre",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T20:20:25",
"content": "Let’s see it fly!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116178",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T20:23:02",
"content": "Yea it’s ... | 1,760,377,516.305648 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-multitouch/ | CES Multitouch | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"multitouch"
] | Here, [Devlin] can be seen playing with a multitouch setup. We inspected it and found 4 lasers, located in the corners. We are pretty sure we have seen this
exact setup
before. There wasn’t really much of a booth there, so we played with the TV and then kept moving.
We also ran into a reader of Hack A Day and totally ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "116152",
"author": "mythgarr",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T18:45:37",
"content": "When will this insanity end so that we can work toward making BETTER UIs? Does NOBODY remember gorilla arms?! I’m still looking for somebody to at least make an effort at something like 10/UIhttp://10gui.... | 1,760,377,516.10218 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/08/ces-update-x86-processor-module-in-a-dip/ | CES Update: X86 Processor Module In A DIP | Devlin Thyne | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"SoC",
"x86"
] | While walking through the halls of CES yesterday, we came across this one booth that had a bunch of cool stuff, like a
robotic hand
. [
iCOP
] makes a cool set of
x86 processor modules
with dual 0.100″ spaced headers. This allows for easy prototyping on a breadboard so you can quickly put together your latest project. ... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "116142",
"author": "mingNom",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T18:00:28",
"content": "Could you interface a pair of VGA glasses and use this to read ebooks /watch video on the move?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116143",
"author":... | 1,760,377,516.259706 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/ces-parrots-ar-drone/ | CES: Parrot’s AR Drone | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"radio controlled"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfzwyREcz-s]
We hadn’t been here long when we stumbled upon the Drone tent. The
AR Drone is a
wifi
controlled quad
copter
that has been making waves recently. We actually got to play with one a little bit. Well, sort of. There was too much interference inside for us to fly it man... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "116094",
"author": "autobot",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T07:55:10",
"content": "What do you guys think an estimated price on this will be since you have a keen sense of electrical components and values on a per part basis. And when can we get our hands on the control library to begin ... | 1,760,377,517.202819 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/ces-roboard-robotic-hand/ | CES: RoBoard Robotic Hand | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsld8eyI_Ag]
Today while walking around the booths, we saw a robot hand sitting out with a couple of exposed boards. This of course attracted our attention, and we thought we would share.
The hand is based on a
RoBoard
Vortex86DX board, which is an x86 control board. We even got ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "116045",
"author": "jh",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T03:47:35",
"content": "I’m liking the roboard very much… just kinda wish it was i586 instead of i486 compatible.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116052",
"author": "Whatnot",... | 1,760,377,516.481623 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/ces-usb-3-0-behind-the-scenes/ | CES: USB 3.0 Behind The Scenes | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [] | We know a couple of you have been asking about the tech behind the show, and we managed to spot an FPGA (in this case, the Xilinx Virtex 5) serving as the core of a demo between two SuperSpeed USB Solid State drives. It was used as both a USB 3.0 hub, as well as being used to time the file transfers and get accurate sp... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "116028",
"author": "Andrewr05",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T02:29:45",
"content": "Cmon now, you can surely put up a high resolution shot can’t you?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116054",
"author": "mic",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,516.525768 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/2-axis-motion-timelapse-photography/ | 2-axis Motion Timelapse Photography | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"base",
"dslr",
"motorized",
"telescope",
"time-lapse"
] | [Milapse] picked up a motorized telescope base a few years ago. He’s using it to
add motion to time-lapse photography
. The base provides two-axis rotation controlled with a handheld keypad. Custom firmware and a bit of software allow for computer control. [Milapse] is pretty well-known in the time-lapse photography ci... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "116053",
"author": "Whatnot",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T04:19:30",
"content": "Don’t want to be mean but man that video is unwatchable, the guy is so dull and slow it’s just not bearable to sit through it without some training by watching c-span or something.And yeah meade stuff isn’... | 1,760,377,516.567617 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/suska-open-source-atari-st/ | Suska Open Source Atari ST | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"Altera",
"atari",
"atari st",
"fpga",
"suska"
] | Got a special place in your heart for Atari computing? Now you can quench that need using new hardware. The Suska project has achieved
complete hardware emulation of the Atari ST using an FPGA
. The project’s progress tracker shows implementation of the major chips at 100%. They are running
EmuTOS
, an Atari emulator, ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "116016",
"author": "jh",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T01:47:32",
"content": "where’s the cart slot?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "116019",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2010-01-08T02:01:25",
"content": "That i... | 1,760,377,516.872359 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/ces-update-we-made-it/ | CES Update: We Made It! | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces"
] | Left to right [Caleb], [James], [Devlin]. We made it! We have barely gotten our feet wet, but already got to play with some cool toys. Expect some video soon. | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "115974",
"author": "mowcius",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T21:36:14",
"content": "really soon? tonight soon?I’m looking forward to it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "115980",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2010-01-0... | 1,760,377,516.82865 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/spy-on-your-office/ | Spy On Your Office | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"c++",
"stepper motor",
"web front end"
] | [Garagedeveloper] sent us his custom surveillance system,
part 1
,
part 2
, and
part 3
after needing a way to find out why some cables at work were becoming unplugged (spoiler, the cleaners were messing up the wiring). At the base of the system is a web cam glued to a stepper motor. However, it gets much more in depth ... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "115987",
"author": "deoryp",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T22:14:04",
"content": "C#??C#???!?yikes.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "115991",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T22:19:35",
"content": "MacAddict... | 1,760,377,516.782974 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/version-control-for-eagle/ | Version Control For Eagle | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"eagle",
"github",
"libraries",
"parts",
"sparkfun"
] | [Jeff] set up
version control for Eagle libraries and projects
. He mentions that Eagle has become the standard for open source hardware projects and he’s absolutely right.
We use it
for our projects, and we’ve grown to expect that the posts we feature have Eagle files available in most cases.
But Eagle falls short in ... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "115939",
"author": "overengineer",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T20:21:02",
"content": "This is a great idea. I actually was looking for the SF libraries the other day — the latest links on the wiki weren’t working — and it would have been wonderful to just check them out from github.",
... | 1,760,377,517.020435 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/fun-theory-grant-is-25k-for-a-fun-project/ | Fun Theory Grant Is 25k For A Fun Project | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"fun theory",
"grant"
] | First the bad news, it’s too late for you to apply for this grant. The good news is that
you can vote for the projects
you think deserve money to do some good.
The Fun Theory is the group that produced the
musical subway stairs
and the
bottle bank arcade
. Now they’ve put out the call to arms on the Internet for submis... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "115460",
"author": "toto",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T17:23:45",
"content": "All marketing oriented projects..there is a surpriseOne tries to look like a eco friendly public service solution but still ends up being a billboard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,517.154065 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/sparkfun-free-day-is-nearly-upon-us/ | SparkFun’s Free Day Is Nearly Upon Us… | Nick Caiello | [
"News"
] | [
"$100000",
"free day",
"hobby supplier",
"sparkfun"
] | As I’m sure many of you already now, today is January 7th. While that might not have any real significance normally, today this means that our favorite hobby supplier, SparkFun, is giving away up to $100,000 of electronic goodness. We know we have our shopping carts filled to the brim, and we’re sure that most of you d... | 624 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "115358",
"author": "Quin",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T16:53:08",
"content": "I know people who are buying Arduinos, just to spite the normal commenters here.That is, if the site stays up long enough for them to punch check-out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,516.957295 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/07/maxmsp-accelerometer-beat-control/ | Max/MSP Accelerometer Beat Control | Jakob Griffith | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"adxl 335",
"arduino",
"beat",
"controller",
"max",
"msp",
"sound",
"synchronizer",
"wii"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/8222312%5D
[Ryan] let us know about his
Max/MSP Controller
. Inside the device is an ADXL 335 accelerometer and 6 push buttons wired to an Arduino. The input data is sent to Max MSP, a sequencer controlling 5 audio tracks, correlating to 5 of the buttons. The 6th button controls delay. What we r... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "115350",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2010-01-07T16:08:55",
"content": "Unrelated:Sparkfun is closed; we killed the servers.“SparkFun Electronics is Temporarily Closed!”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "115356",
"author... | 1,760,377,517.378885 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/04/double-clutch-transmission-model/ | Double Clutch Transmission Model | Mike Szczys | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"Audi",
"Direct Shift Gearbox",
"DSG",
"gearbox",
"model",
"servo",
"transmission",
"vw"
] | [Alan] did an extraordinary job building
a computer controlled model gearbox
. His project from several years back is based on a dual-clutch Direct Shift Gearbox that was developed for VW and Audi vehicles. His design uses a gear head motor to provide the locomotion to this transmission. Shifting is computer controlled... | 44 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "114848",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T22:11:55",
"content": "My jaw literally dropped when the page loaded and I saw that picture.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114849",
"author": "MS3FGX",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,517.343213 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/04/nes-ram-replacement/ | NES RAM Replacement | Devlin Thyne | [
"classic hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"nes",
"nintendo"
] | [
Spatula Tzar
] Turned on her NES one day to find it
no longer working
. Off went the case and out came the oscilloscope. After probing around for a bit, she found that one of the RAM chips was very hot. She hot aired off the bad chip implementing an “Impenetrable Aluminum Heat Shield of Science” to protect the rest o... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "114839",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T21:02:30",
"content": "Very cool to repair an NES… That board she added could use some cleanup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114840",
"author": "Nemo",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,517.261788 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/04/step-a-sketch/ | Step-a-sketch | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"etch a sketch",
"mosfet",
"parallel",
"pic",
"PIC16F84A",
"stepper"
] | [Chris] is getting his feet wet with Computer Numerical Control starting with
an Etch-a-Sketch interface
. This is a great way to start out because the really tough parts of the project are already inside of the toy. He’s replaced the two white knobs with stepper motors and connected them through a mosfet network to a ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "114826",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T19:39:30",
"content": "I don’t want to be around when you automate your son’s megazord",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114827",
"author": "Mr Dan",
"timestamp": "201... | 1,760,377,517.42881 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/04/tobi-the-tool-bot/ | TOBI The Tool Bot | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"platform",
"robot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChmDJ7RSZYE]
[TheGrue] has put together this
great writeup on how he built TOBI, the tool carrying robot
. Inspired by a story he read about a robot that could follow people around, using heat sensors, he decided he wanted to do something similar. His robot would carry his tools,... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "114799",
"author": "Paul Potter",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T18:23:18",
"content": "Love the idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114808",
"author": "toodlestech",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T18:46:04",
"content": "But t... | 1,760,377,517.614551 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/04/bt-phone-is-much-more-than-retrofit/ | BT Phone Is Much More Than Retrofit | Mike Szczys | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Phone Hacks"
] | [
"bluetooth",
"phone",
"pic",
"WT32"
] | [Santiago] turned his
Ericfon into a Bluetooth phone
. This is completely different from the
handset retrofits
we looked at last month. This is because he didn’t simply crack open a BT headset and cram it into his phone. He developed his own hardware for full functionality.
This is an
open source
project with
available... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "114788",
"author": "Jerzee",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T16:42:44",
"content": "Great idea, this beats the “off the shelf” products hands down and in such a cool form. This guy put some time into this. Nice job!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,517.477193 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/03/laser-cut-puzzle-box/ | Laser-cut Puzzle Box | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cutter",
"hellraiser",
"laser",
"magnum p.i.",
"puzzle",
"woodworking"
] | One of our fondest memories from the 1980’s is watching Magnum P.I. on television. Higgins, Magnum’s employer, had a puzzle box that Magnum could never figure out how to open. Now you can
laser cut a puzzle box
for yourself and recreate some scenes from television’s glory days.
The design for the box pictured above is ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "114701",
"author": "onef",
"timestamp": "2010-01-03T23:32:10",
"content": "this is pretty cool, but where does the Arduino go?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114713",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T00:18:26",
... | 1,760,377,517.663088 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/03/powder-coating-at-home/ | Powder Coating At Home | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"oven",
"paint",
"powder coat"
] | [j_tenkely] wanted to do
his own powder coat painting
at home so he built everything he needed, including a coating booth and baking oven. The oven is double walled and built around a frame of steel building studs. Electric oven elements are controlled by a digital control panel and thermostat.
A spray booth is fashion... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "114688",
"author": "Abbott",
"timestamp": "2010-01-03T22:07:55",
"content": "Wow… Much easier than I would have imagined something like this to be. I love the oven design – [fairly] cheap and effective. I’ll have to keep this project in mind for future builds…",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,517.57012 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/pong-for-real/ | Pong, For Real | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"pong"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5mjx1iYt5g]
Over at EvilMadScientistLaboratories.com they’ve asked a question that many of us have never thought to ask. What exactly is Pong supposed to be? Instead of assuming it was ping pong like the rest of us, they decided to
build a literal physical interpretation
. They... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "115252",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2010-01-06T23:27:04",
"content": "Would play a little more consistently if they added a very slight gradient to the play field; sloping from the center to each paddle.Very cool though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,517.925174 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/reverse-engineering-the-telly-terminator/ | Reverse Engineering The Telly Terminator | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"fob",
"Helios",
"logic analyzer",
"Telly Terminator",
"tv-b-gone"
] | [Oliver] received the Telly Terminator as a gift and
decided to take a closer look at it
. This key fob has two buttons; one shines an LED like a flashlight and the other turns off televisions. Sound familiar? Yeah, it made [Oliver] think of the
TV-B-Gone
as well.
He cracked open the case to find just a few components.... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "115250",
"author": "Phelps",
"timestamp": "2010-01-06T23:01:30",
"content": "Well, if it uses the TV-B-Gone code, then legally, they have to post their source.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "115271",
"author": "StoneBriair"... | 1,760,377,517.979608 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/ces-update-january-6th-2010/ | CES Update: January 6th, 2010 | James Munns | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"las vegas"
] | It’s just about time for CES (as we’ve mentioned
once
or
twice
), so we thought we would update you on our latest goals and ideas for the show.
This year [
Caleb Kraft
], [
Nick
Caiello
], [
James
Munns
], [
Devlin
Thyne
], and [
Brett Haddock
] will be covering CES. We are currently looking for some good places to go ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "115238",
"author": "jsn",
"timestamp": "2010-01-06T21:42:55",
"content": "i’ve heard that the lenovo u1 hybrid-tablet two-systems-in-one doohickey will be there. if it’s everything they say it is, that thing is ripe for tinkering. i’d love to hear what somebody with a hacker mindset... | 1,760,377,518.024406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/pulse-oximeter/ | Pulse Oximeter | Mike Szczys | [
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"biometric",
"blood",
"oxygen",
"pulse oximeter",
"TSL230R"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdN5IRVJOXI]
[Mike] is
building his own Pulse Oximeter
which uses light to measure the oxygen saturation in blood. One collateral benefit of this measurement is that pulse rate can be calculated from the same data. The
parts used for the detector
include a red LED, infrared LED, ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "115223",
"author": "Steven",
"timestamp": "2010-01-06T19:55:47",
"content": "Too bad he didnt finish the oxygen reading part yet. As its the complexer of the two to measure.Also, Isn’t this part of a group-project in an electronics class/college/uni? I had this at College/Uni. Fun ... | 1,760,377,518.070916 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/update-more-pink-wireless-terminal-hacking/ | Update: More Pink Wireless-terminal Hacking | Mike Szczys | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"debug",
"im-me",
"pink",
"terminal",
"wireless"
] | [Dave] poked around inside of an IM-ME wireless toy and
compiled his findings
. He read about the device when
we covered it in November
and picked up a couple to see what he could do. He patched into the debug port in the CC1110 processor and enabled it by performing a chip erase. He then began mapping out how the proc... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "115195",
"author": "chango",
"timestamp": "2010-01-06T17:53:47",
"content": "What band is the CC1110 on? Both the terminal and USB stick might make for good toys to talk to the CC430 Chronos kit most of us are eagerly waiting for in the mail.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,518.351885 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/06/arduino-io-speed-breakdown/ | Arduino I/O Speed Breakdown | Devlin Thyne | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"AVR",
"I/O"
] | [
Jee Labs
] has worked out how long it takes for an
Arduino to perform various I/O operations
. Predictably,
analogRead()
takes the longest, followed by
analogWrite()
. Arduino really falls behind when it comes to digital pin I/O:
digitalWrite()
takes a whopping fifty times longer than a direct bit write to a port reg... | 45 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "115173",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2010-01-06T15:49:22",
"content": "Yet another reason I use the plain ATMega chip and a $34 programmer…If you’ve done a few projects with the Arduino, you can handle stepping into this more cost effective (and much faster) world…",
"parent... | 1,760,377,518.30019 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/05/ces-update-january-5-2010/ | CES Update: January 5, 2010 | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"ces",
"las vegas"
] | As you
already know
, we’ll be attending CES this year. We’re still looking for ideas on what you, our loyal readers, want to see. We’ve gotten some good feedback, and came up with some ideas of our own. Keep sending in your ideas. Remember, it doesn’t even have to do with CES. Are there any hacker groups in Vegas that... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "115061",
"author": "Oler",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T23:08:23",
"content": "I’m not sure if Lenovo is showing their IdeaPad U1 Hybred tablet yet, but if can you check their booth I would be very happy.btw the U1 has a resistive multitouchscreen, info about who makes them is also very... | 1,760,377,518.134492 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/05/reprap-acrylic-extrusion-using-hotbed/ | RepRap Acrylic Extrusion Using Hotbed | Mike Szczys | [
"cnc hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"acrylic",
"extrude",
"extruder",
"extrusion",
"hotbed",
"plate",
"reprap",
"resistor"
] | [Nophead] started the year off by
successfully extruding acrylic
using a RepRap machine. The problem when working with this material is that when the hot ooze hits the cold air the printed material tends to warp, badly. [Nophead] raised the ambient air temperature around the part being extruded by replacing the bed of ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "115047",
"author": "The Moogle",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T21:57:15",
"content": "hmmm I wonder how long it will be before someone takes CD case plastic grinds it into dust then melts it into something new :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,377,518.409895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/05/generate-electricity-with-a-candle/ | Generate Electricity With A Candle | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"green hacks"
] | [
"candle",
"generator",
"heat sink",
"joule thief",
"peltier",
"peltier cooler"
] | What you see above is a generator that converts heat to electricity. [Reukpower’s]
thermoelectric lamp
is one of those hacks that makes you scratch your head even though you understand why it
should
work. The heart of the system uses a Peltier cool, just like the
thermoelectric solar generator
. When there is a tempera... | 67 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "115019",
"author": "octel",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T20:12:40",
"content": "Nice writeupalso:“Peltier cool”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "115021",
"author": "Fry-kun",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T20:19:18",
"content":... | 1,760,377,518.501544 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/05/record-player-display-sans-pov/ | Record Player Display Sans POV | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"display",
"paint",
"phosphorecent",
"POV",
"record player"
] | At first glance we thought
this record player
had been modified to serve as a persistence of vision device. The device looks very much like an unmodified turntable but it has four tracks worth of display space in it. The messages are actually glowing and don’t depend on a POV effect. Instead, the table has been coated ... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "115009",
"author": "james",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T19:20:39",
"content": "That is an amazing hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "115011",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T19:34:02",
"content": "Excellen... | 1,760,377,518.567575 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/05/missile-hack-taunts-your-cat/ | Missile Hack Taunts Your Cat | Mike Szczys | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"chumby",
"Chumby One",
"missile",
"nerf",
"rocket",
"thinkgeek"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K7rTWnuQ6Y]
[Atlantageek] sent in a
missile launcher project
that he threw together. For Christmas he received a
Chumby One
and a
ThinkGeek USB Rocket Launcher
as gifts (lucky dog). Neither of these toys are “played with” in the traditional sense as much as they become
centerpie... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "114997",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T18:04:04",
"content": "Oh that’s cool.Nice hack.I would love to get a chumby but it’s behind a couple of other projects so it’ll be a while.The missile launcher however… ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,518.6064 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2010/01/05/arduino-traffic-light/ | Arduino Traffic Light | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ac",
"relay",
"signal",
"traffic light"
] | [Rockwell] sent us
an update on his traffic light hacking
. Dedicated readers will remember seeing this legally attained
traffic signal controlled through a parallel port
from back in 2005. The new update swaps the old port for USB and adds several autonomous functions which are demonstrated in the clip after the break... | 28 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "114986",
"author": "Joel",
"timestamp": "2010-01-05T17:21:53",
"content": "That circuit is terrible. Do not build that circuit, unless your microcontroller has offended you in some way.The guy decided to drive each coil DIRECTLY with the combined output of two logic lines. A the v... | 1,760,377,518.669934 |
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