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https://hackaday.com/2009/09/19/eduino-arduino-or-avr-breakout/ | EDuino – Arduino Or AVR Breakout? | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ATmega168",
"AVR",
"breadboard",
"eduino",
"serial"
] | We’ve had a lot of requests in the comments for more Arduino centered posts so we were happy when [Njay] told us about
his EDuino board
. This is a minimal Arduino clone that has a crystal and its capacitors, a pull-up resistor and button on the reset pin, and a detachable serial programming connection. He also has a b... | 42 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "95123",
"author": "Larry",
"timestamp": "2009-09-19T18:04:16",
"content": "Arduino – let the hateful comments begin.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95124",
"author": "Some Guy",
"timestamp": "2009-09-19T18:08:55",
"... | 1,760,377,587.519054 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/19/high-altitude-balloons/ | High Altitude Balloons | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"balloon",
"high alttitude",
"project"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/6353474%5D
We received quite a bit of tips, after posting about the
150$ high altitude balloon project
, from communities and teams who had done similar tasks. There is more to these projects than simply filling a balloon and attaching a camera, so in order to allow everyone their 7 seconds of w... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "95115",
"author": "Ivan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-19T17:25:50",
"content": "Good work. The video can probably be improved.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95131",
"author": "cmholm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-19T18:35:00",
... | 1,760,377,587.779383 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/19/reprap-milling-machine/ | RepRap Milling Machine | Jake W | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"cnc hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cartesian",
"chris",
"cnc",
"meighan",
"mill",
"milling",
"reprap"
] | [Chris] liked
Cartesian RepRap
idea so much that he decided to design
his master’s diploma project
around it. Though it uses most of the same parts as
the RepRap
(
even the PCBs
), [Chris] has adapted it
so it does milling
rather
than 3D printing
. Most of the parts (such as the stepper motors)
were harvested from old... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "95111",
"author": "EFH",
"timestamp": "2009-09-19T16:59:23",
"content": "Unless some of the parts are Styrofoam, this has strayed rather far from the RepRap concept. Still, an interesting variation.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,587.570317 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/timelapse-dolly/ | Timelapse Dolly | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"dolly",
"mount",
"photography"
] | [vimeo =
http://www.vimeo.com/3150715%5D
[Andrew Curtis] does fantastic timelapse photography. He found that he wanted to be able to move the camera while taking the shots to give motion to the final product. While this isn’t exactly a new idea, not too many people mess with it. The dolly to do it with can be quite exp... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "95001",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T21:52:20",
"content": "IMO; A poor method of documenting a project. No doubt quick and easy, but scatter between 3 pages you can’t just scroll to?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,587.733019 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/toilet-and-figlet/ | Toilet And Figlet | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"ansi",
"ASCII",
"figlet",
"linux",
"toilet",
"ubuntu"
] | We thought [Kristofer’s] Tech Tip about
using figlet with scripts
was kind of fun. It’s a throwback to the days of logging onto a BBS and being greeted by a vertically scrolling ASCII art image that had been meticulously hand crafted (although a lot of the
coolest stuff was actually ANSI art
). No hand crafting here, j... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "95543",
"author": "Spadefinger",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T22:54:51",
"content": "Hmm… can’t say that I have a use for it as most of my scripting stays in the background, but it does remind me of the good old bbs days. I miss them occasionally, but I don’t miss the old 2400 bps modem... | 1,760,377,587.385278 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/defocusing-led-clock/ | Defocusing LED Clock | Devlin Thyne | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"led",
"machining",
"multiple 7-segment display"
] | [Dennis] has created a well-documented and very beautiful clock in his
latest project
. This clock stands out from the
other clock projects
we have covered with its unique display. The seven segment LED displays mounted on a sled that moves them back and forth behind an array of fiber optic lenses, effectively taking t... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "95506",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T21:10:02",
"content": "Must be noisy as hell",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95510",
"author": "RazorConcepts",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T21:54:43",
"content": "Th... | 1,760,377,587.441824 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/tweetidor-the-tweeting-humidor/ | Tweetidor, The Tweeting Humidor | Matt Schulz | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cigars",
"data logging",
"humidity",
"humidor",
"hygrometer",
"temperature",
"tweet",
"twitter"
] | As cigar aficionados will tell you, cigars should be stored in climate controlled humidors to keep them in best condition for smoking. Most of the time a humidor is just a simple air-tight box with a hygrometer attached, which measures the relative humidity inside the box. Feeling as though he needed more control over ... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "95494",
"author": "misha",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T20:22:21",
"content": "someone needs to post the follow up mod that tweets your white blood cell count while your fighting the subsequent cancer from the tobacco smoke .",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,587.628727 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/blokclok-abstract-time-display/ | BlokClok – Abstract Time Display | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"74hc595",
"abstract",
"clock",
"ds1307",
"led",
"matrix",
"multiplex",
"rtc",
"shift register"
] | Clocks made
from
blinking LEDs
always make for fun projects. [Earthshine] built a
clock that displays time abstractly
using an 8×8 RGB LED matrix. The video embedded after the break illustrates how to read the time but here’s the gist of it: One LED is illuminated in the outside box of LEDs and moved in a clockwise mot... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "95476",
"author": "jωt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T19:08:51",
"content": "cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95478",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T19:12:28",
"content": "I wonder what his reason is f... | 1,760,377,587.266591 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/mp3-hand-grenade/ | MP3 Hand Grenade | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"bee gees",
"gr3nade",
"hand grenade",
"mp3",
"sansa"
] | One man’s useless machine is another man’s treasure… or something. [Matt] shared a link to his MP3 gr3nade in the comments of our
useless machines
post. The project took a decomissioned
hand grenade and shoehorned an MP3 player
into it. His decision to locate the headphone jack where the safety pin goes is a nice touch... | 30 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "95457",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T18:15:48",
"content": "This thing is bad ass. I want one lol.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95458",
"author": "docwhl",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T18:21:57",
"conte... | 1,760,377,587.693312 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/eee-pc-nas/ | Eee PC NAS | James Munns | [
"home hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"Asus",
"eee pc",
"nas",
"server",
"storage"
] | Hack a Day reader [The_Glu] shared with us a project of his. He used an
Eee PC 701
he had lying around with a broken LCD, along with three 1TB SATA drives to create a custom
NAS
server for his house. The server features a number of other interesting components, including
USB2SATA
converters to connect the hard drives, ... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "95456",
"author": "Akoi Meexx",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T17:55:22",
"content": "But where are the arduinos?Really, sweet way to repurpose; is that a custom lcd display or pre-built?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95460",
"a... | 1,760,377,587.330664 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/21/stop-light-for-hotwheels/ | Stop Light For HotWheels | Caleb Kraft | [
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"cars",
"hotwheels",
"matchbox",
"toys"
] | [Paul] wrote in to show us this little project he did for his kids. His children love playing with their toy cars. In an effort to give them even more fun while playing, [Paul]
built a stop light
for them. He’s using an ATtiny13 to run them and has the source code available on his site. Not only did the kids get a new ... | 48 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "95399",
"author": "anonymitee",
"timestamp": "2009-09-21T13:38:05",
"content": "One must take notice that it is a Lego’s car in the picture….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "95400",
"author": "daler",
"timestamp": "2009-... | 1,760,377,588.000735 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/nintendo-ds-mini-usb-plug/ | Nintendo DS Mini USB Plug | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"charge",
"ds",
"mini usb"
] | Noting that so many of his electronics are using the mini USB plug for charging,
[Xavier] decided to modify his Nintendo DS
to charge via the same adapter. It looks like the existing adapter is basically a proprietary mini USB plug, so replacing it was actually almost a perfectly clean swap job. He has nice pictures of... | 37 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "94763",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T22:07:10",
"content": "yes another desent hack/mod :)(is prepared to be shot for saying that…)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94772",
"author": "octel",
"tim... | 1,760,377,588.213883 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/mail-e-email-checker/ | Mail-E Email Checker | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"email",
"robot",
"wall-e"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0knvD7wx6A]
[Totoro] sent in this
cool little email notification device he made
. Using a paper model of Wall-E, he added some servos and connected it to his computer using a PIC. Mail-E has independent arm rotation and head rotation. He admits that the PIC processor is major ov... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "94769",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T22:11:50",
"content": "he needs to make something that when u get enw mail it either 1) beats you on the head or 2) picks up the chair and shakes it :) btw nice job",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,588.565043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/software-pulse-width-modulation/ | Software Pulse Width Modulation | Mike Szczys | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"attiny2313",
"AVR",
"fade",
"led",
"pwm",
"software pwm"
] | Pulse Width Modulation is a topic that tends to give a lot of beginners trouble. [Daqq],
whose nixie plasma ball we covered
a few days ago, has a simple but effective PWM project that you should take a look at. The circuit used 9 LEDs clustered together into 3 sets of RGB modules and connected them to an AVR ATtiny2313... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "94740",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T21:07:22",
"content": "now that may be usefull. but the music on the video….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94746",
"author": "svofski",
"timestamp": "2009-09... | 1,760,377,588.138084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/arduino-command-interpreter-shell/ | Arduino Command Interpreter Shell | Matt Schulz | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Atmel",
"AVR",
"avr shell",
"avrsh",
"bitlash",
"cli",
"flite",
"furby",
"sh",
"shell",
"unix"
] | A lot of people like
fancy GUIs
and
nice graphics
, but some of us just feel more at home in a command prompt. [nevdull] is one of those people. Instead of just using the Arduino dev tools that are available for download, he wanted the ability to shell into his Arduino, so
he created AVR Shell
. AVR Shell is a UNIX-lik... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "94722",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T20:12:34",
"content": "arduino!………",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94725",
"author": "Dielectric",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T20:23:51",
"content": "So what ... | 1,760,377,588.527218 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/build-your-own-joystick/ | Build Your Own Joystick | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"ballpoint",
"Joystick",
"macgyver",
"ms. pac-man",
"switch",
"tactile"
] | What can you build with a ballpoint pen and some extra parts? [gzip] found himself with a bonus box of right angle switches and other miscellaneous parts and set out to
build a joystick
. Simple
arcade joysticks use switches
that are actuated by the movement of the stick and this design embraces the concept. The four t... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "94703",
"author": "vv",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T19:24:16",
"content": "Herp! Derp! this is hardly a Hack! its just 4 switches!!! OMG hack a day RIP..Naw.Really cool, dont imagine it would work too well in practicality, cant imagine it being confortable, but awesome nonetheless!!",
... | 1,760,377,588.390874 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/iphone-cop-cam/ | IPhone Cop-cam | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"cops",
"dashboard",
"Griffin Windowseat",
"iphone"
] | [Tim] wanted to make some recordings of himself driving similar to those made by the dashboard cameras on police cars. In a simple two step hack (1. Measure, 2. Drill), he
altered his iPhone windshield mount so that it didn’t block the lens of the camera
. We will admit (sheepishly) that at first glance we thought thi... | 46 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "94680",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T18:18:31",
"content": "So using a drill to drill OE hole is hacking.Wow. let’s just set that bar on the ground guys.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94681",
"author": "t... | 1,760,377,588.473068 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/xmarks-helps-polish-chrome/ | Xmarks Helps Polish Chrome | Brett Haddock | [
"downloads hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"bookmark sync",
"browser",
"chromium",
"Google Chrome",
"synchronization",
"Xmarks"
] | The guys over at
Xmarks
are working hard to bring their bookmark synchronization service to all browsers and platforms. They’ve recently begun a closed alpha test for their Google
Chrome
/
Chromium
extension. We got an invite and decided to give it a test run. Since
extensions
aren’t yet fully supported, and still a bi... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "94669",
"author": "RHF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T17:11:30",
"content": "First!And what another non-hacking related article!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94673",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T17... | 1,760,377,588.614436 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/are-you-human-then-type-out-this-book/ | Are You Human? Then Type Out This Book | Mike Szczys | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"books",
"captcha",
"digitize",
"esp game",
"google",
"ocr",
"recaptcha"
] | Google has acquired reCAPTCHA
and plans to use the system for digitizing books. Wait… what?
CAPTCHA
is the method of requiring a user to type in a visually obscured word to prove they are human. How can this digitize books? The answer is a bit obscure and takes some time to discover, but you’ll have fun along the way.
... | 52 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "94960",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T19:18:15",
"content": "books. 1 word at a time",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94961",
"author": "schlomo",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T19:24:26",
"content": "hehe s... | 1,760,377,588.767809 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/super-game-boy-boot-rom-dumped/ | Super Game Boy Boot ROM Dumped | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"boot",
"game boy",
"rom",
"super game boy"
] | [Costis] managed to dump a copy of the boot ROM for the
Nintendo Super Game Boy
. This small piece of code (256 bytes) writes a graphic to the display at boot time as it loads the ROM on the game cartridge. He was able to dump the code by finding the exact point at which the device locks down the boot ROM. Just as that... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "94937",
"author": "WeblionX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T18:02:22",
"content": "You know that red button you’re not supposed to press? Press it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94939",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2009... | 1,760,377,588.680745 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/how-to-write-udev-rules/ | How To Write Udev Rules | Mike Szczys | [
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"block",
"dragon",
"hal",
"linux",
"notify-send",
"plugdev",
"programmer",
"root",
"rules",
"thumb drive",
"ubuntu",
"udev",
"udev rules",
"usb"
] | Since the adoption of Kernel 2.6, Linux has used the
udev system
to handle devices such as USB connected peripherals. If you want to change the behavior when you plug something into a USB port, this section is for you. As an example, we will use a USB thumb drive but these methods should translate to any device handled... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "94936",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T18:00:58",
"content": "Excellent work Mike! This will come in handy very soon..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94941",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-... | 1,760,377,588.846146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/touch-sensitive-keypad/ | Touch Sensitive Keypad | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"atmega8",
"AVR",
"human capacitance",
"qmatrix",
"touch sensitive"
] | [Viacheslav] built a
keypad that uses human capacitance
to detect key presses. Unlike normal keys which close a physical connection, his project detects touch through the PCB substrate. He uses the analog comparator of an AVR ATmega8 to detect the moment of
zero crossing
and then measures the time it takes to discharge... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "94906",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T16:09:01",
"content": "But I *like* my tactile feedback. :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94907",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T16:10:03",
"c... | 1,760,377,588.960043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/tech-leaders-enlisted-to-help-the-newspaper-industry/ | Tech Leaders Enlisted To Help The Newspaper Industry | Chris Gilmer | [
"News"
] | [
"news",
"social network"
] | It is pretty obvious to everyone that the newspaper industry is in a tiny bit of trouble. They have thus far failed to reach the rapidly changing landscape of news, online news at that. They must do something to keep our interests up, or end up flailing on the ground. Microsoft and Google among others have recently ent... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "94896",
"author": "Kendall",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T15:20:17",
"content": "I look to my local news agencies to find out what’s going on locally. I do not mind advertising as long as it’s not obnoxious. My biggest complaints are that many expect me to register and their search capa... | 1,760,377,588.90962 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/usb-isolation/ | USB Isolation | Devlin Thyne | [
"hardware",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"Ground",
"Ground Isolation",
"Ground Loop",
"Isolation",
"usb"
] | [Oleg] over at Circuits@Home has made a
USB isolator
for his hacking needs. This isolator separates the signal, ground, and power lines of a USB host device, such as a PC, from a USB device like a USB oscilloscope or
logic analyzer
. This might be useful for
Keyboard sniffing
,
ECG
,
EEG
or diagnosing the control syste... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "94882",
"author": "Richard",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T14:42:23",
"content": "USB audio adapters to get around ground loop issues would be my first idea.Does this count as a hub when it comes to the USB extension limits?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},... | 1,760,377,589.163528 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/18/vintage-video-computing-across-america/ | Vintage Video: Computing Across America | Phil Burgess | [
"classic hacks",
"Lifehacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"behemoth",
"bicycle",
"bike",
"nomadness",
"recumbent",
"solar",
"steve roberts",
"technomad",
"winnebiko"
] | in 1983, [Steve Roberts] packed up a Tandy 100 laptop and a 5-watt solar panel, fleeing suburbia on his
recumbent
bicycle
on what would become a 17,000 mile journey that forever cemented his place in the geek pantheon…not just as a technology hacker, but as one of the preeminent “life hackers,” pursuing his own dreams ... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "94879",
"author": "emperor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-18T14:11:27",
"content": "GAH.THIS was before i was born. 8 bit ascii keyboard? AWESOME.‘i have to stop and deploy the retractable antenna’ for the satelite link.So much awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies"... | 1,760,377,589.287376 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/17/gps-usb-port-repair/ | GPS USB Port Repair | Jakob Griffith | [
"gps hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"Garmin 200",
"gps",
"repair",
"Sazuki",
"usb"
] | [Jair2k4] learned the hard way not to lend out your expensive GPS to untrustworthy people. His
Garmin 200
was returned with a broken USB port and unable to charge. Luckily, all it took was some inventive thinking and he had it repaired in no time. By breaking open a Nokia cellphone car charger, he had a source of 5 vol... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "94663",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T16:39:45",
"content": "I wonder what he did with the battery. Doesn’t look like it’s still attached (I would think it would just use the car battery after this hack). It would definitely be a good idea not to leave the battery in s... | 1,760,377,589.220625 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/16/how-to-replace-a-netgear-router-antenna/ | How To Replace A Netgear Router Antenna | Mike Szczys | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"antenna",
"mbr624gu",
"netgear",
"router",
"rp-sma",
"sma",
"torx",
"u.fl",
"wifi"
] | a.ntivir.us wanted to use a
different antenna for their Netgear mbr624gu WiFi router
. Unfortunately, this model comes with an antenna that is not removable. As with
other antenna retrofits
, this involves no soldering. But because there is already a mounting area for an antenna, no case altering is needed either. Afte... | 65 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "94534",
"author": "LOL",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T00:48:00",
"content": "I laugh at this post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94536",
"author": "Zymastorik",
"timestamp": "2009-09-17T00:53:32",
"content": "Yawn. I th... | 1,760,377,589.501997 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/16/8-bit-binary-calculator/ | 8-bit Binary Calculator | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"binary",
"calculator",
"digital logic",
"dip switch",
"led",
"xor"
] | Don’t feel like shelling out $5 for a fancy factory made calculator that won’t even do binary math? [Jeff] decided to prove his mastery of gates and his disdain for base 10 by building a
binary calculator using XOR, AND, and OR chips
. Calculations can be input in two ways: through digital logic headers or by three ban... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "94448",
"author": "octel",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T19:17:41",
"content": "How is a grade-school electronics project considered a “hack”?NEXT UP ON HACKADAY:-A 555-timer LED flasher!-Make an multiivbrator oscillator!-Transformer basics!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"... | 1,760,377,589.833067 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/16/the-blind-juggler/ | The Blind Juggler | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bounce",
"juggle"
] | [vimeo = http://vimeo.com/1621390]
The
Blind Juggler is a robot that juggles
or bounces balls in a controlled manner without any sensory input. It is basically just a linear actuator with a paddle on the end to smack the ball back into the air as it returns to the ground. The crazy thing is, it is doing this based pure... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "94421",
"author": "jeff-o",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T17:30:30",
"content": "Aha, so it accomplishes this seemingly impossible task by using a concave paddle that forces the ball to remain centered, and plain old physics calculations to ensure that (ideally) the paddle is deceleratin... | 1,760,377,589.753461 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/16/routertwitterarduino-clock/ | Router/Twitter/Arduino Clock | Jake W | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"church",
"clock",
"ntp",
"router",
"segment",
"wrt54gl"
] | [Kyle] decided to build
the above LED clock
for his church. Though it may look impressive enough, it is also
hiding loads of features
. [Kyle] wanted to make the clock as easy to control as possible, so rather than use buttons or dials to control what is being displayed, he used Twitter. The clock is connected to the i... | 56 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "94400",
"author": "lindan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T16:07:41",
"content": "it should tweet the pastor when his sermon starts going over, man my pastor could really use that…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94410",
"author":... | 1,760,377,589.590418 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/16/diy-lincoln-welder-conversion/ | DIY Lincoln Welder Conversion | Jake W | [
"Repair Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"capacitive",
"capacitor",
"conversion",
"spot",
"welder"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yabesdeGKJo]
[Fritz] built this
600 joule
capacitive discharge spot welder in a case scavenged from a Lincoln plasma cutter. All of the circuitry was designed by [Fritz] and the schematics are available
on his website
. He has a few other welding related project also documented o... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "94389",
"author": "Pouncer",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T15:10:33",
"content": "That was a thing of beauty!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94390",
"author": "thedudefrommiamivice",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T15:11:52",
"... | 1,760,377,589.887378 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/16/zune-hd-teardown/ | Zune HD Teardown | Jakob Griffith | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ifixit",
"microsoft",
"teardown",
"zune",
"Zune HD"
] | Our friends over at ifixit are at it again, how they get these devices so early before release and make a complete teardown in time still amazes us. Today they bring us the latest Microsoft media device, the
Zune HD
. Some features worth mentioning: The astoundingly thin, 1mm we’re talking, OLED screen. The Nvidia Tegr... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "94370",
"author": "skitchin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T14:18:40",
"content": "Me, first!Looks neat, OLED is hawt",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94371",
"author": "3rix",
"timestamp": "2009-09-16T14:19:21",
"content"... | 1,760,377,589.705871 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/securitytube-a-youtube-for-hacks/ | SecurityTube – A YouTube For Hacks | Brett Haddock | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"hacking",
"securitytube",
"videos",
"youtube"
] | SecurityTube
is a site which has recently caught our attention. The site has quite a variety of videos from various sources related to security and hacking. Videos range from
DEFCON
talks, to documentaries, step by step how tos, and even proof of concept vulnerability videos. It’s certainly a great resource for anyone ... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "94088",
"author": "Jake",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T16:40:13",
"content": "Awesome! looks like a great resource!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94092",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T16:55:51",
"... | 1,760,377,589.650668 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/phonetag-helps-you-read-your-voicemail/ | PhoneTag Helps You Read Your Voicemail | Chris Gilmer | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"phone",
"speech to text",
"voicemail"
] | Have you ever been too busy to check in with your voicemail service?
PhoneTag
might have the solution for you.
Some of us might have done it before, let voicemails pile up if we know nothing urgent or important is coming down the pipes. Wouldn’t it be much simpler and more convenient if those voicemails played by our r... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "94073",
"author": "Grame Miller",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T15:49:35",
"content": "Spinvox is totally discredited and is widely suspected of almost being all manually translated. I suspect the Phone Tag “special algorithm” is a bunch of people in a far flung location.",
"parent_i... | 1,760,377,589.942469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/nixie-plasma-ball/ | Nixie Plasma Ball | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ccl",
"cfl",
"neon",
"nixie",
"plasma"
] | This one came out over a year ago and we missed it. [Daqq] has
made a plasma ball out of a nixie tube
. All that was required was the transformer from a cold cathode meant for computers and a nixie tube. He did have to do a tiny bit of modification to the power supply, which you can see on the project page. This isn’t... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "94089",
"author": "sly",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T16:42:38",
"content": "don’t press the big glowy plasma red button",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94094",
"author": "conundrum",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T17:00:37",
... | 1,760,377,590.041277 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/14/bbox-midi-drum-sequencer/ | BBox MIDI Drum Sequencer | Zach Banks | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"drum",
"electronics",
"lcd",
"led",
"midi",
"music",
"sequencer",
"synth"
] | We’ve
covered
sequencers
before
, but reader [Johan] sent in his latest project that is much more minimalistic approach. Dubbed
the BBox
, he based his drum generator on an Arduino and an LCD display. Rather than synthesizing sound, the Arduino just outputs MIDI which is then interpreted by his Roland Juno-D. In buildi... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "93951",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T22:02:44",
"content": "needs a yellow lcd",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93963",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T22:52:12",
"content": "just wait t... | 1,760,377,589.988962 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/14/dual-voltage-power-supply/ | Dual Voltage Power Supply | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"breadboard",
"lm33",
"lm50",
"power supply",
"psu",
"voltage regulator"
] | [Melanie] had some time this weekend so
she whipped up a dual voltage power supply
from parts on hand. This design plugs right into a breadboard and, unlike
the last breadboard power supply we saw
, provides two voltages at one time. 5v is delivered to one power bus while 3.3v goes to the other. Her design uses two lin... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "93939",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T21:18:48",
"content": "I did a similar one last year:http://www.flickr.com/photos/macetech/2813231588/I used jumper blocks so that either rail could be switched to 5V or 3.3V. And randomly added an AVR-ISP breakout.",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,590.146087 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/14/android-app-tests-windows-vulnerability/ | Android App “tests” Windows Vulnerability | Mike Szczys | [
"Android Hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"exploit",
"server 2008",
"smb",
"smb2",
"vista",
"vulnerability",
"windows"
] | An
Android App for “testing”
the Windows
SMB2 vulnerability we covered last week
has been released. For testing? Yeah right! The availability of this kind of software makes it ridiculously easy for anybody to go out and cause some havoc. Go right now and double check that your machines that run Windows Vista or Windows... | 48 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "93935",
"author": "Zencyde",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T20:48:05",
"content": "Oh, such sweet, blissful irony.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93937",
"author": "luke",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T20:57:22",
"content": "I... | 1,760,377,590.367722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/14/head-bangers-beware-motion-sensing-headphones/ | Head Bangers Beware: Motion Sensing Headphones | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"ipod",
"pic",
"remote",
"tiltphone"
] | The iPhone doesn’t have the market cornered on the use of accelerometers.
The tiltphone project
incorporates a three axis accelerometer into a set of headphones transforming them into a remote control for an iPod. A PIC16F690 reads in data from the analog sensor, translates specific movements into commands, and like th... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "93934",
"author": "aaron",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T20:42:07",
"content": "cool. good HID.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93945",
"author": "tx",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T21:40:34",
"content": "I’m not listening the... | 1,760,377,590.28699 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/rotating-lego-dock-take-two/ | Rotating Lego Dock Take Two | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cradle",
"dock",
"iphone",
"ipod touch",
"lego"
] | Last week we saw a
rotating iPhone dock built from Lego
. This week we’re happy to put up
another example of a dock made of these popular building blocks
. Thank goodness this one takes into account all of the sudden jolts that our desk is prone to by incorporating shock absorbing springs. The design is very sleek with... | 45 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "94197",
"author": "obligatory",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T22:42:29",
"content": "really? lego again? and from engadget? this website has been going to shit since there was more than 1 hack a day.Bring back 1 hack a daybring back lowercasebring back black and white picturesstop messin... | 1,760,377,590.630471 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/grow-box-controls-heater-fans-and-water/ | Grow Box Controls Heater, Fans, And Water | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"automation",
"gardening",
"grow controller",
"plants",
"ssr",
"vegetables"
] | The Cheap Vegetable Gardner wanted more automation than their previous
PS2 controller based grow system
. This time they set out to design
a full featured, compact grow controller
that can measure temperature and humidity as well as control a heat lamp, fan, and water pump. An Arduino provides USB connectivity and inte... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "94180",
"author": "Anon, a moose",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T21:35:18",
"content": "For, vegetables, yeah, that’s it… vegetables.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94185",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T21:52:... | 1,760,377,590.423538 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/using-matchbox-cars-as-a-switch/ | Using MatchBox Cars As A Switch | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cars",
"hotwheels",
"matchbox",
"toys"
] | [atduskgreg]
posted this interesting setup to flickr
. He’s using two toy cars as a switch. He has wired into their metal undercarriages so when they collide, the circuit closes. We’ve
seen some
pretty nifty
home made interface items, but usually they are posted with a clear purpose or a project. This one is a little p... | 78 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "94166",
"author": "djrussell",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T20:48:47",
"content": "maybe matchbox crashes with pyro and sound effects?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94171",
"author": "really?",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T20:... | 1,760,377,590.965632 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/135200-scale-train-is-world%e2%80%99s-smallest/ | 1:35,200 Scale Train Is World’s Smallest | Phil Burgess | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Toy Hacks"
] | [
"gauge",
"miniature",
"model",
"n",
"railroad",
"scale",
"train",
"z"
] | This train layout is so small it nearly defies photography as much as it defies expectations. Built by model railroad enthusiast [David Smith], this is a model of a model: an N scale (1:160) layout inside a Z scale (1:220) world! For size reference, the entire layout is shown under a ballpoint pen tip in the photo abov... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "94143",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T20:06:26",
"content": "damn. i thought it was some kind of nanomechanichal train. BLAST foiled again…nevertheless, its still clever",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94144",
... | 1,760,377,590.786431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/color-changing-paint-display/ | Color Changing Paint Display | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"7 segment",
"color changing",
"heat",
"paint",
"pcb"
] | We’ve seen
several
creative
projects
from [Sprite_tm] and this one sets a new bar. He got his hands on some paint that changes color with temperature. By covering a circuit board with the paint then heating the circuits he’s created
a heat actuated 7-segment display
(his post is
in Dutch
). Three seconds at about 1 amp... | 47 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "94125",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T19:11:19",
"content": "Oh wow, that’s fantastic. I wonder what kind of color options are possible? I’d be interesting in using it to make similar segmented displays but with non-traditional characters.",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,377,590.713994 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/bar2d2-on-the-discovery-channel/ | Bar2d2 On The Discovery Channel | Mike Szczys | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"alcohol",
"bar2d2",
"barkeeper",
"bartender",
"beer",
"Lazy Drinker"
] | The friendly robotic bartender
we’ve covered
a
couple of times
before hit the airwaves last week. [Jamie], the inventor of Bar2d2 sent in a link to
video of the barkeeper in action
. The story runs from 0:30-4:40 and covers a bit about the build, the conversion to automatic drink mixing, and plenty of happy liquor-guzz... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "94121",
"author": "japkin",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T18:50:40",
"content": "Awesome job, Jamie! I wish I could have gone to see it in person at DragonCon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "94157",
"author": "BigD145",
"tim... | 1,760,377,590.826384 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/15/modified-rx7-dimmer-control/ | Modified RX7 Dimmer Control | Jakob Griffith | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bright",
"control",
"dimmer",
"high beams",
"mazda",
"modified",
"rx7"
] | We were a little surprised when we learned the
Mazda RX7’s
high beams were controlled by ECU, compared to typical cars using just a toggle switch.
Ubermodder
[Trent Bruce] realized how much of a pain in the rear end this can be if the ECU ever burns out, meaning no brights. By using a D-Flip Flop setup in a toggle conf... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "94096",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2009-09-15T17:05:53",
"content": "I’d assume with RX7s being as “reliable” as they are that you’d need to do lots of crazy hacks to keep them running normally ;)Clean hack though, and great writeup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,590.880146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/12/tube-amplifier-in-a-psu/ | Tube Amplifier In A PSU | Mike Szczys | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"amp",
"psu",
"tube",
"vacuum tube"
] | [Niclas] sent us his
home made tube amplifier
. For the case he used a computer power supply unit, took out the guts and replaced them with the amplifier board. He based this build off of
an existing design
but took a more minimalist approach. The wooden face plate has an on/off switch, an audio jack, and volume contro... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "93619",
"author": "CH",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T20:29:08",
"content": "You know what we really need? A good tutorial on making your own cases/boxes for projects – I’m a stranger to woodworking etc.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,591.025016 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/12/dot-matrix-clock-on-the-way/ | Dot Matrix Clock On The Way | Jakob Griffith | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"dot matrix",
"led",
"open source",
"pic18f"
] | [Kevin] sent in his almost finished
open source dot matrix clock
. Sporting a hefty 40 x 16 display powered by a PIC 18F he has complete pixel by pixel control of the graphics. Combined with with a triple buffer he is at least able to output 15fps, with planned 30fps. While this has great potential for a clock, what ab... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "93593",
"author": "seth",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T18:15:37",
"content": "video on a LED matrix:http://www.instructables.com/id/watch-futurama-on-an-8×8-pixel-screen/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93595",
"author": "pt",
... | 1,760,377,591.088757 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/12/controlling-an-rc-car-with-a-pic16f84/ | Controlling An R/C Car With A Pic16F84 | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"car",
"pic",
"radio control"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hoFxx1EaN8]
[GuySoft] sent in this project. He doesn’t normally mess with electronics, but decided to give it a try. He chose a fairly complicated project to be his first, but seems extremely comfortable with it. This project was to
control his R/C car with a pic16f84
. That chi... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "93581",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T16:34:40",
"content": "Definitely get an avr. I use a parallel port programmer that cost me nothing to make and use WinAVR and PonyProg for development. The only cost is the avr itself!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,591.227707 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/12/homing-pigeon-email/ | Homing Pigeon Email | Jake W | [
"downloads hacks",
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"africa",
"bandwidth",
"courier",
"data",
"delivery",
"email",
"pigeon",
"transfer"
] | Yes, you read that correctly: electronic mail
carried by birds
. [Ferdinand] tipped us off to this story, which involves combining new and old methods in transferring data.
The Unlimited Group
, a firm in a remote section of South Africa, transfers loads of encrypted documents to a second office 50 miles away. A pricey... | 49 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "93567",
"author": "Muelli",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T14:13:27",
"content": "I love the idea!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93569",
"author": "Johnson",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T14:34:36",
"content": "I guess they f... | 1,760,377,591.169828 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/11/cablecard-card-tuners-on-the-way/ | CableCard Card Tuners On The Way | Mike Szczys | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"cablecard",
"copy freely",
"digital cable",
"microsoft",
"tuner"
] | We were momentarily excited when we heard that
CableCARD compatible tuners will be available for purchase by the end of the year
. A card like this would allow you to hook up your digital cable to your computer and record programs natively. This has been possible for a long time with analog cable and
PVR software such ... | 35 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "93474",
"author": "MrX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T00:39:19",
"content": "Any hardware or protocol that comes from Microsoft is naively crippled.I didn’t read TFA nor I have cable TV, but this really sounds like reinventing the wheel for more profit.",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,593.221725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/11/avr-controlled-rubiks-cube-solver/ | AVR Controlled Rubik’s Cube Solver | Mike Szczys | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"atmega16",
"robot",
"rubiks cube",
"solver"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThMd9YR1MAg]
[Andrius] just sent in his robot
Rubik’s cube solver
. It isn’t as fast as the
solver we saw last year
but it also doesn’t require as many parts either. This project utilizes two claws, each actuated by just two servo motors. The thinking is done by a PC which calcu... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "93441",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-09-11T21:50:41",
"content": "i’ve seen humans who can do it faster, at least i think their human.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93445",
"author": "vv",
"timestamp": "2009... | 1,760,377,593.332481 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/11/linux-via-iloader-out-for-nano-2g/ | Linux (via ILoader) Out For Nano 2G | Jake W | [
"ipod hacks",
"Linux Hacks"
] | [
"gna",
"iloader",
"ipod",
"linux",
"nano",
"uclinux"
] | [
Linux4Nano
] over at the [
Gna! repositories
] have just finalized a breakthrough for their
bootloader
project. Because the iPod Nano 2G has a
hardware encryption chip
, it could previously not be flashed with a custom
firmware
. By digging around in
some assembly code
(and working their magic) the team was able to
... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,592.863386 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/14/classy-hard-drive-speaker-set/ | Classy Hard Drive Speaker Set | Matt Schulz | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"dock",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"ipod",
"speakers",
"VU meter"
] | Hard drive speakers aren’t anything new, but they have yet to be done very professionally. Most hard drive speaker hacks are awesome, but aren’t meant to be a showpiece. [Oliver] took the opportunity to put together a set of 20GB drives and a custom-built acrylic case with a horizontal VU meter up front.
The project
is... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "93923",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T19:44:24",
"content": "flirst, awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93929",
"author": "jesus in techicolour",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T20:04:45",
"content": "D... | 1,760,377,592.823248 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/14/disabling-your-cell-phones-mic-for-security/ | Disabling Your Cell Phone’s Mic For Security | Caleb Kraft | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"cell",
"security",
"spy"
] | [Dan] set up this
simple cell phone hack to disable his microphone
when he’s not using his cell phone. He had
read that the government can listen to you
using your cell phone, even when it is off. This concerned him enough to hack into his phone. He removed the expansion port and wired the microphone to a magnetic reed... | 115 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "93852",
"author": "3riX",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T15:00:08",
"content": "Yeah, That sucks. I’ve been planning on something similar if I ever got a phone.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1905675",
"author": "Stephen",
... | 1,760,377,593.424979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/13/blue-light-special-earn-10-by-installing-spyware/ | Blue Light Special: Earn $10 By Installing Spyware | Brett Haddock | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"FTC",
"kmart",
"marketing",
"sears",
"spyware",
"unethical"
] | Ars technica
is reporting on the ruling from the FTC about the software shenanigans of
Kmart and Sears
. The marketing geniuses behind the parent company of Sears and Kmart decided they needed more information about the users of their website.
Their solution
? Offering $10 to users who install their custom software whi... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "93781",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T01:51:24",
"content": "wow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93783",
"author": "SoundwaveHi",
"timestamp": "2009-09-14T02:16:21",
"content": "I’m pretty sure they’... | 1,760,377,593.285396 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/13/laser-spiro-made-from-junk/ | Laser Spiro Made From Junk | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"determination",
"green",
"laser",
"spiro"
] | Sometimes we need someone like [FireMyLaser] to show us that you really don’t need things like custom PCB’s, expensive tools, or laser cutters to pull of a hack. His
laser spiro subsists mostly of toothpicks, hotglue, and determination.
It is a two motor spiro with a base motor and a motor mounted in a spinning cage.... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "93763",
"author": "Mark C. Roduner",
"timestamp": "2009-09-13T23:13:57",
"content": "All I can think looking at the video is “Do not look into laser with remaining eye”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93767",
"author": "MrX... | 1,760,377,592.916179 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/13/pictures-from-space-for-150/ | Pictures From Space For $150 | Jakob Griffith | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"gps hacks"
] | [
"150$",
"a470",
"balloon",
"canon",
"chdk",
"i290",
"motorola",
"pictures",
"space",
"weather"
] | Ever wanted to be able to launch a balloon into space, track its location via GPS, take some photographs of the curvature of the earth, and recover the balloon, all for the low low cost of $150? [Oliver Yeh] sent in his teams project,
Icarus
, which does just that. The group of MIT students found that they could use a ... | 47 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "93731",
"author": "Zeno Arrow",
"timestamp": "2009-09-13T20:06:50",
"content": "This is the coolest thing I have ever seen on hackaday (or on many other websites, trying to think of something that comes even remotely close). Thank you for posting it, and thank you to the team behind... | 1,760,377,593.509595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/13/brewers-temperature-controller/ | Beer Brewer’s Temperature Controller | Mike Szczys | [
"Beer Hacks",
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beer",
"brewing",
"fermenting",
"relay",
"ssr",
"temperature controller"
] | Steady fermentation temperatures, usually at about 65 degrees Fahrenheit, are an important part of brewing beer. Because of this, the wort (unfermented beer) is often temperature controlled during fermentation. [android] needed a
temperature controller for fermenting beer
in a chest freezer. Much like the
energy effici... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "93709",
"author": "st2000",
"timestamp": "2009-09-13T16:29:24",
"content": "Humm, there’s all kinds of things that will get in the way of this working. Off the shelf, the freezer probably has a timer to control the defrosting cycle. So cutting the power would essentially stop the ... | 1,760,377,593.093857 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/12/how-to-build-a-life-sized-electroni-game/ | How To Build A Life-sized Electronic Game | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"christmas lights",
"game",
"solid state relay",
"ssr"
] | We’re very impressed with [Steve’s]
Electronic Snowball Fight game
. It consists of two life-sized players standing opposite of each other. Each can throw a snowball or duck, the object is to hit the other person and not get hit yourself. He’s utilized a lot of good building techniques that could be easily adapted to o... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "93627",
"author": "Bob",
"timestamp": "2009-09-12T21:27:20",
"content": "Great idea, I am going to do something similar. Just about any game & watch style game could be easily replicated and modified slightly depending on the season you want this displayed (Christmas, Halloween, et... | 1,760,377,593.149617 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/11/exoskeleton-rental-now-available/ | Exoskeleton Rental Now Available | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"exoskeleton",
"hal",
"paralysis",
"power suit"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_k30yeCk4c]
The
HAL two-leg exoskeleton is now available
for rent in Tokyo for $2300 per month. We saw the HAL in
our power suit roundup
from last year. There is footage of this lower-extremity suit demonstrated by three people. The video is a bit creepy because the they are app... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "93391",
"author": "brsnow",
"timestamp": "2009-09-11T16:16:05",
"content": "Creepy, dressed in all black matching clothes. Looks like the androids are about to put the hit on someone. Especially the part where they are walking up the stairs, they are all in sync, looks really cree... | 1,760,377,593.616133 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/11/rock-band-drum-set-remake/ | Rock Band Drum Set Remake | Jakob Griffith | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"drum",
"J5",
"mesh",
"rock band"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQhAx4l0fvs&feature=player_embedded]
We’ve seen some impressive mods for the popular video game Rock Band, from
new cymbals
to an
air powered kick pedal
, but we cant say we’ve seen someone go as far as the folks over at EDrums. They start off making their own
mesh heads
, a
junc... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "93421",
"author": "farthead",
"timestamp": "2009-09-11T18:46:35",
"content": "Um stick some Piezos in some Remo practice heads and get the exact same thing.This ain’t “special” guys. many people have been doing this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,593.55357 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/sparkfun-kegerator-goes-to-eleven/ | SparkFun Kegerator Goes To Eleven | Phil Burgess | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"beer",
"beerware",
"eeprom",
"free beer",
"kegerator",
"pcb",
"pressure",
"sensor",
"sparkfun",
"temperature",
"twitter",
"web"
] | It started with a simple need: keep tabs on
SparkFun Electronics
’ in-house
kegerator
so the beer won’t run out at inopportune times. But of course SparkFun and “simple need” make strange bedfellows…throw
beer
in the mix, and you know this can’t end well. The result, as you might imagine, reads like a who’s-who of elec... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "93204",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T19:15:19",
"content": "…and cue the Arduino-comments :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93212",
"author": "Thedudefrommiamivice",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T19:40:24"... | 1,760,377,593.95519 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/tapping-tree-power/ | Tapping Tree Power | Devlin Thyne | [
"green hacks",
"News"
] | [
"energy",
"flower power",
"forest",
"green",
"nanotechnology",
"power",
"tree"
] | [bugloaf] tipped us off about this flower power hack. University of Washington researchers, [
Babak
], [
Brian
], and [Carlton] have
developed
very low power circuits to run directly off of trees. This builds upon the
work
of MIT researchers and
Voltree Power
. A voltage of up to around 200mV is generated between an el... | 51 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "93191",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T18:15:00",
"content": "I bet there’s a difference in power output of the tree (that just feels weird saying) between winter and summer, where summer you would get more power because it is more active in photosynthesis and during the... | 1,760,377,594.039265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/low-cost-arm7-prototyping/ | Low-cost ARM7 Prototyping | Mike Szczys | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"arm7",
"blueboard",
"pinky and the brain",
"prototype"
] | Do you find that the capabilities of your current microcontrollers are holding you back when you
try to take over the world
? Moving up to
ARM7 architecture
will put your projects in the same arena with the iPod and the Nintendo DS.
The
BlueBoard-lpc214x is a prototyping board
with a lot to offer. It incorporates two R... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "93180",
"author": "H3PO",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T17:11:09",
"content": "arm7 based routers (i’m thinking about avm fritzbox models, but i’m sure there are many more) can be had very cheap and they offer ethernet, spi, preinstalled bootloader and often also an unpopulated programmi... | 1,760,377,593.892755 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/the-old-robots-website/ | The Old Robots Website | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arok",
"ghost",
"medium",
"old robots"
] | We found
The Old Robots Website
this morning and ended up spending way too much time there. It’s a display of mainly consumer robots, though there are some custom jobs tossed in there too. Ranging from silly to awesome and everywhere in between, we found tons of great information. By strange coincidence, we saw
Arok
in... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "93170",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T16:11:50",
"content": "ok that last part is just creepy….(Arok is also going to be the medium for communication after his creators death)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,593.832762 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/uzebox-video-player/ | Uzebox Video Player | Jake W | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"AVR",
"fuzebox",
"matrix",
"s-video",
"uzebox"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWWsSn_QKLM]
Everyone’s favorite open source game console,
the Uzebox
(also cloned as
the Fuzebox
), just got a new feature hacked into it –
a video player
. At reduced quality (8-bit color), the Uzebox was able to play ‘The Matrix’ off an SD card @ 30fps plus the audio @15kHz. T... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "93177",
"author": "emperor",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T16:55:34",
"content": "That is the most amazing thing ive seen an avr do yet.Very nice use of the AD725.wonderful work-Dane",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "93210",
"autho... | 1,760,377,594.219431 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/s-p-a-r-k-beginer-robotics-resources/ | S.P.A.R.K. Beginer Robotics Resources | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"education",
"robots",
"spark"
] | We love to see educational resources appear. iRobot has put together
Starter Programs for Advancement of Robotics Knowledge or S.P.A.R.K
to serve as not only education, but amusement with the purpose of getting people interested in robotics. With sections divided into different grade levels, it is obvious that this is ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "93203",
"author": "none",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T19:13:00",
"content": "interesting use of the roomba.also, interesting spelling of beginnerhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/beginnerbeginer – perhaps the one who pours gin on another?begined – to have gin poured over youbegin ... | 1,760,377,594.171343 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/10/cain-and-abel-windows-password-recovery-utility/ | Cain And Abel: Windows Password Recovery Utility | Brett Haddock | [
"downloads hacks"
] | [
"microsoft",
"network",
"password",
"password recovery",
"windows"
] | As far as password recovery utilities go,
Cain & Abel
is by far one of the best out there. It’s designed to run on Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista but has methods to recover passwords for other systems. It is able to find passwords in the local cache, decode scrambled passwords, find wireless network keys or use brute-... | 72 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "93129",
"author": "Erik",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T13:11:18",
"content": "I think it’s a great application, however my virus scanner goes berserk every time I run it, which means I have to turn it off and that’s something I don’t like.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,377,594.35634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/40-years-of-nerf/ | 40 Years Of NERF | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"nerf",
"toys"
] | In 1968 a guy by the name of [Rey Guyer] came up with an idea for a game
. It involved foam balls as game pieces. After failing to sell the game to Milton Bradley, he approached Parker Brothers. They bought his idea but ended up tossing the game itself and just marketing the foam ball. Named after the padding used on r... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "92992",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T00:52:15",
"content": "damn, I’m older than nerf!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92993",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-09-10T00:52:43",
"content": "tho... | 1,760,377,594.269042 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/in-depth-mame-cocktail-cabinet-build/ | In-depth MAME Cocktail Cabinet Build | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"cocktail cabinet",
"games",
"i-pac",
"mala",
"mame",
"ms. pac-man"
] | Recently, a friend of ours got married who is a Ms. Pac-Man fanatic. His best man set out to fulfill the groom’s dream of owning a Ms. Pac-Man
cocktail cabinet
. The problem is that the unit he was after was selling for $2500. It’s great to buy the real thing (and with guest contributions he did,) but if it’s not avail... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "92974",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T23:28:15",
"content": "That guide could be awesome……if it wasn’t on like 12 pages instead of one or two.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92979",
"author": "amk",
"ti... | 1,760,377,594.409908 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/how-to-download-books-from-google/ | How To Download Books From Google | Chris Gilmer | [
"downloads hacks",
"News"
] | [
"book",
"google",
"googlebookdownloader"
] | If you want books, but don’t want to pay for them, there is a better way than walking into your local book store and pocketing them. Try grabbing them online, from Google!
Everyone must be aware of the
Google Books Library project
by now. If you’re not, it’s basically a way for Google to ensure all of the world’s book ... | 80 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "92947",
"author": "MAW74656",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T22:21:04",
"content": "Great post man! I’ve been looking for a way to do this for years! I’m gonna try it tonight! But I do want to ask about something: “fishing off with exporting the title to a pdf.” Did you mean “finishin... | 1,760,377,594.498025 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/12kw-solar-collector/ | 12kW Solar Collector | Jake W | [
"green hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"collector",
"generator",
"mechanical",
"solar",
"stirling"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTvAL7ty53M]
Though not much info is readly available about it on the web, [
Joe Carruth
] is trying to build publicity (and venture capital) for his home-built solar electric generator. At its essence, it is a
Stirling dish system
with an adjustable composite mirror surface. Thi... | 57 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "92923",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T21:04:02",
"content": "Dean Kamen has been researching stirling engines for a looong time. I’m surprised he’s not the one funding this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92924"... | 1,760,377,594.641328 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/drilling-precise-grids/ | Drilling Precise Grids | Mike Szczys | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"dremel",
"drill",
"drill press",
"grid"
] | Drilling precise grids without a
CNC machine
can be tough to pull off. [Ookseer] has come up with a nifty method for
dilling aligned holes with a drill press
. He uses a right-angle jig on a Dremel drill press with stacks of business cards as spacers. The same number of cards is added between the substrate and the jig ... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "92952",
"author": "st2000",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T22:28:27",
"content": "Moving the bed instead of the drill.Humm…Anyone have 2 printers they can scrap (I mean hack) into an X Y moving bed? I would think the carriage belt & stepping motor would provide enough torque to move low ... | 1,760,377,594.553249 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/update-game-boy-hdd-the-guts/ | Game Boy HDD Update: The Guts | Mike Szczys | [
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"external drive",
"game boy",
"hard drive",
"hdd",
"nintendo",
"usb"
] | Last week we showed you the ingenious
hard drive enclosure made from a broken Game Boy
. We caught up with [_n3o_], the person responsible for this mod, and he was nice enough to share some pictures of the inside of the project. Let’s get down to business and take a look.
[_n3o_] opened this project back up and took th... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "92638",
"author": "_n3o_",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T15:54:07",
"content": "The fun part on the actual 20gigs HDD that is inside the GBHDD is that it’s originally an Xbox 360 hard drive :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92639",
... | 1,760,377,594.737634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/arduino-crib-rocker/ | Arduino Crib Rocker | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"baby",
"crib",
"cry",
"rock"
] | Anyone with children will understand the value of this project immediately. This is an
Arduino controlled sound activated crib rocker
. [Lars] built a custom suspension system for his baby’s crib which allows a servo, mounted to the floor to rock it gently back and forth. Ok, maybe it’s a vigorous rocking, but that’s w... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "92623",
"author": "OrderZero",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T14:35:04",
"content": "Very useful indeed I’d love to see a video of it in action",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92627",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08... | 1,760,377,594.805266 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/07/snega2usb-update-usb-snes-and-sega-cartridge-reader/ | Snega2usb Update: Usb Snes And Sega Cartridge Reader | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"cart",
"cartridge",
"diy",
"electronics",
"emulator",
"genesis",
"megadrive",
"microcontroller",
"nintendo",
"sega",
"snega2usb",
"snes",
"super nintendo",
"superfx",
"usb"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNBg_jWjBmI]
When we first posted [Matthias_H]’s
USB reader for SNES game carts
, it was met with enthusiasm. The snega2usb allows you to play SNES and Sega games on your pc right off the cartridge. The latest revision is even more amazing than the first. [Matthias] has added th... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "92491",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T22:32:36",
"content": "regular nes please!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92493",
"author": "sword77",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T22:41:26",
"content": "Really cool.",... | 1,760,377,594.929356 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/07/proto-board-z80-computer/ | Proto-board Z80 Computer | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"proto board",
"prototype",
"z80",
"zilog"
] | We’ve seen
Z80 processor based computers
before but they usually use a printed circuit board to easily and reliably connect all the components. [Marton] sent us
his Z80 based computer
from a while back that is built entirely on prototyping board. He made his own video board that utilizes a TV as the monitor and his own... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "92459",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T19:41:50",
"content": "itneresting",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92463",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T19:48:52",
"content": "Needs to be w... | 1,760,377,595.0831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/07/arduino-powered-delta-robot/ | Arduino Powered Delta Robot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"delta robot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEHdD7pd64I]
We spotted this video of a
delta robot
today that seems to be powered by an Arduino. We were wondering when we would see this, happen. The source code is available on the project page. We really like the mouse control, its just fun to watch. You may recall that we re... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "92469",
"author": "gen",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T20:18:45",
"content": "Cute. i know it’s an arduino, as some people here dislike, but anyway.It’s the same kind of movement as the novint falcon, the difference being the novint has feedback like this but is also a controller.",
... | 1,760,377,595.441312 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/07/hard-drive-rgb-clock/ | Hard Drive RGB Clock | Jake W | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"hard drive",
"led",
"mb1988",
"POV",
"rgb"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK9en2H7rBA]
We’ve brought you
an HDD clock in the past
, but [mb1988] tried to bring
his project
to another level by fully documenting it (in Polish). Inspired by
[dzgdzzh]’s version
of the same invention, [mb1988] decided to reverse engineer it (as well as make a few changes) a... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "92417",
"author": "format c:_",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T15:07:39",
"content": "now THAT is wicked. especially the custom casing blew my mind. need to get my pens out asap!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92418",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,595.555218 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/07/c64-emulator-for-iphone-approved-%e2%80%94-minus-basic/ | C64 Emulator For IPhone Approved — Minus BASIC | Phil Burgess | [
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"64",
"app store",
"c64",
"commodore",
"emulation",
"emulator",
"gaming",
"iphone",
"ipod touch",
"retro"
] | After a lengthy process that had previously met with rejection,
Manomio’s Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone and iPod touch
has finally been accepted by Apple. This marks the first time a multi-purpose emulation title has been approved by the App Store. The $4.99 C64 app comes bundled with five fully-licensed classic... | 42 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "92399",
"author": "jbot",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T13:40:49",
"content": "I cannot and will not buy an Apple product as long as this ridiculous approval process exists, as well as the idea of planned obsolescence. I cannot support a company that a) solders batteries directly onto th... | 1,760,377,595.026525 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/diy-solar-panels/ | DIY Solar Panels | James Munns | [
"green hacks",
"home hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"cells",
"hair",
"melanin",
"nepal",
"solar",
"Solar Cells",
"solar panels",
"teenager"
] | Reader [unangst] pointed out to us an article in the
U.K.’s Daily Mail
, where a teenager from Nepal had managed to create a 9v, 18W solar panel using human hair rather than the usual
semiconductors
(usually
crystalline-silicon
). The complex silicon in solar panels are what keep the prices out of reach of developing n... | 74 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "92715",
"author": "TheFish",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T01:10:28",
"content": "WOW! COOL!, anyone need a hair cut? i could use some extra solar panels. :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92716",
"author": "giskard",
"times... | 1,760,377,595.333975 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/build-your-own-browser-extensions-for-google-chrome/ | Build Your Own Browser Extensions For Google Chrome | Mike Szczys | [
"downloads hacks",
"google hacks"
] | [
"api",
"chrome",
"extensions",
"firefox",
"twitter"
] | [Ryan] posted a writeup on
developing extensions for Google Chrome
. The extension system utilizes HTML with a JavaScript API which is still
sparsely documented
. After taking us through his twitter bar extension project, he concludes that the Chrome extensions are not nearly as versatile as
what we’re used to seeing w... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "92727",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T01:43:52",
"content": "Good to know. I’ll get started!first",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92791",
"author": "Jason Knight",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T09:22:14",
"co... | 1,760,377,595.131232 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/monome-mainstream-performance-on-letterman/ | Monome Mainstream: Performance On Letterman | Mike Szczys | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"CBS",
"imogen heap",
"late night",
"letterman",
"monome"
] | The monome was spotted being used in a
performance by Imogen Heap on Late Night with David Letterman
. Imogen uses the
monome 256 model
connected to a laptop sitting on the piano. In her performance she uses a combination of live samples and pre-recorded loops proving how great this product is in the hands of an accomp... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "92697",
"author": "TheBadWolf",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T22:53:53",
"content": "this music is bad..check out little boots on youtube,she mkes awesome music using a tenorion and a stylophone …check it out;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcc8gE54Md8&feature=related",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,377,595.393167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/time-lapse-light-sculptures/ | Time Lapse Light Sculptures | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"exposure",
"led",
"POV",
"rgb",
"time-lapse"
] | [Jared] sent us a feature he posted involving
time-lapse photography and an LED
. Using a custom built aparatus an LED is moved on two axis’ during a long exposure of around thirty seconds. The frame is wood and PVC with two gearhead motors powered by AA batteries to provide the locomotion. The LED is powered by a 3v b... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "92692",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T22:34:42",
"content": "A similar project was posted on Make with KNEXhttp://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/knex_led_art.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92695",
"auth... | 1,760,377,595.493765 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/digital-camera-lcd-replacement/ | Digital Camera LCD Replacement | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"cracked",
"lcd",
"repair"
] | Turning on your camera to this kind of black blotch will ruin your day. Cracked LCD screens have got to be the biggest digital camera killer out there. Although you can still take pictures with it, a non-functioning screen makes it difficult if not impossible to change settings and take decent photos.
[myles_h] has doc... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "92686",
"author": "ino",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T22:01:23",
"content": "I did replace the broken lcd from a friend’s camera a couple month ago.LCD ordered from ebay and a handful of screws later, it was like new.All this for about $30 !Anyone could do this … at least if you can use... | 1,760,377,595.607279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/poor-exhausted-littledog/ | Poor Exhausted Littledog | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bigdog",
"littledog",
"quadroped"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuBIclGG3R0]
This video of
littledog doing some terrain navigaion excersizes
is just hilarious. We really don’t have any technological updates since
last time we mentioned him
, but you should watch the video anyway. [Evan] at botjunkie pointed out how tired littledog must be to ... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "92648",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T17:13:21",
"content": "Little thing’s plum tuckered.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92653",
"author": "Finger",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T17:50:29",
"content... | 1,760,377,595.783347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/arduino-as-ipod-remote-control/ | Arduino As IPod Remote Control | Mike Szczys | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"dock",
"easy button",
"ipod",
"remote control",
"sparkfun"
] | [David] had an Arduino in search of a project. He decided to make an
Arduino powered iPod remote control
using an ipod connector breakout board and a 3.3v to 5v level converter (both from SparkFun). The circuit was built on a mini breadboard, controlled by an
Arduino Mini
, and housed in an Altoids tin. To talk to the ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "92644",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T16:44:40",
"content": "yet another arduino hack :)…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92649",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-09-08T17:13:52",
"... | 1,760,377,595.65617 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/apple-gives-c64-emulator-the-boot/ | Apple Gives C64 Emulator The Boot | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"app store",
"apple",
"c64",
"comodore",
"emulator",
"hot coffee",
"iphone"
] | After making it to the top 20 in most regions, Apple has removed the
c64 emulator for the iPhone
from the App Store. Apparently the thorough app review process didn’t discover that the BASIC system had not been removed from the app, but was instead merely hidden.
Another revision of the emulator has been submitted for ... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "92895",
"author": "napalm",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T19:15:27",
"content": "This is a good reason why Apple sucks, they do the strangest things for the lamest reasons. How come their app team not catch that? (‘cus their not the sharpest tools in the shed)",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,595.731438 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/rotating-iphone-dock-from-legos/ | Rotating IPhone Dock From Legos | Mike Szczys | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cradle",
"dock",
"iphone",
"ipod touch",
"lego",
"rotate"
] | Hot on the heels of the
aluminum dock
and the
Lego camera mount
, [Steve] sent in his
iPhone/iPod Touch dock made out of Lego bricks
. It’s very stylish with a black and grey theme but we think the function makes this DIY spectacular. In the design [Steve] has included the ability to rotate the cradle so that the iPhon... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "92883",
"author": "Steven",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T18:22:02",
"content": "whats next",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92884",
"author": "OrderZero",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T18:27:48",
"content": "Lego robots that c... | 1,760,377,595.831956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/trim-the-fat-from-gmail/ | Trim The Fat From Gmail | Chris Gilmer | [
"google hacks",
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"ad blocking",
"email",
"firefox",
"Gmail",
"google",
"greasemonkey",
"script"
] | Google’s Gmail is a highly viable option for email. With numerous features and options like widgets, a task list, labels, and chat, Gmail has a slight tendency to get overwhelming and might force us to loose focus on what it is really all about: email.
What can make Gmail better? For starters, how about no ads; they ar... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "92875",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T17:49:07",
"content": "What is this, Lifehacker?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92877",
"author": "Addictronics",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T17:53:29",
"content": "@M... | 1,760,377,595.883824 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/create-a-temporary-phone-number-with-inumbr/ | Create A Temporary Phone Number With Inumbr | Chris Gilmer | [
"Phone Hacks"
] | [
"google voice",
"inumbr",
"phone",
"privacy",
"security",
"temporary phone number"
] | Maybe you don’t want that one person that has barged into your life to know your private phone number? Could be a salesperson or a co-worker who you aren’t that impressed with, but have to get in contact with. Check out
inumbr
.
inumbr
is a free online service that gives US users the ability to set up a unique phone nu... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "92855",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T16:25:54",
"content": "This isn’t really new. Nor a hack… I have used it before when scam-baiting Nigerians though. Pretty useful for that because at any time you can just throw away the number and voila no more problems from angry ... | 1,760,377,596.086321 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/life-size-animatronic-wolf-tail/ | Life Size Animatronic Wolf Tail | Jakob Griffith | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"animatronic",
"Atmel",
"klixx",
"motion",
"tail",
"wolf"
] | We’re not 100% sure the usefulness of this hack, but it is extremely interesting regardless and will probably make a lot of
furries
happy.
WolfTronix
presents their method for creating a realistic
animatronic wolf tail
. It uses an Atmel MCU controlling two servos alongside a mess of
Klixx toys
and paper clips to produ... | 31 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "92838",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T15:30:27",
"content": "This man is going to make a lot of money if he produces these, I know furries who would pay any amount of money for one of these.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,596.160397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/09/windows-7-and-vista-crash-via-smb-exploit/ | Windows 7 And Vista Crash Via SMB Exploit | Mike Szczys | [
"computer hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"bsod",
"smb",
"vista",
"vulnerability",
"windows",
"windows 7"
] | [Laurent Gaffié] has discovered an
exploit that affects Windows Vista, Windows 7
, and possibly Windows Server 2008 (unconfirmed). This method attacks via the NEGOTIATE PROTOCOL REQUEST which is the first SMB query sent. The vulnerability is present only on Windows versions that include
Server Message Block 2.0
and hav... | 40 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "92815",
"author": "The_Evil_Machinist",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T13:31:32",
"content": "99 bugs in the os that I use99 bugs in the osPatch one bugInstall the new bug fix,101 bugs left in the system that I use!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,596.407438 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/08/hand-of-man-mechanical-claw/ | Hand Of Man Mechanical Claw | James Munns | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"claw",
"hand",
"remote",
"robotics"
] | [Christian Ristow], a former Muppet creator, has created a much larger puppet that has caught the attention of
Popular Mechanics
. His
Hand of Man
is a 27 foot long remote control mechanical claw. Powered by a 90 hp diesel engine, the
hydraulic system
can be controlled by a glove worn by the operator. This started as a... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "92733",
"author": "monkeyslayer56",
"timestamp": "2009-09-09T02:08:03",
"content": "now to get 2 of these 2 legs similar to theses and have a harness in the middle and valla a mec bot (over simplified…)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,596.227715 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/aluminum-iphone-dock/ | Aluminum IPhone Dock | Jakob Griffith | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"aluminum",
"apple",
"dock",
"iphone",
"ipod"
] | Last week we mentioned an article to
cover up
that ugly iPod dock; [Jozerworx] did one better by creating his own
iPhone dock
entirely. He had access to a machine shop where he combined some spare aluminum with an existing iPhone connection cable, but mentions the dock could probably be created with basic hand tools an... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "92321",
"author": "OrderZero",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T01:56:51",
"content": "Very simple yet very fitting, I like it :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92330",
"author": "nave.notnilc",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T03:50:3... | 1,760,377,596.473012 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/hack-a-day-turns-5/ | Hack A Day Turns 5 | Mike Szczys | [
"News"
] | [
"birthday"
] | September 5th marks the fifth anniversary of Hack a Day. We hope you’ve had as much fun hacking, reading, and sending us stories as we’ve had sharing them with everyone.
Whether you
destroyed your hard drives
or
built your own web server
we tried to keep things interesting over the past year. It was easy at times becau... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "92316",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T01:03:16",
"content": "This was my favoritehttp://hackaday.com/2009/04/03/cnc-music-factory-still-alive/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92317",
"author": "jamieriddles",
... | 1,760,377,596.535062 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/firefox-css-hack-change-navigation-icons/ | Firefox CSS Hack: Change Navigation Icons | Mike Szczys | [
"firefox hacks"
] | [
"classic.jar",
"css",
"firefox",
"home",
"icon"
] | Why settle for the standard home icon on your browser? If your home button brings you to
hackaday.com
, why not make the icon reflect that destination? This hack is quick and simple. We’ll take you through it using Firefox 3 and the default theme with standard sized icons.
We start by using our favorite
graphics progra... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "92298",
"author": "EdZ",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T22:40:46",
"content": "Shouldn’t this be done as a theme, or is this theme-independent?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92300",
"author": "Colby Russell",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,596.706942 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/open-source-digital-camera/ | Open Source Digital Camera | Mike Szczys | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"frankencamera",
"open source",
"SLR",
"stanford"
] | Those brainy folks over at Stanford are
working on an open source digital camera
. This is an effort to advance what they call “computational photography”. Basically they’re looking to combine some of the functionality of
Photoshop
or
Gimp
right into the camera. One example they discuss is utilizing an algorithm to eve... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "92288",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-09-06T21:09:24",
"content": "to me this is something that should have been expected, it’s like the next evolution of CHDK",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "92290",
"author": "dfsdfd... | 1,760,377,596.60057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/09/06/cellphone-controlled-home/ | Cellphone-controlled Home | Jake W | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"computer hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"68hc705j1",
"ermes125",
"home automation",
"motorola",
"pic"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/exTpD0–BCo]
[Tixlegeek] used a Motorola 68HC705J1 development board to remotely
control his home
through his cellphone. The video above, as well as [Tixlegeek]’s website, is in French, though the video has been captioned. The development board (called the
ERMES125
) is controlled by a ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "92315",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2009-09-07T00:01:49",
"content": "Nice job of pulling it all together into a useful system. I prefer to have both feedback sensors and a watchdog circuit on any remotely activated, mains powered project, though.Using UL rated COTS equipment ... | 1,760,377,596.650663 |
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