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https://hackaday.com/2009/08/03/defcon-status-at-a-hosting-company/ | Defcon Status At A Hosting Company | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"error status",
"hosting",
"server maintenance"
] | [Aaron] has been working at iweb hosting for about 5 years. When he started, the number of servers was small enough that managing them was fairly painless and could be done by just manually verifying that everything was operational. As the number of servers grew, this task became more and more difficult. They employed ... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "83908",
"author": "The Moogle",
"timestamp": "2009-08-03T14:30:09",
"content": "why the hell is he using transistors?total fail lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83910",
"author": "Xargle",
"timestamp": "2009-08-03T14:... | 1,760,377,620.308891 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/03/diamond-thermal-paste/ | Diamond Thermal Paste | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arctic silver 5",
"diamond",
"overclocking",
"paste",
"silicon grease",
"Thermal"
] | [Jared Bouck] over at InventGeek writes about
his experience making his own thermal paste
. Diamonds can be up to five times as thermally conductive as silver, the primary ingredient in most popular thermal compounds. He combines 60,000 mesh diamond dust he ordered off eBay with non-conductive silicon grease using a ... | 48 | 47 | [
{
"comment_id": "83895",
"author": "mr. sandman",
"timestamp": "2009-08-03T12:56:32",
"content": "sure, it keeps the cpu cool, but what about the longevity of the paste?would something like this last for a couple of years with no re-application?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies"... | 1,760,377,620.499912 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/08/01/smartphone-anti-virus-software/ | Smartphone Anti-virus Software | Zach Banks | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"anti-virus",
"av",
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2009",
"cellphone",
"defcon",
"defcon17",
"defcon2009",
"flexilis",
"pda",
"security",
"smartphone"
] | With
DEFCON
and
Black Hat
going on, a lot of security issues are being made public. This year, cellphones have been a larger target than before. More and more people are carrying complex smartphones that have more ways to go wrong. Even worse, since phones are tied to a billed account, it is possible for malicious soft... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "83776",
"author": "tatsh",
"timestamp": "2009-08-01T15:01:57",
"content": "Windows Mobile has IE as its default browser. I bet that is getting the most attacks. This is not the vendors’ faults, this is Microsoft AS USUAL.Who can you trust? Microsoft makes an insecure system regardle... | 1,760,377,620.241849 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/31/defcon-17-badge-details-released/ | Defcon 17: Badge Details Released | Nick Caiello | [
"News"
] | [
"badge",
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2009",
"defcon",
"defcon17",
"defcon2009",
"grand",
"wired"
] | Defcon
is upon us once again, and that can only mean one thing: new badge designs. Our friends over at Wired posted the picture above along with a description of
this year’s new badge
. Since our
last post
, there has been little new information released regarding the components used for the new badge. However, we now ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "83710",
"author": "St.Jimmy",
"timestamp": "2009-07-31T19:05:02",
"content": "full-colour led?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83713",
"author": "digidev",
"timestamp": "2009-07-31T19:23:29",
"content": "@St.Jimmymay... | 1,760,377,620.171389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/31/1wire-attic-cooling/ | 1wire Attic Cooling | Steve Watkins | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"1-wire",
"Attic",
"Attic fan",
"controller",
"electronics",
"usb",
"x-10"
] | [RagingComputer] built this
1-wire attic cooling
fan. He’s using an Ubuntu server loaded with
OWFS
to control everything. The
1-wire
temperature sensor is interfaced using USB while a serial x10 module sends out commands to be received by another x10 module near the fan. Back in the day we had covered a
linux home auto... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "83697",
"author": "jeremiah",
"timestamp": "2009-07-31T17:19:30",
"content": "seems like something better suited for an arduino, actually. Rather than have an entire PC taken up with the task of managing this, one could have an arduino powered by a small solar panel, or even a plai... | 1,760,377,620.422527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/29/music-visualizer-oscilloscope/ | Music Visualizer (oscilloscope) | Steve Watkins | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"home hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"crt",
"music",
"oscilloscope",
"tv",
"TV Oscilloscope",
"video",
"visualizer"
] | The Music visualizer
is actually a second build based on an earlier design[Thanks Roger]. The build was influenced by Zyra’s
How to make an oscilloscope out of a television
. The hack is quite simple, patch the output of an amplifier into the vertical deflection coils of the CRT. This is a good use for that old TV you ... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "83472",
"author": "zake",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T18:53:12",
"content": "Simple(ish) sawtooth oscillator (/|/|/| etc) and triggering circuit = great success.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83478",
"author": "bcoblentz",
... | 1,760,377,620.057406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/29/perpetual-ball-roller/ | Perpetual Ball Roller | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"kinetic",
"PICAXE",
"sculpture"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9X4VRj8dU]
This interesting little sculpture caught our eye. Called the
Perpetual Ball Roller
, it simply rolls a ball on a track. It has both manual and automatic modes with variations in the automatic mode to keep it amusing. This is very elegant, and would be fun to have sit... | 45 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "83443",
"author": "Skyte",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T16:35:18",
"content": "If you spring mount the rail – you could use an electromagnet to compress one of the springs. Totally silent – no motors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,620.572418 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/29/intografix-portable-turbografix/ | IntoGrafix: Portable TurboGrafix | Caleb Kraft | [
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"turbo graphics",
"turbografix"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xb6KRD8Aso]
[Bacteria] tipped us off to his latest
portable system mod called IntoGrafix
. The
TurboGrafix-16
was awesome when it was released. the graphics were, compared to Nintendo, astonishing. Its games were these little cards, like a thick credit card. [Bacteria] wanted to... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "83429",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T14:47:31",
"content": "Remarkable work as is evidenced by this remark I’m making right here.emulators, shmemulators, this is some really incredible work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,620.622908 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/28/rotary-dect-phone/ | Rotary DECT Phone | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"DECT",
"phone"
] | [Al] sent us over to his
Rotary DECT phone project
, and we think its pretty cool. He’s attending
Hacking At Random
, and as usual, there will be a
DECT network
there. Rather than having a normal DECT handset like everyone else, [Al] wanted something a little homier. He chose to combine the guts of the DECT handset int... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "83348",
"author": "concino",
"timestamp": "2009-07-28T18:09:06",
"content": "HackaDay: your link is messed up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83349",
"author": "concino",
"timestamp": "2009-07-28T18:10:25",
"content... | 1,760,377,620.11621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/28/making-a-tilt-shift-lens/ | Making A Tilt-shift Lens | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"lens",
"tilt-shift",
"time-lapse"
] | [Bhautik] is on
version 2 of his tilt-shift lens
, and wrote in to share what he has learned. Some aspects of the design on version 1 made it a bit quirky to use. You had to hold the lens in place, manually adjusting the focus. This meant that no two shots were the same. Since [Bhautik] wanted to do time lapse with it,... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "83327",
"author": "AS",
"timestamp": "2009-07-28T14:19:33",
"content": "Not to sound stupid, but nowhere on his site or here does it describe what this is for – any hints?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83329",
"author": "a... | 1,760,377,620.359469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/27/hack-a-day-shirts-at-defcon/ | Hack A Day Shirts At Defcon | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"defcon",
"hack a day t-shirt",
"john keppel",
"shirt",
"tank top",
"tshirt"
] | We’ve printed [John Keppel]’s winning t-shirt design. They’ll be available for purchase in the vendor area at Defcon. If you’re at the con, pick one up because we don’t have any plans yet to distribute them online. We will have a small number of women’s tank tops as well. See you there! | 53 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "83255",
"author": "allonby",
"timestamp": "2009-07-28T01:43:31",
"content": "do want! please do something with these where i could purchase online!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83257",
"author": "JimXugle",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,620.930567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/27/sewer-clog-alert-system/ | Sewer Clog Alert System | Zach Banks | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"alert",
"alert system",
"clog",
"python",
"sms",
"txt",
"xbee"
] | [miketysklar] noticed that a local business was having trouble with their sewage lines. People kept flushing tampons down toilets and it ended up clogging the pump. They had already installed a set of lights and horns to go off when it clogged, but they were hoping for SMS capability so they would know wherever they we... | 34 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "83253",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2009-07-28T01:13:43",
"content": "That’s both cool and awful at the same time. Could have used something similar to this at my wife’s old office building. The sewer line wasn’t tilted enough so by the time anything made it to the main ... | 1,760,377,620.833522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/31/text-on-an-oscilloscope/ | Text On An Oscilloscope | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"display",
"oscilloscope",
"text"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLpfq4tHZxE]
This is an interesting little toy. A tiny board that can
display text on an oscilloscope
. The components, or rather just component, is a PIC16F628A. Aside from a power supply, that’s it. It can display 10 characters at a time and, as you can see above, scroll them a... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "83683",
"author": "james burgett",
"timestamp": "2009-07-31T14:00:50",
"content": "I have a synertek sym-1 that has an option for using a scope as a display.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83686",
"author": "chicosoft",
... | 1,760,377,621.383602 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/30/black-hat-2009-parking-meter-hacking/ | Black Hat 2009: Parking Meter Hacking | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Security Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2009",
"chris tarnovsky",
"jacob appelbaum",
"joe grand",
"parking",
"parking meters",
"sf",
"sfmta",
"silver card",
"smart card",
"transportation"
] | For day two of Black Hat, we sat in on on [Joe Grand], [Jacob Appelbaum], and [Chris Tarnovsky]’s study of the electronic parking meter industry. They decided to study parking meters because they are available everywhere, but rarely considered from a security perspective.
They focused on the San Francisco’s MTA impleme... | 53 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "83633",
"author": "speedpsycho",
"timestamp": "2009-07-30T23:11:21",
"content": "well this could be useful! haha",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83636",
"author": "hah",
"timestamp": "2009-07-30T23:27:02",
"content":... | 1,760,377,621.027968 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/30/lazy-mans-usb-rfid-reader/ | Lazy Man’s USB RFID Reader | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"rfid"
] | [Don] had some Serial RFID readers that he needed to
work and be powered by USB
. He went out and purchased a simple serial to USB converter, but was left with the problem of the operating voltage. He supplies the schematics on his site for his solution. Basically he gutted the converter and integrated it all with the ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "83622",
"author": "first",
"timestamp": "2009-07-30T20:44:13",
"content": "first… and cue uppity replies from everyone who can do it better but has never done it in321",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83623",
"author": "super... | 1,760,377,621.08265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/30/amazing-robot-dexterity/ | Amazing Robot Dexterity | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"crab fu",
"dexterity",
"high speed",
"personification"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfdHY26E2jc]
Ishikawa Komuro Laboratories
are doing some amazing stuff with robots right now. The video above starts out looking like a clumsy and somewhat failed attempt at dribbling a ping pong ball. Once it goes into slow motion however, we see the true action. This robot is d... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "83582",
"author": "g3n",
"timestamp": "2009-07-30T14:29:30",
"content": "Wow.amazing.scary.nothing else to say.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83584",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2009-07-30T14:31:16",
"content"... | 1,760,377,621.267245 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/29/black-hat-2009-breaking-ssl-with-null-characters/ | Black Hat 2009: Breaking SSL With Null Characters | Eliot | [
"cons",
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2009",
"CA",
"certificate authority",
"firefox",
"moxie marlinspike",
"nss",
"ssl",
"sslsniff",
"sslstrip"
] | Update:
The video of [Moxie]’s presentation
is now online
.
[Moxie Marlinspike] appeared on our radar back in February when he showed
sslstrip at Black Hat DC
. It was an amazing piece of software that could hijack and rewrite all SSL connections. The differences between a legitimate site and the hijacked ones were ver... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "83503",
"author": "Smokes",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T22:03:46",
"content": "Auch",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83513",
"author": "stevecrozz",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T22:55:31",
"content": "yeah, ouch is right",
... | 1,760,377,621.472096 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/29/black-hat-2009-powerline-and-optical-keysniffing/ | Black Hat 2009: Powerline And Optical Keysniffing | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Laser Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"andrea barisani",
"atxmega128a1",
"AVR",
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2009",
"con",
"conference",
"daniele bianco",
"hacker conference",
"hackercon",
"keylogger",
"las vegas",
"ps2",
"sniffer",
"usb"
] | The 2009 edition of the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas has just begun. The first interesting talk we saw was [Andrea Barisani] and [Daniele Bianco]’s
Sniff Keystrokes With Lasers/Voltmeters
. They presented two methods for Tempest style eavesdropping of keyboards.
The first attack was against PS/2 keyboards... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "83495",
"author": "addictronics",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T21:42:49",
"content": "*pulls out tin foil hatneat stuff!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83504",
"author": "Smokes",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T22:04:25",
"co... | 1,760,377,621.323834 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/29/1-wire-hvac-monitoring-system/ | 1-Wire HVAC Monitoring System | Steve Watkins | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"electronics",
"Heat pump",
"hvac",
"microcontroller",
"Monitoring",
"SCADA"
] | The 1
-Wire HVAC monitoring system
is for residential Geothermal HVAC systems. This project utilizes the so called
1-wire temperature sensor
. A single board computer handles the brunt of the work including
web accessible trend data
. With access to the underling temperatures, the over all system performance may be gau... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "83490",
"author": "RagingComputer",
"timestamp": "2009-07-29T21:04:39",
"content": "ourcoolhouse inspired me to use 1wire in my attic cooling. cool house indeedhttp://www.ragingcomputer.com/archives/101",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,621.196618 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/27/scanner-sensor-multi-touch/ | Scanner Sensor Multi Touch | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"multi touch",
"openframeworks",
"scanner",
"visioneer"
] | [vimeo= http://vimeo.com/5765795]
[Kyle McDonald] had a Visioneer XP 100 portable scanner laying around, so he started trying to come up with alternative uses for it. In the video above, we can see a
multitouch setup
rigged together using
Openframeworks
in Ubuntu. As you can see in the video, there’s some considerable ... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "83207",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-27T16:50:18",
"content": "Could make a good thermin if he brings the lag down.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83210",
"author": "dreamspending",
"timestamp": "2009-07-27T17... | 1,760,377,621.544819 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/27/stereo-guitar/ | Stereo Guitar | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"guitar",
"music",
"stereo"
] | [Megatronix] wrote in to show us this pretty crazy guitar mod. He has re wired the pickups to make the guitar a “
Stereo Guitar
“. Generally, the two pickup locations on a guitar are there to provide tonal variation. You can adjust the influence of each to get the sound you want. [Megatronix] decided to re wire the set... | 39 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "83190",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2009-07-27T14:39:47",
"content": "Stereo Guitars were big in the 80’s. The coolest part is to mess with channel-varying effects. Cool hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83191",
"au... | 1,760,377,621.666852 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/26/nokia-schematics-via-shenzhen/ | Nokia Schematics Via Shenzhen | Zach Banks | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"News"
] | [
"bunnie",
"cellphone",
"china",
"electronics",
"leak",
"nokia",
"phone",
"repair",
"schematics",
"teardown"
] | The
silicon hacker
behind the
Chumby
, [bunnie huang], was browsing through the
Mobile Phone Megamarket
in Shenzhen, China and stumbled upon an unusual repair book. It turns out the book had the
schematics to hundreds of Nokia phones
. It’s hard to tell if they are legitimate, but the amount of information makes them s... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "83126",
"author": "threepointone",
"timestamp": "2009-07-27T01:12:34",
"content": "I’ve seen similar schematics on the ‘net before. Pretty sure these are legit (or at least real)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83129",
"auth... | 1,760,377,621.827546 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/26/doorway-subwoofer/ | Doorway Subwoofer | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"discojones",
"infinite baffle",
"speaker",
"subwoofer"
] | We’ve seen some crazy speaker builds in the past (
massive folded horns
for example). [DiscoJones] wanted to build a set of speakers that could reach very low frequencies and be very efficient. Instead of constructing a large box, he built a
baffle that could be placed in a doorway
and use the blocked off room as an en... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "83117",
"author": "psuedonymous",
"timestamp": "2009-07-27T00:00:57",
"content": "Aw, I was hoping he’d actuated an actual door to provide REALLY low frequency bass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83119",
"author": "sizzle"... | 1,760,377,622.033164 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/26/thin-client-as-robot-platform/ | Thin Client As Robot Platform | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"aa",
"amd",
"extra ketchup",
"gentoo",
"geode",
"robot",
"thinclient"
] | [Extra Ketchup] has a couple Neoware thin clients and thought they would
make a good robotics platform
. It’s a Geode based board that came with Windows CE. He built a small Gentoo system to fit on the 130MB solid state drive. He likes the idea of using it as a platform because the board has serial, parallel, and USB s... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "83112",
"author": "Brownsy67",
"timestamp": "2009-07-26T23:16:18",
"content": "This may be simple stuff for some, and this may seem like a noob comment….But seeing a computer run off of 4 AA’s blows my freakin mind.can’t wait to see what kind of robot(s) this will be used on.",
... | 1,760,377,621.73255 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/26/dencon/ | DENCON | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"defcon",
"defcon17",
"jason scott",
"las vegas",
"pdp-11",
"retro",
"vintage computing",
"vintagetech"
] | Defcon
, the world’s largest hacker convention, is this coming weekend in Las Vegas. While the convention generally focuses on breaking new technology, digital archivist [Jason Scott] has an interesting surprise for attendees this year. With some help from
VintageTech
, he’ll be assembling a
massive den of retro comput... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "83108",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-07-26T22:11:45",
"content": "Good way to warm up that water…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83109",
"author": "Jim",
"timestamp": "2009-07-26T22:27:01",
"content"... | 1,760,377,622.111895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/25/propeller-based-terminal/ | Propeller-based Terminal | Zach Banks | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"briel",
"electronics",
"kits",
"microcontroller",
"parallax",
"propeller",
"ps2",
"serial",
"term",
"terminal",
"vga",
"video"
] | [Vince Briel] has created an embedded device based on the
Parallax Propeller chip
that acts as a serial terminal. It takes input from a standard PS/2 keyboard and outputs color VGA. It also has a second serial port to connect to a PC for debugging or programming. He is selling kits and has the schematics available. The... | 15 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "83059",
"author": "Oldbitcollector",
"timestamp": "2009-07-25T22:53:27",
"content": "Awesome Vince. Any chance we’ll see you at UPENE?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83076",
"author": "kevin mcguigan",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,622.237903 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/25/vacuum-gloves-for-climbing-buildings/ | Vacuum Gloves For Climbing Buildings | Zach Banks | [
"Transportation Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"bang goes that theory",
"bbc",
"climb",
"gloves",
"jem stansfield",
"suction",
"vacuum"
] | Suction is incredibly powerful and can be put to use in
several
different
ways
. [Jem Stansfield] built a set of vacuum gloves for a BBC TV series to show how powerful suction really is. He climbed up the side of a 100 foot building, yet had to rely on his safety line near the top. The video of his daring ascension aft... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "83053",
"author": "Tyler",
"timestamp": "2009-07-25T21:24:26",
"content": "A little bit better than Adam Savage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "83055",
"author": "Oliver Mattos",
"timestamp": "2009-07-25T22:02:43",
... | 1,760,377,622.184125 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/25/custom-flex-sensors/ | Custom Flex Sensors | Zach Banks | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cheap",
"custom",
"diy",
"electronics",
"esd",
"flex",
"instructables",
"power glove",
"sensor"
] | Flex sensors, like the ones used in the
Nintendo Power Glove
, are generally expensive and hard to find. However, [jiovine] demonstrates that they are easy enough to
make from spare parts
. He sandwiched a strip of plastic from ESD bags between pieces of copper foil, and wrapped the whole thing in heat shrink tubing. T... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "83049",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2009-07-25T20:29:14",
"content": "there are also ductape+conductive thread diy flex sensors on the sidebar of that instructable. this one however, seems much more robust.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,622.299051 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/24/pet-squirting-waterwall/ | Pet-squirting Waterwall | Zach Banks | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cats",
"diy",
"electronics",
"intrusion",
"ir",
"motion sensing",
"parallel port",
"pets",
"squirt",
"sump.org",
"water",
"water pump",
"webcam"
] | Sometimes, pets need to be
trained to stay away
from certain things. Over at sump.org, his cats needed to be kept out of his room. He used their natural fear of water by
creating the waterwall
, a motion-sensing device that sprays water. The project is incredibly simple and uses very few components. It is based around ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "82991",
"author": "Namelesswonder",
"timestamp": "2009-07-25T01:39:32",
"content": "Cats don’t fear water, They are just lazy. Lions will just go ahead and swim across a river just to get food. But it is a good project, But it probably won’t keep humans away, For one they will atlea... | 1,760,377,622.428685 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/24/greenhouse-guard/ | Greenhouse Guard | Zach Banks | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"air",
"arduino",
"controller",
"diy",
"electronics",
"fan",
"greenhouse",
"grow",
"heater",
"light",
"microcontroller",
"pid",
"plants",
"relay",
"soil",
"water",
"xbee"
] | [Seth King] sent in his latest hack where he used an Arduino to
regulate various aspects of a greenhouse
. He has sensors for soil and air temperature as well as light and moisture. He
built a custom circuit
that uses relays to power fans, lights, and heaters. Using timers and the sensor data, the devices can be trigge... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "82973",
"author": "Jim K.",
"timestamp": "2009-07-24T21:20:51",
"content": "Sweet! I’ve been looking at building something similar, but haven’t gotten around to making the time yet. Nice to have a bit of inspiration to push me along.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,377,622.38022 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/24/nes-workbench/ | NES Workbench | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"game",
"nes",
"nintendo",
"video game"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkuDaVadyOU]
[Miltron] dropped us a tip about his
NES workbench
. Knowing that when you get frustrated with whatever project you are beating your head against, you need an outlet, [Miltron] decided to build some relaxing NES fun into his workbench. He’s using a NES on a chip th... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "82951",
"author": "Nonya-Biz",
"timestamp": "2009-07-24T18:06:48",
"content": "why dose everyone use the ps1 screen? the game cube one is alot easier to work with.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82953",
"author": "Del",
... | 1,760,377,622.492998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/24/adding-rds-decoding-to-a-vintage-radio/ | Adding RDS Decoding To A Vintage Radio | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"radio data",
"rds"
] | [Edo] wrote in to show us how he
added RDS decoding to a radio made in 1957
. RDS or
Radio Data System
is a protocol for data transmission. This allows date, time, artist info, and more to be broadcast along with the music. Its a nice feature that many new cars come with from the factory. [Edo] wanted to add it to his ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "82932",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-07-24T15:38:57",
"content": "Nice hack! Its a shame the UK government are planning to scrap FM radio broadcasts in favour of an as yet crappier digital setup! We must stand and fight for FM radio broadcast before it is to late!On ... | 1,760,377,622.877149 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/23/bus-pirate-preorder-2-update/ | Bus Pirate Preorder 2 Update | Ian | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"microchip",
"preorder",
"preorder updates",
"tools"
] | A few weeks ago we
held a preorder
for
the Bus Pirate universal serial interface tool
. We split the preorder into two parts due to a shortage of
PIC 24FJ64GA002-I/SO
chips. The first preorder is
arriving worldwide now
, the second preorder
has a longer lead time
. Here’s everything we currently know about preorder 2, ... | 60 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "82848",
"author": "luke",
"timestamp": "2009-07-23T22:27:33",
"content": "So I missed out and did not get one. When will you be selling them again?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82853",
"author": "xun",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,622.661587 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/23/camera-peltier-cooler/ | Camera Peltier Cooler | Zach Banks | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"astrophotography",
"canon",
"digital camera",
"gary honis",
"peltier",
"peltier cooler"
] | [Gary Honis] has been modifying his Canon Digital Rebel XSi in order to do astrophotography. He previously
removed the IR filter
and replaced it with a
Baader UV-IR cut filter
that lets most infrared light through. However, in order to reduce noise in the pictures, he had to
cool the camera down
. He based the project ... | 36 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "82829",
"author": "blarneyfellow",
"timestamp": "2009-07-23T21:24:51",
"content": "Brings back memories of overclocking PCs. The guy should totally use water cooling though (watercooling + peltier can easily go bellow -20C).",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,622.734993 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/23/open-source-logic-analyzer/ | Open Source Logic Analyzer | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"butterfly light",
"butterfly platform",
"fpga",
"Gadget Factory",
"Jack Gasset",
"logic",
"logic analyzer",
"salae",
"xilinix"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqwtzUUPqu8]
[Jack Gasset]
sends in the logic analyzer he’s been working on
. The logic analyzer boasts an impressive array of features, it can sample 32 channels at 100MHz, 16 channels at 200MHz, SPI, UART, I2C and more. The analyzer’s maximum sample size is 4K for now, and it s... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "82822",
"author": "BartB",
"timestamp": "2009-07-23T20:59:48",
"content": "I always found the Saelig unit quite expensive for its limited features. This is quite an improvement, and if you want to you can change it into a general purpose FPGA dev board. It has a nice beefy FPGA on b... | 1,760,377,623.398342 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/23/snake-bot/ | Snake Bot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"final project",
"prehensile",
"snake robot"
] | [Husstech] wrote in to share his
Snake Bot
with us. Initially inspired by this post about
SickSack, a snake bot
, he set out to build his own version. While the concept and even the design aren’t particularly new or groundbreaking, he is very thorough in his documentation. Since this was a project for school, the
PDF o... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "82780",
"author": "sansan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-23T16:23:09",
"content": "Wow!!! Totally blew my mind. It is a very professional project! I am a professional guy who work in the industry and I am very impressed how well was this done. I wish the projects I work with (from other pe... | 1,760,377,622.932624 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/23/touchpad-arduino/ | Touchpad + Arduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"laptop",
"touch pad",
"TouchPad",
"track pad"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_VmJljmKU]
[Jani] directed us to his
tutorial on making a laptop touchpad work with an Arduino
. After seeing the recent post on
touch pad and VFD hacking
, he couldn’t resist finding one of these to play with. He shows us how to connect it all up and offers two methods of usin... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "82768",
"author": "Jeremy",
"timestamp": "2009-07-23T14:51:38",
"content": "This is just awesome! Finally a use for all those old broken laptops I’ve been keeping.Now if someone can come up with a hack that will give me more then 24 hours in a day, I’ll be set.",
"parent_id": nu... | 1,760,377,623.33963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/22/printing-a-reprap/ | Printing A RepRap | Zach Banks | [
"cnc hacks",
"Robots Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"abs",
"extruder",
"hdpe",
"hydraraptor",
"nophead",
"printing",
"rapid prototyping",
"reprap",
"repstrap",
"robot"
] | The
RepRap project
has been working on bringing 3D printing to the masses by creating a extrusion printer that can also make the majority of its own parts. For the most part, these print ABS or HDPE plastics which are strong and recyclable. In order to create these replicating printers, similar machines called RepStrap... | 61 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "82707",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-23T00:39:32",
"content": "Self replicating robots???? Its a sign of the apocalypse! Run for your god dammed lives!!!!!!!Seriously though, thats cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,623.037434 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/22/archie-the-helper-bot/ | Archie The Helper Bot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"archie",
"joke",
"robot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGnnMavbAg]
We noticed
this article on BotJunkie about Archie the helper bot
. Archie is supposed to help out around the house with cooking, cleaning, and other mundane tasks. [Evan] makes a very good point though. Why do people insist on putting creepy heads on their robots. Th... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "82667",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2009-07-22T16:45:33",
"content": "That thing is the very definition of “not ready for primetime”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82669",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2009-... | 1,760,377,623.11325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/22/ceiling-fan-pov/ | Ceiling Fan POV | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"fan",
"POV"
] | We know some of you are getting sick of POV projects,
but this one was just so cool
, we couldn’t resist. [UncleBone] thought POVs were pretty cool, and wondered if he could use one on his ceiling fan. It would have been a breeze just to toss something like the
RGBike POV
on there and call it finished, but he designe... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "82649",
"author": "Agent420",
"timestamp": "2009-07-22T14:31:31",
"content": "POV projects do seem to be over-saturated, but I agree this is a pretty clever implementation…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82650",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,623.292736 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/21/ar-flash-library-released/ | AR Flash Library Released | Zach Banks | [
"downloads hacks",
"News",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"actionscript",
"ar",
"as",
"augmented reality",
"camera",
"flash",
"onezerothrice",
"video"
] | [youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMpJLTU9qCA%5D
[onezerothrice] has been working hard on creating
ARtisan
, a flash library for bringing augmented reality to the browser. His goal in creating the library was to make
AR projects
quicker and easier to develop. The library can provide the location, size, and rotati... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "82591",
"author": "bluehash",
"timestamp": "2009-07-22T01:05:49",
"content": "slick!But the update rate seems a bit low.You could also use openCV. This is me trying ithttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivOBb-WwIcM&feature=channel_page#t=28",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,377,623.441972 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/21/pwnie-award-nominees-2009/ | Pwnie Award Nominees 2009 | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Security Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"Black Hat",
"black hat 2009",
"fail",
"kaspersky",
"pwnie",
"pwnie award"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pSsLnNJIa4]
The Pwnie Awards
are an annual event at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. They award the Golden Pwnie in a variety of categories: mass 0wnage, most innovative research, most overhyped bug, most epic FAIL, and our favorite: Best Song. Embedded above is [... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "82569",
"author": "Xeracy",
"timestamp": "2009-07-21T22:18:03",
"content": "The nerdcore scene is populated with some shitty one-hit-wonderWhyTheyPostedIt’s like those. Its too bad for some serious artists who are trying to hold down a personal style for a genre, when there are weir... | 1,760,377,623.578797 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/21/gentle-safe-cracker/ | Gentle Safe Cracker | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"safe cracking"
] | [Carlito] found a safe in his garage with mystery contents. It shows signs of attempted entry and makes interesting noises when shaken. What is the best solution to find out what is inside? Hack it open? Smash it? Blow it up? No, the best solution is to
build a robot to try brute force cracking
. The robot, housed in a... | 51 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "82530",
"author": "eggman",
"timestamp": "2009-07-21T18:36:57",
"content": "i had this idea a while ago but lacked the resources and knowledge required. im glad someone finally at least attempted it. no combo lock is safe from this attack either, which makes it practical.",
"p... | 1,760,377,623.535158 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/21/4d-systems-micro-drive/ | 4D Systems Micro Drive | Steve Watkins | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"electronics",
"FAT16",
"Micro drive",
"microcontroller",
"sd card"
] | 4D Systems micro drive
provides both raw and FAT level access to microSD cards. The module contains a dedicated host controller that transforms what may be an otherwise intimidating card spec into a group of simple serial commands. With a wide supply range of 3.6-5.5 and .1″ lead spacing, this should be cake walk to t... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "82500",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-21T15:24:13",
"content": "I wouldnt call it a microdrive. Id call it easyflash. One day though i want to impliment an actual seagate microdrive into a robot. you know, for bragging rights.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,623.641709 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/21/defcon-17-early-badge-details/ | Defcon 17: Early Badge Details | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"badge",
"defcon"
] | Every year, the Defcon badge takes a technological step forward. The
details are starting to emerge
for this years hardware lineup.
Last years badge
, pictured above, had LED status indicators and an IR transceiver. There’s no telling what this years badge will do, but we do know it has a new processor. They have chose... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "82510",
"author": "RoboGuy",
"timestamp": "2009-07-21T16:40:06",
"content": "“Welcome to Defcon 17, here’s your borg implant.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82524",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-21T17:47:4... | 1,760,377,623.685694 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/20/portable-large-interactive-display/ | Portable Large Interactive Display | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"hype",
"multi touch",
"multitouch",
"naturaluserinterface",
"nui group",
"projector",
"surface"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/5452585%5D
[HyPe] over at the Natural User Interface Group developed this concept as part of his Master’s Degree in Industrial Design. This
suitcase sized projector and computer
allows people to have a 60″ multitouch screen available wherever there is a large enough surface. The current softwar... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "82407",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-07-20T20:25:08",
"content": "Hmm, how does it detect that you are actually touching the table?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82410",
"author": "joe",
"timestamp": "2009-07-2... | 1,760,377,623.751298 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/20/parts-unboxing-the-bus-pirate/ | Parts: Unboxing The Bus Pirate | Ian | [
"Parts",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"1-wire",
"bus pirate",
"i2c",
"jtag",
"parts",
"preorder",
"serial interface",
"spi",
"unboxing"
] | For months we’ve used our
Bus Pirate universal serial interface tool
to demonstrate
electronics parts
, so it’s only appropriate that the Bus Pirate get it’s own parts post. We recently had a
Bus Pirate preorder
, and today we received the pre-production Bus Pirate prototype from
Seeed Studio
. This prototype was mail... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "82446",
"author": "snorkle256",
"timestamp": "2009-07-21T01:19:23",
"content": "I just got mine in the mail and there must be some mistake. I was sure I ordered a Butt Pirate, not a Bus Pirate. :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,624.010369 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/20/volver/ | Volver | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"nodeblinky",
"volver"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmkW5PpjfNg]
Volver is a 3.75 inch square LED matrix
that will display over 1600 unique patterns. Designed by members of Image Node and Disorient, it is a fundraiser for burning man 2009. While it is certainly less colorful than its
older sibling the Nodeblinky
, it features 8 mo... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "82392",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-20T18:27:13",
"content": "40 years ago today, man played golf on the moon. Now we have blinking leds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82397",
"author": "fdp",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,624.06295 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/20/touchpad-and-vfd-hacking/ | Touchpad And VFD Hacking | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"capacitive",
"laptop",
"touch",
"TouchPad",
"trackpad",
"vfd"
] | [Agent420] brought up this
touchpad and VFD
hack in the comments on our
capicitive sensor guide post
. He had broken dell laptop from which he harvested the touchpad and an HP laserjet that contributed the VFD. Though the touchpad communicates using standard PS2 protocol, he wanted to use it with his Atmel 8535 AVR whi... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "82382",
"author": "Jynx",
"timestamp": "2009-07-20T16:25:40",
"content": "That’s neat. I would love to see a touchpad hacked into something ^^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82386",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,623.869801 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/19/home-automation-via-twitter/ | Home Automation Via Twitter | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"home automation",
"twitter"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVm1VKB43ww]
We’ve seen tons of stuff hooked up to send updates to twitter when something happens. That’s what we expected when we first read this tip from [Matt]. We were pleasantly surprised to see he’s actually doing the opposite. He has rigged several items to an IoBridge mod... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "82293",
"author": "Jeetu",
"timestamp": "2009-07-19T21:54:18",
"content": "Why twitter? Just because you needed an asynchronous communication mechanism? And whats the practical utility apart from the cool hack?To display a message I could use jabber protocol to hook something up wit... | 1,760,377,624.402726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/19/cyclonic-dust-seperation/ | Cyclonic Dust Seperation | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"dust",
"powder",
"vacuum"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6j-psU1aWs]
[Don] was having issues with dust when working with MDF. He had a shop vac overheat and die because of it. When looking for solutions, he saw several systems that used
cyclonic dust seperation
. Not wanting to buy something he could make for cheaper, he left the stor... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "82285",
"author": "Alexander",
"timestamp": "2009-07-19T20:51:44",
"content": "This is how the ‘Dyson’ vacuum cleaners work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82286",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-07-19T20:52... | 1,760,377,626.673218 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/18/capacitance-sensor-guide-ad7746/ | Capacitance Sensor Guide (AD7746) | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"ad7746",
"arduino",
"breakout",
"calibration",
"capacitance sensor",
"capacitive",
"i2c",
"marcus",
"processing",
"wiring"
] | [Marcus] has written up his
experiences using the AD7746 capacitance sensor
. He used the
SparkFun breakout board
in conjunction with an Arduino. The available Arduino code wasn’t that great so he rewrote it to be easier to understand. The AD7746 is an I2C device that can be continuously read, but this doesn’t mesh wel... | 20 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "82217",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-07-18T22:55:01",
"content": "the cheaper way of doing is is transistor oscillator small capacitor and diode. or with little hacking single micro controller can handle this by it self",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,377,625.994189 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/18/visual-hardware-identification-guide/ | Visual Hardware Identification Guide | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bus",
"computer hardware",
"cpu",
"deviantart",
"gizmodo",
"isa",
"memory",
"pci",
"ram",
"socket",
"sonic840"
] | Check out this
visual hardware guide
from deviantART member [Sonic840]. It has everything from memory modules, to bus sockets, to power connectors, to an entire array of CPU sockets that have been used over the years. You’re bound to see something in there you didn’t know existed.
[via
Gizmodo
] | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "82197",
"author": "darkblackcorner",
"timestamp": "2009-07-18T20:20:33",
"content": "Handy :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82198",
"author": "xGROMx",
"timestamp": "2009-07-18T20:30:28",
"content": "Wow, so very u... | 1,760,377,626.240413 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/18/toilet-paper-dispenser/ | Toilet Paper Dispenser | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bathroom",
"dispenser",
"toilet paper"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsXlTKaFq0]
Solving the age old problem of… wait, what problem are they solving? These students at UC Berkeley have built a
toilet paper dispenser prototype
. Not only does it meter out an exact amount for you, it will fold it and cut it as well. They mention this being the perf... | 47 | 47 | [
{
"comment_id": "82172",
"author": "Kris",
"timestamp": "2009-07-18T18:26:02",
"content": "Wow, just wow.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82174",
"author": "Sc00ter",
"timestamp": "2009-07-18T18:29:48",
"content": "There’s a commerci... | 1,760,377,626.615101 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/17/build-a-wireless-keylogger/ | Build A Wireless Keylogger | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"keylogger",
"security",
"wireless"
] | Hardware Keylogger solutions has
released the plans and files
for their wireless logger. It has a range of about 50 yard between the transmitting dongle and the receiver. It is based around an Atmel AT91SAM7S64 and the PCB is pretty tiny. In case you hadn’t noticed yet, they sell them as well. The cool thing about this... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "82097",
"author": "Namelesswonder",
"timestamp": "2009-07-17T22:01:33",
"content": "Easier to see what people are typing…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "82106",
"author": "Daley",
"timestamp": "2009-07-17T22:44:23",
... | 1,760,377,626.295274 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/17/little-dog/ | Little Dog | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bigdog",
"littledog",
"robotics"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBSK7LYpg9w]
Dating back to September of 2007, this certainly isn’t new news, but its new to us. This is
Little dog
, the miniature version of the
ever so creepy
Big Dog
. We aren’t sure if the lack of Big dogs signature jogging in place makes this little guy seem more lifelike o... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "81975",
"author": "donniedarko",
"timestamp": "2009-07-17T14:28:57",
"content": "In the name of all that is holy, give this creature a head, and take the antennae off its pooper. Otherwise very cool in a hellish nightmare kind of way.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,377,626.483283 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/cnc-tetris-theme/ | CNC Tetris Theme | Eliot | [
"cnc hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"cnc kit",
"lumenlabs",
"micro",
"music",
"neorazz",
"servo",
"tetris"
] | [youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt3sPV5mzgM%5D
Here is a nice video to wind down the day. It’s [neorazz]’s micRo
playing the theme from Tetris
. The
micRo
is a simple CNC kit sold by the team at Lumenlabs. For more servo music, peruse our
CNC category
.
[Thanks grayson] | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "81908",
"author": "vikki",
"timestamp": "2009-07-17T01:33:42",
"content": "what no mario theme?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81909",
"author": "Fry-kun",
"timestamp": "2009-07-17T01:46:19",
"content": "boo, it’s o... | 1,760,377,626.534003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/arduino-shield-with-offset-headers/ | Arduino Shield With Offset Headers | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"adafruit industries",
"arduino",
"ladyada",
"protoboard",
"prototyping",
"seeeduino",
"shield"
] | Here’s another adafruit product launched today:
a prototyping shield
that compensates for the Arduino’s stupid oddly spaced headers.
Related: The Seeeduino has an
alternate row of headers
with protoboard friendly spacing. | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "81900",
"author": "jamieriddles",
"timestamp": "2009-07-17T00:13:10",
"content": "anyone have any info about why the arduino has those offset pins? Is it to prevent/deter people from making their own shields? If so wouldnt that kinda ruin the whole open source initiative?",
"par... | 1,760,377,626.41071 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/adjustable-breadboard-supply/ | Adjustable Breadboard Supply | Eliot | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"adafruit industries",
"breadboard",
"dc",
"dc-dc",
"kit",
"ladyada",
"Li-ion",
"LM317",
"mic2941",
"power supply",
"tool"
] | adafruit industries’ latest product is an
adjustable breadboard power supply kit
. We’ve seen breadboard supplies before, but like most of adafruit’s kits, this is the best design you’re going to encounter. It uses an MIC2941 voltage regulator instead of the more commonplace LM317. It has a very low dropout which means... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "81862",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T19:44:17",
"content": "At $15, that’s a great price for novices who don’t have the knowledge to design/build something like this from scratch. Another well designed and useful kit from LadyAda.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,626.351572 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/15-hdr-camera/ | $15 HDR Camera | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"hdr",
"photography",
"viliv"
] | [Steve] was planning a 15 mile hiking trip when he came up with this idea. He wanted to get some good HDR photography, but didnt’ want to lug around his 5D MKII. He managed to pick up a couple of cheap Polaroid X530s. These have decent optics and record in RAW format, which is pretty impressive for something he got for... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "81821",
"author": "cryptochronolite",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T17:12:37",
"content": "what the deuce? where’s the story?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81826",
"author": "jay",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T17:23:07",
"c... | 1,760,377,626.168906 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/bus-pirate-preorder-1-ships/ | Bus Pirate Preorder 1 Ships | Ian | [
"hardware",
"News"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"bus pirate update",
"preorder",
"seeed studio"
] | A few weeks ago we held a
pre-order
for
the Bus Pirate V2go
, the first official Hack a Day hardware. We had initially hoped for a group purchase of 20 or 40 Bus Pirates, maybe 200 if it was extremely popular. In total, nearly a thousand Bus Pirates will be made.
The first 350 Bus Pirates (pre-order 1) have already bee... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "81811",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T16:17:47",
"content": "Great, now when does preorder 2 ship?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81813",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T16:30:03",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,626.806646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/musical-typewriter/ | Musical Typewriter | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"circuit bent",
"music",
"typewriter"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/5411878%5D
We have often commented that we’re a bit tired of hearing random notes when someone sends us a musical project. We love home made instruments, circuit bending, and creative sound, we just like some intentional direction to the noise. This just might be an exception to the rule.
This t... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "81805",
"author": "polymath",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T15:38:24",
"content": "I knew a guy back in college that had perfect pitch and could “sing” his phone number on a pay phone to dial the number instead of punching the keys. Makes me wonder what a song would look like as text ins... | 1,760,377,627.610999 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/16/lunar-lander-remade/ | Lunar Lander Remade | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"apollo",
"atari",
"games",
"lunar lander"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnKzeHPgWy8]
For those that are lucky enough to remember it, Lunar Lander was a fantastic game. Though it had simple vector graphics and highly repetitive game play, it kept us captivated. We probably lost entire weeks of our lives competing with friends to be the best. Well, now... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "81797",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-07-16T14:24:16",
"content": "Thats one small game for geeks and one giant repeat for geek kind.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81801",
"author": "Bryan T",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,627.194303 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/15/augmented-reality-business-card/ | Augmented Reality Business Card | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"actionscript",
"ar",
"augmented reality",
"business card",
"fiduciary marker",
"flash",
"james alliban",
"josh spear",
"vimeo"
] | [vimeo 4979525]
Embedded above is a neat
augmented reality business card
by ActionScript developer [James Alliban]. After seeing “
the most impressive business card you will ever see
“, he was inspired to update his own business card. His new card has a fiduciary marker on the backside and directs you to his site. A fl... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "81721",
"author": "Jordan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T21:53:26",
"content": "That’s just likehttp://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/popsci/, I have the magazine it’s pretty cool.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81729",
"author... | 1,760,377,627.669748 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/15/gimbal-camera-stabilizer/ | Gimbal Camera Stabilizer | Zach Banks | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Tool Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"cheap",
"gimbel",
"indie",
"steadicam",
"steadycam",
"video",
"yb2normal"
] | Professional cameramen use steadicams to make their shots look smooth and clean. However, their prices are generally way too high for an indie’s budget.
Previous attempts
have tried adding a counterweight and moving the camera away from the hands. [YB2Normal]
took a different method
and used a bob and gimbal to hold th... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "81718",
"author": "jelengar",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T21:25:42",
"content": "The video is not available in your country….fu you tube.seems like a nice project though",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81720",
"author": "Berto"... | 1,760,377,627.146714 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/15/avr-isp-programming-via-arduino/ | AVR ISP Programming Via Arduino | Steve Watkins | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Arduino AVR ISP",
"atmega",
"attiny",
"attiny13",
"AVR",
"AVR ISP",
"electronics",
"isp",
"microcontroller",
"usb"
] | We found this
Arduino AVR ISP programmer
particularly interesting. AVR microcontrollers can utilize an interface called In-System-Programming. ISP allows the chip to be programmed or reprogrammed while in an actual circuit via a pin header. Atmel’s solution is the
AVR ISP MKII programing tool
. The MKII can also be rep... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "81690",
"author": "ReKlipz",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T17:23:24",
"content": "If you already have a programmer to program the AVR, why on earth would you need another programmer?I could see this being useful in only a certain few situations, but those are situations in which having a... | 1,760,377,627.266904 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/15/integrated-steering-wheel-radio-controls/ | Integrated Steering Wheel Radio Controls | Caleb Kraft | [
"Portable Audio Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"integrated radio controls",
"steering wheel"
] | [Graham] bought a new stereo for his Peugeot 406. Unfortunately, the built in radio controls in his steering wheel didn’t interface directly with the head unit, but rather with the vehicle itself. His solution was to
build a device to decode the button presses
and send them to the head unit in the appropriate fashion. ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "81684",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T16:02:00",
"content": "hey graham, i found your problemyou bought a 406nice hack",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81686",
"author": "BMW-Ibus",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T1... | 1,760,377,627.498931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/15/the-helicontrol-project/ | The HeliControl Project | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"helicopter",
"mini copter",
"picoz",
"rc"
] | We’ve all seen those little toy helicopters appearing everywhere. They’re getting cheaper and cheaper with some models getting down to roughly $30. The JRL team wanted to be able to control them with a PC, and figured the best way to do it was to
build somewhat of a universal remote
for them. The HeliControl module cur... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "81679",
"author": "JD",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T15:02:17",
"content": "This is for infrared-controlled helis, not radio-controlled ones.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81680",
"author": "hooooooooorj",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,627.45637 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/13/4-led-rgb-controller/ | 4 LED RGB Controller | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"blinkm",
"led",
"shiftbrite"
] | [Steven] was inspired by the
BlinkM
and
Shiftbrite
modules, but really wanted something that could be controlled via RS232. He decided to
build his own RGB LED module capable of PWM
that fit his needs. He’s using a PIC16F628 microcontroller as the base. Each module has 4 individually addressable LEDs with multiple inte... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "81417",
"author": "DerAxeman",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T22:59:43",
"content": "why do so many projects get on this board that just make lights blink?This guy managed to get video and sound to play on an 8 bit processor and do TCP/IP at the same timehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBr... | 1,760,377,627.306211 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/13/parts-4x20-vfd-character-display-na204sd02/ | Parts: 4×20 VFD Character Display (NA204SD02) | Ian | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"character lcd",
"futaba",
"hd44780",
"lcd",
"parts",
"serial interface",
"vfd"
] | Futaba
makes
vacuum florescent character displays
that can be used as a drop-in replacement for common character
LCDs
. VFDs have a wider viewing angle, and generally look cooler.
Futaba’s character displays can be interfaced using the standard
8-bit or 4-bit parallel LCD interface
, or a simple two-wire protocol. The ... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "81383",
"author": "Chris_C",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T18:30:01",
"content": "ooooh *actual* tech info on hack-a-day….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81387",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T18:39:36",
... | 1,760,377,627.564755 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/13/the-prism-laser-synth-guitar/ | The Prism: Laser Synth-Guitar | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"circuit bent",
"guitar",
"music"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP2zbGes2Bg]
This is an
interesting instrument
. Part laser harp, part guitar, the Prism seems to have some potential. [Jeff-o] put some major time and effort into refinishing a guitar, building the circuit and putting it all together. He did a great job, the instrument looks fan... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "81357",
"author": "TheKhakinator",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T14:24:15",
"content": "Thank you! Cool post and yes I am also so fucking sick of those goddamn projects “oh look at me complicated synthamabob with a million wires and it sounds like a dead hard drive on ecstasy”.",
"pa... | 1,760,377,627.728358 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/12/photo-interrupters-explained/ | Photo Interrupters Explained | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Parts",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"interrupter",
"ir led",
"parts"
] | [Eric] sent in this very informative writup on
how to use Photo interrupters
. These things can be used for many things, he lists pellet dispensing and limit switches. He found one in his junk box and realized he knew very little about it. After some exploring and research, he’s here to educate the rest of us. There’s ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "81251",
"author": "jason",
"timestamp": "2009-07-12T15:00:44",
"content": "i had tons of theese from various scrap electronics thanks for this now i have some use for them",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81255",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,627.795708 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/11/chainsaw-powered-bicycle/ | Chainsaw Powered Bicycle | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"2stroke",
"bicycle",
"bike",
"chainsaw",
"diy",
"motor",
"weed eater",
"weed whacker"
] | We’ve covered weed whacker bicycles before
and you can even buy 66cc conversion kits now. [geoff390] posted a few videos over on YouTube about another motor option. In the first video embedded below, he
goes over the basic parts of his bike
. The chainsaw motor is mounted to the side of the back tire and a metal drive ... | 37 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "81188",
"author": "1049",
"timestamp": "2009-07-11T21:16:54",
"content": "Awesome!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81191",
"author": "Really?",
"timestamp": "2009-07-11T21:30:03",
"content": "Seriously? Another wort... | 1,760,377,627.871578 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/11/cheap-cup-holder-laptop-tray/ | Cheap Cup Holder Laptop Tray | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"computer hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"car",
"cupholder",
"laptop stand",
"PVC",
"tray",
"truck"
] | [Michael Davis] sent in
his homemade laptop tray
. He does a lot of traveling in his Toyota Tacoma and was looking for a good way to mount his laptop inside. Unfortunately, [Michael] soon discovered that commercial laptop trays can be very expensive and difficult to install. He saw an opportunity in the empty cup holde... | 52 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "81170",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-11T19:50:48",
"content": "Awesome, I’d always had trouble balancing my laptop in my lap while on the road. This way I might even be able to watch a movie and drink coffee while I drive!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"re... | 1,760,377,628.336514 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/11/strobit-wireless-widget-project/ | Strobit Wireless Widget Project | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"solar",
"strobit",
"wireless widget"
] | Strobit looks like it could be a project to
keep an eye on
. The entire project is open source, including the hardware. The aim is to build a low cost, low power, wireless enable arduino powered widget. This seems like it could really cut down on the development time of many projects we’ve seen here. Development is sti... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "81163",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-07-11T17:51:53",
"content": "Forgive me if I’m out-of-date here but what does it do? It seems like it’s more of a crammed-together zigbee and PIC/ATMEL chip board. That doesn’t seem hack-worthy unless they actually use it for somethin... | 1,760,377,628.44722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/15/la-guitare-a-crayon/ | La Guitare à Crayon | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"drawdio",
"guitar",
"music",
"wacom"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/5212424%5D
As with most electronic musical instruments, we saw this in the tip box and expected the usual random noises to show off the instruments range. Consider us pleasantly surprised. They cut strait to it and
showed us what la Guitare à crayon really is
. It is an instrument of both audio ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "81661",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-07-15T13:39:47",
"content": "there is magic here, let there be no doubt.nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81662",
"author": "Hip Hop RnB Radio Streaming",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,628.837328 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/14/binary-reversing-comic/ | Binary Reversing Comic | Zach Banks | [
"cons",
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"b300",
"ctf",
"defcon",
"defcon17",
"hackerschool",
"mongii",
"sapheads"
] | Last month, in preparation for
Defcon 17
, the qualifiers were held for
capture the flag
, one of Defcon’s most well known events. One participant, [mongii], did a
writeup on how to solve problem B300
. The challenge was to find the decryption key used by a program that had several twists that hindered debugging. After... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "81556",
"author": "TMH",
"timestamp": "2009-07-14T23:10:49",
"content": "ugg asm. This is why I don’t do all that security hacking crap. lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81559",
"author": "paperboy",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,628.397197 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/14/live-android/ | Live Android | Caleb Kraft | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"chrome",
"google"
] | Excited about google Chrome? Can’t wait? Why not play with google’s other OS, Android.
You can now run Android from a live cd on any X86 computer
. Just pop it in and go without any damage to your existing data. They’ve already gotten it working on the EEE_701, let’s see one with touch screen installed. | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "81546",
"author": "mr. sandman",
"timestamp": "2009-07-14T21:29:54",
"content": "neat!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81547",
"author": "Tim",
"timestamp": "2009-07-14T21:46:03",
"content": "Or you can just download... | 1,760,377,628.516052 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/14/building-a-snorricam/ | Building A Snorricam | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"boom",
"digital video",
"jib"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoZOe3gOkco]
With digital cameras getting cheaper and higher quality, we find ourselves more capable of using them to make videos.
A Snorricam
can be a very useful tool if you like the effect it produces. This specific design allows for adjustment of the height and angle of the c... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "81531",
"author": "absolutezero",
"timestamp": "2009-07-14T20:03:29",
"content": "I hear for steadycam they just use a counterweight, but I’m not sure how precisely it would fit into this design.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,628.638406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/13/homemade-regenerative-tube-radio/ | Homemade Regenerative Tube Radio | Steve Watkins | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"radio",
"regenerative",
"tube radio",
"vacuum tube",
"variocoupler",
"wireless"
] | There are no microcontrollers in this project. In fact you wont find a single transistor. This
classic regenerative tube radio
, modeled after an early 20th century homebrew is complete with schematic and additional photos. For those who are not familiar with tube designs and for simplicity, the regeneration circuit ca... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "81438",
"author": "tom mac",
"timestamp": "2009-07-14T01:49:16",
"content": "He mentions plate source voltage…Its a typical “B” battery of about 45volts.Very common in old radios.see;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B_battery_(Eveready_-762-S).jpg",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,628.572492 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/13/etch-pcbs-with-ferric-chloride-and-a-sponge/ | Etch PCBs With Ferric Chloride And A Sponge | Zach Banks | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"circuit",
"circuitboard",
"copper",
"etch",
"etchedpcb",
"fecl",
"ferric chloride",
"pcb",
"sponge",
"tutorial"
] | Etching a printed circuit board generally takes a bit of time and uses a lot of etchant. [TechShopJim] posted
a method that uses a sponge
to reduce the amount of etchant used while speeding up the entire process. First, a resist is applied using either a sharpie or the
toner transfer method
. Using gloves to handle eve... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "81423",
"author": "The Brown-Eyed Albino",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T23:34:22",
"content": "Sounds great! One would have to be careful to not scrub off the etch resist, but that shouldn’t be an issue if you’re just rubbing the sponge against it. Have you tried this method? I’d li... | 1,760,377,628.787146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/13/arduino-nano-updated/ | Arduino Nano Updated | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"arduino nano",
"ATmega168",
"atmega328",
"nano",
"usb"
] | The official Arduino Nano design has been
updated to version 3.0
. Like other new Arduino designs, it’s using the ATmega328 instead of the ATmega168. It’s also a slightly more reasonable $35. The small board is designed to be plugged directly into a breadboard and accessed via mini USB cable. This new design is also tw... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "81407",
"author": "googfan",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T22:13:09",
"content": "nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81408",
"author": "pburgess",
"timestamp": "2009-07-13T22:32:12",
"content": "Ordered.I swear, Arduin... | 1,760,377,628.88755 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/10/balloon-based-satellite/ | Balloon Based Satellite | Steve Watkins | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"amateur radio",
"ARHAB",
"ballooning",
"camera",
"controller",
"diy",
"electronics",
"Experiments",
"near space",
"satellite",
"space"
] | This project provides an opportunity to conduct near space experiments. The flight computer,
BalloonSat Extreme
, is controlled by a BASIC Stamp 2pe. The complete BOM with PCB artwork is provided. There is enough hardware to control cameras, servos, a Gps, and five digital I/O. The computer is also equipped with a 12 b... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "81103",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2009-07-10T22:25:37",
"content": "why they put all the heavy crap like serial port on it and make huge pcb isn’t it suppose to be light",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "81109",
"auth... | 1,760,377,628.939888 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/10/smart-can-crusher/ | Smart Can Crusher | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cans",
"recycling"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/4821403%5D
[Mangonha] has put together this interesting project involving
aluminium can recycling
(
translated
, sortof). They’re using an arduino to tally up how much aluminium they have accumulated. That information is then passed on and displayed on a google map. There are families that go ar... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "81092",
"author": "sky",
"timestamp": "2009-07-10T21:00:20",
"content": "The obvious advantage over a flag on the door is a visual representation of all pickup locations. This way, you wouldn’t waste a drive across town just to check for flagged doors.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,629.148536 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/10/robots-learning-facial-expressions/ | Robots Learning Facial Expressions | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"einstein",
"emotion",
"expression"
] | Researchers at UC San Diego have been working on a
robot that learns facial expressions
. Starting with a bunch of random movements of the face “muscles”, the robot is rewarded each time it generates something that is close to an existing expression. It has slowly developed several recognizeable expressions itterativel... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "81069",
"author": "Taylor",
"timestamp": "2009-07-10T18:57:49",
"content": "Maybe its the orange cutoff on the side and the exposed chest area that many feminine clothing styles sport. If you put your hand over his chest, It looks like a masculine einstein lol.As for the project its... | 1,760,377,629.014229 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/09/hacking-an-ibutton/ | Hacking An IButton | Zach Banks | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"1-wire",
"atmega",
"AVR",
"diy",
"electronics",
"ibutton",
"maxim",
"microcontroller",
"money",
"security"
] | Maxim’s
iButtons
, which are small ICs in button-sized disks, are starting to show up in more and more places. They have a range of uses, from temperature loggers to identification, and all use the 1-wire protocol to communicate. Over a
furrtek
, they hacked an iButton used for buying things from vending machines and c... | 36 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "81012",
"author": "Jen",
"timestamp": "2009-07-10T03:48:44",
"content": "As much as I like iButtons, this is the fault of whatever engineer decided that it was a good idea to use the NVRAM button instead of one of the secure buttons. The DS1961S or DS1991 would have been a much bet... | 1,760,377,629.085202 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/09/midi-controlled-fire-drums/ | MIDI Controlled Fire Drums | Nick Caiello | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"fire cannons",
"fire drums",
"highly liquid",
"midi",
"MIDI controlled",
"msa",
"msa-t",
"MSA-T MIDI Decoder"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmp74fO2a38]
Using an
MSA-T MIDI Decoder
from Highly Liquid, [Rob Darman] was able to take the MIDI output of his Roland V-Drums and use that output to control fire shooting cannons, forming a setup that he calls fire drums. As seen in the video above, the response time between t... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "80997",
"author": "PodeCoet",
"timestamp": "2009-07-10T00:51:52",
"content": "Irresistibly awesome!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "80998",
"author": "Hirudinea",
"timestamp": "2009-07-10T00:54:14",
"content": "Its l... | 1,760,377,629.336086 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/09/inside-the-asus-eee-keyboard/ | Inside The Asus EEE Keyboard | Nick Caiello | [
"computer hacks",
"News"
] | [
"Asus",
"Asus EEE keyboard",
"blogeee",
"blogeee.net",
"eee",
"take apart",
"teardown"
] | It seems that our french friends over at BlogEEE.net have gotten their hands on a prototype of the Asus EEE Keyboard all-in-one keyboard computer. After plugging it in and messing around it a little bit,
they decided to take it apart
. Although BlogEEE.net is in French, we were able to learn several things about this p... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "80982",
"author": "bobdole",
"timestamp": "2009-07-09T22:53:01",
"content": "“…an impressive 2.1 pounds, lighter than most keyboards that don’t have an onboard CPU or display”I take it you use an IBM Model M?Most standard cheapo keyboards these days are a couple ounces at most. Othe... | 1,760,377,629.284626 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/09/chalkbot-vs-graffitiwriter/ | Chalkbot Vs GraffitiWriter | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"advertising",
"chalkbot",
"fulgurator",
"gpl",
"graffiti",
"nike",
"public domain"
] | For those who watched the Tour de France, you may have been pleasantly surprised to see some cool tech. Nike was using a robot to paint pictures on the street in chalk dot matrix style. It was accepted by the general public as new and innovative, as well as generally cool. In the hacker community though, a bit of troub... | 30 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "80929",
"author": "blubb",
"timestamp": "2009-07-09T14:56:04",
"content": "“in a secret underground Nike laboratory” :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "80931",
"author": "BikeGeek",
"timestamp": "2009-07-09T15:01:31",
... | 1,760,377,629.209586 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/09/compaq-motherboard-power-mod/ | Compaq Motherboard Power Mod | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"atx",
"compaq",
"power supply",
"proprietary",
"psu"
] | Some companies insist on using proprietary pieces. It can be really frustrating when there is no apparent reason other than consumer lock in. It irritates us to feel like we’re being forced to buy their pieces. This is one of the more popular reasons listed when you ask a hacker or modder what got them started. This p... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "80921",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-07-09T13:44:20",
"content": "Good, don’t buy that non standard force-you-to-buy crap. They do that so they can still charge top dollar for outdated tech just because no one else’s fits. I approve any mod that denies them. nicely done."... | 1,760,377,629.612423 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/08/continuous-ink-project/ | Continuous Ink Project | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"cis",
"continuous ink",
"ink",
"printer",
"refill ink"
] | This ancient by internet standards, circa 2002, but its a great read.
[Eddie], frustrated by the high cost of ink cartridges set out to build a continuous inking system
. This would mean that the cartridges would be filled from larger, cheaper reservoirs of ink continually. Along the way he transitioned from simple tub... | 32 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "80832",
"author": "tashwold",
"timestamp": "2009-07-08T16:53:21",
"content": "I thought one of the reasons for replaceable cartridges was that the printheads wore out (or got gummed up or something)…for this reason, i’m not sure how well this would work with modern low cost printers... | 1,760,377,629.499511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/08/15-ton-robotic-arm-wiimote/ | 15 Ton Robotic Arm + WiiMote | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo Wii Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"crane",
"grapple",
"wiimote"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1AJ_OBJUpY]
These 15 ton robotic arms can reach 16 meters. Not content to control them by a simple joystick,
the team hacked together WiiMote controls for them
. Ok, we get it. Everybody loves the Wii. What is different about using the WiiMote in this scenario? You can see that... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "80807",
"author": "KVirtanen",
"timestamp": "2009-07-08T14:09:11",
"content": "I wonder if the guy operating the arm should use the Wiimote’s lanyard – I wouldn’t want him dropping the Wiimote now that it’s controlling the arm.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,629.798012 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/07/apple-adjustable-keyboard-usb-hack/ | Apple Adjustable Keyboard USB Hack | Nick Caiello | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"apple adjustable keyboard",
"keyboard hack",
"microsoft comfort curve 2000",
"usb hack"
] | When [Tom] got tired of the large size of his Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard, he decided to hack a recently acquired Apple Adjustable Keyboard for use with Windows. After removing the ancient ADB based control board from the Apple keyboard, he was able to map the keys and transplant the Microsoft keyboard’s USB ... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "80757",
"author": "David Mudkips",
"timestamp": "2009-07-08T01:32:52",
"content": "I don’t get those split keyboards, my hands go straight out in front of me when I type, are they for mutants with strange wrists or arms?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,629.561262 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/07/intel-8008-clock/ | Intel 8008 Clock | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"8008",
"clock",
"diy",
"electronics",
"intel",
"len bales",
"microprocessor"
] | Every year [Len Bales] designs and builds a new clock. His 2006
clock runs on the classic Intel 8008 microprocessor
. The design is definitely not for the faint of heart, but he includes all code, diagrams and a good description on his site. The project is an interesting look into the not-so-distant past of computing. ... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "80741",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2009-07-07T23:28:36",
"content": "Why build something like this? Because it’s so amazingly cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "80744",
"author": "Tony",
"timestamp": "2009-07-07... | 1,760,377,629.656186 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/07/avr-boost-converter/ | AVR Boost Converter | Zach Banks | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"attiny13",
"AVR",
"boost converter",
"coil",
"electronics",
"pwm",
"sprite_tm",
"uc"
] | Over at SpriteMods, [sprite_tm] realized that a
microcontroller could be used as a boost converter to power itself
. A boost converter steps up voltage from a battery by switching the output of a coil. First, it is tied to ground so a magnetic field can build up in the coil. It is then released as a higher voltage than... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "80721",
"author": "compukidmike",
"timestamp": "2009-07-07T21:18:41",
"content": "Wow, that’s genius! I hope you don’t mind if I use this in my next project!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "80725",
"author": "zake",
"tim... | 1,760,377,629.85025 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/07/various-cantenna-builds/ | Various Cantenna Builds | Steve Watkins | [
"home hacks",
"Roundup",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"cantenna",
"dish",
"parabolic",
"satellite",
"satellite dish",
"waveguide",
"wifi",
"wireless",
"youtube"
] | Here is a classic project used to increase wireless signal strength. Cantennas focus using a waveguide very much like a magnifying glass focuses light. [Robert] made a
Natural Light beer cantenna
, pictured in the upper left. His approach used three beer cans, a paper towel holder, and a shower curtain rod. On the
tipl... | 27 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "80716",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-07-07T20:47:21",
"content": "“a signal boost from 11Mbps to 54Mbps” – something about this doesn’t make sense to me. Isn’t signal measured in decibels?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,629.973006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/07/tiny-medical-bot/ | Tiny Medical Bot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"blood vessel",
"medical",
"tiny",
"vein"
] | This
tiny bot wants to go inside your body
. That’s right, it was designed to travel through veins. The little bot has no on board propulsion system. It is controlled by a magnet outside the body. See those little spines? Those straighten out to keep the bot in place when it isn’t supposed to move. Creepy right? In al... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "80679",
"author": "Project",
"timestamp": "2009-07-07T16:43:24",
"content": "Sounds creepy. What are the chances it gets stuck where it shouldn’t? Or ruptures sensitive tissue? How will they get it in? It’ll probably involve a really large needle for it to fit through.shudderI hate ... | 1,760,377,629.914106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/07/willow-garages-pr2-robot/ | Willow Garage’s PR2 Robot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"charge",
"plug in",
"pr2"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S2dc_B-6Kg]
We would like you to
meet PR2
. Made by Willow Garage, PR2 is a platform for research into robotic programming. The bot itself is simple compared to some of the humanoid bots we see, but its behavior is quite complex. In the video above, you see PR2 completing miles... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "80668",
"author": "Jake of All Trades",
"timestamp": "2009-07-07T15:23:53",
"content": "pr2 is so…cute! His behaviorisms (wiggling, etc) are seemingly quite un-robotic, and therefore endearing :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,630.099056 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/06/diy-avr-usb-rgb-led-notifier/ | DIY AVR USB RGB LED Notifier | Zach Banks | [
"LED Hacks",
"Netbook Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"attiny45",
"AVR",
"diy",
"EeePc",
"electronics",
"email",
"justblair",
"led",
"pidgin",
"rgb",
"twitter",
"usb",
"V-USB"
] | Giving us a chance to break out the
TLAs
, [Blair] sent in his latest hack where he
embedded an RGB LED into his EeePC
to display twitter, pidgin, and email notifications. It is based around the ATtiny45, and requires very few additional parts. He based the project on a
foundation of work
laid by [Dennis Schulze] on no... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "80564",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2009-07-06T20:54:06",
"content": "omg wtf bbq",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "80569",
"author": "Zorink",
"timestamp": "2009-07-06T21:33:17",
"content": "anyone know a 3 lette... | 1,760,377,630.049872 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/07/06/c64-usb-keyboard/ | C64 USB Keyboard | Steve Watkins | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"AVR",
"bit bang",
"c64",
"commodore",
"controller",
"electronics",
"hid",
"keyboard",
"microcontroller",
"usb",
"V-USB"
] | [Maarten] told us about a
C64 USB keyboard
that was modified to be used as a standard input device. An interesting aspect of the project is the
use of V-USB
(formerly known as AVR-USB). V-USB is a software only approach to slow speed USB HID. In essence this is a two fold mod, The C64 keyboard is patched to a PC, and a... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "80559",
"author": "Bjonnh",
"timestamp": "2009-07-06T20:22:22",
"content": "I would have use an usb keyboard circuitry instead but that wouldn’t be such an hardaware-hacker keyboard.Must try this with my MSX or ZX one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,630.14531 |
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