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https://hackaday.com/2009/06/09/130-megapixel-scanner-camera/ | 130 Megapixel Scanner Camera | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"scanner"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn9ZoaPIHQc]
Made from a 1200 dpi epson scanner and a manual focus canon lens,
this camera captures 130 Megapixel images
. With a resolution of 13,068 x 10,173, these pictures are very detialed. You can see some examples in his
flickr set
. It doesn’t look like they’re the full s... | 34 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "77693",
"author": "grizball",
"timestamp": "2009-06-09T21:10:05",
"content": "detialed?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77696",
"author": "Edd.",
"timestamp": "2009-06-09T21:38:58",
"content": "There is a couple of f... | 1,760,377,644.123882 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/09/crosscanada-a-biking-documentary/ | CrossCanada: A Biking Documentary | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"camera",
"canada",
"documentary"
] | [Mike] was going to be biking across Canada.
He really wanted to document the trip
, so he began planning ways to get still images taken at intervals along the way. After a bit of brainstorming, he ended up setting his goals a bit higher. He was going to film the entire trip. He really didn’t want a simple helmet cam, ... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "77663",
"author": "fartface",
"timestamp": "2009-06-09T15:33:39",
"content": "Neat idea, he needs to learn how to edit video though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77665",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-06-... | 1,760,377,643.736883 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/09/pleo-gets-another-chance/ | Pleo Gets Another Chance | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"pleo",
"ugobe"
] | [Robert] sent us some
news on Pleo’s future
. Apparently a company called Jetta has bought the rights to Pleo during the
bankruptcy
sale. They intend on re releasing the cute little robot. They mention that they have built parts for the iRobot line. We wonder what they’ll do, if anything, to make it more appealing. | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "77661",
"author": "McSquid",
"timestamp": "2009-06-09T14:49:40",
"content": "This is the first and last time ill ever post one of these: but this has nothing to do with hacking, clever uses of tech, or any mildly amusing story of some sort. this is a product.",
"parent_id": null... | 1,760,377,643.788217 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/08/simple-computer-controlled-lights/ | Simple Computer Controlled Lights | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"LPT",
"synchronized"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rf5zs7VEFM]
As many of you have mentioned, there are a lot of projects that are built with their own microprocessors, and are simply overkill. Here’s a reminder that we can do some pretty fun stuff light synchronized light shows without going overboard.
This light show is contro... | 33 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "77592",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-06-08T16:07:34",
"content": "waiiit a minute, why is a small microcontroller considered overkill but an entire PC is not? it should be the other way around!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,643.952987 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/08/playing-with-the-pc-pic-ii/ | Playing With The PC-PIC II | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"EeePc",
"pic"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f09tA7sUbF4]
[Asier] pointed us to this video of his
PC-PIC II acting as a peripheral to his EEepc
. You can see him playing pong, using it as a musical input, and even a video game controller. This project seems pretty nice, though we would like some more information. We tried d... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "77589",
"author": "Asier Arranz",
"timestamp": "2009-06-08T14:45:28",
"content": "Soon I will publish the source code in the PC (Python) and in the PIC (ASM). Bye ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77591",
"author": "rjSampa... | 1,760,377,643.837298 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/07/2-axis-joystick-from-vcr-parts/ | 2 Axis Joystick From VCR Parts | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"Joystick",
"vcr"
] | [eric] has found that he can build a
pretty nice 2 axis joystick out of some VCR parts
. Specifically, he’s using the idler wheel. When you disassemble the idler wheel, you’ll find that it has a bevelled washer in the perfect location to help with smooth joystick operation. Add a spring and a hole in some wood and you’... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "77527",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-06-07T17:21:51",
"content": "wonder if he can press >1 directions at once.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77540",
"author": "khordas",
"timestamp": "2009-06-07T20:12:44",
... | 1,760,377,643.483566 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/07/lcd-multitouch/ | LCD Multitouch | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"lcd",
"multitouch",
"touchlib"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLztKzljMc0&feature=player_embedded]
[Jacob] wrote us to show off his latest project. He built his
multitouch interface out of an LCD monitor
. We’ve seen plenty of multitouch projects here, but usually they are projection style. This project uses the panel out of an LCD, with th... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "77517",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2009-06-07T14:52:36",
"content": "How would you move the mouse without clicking?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77518",
"author": "landon",
"timestamp": "2009-06-07T15:00:55",
... | 1,760,377,643.889359 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/06/palm-pre-teardown/ | Palm Pre Teardown | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News",
"Palm Pre Hacks"
] | [
"cellphone",
"ifixit",
"palm",
"palm pre",
"pre",
"rapid repair",
"teardown"
] | The newly released
Palm Pre
has been torn down by both
Rapid Repair
and
iFixit
. They note the easy to use interface, but the slide out keyboard makes for weird transitions. There’s nothing surprising on the hardware side except capacitive screen and LCD come as a single unit and would have to be replaced together if e... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "77471",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2009-06-07T00:38:47",
"content": "I call all the parts that weren’t necessary in reassembly.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77478",
"author": "abcyesn",
"timestamp": "2009-06-07T02... | 1,760,377,643.536398 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/14/bluetooth-motorcycle-control-panel-with-arduino/ | Bluetooth Motorcycle Control Panel With Arduino | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"bluetooth",
"control panel",
"microcontroller",
"motorcycle",
"speedometer",
"tachometer"
] | [Bill2009] has made some nice progress on a
control panel for his motorcycle
over at the arduino.cc forums. It can show speed, tachometer readings for the wheel and engine, as well as indicate the current gear. He reads the square wave coming off of his tachometer input and pulses from a reed switch mounted on the whe... | 39 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "78047",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T16:46:58",
"content": "Cool idea, definitely lacking details though!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78053",
"author": "nebulous",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T17:49:01",
... | 1,760,377,643.673573 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/14/the-camera-axe/ | The Camera Axe | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"high speed",
"photography"
] | The
Camera Axe is an open source system for doing high speed camera triggering
. You know all those pictures people get of balloons popping or drops of water in mid splash? This is how they do it. The system has light sensors and sound sensors to help get the timing just right. It can trigger your camera and the flash ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "78033",
"author": "momotarosan",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T14:30:48",
"content": "here is another Arduino based sound/light flash triggerhttp://www.glacialwanderer.com/hobbyrobotics/?p=11",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78035",
... | 1,760,377,643.593732 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/14/communication-anachronism/ | Communication Anachronism | Caleb Kraft | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"cans and string",
"fiber optic"
] | There aren’t many details, or really any at all here. This was just too fun not to post.
Here are two cans strung together
, just like when you were a kid. However, when you talk into one the sound is then converted and transmitted to the other via fiber optic cable. Looking at the pictures, it seems that it is only o... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "78028",
"author": "Dim",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T13:06:15",
"content": "just a picture?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78037",
"author": "Alchemyguy",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T14:40:37",
"content": "“There aren’t m... | 1,760,377,644.257439 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/13/persistence-of-vision-propeller-clock/ | Persistence Of Vision Propeller Clock | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"dc motor",
"led",
"microcontroller",
"persistence of vision",
"pic",
"POV"
] | [Jon Stanley] has a nice write up on a
POV propellor clock
powered by a PIC microcontroller. He improved on the original design by [
Bob Blick
]. Jon tried a few different methods of powering the spinning circuit, some of which could be handy for other projects. As a double plus good bonus, schematics and code are all ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "78008",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T02:06:37",
"content": "nice clock! i remember reading bob blick’s page a while back, and the clocks do bear resemblance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78009",
"author":... | 1,760,377,644.181606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/13/midi-sequencercontroller/ | MIDI Sequencer/controller | Gerrit Coetzee | [
"digital audio hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"atmega644",
"AVR",
"controller",
"led",
"microcontroller",
"midi",
"music",
"sequencer",
"synthesizer"
] | Reader, [Lennon Luks] made a really slick
MIDI sequencer/controller
for his senior design project while studying at Western Carolina University. It has a grid of 64 LED buttons, 8 knobs, and a display with navigation buttons that allow him to sequence tracks with or without a computer. The controller is based off an AT... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "77999",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T00:47:33",
"content": "Nice",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "78000",
"author": "nathan",
"timestamp": "2009-06-14T00:53:45",
"content": "Crap. I was going to ... | 1,760,377,644.313065 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/13/led-bottle-wall/ | LED Bottle Wall | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"alex beim",
"cdm",
"create digital motion",
"led",
"matrix",
"quartz composer",
"rgb",
"tangible interactions",
"vimeo"
] | [vimeo 5116519]
Here are two new projects from [Alex Beim] at Tangible Interactions. The video above is the bottle wall with a controllable LED behind each bottle. Embedded below is the 7×5 pixel Rainbow Box. He’s planning on writing a Quartz Composer patch to actively drive the display.
[vimeo 5118709]
[via
Create Dig... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "77991",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2009-06-13T23:27:39",
"content": "I really like the wall. 1200 bottles of beer on the wall, 1200 bottles of beer….Seriously, this would be a cool thing to have in a bar. Especially if you could keep them refrigerated in there.",
"parent_i... | 1,760,377,644.366923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/12/130-megapixel-scanner-cam-update/ | 130 Megapixel Scanner Cam Update | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"scanner camera"
] | We recently posted a story about a
130 Megapixel camera made from a scanner
. We’ve recently discovered a
better view of the internals
. While there aren’t a ton of details. This should be sufficient to get your own hacked together. | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "77947",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-06-12T20:44:09",
"content": "What’s wrong with the article’s appearance on the front page? It looks frelled.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77952",
"author": "will[2]",
"ti... | 1,760,377,644.59315 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/06/graduation-cap-diorama/ | Graduation Cap Diorama | Caleb Kraft | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"alternative energy",
"graduation",
"green"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmTGh76nUfU]
[Roland] recently graduated from UC Berkely. For his graduation ceremony, he wanted to do something unique.
He built a diorama on his graduation cap
depicting a house driven from alternative energy. The whole thing is solar powered. The wind turbine is actually power... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "77462",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2009-06-06T20:49:06",
"content": "I can’t wait till some company gets a bit of innovation in there development, and does portable panels with integrated controllers that have at least over+under voltage and amperage shutoff if not also te... | 1,760,377,644.871006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/05/ds-optical-mouse-camera/ | DS Optical Mouse Camera | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"ds",
"mouse",
"nintendo"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOlQrVFjNJs]
[Raguaviva] shows us in this video how he’s using an
optical mouse as a low quality camera
for his DS. This seems like a pretty cool hack, but we’re at a loss to think of a good use for it. As he gets to the end of the video, he seems to also have trouble thinking of... | 41 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "77403",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2009-06-05T20:37:03",
"content": "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh?Use it as a…mouse? Wait that is what it is already.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77404",
"author": "Tomk",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,644.751157 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/05/psp-laptop/ | PSP Laptop | Caleb Kraft | [
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp",
"sony"
] | [Folklord36] on the Acidmods.com forums has been working on a
PSP lapto
p that we think gives the
PSP GO a run for it’s money
. Sure it may be a bit bulkier but it has a full keyboard, thanks to an Xbox chat pad. The original psp is on the bottom. The screen and speakers have been moved to the top. He says there are st... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "77368",
"author": "BigBubbaX",
"timestamp": "2009-06-05T14:12:12",
"content": "I need one of those, or instructions to make one at least. Any hack that cool beats an official system release from Sony.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,644.53733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/04/palm-pre-ipod-spoofing-confirmed/ | Palm Pre IPod Spoofing Confirmed | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Palm Pre Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"cellphone",
"dvdjon",
"ipod",
"itunes",
"jon lech johansen",
"mediasync",
"palm",
"palm pre",
"pre",
"spoofing",
"usb",
"webos"
] | The new
Palm Pre
cellphone has a “media sync” feature which lets the device sync with iTunes in a fashion identical to an iPod. Last week [Jon Lech Johansen] speculated that this was
not done in cooperation with Apple
and that Palm was spoofing the iPod’s USB controller. This was confirmed today when a tipster sent him... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "77298",
"author": "goldscott",
"timestamp": "2009-06-04T20:50:28",
"content": "It’s nice to see some corporate “hacking” going on.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77300",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-06-04T... | 1,760,377,644.673334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/04/buckys-animal-spirit/ | Bucky’s Animal Spirit | Caleb Kraft | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"atm",
"joke",
"prank",
"video game"
] | [vimeo = 4570300]
When an unsuspecting person walks up to
[Rob Ray’s] ATM machine
, they are greeted with a surprise that doesn’t involve giving them their money. When they insert their card, the video above plays followed by a game where you control a beaver trying to save money during a recession. Surprisingly, peopl... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "77283",
"author": "Flemming Frandsen",
"timestamp": "2009-06-04T19:16:40",
"content": "It’s ATM, not ATM machine.The M stands for Machine already, so ATM machine is Automatic Teller Machine machine, which is nonsense.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,644.928517 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/04/phototransistor-multitouch-with-a-twist/ | Phototransistor Multitouch With A Twist | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"multitouch",
"nui group",
"phototransistor"
] | [Alex] sent us this project he’s working on where he’s building a
phototransistor based multitouch input system
. Though many people have built systems with phototransistors, most of them are quite large and very sensitive light and dark variances. [Alex] has done some fancy background subtraction through software. He ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "77295",
"author": "36chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-06-04T20:21:33",
"content": "Very good.My 1st thought for application would be some type of air piano/synthesizer (musical interface). You could also use it to control the tilting of a plane, ie: Mercury Meltdown for wiiI may be wro... | 1,760,377,644.80244 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/04/keykeriki-wireless-keyboard-sniffer/ | Keykeriki: Wireless Keyboard Sniffer | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"keyboard",
"sniffing",
"wireless"
] | [vimeo = 4990390]
Remote-Exploit.org is releasing
Keykeriki, a wireless keyboard sniffer
. The project is both open source hardware and software. you can download the files on their site. Right now you can’t get a pre made board, but they plan on releasing one soon. The system can be upgraded with “backpacks” or add on... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "77270",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2009-06-04T17:46:48",
"content": "IMPRESSIVE!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77273",
"author": "kyle007",
"timestamp": "2009-06-04T18:05:14",
"content": "really? why do they... | 1,760,377,645.107546 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/03/gesture-controlled-tetris/ | Gesture Controlled Tetris | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"final projects",
"natal",
"ps3",
"tetris",
"xbox"
] | Look at this awesome glove. This awesome glove is used to control tetris. Yes, you read that right, it controls tetris. This was a final project at Cornell in the summer of 2008. They built this glove to do
gesture controlled tetris
. With all the announcements of the
PS3 motion device
and
Microsoft’s project Natal
, i... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "77221",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-06-03T22:24:12",
"content": "needs more powerglove",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77222",
"author": "Thomascpp",
"timestamp": "2009-06-03T22:36:32",
"content": "what h... | 1,760,377,644.996104 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/03/attiny-2313-breakout-boards-from-emsl/ | ATTiny 2313 Breakout Boards From EMSL | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"attiny",
"business card",
"emsl",
"evil mad scientist laboratories"
] | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has
released the 2313 target board
. A business card sized development board for working with ATTiny 2313 microprocessors. We
saw them at the Maker Faire
, and thought they looked familiar. You may recognize them due to their similarity to the
Atmegaxx8 family board
. As usual, this is r... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "77214",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2009-06-03T20:30:24",
"content": "What ever happened to perf board and 30 gauge wire?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77223",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-06-03T23:09:27"... | 1,760,377,645.046436 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/02/electronic-stethoscope/ | Electronic Stethoscope | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"amplifier",
"spy ear",
"stethascope"
] | [Vik] sent in this simple little project. He purchased a $3 spy ear, a simple 3 transistor amplifier, and
attached a stethoscope end
. Little modification was necessary, mainly just scraping a bit more space in the microphone tube. The end result is a super cheap electronic stethascope that can be hooked to a computer ... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "77135",
"author": "Girrrrrr2",
"timestamp": "2009-06-02T20:07:59",
"content": "i will have to make this eventually…so i can listen to stuff… now just to find the spy ear…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77136",
"author": "mu... | 1,760,377,645.285815 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/02/pikachu-circuit-bent-goggles/ | Pikachu Circuit Bent Goggles | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"bent",
"circuit bending",
"goggles",
"pikachu"
] | These nifty looking goggles are
actually an instrument
. The guts of a pikachu doll have been splayed and mounted to the goggles. The controller is an external box that allows you to make all kinds of changes to the pitch and sample section. You can see a video of it after the break. We don’t really find this to be gre... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "77127",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-06-02T18:35:39",
"content": "The day Hack-a-Day ran out of content….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77134",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-06-02T19:59:11",
"cont... | 1,760,377,645.37417 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/06/01/stereo-microphones-in-an-msi-wind/ | Stereo Microphones In An MSI Wind | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"binaural",
"microphone",
"netbook",
"stereo"
] | [Matt] wrote in to tell us about this project. He plans on travelling with his
MSI Wind and wanted better audio recording
capabilities. He decided to install an additional microphone and a preamp. He made a custom preamp and wired it directly to the motherboard. The microphone was then mounted in the laptop screen. The... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "77028",
"author": "ac7zl",
"timestamp": "2009-06-01T15:44:31",
"content": "Are the component values on the schematic correct?The preamp gain seems awfully high.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "77032",
"author": "ino",
"t... | 1,760,377,645.432548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/31/ghetto-electronics-repair/ | Ghetto Electronics Repair | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"fix",
"ghetto",
"reflow",
"repair"
] | After hearing that his video card might be repairable by heating it up to reflow it, this user did just that. He stripped it down and
tossed it in his oven
. It’s amazing how often this type of hackish repair works. We’ve heard of people using
candles on ibooks
, tossing video cards in oven,s and
wrapping an xbox 360 i... | 190 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "76844",
"author": "F7",
"timestamp": "2009-05-31T17:30:39",
"content": "lol xbox towel reflow",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76845",
"author": "Shane",
"timestamp": "2009-05-31T17:33:40",
"content": "I’ve heard of t... | 1,760,377,645.51803 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/31/nice-lcd-thermometer/ | Nice LCD Thermometer | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"display",
"thermometer"
] | This
digital thermometer
won’t win any awards for being something innovative and new, but we really like how it looks. The bar graph style display adds something to the project that a normal character display just wouldn’t. You can download source code and schematics on the site.
[via
YourITronics
] | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "76838",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2009-05-31T16:21:33",
"content": "Analog/DigitalNothing like having a quick, easy read that immediately tells you the situation. We learned that in the aircraft industry. Having accurate, precise digital displays actually adds to the pilot wor... | 1,760,377,645.56527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/30/winet-wireless-arduino-touchscreen/ | WiNet, Wireless Arduino Touchscreen | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"liquidware",
"touchscreen",
"touchshield",
"winet",
"xbee"
] | Liquidware has put together an interesting kit called the
WiNet
. It has a battery powered touchscreen controlled by an Arduino. Using an XBee shield, it can send commands to a paired XBee and Arduino attached to a computer. The computer can also update the touchscreen display. This is demoed in the video below. It’s a... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "76788",
"author": "Why?",
"timestamp": "2009-05-31T00:40:11",
"content": "You can get a Nokia n810 for $200. Comes with touchscreen and open OS, among other things. You can accomplish the same thing with it’s built in Wifi.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,645.622873 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/30/business-cards-at-maker-faire/ | Business Cards At Maker Faire | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"adafruit",
"attiny",
"attiny2313",
"business card",
"emsl",
"evil mad science",
"maker faire"
] | [John Park] has managed to snag a couple interesting business cards at Maker Faire. The first is Adafruit’s
laser cut Spirograph card
. The other is a
ATtiny2313
prototyping board from Evil Mad Science; it looks to be the same style as their well-known
AVR target board
. We’ve also heard rumors that [Jérôme Demers] has... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "76811",
"author": "36Chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-05-31T05:48:32",
"content": "I didnt see either of those, wish I would have grabbed em. Where were those booths located? I was there open to close, and I feel like I saw 85% of everything. So much fun!",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,377,645.668302 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/30/electric-vw-mobile-photobooth/ | Electric VW Mobile Photobooth | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bus",
"electric vehicle",
"ev",
"hi-torque electric",
"sorn coughlin-glaser",
"volkswagen",
"vw",
"vw bus"
] | [Soren Coughlin-Glaser] runs a mobile photobooth in the Portland area. It’s built inside of an
electric Volkswagen bus
. The conversion to electric hasn’t been easy though. He’s spent most of the last few months rebuilding it after an
electrical fire
. Last fall he installed a
9 inch electric motor
from Hi-Torque Elect... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "76803",
"author": "bimmerdoc",
"timestamp": "2009-05-31T03:47:21",
"content": "my wife’s father converted a vw bus to electricin Petaluma,Ca in the early eighty’s.”THE VOLT VAN”he used golfcart batts and a starter motor from amilitary turbine engine..with a custom controllerhe could... | 1,760,377,645.713215 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/30/new-psp-leaked/ | New PSP Leaked | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"engadget",
"homebrew",
"psp",
"psp go"
] | Engadget has
video from the June 2009 episode of Qore
that shows the new PSP Go. It has a slide out gamepad, 16GB internal storage, bluetooth, and a memory slot of some sort. We’re naturally curious about its potential as a homebrew platform. Will Sony take the mature route they did with the PS3 and let you run Linux o... | 54 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "76766",
"author": "jay",
"timestamp": "2009-05-30T21:04:51",
"content": "Kinda ugly in my opinion, but looks quite functional. I love the original play station controllers and this looks very similar.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,645.802785 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/29/maker-faire-2009/ | Maker Faire 2009 | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"maker faire",
"maker faire 2009",
"san francisco",
"san mateo"
] | Maker Faire
returns to the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend. It’s “the World’s Largest DIY Festival”. We’ve been attending
off and on
since 2006 and you’re sure to catch many of the projects we’ve covered in the past. Be sure to stop by our favorite hackers that will be in attendance:
mightyOhm
,
macetech
,
SparkFun... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "76691",
"author": "RandomNut",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T22:30:13",
"content": "Cool Jim-rho Armor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76692",
"author": "RandomNut",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T22:32:11",
"content": "Correc... | 1,760,377,645.851422 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/29/mcblare-a-robot-bagpipe-player/ | McBlare: A Robot Bagpipe Player | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bagpipe",
"mcblare"
] | We all want our very own personal bagpiper. Playing it ourselves is too much effort, and keeping a full time bagpiper around can be a pain. You have to feed them, clothe them, give them union breaks, etc. Luckily, modern technology has come to the rescue again. You can have your
very own robot bagpiper
. McBlare plays ... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "76669",
"author": "hum4n",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T19:11:53",
"content": "No video? I didn’t see any on their website.Otherwise kickass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76670",
"author": "Keven",
"timestamp": "2009-05-2... | 1,760,377,645.906649 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/29/rapid-prototyping-with-sugar-and-lasers/ | Rapid Prototyping With Sugar And Lasers | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"laser",
"sugar"
] | After
the recent announcement
of the re-release of the candyfab, [4volt] had to give a run at melting sugar with a laser. It turns out that a
40w co2 laser works great
. They don’t currently have a method of layering, so everything is one layer currently.You can see the results of different speeds and power ratings on ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "76659",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T17:39:17",
"content": "Can you eat it when ur done?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76662",
"author": "barry99705",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T17:59:57",
"content... | 1,760,377,645.963537 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/23/ghost-matrix-glow-printing/ | Ghost Matrix, Glow Printing | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"dot matrix",
"ghost",
"glow",
"led",
"POV",
"uv"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x24ESDCkmN0]
Ok, there aren’t any usefull applications we can think of for this one, but we want one really badly. This is a combination of a miniPOV, some UV LEDs, a CNC rig, and some glow in the dark paper.
The Ghost matrix
works similar to a dot matrix printer where it flashes... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "76041",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-05-23T19:04:28",
"content": "“This message will self destruct in 5 seconds (well, fade away)”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76043",
"author": "andre",
"timestamp": "2009-05-... | 1,760,377,646.338479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/22/marc-weber-tobias-vs-medeco/ | Marc Weber Tobias Vs Medeco | Eliot | [
"lockpicking hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"lock",
"lockpick",
"lockpicking",
"marc weber tobias",
"medeco",
"medeco3",
"wired"
] | This month’s Wired magazine has an
extensive profile of [Marc Weber Tobias]
. He’s a professional lock picker that delights in coming up with new techniques for taking on high security locks. In recent years, he’s run afoul of the US’s premier high security lock manufacturer, Medeco, by publishing
Open in Thirty Second... | 20 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "75969",
"author": "Akoi Meexx",
"timestamp": "2009-05-23T00:44:42",
"content": "That is amazing… Why can’t lock manufacturers hire lock pickers to learn how to improve their product?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6673966",
... | 1,760,377,646.147166 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/22/golf-cart-modding-for-rc/ | Golf Cart Modding For R/C | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"golf cart",
"radio controlled",
"rc"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=2133808&dest=-1]
After making a few units for the new
Discovery t.v. show called Weaponizers
, [Jeremy] decided to
release this video
showing how to modify a golf cart for radio control. The radio and controller are basic off the shelf R/C gear, running some linear actuators.
[thanks Divide] | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "75956",
"author": "Troy",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22T21:46:38",
"content": "Awesome use of linear actuators.. these guys are great.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75957",
"author": "Addictronics",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22... | 1,760,377,646.509185 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/22/weather-canvas/ | Weather Canvas | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"meteoroglogy",
"weather"
] | Another Cornell final project,
Weather Canvas
aims to make watching the weather a little more pleasant. Data is captured via a thermometer, humidity sensor, anemometer, and a Hotwheels radar gun turned precipitation sensor. Once it’s captured, it’s transmitted to the LED matrix inside which displays pretty patterns to ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "75942",
"author": "syale",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22T20:08:00",
"content": "why not just look outside. isn’t nature pretty enough?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75951",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22T20:31:4... | 1,760,377,646.190113 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/22/ifob-keless-entry/ | IFob: Keyless Entry | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ipod",
"keyless",
"nike",
"puck",
"rfid"
] | [Nate] hates keys. He’s gone through a lot of effort to remove them wherever possible. He has a keypad at home and a keypad at work, but he still has to carry car keys. His solution is to build
a device he can carry in his pocket that will unlock the car via RF
. To do this, he’s utilizing the guts of a Nike iPod puck ... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "75924",
"author": "JB",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22T18:27:07",
"content": "For someone who hates keys, did he ever hear of wireless car starters? An easy hack to bypass the key requirement and you get to start the car with a RF remote.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,646.400608 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/22/laser-cut-drum-kit/ | Laser Cut Drum Kit | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"drums",
"flatpack",
"laser cut"
] | [Segwaymonkey] picked up an arduino based drumkit circuit and needed a kit to place it on. He worked up a pretty cool design and had it
laser cut out of acrylic
. The cool part of the design is how he delt with the head motion of the drum. Each head has 4 “springs” that were also cut from the acrylic. The
Arduino based... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "75913",
"author": "chicosoft",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22T14:41:00",
"content": "Looks so cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75914",
"author": "metdrummer",
"timestamp": "2009-05-22T14:53:41",
"content": "That’s pret... | 1,760,377,646.452437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/21/wireless-portable-usb-tether/ | Wireless Portable USB Tether | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"digital camera",
"dslr",
"eye-fi",
"usb",
"wireless"
] | [Pete] has put together a
fairly simple writeup on building a wireless USB tether for your DSLR
. He’s basically using a pair of USB wireless adapters and a battery pack. In his original version, he did some slight modification to the dock that powers the USB dongle, adding his own battery pack too. He notes that this ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "75877",
"author": "lumstar",
"timestamp": "2009-05-21T19:00:04",
"content": "The post mentions that this can be accomplished at “a little more expense” without the effort. I assume the author is referring to the commercially available unit. Unfortunately, it is much more than a litt... | 1,760,377,646.558291 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/26/ubuntu-gets-android-apps/ | Ubuntu Gets Android Apps | Caleb Kraft | [
"Android Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"apps",
"canonical",
"linux"
] | Canonical, the main sponsor Ubuntu Linux, is developing an
Android execution environment
to allow android apps on Linux desktops. There’s still a lot of work to do to get this running smooth, but they do have a proof of concept functioning, as seen above. This could be very nice for those who have linux netbooks. | 22 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "76322",
"author": "tulcod",
"timestamp": "2009-05-26T21:23:08",
"content": "the most likely next move is for ubuntu to integrate this into the netbook remix version of ubuntu. the real question is if this will suddenly make ubuntu netbook remix an interesting netbook OS.i’m personal... | 1,760,377,646.628129 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/26/dice-o-matic/ | Dice-O-Matic | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dice",
"gaming",
"random"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n8LNxGbZbs]
[Scott] runs gamesbyemail.com. One of his biggest hurdles was producing real random numbers for the games. He had tried various methods like math.random and random.org, but kept getting complaints about the quality of the random numbers. His solution was to build
an ... | 45 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "76284",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-05-26T18:25:49",
"content": "Any number generated by chipset will be biased. On the other hand, physical dice will also become biased through wear and tear. It’s still an awesome machine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"r... | 1,760,377,646.773006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/26/repurpose-a-short-documentary/ | Repurpose: A Short Documentary | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"foulab",
"hackerspace",
"workshop"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOTw_PkK_SU]
This is a
nice little documentary on hacking
. Made by [Jack Oats], this video sheds a little light on hacker culture. Filmed in Foulab during a workshop, there’s plenty to to see and enjoy. Show this to all your friends and relatives that get confused when you use t... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "76265",
"author": "bancroft",
"timestamp": "2009-05-26T16:23:05",
"content": "that video was very well produced. does anyone know if there’s a list of hacker labs? i would love to join a local group if it existed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,646.691508 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/25/simple-motion-detector-and-alarm/ | Simple Motion Detector And Alarm | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"mario",
"motion alarm"
] | [John] sent us this nice little project. He shows us how to
create a motion activated alarm that plays the Mario Brothers theme and flashes some lights
. He’s using an ATTiny13a for the brains, and a cool mario mushroom candy tin for the body. You can see it in action after the break.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/wa... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "76180",
"author": "landon",
"timestamp": "2009-05-25T16:25:17",
"content": "looks like a pretty cool project but is there a real practical use for it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76182",
"author": "Pilotgeek",
"times... | 1,760,377,646.833346 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/25/katamari-controller/ | Katamari Controller | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"console",
"control",
"katamari",
"video game"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=2164793&dest=-1]
Remember those days, back in the arcade, where games with a unique control scheme also had a controller best suited for them? There were rolling balls, joysticks, dials, all sorts of inputs. Consoles have maily relied on their standard controllers, relegating alternative inputs to be... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "76178",
"author": "Richard Finder",
"timestamp": "2009-05-25T16:19:26",
"content": "Awesome. A really wonderful idea. Form follows function. Everything should work like that.Have a nice dayRichard",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,646.883806 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/24/usb-gps/ | USB GPS | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"gps hacks"
] | [
"EeePc",
"garmin",
"gps",
"usb"
] | [Florin] was given the task of repairing a GPS unit that wouldn’t boot up. What he found was unfortunately a bad processor. Fortunately, he was able to
make a project out of it
. After scavenging the good bits, the GPS module and the LCD, he set about making it a USB device. He now has an EEEpc with GPS. | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "76114",
"author": "an4rk",
"timestamp": "2009-05-24T21:16:39",
"content": "Nice daily hack from Caleb Kraft!now all i need to do is buy myself some parts…yay",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76125",
"author": "pxd",
"time... | 1,760,377,646.935821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/24/soldering-headphone-wire/ | Soldering Headphone Wire | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"headphones",
"solder"
] | Many people find themselves frustrated when working with headphones. The tiny coated wire can be a real pain to work with. They are so very very small, and usually coated. We generally just end up doing a quick “sand and tape” which just isn’t very high quality. [Alex] sent in
some tips that can really help you get t... | 61 | 47 | [
{
"comment_id": "76107",
"author": "Hitek146",
"timestamp": "2009-05-24T20:18:25",
"content": "I have one of those mini torches, and it is sweet! Comes in handy for all sorts of things, specifically removing good parts from old circuit boards…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies":... | 1,760,377,647.201191 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/21/folding-hexapod-bodies/ | Folding Hexapod Bodies | Caleb Kraft | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"berkely",
"flatpack",
"hexapod",
"laser cut",
"robot"
] | At Berkeley, they’re coming up with new ways to make their itty bitty hexapods. These are basically
tiny flatpacked bodies cut from cardboard
. The end goal is to not only make them smaller and faster to build, but to reduce the friction in the joints. You can download the files on their site as well as download movie... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "75871",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2009-05-21T18:17:57",
"content": "Those are so cute!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75872",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-05-21T18:24:29",
"content": "-but yo... | 1,760,377,649.216012 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/20/pressure-sensor-tutorial/ | Pressure Sensor Tutorial | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"force",
"pressure"
] | [Ladyada] has released
this tutorial
on using pressure sensors. They cover everything from the basics of their construction through how to connect and read data from them. The elegant sensor pictured above is available through the adafruit store, but you could always build your own.
[thanks pt] | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "75834",
"author": "36Chambers",
"timestamp": "2009-05-20T23:09:37",
"content": "these will be awesome for circuit bending. thanks!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75838",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-05-21T00:... | 1,760,377,648.795847 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/20/digital-dice/ | Digital Dice | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"dd",
"dice",
"dungeons",
"led"
] | There have been several attempts at bringing Dungeons & Dragons up to date with modern technology. Most attempts have been in the form of computer games that somehow fail to capture the essential experience. This attempt, however seems to add some techie flair to while keeping the game the same. [Itay] has
built some d... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "75822",
"author": "Brandan N",
"timestamp": "2009-05-20T20:43:41",
"content": "Sweet! This reminds me of one my first QBASIC scripts I had written back in high school. :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75825",
"author": "Bi... | 1,760,377,649.268767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/20/color-detection-using-an-rgb-led/ | Color Detection Using An RGB LED | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"color detection",
"led",
"sort"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqboDjQX0UE]
[Kyri] has made a simple circuit to do
color detection using an RGB LED
. Simply set the LED to the color you want to detect then wave the object over it. Another LED will light up if the object is the same color as the LED. The detection is done by a photo resistor.... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "75790",
"author": "andres",
"timestamp": "2009-05-20T15:39:27",
"content": "a simple program can sweep through a color spectrum and the peak reflection point should correspond to the detected color.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,649.393457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/19/d-link-router-captcha-broken/ | D-Link Router Captcha Broken | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"captcha",
"d-link",
"malware",
"router",
"sourcesec",
"wifi",
"wireless",
"wpa",
"wps",
"wpspy"
] | We reported last week that D-Link was
adding captchas to their routers
to prevent automated login by malware. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t work all time. The team from SourceSec grabbed the new firmware and began poking at it. They found that
certain pages don’t require the authentication
to be passed for access. One of ... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "75725",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-05-20T01:28:50",
"content": ":facepalm:",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75726",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-05-20T01:35:59",
"content": "Well said anon, well sai... | 1,760,377,649.160263 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/19/hvacmonitor-web-enabled-monitoring/ | HVACMonitor: Web Enabled Monitoring | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"hvac",
"pic",
"web enabled"
] | [Marc] submitted this project he’s been building. It’s a
web enabled HVAC monitoring system
. He’s using a pic-web development board with a custom I/O daughter board to control the HVAC system. The project allows for the system to be monitored and controlled via the web. It should be able to interface with most commer... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "75719",
"author": "Bill Shazzby",
"timestamp": "2009-05-20T00:03:03",
"content": "Hi to you,Recently I have come across this design and I have found it to have been very informative!I have since recently implemented a much also similar design in my own applications such as in my hou... | 1,760,377,648.843913 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/19/laser-overkill-iphone-style/ | Laser Overkill, IPhone Style | Caleb Kraft | [
"iphone hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"iphone",
"laser",
"POV"
] | Ever wanted a projector for your iPhone?
How about a laser projector
? These guys did, they made one using an individual laser for each pixel. They have a 5×7 grid to work with, so they have to keep it simple. Well, as simple as it gets with 35 lasers. We think maybe a
scanning POV style projector
might be more efficie... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "75700",
"author": "andre",
"timestamp": "2009-05-19T18:46:37",
"content": "hehe, neat. maybe another hack might be to use ps3 diodes (they are pretty cheap now) and have multiple colours and shades.someone suggested that it might be possible to use a blue laser to get green by back ... | 1,760,377,649.088625 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/29/table-for-electronic-dreams/ | Table For Electronic Dreams | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"electromagnetic",
"led",
"table"
] | The
table for electronic dreams
is an interactive table that is sensitive to electric activity. Though it looks similar to the
table built by EMSL
, this one lights up based on electromagnetic fields. You can get the schematics and such from the instructable, but there is also a video located at the bottom of the
proj... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "76640",
"author": "kyle007",
"timestamp": "2009-05-29T16:20:07",
"content": "OMW totally need more info, I have been wanting to build one of these for a long time! Since I saw the Evil Mad Scientist one two years ago, this one Table For Electronic Dreams is super cool.. A local depa... | 1,760,377,649.040629 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/28/1-meter-pov/ | 1 Meter POV | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"persistence of vision",
"POV"
] | Here’s
another POV project for you
. It’s pretty big, at 1 meter in diameter, not quite as large as the
stupidly huge one
. What is interesting about this display is that it has a dual motor set up. The original motor didn’t quite have the power to get the display up to the required speed. A second one was added as th... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "76538",
"author": "tulcod",
"timestamp": "2009-05-28T15:27:57",
"content": "“A second one was added as the shaft of the rotor. Yes, one motor is actually spinning another motor that is spinning the display.”although this is a nice idea, it’s unfortunately not the way physics work. s... | 1,760,377,649.327765 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/27/eye-tracking-via-electrical-impulse/ | Eye Tracking Via Electrical Impulse | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"eye tracking"
] | Generally when tracking eye movement we use various methods that require sensors being pointed at the eye itself.
This approach is quite different
in that it is sensing the “electrical potential of the cornea”. We have no idea how this works, but it looks pretty cool.
[via
HackedGadgets
] | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "76444",
"author": "cd0",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T22:27:12",
"content": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElectrooculogramIt’s a little surprising that optical techniques for eye tracking are so much more popular.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,648.995098 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/27/1964-300baud-modem-surfs-the-web/ | 1964 300baud Modem Surfs The Web | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"300baud",
"acoustic coupler",
"livermore",
"modem",
"phreakmonkey",
"serial",
"youtube"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9dpXHnJXaE]
[phreakmonkey] got his hands on a great piece of old tech. It’s a 1964 Livermore Data Systems Model A Acoustic Coupler Modem. He recieved it in 1989 and recently decided to
see if it would actually work
. It took some digging to find a proper D25 adapter and even the... | 105 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "76418",
"author": "ACEdotcom",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T20:41:37",
"content": "Still better then AOL’s dial up service",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76420",
"author": "Genesis",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T20:58:21",
... | 1,760,377,649.588807 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/27/candyfab-relaunched/ | CandyFab Relaunched | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"candyfab",
"cnc",
"cupcake"
] | Forget about machines that can replicate themselves, what we want is a machine
capable of making an 8 inch wide hollow torus out of sugar
. The CandyFab project has been around for a while, but with the release of the new machine, the CandyFab 6000 they are reinventing the project. Built from the ground up to be a cand... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "76413",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T19:54:26",
"content": "How the hell do evil mad scientist labs stay in business? They develop these awesome projects but for the life of me I can’t figure out their business modelNot to mention they seem to have a big staff.",
... | 1,760,377,649.646053 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/27/catalog-rfid-cat-tracking/ | CATaLOG: RFID Cat Tracking | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cat",
"monitor",
"pet",
"rfid",
"twitter"
] | Like many pet owners, [Pete] was curious about his little furry friend’s habits while he was gone. He decided to
build an RFID tracking system
to monitor their positions. This
data would then be available on the web
. An Arduino handles the communication of the data, both to twitter and his personal cat tracking site.... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "76403",
"author": "cyrozap",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T19:08:51",
"content": "Lawl. big brother for cats.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "76407",
"author": "clint",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T19:20:54",
"content": "I ca... | 1,760,377,649.710112 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/26/global-hackdays-tangible-interfaces/ | Global Hackdays: Tangible Interfaces | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"multitouch",
"trackmate"
] | [vimeo=4138521]
June 6th is the date of the
upcoming Global Hackday
. This time, focusing on cheap tangible interfaces, mainly trackmate. They want as many people to join as possible, even if you’re not comfortable with code. We’ve covered the
construction of the trackmate surface
before, now build one and get in there... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "76389",
"author": "decoder",
"timestamp": "2009-05-27T15:05:12",
"content": "This is my experiment. I’m using only a 40$ webcam and multiple area motion detection.http://www.codres.de/2009/05/motion-sensorhttpv://www.codres.de/2009/05/motion-sensor",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,649.752334 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/19/goggle-camera-mod/ | Goggle Camera Mod | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"skii"
] | [Will] submitted his ski goggle mod. He has
mounted an Oregon Scientific ATC3K digicam in his goggles
. This should make recording ski trips a lot easier. Most of the electronics fit just fine in the mask, though he did need to use an IDE cable to extend parts of it to the custom pack mounted on the strap. We’re also c... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "75686",
"author": "Rich",
"timestamp": "2009-05-19T16:26:33",
"content": "Am I the only person who read that as a google camera mod? Nicely done and that camera ain’t too shabby either, a respectable 640×480@30fps.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,649.939355 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/18/snoozy-the-sloth/ | Snoozy The Sloth | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"breathe",
"respire",
"sleep",
"sloth"
] | [vimeo = 4703152]
Snoozy the Sloth clings to you and sleeps
. While this may sound easily done, the maker wanted the sloth to actually simulate breathing with exhaled breath to add to the realism. To do this, they had to build a “respiratory system” out of a rubber glove, a solenoid, and a couple pumps. This kind of t... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "75592",
"author": "justDIY",
"timestamp": "2009-05-18T19:18:37",
"content": "neat – breathing toys!how about using linear step motor or voice coil and a diaphragm setup, like the rubber glove stretched over a cavity of some sorts (like a small jar / film canister). The linear step ... | 1,760,377,650.234663 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/18/punchy-punchout-improved/ | Punchy Punchout, Improved | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"boxing",
"haptic",
"nes",
"nintendo",
"punch",
"punchout",
"wii"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuHxfYfs9XY]
[Sam] submitted this fun project, a
Punchout interface that you actually punch
. If you recall, we’ve done a
Punchout interface that you punch
, but this one takes it a step further. Instead of being a blob on a desk that you’re mashing around, the new one is a Slam ... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "75589",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2009-05-18T18:45:59",
"content": "…first post? wtf? are we all back in 5th grade?“I’m first! I’m the winnar!”Back to the topic; interesting idea… though I can see where the timing pay be of issue with it taking that extra bit of time to m... | 1,760,377,650.180245 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/17/nerf-centry-gun-with-image-recognition/ | Nerf Sentry Gun With Image Recognition | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"final project",
"nerf"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRBjCrnjhs]
Here’s another hacked Nerf Vulcan rifle. This time it is
an automated sentry gun
. You must present it your badge, if no badge is found, you are assaulted with a fiery storm of small nerf darts. All encounters are logged and a photos are kept. This was a final projec... | 45 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "75490",
"author": "M4CGYV3R",
"timestamp": "2009-05-17T18:12:50",
"content": "Badass. That’s the best documentation I think I’ve seen yet on any of these auto-turret projects.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75491",
"author"... | 1,760,377,650.310783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/17/8x8-rgb-small-form-factor-toy/ | 8×8 RGB Small Form Factor Toy | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"array",
"atmega",
"led",
"rgb"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q38NxsKetgo]
Here’s a cool tip, sent in by [Martin]. He has put together this very compact package for an
animated 8×8 RGB LED array
with a tiny footprint. It is controlled by an ATMega16 powered by 2 small lithium cells. While it may not be quite as small as the
space invader bu... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "75486",
"author": "jakow",
"timestamp": "2009-05-17T17:22:30",
"content": "it’s RG, not RGB",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75508",
"author": "saites",
"timestamp": "2009-05-17T19:45:02",
"content": "It looks very we... | 1,760,377,650.036111 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/17/magic-wands-for-disney/ | Magic Wands For Disney | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"accellerometer",
"disney",
"infrared",
"ir",
"wiimote"
] | [NRP] sent us a few of his projects. The most notable of the bunch was a school project funded by Disney. They were to make some kind of
interactive entertainment for people waiting in line for rides
. They decided on a wand style interface. Each wand has an accelerometer, an IR LED for tracking, an XBee unit, and a fe... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "75472",
"author": "jack",
"timestamp": "2009-05-17T15:36:10",
"content": "Kiddies drawing penises while waiting in line!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75475",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2009-05-17T15:38:57"... | 1,760,377,649.985066 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/16/install-windows-7-on-your-netbook/ | Install Windows 7 On Your Netbook | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"dd",
"gizmodod",
"netbook",
"usb",
"windows",
"windows 7",
"xp"
] | No one will ever accuse us of being Windows fanboys; we’re certainly fans of
netbooks
though (or anything cheap enough that we don’t care if we accidentally burn a hole through it). We’ve heard from quite a few friends that Windows 7 is actually an excellent operating system to run on a netbook and is a dream compared ... | 47 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "75407",
"author": "Phaz",
"timestamp": "2009-05-16T22:17:37",
"content": "Sure, Windows 7 runs better than Windows Vista. On any machine. But XP runs even better. What significant improvements does Windows 7 have over XP?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,650.39366 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/16/custom-motorcycle-display/ | Custom Motorcycle Display | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"display",
"epoxy",
"fibra",
"lcd",
"mosfet",
"motorcycle",
"oil",
"rpm"
] | [fibra] has been slowly building a
custom controller for his motorcycle
. It’s an automated chain oiling system that varies application based on RPM. The LCD can show wheel RPM, voltage, time, date, air, and engine temperature. A separate driver board has a MOSFET for controlling the oiling valve. The real gold here is... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "75406",
"author": "ACEdotcom",
"timestamp": "2009-05-16T21:42:46",
"content": "Thats pretty awesome, but the display could be a bit larger, not for extra info, but for larger characters on the screen.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,650.524569 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/15/slothra-arduino-powered-plushy-sloth/ | Slothra, Arduino Powered Plushy Sloth | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"sloth",
"slothra",
"toddler",
"toy"
] | [Daniel] sent in this project. He tells us it’s an
Arduino powered kid’s toy that “furiously swings his arms” when you squeeze his chest
. As you can see in the video on the site, furious is up for interpretation. It is a sloth though, maybe that’s sloth furious. While it is cute and we do applaud the effort, anyone w... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "75245",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2009-05-15T15:40:17",
"content": "I agree",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75246",
"author": "yon",
"timestamp": "2009-05-15T15:42:12",
"content": "what video?",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,650.466502 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/15/unique-li-ion-battery-tester/ | Unique Li-Ion Battery Tester | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"Li-ion",
"pocket watch",
"tester"
] | [moris_zen] found himself with a hand full of Li-Ion batteries and no good way to see what their capacities were. He
built a this unique tester
really quick to get the job done. He’s using off the shelf components and a cheap pocket watch which he bought in Taiwan for $1. You hook the circuit up to your battery, click ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "75240",
"author": "Chris Lockfort",
"timestamp": "2009-05-15T15:04:26",
"content": "If he changed the circuit to “make end multiplication unnecessary”, he’d likely be losing accuracy, as all of the sudden a change in the amount of amp/hours would correspond to much smaller amount of... | 1,760,377,650.578891 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/14/disabling-gms-manual-skip-shift/ | Disabling GM’s Manual Skip Shift | Caleb Kraft | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"general motors",
"GM",
"shift",
"skip shift",
"transmission"
] | GM, in an effort to make their cars slightly more eco friendly, added a feature that puts your car in 4th gear when cruising along in 1st under certain conditions. This is apparently despised by many owners. I is despised so much, that you can buy a commercial product to disable it. That product costs between $20 and $... | 43 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "75097",
"author": "xrayspex",
"timestamp": "2009-05-14T20:47:48",
"content": "I believe this is actually more for passing the EPA *noise* test than a fuel efficiency thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "75099",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,650.662356 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/14/aairline-antics-with-lara-the-robot/ | Airline Antics With Lara The Robot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"airline",
"lara",
"robofest"
] | Lara, the robot pictured above, is the
first humanoid robot to pass security and have her own seat on a plane
. The reason she had to travel via airline was that FedEx had lost and damaged her on previous trips. On the way back from
Robofest
, which she placed 5th in, security didn’t really want to let her on the plane... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "74984",
"author": "Akeldamach",
"timestamp": "2009-05-14T16:14:28",
"content": "the definition of Automomy is “The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence” so I guess technically it is “independent” from a computer but that’s a bit of a stretch1st post",
"parent_i... | 1,760,377,650.734674 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/13/massive-etch-a-sketch-from-tv-screen/ | Massive Etch A Sketch From TV Screen | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"aluminum",
"etch a sketch",
"fatman and circuit girl",
"hd",
"jeri ellsworth",
"rear projection",
"tv"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhu3zojL5Y4]
[Jeri] put together an absolutely massive Etch A Sketch for
The FatMan and Circuit Girl show
. She had removed the DLP chip from an HD rear projection TV and decided to repurpose the 52inch screen. The movement mechanism uses pulleys from screen doors with nylon line... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "74846",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-05-13T19:15:28",
"content": "WTF is up with that video?Oh, look! A massive etch-a-sketch.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "74847",
"author": "bolke",
"timestamp": "2009-05-13T1... | 1,760,377,650.968139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/13/antique-phone-doorbell/ | Antique Phone Doorbell | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"door bell",
"doorbell",
"phone",
"ringer",
"transmitter"
] | [Bryan] sent in this cool
doorbell he made out of an antique phone
. After seeing similar phones for $150 to $399, he picked one up on ebay for $10. After some cleaning and polishing, it was looking fantastic, but fairly useless. At this point, he broke it open and started hacking to turn it into a wireless doorbell. H... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "74803",
"author": "sansan",
"timestamp": "2009-05-13T14:53:02",
"content": "Why not adding a cell phone inside it and make it work as a wireless phone? Similar to what Sparkfun offers. That would be cool!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,650.909946 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/13/twittjr/ | Twittjr | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"pcjr",
"twitter",
"twittjr"
] | Got an IBM PCjr laying around? Why not turn it into a
twitter browsing machine
? [Alex Grant] did this for the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Creativity and Innovation festival. You can enter search terms into the Twittjr and it will display the top 3 results from twitter. Leave it alone for a minute and it will r... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "74795",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-05-13T13:44:22",
"content": "Awww, poor thing.It’s cool that the other computer is there to do the grunt work for it.I never really equated twitter with messaging on a land line BBS, but some interesting parallels are drawn aren’t... | 1,760,377,650.842782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/12/d-link-adds-captcha-to-routers/ | D-Link Adds Captcha To Routers | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"d-link",
"default password",
"dns",
"firmware",
"malware",
"password",
"zlob"
] | D-Link is
adding captcha support
to its line of home routers. While
default password lists
have been abundant for many years, it was only recently that we started seeing the them implemented in malware. Last year, zlob variants started
logging into routers and changing their DNS settings
. It’s an interesting situation... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "74313",
"author": "shyft",
"timestamp": "2009-05-13T00:10:34",
"content": "why is the photo of a linksys router if the article pertains to d-link?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "74316",
"author": "Issac Kelly",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,651.03125 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/12/obd-ii-automotive-data-logging/ | OBD-II Automotive Data Logging | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"automotive",
"car",
"obd-ii"
] | [Avi Aisenberg] sent us his final project for ece 4760.
His team built and OBD-II data interface
. Even though OBD-II is an industry standard, each manufacturer has implemented it differently. This is where this project shines. They have built it to be capable of talking to any of them. Not only that, but it has a nice... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "73945",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-05-12T18:45:09",
"content": "very nice… at that price I might build one of these for each of my cars.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "74049",
"author": "Steve",
"t... | 1,760,377,651.200359 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/12/irregular-incurve-robotic-instrument/ | Irregular Incurve Robotic Instrument | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"flickr",
"gizmodo",
"instrument",
"irregular incurve",
"itp",
"midi",
"strings",
"thesis",
"xiaoyang feng"
] | The
Irregular Incurve
is a robotic instrument built by [Xiaoyang Feng] as part of his
ITP
thesis work. It’s a MIDI instrument with an array of 12 strung bows mounted to a curved shower rod. The end of each bow has a tuning key. The strings are each picked using independently mounted arms. One servo controls the downwar... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "73927",
"author": "adamziegler",
"timestamp": "2009-05-12T18:30:57",
"content": "Neat instrument… but I would have liked to see an actual performance on it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73940",
"author": "Jim",
"times... | 1,760,377,651.255583 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/12/led-enterprise/ | LED Enterprise | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"enterprise",
"led",
"space ship",
"sparebot",
"spockanduhurahookup",
"star trek"
] | [Wolf] built this
LED Enterprise model
. It’s a ‘
sparebot
‘ assembled from leftover LEDs and resistors. Unlike most sparebot sculptural oddities, this one actually works. If you place it near a magnet, a reed switch closes to turn on the LEDs. A mechanical switch would have just caused more stress on the model. The pa... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "73793",
"author": "ino",
"timestamp": "2009-05-12T17:26:28",
"content": "ahah ! that’s cute :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73794",
"author": "Chronos",
"timestamp": "2009-05-12T17:27:03",
"content": "The deathsta... | 1,760,377,651.307598 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/11/keyboard-pants/ | Keyboard Pants | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"clothes",
"keyboard",
"pants",
"shorts"
] | [Zach] sent us a link to his
keyboard pants
. Frankly, we were astonished, not only by his craftsmanship, but by the fact that we were working on a pair ourselves. Admittedly his are much better looking and ours will probably never be finished. The inspiration for both his and ours, was
this sloppy version
. [Zach’s] p... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "73401",
"author": "Vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2009-05-11T18:24:52",
"content": "whats next – a pants/joystick mod?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73404",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-05-11T18:56:54",
"conte... | 1,760,377,651.387738 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/11/mud-tub-a-tactile-computer-interface/ | Mud Tub: A Tactile Computer Interface | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"interface",
"itp",
"mud",
"mud tub",
"multitouch",
"projection"
] | [Tom Gerhardt] has made this very interesting
mud interface for a computer
. Follow the link to see a video of it in action. It appears as though he’s using a laser grid of some kind to establish elevation. We might be way off on that though, there aren’t any details on the construction. He does mention that it is an ... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "73408",
"author": "Micheal Smith",
"timestamp": "2009-05-11T19:51:28",
"content": "Mud Club.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73422",
"author": "aztraph",
"timestamp": "2009-05-11T21:46:49",
"content": "make larger fo... | 1,760,377,651.435472 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/11/fancy-led-invitations/ | Fancy LED Invitations | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"flos",
"led"
] | We would be thrilled to get something like this in the mail. What you are looking at is the inside of
probably the coolest invitation ever to be mailed
. This LED array was enclosed in a mirrored box so all you could see were the lit LEDs. This was then inserted into a hole all the way through a catalog. You’ll have to... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "73388",
"author": "numa",
"timestamp": "2009-05-11T15:52:39",
"content": "Absolutely awesome. I can’t wait for POV LED junk mail to start flooding my mailbox so I can hack em!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73389",
"author... | 1,760,377,651.497303 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/10/gps-logger-with-wireless-trigger/ | GPS Logger With Wireless Trigger | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"Transportation Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"final project",
"geotag",
"google",
"gps",
"wireless"
] | [Matthew] sent us his group’s final project, where they built a
nice GPS logging system
. Not only can it simply log the GPS coordinates on a predetermined interval, it can also be triggered to make an entry by a wireless device. In this example, they use a camera. This allows them to then upload all the GPS informatio... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "73353",
"author": "ryan leach",
"timestamp": "2009-05-10T19:24:47",
"content": "hmm, good but seems like its been done before",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73354",
"author": "ryan leach",
"timestamp": "2009-05-10T19:25... | 1,760,377,651.541578 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/09/home-made-rc-system/ | Home Made R/C System | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"airplane",
"playstation 2",
"radio controlled"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI3KNy9GKB8]
[dunk] sent his
home made Radio Control system
. It is constructed from a Playstation 2 controller, an Atmega 2561, microcontroller, some RF modules and various servos and motors. It seems to work pretty well. You can get all the schematics and source code on his sit... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "73280",
"author": "benjo",
"timestamp": "2009-05-09T20:06:02",
"content": "Cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73281",
"author": "QuantumRand",
"timestamp": "2009-05-09T20:34:03",
"content": "I’ve been wanting to s... | 1,760,377,651.697259 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/09/nove-bit-a-9-bit-memory-recorder/ | Nove Bit: A 9 Bit Memory Recorder | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [] | Nove Bit looks like a pretty cool toy
. You press sequences into the 9 buttons and it plays them back. We think it would be cool to play with. The artist [Nick Hardeman] states that the project is to allow you to save memories in 9 bit configuration instead of the traditional 8 bit computer method. Why don’t artists ju... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "73271",
"author": "firetech",
"timestamp": "2009-05-09T18:03:04",
"content": "Another really cool project controlled by the Arduino… This one also uses the TLC 5940 controller.Can this one get tagged arduino hacks ?The link that he has to hook the arduino to the TLC 5940 is excellen... | 1,760,377,651.591924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/09/roomba-with-dustpan-style-grasper/ | Roomba With Dustpan Style Grasper | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dust pan",
"irobot",
"roomba"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCa8NeG3ypc]
Remember
El-E, the service robot that would retrieve things that you spotted with a laser
? The creators of El-E are doing research into other methods of making assistance robots.
Their latest contraption is an iRobot Create, basically a Roomba, with a custom graspi... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "73264",
"author": "colecago",
"timestamp": "2009-05-09T16:35:21",
"content": "That was cool and all, but after the first few things, I knew what was going to happen, so they could have spared me the 100 examples.*here is a bottle of Prozac**here is a bottle of Preperation H*",
"... | 1,760,377,651.886837 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/08/fart-intensity-detector/ | Fart Intensity Detector | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"ece 476",
"fart",
"final project"
] | When we ran the story about the
office chair that twittered your flatulent activity
, many people commented on the fact that it had no method of determining intensity. Well, here’s the solution to that problem(is this really a problem?). These students built a
fart intensity detector
for their final project in ece 476... | 37 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "73194",
"author": "metalicaman8",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T20:40:16",
"content": "these guys are my heros",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73195",
"author": "mac",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T20:46:25",
"content": "oh…th... | 1,760,377,651.776007 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/08/touchkit-spark-released/ | TouchKit Spark Released | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ftir",
"ir",
"led",
"multitouch",
"nortd",
"nor_/d",
"openframeworks",
"touchkit",
"touchkit spark"
] | NOR_/D has just released their newest
multitouch
display system. The
TouchKit Spark
features a larger 35.4x23inch display surface than its predecessor, the Run. It uses ultrabright IR LEDs around the screen’s border for
FTIR
multitouch sensing. A high frame per second IR camera is included to increase tracking performa... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "73185",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T19:36:48",
"content": "Nice.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73186",
"author": "grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T19:37:51",
"content": "This will work with any... | 1,760,377,652.67829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/08/whereavr-aprs-tracker/ | WhereAVR APRS Tracker | Caleb Kraft | [
"gps hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"APRS",
"gps"
] | We posted a story about someone doing some
APRS tracking recently
. This is old news to some, but new fresh stuff for others. If you want to build your own tracker,
here’s a great writeup on one
. The WhereAVR is low cost, low power and has plenty of I/O. With all of the schematics and PCB files available on his site... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "73188",
"author": "DanAdamKOF",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T19:52:51",
"content": "“you should be able to get one working in quickly”Fix your grammar man! lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73198",
"author": "Neil",
"times... | 1,760,377,651.948139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/07/wspring-across-the-atlantic/ | WSPRing Across The Atlantic | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"bill meara",
"ham",
"ham radio",
"joe taylor",
"qrss",
"radio",
"soldersmoke",
"wspr"
] | Host of the
Soldersmoke
podcast, [Bill Meara], contributed this guest post.
WSPR is a new communications protocol written by radio amateur and Nobel Prize winner [Joe Taylor]. Like the very slow
QRSS system described in a previous post
, WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter) trades speed for bandwidth and allows for ... | 30 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "73105",
"author": "dokumentamarble",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T00:04:18",
"content": "do want",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73112",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2009-05-08T00:52:32",
"content": "wow, im truly imp... | 1,760,377,652.215719 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/07/make-your-own-leds/ | Make Your Own LEDs | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"diode",
"led",
"moissanite",
"silicon"
] | Ever wanted to make your own LED? You might be tempted to after reading
how easy it is
. No, this won’t really be a practical LED that you would use to light a project, but it is very cool anyway. [Michael] picked up a box of Moissanite, or Silicon Carbide, on eBay for roughly $1. Making the LED is as easy as putting y... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "73086",
"author": "Kiwisaft",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T21:38:34",
"content": "sounds the same way, they built diodes for radios 50 years ago from germanium crystals, i think",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73087",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,652.147833 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/07/an-amazingly-professional-led-bike-light/ | An Amazingly Professional LED Bike Light | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike light",
"led"
] | [Tom] sent us a link to this very professionally done project.
He built a bike light that is a 540 lumen Luxeon
light with a custom case. The LED, Lens, and driver were purchased first. Everything else was designed around it. The design is compact and good looking. You can download the CAD files on the site if you wan... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "73082",
"author": "stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T20:42:28",
"content": "Very nice. The CAD files are a nice touch too, more people should really include them – most serious hackers nowadays have our own machines or at least access to them by this point.Just a note to the ine... | 1,760,377,652.266935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/07/psp-3000-firmware-503-hacked/ | PSP 3000 Firmware 5.03 Hacked | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"3000",
"5.03",
"psp",
"sony"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn2Z8bYr3tE]
PSP firmware 5.03 has been hacked
by Team Typhoon. This allows you to run custom code on the PSP by taking advantage of the tiff exploit. You’ll have to wait to download the hack though, they haven’t released it yet. This means those of you still on
5.02
or still usi... | 88 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "73077",
"author": "Firefeet",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T19:32:04",
"content": "Now I can stop regretting running the update.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "73079",
"author": "xrazorwirex",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T19:48:... | 1,760,377,652.489574 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/07/portable-coil-pistol/ | Portable Coil Pistol | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"coil gun",
"pistol"
] | [Daniel] had to have
runaway
in his mind when he built this
coil gun
. It’s hand held, holds 14 42 gram rounds and can propel them at speeds of 110km/h. Of course when it is battery powered, you have a 90 second warm up time between shots. It can also be used while plugged into a wall socket, which reduces the charge t... | 57 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "73030",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2009-05-07T15:08:43",
"content": "just don’t put a sticker with a picture of a coil gun on the coil gun.that would be incredibly lame, as master billy quizboy would attest.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,652.575082 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/06/peggy-2-super-pixels/ | Peggy 2 Super Pixels | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"emsl",
"evil mad scientist laboratories",
"led",
"matrix",
"peggy",
"peggy 2",
"rgb",
"windell"
] | [Windell] from Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories took one of their Peggy 2 kits and gave it a little upgrade. The Peggy 2 is a programmable 25×25 LED display. It’s Arduino compatible and can accommodate big 10mm LEDs. Most people assemble them using just one color, but [Windell] decided to
create giant RGB pixels
by plac... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "72949",
"author": "-.-",
"timestamp": "2009-05-06T22:39:33",
"content": "PEGGY MITCHELL?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "72953",
"author": "sPiTfIrE",
"timestamp": "2009-05-06T23:32:14",
"content": "Wow, that’s reall... | 1,760,377,652.410765 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/05/06/drawing-robot-lego-style/ | Drawing Robot, Lego Style | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"draw",
"lego",
"nxt"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ogQuLdEcBY]
Here’s a pretty cool project done with the Lego NXT system. It’s a
robot that will draw you a picture
. Yes, we know it could be done
cnc style
, but this is much more fun. You load a picture into the software, adjust the levels so the software can create the vector ... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "72939",
"author": "cyanide",
"timestamp": "2009-05-06T21:29:26",
"content": "oh god the robot overlords have learned how to create art",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "72941",
"author": "hpux735",
"timestamp": "2009-05-06... | 1,760,377,652.618692 |
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