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https://hackaday.com/2009/04/03/lego-head-tracking/ | Lego Head Tracking | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"head tracking",
"lego",
"pitch yaw roll",
"virtual reality",
"wii"
] | [Epoch] Sent in this
simple head tracking project using Lego pieces
. He’s made a custom mount to hold 3 Lego light sensors on a baseball cap. Then, after modifying his webcam for IR with some floppy disk scraps, he loads up the
free-track
software and can control his games. For convenience, he has programmed the Lego ... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "69140",
"author": "Nicolas",
"timestamp": "2009-04-03T19:21:30",
"content": "Impressive work , Congratulation !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "69141",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-04-03T19:25:07",
"content... | 1,760,377,665.827594 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/03/cnc-music-factory-still-alive/ | CNC Music Factory Still Alive | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"jonathan coulton",
"mill",
"portal",
"router",
"still alive"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKCX1CeXIjA]
With some careful programming and probably tedious testing, [Tim] was able to get his
CNC router to play [Jonathan Coulton’s] “Still Alive”
. He didn’t just tell the motors to spin at the correct speeds directly though. He computed the 3d vectors necessary to produce... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "69114",
"author": "beStill",
"timestamp": "2009-04-03T16:20:03",
"content": "that is SO COOL!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "69115",
"author": "ziarkaen",
"timestamp": "2009-04-03T16:32:59",
"content": "Reminds me o... | 1,760,377,666.266726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/02/rf-modem-250mw-amplifier/ | RF Modem + 250mW Amplifier | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"rf modem",
"transceiver",
"wireless"
] | [Trax] sent in his writeup on this
RF modem with built in 250mW amplifier
. The original power of the RF transceiver was around 10mW, his final results after testing were nearly 250mW. He was able to to easily transmit data over 1000 meters using his test setup. He states that he was actually able to achieve this witho... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "68988",
"author": "wacco",
"timestamp": "2009-04-02T21:00:09",
"content": "Fantastic trick.Also very illegal in (afaik most of) europe, at least at the maximum power setting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68989",
"author":... | 1,760,377,665.953452 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/02/capslocker-2/ | Capslocker 2 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"april fools",
"caps",
"capslocker",
"joke",
"laser",
"prank"
] | Almost exactly a year ago, we posted the
random USB capslocker
. [Garrett] has revisited the idea to build a smaller, neater version. He has
posted the build process
to give us an idea how he goes about building things. The overall build is quite nice, but part if its neatness can be attributed to the fact that he had ... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "68969",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2009-04-02T18:41:52",
"content": "This might be a time to once again point out that a webmaster can supply alternative page styles that then become selectable in browsers like firefox by selecting them in the menu view->page style, and thus y... | 1,760,377,665.723753 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/toddler-computer-remote/ | Toddler Computer Remote | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"children",
"controls",
"kids",
"remote",
"toddler",
"video",
"vlc"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACbLjz-c4LE]
[Killerdark] has built a
simple remote for his toddler to control videos
on a PC. He gutted a USB number pad, built a new enclosure with the necessary buttons clearly labeled, and mapped the buttons in software. He could have possibly done better with larger color c... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "69440",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-04-06T18:37:32",
"content": "Woa. I think I would have gutted a wireless device. That kids looks like he’s 30 seconds away from putting an htpc off its shelf.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,666.200404 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/dekatron-kitchen-timer/ | Dekatron Kitchen Timer | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"dekatron",
"egg",
"kitchen",
"nixie",
"steam punk",
"timer",
"tube",
"wood"
] | [Eschlaep] put together this
beautiful kitchen timer
using a
dekatron
.
We
see
all
kinds
of
tube
projects
, but dekatron projects are fairly rare. The over all aesthetic is quite nice, though we’d be tempted to find a way to protect that high voltage circuit.
[via the
Hack a Day flickr pool
] | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "69441",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2009-04-06T19:00:02",
"content": "I’d never heard of a dekatron before, but it looks pretty damn cool. I’m surprised more people don’t use them to count the seconds on a nixie clock",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,665.880927 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/06/bots-4-tots-charity-launched/ | Bots 4 Tots Charity Launched | Nick Caiello | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bots 4 tots",
"donations",
"jungle robot",
"robot projects",
"robotics",
"robots for kids"
] | If you feel the same way that we do about robotics, you probably wish that you had more experience with them when you were a kid. [Don] felt that way too, and he decided to do something about it. So [Don] and his partner started the Chicago based organization
Bots 4 Tots
, with the mission of introducing inner city kid... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "69430",
"author": "polerin",
"timestamp": "2009-04-06T16:43:21",
"content": "This is an awesome idea. I helped my dad with a TKD class at a local middle school, and it was some of the best times I ever had :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,665.7733 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/05/simple-elegant-lemon-battery/ | Simple, Elegant, Lemon Battery | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"epilog",
"flower",
"led",
"lemon juice",
"light"
] | [Madaeon] pointed us toward
this entry
for the
Instructables Epilog challenge
. While this may not be extremely complex, or have as many wires as our typical post, it is a fantastic example of thinking outside the box. How many lemon batteries have we seen? A lot. This one stands out as being more elegantly displayed a... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "69346",
"author": "sandyloam",
"timestamp": "2009-04-05T19:56:35",
"content": "cool. a way to extract some beauty from acid rain?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "69348",
"author": "Hunnter",
"timestamp": "2009-04-05T20:... | 1,760,377,666.320491 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/05/speech-controlled-garbage-can/ | Speech Controlled Garbage Can | Jason Rollette | [
"home hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"pic",
"Speech controlled garbage can",
"voice control"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–BIlxKVCYk]
This
speech controlled garbage can
was sent in via the
tip line
by [Amnon]. The garbage can will come to you following a black line and stopping when it sees a cross in the line, then waits for another voice command. It can then return to where it belongs or go outsid... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "69344",
"author": "Vjekoart",
"timestamp": "2009-04-05T19:33:50",
"content": "Lol, this can be very useful. And its funny to call your garbage can around the house :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "69369",
"author": "BRANKK... | 1,760,377,666.045476 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/05/s-video-from-an-atari-2600/ | S-video From An Atari 2600 | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"2600",
"atari",
"ben heck",
"classic",
"composite",
"s-video"
] | [Ben Heck] posted this writeup about
getting S-Video/composite out of an Atari 2600
. This is actually the hack of [Longhorn Engineer], who showed it to [Ben] at a recent event. If any of you have tried to play these classics on a modern TV you may have found it to be quite difficult. If you manage to get it physically... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "69340",
"author": "ehrichweiss",
"timestamp": "2009-04-05T18:46:51",
"content": "VERY nice. Makes me wish I hadn’t sold my 2600 now BUT I gotta wonder if we can use this with other game systems as well like NES, etc. or even older computers like the TI-99/4a, Coco and such.",
"p... | 1,760,377,666.001956 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/05/wiimote-controlled-hexapods/ | Wiimote Controlled Hexapods | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo Wii Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"basic",
"hexapod",
"phoenix",
"ps2",
"robot",
"wiimote"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsBj7koZ9lk]
The
Phoenix
is a very impressive hexapod robot platform. It has 18 servos which gives each leg 3 degrees of freedom and a BasicAtom Pro 28 for the brains. Interestingly, the design started as a personal project of a forum member on the Lynxmotion forums. It turned ou... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "69333",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2009-04-05T16:46:20",
"content": "That is creepy. By far, the most realistic/fluid arachnoid/crab movement I’ve yet seen in a robot.I’d swear that thing was alive, if I couldn’t see the wires & servos. That is really extremely impressive movem... | 1,760,377,666.748006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/02/mac-lcd-logo-tutorial/ | Mac LCD Logo Tutorial | Caleb Kraft | [
"laptops hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"lcd",
"logo",
"mac"
] | [Eddie], who made the
Mac Logo LCD Mod
, had posted a
step by step tutorial on how to do it yourself
. He basically just fully disassembled his MacBook, popped out the logo, put one from an iBook or Powerbook, then mounted a small LCD back there and routed it into a USB port internally. He says the extra electronics ca... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "68972",
"author": "flaunt_dzx",
"timestamp": "2009-04-02T19:01:38",
"content": "What happens when pressure is put on the outside cover of the laptop? Normally there is a small space between the lcd and the case, as designed, to prevent damage.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,666.594967 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/01/eyetoy-kaneye-tracking-system-preview/ | KanEye Tracking System Preview | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"eye tracking",
"eyetoy",
"grafitti",
"grl",
"kaneye"
] | [vimeo=3952932]
[Tempt One] is a graffiti artist who has Lou Gehrig’s disease. He can no longer physically produce art, since his disease has taken his ability to control his arms. His friends, won’t let that be the end of it though. They’re
building a visual tracking system
to let him
work by moving his eye
. It seems... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "68862",
"author": "Edward@Nardella.ca",
"timestamp": "2009-04-01T21:53:58",
"content": "YEAH thats amazing. I can’t articulate how awesome this is.What a gift. Why did no one try this before??? I bet Steven Hawking could improve his WPM output with something like this. Using somethi... | 1,760,377,666.854596 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/01/how-to-fix-your-stupid-internet/ | How-to: Fix Your Stupid Internet | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"how-to",
"News"
] | [
"april fools",
"humor",
"lolinternet",
"omgponies"
] | Dear Hack a Day,
Websites keep publishing poorly executed jokes today; how can I fix this?
We’ve been getting a lot of questions on the
tip line
like the one above, so we put together this one-step illustrated how-to. If you’re not the physical labor type, you can use [Steve Lambert]’s
SelfControl
.
[Related:
Hack a Da... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "68848",
"author": "Moat",
"timestamp": "2009-04-01T19:50:36",
"content": "Worked great! Wait.. how am I posting this?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68849",
"author": "Drumm'age",
"timestamp": "2009-04-01T19:54:04",
... | 1,760,377,666.706806 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/04/01/hacking-at-random-2009-ticket-sale-extended/ | Hacking At Random 2009 Ticket Sale Extended | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"camp",
"cccamp",
"computer camp",
"conference",
"hacker conference",
"hackercon",
"hacking at random",
"har",
"har2009",
"Netherlands",
"tickets"
] | The massive hacker camp
Hacking at Random 2009
has
extended their early bird ticket sales until April 14th
. At EUR150, they’ve already managed to sell 1000 tickets. Every two years the european hacker community gathers together to hold a multiday camp that covers topics from hacking to art and politics. 2007’s
CCCamp
... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "88126",
"author": "xSmurf",
"timestamp": "2009-08-20T12:13:45",
"content": "Ah yes I saw it at the eventphone booth, it was really nice! Didn’t get try it though as my stupid VTech DECT phone refused to ppair up with the network :/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repli... | 1,760,377,666.545199 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/31/axis-49-teardown/ | AXiS-49 Teardown | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"c-thru",
"dspic33f",
"harmonic",
"harmonic table keyboard",
"ken rushton",
"matrixsynth",
"microcontroller",
"midi",
"monome",
"pic",
"pic18f",
"pic18f2450",
"teardown",
"usb"
] | We touched on harmonic table MIDI controllers when [aris]
was building one
. [Ken Rushton] has one of C-Thru’s commercial keypads, the
AXiS-49
, and
disassembled the device to show how it works
. A
PIC18F2450
microcontroller provides the USB interface and is connected to a
dsPIC33FJ128GP310
digital signal controller wh... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "68771",
"author": "Arthur",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T23:18:40",
"content": "Hey, not to be nitpicky, but one of the things that has bugged me about hack a day latley is the sheer amount of links in a article summary.I ended up clicking on “Was building one”, “monome button clones” a... | 1,760,377,666.640786 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/31/the-dream-tablet/ | The Dream Tablet | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"dreamcast",
"tablet"
] | [Matthew] has completed this
Dreamcast tablet modification
. That’s right, you’re looking at a Dreamcast laid out in tablet format. We’re not really sure what advantages the tablet layout has, since it’s not touch screen and you probably need to put it down to play anyway. The
laptop
or clam shell might have been a sma... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "68735",
"author": "Tommy",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T19:12:27",
"content": "Not a ha… oh, wait…Frick’n Sweet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68740",
"author": "Raged",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T19:37:34",
"content": "v... | 1,760,377,666.800092 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/31/through-hole-bus-pirate-kit-from-fundamental-logic/ | Through-hole Bus Pirate Kit From Fundamental Logic | Ian | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bootloader",
"bus pirate",
"electronics",
"ftdi",
"fundamental logic",
"kit",
"through hole",
"usb"
] | Fundamental Logic is selling a
Bus Pirate kit
and
bare PCB
based on our universal serial interface tool. They started with our serial port-based
v1a hardware
, and modified it to use all through-hole parts. 8pin DIP
LP2951ACN
/
-3.3
switchable voltage regulators replace the surface mount
TPS79650
/
33
that we used. Th... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "68734",
"author": "Polaczek",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T19:09:00",
"content": "I’ve become really interested in making v1, but really thought that USB would kick major ass and would let faster communication. When do you guys think you’ll be releasing v2?",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,667.050992 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/28/the-narcisystem/ | The Narcisystem | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Medical Hacks"
] | [
"biometric",
"iphone"
] | The Narcisystem is part of an art display where
[Eric] strapped himself to as many biometric sensors as he could
. The core of the system was a
Funnel IO
which includes an Arduino, Xbee plug, and LiPo charging circuit. It was collecting data from a heart rate monitor, an EEG, a
breathalyzer
, compass, and an accelerome... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "68365",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2009-03-28T21:29:04",
"content": "That is pretty sweet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68366",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2009-03-28T21:31:22",
"content": "“Failed” i... | 1,760,377,666.985299 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/27/macro-photography-with-chdk/ | Macro Photography With CHDK | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"chdk",
"macro photography"
] | [Tim] photographs insects for bugguide.net. As you can imagine, macro photography is a must. He was very frustrated with his camera’s stock ability to capture the insects. You can see in the example on his site that the image is blurry and has some color issues. He did some research and
hacked together a method of gett... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "68245",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-03-27T19:44:51",
"content": "I have a couple SLR lenses laying around and really need to do this. The biggest hurdle is the lens adapter.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68251",
... | 1,760,377,666.926354 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/26/distance-detecting-pc/ | Distance Detecting Pc | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"distance",
"sonar"
] | Reader [Joshua] sent in his latest project. using a sonar rangefinder, an Arduino, and some clever programming,
he’s made is computer react to his distance from it
. As you can see in the video after the jump, he has programmed it to change text size and background color depending on his distance from the screen. While... | 55 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "68087",
"author": "William Deacon",
"timestamp": "2009-03-26T21:15:56",
"content": "How about just simple everyday uses? Automatically turning off the screen saver when you sit down and reach for the keyboard? Or shuts off the screen when you walk away? It would seem to me the be... | 1,760,377,667.209775 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/26/banjo-hero/ | Banjo Hero | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"banjo",
"guitar hero",
"rock band",
"xbox"
] | We’ve
posted a plethora
of Guitar Hero style hardware hacks, but this one is completely different than the others. Behold, the
Banjo hero
. This unique controller was constructed from an old banjo and a guitar hero controller. Custom software was then built with custom songs for game play. We really wish we could see i... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "68072",
"author": "fenwick",
"timestamp": "2009-03-26T20:37:56",
"content": "That’s pretty cool. How do the gameplay mechanics work, just push the buttons instead of the frets?That’s actually a Rock Band controller, not a Guitar Hero controller.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth"... | 1,760,377,667.468057 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/26/arduino-mega-is-official/ | Arduino MEGA Is Official | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"arduino",
"arduino mega",
"spikenzie"
] | The
Arduino MEGA is official
and even more expansive than we
originally thought
. It has 54 digital i/o pins. 14 of those can be PWM outputs. Along with 16 analog inputs and 4 UARTs. It is even compatable with most shields for the Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimila. | 68 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "68023",
"author": "stealthmonkey",
"timestamp": "2009-03-26T18:06:08",
"content": "yeaaah… alright… it’s _computable_ (nooooo… not compatible, but _computable_ with the shields) xD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68024",
"a... | 1,760,377,667.317294 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/26/tweet-a-watt-kits/ | Tweet-a-Watt Kits | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"killawatt",
"ladyada",
"power meter",
"tweet a watt",
"twitter",
"wattcher"
] | [adafruit] wrote in to let us know that the
Tweet-a-Watt is now available in kit form
. While the
plans have been available
for a while, a kit is a welcomed addition. The kit doesn’t include the Kill-a-Watt monitor, but rather the XBee adapters and parts necessary to make it talk to your Arduino or computer. The kit is... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "68021",
"author": "Ninja",
"timestamp": "2009-03-26T17:42:48",
"content": "WTF is the point of this crap…?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68022",
"author": "will d.",
"timestamp": "2009-03-26T17:57:38",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,667.609541 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/25/opensource-robotic-arm/ | Opensource Robotic Arm | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"oomlout",
"robot",
"thingiverse"
] | [oomlout] has released this
Opensource robotic arm
. It is 5 axis, using cheap hobby servos. The total cost, including
having it cut at thingaiverse.com
is roughly $150. The plans include all the pieces, down to the servo controller. This means that you’ll have to supply your own microcontroller and programming. They d... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "67922",
"author": "transhuman",
"timestamp": "2009-03-26T00:01:45",
"content": "this is quite simply: awesome.keep up the good work oomlout",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67928",
"author": "cyrozap",
"timestamp": "2009-... | 1,760,377,667.522846 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/30/containing-conficker/ | Containing Conficker | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"conficker",
"Dan Kaminsky",
"honeynet project",
"network scanner",
"nmap",
"patch",
"rich mogull",
"scan",
"security",
"svn",
"whitepaper",
"windows",
"worm"
] | With
all the noise
about
Conficker
turning your computer into liquid hot magma on April 1st, there’s actually some positive news. Researchers from the
HoneyNet Project
have been following the worm since infections started in late 2008. They recently discovered an easy way to identify infected systems remotely. Conficke... | 50 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "68636",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T00:52:27",
"content": "One word…Linux.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68637",
"author": "happypinguin",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T01:06:22",
"content": "@tony+1",
... | 1,760,377,667.723311 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/30/psp-as-a-status-monitor/ | PSP As A Status Monitor | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"lua",
"psp",
"python"
] | [Avi] sent in his
PSP as a status monitor hack
(zip). He’s using Lua on the PSP, so you have to install LuaPlayer. The computer side is written in python, so it should be cross platform.
Last time we saw a psp as an extra monitor
, it had more capabilities, but it was limited to Windows. You’ll find the Lua script as w... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "68598",
"author": "digidev",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T18:47:48",
"content": "nice, very usefull when you’re on the go!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68599",
"author": "felippe",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T18:57:49",
... | 1,760,377,667.783019 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/30/parts-programmable-gain-amplifier-mcp6s26/ | Parts: Programmable Gain Amplifier (MCP6S26) | Ian | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"interface",
"MCP6S26",
"parts",
"programmable gain amplifier",
"spi"
] | Microchip’s
MCP6S21/2/6/8
are programmable gain amplifiers that multiply an input voltage by a factor of 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, and 32. The MCP6S22/6/8 also have selectable input channels for working with different signal sources. The multiplication factor and input channel are configured through an
SPI
interface. This... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "68619",
"author": "Rolf Stenström",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T22:33:11",
"content": "As always, a great write-up. Keep ’em coming!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68629",
"author": "TC",
"timestamp": "2009-03-31T00:10:33"... | 1,760,377,667.838747 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/30/arduino-wii-nunchuck-servos/ | Arduino + Wii Nunchuck + Servos | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"nunchuck",
"robot",
"webcam",
"wii"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phcsDNOglLI]
[Yezzer] has posted a video of a cool little project he’s working on. He has
interfaced the Arduino and the Wii Nunchuck
to control some servos. He mounted a standard
USB
webcam
on it for good measure. There isn’t a whole lot of information, but he does include a few... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "68582",
"author": "Ninja",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T15:19:45",
"content": "Pretty sweet hack. Reminds me of something you’d strap to an RC car in order to spy on somebody/something.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68587",
"a... | 1,760,377,667.930994 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/29/toorcamp-call-for-papersparticipation/ | ToorCamp Call For Papers/participation | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"call for papers",
"cfp",
"conference",
"hacker con",
"hacker conference",
"missile silo",
"toorcamp",
"toorcon",
"twitter"
] | We’ve been watching and waiting intently as
ToorCamp
comes together. It’s a four day hacker conference that will be held in a Washington state missile silo July 2nd-5th. While we’re excited about this debut event, its success depends entirely on those presenting. The
call for papers
is currently open and they’ve got a ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "68527",
"author": "Ninja",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T02:50:15",
"content": "First",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68544",
"author": "JoRo",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T06:20:04",
"content": "“@ToorCamp announcements on T... | 1,760,377,667.882003 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/29/automated-drum/ | Automated Drum | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"drum",
"guthman",
"hacked gadgets",
"madi",
"mallet automatic drumming instrument",
"mechatronics",
"snare drum",
"video",
"x prize",
"youtube"
] | A team of three PhD students constructed this ‘
multi-mallet automatic drumming instrument (Madi)
‘. Their
Expressive Machines Musical Instruments
site is dedicated to building instruments like this and they recently showed their work at the first annual
Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
. A ‘low-stakes X Prize’ f... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "68509",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T00:23:49",
"content": "wow but can it play anything not annoying?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68517",
"author": "Bull J Moose",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T01:10:15",
... | 1,760,377,668.000995 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/29/vexduino/ | Vexduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"vexplorer"
] | [Jeremy] picked up a Vexplorer pretty cheap, and wanted to make it better. He decided that
Arduino controls would probably be a nice upgrade
. He patched into the controller and installed a nice looking plug to interface with the
Arduino
. He says the software was custom made as he couldn’t find suitable examples on th... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "68520",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2009-03-30T01:18:41",
"content": "all i can say about this one is – great soldering station, cant solder for shit",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "68563",
"author": "2419tech.",
"ti... | 1,760,377,668.047797 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/25/photographing-leds/ | Photographing LEDs | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"photography"
] | Since we rely on you, our loyal readers, to supply the tasty projects that we thrive upon, we felt this writeup about
how to photograph LEDs
could be very useful. Photographing them can be quite difficult at times, they throw off the standard settings on your camera pretty easily. EMSL takes us through all the settings... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "67912",
"author": "Mephistopheles",
"timestamp": "2009-03-25T22:48:51",
"content": "Wow, they never even mention using a flash in their article.I find the best way to take photos of brightly lit things (such as LEDs) is to use a flash to light the rest of the shot…eg.http://www.flic... | 1,760,377,668.1049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/25/google-summer-of-code-2009/ | Google Summer Of Code 2009 | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"google",
"nui group",
"summer of code",
"VideoLAN"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBRRR0BQyz0]
This year’s
Google summer of code
has been kicked off with a fairly substantial amount of participants. You can still submit an application until April 3rd, to join the roughly 2,500 “graduates”. For those who don’t know what it is, the Google summer of code pairs de... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "67834",
"author": "daryl",
"timestamp": "2009-03-25T21:23:19",
"content": "Caleb, for the last link for videolan, did you mean this link?http://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/vlc-media-player-092-released/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,668.54296 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/25/bounty-on-bus-pirate-features-get-a-free-v2-pcb/ | Bounty On Bus Pirate Features, Get A Free V2 PCB | Ian | [
"contests",
"hardware",
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bootloader",
"bounty",
"BSD",
"bus pirate",
"code contributions",
"free PCB",
"open source",
"pcb",
"pic",
"pic24f"
] | We’re putting a bounty on two high-priority
Bus Pirate
features. You can get a free PCB for the upcoming Bus Pirate V2 by writing a bit of code. Hack a Day has a varied and talented group of readers, and we know someone out there has the experience to make these changes with minimal difficulty.
The latest code integrat... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "67814",
"author": "cail",
"timestamp": "2009-03-25T19:31:29",
"content": "Are you willing to sell some of those spare boards? I’d love to buy just one at a price that costs me less than having to setup and fab a whole panel through any other PCB house.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,668.442348 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/24/serial-to-usb-cable-for-the-g1/ | Serial To USB Cable For The G1 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks"
] | [
"android",
"G1",
"t-mobile",
"t-mobile g1"
] | For those wanting to do some hacking or kernel debugging on their G1, [macpoddotnet] shows how to make a
serial to USB cable
. He gathered enough information on the
Android platform google group
to be able to piece something together. He’s using a USB 2.8V serial TTL level converter, and lists several available that s... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "67683",
"author": "Joe Franklin",
"timestamp": "2009-03-24T20:35:53",
"content": "I think he meant 3.3v TTL to serial to USB.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67685",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2009-03-24T21:02:12",
... | 1,760,377,668.362377 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/24/nickel-o-matic/ | Nickel-O-Matic | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"basic",
"coin",
"parallax",
"robot"
] | [Mike] sent in this project. It’s a robot, designed to print on wooden coins while people watch. It was built to be in the iHobby Expo 08 in Chicago. The main movement is controlled by a BASIC Stamp2, while the ink jet system is run off of a Propeller. The entire system has 4 servos, 3 stepper motors, a DC motor, a hac... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "67672",
"author": "djlspider",
"timestamp": "2009-03-24T19:47:53",
"content": "where’s the video?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67673",
"author": "djlspider",
"timestamp": "2009-03-24T19:48:38",
"content": "THERE I... | 1,760,377,668.50241 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/24/external-keyboard-with-an-iphone/ | External Keyboard With An IPhone | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"infra red",
"iphone",
"keyboard"
] | Using an IR keyboard is now possible with a non jailbroken iPhone
. The folks at perceptive development have developed a custom interface that connects through the headphone jack. They had already developed the
serial modem
, so this was just another step at connecting peripherals. With some smart and small packaging,... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "67642",
"author": "Mike D",
"timestamp": "2009-03-24T17:30:40",
"content": "Meh….isn’t this what netbooks are for? Seems a bit unnecessary.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67646",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-0... | 1,760,377,668.739731 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/23/autonomous-atv/ | Autonomous ATV | Adam Harris | [
"gps hacks",
"Robots Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"atv",
"autonomous",
"camera",
"gps",
"lidar",
"path planning",
"radio controlled",
"rc",
"robot",
"video"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja3ND8Pk_0M&hl=en&fs=1]
A team at UNC Charlotte has been
working on an autonomous vehicle
to drag a cart that has sensing equipment. Starting with a stock Honda ATV, different systems were added to give a
Renesas processor
control of the ATV. A model airplane receiver was attach... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "67545",
"author": "gazorp",
"timestamp": "2009-03-24T00:52:31",
"content": "(say it with me) REMOTE CONTROL != AUTONOMOUSI realize they have plans to get there, but at this point it is a big RC toy.Best of luck guys and CAN i have a RIDE?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,669.070514 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/23/hacked-instruments-compete/ | Hacked Instruments Compete | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The
first annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
proved to be a very interesting place to be as hacked musical instruments competed for $10,000 in prizes. 60 people applied and 25 were chosen to show off their hacked together, strange, and whimsical instruments. There were all kinds of creations, from keyboard c... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "67505",
"author": "n00bert",
"timestamp": "2009-03-23T20:43:23",
"content": "First!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67507",
"author": "ho0d0o",
"timestamp": "2009-03-23T20:55:38",
"content": "Why write that? I like... | 1,760,377,668.790018 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/23/bios-level-malware/ | Bios Level Malware | Caleb Kraft | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"bios",
"malware",
"virus"
] | “Reformat it”. That’s pretty much our default answer when someone calls us complaining of malware and viruses. Though many can be removed, it can sometimes be quicker and less frustrating just to reformat it. Some of us even have specific ways that we organize all of our files just to make the quarterly reformat go smo... | 83 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "67466",
"author": "Emerica",
"timestamp": "2009-03-23T18:15:11",
"content": "Domain is dead here. 403",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67467",
"author": "Sam Switzer",
"timestamp": "2009-03-23T18:17:58",
"content": "s... | 1,760,377,668.888697 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/22/brew-fridge-thermostat/ | Brew Fridge Thermostat | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"ATtiny25",
"AVR",
"beer",
"beer fridge",
"fridge",
"homebrew",
"microbrew",
"refridgerator",
"relay",
"sparkfun",
"thermistor",
"thermostat"
] | Reader [Will R] sent in a
thermostat mod for his brew fridge
. His friends had found a perfectly fine bar refrigerator and wanted to repurpose it for brewing beer. A previous batch of microbrew had been mangled by the Australian heat so they wanted something that could maintain the perfect temperature. The fridge’s bui... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "67350",
"author": "Mephistopheles",
"timestamp": "2009-03-22T23:12:43",
"content": "Why use an op-amp when a microprocessor will do, huh… ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67351",
"author": "cynic",
"timestamp": "2009-0... | 1,760,377,668.964128 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/22/snes-toaster/ | SNES Toaster | Eliot | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"nes",
"netbsd",
"nintendo",
"nintoaster",
"snes",
"super nintendo",
"super nintoaster",
"toaster",
"youtube"
] | From the same person who brought you the
NES toaster
comes the
Super Nintoaster
. It looks like the most difficult part of the construction was extending the cartridge connector. The slider button works as the power button. The toast control now changes the brightness of the glowing red LEDs. Video introduction embedde... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "67339",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2009-03-22T22:19:56",
"content": "Haha; good mod and a great video.“when are you going to start?”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67340",
"author": "n00b",
"timestamp": "2009-0... | 1,760,377,669.018138 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/22/roomba-baby-cradle/ | Roomba Baby Cradle | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cradle",
"crib",
"roomba"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PllYYGakjEU]
The creator of the
pac man modded roomba
is at it again. This time, [Ron Tajima] is going in a completely different direction. He has made a
baby cradle attachment for his roomba
. We don’t know what safety concerns there might be, but the baby seems OK with, so far.... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "67327",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-03-22T20:18:22",
"content": "Roomba movements are so unnatural, I can easily see this kid having some problems later in life.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67331",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,669.123188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/21/daft-punk-costumes/ | Daft Punk Costumes | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"costume",
"daft punk",
"el wire",
"led"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHrWllxRLgQ]
[derektroywest] has posted a detailed
step by step breakdown of making a Daft Punk costume
. They’ve done a great job, the overall look is very convincing. They include links to where to get each part as well as information on how they pulled it off. The helmets were... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "67254",
"author": "vonskippy",
"timestamp": "2009-03-21T22:43:05",
"content": "About as cool as the tron guy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67259",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2009-03-21T23:38:03",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,669.182454 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/21/64pixels-are-enough/ | 64pixels Are Enough | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"alex",
"attiny2313",
"AVR",
"emsl",
"evil mad scientist laboratories",
"led",
"led matrix",
"microcontroller",
"video",
"vimeo"
] | [Alex] put together this
lovely minimal LED project
. The square pixel matrix is soldered directly to the microcontroller in the same style as
EMSL’s Micro-Readerboard
. During the prototyping phase he used resistors to limit the current from the programming board. The final product doesn’t use resistors and manages th... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "67241",
"author": "arthur",
"timestamp": "2009-03-21T21:13:26",
"content": "err.. page not loading",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67246",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2009-03-21T22:07:33",
"content": "Argh, hope ... | 1,760,377,669.269912 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/20/sniffing-keystrokes-via-laser-power-lines/ | Sniffing Keystrokes Via Laser, Power Lines | Eliot | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"cansecwest",
"jeramy",
"keylogger",
"ps2",
"security",
"sniffing",
"tempest",
"usb"
] | Researchers from Inverse Path showed a couple interesting techniques for
sniffing keystrokes at CanSecWest
. For their first experiments they used a laser pointed at the shiny back of a laptop. The keystrokes would cause the laptop to vibrate which they could detect just like they would with any laser listening device.... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "67156",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2009-03-21T01:55:08",
"content": "as an alternative to pointing a laser at the back of a laptop, I propose pointing a camera at the front.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67161",
"autho... | 1,760,377,669.34703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/20/airsoft-hacking/ | Airsoft Hacking | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"gun",
"ultra violet",
"uv"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnUufutxAzQ]
[Barrett] sent in this
hack he did to an airsoft pistol
. He was using “tracer rounds” or glowing airsoft pellets and found that there was no commercially available way of charging them up with uv light before they are shot. He cracked open his pistol, removed the sa... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "67122",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2009-03-20T20:44:42",
"content": "uh…guys, that’s an ultraviolet LED, which is outside the spectrum of visible light for the human eye. The only reason you can see it in the video is because the CCD in the digital camera picks it up as being ... | 1,760,377,669.474033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/20/making-a-rail-gun/ | Making A Rail Gun | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"capacitor",
"high voltage",
"rail gun"
] | [Rp181] has documented his entire
rail gun build
. He takes us through collecting the materials and assembling the system. It required 18 400V 3900uf capacitors to get the 5600 joules he wanted. It looks pretty impressive, though a video of it wreaking havoc on something might have been nice. We’ve seen rail guns befor... | 17 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "67110",
"author": "Prospektor",
"timestamp": "2009-03-20T18:54:58",
"content": "Shots of it firing here:http://rp181.110mb.com/index.php?p=1_32_Shots",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "67115",
"author": "polymath",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,669.640418 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/19/hackit-xbox-360-hardware-failures-on-the-rise/ | Hackit: Xbox 360 Hardware Failures On The Rise? | Eliot | [
"HackIt",
"News",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"bga",
"e74",
"HackIt",
"hdmi",
"joystiq",
"reflow",
"rrod",
"smd",
"solder",
"warranty",
"xbox",
"xbox 360",
"xenon"
] | Joystiq has been tracking the new starlet of
Xbox 360
failures:
the E74 error
. It appears as the lower right light on the console turning red and an on-screen message telling the user to contact support with the error E74. The number of reported E74 errors seems to have risen since August 2008 and people are wondering... | 51 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "66974",
"author": "alex dresko",
"timestamp": "2009-03-20T01:54:34",
"content": "My 360 had e74 three times BEFORE the new “experience”.. Fortunately, I purchased the three year warranty from Walmart and they’ve “fixed” it every time. so far, it hasn’t broken again. If it does, Wal... | 1,760,377,669.735088 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/19/status-icon-for-your-office/ | Status Icon For Your Office | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"display",
"oled"
] | [flickr video= 3187384682]
[Furan] wanted a way to let people know his status at the office. Maybe he didn’t want to be bothered, or wanted to let them know he was on break. His solution is to set up an
OLED display outside his office to display his status
. He’s using a 4d systems OLED display. He has a windows appl... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "66946",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-03-20T00:05:04",
"content": "no, i like the icon idea. he could have made their meanings more obvious tho.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66947",
"author": "Boter2099",
"t... | 1,760,377,671.826744 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/19/solar-cells-from-donuts-and-tea/ | Solar Cells From Donuts And Tea | Caleb Kraft | [
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"donut",
"solar",
"tea",
"titanum"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwzJEhMmD8]
It sounds unbelievable, but it is true. You can harvest most of what you need for a simple
solar cell from powdered donuts and tea
. Powdered donuts have nanoparticles of
titanium dioxide
which is a “high band gap semi conductor”. This means that it can be used to m... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "66903",
"author": "Arthur Hall",
"timestamp": "2009-03-19T19:59:24",
"content": "Hardly practical, but very educational!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66907",
"author": "tRANIS",
"timestamp": "2009-03-19T20:14:52",
... | 1,760,377,671.939827 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/19/usb-sniffing-in-linux/ | USB Sniffing In Linux | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"linux",
"sniffing",
"ubuntu",
"usb"
] | [Robert] sent in this tutorial on how to set up
USB sniffing in linux
. Useful for seeing exactly what is being communicated to and from your USB devices, this ability is built into linux. [Bert], the author, shows us the steps involved and how to filter it to get the data we desire. You can specify exactly which devic... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "66881",
"author": "Robert Liesenfeld",
"timestamp": "2009-03-19T18:38:12",
"content": "Actually this is mis-attributed, it should be attributed to Bert Vermuelen, as he’s the one who actually put together the writeup!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,671.585794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/18/wii-nunchuck-and-classic-usb-mod/ | Wii Nunchuck And Classic USB Mod | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"nintendo",
"ps3",
"usb",
"wii"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLWAWtpcelM]
[kero905] sent in this project he’s working on. It is an
open source hardware converter to connect Wii controllers via USB
. It uses an
Arduino
for its brains. It is still in development, the only controllers that work are the nunchuck and the classic. He notes that ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "66809",
"author": "tikimexican",
"timestamp": "2009-03-19T00:06:57",
"content": "I suppose it’s interesting, but I don’t really think the wii controllers are very comfortable, or good looking.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "668... | 1,760,377,671.773782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/18/hacking-the-magsafe/ | Hacking The MagSafe | Caleb Kraft | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"kensington",
"laptop",
"macbook",
"macintosh",
"magsafe",
"power supply"
] | This is a simple hack that could come in handy one day. [Mooner] wanted to use a Kensington universal power supply with his Macbook Pro, but found the adapters and peripherals involved “hideous”. His solution was to
wire directly to the Kensington power supply
. It’s pretty simple really, only a couple resistors are ne... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "66788",
"author": "xero",
"timestamp": "2009-03-18T21:33:02",
"content": "got a link??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66790",
"author": "Brad",
"timestamp": "2009-03-18T21:34:42",
"content": "doh:)",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,671.735693 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/18/gps-cradle-upgrade-to-bluetooth/ | GPS Cradle Upgrade To Bluetooth | Caleb Kraft | [
"gps hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bluesmirf",
"bluetooth",
"gps",
"ipaq",
"kirrio"
] | [emuboy] sent in this neat hack where he
converted a GPS dock to bluetooth
(
google translated
). He has an ipaq rz1710 and a Kirrio GPS cradle. Apparently there were annoying problems when inserting the ipaq into the cradle. He decided that he would much rather just connect via
Bluetooth
. After tearing apart the crad... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "66782",
"author": "pokey",
"timestamp": "2009-03-18T20:36:19",
"content": "Hey kids! Wanna get an article on Hack-A-Day? Glue a BlueSmirf to your async serial gadget! Hurry, you could be the first to bluetoothify your cable STB’s tuner port!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": ... | 1,760,377,671.870391 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/17/iphone-30-adds-custom-protocol-support-for-addons/ | IPhone 3.0 Adds Custom Protocol Support For Addons | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"a2dp",
"apple",
"apple iphone",
"dock",
"dock connector",
"engadget",
"iphone",
"iphone 3.0",
"mms",
"multitouch",
"tuio"
] | In middle of all the
adding features that should have been available day-one
, Apple announced something really interesting for the hardware hacking community. The new
iPhone 3.0
OS will support application communication over bluetooth or through the dock connector using standard or custom protocols. From
Engadget’s co... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "66656",
"author": "fyrebug",
"timestamp": "2009-03-17T20:22:47",
"content": "well, using the hacked sdk you can already use the dock connector for TX RX, but it’s nice to see it in the official app. also nice to see bluetooth in their being used for communication….",
"parent_id"... | 1,760,377,671.478012 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/17/amiga-joystick-camera-cable-release/ | Amiga Joystick Camera Cable Release | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | [betaj] shares this cool mod with us. They used an
Amiga joystick to create the shutter release
for their camera. The circuit is pretty simple, consisting of a battery and a switch. It interfaces with the camera via a USB type A connector. Its fairly simple, but will definitely get some comments from onlookers when it ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "66655",
"author": "SleighBoy",
"timestamp": "2009-03-17T20:18:36",
"content": "I think a NES light gun would be even better, and probably attract more looks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66659",
"author": "twiz",
"tim... | 1,760,377,671.32459 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/17/megashield-for-arduino-mega/ | MEGAshield For Arduino MEGA | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks"
] | [
"arduino mega",
"shield"
] | The folks over at NKC electronics didn’t waste any time with this one. They sent in the
MEGA shield for the Arduino MEGA
. We just
posted the story of the Arduino MEGA yesterday
, so that was pretty fast. | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "66677",
"author": "pragma",
"timestamp": "2009-03-17T22:59:53",
"content": "I wonder what the insertion force is for that many header pins. Looks like it would be tough to get off the motherboard.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,671.52808 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/16/arduino-mega/ | Arduino MEGA | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"arduino mega",
"atmega",
"atmega1280",
"AVR",
"emsl",
"etech",
"evil mad scientist laboratories",
"mega"
] | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
spotted one of the
first images of the Arduino MEGA
. The board is based on the
ATmega1280
microcontroller, which has 128KB of flash,
4KB of RAM
, and 4KB of EEPROM. We haven’t seen any official specs yet, but the silkscreen shows 12 PWM connections, 36 Digital I/O, and 16 analog inputs.... | 53 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "66523",
"author": "incognito",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T23:54:54",
"content": "just one more reason to design one of those damn christmas light displays..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66532",
"author": "emperor",
"tim... | 1,760,377,671.673513 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/10/adding-esata-to-an-acer-aspire-1/ | Adding ESATA To An Acer Aspire 1 | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"acer",
"sata",
"tnkgrl"
] | In another installment of her ongoing efforts to mod the Acer Aspire 1, [tnkgrl] has
added eSATA capabilities
. During the
hard drive upgrade
she did, she used the spare PATA connection, leaving an SATA connection free. This time she has gone in and extended it to be accessible outside the case. To do that, she scaveng... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "65858",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T00:13:50",
"content": "Neat. This can be done on any computer with a free sata port, just drill the hole and add the cable.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65872",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,672.003603 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/10/building-the-shmooball-cannon/ | Building The Shmooball Cannon | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cannon",
"shmooball",
"shmoocon"
] | We’ve been
eagerly anticipating
this, [Larry] has published the
entire build of the Shmooball gun for 2009
. This design is more compact and elegant than the one for
2008
and has a slightly more Ghost Buster’s aesthetic about it. The pictures are great and there’s lots of good tips along the way. We can’t wait to see ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "65841",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2009-03-10T20:32:07",
"content": "See, now we just need one with a Portal aesthetic!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65847",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2009-03-10T21:53:4... | 1,760,377,672.16984 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/09/replacing-a-point-and-shoot-lens/ | Replacing A Point And Shoot Lens | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"cannon",
"canon",
"lens",
"point and shoot"
] | Cockeyed.com
is a peculiar site. It is spattered with links in an almost unintelligible manner, but if you dig hard enough, or just click randomly, you can find some pretty fun stuff. One nice writeup they’ve done is how to
replace the lens in their point and shoot camera
. This one happens to be a Canon Powershot sd75... | 19 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "65726",
"author": "Michael Witt",
"timestamp": "2009-03-09T22:33:12",
"content": "“Discard. No! Wait. Keep that.”Best quote from the article.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65731",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2009-0... | 1,760,377,672.223017 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/09/24-solid-state-drives-in-raid/ | 24 Solid State Drives In Raid | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"samsung",
"solid state",
"ssd"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs]
In a time when marketing is all around us, companies often have to come up with new and creative ways to get us excited. Some go the viral route, others hire famous spokes people.
Samsung did well with this idea
. Let some computer geeks build something awesome and h... | 63 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "65707",
"author": "Alex Towler",
"timestamp": "2009-03-09T20:35:56",
"content": "I love the soundtrack – Good fun video – and bloody hell. I thought my machine was fast but DAMN! Now how much would a build like that cost.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,672.432902 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/09/parts-4x4-rgb-button-pad-controller-spi/ | Parts: 4×4 RGB Button Pad Controller SPI | Ian | [
"Parts",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"blinkenlights",
"bus pirate",
"button pad",
"buttons",
"leds",
"massive fail",
"monday parts",
"parts",
"RGB LED",
"sparkfun electronics",
"spi"
] | We covered SparkFun’s new
RGB button pad controller
a few weeks ago. This is a full-color clone of the
monome
interface; a 4×4 grid of buttons with tri-color LEDs underneath. Each LED has
24bits of color control
, for more than 16million color combinations. Up to 10 panels can be chained together to create huge button ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "65750",
"author": "Jim",
"timestamp": "2009-03-10T01:13:48",
"content": "One work-around to this oddity would be to use a pull-up and tri-state the clock line before asserting CS — I’ve used this on a certain humidity / temp sensor that doesn’t meet spec. On many of the microcontro... | 1,760,377,672.679899 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/09/motion-detecting-cat-toy/ | Motion Detecting Cat Toy | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"cat toy"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFX8vSw42DY]
We love our pets, but sometimes we just can’t keep up with them all the time. Sometimes, we need some automated playmates for our furry pals. [Kateham] has built a
motion detecting cat toy
to keep their cat content and active. Their price list was roughly $5 for the ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "65683",
"author": "medix",
"timestamp": "2009-03-09T15:00:57",
"content": "I wonder what motion sensor was used?This would be fun to do with the ‘motion’ package for linux. (similar to the ‘blender defender’ but no x10)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},... | 1,760,377,672.944323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/08/model-rocket-gps-and-data-logger/ | Model Rocket GPS And Data Logger | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"data logger",
"gps",
"rocket"
] | Serious rocket hobbyists aren’t content with merely launching their rockets into the air. [wwgd] wants to have an on board computer to control his flights and log the data. He doesn’t quite know how to do it all yet, so he’s starting with the basics. He has
built the basic GPS data logger
using an accelerometer, a GPS... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "65645",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-03-08T23:35:12",
"content": "stratosphere? geez what kind of rocket are we talking about?but still, it’s cool. too bad he’s using a basic stamp. could stick a pressure sensor in there yet to get more accurate altitude data.",
"pa... | 1,760,377,672.740192 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/11/batchpcb-now-even-more-a-la-carte/ | BatchPCB Now Even More à La Carte | Eliot | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"batchpcb",
"fab",
"fab house",
"gold phoenix",
"manufacture",
"pcb",
"sparkfun"
] | BatchPCB is a low-cost PCB manufacturing service run by retailer SparkFun in cooperation with Gold Phoenix. Using them, you can get your design prototyped for as little as $2.50 a sqin. We used the service in our “
How-to: Prepare your Eagle designs for manufacture
“. The service collects orders until they have enough ... | 39 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "66025",
"author": "Jay",
"timestamp": "2009-03-12T01:23:35",
"content": "Nice!anyone wanna make Ladyada’s scrambler?;pif so,keep me informed!jordan2_delta@hotmail.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66027",
"author": "Mike",... | 1,760,377,672.900479 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/11/rocketting-fun/ | Rocketting Fun | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"rocket"
] | [Gabe] sent in this
project summary from his rocketry club’s yearly project
(pdf). The goal was to build a rocket that would go up to about 800 meters and eject a robot that would pilot itself to a destination on the ground for re use. There’s tons of great information from what hardware is in the robot to hardware des... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "65983",
"author": "matthieu",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T20:08:38",
"content": "Awesome !",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65984",
"author": "polymath",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T20:25:11",
"content": "think of what this... | 1,760,377,672.540623 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/11/android-app-scans-barcodes-downloads-torrents/ | Android App Scans Barcodes, Downloads Torrents | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"google hacks"
] | [
"adp1",
"android",
"android market",
"androidandme",
"barcode",
"bounty",
"compare everywhere",
"G1",
"google",
"piratebay",
"t-mobile",
"The Pirate Bay",
"torrent",
"torrent droid",
"torrentfreak",
"upc"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h05KrEjHW6g]
AndroidAndMe is running a
bounty program for Android applications
. Users can request a specific application and pledge money to be awarded to the developer who delivers the functional app. [Alec Holmes] just fulfilled the first request by creating Torrent Droid. You... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "65963",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T17:49:04",
"content": "I LOVE YOU ALEC!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65968",
"author": "Nemo",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T18:04:10",
"content": "cool app. the music... | 1,760,377,673.002797 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/11/arduino-mouse-trap/ | Arduino Mouse Trap | Caleb Kraft | [
"Android Hacks",
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"mouse trap",
"tupperware"
] | [scott] had a need to capture a mouse and wanted to learn about how to program an arduino, so he built an
Arduino controlled mousetrap
. It is made from things he had laying around the house, like some
Tupperware containers
and wooden rods. The program is pretty simple, when a trip wire is touched, the servo jerks the ... | 51 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "65943",
"author": "kormsbee",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T16:41:43",
"content": "what about using a laser to trip the trap?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65944",
"author": "Sprite_tm",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T16:43:29",... | 1,760,377,672.826567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/10/ipod-touch-2g-jailbreak-released/ | IPod Touch 2G Jailbreak Released | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"24kpwn",
"2g",
"apple",
"iphone",
"iphone dev team",
"ipod",
"ipod touch",
"ipod touch 2g",
"jailbreak"
] | The iPod Touch 2G jailbreak was
first shown in January
. It had to be applied every time the iPod was booted. The iphone-dev team just released the
24kpwn LLB patch
to allow for a persistent jailbreak. The team had been hanging on to this patch because there was the possibility the exploit could be used on future iPhon... | 36 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "65896",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T05:39:15",
"content": "Not to be pedantic, but the pictured iPod Touch is 1G, not 2G.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65897",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,673.073512 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/10/usb-finger/ | USB Finger | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"cyborg",
"drive",
"flash",
"memory",
"prosthetic",
"usb",
"wearable"
] | [Jerry] lost his finger in an accident and has since added a
prosthetic USB flash drive
in its place. It’s making the best of a bad situation; there’s nothing wrong with a little voluntary cyborgization. At least it’s not as invasive as some of the implants
we’ve seen before
.
UPDATE:
Here’s the entry on [Jerry]’s pers... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "65856",
"author": "supernova_hq",
"timestamp": "2009-03-11T00:11:08",
"content": "Ok, so you stick your finger in the usb port, open your portable version of openoffice, firefox, etc. Now how in the hell do you type with one hand?!?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,673.145279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/10/wearable-projector-adds-info-to-everyday-activities/ | Wearable Projector Adds Info To Everyday Activities | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"augmented reality",
"media lab",
"mit",
"pattie maes",
"projector",
"ted",
"ted2009",
"video",
"waxy",
"wearable"
] | [Pattie Maes] from MIT’s Media Lab showed a really interesting augmented reality demo at TED this year. It’s a
wearable projector that lets you interact with any surface
. A camera tracks the gestures your fingertips make and performs related actions. She shows several uses: projecting a dial pad on your hand, displayi... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "65850",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-03-10T22:37:08",
"content": "…WANT!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65851",
"author": "baris",
"timestamp": "2009-03-10T23:00:50",
"content": "I think it’s a great ide... | 1,760,377,673.196117 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/14/rfid-controlled-phone-dialing/ | RFID Controlled Phone Dialing | Caleb Kraft | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"home hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"elderly",
"iobridge",
"iphone",
"phone",
"rfid"
] | In an attempt to create an easier to use interface for the elderly, [Stephen] has put together this
phone prototype which uses RFID tags to dial
. It is common for our motor skills and eyesight to deteriorate as we get older. There are special phones out there, but generally the only changes they make are enlarged butt... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "66293",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2009-03-14T16:54:29",
"content": "that’s a pretty nice idea. it really wouldn’t take much effort to make this work with any landline phone – just plug a wedge in between the handset and the main body and generate dialtones for whichever person’... | 1,760,377,673.251762 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/13/avr-hv-rescue-shield/ | AVR HV Rescue Shield | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega",
"rescue",
"RSTDISBL",
"shield"
] | While playing with an ATmega168, [Jeff] programmed the
RSTDISBL fuse bit
. This pretty much makes the chip useless in most cases. [Jeff] didn’t want to give up on it though, so
he built a system to program it using the rarely used high voltage parallel programming mode
. He used an Arduino, a few lines of code and a fe... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "66244",
"author": "D1g1talDragon",
"timestamp": "2009-03-14T01:40:10",
"content": "As does the AVR Dragon, which has saved my butt more then once since I started learning AVRs. I like the idea here though!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,673.292562 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/13/3rd-generation-ipod-shuffle-teardown/ | 3rd Generation IPod Shuffle Teardown | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"News"
] | [
"ipod",
"shuffle",
"teardown"
] | You should all know the drill by now. New electronics hit the market and someone has to post pictures of it spread open bit by bit. The
new shuffle is no different
as iFixit shows us. There are some very nice pictures of the entire process. As you can see, most of the space is taken up by the battery. The thing that is... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "66222",
"author": "Rawrl",
"timestamp": "2009-03-13T23:27:29",
"content": "From the design geniuses at Apple that brought you such successful products as the Macbook wheel, the laptop with only one button, comes the iPod Shuffle 3G, the iPod with no buttons.Shitsux. But then again, ... | 1,760,377,673.342923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/13/apple-logo-secondary-monitor/ | Apple Logo Secondary Monitor | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"display",
"mac",
"macbook",
"monitor",
"secondary",
"video",
"youtube"
] | MacMod member [EdsJunk] has modified the Apple logo on his MacBook to
act as a second video display
(
cache
). There’s a video embedded below showing it playing Quicktime videos and the iTunes visualizer. Unfortunately there aren’t any details of the hardware used. From the display settings, it looks to have a resoluti... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "66202",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2009-03-13T20:26:33",
"content": "Thats pretty rad, it looks like he didn’t do any special software for it either, appears to be configured just like a secondary monitor.I especially like the apple on fire thing he showed and the isight was nov... | 1,760,377,673.70164 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/13/laser-etched-kindle2/ | Laser Etched Kindle 2 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Laser Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"kindle",
"ladyada",
"laser etch",
"xkcd"
] | After seeing the
xkcd comic where they call the Kindle2 the hitchhiker’s guide
, [Ladyada] couldn’t help but
laser etch the Kindle 2
with “Don’t Panic”. We think it looks pretty good, if a bit bubbly. You can see the video of the entire process after the break. Now that xkcd has infiltrated our interwebs, hearts, and m... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "66190",
"author": "Laslow",
"timestamp": "2009-03-13T18:10:51",
"content": "Not-so-nice video – all I can make out for most of it is sun reflecting off the glass cover and the laser head moving back and forth. Weeeee.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,673.869898 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/12/thermosmart-arduino-thermostat/ | Thermosmart: Arduino Thermostat | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"thermometer",
"thermostat"
] | [Chris] sent in the
Thermosmart
. It is an Arduino controlled thermostat. It has a web interface which allows him to see the current temperature and make adjustments from remote locations. He can set heating or cooling to on, off, or auto and adjust the ranges as well.
We’ve seen similar done with an Arduino before
, e... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "66121",
"author": "yoss",
"timestamp": "2009-03-12T19:24:08",
"content": "remote plan monitoring? Is that the new euphemism used for growing illegal substances now?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66124",
"author": "goldscot... | 1,760,377,673.641823 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/12/replacing-the-ipod-shuffles-headphones/ | Replacing The Ipod Shuffle’s Headphones | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"earbuds",
"headphones",
"ipod",
"shuffle"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=1878228&dest=-1]
With the recent announcement that the only controls for the Ipod shuffle will be on the headphones, many were let down. [James] has come to the rescue, showing that you
can just solder new ear buds on the end of the wires
. Though this may not be the perfect solution, especially if y... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "66099",
"author": "Hackius",
"timestamp": "2009-03-12T16:33:52",
"content": "…come onApple sells an adaptor so you don’t have to kill your earbuds.Next you’ll tell me I can clean my own monitor.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "6... | 1,760,377,674.231937 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/16/cupcake-cnc-kit/ | CupCake CNC Kit | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"3d printing",
"cnc",
"extrude",
"reprap"
] | The
CupCake CNC Kit
is the flagship product of MakerBot industries, a joint venture between [Bre Pettis] and [Zach Hoeken]. At $750, it comes with all the motors, belts, body pieces, bearings, belts, and other pieces to assemble it. You could be printing your own 3d objects in a matter of hours with this. 3D printers w... | 29 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "66487",
"author": "Dawning",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T21:23:40",
"content": "Bre & Zach, you guys rule! Ohh man!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66489",
"author": "Av",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T21:28:59",
"content":... | 1,760,377,673.93702 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/16/ultra-mouse-modification/ | Ultra Mouse Modification | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"mouse",
"usb",
"wireless"
] | When traveling with a laptop, we often find that the list of peripherals that we have to attach can get pretty long. Especially if it is an older laptop without wireless built in. [Dawning] has
taken steps to consolidate some of his peripherals
(registration required)by cramming a USB hub and a wireless card into his m... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "66444",
"author": "ZombieD",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T18:25:47",
"content": "How about a small fan to both cool the mouse guts and aerate the palm?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66445",
"author": "barry99705",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,674.075395 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/16/parts-ds1801-spi-audio-volume-potentiometer/ | Parts: DS1801 SPI Audio Volume Potentiometer | Ian | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"3 wire",
"audio",
"bus pirate",
"ds1801",
"parts",
"potentiometer",
"spi",
"volume"
] | Dallas/Maxim’s
DS1801
is an audio volume
potentiometer
with a simple
SPI
interface. This chip has two channels of volume control that might be useful in a DIY audio project. We previously looked at the
DS1807
, a similar part with an I2C interface. This week we’ll show you how to use the SPI version.
DS1801
SPI digital... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "66443",
"author": "Mycroftxxx",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T17:13:19",
"content": "Could this chip be used to vary the inductive load if used to short a motor? I have been wondering about using plain DC motors as both drivers and restistive parts in a variably compliant joint for robo... | 1,760,377,673.987616 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/15/zigbee-aes-key-sniffing/ | Zigbee AES Key Sniffing | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"802.15.4",
"aes",
"aes128",
"crypto",
"mote",
"probe",
"sensor network",
"sniffing",
"spi",
"syringe",
"telosb",
"wireless",
"zigbee"
] | [Travis Goodspeed] posted a preview of what he’s working on for this Summer’s conferences. Last weekend he gave a quick demo of
sniffing AES128 keys on Zigbee hardware
at
SOURCE Boston
. The CC2420 radio module is used in many Zigbee/802.15.4 sensor networks and the keys have to be transferred over an SPI bus to the mo... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "66417",
"author": "fenix849",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T05:42:32",
"content": "There comes a point where the issue becomes physical security rather than software/electrical engineering style security.“Just a moment while i open up your home automation controller and/or hospital care ... | 1,760,377,674.11915 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/15/standalone-eye-fi-upload/ | Standalone Eye-Fi Upload | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Tool Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"eye-fi",
"gallery",
"gallery 2",
"gup",
"jeff tchang",
"python",
"sd",
"sd card",
"server",
"will",
"will o'brien",
"wireless"
] | Former Hack a Day contributor [Will] has been using a
Eye-Fi
SD card to
automate his photo transfers
. Unfortunately this requires using Eye-Fi’s software and talking to their servers. He used [Jeff Tchang]’s
replacement server written in Python
to recieve the images from the card. [Will] manages his own online photo g... | 14 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "66410",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2009-03-16T02:58:36",
"content": "Nice, exactly what I was looking for ^_^ I help out at a beauty pageant, and I was looking for a way to automate the photo gathering process. I’ve looked at the eye-fi before but didn’t like the need for the ... | 1,760,377,674.17187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/14/paintball-gun-turret-assembly-videos/ | Paintball Gun Turret Assembly Videos | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"gun",
"InventGeek",
"jared bouck",
"paintball",
"paintball gun",
"turret"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG3FQYe4rBc]
[Jared] has updated his paintball gun turret page with
more detailed assembly videos
. You can read more about the project in
our original post
. | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "66326",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2009-03-15T00:36:26",
"content": "So it’s controlled manually by a remote control? That’s not quite as cool as I had hoped. It just seems cooler if the device shoots at anyone it sees (and has a good chance of hitting them), which would chang... | 1,760,377,674.278195 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/14/glowing-patch-cables/ | Glowing Patch Cables | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"el wire",
"ethernet",
"PoE"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi3lpVzM-bM]
[Sleepydog] just sent in this
cool video
of a patch cable he made with a built in
EL wire
. He’s using a Power over Ethernet router to control which ports have power. He states that this would allow easy identification of specific cables in the mess. While the proof ... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "66310",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2009-03-14T21:12:15",
"content": "Cool! That does indeed sound like it would be too expensive to be practical, but it sure looks great.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "66311",
"author"... | 1,760,377,674.458935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/04/tethering-the-kindle-2/ | Tethering The Kindle 2 | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"kindle",
"tethered",
"usb"
] | This is not an article on how to use your Kindle’s internet connection with your computer. We’ll let [Jesse] explain why:
This is not a tutorial about how to use the Kindle 2’s Sprint connection from your computer. I don’t know that it’s possible to do so without making changes to the Linux installation on the Kindle. ... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "65273",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2009-03-04T20:47:21",
"content": "So, we disable the GPS (cut the power trace) and find out how to mask/change/remove the serial number from our device?Really, I think internet and phone is headed for a low monthly fee. Like utilities. Which ... | 1,760,377,674.620176 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/03/smart-card-emulator/ | Smart Card Emulator | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"fuzzing",
"goodspeed",
"java",
"java card",
"microcontroller",
"msp",
"msp430",
"smart card",
"smartcard",
"travis goodspeed",
"travisgoodspeed"
] | Here’s a quick prototype from [Travis Goodspeed]. It’s a
smart card built around an MSP430 microcontroller
. We’ve used the MSP430
in the past
because of its low power demands. He says this business card currently supports 1.8V to 3.3V, but a future design will have 5V as well. Technologies like
Java Card
exist for run... | 48 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "65200",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2009-03-04T03:11:22",
"content": "these are legal, but they can have serious implications if you use them to pirate satellite tv. I know it’s just an ISO-7816 interface and not an unlooper, but if you write any pirat3 war3z for an interface li... | 1,760,377,674.543414 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/03/distributed-computing-in-javascript/ | Distributed Computing In JavaScript | Eliot | [
"google hacks",
"News"
] | [
"browser",
"chrome",
"cluster",
"cluster computing",
"dataset",
"dc",
"distributed computing",
"hack-a-day",
"ilya grigorik",
"java",
"javascript",
"mapreduce",
"ruby",
"slashdot"
] | We’ve heard about the idea of using browsers as distributed computing nodes for a couple years now. It’s only recently, with the race towards faster JavaScript engines in browsers like
Chrome
that this idea seems useful. [Antimatter15] did a
proof of concept JavaScript implementation
for reversing hashes.
Plura Process... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "65188",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2009-03-04T00:39:15",
"content": "Maybe instead of selling advertising websites could start selling process cycles on their visitor’s computers.I run adblock because hell if most ads aren’t just annoying eyesores that I wouldn’t click... | 1,760,377,674.692706 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/03/putting-a-digital-picture-frame-to-work/ | Putting A Digital Picture Frame To Work | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"picture frame"
] | [Tobe] shares living accomodations with a few other people, so he
built this tool to help them all communicate
. using a Samsung SPF-83v wifi enabled picture frame, he’s made a central location for things like shopping lists and messages. He uses PHP for the database accessing and writes it all to an image using
gd
. E... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "65169",
"author": "bluehash",
"timestamp": "2009-03-03T21:51:43",
"content": "Nice idea. But I was unable to find the script.Does any one know of any sites showing hacks of picture frames. Any info on the chip/os used?Following are hacks to Keychain frames:http://spritesmods.com/?ar... | 1,760,377,675.029122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/03/remote-thermometer-using-arduino/ | Remote Thermometer Using Arduino | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"temperature",
"thermometer"
] | [Peter] sent in this writeup on how to
build a remotely accessible thermometer
. The hardware side is pretty easy on this one, all you need is an Arduino, a resistor and an thermistor. The software is where the main focus is. You can check the temperature via command line, but also via email. It can also tell you the ... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "65148",
"author": "scabby",
"timestamp": "2009-03-03T19:51:49",
"content": "I love these kinds of projects. While the hardware aspect of this one is ridiculously light (a resistor and thermistor…), the follow-through on code is nice. I plan on using the arduino platform for a full... | 1,760,377,674.904393 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/02/hackit-consumer-rfid/ | Hackit: Consumer RFID | Nick Caiello | [
"HackIt",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"HackIt",
"qr",
"rfid",
"tag",
"tikitag",
"touchatag",
"usb rfid reader"
] | RFID
seems to have invaded every part of our lives. Sure, the technology has been primarily used in government and industry, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have consumer applications. Recently, we posted about [max’s]
RFID dorm room lock
, that he built to provide a safe, convenient way to access his room. A whi... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "64938",
"author": "Ted Haeger",
"timestamp": "2009-03-02T23:58:45",
"content": "Cool write up, Nick. Thanks.–TedTed HaegerManager, Touchatag Developer Network",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "64939",
"author": "Avaviel",
... | 1,760,377,675.094029 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/02/breath-controlled-guitar-hero-kick-pedal/ | Breath Controlled Guitar Hero Kick Pedal | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"bass",
"drums",
"guitar hero",
"kick pedal",
"rock band"
] | [Ben Heck] the uber modder has posted a new project. He has made a
breath controlled kick pedal
for all of the Guitar Hero style games. Though the tutorial focuses on Guitar Hero World Tour, he does explain how it could be done for Rock Band at the end. This is intended for someone in a wheelchair who couldn’t actually... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "64921",
"author": "frollard",
"timestamp": "2009-03-02T22:02:34",
"content": "It’s good they mention that rock band uses a different (simpler) kind of magnetic reed switch. They done did their homework :DGreat mod!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{... | 1,760,377,674.962015 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/08/stk500-as-an-arduino/ | STK500 As An Arduino | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"ATmega168",
"Atmel",
"AVR",
"led",
"stk500"
] | The
AVR STK500
has been Atmel’s standard AVR development platform for many years. Recently though, hobbyists have embraced the
Arduino
. [Alessandro] has decided to bring the two together so that you can
use the Arduino environment with the STK500
. Unlike the Arduino, it comes with 8 LEDs, 8 switches, a variable power... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "65678",
"author": "pokey",
"timestamp": "2009-03-09T13:36:07",
"content": "So what you’re saying is: I can use one development platform for a chip to emulate another development platform for the same chip? Brilliant.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,674.760604 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/07/remote-image-processing-in-javascript/ | Remote Image Processing In JavaScript | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"downloads hacks"
] | [
"browser",
"camera",
"canvas",
"javascript",
"mapreduce",
"mjpgstreamer",
"pdf",
"webcam"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3_cFel26J8]
[Tom] wrote in to tell us about his JavaScript project for motion detection. It ties together two ideas we’ve talked about recently. The first is doing image processing in-browser using Canvas(), which we’ve seen
employed in captcha breaking
. The second is offloadin... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "65739",
"author": "rompush",
"timestamp": "2009-03-09T23:59:05",
"content": "Nice, but it must do something now…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114410",
"author": "Mutant",
"timestamp": "2010-01-01T20:17:33",
"conte... | 1,760,377,675.223287 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/06/tools-saleae-logic-logic-analyzer/ | Tools: Saleae Logic, Logic Analyzer | Ian | [
"Reviews"
] | [
"debugging",
"logic",
"logic analyzer",
"reverse engineering",
"saleae",
"troubleshooting"
] | A logic analyzer records bus communications between two chips. If you’ve ever had a problem getting two chips to talk, or wanted to reverse engineer a protocol, a logic analyzer is the tool you need to spy on the bus.
The Logic
is a USB logic analyzer with eight channels and sampling rates up to 24MHz. Among hobby-lev... | 65 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "65490",
"author": "mrasmus",
"timestamp": "2009-03-06T22:25:26",
"content": "I just got my first logic analyzer from a family member for Christmas (as merely a hobbiest, I couldn’t afford dropping money on one for myself… I just don’t have quite enough need) this past year. I wasn’t... | 1,760,377,675.186707 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/06/new-battery-for-an-hp50g/ | New Battery For An HP50G | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"hp calculator",
"psp battery"
] | According to the author, the HP 50G is an awesome calculator. But as awesome as it is, it is powered off of not-so-awesome AAA batteries. These little batteries don’t last long under the load of the calculators awesomeness, so a
mod needed to be done
. The battery chosen for installation was a replacement battery for a... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "65484",
"author": "goldscott",
"timestamp": "2009-03-06T21:03:26",
"content": "TI-89s use AAA batteries as well. To solve the costly battery replacement dilemma, I bought a 4-pack of rechargeable NiMH batteries for about $10. They last for about a semester (~4) of light to moderate ... | 1,760,377,675.274818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/03/06/automatic-blind-opener/ | Automatic Blind Opener | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"blinds",
"drill",
"venetian"
] | [Contraptionmaker] ran into a problem when putting plastic insulation over his windows during the winter. When you cover the windows from the inside to prevent drafts, your access to the stick that opens the blinds is cut off. His solution was to build an
automatic blind opener
from a cordless drill. He started with so... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "65475",
"author": "polymath",
"timestamp": "2009-03-06T19:42:58",
"content": "pretty sweet. I think I’ll wire one to my alarm clock.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "65479",
"author": "qoncept",
"timestamp": "2009-03-06T2... | 1,760,377,675.330748 |
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