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https://hackaday.com/2009/01/04/light-to-sound-converter/ | Light To Sound Converter | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"5volt",
"alex",
"bpw34",
"ir",
"light",
"opamp",
"photodiode"
] | [Alex] built what he calls a
light to sound converter
. It reacts differently depending on the type of light: remote controls, light bulbs, TV screens, etc. A photodiode is used with an amplifier to pick up the light change. That signal is dumped through a dual opamp. He swapped in several different types of photodiode... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "57890",
"author": "Brownsy67",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T19:23:09",
"content": "This could possibly be used to measure the wavelengths (frequency??) of different lights. Instead of having the output hooked up to a speaker, hook it up to an (ohm meter??) or something else that could m... | 1,760,377,699.57041 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/04/tiny-projector-teardown/ | Tiny Projector Teardown | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"3m",
"beam",
"beam splitter",
"dmd",
"flyeye",
"lcos",
"led",
"lens",
"make",
"micromirror",
"optoma",
"pk101",
"projector",
"teardown"
] | The team from Tech-On has taken the time to teardown two interesting microprojectors. The first model they tackled was the
Optoma PK101
. It’s based around a digital micromirror device (
DMD
) like those used in DLP. Separate high intensity red, green, and blue LEDs provide the light source. A
fly-eye style lens
reduce... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "57882",
"author": "O Mattos",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T17:37:26",
"content": "Nice find, but I don’t like the way the article is written in a journalistic fashion full of vague statements with the occasional well thought out quotes from “an engineer”. I’d prefer if the engineer jus... | 1,760,377,699.619883 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/04/game-boy-pocket-backlight/ | Game Boy Pocket Backlight | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"backlight",
"backlit",
"benheck",
"binbin",
"ds",
"engadget",
"game boy",
"gameboy",
"led",
"nds",
"Nintendo DS",
"palmertech",
"video"
] | [palmertech] and [Bibin] have both completed backlight projects for the
Game Boy
Pocket recently. The most difficult part of the transplant is carefully removing the reflective backing on the LCD. After a thorough cleaning, a diffuser and backlight panel were added. [palmertech] used a
backlight salvaged from a DS
, wh... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "57866",
"author": "Alex ~",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T15:17:27",
"content": "I think his name is “Bibin” eliot, not binbin.Shame his pictures aren’t showing up now though, his sounds good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57867",
... | 1,760,377,699.726314 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/03/washing-machine-generator/ | Washing Machine Generator | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"generator",
"wind power"
] | Building a generator can be a fun and fairly simple project. Getting a large DC motor however can sometimes be difficult. Here is a writeup on how to
make a generator from an old washing machine drive
. It looks like you might need to find a specific machine called the “Smart Drive” to follow their directions exactly t... | 32 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "57821",
"author": "EdZ",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T02:13:12",
"content": "I’ve heard of using smartdrive rotors for windmill generators before, but I’d honestly be more interested in using them as enormous stepper motors.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,699.924352 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/03/the-malware-challenge/ | The Malware Challenge | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"anthony lineberry",
"assembly",
"contest",
"debug",
"flexilis",
"malware",
"malware challenge",
"ollydbg",
"packer",
"reverse engineer",
"wireshark"
] | Our own [Anthony Lineberry] has written up
his experience participating in the
2008 Malware Challenge
as part of his work for Flexilis. The contest involved taking a piece of provided malware, doing a thorough analysis of its behavior, and reporting the results. This wasn’t just to test the chops of the researchers, bu... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "57828",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T03:10:19",
"content": "Once you know the structure of PE or ELF it’s pretty easy to unpack one, unless it’s some VM mutating packer with dynamic crypto like some commercial solution have now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,699.513859 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/09/intel-4004-internals/ | Intel 4004 Internals | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"4004",
"bunnie",
"cmos",
"flylogic",
"intel",
"intel 4004",
"karsten",
"silicon"
] | The silicon wizards at Flylogic have certainly
posted an interesting chip this time around
. The
Intel 4004
was the first widely used microprocessor. The logic gates are much larger than you’d find in modern chips. The unique feature is that each gate is designed to make the most efficient use of the silicon instead of... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "58489",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2009-01-10T00:29:58",
"content": "Looks like the map of a ZX Spectrum or C64 platform game.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58503",
"author": "Anthony",
"timestamp": "2009-01-10T04... | 1,760,377,699.970802 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/09/30s-style-regenerative-receiver/ | 30’s Style Regenerative Receiver | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | [Des] sent in this really cool writeup on building a
Regenerative receiver using VFDs
.
Regenerative receivers
are basically short wave radio receivers that use positive feedback to more finely tune the signal. Though they can be built with modern components, [Des] wanted to try to make something that not only looked l... | 11 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "58470",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2009-01-09T19:58:47",
"content": "Actually, the purpose of regeneration is not to provide finer tuning. What it actually does is provide more amplification. This allows weaker signals to be tuned with the same number of tubes compared to a di... | 1,760,377,699.667619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/09/noiseaxe-minisynth/ | NoiseAXE Minisynth | Strom Carlson | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"noiseaxe",
"photoresistor",
"PICAXE",
"synthesizer",
"videos"
] | The
NoiseAXE
is a miniature synthesizer based on the Picaxe 08M microcontroller. Its operating principle is fairly simple: a conductive stylus touches the leg of one of eight resistors to play one of eight notes, while a photoresistor controls the amount of modulation, creating a variable vibrato effect. While the sy... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "58480",
"author": "altpersona",
"timestamp": "2009-01-09T22:33:07",
"content": "If you hooked the touch leg upto infrared reciever diodes or the like you could make it convert the IR in a room to sound..arrange the IR diodes in a circle facing out.. so they dont all go off the same.... | 1,760,377,699.771044 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/09/atari-xbox-360-controller/ | Atari Xbox 360 Controller | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"2600",
"atari",
"atari 2600",
"ben heckendorn",
"benheck",
"controller",
"Joystick",
"wireless",
"xbox",
"xbox 360",
"xbox 360 controller"
] | It’s amazing what [Ben Heckendorn] can manage to crank out in just five hours. This time it’s a wireless Xbox 360 controller
stuffed inside an Atari 2600 controller
. The guts are from a
Guitar Hero 3
controller. It’s a fairly compact board and [Ben] used thin ATA wire for the connections. While it doesn’t have all the... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "58468",
"author": "The Poolshark",
"timestamp": "2009-01-09T19:34:37",
"content": "Sweet!!!!! Now we can start getting the old Atari thumb syndrome again!!!!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58494",
"author": "chris",
... | 1,760,377,699.450839 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/08/robot-that-shovels-snow-automatically/ | Robot That Shovels Snow Automatically | Strom Carlson | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"robot",
"shovel",
"snow",
"snow shovel",
"tool",
"tools",
"videos"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdEf60wcKcs]
Those of you that live in snowier climates will drool over the
I-Shovel
, a battery powered robot that shovels the snow off your driveway, saving you countless hours of backbreaking labor over the course of a single winter. Its inventors claim that, despite its relat... | 58 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "58384",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2009-01-09T04:31:57",
"content": "But how does it deal with the massive pile left across the bottom of the driveway by the snowplow?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58387",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,700.050622 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/08/how-to-digital-picture-frame-100-diy/ | How-to: Digital Picture Frame, 100% DIY | Ian | [
"home hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"digital photo frame",
"digital picture frame",
"diy electronics",
"DIY Projects",
"electronics",
"lcd",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"screen"
] | There are a ton of
digital picture frame tutorials
out there. Most are old laptops with crafty case reconfigurations that fit a photo frame profile.
We set out to build a 100% DIY, scratch-built digital picture frame. Our frame has a 12bit color LCD, gigabytes of storage on common, FAT-formatted microSD cards, and you ... | 50 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "58363",
"author": "Gonzalo",
"timestamp": "2009-01-09T00:38:50",
"content": "Cool! however the costs of the parts are too high :(Here in Argentina only the pic might cost about 30 dollars.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58364",... | 1,760,377,700.152623 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/08/bug-labs-introduces-new-bumodules/ | Bug Labs Introduces New BUGmodules | Strom Carlson | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"3g",
"802.15.4",
"80211",
"audio",
"bluetooth",
"bug",
"bug labs",
"dlp",
"gsm",
"pan",
"projector",
"wifi",
"wlan",
"zigbee"
] | Bug Labs
, the company that makes modular electronics that allow you to build your own tech doohickeys quickly and easily, has
announced five new modules
: BUGprojector, a mini DLP projector developed in conjunction with
Texas Instruments
, which sounds very much like the
tiny DLP projector we posted about last week
; ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "58356",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2009-01-08T23:04:54",
"content": "I dont care about another GSM module that acts as a MS (module terminal), I want BTS.I read that AT&T and Verizon will be soon offering home SOHO GSM Base Stations for their DSL customers. Wonder if you could ... | 1,760,377,700.411193 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/07/plasma-thruster/ | Plasma Thruster | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"plasma",
"thruster"
] | Some of you probably have plans to build your own spaceships, we know we do. Well, the propulsion system can be a bit tricky, especially if you plan on using plasma drives. This breakdown and
build of a simple plasma thruster
should help you on your way. All you really need is some Argon, a large capacitor bank, and a ... | 34 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "58192",
"author": "grizball",
"timestamp": "2009-01-07T16:54:00",
"content": "neato! i’m gonna strap one to my bike!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58196",
"author": "Max",
"timestamp": "2009-01-07T17:47:07",
"conte... | 1,760,377,700.243631 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/06/automated-plant-growing/ | Automated Plant Growing | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"automated plant care",
"grow"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tnfcTAoggI]
The Cheap Vegetable Gardener sent us his
fully automated grow chamber project
. In the quest to have fresh strawberries year round, they’ve made some progress in the area of automating their plant care. The whole thing is controlled by a computer that can turn on/off... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "58121",
"author": "RetepV",
"timestamp": "2009-01-06T21:51:32",
"content": "Man, this is a waste of time. You should come to the Netherlands to have a look at how Marihuana is grown. And you can get all the materials you need from the local growshop. :)",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,700.473687 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/06/make-a-plasma-cutter/ | Make A Plasma Cutter | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"plasma",
"welder"
] | For those unfortunate few of you who don’t already have a plasma cutter sitting around, [jandgse812] is here to help. He walks you through the process of
building your own plasma cutter from scratch
. Adding up the list of parts brings the total project to roughly $300. He has included visual diagrams for all the wiri... | 22 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "58104",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2009-01-06T19:38:16",
"content": "He WAS selling these plans for about $20. I guess he changed his mind, looks pretty cool and lord knows most of us already have or can get these parts. MUST HAVE THIS.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,700.361935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/05/twitter-irc-server-tircd/ | Twitter IRC Server, Tircd | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"News"
] | [
"api",
"cnelson",
"irc",
"irc server",
"ircd",
"perl",
"proxy",
"tircd",
"twitter"
] | tircd
is an ircd proxy for talking to the
Twitter API
. It should work with any standard IRC client. After running the Perl script, you authenticate to the IRC server using your Twitter username as your /nick. Join the room #twitter and the /topic will be set to your last update. Any message you type will update Twitte... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "58045",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-01-06T03:52:53",
"content": "“Bitches don’t know bout my soldering”freakin’ awesome xD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58047",
"author": "John Berube",
"timestamp": "2009-01... | 1,760,377,700.304186 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/05/parts-digital-proximity-sensor-sharp-gp2y0d02/ | Parts: Digital Proximity Sensor (Sharp GP2Y0D02) | Ian | [
"Parts",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"collision avoidance",
"electronics",
"gp2y0d02",
"ir sensors",
"object detection",
"parts",
"proximity sensor"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqOzmGNBgJE]
The GP2Y0D02 is an infrared
proximity sensor
with a detection field that extends 80cm. This type of sensor can be used to build collision avoidance systems for robots. We’ll demonstrate this sensor using a single resistor and a multimeter.
Sharp GP2Y0D02 fixed 80cm I... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "58027",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2009-01-06T00:33:50",
"content": "I love these parts tutorials/discussions. Keep ’em coming!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58031",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2009-01-06T01:... | 1,760,377,700.652215 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/05/homebrew-on-the-psp3000/ | Homebrew On The PSP3000 | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"exploit",
"playstation",
"psp",
"psp3000"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KdIrzsi4IA]
[matiaz] has released an exploit which allows
homebrew on the PSP3000
. It takes advantage of a vulnerability when loading save games on a game called GripShift. You can see the PSP running unsigned code in the video.
[thanks wraggy] | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "58005",
"author": "Timothy",
"timestamp": "2009-01-05T20:29:44",
"content": "sick. That’s some good stuff",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "58009",
"author": "poisomike87",
"timestamp": "2009-01-05T21:19:21",
"content"... | 1,760,377,700.695265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/05/7-color-hand-held-laser-projector/ | 7 Color Hand Held Laser Projector | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"blue ray",
"green",
"laser",
"white laser"
] | [rog8811] sent in this really cool hack where he used the optics sled from a PS3 as a foundation for a
7 color hand held laser projector
. Combining a green laser, a blue ray laser, and a red laser, he is able to produce a variety of color including white. There are step by step instructions on how to make a multicolo... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "57985",
"author": "AJ",
"timestamp": "2009-01-05T17:24:22",
"content": "Video no worky.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57988",
"author": "clockfort",
"timestamp": "2009-01-05T17:30:09",
"content": "video worky just ... | 1,760,377,700.596113 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/03/microwave-timer-switch/ | Microwave Timer Switch | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"microwave",
"timer"
] | [Koil_1] knows he’s forgetful. In order to save himself from any undue harm, or possibly to keep from burning his house down, he felt he needed a timed power switch to run his soldering iron from. He realized he could
harvest the relays and timer circuit from a microwave
. This allows him to have presets for specific t... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "57815",
"author": "phishinphree",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T00:25:56",
"content": "I could have used this the other night. Luckily my little fire starter didn’t live up to its name.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57818",
"a... | 1,760,377,700.794718 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/03/make-television-premiering-today/ | Make: Television Premiering Today | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"make",
"makezine",
"makezine.tv",
"pbs",
"public television",
"television",
"tv",
"video"
] | Make’s television series will be premiering on public television across the US over the next couple days. If it’s not
showing in your area
, you aren’t out of luck. All of the segments from the first episode have already been published online at
makezine.tv
. | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "57876",
"author": "Almost_There",
"timestamp": "2009-01-04T16:58:52",
"content": "My girlfriend got me a subscription to Make Magazine for my Birthday last year; the only thing I tried to make was “The Amazing Seebeck Generator” (http://makezine.com/15/seebeck/), which claimed you c... | 1,760,377,700.747508 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/03/automated-wire-cutter-and-stripper/ | Automated Wire Cutter And Stripper | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"kit",
"oomlout",
"servo",
"thingiverse",
"video",
"wire",
"wire cutter",
"wire stripper",
"youtube"
] | Kit builder
oomlout
—we’ve featured
their servo bot
—needed to produce a lot of precut wires. After cutting and stripping more than their fair share, they decided to apply some heavy engineering to make things easier. They constructed a
machine to do the job for them
. It has three main components: a servo driven wire ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "57805",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2009-01-03T22:43:05",
"content": "Awesome, but slow. Maybe someone can figure out a stripper device that takes only a second instead of 10 seconds.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57807"... | 1,760,377,700.954175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/02/twittering-washing-machine/ | Twittering Washing Machine | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"twitter"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkMXpKmRXvU&fmt=18]
If you don’t have at least one twittering appliance in your household, you’re getting behind. The latest addition to the spread is a
twittering washing machine
. [Ryan] tells us that he kept accidentally forgetting to retrieve his clothing from the washing mac... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "57689",
"author": "XtaZy",
"timestamp": "2009-01-02T20:39:04",
"content": "I think the most interesting thing about this story is that the washer actually has 15 followers :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57693",
"author":... | 1,760,377,701.236221 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/02/rfid-dorm-room-door/ | RFID Dorm Room Door | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"dorm",
"lock",
"rfid"
] | [Max] sent us his
dorm room RFID controlled lock
. While RFID door locks are nothing new, his implementation is very slick. The entire unit is attached with suction cups to a mirror on the inside of the door. It looks like it could be removed and put elsewhere in a matter of seconds. That’s pretty slick. Much cleaner t... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "57681",
"author": "Raged",
"timestamp": "2009-01-02T18:54:50",
"content": "I’m surprised they couldn’t find an easy way to also lock the door. ie the old string on the bottom of the knob to lock. You’d have to take into affect with slack, but I’m sure there’s ways around it.",
... | 1,760,377,701.001329 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/02/parts-i2c-digital-thermometer-tc74/ | Parts: I2C Digital Thermometer (TC74) | Ian | [
"Parts",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"electronics",
"i2c",
"microchip",
"parts",
"tc74",
"temperature",
"thermometer"
] | Microchip’s
TC74
is an inexpensive digital temperature sensor with a simple I2C interface. It has a resolution of 1 degree Celsius, and a range of -40 to +125 degrees. This is an easy way to add temperature measurement to a project without an
analog to digital converter
. We’ll show you how to use the TC74 below.
Micro... | 18 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "57670",
"author": "Ty Johnson",
"timestamp": "2009-01-02T17:07:18",
"content": "Cool! i can think of a lot of stuff to bolt this thing to.cpu heatsink, inside the freezer (because no one likes hard-as-a-rock ice cream!), my modded surround amp… thanx for the write up!",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,701.11806 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/01/iphone-3g-unlock-released/ | IPhone 3G Unlock Released | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"apple iphone",
"cellphone",
"cydia",
"iphone",
"iphone 3G",
"iphone dev team",
"yellowsn0w"
] | As promised, the iphone-dev team has
released yellowsn0w
. You can install/uninstall via Cydia. It works fine with the latest firmware too. This sentence is filler. | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "57560",
"author": "tripmine",
"timestamp": "2009-01-01T21:07:29",
"content": "this comment is filler",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57564",
"author": "hockeytree",
"timestamp": "2009-01-01T21:46:21",
"content": "thi... | 1,760,377,701.172142 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/01/pouring-a-beer-via-iphone/ | Pouring A Beer Via IPhone | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"beer",
"iobridge",
"iphone",
"new year"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtUyzQBNT3k&eurl=&feature=player_embedded]
[Steve] sent us his new years project, a
remote beer server controlled by his iPhone
. He has built a frame from construx and used
ioBridge
to connect it to his iPhone. He states that he “wanted to make a project that allows for the perf... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "57547",
"author": "Jamie",
"timestamp": "2009-01-01T20:26:24",
"content": "Cool project, but that is a terrible pour.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57555",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2009-01-01T20:55:03",
"... | 1,760,377,701.350328 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2009/01/01/hacking-the-myvu/ | Hacking The MyVu | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [] | [Conundrum] shares with us his
MyVu hacking experiences
. The
MyVu personal display
seems like it would be a great foundation to build some decent 3d display goggles, it is fairly small and has a screen for each eye. This opens up the door to possibly driving them independently for 3d. Those giant helmets we used to us... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "57533",
"author": "jcwren",
"timestamp": "2009-01-01T18:51:12",
"content": "Years ago, there used to be a scanning LED HUD-type display that mounted on the arm of a pair of glasses. It was VGA resolution, 16 red scale, and supposedly looked like a 60″ screen at 5 feet.I never saw a... | 1,760,377,701.290139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/31/laughing-man-in-processing/ | Laughing Man In Processing | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Video Hacks"
] | [
"ghost in the shell",
"laughing man",
"opencv",
"processing"
] | The Laughing Man
is the antagonist from the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. During each of his public appearances in the series he manages to hack all video feeds/cyborg eyes in the vicinity to obscure his face with the logo above.
[Ben Kurtz] had been watching the series recently and realized he ... | 50 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "57445",
"author": "Ben Keller",
"timestamp": "2008-12-31T20:13:44",
"content": "I did the same thing (albeit a bit more kludgey) this summer using the same OpenCV library and python. Check it out athttp://code.google.com/p/warai/, or athttp://bespokeblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/la... | 1,760,377,701.435127 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/31/snes-cartridge-wallet/ | SNES Cartridge Wallet | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"nes",
"nintendo",
"snes",
"wallet"
] | [gamemaster87] put together this
SNES wallet
. It isn’t just a wallet, it also has internal lighting and theme music. He harvested LEDs from Christmas lights, switches and battery compartments from an old all in one joystick, and the sounds from a holiday card. There’s a Plexiglas window to show off his ID and a belt c... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "57473",
"author": "ngth",
"timestamp": "2009-01-01T01:34:29",
"content": "What’s with the lights and music addition? Seems like a lot of trouble for just keeping your ID/cash handy. I would entrust my wallet a lot more than having the items hanging in a compartment on a belt clip.",... | 1,760,377,701.479895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/31/home-made-macintosh-for-under-240/ | Home Made Macintosh For Under $240 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Netbook Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"hackintosh",
"msi wind",
"OsX"
] | [Steve] sent in this great step by step writeup on
how to load Macintosh OSX onto an MSI wind
. The MSI wind can be found pretty cheap, roughly $140. It has a 1.2Ghz Atom processor, SATA, and 6 USB ports. Its a pretty decent system for the price. Add a hard drive, DVD ROM and some RAM and you ‘ve got a complete system.... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "57418",
"author": "BLKMGK",
"timestamp": "2008-12-31T17:05:47",
"content": "I would REALLY like to setup an OSX PC, something beefier than this one, but hardware selection is a real chore so I’ve held off. I just might be tempted to do this though as cheap as it is! Would love to se... | 1,760,377,701.534096 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/31/refillable-co2-cartridges/ | Refillable CO2 Cartridges | Caleb Kraft | [
"Tool Hacks",
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"co2",
"compressed air"
] | For those who use these little cartridges, you know how quickly the price can add up. [steve] takes us through the process of
adding a valve to a spent cartridge
so it can be refilled. Over all, it doesn’t seem too difficult, and [steve] offers lots of tips to increase longevity and reliability. It isn’t very often th... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "57413",
"author": "Davandron",
"timestamp": "2008-12-31T16:24:47",
"content": "Interesting hack; hope they still work in devices (the neck looks long).Reminds me of the post last year(?) about a guy adapting a 20lb bottle so he didn’t have to use those 16 gram cartridges.",
"par... | 1,760,377,701.669621 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/quick-robotic-base-for-netbook/ | Quick Robotic Base For Netbook | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"Netbook Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"base",
"netbook",
"parallax",
"robot"
] | This is a great example of how marketing should be done.
TeleToyland
and
RoboRealm
(currently down) have teamed up together to show you how to build a
quick and easy robot base for your netbook
. The build process is fairly in depth, including part numbers and links to various places to buy them. They are using RoboRea... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "57328",
"author": "Jeremy Mikkola",
"timestamp": "2008-12-31T00:03:12",
"content": "http://www.xkcd.com/413/?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57332",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-12-31T00:34:07",
"conten... | 1,760,377,701.597152 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/29/light-therapy/ | Light Therapy | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [] | [Boris] wanted to help ease his sister’s
seasonal affective disorder
. The most common way to do it is with fairly expensive light boxes. [Boris]
built one of his own instead
. Now his sister can blast her sadness away with over 10,000 lumens of CFL happiness. This is pretty much the same method one would use to crea... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "57124",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T18:44:28",
"content": "Or you could use this method to grow plants indoors…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57127",
"author": "Bhima",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T19:12:05"... | 1,760,377,701.948001 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/29/parts-precision-humidity-and-temperature-sensor-sht1x7x/ | Parts: Precision Humidity And Temperature Sensor (SHT1x/7x) | Ian | [
"Parts",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"2 wire interface",
"bus pirate",
"electronics",
"interfacing",
"monday parts",
"parts",
"sensirion",
"sht11",
"sht1x",
"sht71",
"sht7x"
] | Sensirion’s
SHTxx
is a digitally interfaced humidity and temperature sensor. Accurate humidity measurements usually require careful analog design, but the SHTxx moves all that complicated stuff into a single chip. Through-hole (SHT7x) and surface mount (SHT1x) versions are available, we used the surface mount SHT11 wit... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "57136",
"author": "Joshua",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T19:50:48",
"content": "First thing which comes to mind is growing purple haze under controlled circumstances x’DApart from that, awesome post ^^9/10",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,701.769461 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/29/unique-method-of-home-automation/ | Unique Method Of Home Automation | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"automation",
"vnc"
] | [leevonk] sent us this
quick and dirty home automation set up
. Using photo resistors and your computer screen, you can drive as many relays or actuators as you want. [leevonk] is simply using changes in brightness on his computer screen to set off relays. This makes it easy for someone who has no programming knowledge... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "57118",
"author": "DarkFader",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T17:43:37",
"content": "I don’t think people with a “tight budget” have enough screen space left.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57119",
"author": "nubie",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,701.998892 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/29/passive-multidimensional-input/ | Passive Multidimensional Input | Nick Caiello | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"inexpensive",
"instrument",
"intimate control",
"multitouch",
"music",
"randall jones",
"synth"
] | [vimeo 2433260]
Any musician who has ever used a computer to create music will tell you that while this technology is more than capable of producing great music, it is always a much more intimate experience to create by physically playing an instrument. In an effort to bridge this gap, [Randall Jones] has built a passi... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "57108",
"author": "lando",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T16:40:31",
"content": "this seems like a pretty kool project and at just $50, thats awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57110",
"author": "Morden",
"timestamp": "2... | 1,760,377,702.263266 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/28/25c3-hacking-the-iphone/ | 25C3: Hacking The IPhone | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"cons",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"apple",
"apple iphone",
"ccc",
"iphone",
"iphone dev team",
"musclenerd",
"planetbeing",
"pytey",
"yellowsn0w"
] | [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=713763707060529304]
As promised in their
yellowsnow demo
, [pytey], [MuscleNerd], and [planetbeing] from the
iphone-dev team
presented at
25C3
on their work
Hacking the iPhone
. The team originally formed in 2007 and this is the most comprehensive presentation on how... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "57039",
"author": "UlliBre",
"timestamp": "2008-12-28T22:21:13",
"content": "Video of the presentation can be downloaded fromftp://81.163.138.188/CCC/25C3/(possibly only during the congress)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57054... | 1,760,377,702.307533 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/28/25c3-power-line-communication/ | 25C3: Power Line Communication | Eliot | [
"cons",
"home hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"ccc",
"faifa",
"homeplug av",
"hub",
"intellon",
"network",
"plc",
"power line communication"
] | [Florian] and [Xavier Carcelle] started the day at
25C3
by
covering power line communication
.
PLC
technology is not widespread in the US, but has gained popularity in countries like France where it’s included in set-top boxes. PLC lets you create a local network using the AC wires in your wall. The team started explor... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "57008",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2008-12-28T19:00:22",
"content": "Actually, a hub is a layer 1 devices.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57033",
"author": "g3n",
"timestamp": "2008-12-28T21:49:46",
"content":... | 1,760,377,702.051017 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/28/25c3-state-of-the-art-wearable-computing/ | 25C3: State Of The Art Wearable Computing | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"cons",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"ccc",
"kai kunze",
"wearable",
"wearable computing"
] | [Kai Kunze] from the
Embedded Systems Lab
at Passau came to 25C3 to talk about
Cyborgs and Gargoyles: State of the Art in Wearable Computing
. There have been a lot of homebrew wearable computing solutions, but [Kai] covered specifically projects that could see everyday use in the real world.
The first was a prototype ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "57029",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2008-12-28T21:22:13",
"content": "“a phone locator based on resonance” – Batman, anyone? ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57083",
"author": "Mikotoke",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T09... | 1,760,377,702.215557 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/jacobs-ladder/ | Jacob’s Ladder | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks"
] | [
"high voltage",
"jacob's ladder",
"spark gap",
"tesla"
] | [jandgse812] shows us how to
build a Jacob’s Ladder
from mostly household parts. The bulk of the instructions for this project are included in the downloadable document, there is a downloadable video as well. Be sure to follow to the end where he shows us a much safer and possibly better looking revision. The Jacob’s... | 28 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "57300",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T20:47:19",
"content": "I’ve thought about making one from an ignition coil, but I think a neon sign transformer works better. And they usually use some sort of flyback topology with the transformer to make sure the current stays bel... | 1,760,377,702.117861 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/25c3-nokia-exploit-stops-all-inbound-sms/ | 25C3: Nokia Exploit Stops All Inbound SMS | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"ccc",
"fh",
"nokia",
"s60",
"symbian",
"tobias engel"
] | [Tobias Engel] released a
serious Nokia vulnerability today
. By using a specially crafted SMS message, you can block the recipient from getting any future SMS messages. The attacker changes their Protocol Identifier to “Internet Electronic Mail” and then uses any email address 32 characters or more in their message. T... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "57292",
"author": "Luddite",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T20:00:48",
"content": "Sweet – would somebody please send me one?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57293",
"author": "kamanashi",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T20:15:33",
... | 1,760,377,702.172483 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/25c3-cheap-swarm-robotics/ | 25C3: Cheap Swarm Robotics | Eliot | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"formica",
"msp430",
"pager",
"robot",
"swarm",
"swarm robot",
"vibration"
] | The
Formica project
was our favorite presentation at
25C3
. The goal is to build open source swarm robots as cheaply as possible. The team ended up building 25 robots in an assembly line fashion. With enough lead time, the price could get as low as £15 each. Each bot has two direct drive cellphone vibration motors with... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "57273",
"author": "Bhima",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T18:06:30",
"content": "reminds me of MIT ants… and those are at least 10 years old.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57312",
"author": "dan",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T22... | 1,760,377,702.353119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/25c3-hackers-completely-break-ssl-using-200-ps3s/ | 25C3: Hackers Completely Break SSL Using 200 PS3s | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"alex soritov",
"berlin",
"CA",
"ccc",
"certificate authority",
"collision",
"hacker",
"hacker conference",
"hype",
"jake apelbaum",
"md5",
"playstation",
"playstation 3",
"rapidssl",
"sha",
"sha-1"
] | A team of security researchers and academics has broken a core piece of internet technology. They made their work public at the
25th Chaos Communication Congress
in Berlin today. The team was able to create a
rogue certificate authority and use it to issue valid SSL certificates
for any site they want. The user would h... | 78 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "57271",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T17:49:04",
"content": "Well lets hope bad people cannot afford 200 PS3’s.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57274",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T18:06:... | 1,760,377,702.436756 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/card-shuffling-machine-failure/ | Card Shuffling Machine Failure | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"card",
"deck",
"deck of cards",
"glacial wanderer",
"hobby robotics",
"rube goldberg",
"shuffle",
"shuffle machine",
"video"
] | Breaking from his usually routine of winning at everything, [Glacial Wanderer] has posted one of his projects that didn’t actually work. It’s a
Rube Goldberg style card shuffling machine
. He wanted something that was visually interesting while still randomizing the cards. A blower would be mounted to the top to mix th... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "57263",
"author": "Kyle McDonald",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T16:36:18",
"content": "It seems like the only real problem is the single-card-selecting mechanism…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57266",
"author": "speedphreak",
... | 1,760,377,702.59915 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/30/25c3-ctf-dominated-by-iphone-dev-team-hackmii/ | 25C3: CTF Dominated By Iphone-dev Team, HackMii | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"cons",
"iphone hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"ccc",
"ctf",
"hackmii",
"iphone",
"iphone dev team",
"nintendo",
"nintendo wii",
"wii"
] | While we had been excited about
25C3’s CTF competition
, we couldn’t even venture a guess as to who would win. It seems the
iphone-dev
team weren’t satisfied to just give
an amazing talk
. They teamed up with the Wii hackers from
HackMii
to
win the competition
. You can see their progress during the eight hour competit... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "57253",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-12-30T15:31:15",
"content": "They probably learned routing algorithms and buffer overflows way before they started reverse engineering firmware; they’d have to actually.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,702.639275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/29/steam-powered-spud-gun/ | Steam Powered Spud Gun | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"potato",
"spud",
"steam"
] | [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1469285450334085432&ei=9EhZSd_XIJHEqQK6mO2rDQ&q=steam+powered+potato+pistol]
[robbtoberfest] put together this cool looking
steam powered spud pistol
. Made from household materials, like a lighter and some copper pipe, this spud gun builds pressure in its little bi... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "57158",
"author": "NetCrash",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T22:46:20",
"content": "Realy cool!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "57160",
"author": "wizzard1",
"timestamp": "2008-12-29T22:52:48",
"content": "he should use... | 1,760,377,702.747376 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/in-flight-insect-photo-rig/ | In Flight Insect Photo Rig | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [] | This amazing looking set up is for
photographing insects in flight
. While this is similar to
a past project we covered
, this one seems to have several improvements. There are no longer any arms that you have to position on either side of the insect. This system uses an additional lens, picture at the top, to detect t... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "56913",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T21:58:08",
"content": "Umm… examples of what it can do?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56917",
"author": "Cyrozap",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T22:16:20",
"con... | 1,760,377,702.701657 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/25c3-solar-powering-your-gear/ | 25C3: Solar-powering Your Gear | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"atmega8",
"AVR",
"ccc",
"con",
"eeprom",
"kill a watt",
"nokia",
"peltier",
"script",
"solar",
"solar panel",
"solar power",
"thinkpad"
] | The
25th Chaos Communication Congress
is underway in Berlin. One of the first talks we dropped in on was [script]’s
Solar-powering your Geek Gear
. While there are quite a few portable solar products on the market, we haven’t seen much in the way of real world experience until now.
[script] selected a four segment fold... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "56891",
"author": "anonymitee",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T16:55:17",
"content": "I first found out about the Congress with some random Google-ing and stumbled across a lot of videos from last year. Anyone know when and where these videos may be available for this meet?",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,702.851206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/nintendo-sixtyfree-lite-r-portable-n64/ | Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R Portable N64 | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"benheck",
"handheld",
"infolithium",
"n64",
"nintendo 64",
"sifuf",
"vacuum",
"vacuum formed",
"videogame"
] | Nothing says Christmas like
Nintendo 64
and benheck forum member [SifuF] has a treat for you. His
Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R
stuffs all the guts of at
Nintendo 64
into a compact handheld package. It features dual joysticks and triggers. The display is a
PSone
screen with all of the extra board trimmed away. The part tha... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "56869",
"author": "roshamboe",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T13:48:29",
"content": "thats friggin sick, i want one",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56873",
"author": "ula",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T14:41:56",
"content": "i... | 1,760,377,703.199718 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/27/parts-8bit-io-expander-pcf8574/ | Parts: 8bit IO Expander (PCF8574) | Ian | [
"Parts",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"bus pirate",
"electronics",
"i2c",
"input",
"io expander",
"output",
"pcf8574",
"texas instruments",
"ti"
] | Sometimes a project has more sensors, buttons, or LEDs than your microcontroller has pins. The
PCF8574
is an easy way to add 8 low-speed input or output pins to a microcontroller. A configurable address lets multiple PCF8574s exist on the same bus, so two microcontroller pins can control dozens of IO pins. We’ll show y... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "56851",
"author": "hex4def6",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T08:50:20",
"content": "That’s an interesting IC, but I question its usefulness, when something like a PIC18F25J10 is $2.08 on mouser. With something like that, not only do you get 21 high speed gpios (vs the 8 this ic provides),... | 1,760,377,705.503809 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/26/weep5-a-wii-zapper-on-steroids/ | WeeP5 A Wii Zapper On Steroids | Caleb Kraft | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [] | This is the
WeeP5
, a fully functional Wii controller gun that looks like an MP5. [TheOreos] found the original zapper attachments to be lacking in several areas. His solution was to build a controller, integrated into an existing gun design with all the buttons exactly where he wanted them. He picked up a toy MP5 and... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "56703",
"author": "Dowser",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T18:35:51",
"content": "Lovely job.But please edit the article and remove the comment regarding the orange tip.The *only* effect the orange-tip law on toy-gun’s will have is criminals painting their real gun’s orange and shooting c... | 1,760,377,705.208772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/26/usb-servo-squirter/ | USB Servo Squirter | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"nerdkit",
"pwm",
"servo"
] | Here is a great project for learning how to control servos. They’ve made a
USB controlled squirt gun
using the
USB NerdKit
, a pump and a servo. This is a great tutorial to learn about
PWM
and controlling servos. The tutorial is very thorough, with great pictures and a video of it all , which you can see after the brea... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "56847",
"author": "Edd",
"timestamp": "2008-12-27T07:17:48",
"content": "Nice kit. I’ll be looking forward to buy it.I’m a total newbie when it comes to this but how does it compare to Arduino and others like it ?I would like to play with LED related projects.",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,705.052967 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/25/hackit-what-did-you-get/ | Hackit: What Did You Get? | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"google hacks",
"HackIt"
] | [
"adp1",
"android",
"cellphone",
"christmas",
"connectbot",
"G1",
"gift",
"ssh",
"t-mobile",
"t-mobile g1",
"xmas"
] | It’s the season of gift giving. Did you get anything interesting/hackable? What will you work on next?
We gave ourselves an
Android Dev Phone 1
(
ADP1
). We hadn’t really considered getting a
G1
until the ADP1 was announced… It’s actually a lot of fun to use as our primary phone. Our favorite app so far is
connectbot
,... | 88 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "56598",
"author": "kd5uzz",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T07:11:03",
"content": "Dell Mini 9 :-)I’m not too sure I’ll be doing any hacks to it; although I’d love to add a WAN card.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56601",
"author"... | 1,760,377,705.361943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/25/surviving-a-hacker-conference/ | Surviving A Hacker Conference | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"ccc",
"dynamic",
"dynamic forwarding",
"hacker conference",
"hacker convention",
"hackercon",
"hardware",
"security",
"security4all",
"ssh",
"tunnel"
] | With another hacker conference looming in front of us, it’s time to start thinking about hardware security. Hacker conventions have the most hostile network you’ll ever encounter. [Security4all]
points out
that
25C3
already has an
extensive page on securing your hardware
. It starts from the ground up with physical sec... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "56602",
"author": "Anonymous",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T07:19:50",
"content": "I think the best tip I can offer to someone going to a hacker conference is this: Bring a friend. I had never been to a hacker conference before when The Last Hope started coming near, and I wanted to go.... | 1,760,377,705.130332 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/25/how-to-properly-dispose-of-fruitcake/ | How To Properly Dispose Of Fruitcake | Eliot | [
"News",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"boeing",
"colorado",
"compress air",
"contest",
"fruitcake",
"manitou springs",
"omega 380",
"slingshot",
"spud gun",
"SpudGun",
"video"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tsgz3G0E1c]
While doing serious fruitcake research, (no, really) we stumbled across the
Great Fruitcake Toss
held every January in Colorado. The particular entry above caught our eye. Omega 380 was built by a group of Boeing engineers and currently holds the distance record of 1... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "56584",
"author": "buffalobill",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T04:38:14",
"content": "that’s the best way to regift fruitcake to the earth. I’m glad Boeing engineers care enough to give back to the planet. That and that’s one sweet air cannon!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,705.547346 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/25/nyc-cctv-scouting/ | NYC CCTV Scouting | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"babywatch",
"camera",
"CCTV",
"crimewatch",
"dvr",
"new york",
"ny",
"nyc",
"nypd",
"nypost",
"sousveillance",
"total recall",
"ups",
"webserver"
] | On a recent trip to New York City, [sherri] noticed the abundant “NYPD Security Camera” signage. She Ò on her little
sousveillance
tour and did some digging to learn more about the system. According to a
recent NY Post article
, the city intends to have 2,000 cameras installed by 2009. Each unit has at least two camera... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "56581",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T04:22:15",
"content": "So, jam the wireless frequency so it can’t call for help, then cut the power, then loot the pieces.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56583",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,705.267111 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/25/working-with-vfds/ | Working With VFDs | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"4000",
"4094",
"40xx",
"7400",
"74xx",
"digital logic",
"display",
"lcd",
"led",
"logic",
"nixie",
"nixie tube",
"spritesmods",
"sprite_tm",
"vfd"
] | We love old display technology, like
Nixie tubes
, but they’re often difficult to work with because they require higher voltages than digital logic. Vacuum florescent displays (
VFD
) fall into this category. While not necessarily “old”, they are becoming far less common than LCDs. The main benefit of a VFD is that it ... | 12 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "56573",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-12-26T00:17:17",
"content": "Really cool stuff, I love VFDs.. totally underrated display tech in my opinion…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56578",
"author": "Josh",
... | 1,760,377,704.936226 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/24/reprap-motherboard/ | RepRap Motherboard | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega",
"atmega644",
"ATmega644P",
"AVR",
"motherboard",
"motor controller",
"reprap"
] | When the
RepRap
team found themselves pushing the limits of the
Arduino
, they started looking for alternatives. They found it in the ATMega644P. It has four times
the memory and four times the RAM
compared to the ATMega168 used in the standard Arduino. It also has 32 I/O pins. They ported the Arduino software to the m... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "56479",
"author": "bbot",
"timestamp": "2008-12-25T02:38:38",
"content": "it’s got IDC connectors for all the motor controllers, not the motors themselves. the motherboard doesn’t have any of the stepper driver electronics needed to actually drive a stepper, or the dc motor stuff fo... | 1,760,377,705.001929 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/24/pelican-case-xbox-360-2/ | Pelican Case Xbox 360 | Eliot | [
"Portable Video Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"airtight",
"ben heck",
"ben heckendorn",
"benheck",
"casemod",
"laptop",
"pelican",
"pelican case",
"video",
"waterproof",
"watertight",
"xbox",
"xbox 360"
] | [Ben Heck] has put the final touches on his
Pelican case Xbox 360
. This prototype was constructed for use by troops stationed overseas. When he
announced the project in October
, he already knew some of the hurdles he would face. An industrial Velcro style product is used for all component mounting so the air/water-ti... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "56441",
"author": "Maria399",
"timestamp": "2008-12-24T18:40:17",
"content": "Interesant, dat nu vrei sa adaugi putin umor siteulqui tau :P? O poza haioasa cu animale care se schimba in fiecare zi.Daca da, da click pe numele meu",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies"... | 1,760,377,705.42842 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/24/giant-led-lamp/ | Giant LED Lamp | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"lamp",
"led"
] | [guyfrom7up] must really really love LEDs. When he needed some lighting, which would obviously be LED powered, he chose to actually
build a giant LED
. Well, he didn’t actually build a giant functional LED, but rather an LED shaped diffuser for some high powered LEDs. He takes us through the process of first creating a... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "56437",
"author": "sidthetaff",
"timestamp": "2008-12-24T17:56:33",
"content": "nice, can’t beat a bit of geek chic!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56438",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-12-24T18:15:41",
"cont... | 1,760,377,705.625446 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/23/mbta-drops-lawsuit-against-mit-subway-hackers/ | MBTA Drops Lawsuit Against MIT Subway Hackers | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"charliecard",
"eff",
"fpga",
"gnu radio",
"mbta",
"mifare",
"mifare classic",
"mit",
"physical security",
"rfid",
"security",
"subway",
"subway hackers"
] | The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has dropped its federal case against three MIT researchers, “the subway hackers”. This happened in October and now the EFF brings news that the students will be
working with the MBTA to improve their system
. The overall goal is to raise security while keeping expenses min... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "56286",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T16:24:26",
"content": "From what I remember, the students went to the MBTA and they didn’t want to listen to them in the first place. Now they want to work together and improve the security. Finally the MBTA woke up and got their... | 1,760,377,706.307424 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/23/finally-a-quiet-xbox-360/ | Finally, A Quiet Xbox 360 | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"amd",
"Case mod",
"jann strom",
"lian li",
"microsoft",
"noctua",
"nostua nh-u9d0",
"opteron",
"quiet",
"silent",
"silent pc",
"xb01",
"xbox",
"xbox 360"
] | Frustrated by the constant din of his
Xbox 360
,
[Janne Ström] took action
. The original case wouldn’t have near enough room for the additional cooling that needed to be installed, so he picked up
Lian Li’s XB01
case replacement. He followed the
illustrated disassembly guide
to get the
Xbox
stripped down to just its m... | 25 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "56276",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T15:25:23",
"content": "great hack … except a majority of the Xbox 360’s noise doesn’t come from the fans but rather the DVD drive…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "562... | 1,760,377,706.707978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/23/free-issue-of-hackin9/ | Free Issue Of Hackin9 | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"dead tree",
"download",
"free",
"hackin9",
"magazine",
"paper",
"taosecurity"
] | Until midnight tonight, you can
download a free copy
of the 1/2008 issue of security magazine hackin9. It’s 84pages, 10.5MB, and requires you to provide an email address they don’t verify.
[via
TaoSecurity
] | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "56266",
"author": "Anon",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T14:15:41",
"content": "This is what services like dodgit.com and mailinator.com are made for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "6690523",
"author": "Shohrux",
"t... | 1,760,377,706.356426 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/22/wap-controlled-home-automation/ | WAP Controlled Home Automation | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"home hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"apache",
"home",
"home automation",
"java",
"microcontroller",
"opto-isolated",
"pic",
"relay",
"wap"
] | [Josh] sent in a
home automation project
he did a little while ago. It has a total of eight switched outlets. The main focus of the project was WAP access for remote control from any cellphone. The control box is based on a design by [Ashley Roll] for
controlling eight servos using a PIC
microcontroller. A listener app... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "56220",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T05:19:24",
"content": "Job well done Josh. Although this strikes me as being more of an appliance control system, turn the lamp on and off remotely, that kind of thing. An automated system does things without user interaction.",
... | 1,760,377,706.587911 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/22/wiimote-driven-motion-effects/ | Wiimote Driven Motion Effects | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"cdm",
"emotion",
"ir",
"nintendo",
"nintendo wii",
"whiteboard",
"wiimote"
] | [vimeo 2515709]
Check out the video above by [Adrien Mondot] for a extensive demonstration of eMotion being used with a Wiimote.
eMotion
is a physics based visual tool for the
Mac
. It’s designed to enhance performances by reacting to real world motion. Its grounding in physics makes the resultant motion appear more na... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "56210",
"author": "Harvie",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T02:37:31",
"content": "These people are doing magic ;o)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56223",
"author": "dustin",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T05:43:56",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,706.965001 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/22/digital-clock-building/ | Digital Clock Building | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"digital clock",
"latch",
"led",
"multiplex",
"multiplexing",
"pic",
"punkky"
] | [punkky] has been documenting his adventures building digital clocks. They each use six 7-segment LED displays, but he’s been gradually changing how they are built. The
first version
used a CMOS BCD-to-7-sement latch on each display, which is tied to a PIC16F627a. For the next run, he
added multiplexing
, so he could d... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "56213",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2008-12-23T03:14:56",
"content": "Pfft :P The PIC is cheating! We had to do it with 74xx logic and a 12VAC transformer alone!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56214",
"author": "kha... | 1,760,377,706.222759 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/22/cast-concrete-rgb-lamp/ | Cast Concrete RGB Lamp | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"lamp",
"led",
"light"
] | [matthew venn] shows us how to create this
cool RGB LED lamp
. There’s nothing groundbreaking here, but some good information on casting the base out of concrete. The body of the lap is formed by two thin rods folded in half, stuck in holes in the base, with a lycra sleeve slid over them. The final effect is quite nic... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "56194",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-12-22T22:15:41",
"content": "i really like the concrete base with metal side panels and knobs — looks very nice. great job!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,706.264744 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/scratch-built-air-muscles/ | Scratch Built Air Muscles | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"air muscle",
"jelengar",
"muscle",
"pneumatic",
"robot",
"shadow",
"shadow robotics"
] | We first talked about air muscles in 2005 while lusting after
Shadow Robotic’s dexterous hand
. The pneumatic devices are known for being lightweight and compliant. They’re designed to be used in robot arms and legs. [
jelengar
] stumbled across this
guide to building your own air muscles
. We’re not exactly sure what ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "56055",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T16:35:16",
"content": "http://www.imagesco.com/articles/airmuscle/AirMuscleDescription02.htmlThere is your source.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56056",
"author":... | 1,760,377,706.408257 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/securing-your-data/ | Securing Your Data | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"firefox hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"firefox",
"ie",
"iphone",
"keepass",
"lifehacker",
"security",
"truecrypt"
] | Lifehacker has published an overview of some of the many ways
you can secure your data
. The post was prompted by recently released browser vulnerabilities: first
IE
, then
Firefox
. They cover techniques far beyond just browser security, like how to
properly wipe your iPhone
. They mention disk encryption go-to
TrueCr... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "56015",
"author": "TJHooker",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T01:45:57",
"content": "DEP and group policies on windows are exhaustively underrated. DEP on windows is actually better than ProPolice and the the stuff in Fedora 10 and the latest GCC. Ask anyone who knows what a canary value i... | 1,760,377,706.542132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/hacked-cell-phone-blood-analyzer/ | Hacked Cell Phone Blood Analyzer | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"blood test",
"LUCAS",
"phone"
] | Lensfree Ultrawide-field Cell-monitoring Array platform based on Shadow
or LUCAS for short is an amazing new hack by a researcher at UCLA. This quick little hack involving only some wire, a filter, and an LED might revolutionize blood testing. This hacked camera replaces a unit that is usually the size of a refrigerator... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "55989",
"author": "Mikotoke",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T20:02:11",
"content": "Excellent work, this can change blood testing as it is today, once more, good job guys!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55991",
"author": "superno... | 1,760,377,706.641187 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/xbox-360-controller-update/ | Xbox 360 Controller Update | Caleb Kraft | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"xbox 360"
] | [erdbeerfetischist] sent us an
update on his arcade controller
for the Xbox 360 (
translated
). While this isn’t an amazing feat, the original was in a
pizza box
. We thought you would all be happy to know that he built a hard enclosure for it. We dig the transparent top too. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "55993",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T20:47:13",
"content": "sounds like he’s planning to put artwork under the plexi, but that will still look cool, just in a different way. very nice hack, and a good example of what you can do with entry-level skillz.",
"pa... | 1,760,377,707.016501 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/flash-for-jailbroken-iphones/ | Flash For Jailbroken IPhones | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"apple iphone",
"cydia",
"gizmodo",
"iphone",
"jailbreak",
"jailbroken",
"safari"
] | Hackers are continuing to outpace Apple with feature additions. The team at iMobileCinema has created a flash plugin for the Mobile Safari browser. It’s a beta release and still a bit buggy. This app is only available to people who have jailbroken their iPhones. You just need to add
d.imobilecinema.com
to your sources ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "55971",
"author": "KelvinAlf",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T17:13:55",
"content": "this is great now if apple tries to shut them down we’ll see a huge fight breakout:P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55974",
"author": "jelthi",
... | 1,760,377,707.064195 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/netbooks-slow-thanks-to-microsoft/ | Netbooks, Slow Thanks To Microsoft | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"kerfuffle",
"licensing",
"microsoft",
"microsoft xp",
"netbook",
"ulcpc",
"xp"
] | [nico]
pointed out something
that didn’t seem to get any air-time during the
recent netbook kerfuffle
. Part of the original TechCrunch complaint was that netbooks are underpowered. This is a direct result of Microsoft’s Ultra Low Cost PC (ULCPC) licensing program. If manufacturer’s don’t stick to Microsoft’s restricti... | 54 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "55962",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T16:05:47",
"content": "this is a very enlightening and interesting thing to point out… but I personally couldn’t care less about the techcrunch troll.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,707.154104 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/20/nanotouch-lucid-touchscreen-navigation/ | NanoTouch, Lucid Touchscreen Navigation | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"engadget",
"lucidtouch",
"merl",
"mitsubishi",
"nanotouch",
"new scientist",
"newscientist",
"TouchPad",
"touchscreen",
"video"
] | The fine folks at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs (MERL) are
demoing a new touchscreen system
that may make small devices easier to use. An extension of their LucidTouch technology, NanoTouch has a small screen on the front and a touchpad on the back. Their test unit features a 2.4inch screen. The screen displays whe... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "55986",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T19:23:33",
"content": "very cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56000",
"author": "Kyle McDonald",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T22:10:49",
"content": "What if my finger... | 1,760,377,706.928565 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/22/no-solder-eeepc-701-upgrades/ | No Solder EEEPC 701 Upgrades | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"4g surf",
"700",
"701",
"Asus",
"EeePc",
"netbook"
] | [luke] has put together a set of
EeePC upgrade instructions for those who suffer from solderphobia
. If you have the EeePC 700 or 701, also known as the 4G surf, you can upgrade the storage, add bluetooth, and a touch screen without having to solder a thing. Those models don’t have the built in camera, so they have an... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "56180",
"author": "Neil_J",
"timestamp": "2008-12-22T18:19:26",
"content": "If you’re afraid of soldering, please turn in your geek card. Seriously, no excuses :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56181",
"author": "ngth",
... | 1,760,377,708.186106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/iphone-3g-unlock-video/ | IPhone 3G Unlock Video | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"25c3",
"3g",
"apple",
"att",
"ccc",
"iphone",
"iphone 3G",
"iphone dev team",
"iphone-dev",
"iphone3g",
"qik",
"sim",
"ssh",
"t-mobile",
"unlock",
"veency",
"video",
"yellowsn0w"
] | To appease people waiting for the
iPhone 3G unlock
, iphone-dev team member [MuscleNerd] did a
live video demo
this afternoon. The video shows him removing the AT&T SIM and putting in a
T-Mobile SIM
. After the switch, the phone shows no connectivity. He then runs “yellosn0w” in an SSH session with the phone. The phone... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "56136",
"author": "luke",
"timestamp": "2008-12-22T04:17:17",
"content": "“baseband is vulnerable”? that sounds so pointlessly “technical”…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56161",
"author": "Mikotoke",
"timestamp": "2008... | 1,760,377,707.196558 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/bug-labs-releases-bugvonhippel-universal-module/ | Bug Labs Releases BUGvonHippel Universal Module | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"adc",
"bug",
"bug labs",
"bugvonhippel",
"dac",
"engadget",
"eric von hippel",
"gpio",
"i2c",
"usb",
"vonhippel"
] | Bug Labs
makes hardware modules that can be combined to create your own custom gadgets. They’ve just released what we consider the most useful module:
BUGvonHippel
. Unlike the previous single purpose modules, the BUGvoHippel is a universal interface. The bus features
USB
, power/ground, DAC/ADC, I2C, GPIO, SPI, serial... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "56123",
"author": "gschool",
"timestamp": "2008-12-22T02:55:10",
"content": "Bad ‘acting’.Sad.. Interesting module though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56124",
"author": "localroger",
"timestamp": "2008-12-22T02:56:20... | 1,760,377,708.132958 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/tor-hardware-privacy-adapter/ | Tor Hardware Privacy Adapter | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"anonymize",
"anonymous",
"daughtercard",
"ethernet",
"gumstix",
"hdd",
"janus",
"janusvm",
"openvpn",
"privacy adapter",
"tor"
] | The Janus team have published a
preview of their new Privacy Adapter
. It’s a small two port router. You just plug it in-line between your computer/switch and your internet connection. It will then anonymize all of you traffic via the
Tor
network. You can also use it with
OpenVPN
. The hardware appears to be a
Gumstix
... | 33 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "56108",
"author": "Man On Fire",
"timestamp": "2008-12-22T00:43:39",
"content": "tor’s privacy is over-rated, but I must admit it’s better than nothing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56109",
"author": "Jose Torres",
"t... | 1,760,377,707.265377 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/removing-fisheye-distortion/ | Removing Fisheye Distortion | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"downloads hacks"
] | [
"fisheye",
"photoshop",
"script",
"warp"
] | Reader [alex] had a commercial plugin for fisheye lens correction and
wondered exactly what kind of magic was behind it
. Was it actually doing line detection? He dropped in a square grid to see what it spit out. The warped result indicated that the transformation was completely independent of the photo’s content. Usin... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "56100",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T23:54:41",
"content": "What a llama, can’t spell, won’t use a spellchecker, won’t cap the i and worse of all won’t release the script, I hope he gets what he deserves..Doesn’t matter though because there are countless free plugins... | 1,760,377,707.316576 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/gas-powered-blender-2/ | Gas Powered Blender | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"blender",
"gas powered",
"weed eater"
] | We aren’t sure what [stubman] needs to blend, but whatever it is, it must require some serious power. [stubman] put together this industrial looking
gas powered blender
. While gas powered blenders certainly aren’t a new thing, he did add a nice touch with an electric starter. While maybe not as cool looking as
some we... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "56075",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T20:11:04",
"content": "It looks like someone is still stuck in the age of cheap gas. I’d be more impressed by a steam powered blender.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "56077",... | 1,760,377,707.570805 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/21/pen-based-input-improvements/ | Pen Based Input Improvements | Eliot | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Tablet Hacks"
] | [
"gonzalo ramos",
"hci",
"human computer interaction",
"johnny lee",
"multitouch",
"pen",
"pen input",
"tablet",
"video"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcE3XBytN-U]
Lately we’ve been focusing on
multitouch
technologies, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t interesting research going on in other areas of human-computer interaction. [Johnny Lee]
posted a roundup
of some the work that [Gonzalo Ramos] and others have done with pen base... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "56047",
"author": "EdZ",
"timestamp": "2008-12-21T15:11:50",
"content": "That’s a very impressive demonstration. I wonder how they linked pressure to zooming in the last few image demonstrations without the benefit of the clutching mechanic used with the sliders.",
"parent_id": ... | 1,760,377,707.908219 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/the-future-of-annoyance/ | The Future Of Annoyance | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"caps lock",
"CapsLock",
"garrett mace",
"keyboard",
"macetech",
"phantom",
"stealth",
"thinkgeek",
"usb"
] | [Garrett] posted about ThinkGeek
updating the Phantom Keystroker
to support random capslocking. You may remember that [Garrett] built the
Stealth USB CapsLocker
for April Fool’s day. The tiny device would randomly turn on the victim’s Caps Lock. This update to the commercial product has inspired him to refresh his own ... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "55883",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T02:46:58",
"content": "Random Alt-F4 keystrokes, to the annoyance of windows users. : P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55884",
"author": "c",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,707.693886 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/uk-raid-seizes-1800-flash-cartridges/ | UK Raid Seizes 1,800 Flash Cartridges | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"cart",
"copyright",
"ds",
"flash",
"flasht cart",
"homebrew",
"joystiq",
"nintendo",
"Nintendo DS",
"police",
"raid"
] | South Wales Police raided a store in Cardiff
seizing 1,800 Nintendo DS flash carts
. The devices can be used for playing pirated games or running
homebrew
software. In the UK, the carts are illegal under the Trademarks and Copyright Acts. The 21-year-old suspect had imported the devices and was selling them both online... | 46 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "55877",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T02:02:33",
"content": "No Canon DSLR timelapse control for the UK, apparently!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55879",
"author": "xteraco",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T02... | 1,760,377,707.867462 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/ds-50d-timelapse-examples/ | DS + 50D Timelapse Examples | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"canon",
"ds",
"dslr",
"hd",
"high def",
"Nintendo DS",
"panocamera",
"steve chapman",
"time-lapse",
"timelapse",
"vancouver"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwKHABKL_dY]
We covered [Steve Chapman]’s
Nintendo DS control for his Canon DSLR
in September. He’s since improved the software so that it has a timer for sunset/sunrise amongst other things. He also shot about
30GB worth of timelapse images
while in Vancouver and assembled a cou... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "55923",
"author": "zer0",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T07:59:53",
"content": "wow imagine, that could be used as a portable, short term surveillance. especially useful once the zombie apocalypse happens.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,708.085325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/t-mobile-g1-teardown/ | T-Mobile G1 Teardown | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"google hacks"
] | [
"adp1",
"android",
"cellphone",
"compass",
"cpld",
"dev phone 1",
"G1",
"htc",
"phonewreck",
"sim",
"t-mobile",
"t-mobile g1",
"teardown",
"vibration",
"xilinx"
] | In our
Dev Phone 1
excitement last week, we somehow overlooked phoneWreck’s
teardown of the T-Mobile G1
. The complex slider mechanism is certainly worth looking out. One of the major oddities they point out is the inclusion of two vibration motors. One is mounted next to the SIM on the mainboard. While the other is mo... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "55916",
"author": "charlie",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T05:57:50",
"content": "surprised about the compass. those can be pretty expensive. neat article.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55956",
"author": "omikun",
"timest... | 1,760,377,707.958402 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/android-adds-a2dp-avrcp-bluetooth-and-more/ | Android Adds A2DP, AVRCP Bluetooth And More | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"google hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"a2dp",
"adp1",
"android",
"android dev phone 1",
"avrcp",
"bluetooth",
"cupcake",
"dev phone 1",
"dun",
"framework",
"G1",
"google",
"javascript",
"kernel",
"linux",
"squirrelfish",
"t-mobile",
"t-mobile g1",
"usb",
"usb gadget framework",
"webkit"
] | While working towards
open-sourcing Android
, the team continued to work on new features in their own private development branch. These have now been
published publicly in the “cupcake” branch
. There’s a lot of interesting new features and bug fixes included. We’ve got a rundown of many of the significant additions af... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "55866",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2008-12-19T23:18:37",
"content": "Awesome. Reading this makes me practically salivate. I want a good android device with AT&T 3G dammit! I’d almost buy a dev phone, but i really want 3G. I had it for years on my various phones till... | 1,760,377,708.00162 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/wifi-streaming-radio/ | WiFi Streaming Radio | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"Asus",
"AVR",
"lcd",
"mpd",
"openwrt",
"radio",
"router",
"serial",
"streaming",
"streaming router",
"wifi",
"wl-520gu",
"wrt"
] | [Jeff] is continuing to work on his
WiFi streaming radio project
and is now into
part 7
. The reason it’s taken so long is because he’s bothering to document every single piece of the system instead of assuming too much of the reader. The core of the system is an Asus WL-520GU wireless router. It is supported by
OpenWR... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "55852",
"author": "Mark K",
"timestamp": "2008-12-19T20:37:27",
"content": "Yay! di.fm!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55871",
"author": "dizzey",
"timestamp": "2008-12-20T00:16:11",
"content": "I have been thinkin... | 1,760,377,708.045483 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/parallax-christmas-light-show/ | Parallax Christmas Light Show | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks"
] | [
"basic",
"christmas"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btUh–1xbls]
[iboucher] wanted to do some crazy Christmas light choreography. Finding the cost of the off the shelf system to be way too much, he set out to
build his own
. After a visit to eBay to pick up some cheap 1 amp relays, he was ready to get started. Using a Basic Stamp... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "55846",
"author": "blizzarddemon",
"timestamp": "2008-12-19T20:01:16",
"content": "Thats a badass Merry Christmas : D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55848",
"author": "EdZ",
"timestamp": "2008-12-19T20:14:35",
"cont... | 1,760,377,708.271964 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/19/modifying-rc-frequency/ | Modifying R/C Frequency | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"car",
"frequency",
"radio controlled",
"rc"
] | Cheap radio controlled toys can provide countless hours of amusement, especially when friends have one too. You can’t always plan ahead enough for everyone to have a different frequency and sometimes, it just isn’t an option anyway. There is a solution, and it isn’t very difficult. [frickelkram] takes us through the pr... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,708.222722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/18/machining-custom-robot-parts/ | Machining Custom Robot Parts | Jason Rollette | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Robots Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"humanoid",
"mill",
"robot",
"servo"
] | Robot Magazine
has a great article about
how to machine custom robot parts
. In this article [Matt Bauer] shows the basics of making custom robot parts and skeletal brackets for his
humanoid robot creations
using a CNC mini-mill. He uses a custom jig overlay designed to make cutting thin sheet stock much easier and to ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "55774",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-12-18T21:54:45",
"content": "the article focuses more on the tooling jig, which is a definite requirement for any serious machining. Very clean and professional article!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,708.547161 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/18/nandhopper-1-bit-noise-synth/ | Nandhopper 1-Bit Noise Synth | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"nand",
"noise",
"synth"
] | Sometimes, a little bit of noise can be fun. This little
noise synth called the Nandhopper
, is a quick simple project to get started. The parts list is pretty short, mainly material for the sensors and a
4093 Quad, 2-input Schmitt trigger and NAND gate
. You end up with an easy to use, fairly small 1-Bit synth. If you... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "55767",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2008-12-18T20:17:14",
"content": "A great little project for those of us who love the sound of tape being ripped off the roll!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55771",
"author": "emperor... | 1,760,377,708.499437 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/18/7400-series-logic-simulator/ | 7400 Series Logic Simulator | Caleb Kraft | [
"downloads hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"boolean",
"electronics",
"simulator"
] | Atanua is a real time logic simulator
to help people learn some of the basics of electronics. Focusing mainly on logic, as opposed to power, this is a fantastic tool to learn with. They have done a fantastic job of making it easy to use as well as good looking. We can see this as being a must have piece of software for... | 31 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "55747",
"author": "Pistol shrimp",
"timestamp": "2008-12-18T17:31:35",
"content": "Cool I liked making electronic stuff on garry’s mod, now I can go 1 step further :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "584800",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,709.083571 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/17/wii-nunchuck-controlled-servo-bot/ | Wii Nunchuck Controlled Servo Bot | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"robot",
"serb",
"servo bot",
"wii nunchuck"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlukl5fLi7s]
[Stuart.Mcfarlan] is back. This time he has
added Wii Nunchuck control to his servo bot
. You may recall servo bot, or SERB,
from a few weeks ago
. Now the little bot can be controlled by either the joystick, or the gyroscope in the Nunchuck. Too bad its wired though... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "55656",
"author": "fractalrock",
"timestamp": "2008-12-17T20:44:48",
"content": "this isn’t a ‘bot’, it is a remote controlled vehicle. It isn’t autonomous in any way that I can see. Really cool hack though…so i guess the nunchuck controller really does have a good use.",
"par... | 1,760,377,709.019463 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/17/7012/ | Measuring Current Through USB | Caleb Kraft | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"current",
"usb"
] | [gmgfarrand] wanted to be able to
measure the current being pulled through his USB
. He realized that even though he could just cut open the wire and measure at any point, a permanent tool for this would be quite useful. This is a simple modification that shouldn’t take long. All you need is a spare USB cable and an ... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "55650",
"author": "Vincent (gmgfarrand)",
"timestamp": "2008-12-17T20:04:50",
"content": "When you solder as sloppily as me and use solder in excess, you sometimes need the epoxy! :)Thnx!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55651"... | 1,760,377,708.825861 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/17/900000-volts-at-your-fingertips/ | 900,000 Volts At Your Fingertips | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"high voltage",
"tesla",
"van de graaff"
] | [Nickademuss] has put together these great instructions on how to
build a 900,000 volt Van De Graaff generator
. For those unfamiliar,
Van De Graaff generators
produce massive amounts of static electricity. They are usually the things you see in science centers that make people’s hair stand on end. [Nickademuss] put a ... | 14 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "55632",
"author": "happypinguin",
"timestamp": "2008-12-17T17:18:50",
"content": "/* Holly crap! */Project_to_do_in_future ++;",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55634",
"author": "J",
"timestamp": "2008-12-17T17:23:06",
... | 1,760,377,708.654257 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/15/ps3-home-hacking/ | PS3 Home Hacking | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"home",
"joystiq",
"playstation",
"playstation home",
"playstation3",
"proxy",
"ps3",
"virtual",
"virtual world"
] | Last week Sony launched the public beta of
Home
, their virtual world for the PlayStation 3. It wasn’t met with much fanfare and has proven to be quite buggy. Many were less than charmed by
scarcity being ported to the virtual world
. Others took it upon themselves to
hack the service
. Connections between the user’s h... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "55285",
"author": "dustin",
"timestamp": "2008-12-15T12:05:03",
"content": "awesome! now i can change all those ads to something id actually look at.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55290",
"author": "Frollard",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,708.712706 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/14/wearable-xbee-morse-code-keyer/ | Wearable XBee Morse Code Keyer | Eliot | [
"Wearable Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"kate hartman",
"lilypad",
"nyc resistor",
"nycresistor",
"rob faludi",
"wearable",
"xbee"
] | NYC Resistor hosted a wearable wireless workshop today. It was taught by [Rob Faludi] and [Kate Hartman]. They brought along their recently released
LilyPad XBee breakout boards
. The goal of the class was to use the digital radios to build
wireless communication gloves
. Above, you can see the conductive thread sewn i... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "55280",
"author": "melt",
"timestamp": "2008-12-15T10:41:04",
"content": "That’s great, but why does it need an entire microcontroller and stuff to transmit morse over radio, when a little transmitter/receiver chip will do the same job with less bulk?",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,708.763801 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/14/leather-keyboard/ | Leather Keyboard | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"das keyboard",
"leather"
] | Do you know what’s better than a
Das Keyboard
?
A keyboard covered in leather
. The smooth texture and probably squeaky action must be highly sought after since they are asking $548 for one. If you want the key labels etched in, you can get it for $603. We know that our holiday shopping just got a little easier.
[via
... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "55232",
"author": "_matt",
"timestamp": "2008-12-15T02:22:27",
"content": "Needs moar numpad.GIHAGISHITAMONODEHAARIMASEN DETSUI’m guessing that’s qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm in Japanese?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "55238",
... | 1,760,377,708.888486 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/12/14/gamecube-with-built-in-screen/ | GameCube With Built In Screen | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"game cube",
"gamecube"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMc6pNemats]
In light of our recent rash of
Nintendos stuffed
into
other Nintendos
, we are happy to show a Nintendo mod project that breaks form and makes something marginally useful. [Sami] added an
LCD to his GameCube
, and made it look good too. Attached to the top of the G... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "55185",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2008-12-14T18:13:59",
"content": "Actually I bought something exactly like this. It had a cold cathode backlight, and I didn’t know anything about electronics, so when it stopped working, i tightened all the screws. Now I know those were POT... | 1,760,377,709.129469 |
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