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https://hackaday.com/2008/11/11/gift-card-electronics/ | Gift Card Electronics | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"best buy",
"christmas",
"electronics",
"gift cards",
"holiday",
"shopping",
"target"
] | Gift-giving season is upon us, and it’s time for people to start panicking about what to give to their friends and families. Gift cards have gained in popularity over the years, as companies count on people to forget to use them. But how about gift cards that do more than store a token amount of cash? Best Buy is now s... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "50369",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T19:25:30",
"content": "I propose a card that is also an abattoir. That will sell well! Poor repeat business, but think of the tourist trade!-Taylor",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,731.922941 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/11/super-nintendo-clock/ | Super Nintendo Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"super nintendo"
] | [Aaron] sent us this sweet
Super Nintendo Clock
that he built. When he found himself with a broken SNES, a friend challenged him to
out do his previous NES
clock. This time, the display would be located in the cartridge, and removable. Setting the time is done on the SNES controller and seems to work pretty well as you... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "50344",
"author": "scott",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T15:44:34",
"content": "pretty cool, but those pins but have been a bitch to solder to. i might try this out some time, i have a closet full of old nes’s (value village was throwing them out.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,732.061924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/messing-with-barcodes/ | Messing With Barcodes | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"24c3",
"badge",
"barcode",
"barcode hacking",
"conference",
"conference badge",
"nico",
"scott blake",
"stencil",
"swipe",
"terry burton"
] | [nico] just received his credentials for an upcoming conference. On each badge, there’s a 2D barcode with the participant’s bio and contact info. These are meant to be scanned by vendors for future contact. [nico] isn’t so interested in that and plans on updating his personal info by generating a new barcode. To this e... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "50285",
"author": "Tacticus",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T03:22:40",
"content": "This sounds like a job for little boby tables",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50286",
"author": "Tacticus",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T03:23:25"... | 1,760,377,732.202168 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/the-effs-privacy-agenda/ | The EFF’s Privacy Agenda | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"agenda",
"ecpa",
"eff",
"government",
"obama",
"privacy",
"real id",
"state secrets privilege"
] | With a new administration coming into power, the Electronic Frontier Foundation feels that it’s time for a change (see what we did there). They’ve
posted an agenda
that covers fixing privacy issues that have come to the forefront in the last eight years. It involves repairing amendments that prevent corporations from b... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "50278",
"author": "-hero",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T02:26:20",
"content": "my mum just switched to att in terms of phone tv and net. a little privacy would be nice.=(-hero",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50280",
"author": "h... | 1,760,377,731.976007 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/easy-high-voltage-power-supply/ | Easy High Voltage Power Supply | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"coil gun",
"CoilGun",
"discharge",
"high voltage",
"high voltage power supply",
"hv",
"power supply"
] | [rocketman221] wrote up one of the simplest ways to
build a high voltage power supply
. This one in particular was used on his
coilgun
. Instead of building a custom circuit, he’s using flash charging boards from disposable cameras. Six 450V 470uF caps are wired in parallel to make up the bank. Two of the charger board... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "50269",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T01:20:35",
"content": "Whoever is doing this damned well better be wearing welding goggle since the uv light from those arcs will gladly fry your corneas",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,731.857169 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/autonomous-cookie-monster/ | Autonomous Cookie Monster | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"autonomous cookie monster",
"autonomous robot",
"cookie monster",
"dj sures",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"pic18f",
"pic18f4685",
"plushie",
"robot",
"trossen",
"wall-e"
] | [DJ Sures], who built the
autonomous Wall-E
, is back with another creation. His new
autonomous Cookie Monster
is certainly an interesting build. He had the cookie monster plush toy already so the first step was to flay the blue beast and insert a skeleton. He used another robot for that. There are two servos for the w... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "50264",
"author": "Ty Johnson",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T00:05:13",
"content": "I, for one, welcome our cookie-eating, fun-loving, hug-wanting, kid-friendly, 2D mapping robot overlords.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50266",
... | 1,760,377,732.104557 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/best-new-science-inventions-2008/ | Best New Science Inventions 2008 | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"best of",
"best of 2008",
"cake robot",
"electric plane",
"inventions",
"popsci",
"popular science",
"popularscience"
] | Not to be
outdone
, Popular Science published their
Best of What’s New 2008
and packed it with videos and photo galleries. Inspiring inventions include the
Pipistrel Taurus Electro
, the longest-flying two-seated electric plane, the
Intel Core 2 Duo Small Form Factor
, which you can thank for the thinner laptops like A... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "50248",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T22:28:33",
"content": "i wrote up a blue print for that sphere bot when i was in 7th grade still have it in fact they have yet to figure out my trick though but that is the basic design i wish i had the money to build this stuff i s... | 1,760,377,731.753672 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/neon-light-christmas-tree/ | Neon Light Christmas Tree | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"christmas",
"christmas lights",
"christmas tree",
"christmaslights",
"gareth pugh",
"neon",
"neon lights",
"tree",
"xmas"
] | Everyone always complains about the Christmas season coming earlier and earlier, but we think when we can have
Christmas trees like the one pictured above
, it’s not such a bad thing. Created by English fashion designer [Gareth Pugh], the tree features sixty white neon tubes, and is supported by a freestanding metal ro... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "50253",
"author": "Cyrozap",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T22:40:29",
"content": "first!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50267",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2008-11-11T00:52:57",
"content": "i wonder if an equivalent ... | 1,760,377,732.014983 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/hacking-the-mini-cooper/ | Hacking The MINI Cooper | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"amplifier",
"car audio",
"mini cooper"
] | [war6763] sent us this
hack to power an amplifier in a MINI Cooper
. Apparently, aside from being unconventionally handsome, they’re also unconventionally wired. Amplifiers are generally wired to the ignition or stereo and turned on when the car is turned on. Due to some strange wiring, this just isn’t possible in the ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "50232",
"author": "digitalmaddog",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T20:09:06",
"content": "not to knock you ( pretty cool idea) but how log did it take you to work this up — and what is really wrong with splicing into the cig lighter or accy harness from the key to turn on your amp — the am... | 1,760,377,732.152522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/impressioning-at-lockcon/ | Impressioning At LockCon | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"barry wels",
"hope",
"impressioning",
"key",
"key impressioning",
"lock",
"lockcon",
"lockpicking",
"the last hope",
"toool",
"video"
] | [Steffen Wernéry] has published a
video of the impressioning contest
at
LockCon
. We
learned about key impressioning
at this year’s
HOPE conference
. You start the process by inserting a key blank into the lock. By turning the lock until it stops and then moving the key up and down you create marks on the blank’s face.... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "50243",
"author": "FlyinRyanIa",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T21:49:47",
"content": "I love reading these lock picking stories. Wish I had more time to get into doing it myself.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "50294",
"author":... | 1,760,377,731.800691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/kill-a-watt-teardown/ | Kill A Watt Teardown | Eliot | [
"home hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ac",
"kill a watt",
"killawatt",
"meter",
"power meter",
"powersave",
"sparkfun",
"teardown",
"ups"
] | Come on, folks. If we keep
tearing apart
everything that’s handed to us, we’ll never get nice things. SparkFun got their mitts on two
Kill A Watts
and proceeded to plug them into everything and then
dismantled them to see how they work
. The Kill A Watt keeps track of how much power is used over time. The largest load ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "50212",
"author": "tony",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T18:34:16",
"content": "probably an micro controller with two analog to digital inputs and a shunt. calculate the current drawn from the voltage drop, multiply by line voltage to get watts.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,732.495086 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/10/waldflote-midi-controlled-pipe-organ/ | WaldFlöte: Midi Controlled Pipe Organ | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"midi",
"organ"
] | Members of Dorkbot Edinburgh have done what most of us would do if we had a 19th century pipe organ. They
hacked it to be midi controlled
. The organ is located above a cafe owned by the university of Edinburgh. Students have been repairing and modifying it to get it back in working order.
The electronics are composed ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "50202",
"author": "Orv",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T17:36:03",
"content": "One interesting point is that this isn’t the first MIDI-controlled pipe organ. Some larger pipe organs, especially theater organs, were originally built with electric actions, so converting to MIDI isn’t much ... | 1,760,377,732.35903 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/09/functional-etch-a-sketch-costume/ | Functional Etch A Sketch Costume | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"costume",
"dry erase",
"etch a sketch",
"etchasketch",
"halloween",
"howstuffworks",
"Iron Oxide + Aluminum Powder",
"portrait"
] | We love all of the creative Halloween costumes that have started trickling in now that the holiday is finally over, and people have found time to document their last minute projects. Take this
functional Etch A Sketch costume
made by [mazinbenny]. The knobs are lawnmower wheels. The pulley system is strung with 1/16″ w... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "50147",
"author": "Reezy",
"timestamp": "2008-11-10T07:46:12",
"content": "Checkout the bender costume I made for my daughter, and the IRON MAN Proto type costume that I was quite impressed with. Note that both costumes are made primarily out of cardboard.http://www.facebook.com/pho... | 1,760,377,732.404917 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/08/pcjr-25-years-later/ | PCjr 25 Years Later | Eliot | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"anniversary",
"classic",
"dma",
"ibm",
"pcjr",
"trixter"
] | [Trixter], connoisseur of old hardware, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the PCjr. IBM’s PCjr was killed only 18th months after being revealed and [Trixter]
lays out exactly why
. Overall, it was designed to be cheap to produce and sell, but many of the choices made it difficult to use. They used the CPU instead ... | 24 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "49915",
"author": "michael fincham",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T07:57:33",
"content": "hoorah! thanks for posting this up :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49926",
"author": "michael fincham",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T08:... | 1,760,377,732.874715 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/08/adjustable-breadboard-power-supply/ | Adjustable Breadboard Power Supply | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"7805",
"adjustable voltage regulator",
"breadboard",
"power supply",
"ps",
"voltage regulator"
] | This looks like a great addition to your breadboard. [Nerdz] wanted a power supply that was easily portable and adjustable. He built a custom board that
plugs directly into the breadboard’s power rails
. It has a pot attached to the ground of a 7805 voltage regulator so the output can be adjusted from 5V to just under ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "49906",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T05:46:26",
"content": "Very nice. The LM7805 will ensure the 5V no matter what DC supply is used (granted it is 5v or above since this is not a switching voltage regulator) but I would use a switching regulator to have something bett... | 1,760,377,733.061581 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/08/business-card-avr-board-updated/ | Business Card AVR Board Updated | Eliot | [
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"AVR",
"breakout",
"breakout board",
"business card",
"isp",
"programmer",
"tennis for two",
"zif",
"zif socket"
] | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has
updated
their
business card AVR breakout boards
to version 1.1. We suspect the changes will probably make them even more popular. The boards are designed for the ATmegaXX8 family of microcontrollers. The center has all 28 pins labeled while either end has a prototyping area. An
in-sy... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "49928",
"author": "electron",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T08:42:51",
"content": "These are a great idea. I would like to see something like this with surface mount pads for prototyping instead of all through hole. A combination of both would be good.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,732.765054 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/08/stripboard-drawdio/ | Stripboard Drawdio | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"drawdio",
"dylski",
"ladyada",
"stripboard"
] | When we posted about the
Drawdio release
, mentioned how simple the circuit was and that we wouldn’t be surprised if people adapted it. [Dylski] decided to
build it using stripboard
and parts he had laying around. He shows how he laid it out on paper so that it would fit on a 29×5 piece. It took some planning, but the ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "49898",
"author": "colecago",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T04:46:19",
"content": "That has to be the most annoying pencil conceived by man. I would like to purchase these and give them to my friends’ kids.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,732.918726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/08/design-for-manufacture/ | Design For Manufacture | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cadsoft",
"cadsoft eagle",
"eagle",
"eagle 5",
"gerber",
"layout",
"sparkfun",
"tenting"
] | SparkFun has
posted an excellent guide
to the many different issues you could run into when you finally decide to get a circuit board professionally produced. We assume that most of you aren’t running a professional design firm and will appreciate these tips gleaned from years of experience. They provided a rule list,
... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "49885",
"author": "reza naima",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T02:07:40",
"content": "I don’t know what board house they use, but in my experience, you take the specifications provided by the manufacturer, and set your DRC rules to be equal to their limits. If they mess up, then you can ... | 1,760,377,732.810764 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/08/nintendo-dsi-teardown/ | Nintendo DSi Teardown | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"bunnie",
"dsi",
"nintendo",
"nintendo dsi",
"oled",
"sony",
"sony xel-1",
"teardown",
"xel1"
] | [bunnie] managed to pick up a
Nintendo DSi
while in Japan. It seems he had the device running less than an hour before he
tore it down for an impromptu hotel photoshoot
. There’s nothing too surprising and he mentions that the CPU certainly feels more capable than the previous model, which may explain the shorter batte... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "49880",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-11-09T00:49:16",
"content": "NUMBAH ONE!Also DSi is lame and only stupid people should buy it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49882",
"author": "Nubie",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,733.112317 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/07/ir-glass-level-detection/ | IR Glass Level Detection | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks"
] | [
"ir",
"johnny lee",
"microsoft surface",
"multitouch",
"paul dietz",
"rfid",
"surface"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG3_2lvoL8A]
[Johnny Lee]’s colleague [Paul Dietz] has done some interesting work using interactive tables. He’s specifically researched
how to determine how full a drink glass is
. In the video above, he’s using
Microsoft’s Surface
, but this technique should work with any IR ca... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "49760",
"author": "jeremy",
"timestamp": "2008-11-08T00:52:26",
"content": "so you cant have a drink with ice in it, cuz that seems like it would messed this method up",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49761",
"author": "Webli... | 1,760,377,733.279799 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/07/catgenie-hacking/ | CatGenie Hacking | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"cat",
"catgenie",
"litterbox"
] | [ScottSEA] has six cats. As you can imagine, with six cats, a simple litter box just doesn’t cut it. [ScottSEA] uses the
CatGenie
. While a self cleaning cat toilet is a technical marvel, it has one major drawback. Much like an ink jet printer, it has disposable cartridges. Those cartridges, just ike some print cartrid... | 37 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "49735",
"author": "vsnine",
"timestamp": "2008-11-07T22:06:44",
"content": "If only I could train the dog for one of these…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "4741826",
"author": "James T",
"timestamp": "2018-07-1... | 1,760,377,733.230943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/07/acidmods-custom-fps-controller/ | Acidmods Custom FPS Controller | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"acidmods",
"controller",
"fps",
"gamepad",
"xbox"
] | Yet another
custom X Box controller
has come out of the acidmods foundry. This one, specialized for FPS games opts for two analog sticks up front, and complete removal of the D pad and buttons. They break down the process quite nicely with very detailed pictures of how to modify the case and move the analog stick. Che... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "49718",
"author": "panthar",
"timestamp": "2008-11-07T18:42:08",
"content": "You have the link pointing to the WordPress admin page O.o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49719",
"author": "fail",
"timestamp": "2008-11-07T1... | 1,760,377,733.163875 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/07/arduino-rc-airplane/ | Arduino RC Airplane | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"airplane",
"arduino",
"radio controlled",
"rc",
"wireless",
"xbee"
] | [Olivier] told us about this fantastic project where he
built his own RC airplane
. The airplane itself is nothing special, it is the controls that are worth paying attention to. He used an Arduino Diecemilla , some XBee transceivers, and a SparkFun Wee. The main site is a general overview, but there are links to more ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "49725",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2008-11-07T19:14:11",
"content": "I wonder how it compares with a futaba radio rig, esp. range and price. you could probably get good quality plastic shell with the levers for free if you ask around. actually , I think I will get one to control... | 1,760,377,733.327067 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/06/3d-printer-uses-office-paper/ | 3D Printer Uses Office Paper | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"3d",
"3d printer",
"a4",
"a4 paper",
"lom",
"matrix",
"mcor",
"mcor matrix",
"office paper",
"paper",
"printer",
"rapid prototyping",
"rp"
] | Mcor Technologies recently launched a brand new rapid prototyping machine. The
Mcor Matrix
forgoes the standard of expensive and rare build materials by using A4 office paper. The machine selectively deposits glue on the sheet of paper: more glue on the cross-section, less on the waste. It then uses a blade to cut out ... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "49554",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2008-11-07T03:51:44",
"content": "I was hoping that it would use origami to make stuff. :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49557",
"author": "veegeezee",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,733.429254 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/06/official-arduino-ethernet-shield/ | Official Arduino Ethernet Shield | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"arduino shield",
"ethernet",
"ethernet shield",
"ip",
"sd",
"shield",
"w5100",
"wiznet"
] | Arduino has just released an
official ethernet shield
. It’s based on the same WizNet W5100 chip that was used in the
tiny ethernet board
we covered earlier. The W5100 handles the full IP stack and can do TCP or UDP with four simultaneous sockets. The board has a power indicator plus six LEDs to debug the connection. I... | 16 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "49588",
"author": "Eric",
"timestamp": "2008-11-07T06:49:43",
"content": "So Maybe I am slow but why would they put an unsupported SD card slot on there. I am all for it but I don’t see it doing anything so it makes me confused.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies"... | 1,760,377,733.482474 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/06/design-robots-to-hunt-humans/ | Design Robots To Hunt Humans | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"military",
"militaryrobots",
"robots rule the world"
] | The
Department of Defense wants you to design a pack of robots
that would hunt humans. Or, as they put it, “search for and detect a non-cooperative human subject”. While the project brings to mind Terminators, there are also non-terrifying uses for these robots, including search and rescue missions. The robots should b... | 38 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "49510",
"author": "Nemf0",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T23:31:37",
"content": "I LOVE THIS! FIRST PosT!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49515",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T23:41:39",
"content... | 1,760,377,733.865258 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/06/install-osx-on-the-hp-touchsmart/ | Install OSX On The HP TouchSmart | Kimberly Lau | [
"computer hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"HP",
"HP TouchSmart",
"os x"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLoqu8G9oEo]
[Aaron Nelson] of
Hijinks Inc.
wrote up how
he installed OSX on his HP TouchSmart IQ507
. It looks and works like you would expect, save for a few things. The touchscreen works, but the calibration is so far off it’s useless. The most important things, like ethernet ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "49511",
"author": "doug",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T23:33:37",
"content": "through the company I work for, we just bought a touchscreen iMac for a tradeshow kiosk. it utilizes our advertising application that we custom built to show customers all the ads we run…http://ads.mechanix.c... | 1,760,377,733.787445 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/04/election-night-holographic-interviews/ | Election Night Holographic Interviews | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"3d",
"election",
"gorillaz",
"hologram"
] | Instead of the normal head in a window or split screen display used when interviewing remote guests, [Wolf Blitzer] will be
interviewing 3d holograms
. Supposedly, they will be recording in a way that allows for 360 views to be projected on stage with [Wolf]. We’ll have to wait and see exactly how they plan to pull tha... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "49087",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-11-04T21:24:33",
"content": "This does it. I’m leaving you.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49088",
"author": "theisovist",
"timestamp": "2008-11-04T21:44:28",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,733.74919 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/03/colorize-your-election-party/ | Colorize Your Election Party | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"cnn",
"colormixing",
"dmx",
"egradman",
"election",
"election results",
"eric",
"ikea",
"led",
"macetech",
"mame",
"mccain",
"obama",
"rgb",
"rgbLED",
"shiftbrite",
"trs80"
] | [Eric] has put together a simple python script to
scrape election results from CNN.com
. It uses urllib2 to return the popular and electoral votes for each party and throws an ElectionWon exception when CNN calls the race. He’s planning on hooking this to DMX controlled RGB LED lighting that will shift to either blue o... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "49022",
"author": "tricky",
"timestamp": "2008-11-04T02:40:05",
"content": "Oh, but how will I build this in less than 24 hours with Radioshack closed?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49023",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,733.69135 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/03/inductive-charging-going-mainstream/ | Inductive Charging Going Mainstream | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"conductive",
"inductive charging",
"wireless charging"
] | The recent
announcement of Psyclone’s TouchCharge kit
has us moderately excited. Though inductive charging has been used in
electric toothbrushes
for ages, we have yet to see it infiltrate the rest of our lives. The kit is a bit pricey at the moment, but it is a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, you have to h... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "48973",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T21:23:51",
"content": "I personally can’t wait to get rid of all these moronic wall warts. Maybe another 5 years? 10?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48980",
"author": "Coder... | 1,760,377,734.04901 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/03/rapidfire-wii/ | Rapidfire Wii Mod | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"acidmods",
"rapid fire",
"rapidfire",
"wii"
] | AcidMods is at it again. They just can’t bare having to push the fire button over and over on their own. They’ve made a
rapid fire mod for the wii
. They said the mod wasn’t too difficult as Nintendo labeled everything nicely on the PCB. We like that they have added the back light on the button to tell you that you’re ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "48976",
"author": "Mark",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T21:36:57",
"content": "Vimeo Killed the video for reasons “Gamming Video” so you can check it out herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRVgXtuNZVg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,733.917631 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/03/wooden-retro-keyboard-build/ | Wooden Retro Keyboard Build | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"keyboard",
"retro",
"steampunk",
"von slatt"
] | [phirzcol] sent us this cool step by
step build of a retro looking keyboard
, Inspired by [Von Slatt] and
his work
. [phirzcol] starts with a standard keyboard and removes the keys. He steams some wood to wrap the keyboard, then finishes it off nicely. The process of making the keys looks pretty grueling. Each key has ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "48949",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T17:31:16",
"content": "i’m not a massive fan of steampunk. if i spent a $100 on this, i’d be wishing i had an unmodified, good quality keyboard instead",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,733.975403 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/03/propeller-halloween-contest-winners/ | Propeller Halloween Contest Winners | Caleb Kraft | [
"contests",
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"animatronics",
"halloween",
"parallax",
"propeller",
"skeleton"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkUSjf0U-GU]
Meet Skelly, the propeller powered singing skeleton, winning entry to the
Unofficial Propeller Halloween Contest
. Sick of the massive amounts of Arduino projects floating around the web, [Oldbitcollector] offered a halloween challenge. Make something spooky using a... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "48930",
"author": "Perry",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T15:44:57",
"content": "I hate to be the one to naysay, but there wasn’t anything that required an MCU in that skeleton. A spinny motor and a cam would have done all of that, just like the store bought animated stuff.",
"parent... | 1,760,377,734.31009 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/03/no-nintendo-dsi-homebrew/ | No Nintendo DSi Homebrew | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"dsi",
"handheld",
"homebrew",
"nintendo",
"Nintendo DS",
"nintendo dsi",
"portable",
"region free",
"region locked",
"videogame"
] | The latest version of the
Nintendo DS
, the
DSi
, has officially launched in Japan. It features larger dual touchscreens, dual cameras, and an SD card slot. The members of GBAtemp.net have decided to tackle the most important question:
will it run homebrew
? Current DS systems just need a purpose built flash cartridge ... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "48928",
"author": "DigitalMind",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T15:20:26",
"content": "I’ve bought 2 of those cards for family. I bought them from difference places, one of the cards went in the back where you regularly put your game cards, and the other went into the front in the slot w... | 1,760,377,734.22639 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/06/gyro-controlled-game/ | Gyro Controlled Game | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"game",
"gyro",
"gyroscopic",
"powerball"
] | [Eric] sent in this cool project that he did as part of his graduation project. He built
a game that uses a gyroscope as an input device
. For the gyroscope, he’s using a
Powerball
with a sensor inserted into it. This data is gathered by an Arduino in a pretty enclosure. The whole unit connects to a PC
via
USB
and is s... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "49498",
"author": "ion",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T21:39:49",
"content": "Cool I have a Powerball",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49501",
"author": "error404",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T22:15:53",
"content": "Sigh, wro... | 1,760,377,734.271646 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/05/minimalist-led-light-detecting-candle/ | Minimalist LED Light Detecting Candle | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"attiny13",
"AVR",
"candle",
"led",
"sprite_tm"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPe5RtUOOdc]
Our
flickering LED circuit
combined two known circuit, and certainly wasn’t graceful because of it. [sprite_tm] saw quite a few areas
where the circuit could be reduced
. He ended up taking it down to just two LEDs, a battery, and an ATtiny13. The first step was gett... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "49215",
"author": "Fool2cool",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T02:58:09",
"content": "Elliot you mentioned battery twice in the description :) Brilliant bit of work otherwise good job sprite you obviously know your stuff very well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,734.443162 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/05/getting-root-on-the-g1/ | Getting Root On The G1 | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"google",
"root",
"telnet",
"telnetd",
"terminal",
"tmobile",
"tmobile g1"
] | If you’ve been holding off on a
T-Mobile G1
purchase because you didn’t like the apparent user restrictions, there’s some good news. The
Android
powered phone comes with an easy button for getting root. Install a terminal app and you can
manually start the telnetd service
. All that’s left is telenetting into the devic... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "49195",
"author": "Taylor Alexander",
"timestamp": "2008-11-06T01:32:18",
"content": "I really can’t wait till more hacks come in, I’ll get an android phone when it:A) Has been released in a flavor that works with ATT 3G service,andb) has been hacked wide open.-Taylor",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,734.564965 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/05/arduino-wireless-rotating-pov/ | Arduino Wireless Rotating POV | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"POV"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QMV4mRVpo4]
got an old cdrom and an Arduino laying around? Why not make it into a
spinning POV display
. It was built using parts from a floppy drive and a cdrom, as well as an Arduino and a small wireless transceiver. Using an IR sensor to detect rotations, the Arduino sends da... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "49174",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-11-05T22:15:50",
"content": "that was a really long video for only having 5 seconds of actual POV video…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49188",
"author": "Eric",
"timest... | 1,760,377,734.646727 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/05/lcd-that-scans-fingerprints/ | LCD That Scans Fingerprints | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"fingerprint",
"lcd",
"scanner",
"uv"
] | AU Optronics Corp has unveiled a new
LCD panel that doubles as a fingerprint scanner
. Each pixel is equipped with 4 optical sensors, so a 320×240 screen would have a scanning resolution of 640×480. They have also experimented with different sensors, such as UV. You can see an LCD panel that detects and displays the UV... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "49160",
"author": "kirk",
"timestamp": "2008-11-05T19:36:47",
"content": "maybe so you can read stuff while your finger is covering the screen",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "49161",
"author": "chris",
"timestamp": "2008... | 1,760,377,734.502212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/05/whiteboard-pong/ | Whiteboard Pong | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] | [
"pong",
"projection"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azP-1Ja1GLc]
It seems like there is a pre requisite that any technology demo should include pong. It may not be new tech, but we’ve
never seen pong played like this
. It seems like it could get pretty hectic if it were to be sped up.
[via
Gizmodo
] | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "49154",
"author": "Mark Carlson",
"timestamp": "2008-11-05T18:15:52",
"content": "Neat, at first, I thought it was going to be low-tech, like nethack on a whiteboard:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6_TsYZRb3EBut it actually looks like a fun game to play… if it were sped up.",
"p... | 1,760,377,734.700212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/04/multi-color-fog-spreader/ | Multi-Color Fog Spreader | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"election",
"fog",
"led"
] | Though we’re pretty sure this was meant for Halloween, we think it would be a perfect addition to your election night party. [marc92] shows us how he built a
fog spreader with red or blue lighting
. Fog machines generally spit out the fog from a single point, relying on the breeze to spread it around. [marc92] wanted i... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "49104",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp": "2008-11-05T01:41:14",
"content": "It should be noted that tubing of any kind tends to significantly increase the amount of condensed fog fluid on the floor, and that stuff is gross.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,734.607318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/01/shmoocon-registration-opens/ | ShmooCon Registration Opens | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"con",
"convention",
"data recovery",
"gsm",
"gsm cracking",
"hacker convention",
"shmoocon",
"shmoocon2009",
"ssd"
] | November 1st means that registration for
ShmooCon 2009
has opened. The DC hacker convention is entering the fifth year. They’re releasing the tickets in blocks; after today’s are gone the next won’t be available till December 1st. Today is also the closing of first round consideration for their call for papers, but you... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,734.937167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/31/exersize-for-a-good-cause-cold-beer/ | Exersize For A Good Cause, Cold Beer | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"beer",
"chill",
"cooling",
"excersize"
] | It can sometimes be difficult to decide what items we want to fill space in our homes. Our health is valued highly, as is our ability to consume cold beer. Someone out there must have been thinking of us when they designed this
exersize bike that chills your beer
. Admittedly, it won’t chill it as fast as some other me... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "48554",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T20:16:44",
"content": "hahaha im totally going to build one of those i have an air compressor and an old shwin in the basement[woo first comment]",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": ... | 1,760,377,734.890634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/31/horrifyingly-wonderful-hexapod-dancing/ | Horrifyingly Wonderful Hexapod Dancing | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"dance",
"hexapod",
"mambo",
"robot"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUH3m6ZyW-g]
We don’t know whether to be horrified, or elated at the sight of this dancing hexapod. Yeah, it isn’t a hack. It isn’t even a build article. But if there is ever a time to post a six legged dancing head with glowing red eyes, it is today, Halloween. Enjoy.
[via
BotJ... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "48511",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T17:10:46",
"content": "Wow, I bet tons of work went into building that thing. Though this choice of display is well… less than ideal for showing off such technology, it does show how robust this build really is.Imagine some sort of... | 1,760,377,735.104508 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/31/asus-eee-pc-for-200-in-2009/ | ASUS Eee Pc For $200 In 2009 | Caleb Kraft | [
"Netbook Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"Asus",
"eee pc"
] | Promises, promises, promises. The
$200 Eee PC is supposedly coming in 2009
, according to chairman Johnny Shih. No word on whether it will be a 10 inch screen, but it seems possible as they have stated they are phasing out the smaller models. Other interesting facts were divulged, such as 70% of them are now loaded wi... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "48504",
"author": "_Matt",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T16:12:42",
"content": "i <3 my eee pc 1000hi did choose the hard drive over the ssd, since the ssd wasn’t exactly blazing fast.my favorite thing about this is that it can play up to 1080p video, and I’m not tethered to a power outl... | 1,760,377,734.989376 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/31/hexbug-brain-transplant/ | Hexbug Brain Transplant | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"hex bug",
"hexbug",
"microcontroller",
"pic"
] | The Hex Bug, at $10, proves to be
a perfect platform for building your own droid
. Out of the box, it has pretty limited functionality. It walks forward until its antennae bump something, then it backs up and turns left. Applied inspirations shows us how you can replace the bug’s brains with a microcontroller to give i... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "48502",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T15:57:08",
"content": "I love it!However, wouldn’t it be easier to hack the existing antennae system to give the reverse/turn process more time to avoid left-hand obstacles?Seems like a strategically-inserted timer circuit m... | 1,760,377,735.042107 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/30/how-to-usb-remote-control-receiver/ | How-to: USB Remote Control Receiver | Ian | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"how-to",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"computer remote control",
"decode ir signals",
"electronics",
"how-to",
"IR remote",
"logic analyzer",
"pc remote control",
"remote",
"remote control",
"usb ir receiver",
"usb remote"
] | Now that we listen to
MP3s
, and watch XVIDs or x264s, a computer is the entertainment center in at least one room of most homes. Unless you have a special HTPC, though, you’re probably stuck using the keyboard to pause, change the volume, and fast-forward through annoying Mythbusters recaps. PC remote control receiver... | 126 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "48419",
"author": "Bryan",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T02:47:07",
"content": "I’ve wanted something like this for a long time…thank you thank you thank you…..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48422",
"author": "theweirdness",
... | 1,760,377,735.294086 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/30/asymmetric-gear-heart-sculpture/ | Asymmetric Gear Heart Sculpture | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"asymmetric",
"gears",
"sculpture",
"video",
"waxy"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70dKZjP4NOo]
Here’s a video of a mindbending piece of papercraft engineering. We’d love to see a 3D model for this heart to at least have a starting point when designing our own. The
creator’s site
is in Japanese though, so it’s hard to glean any insight into his process. Embedde... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "48397",
"author": "hanson",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T00:57:43",
"content": "Wow! Makes me want to make one!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48405",
"author": "bazacko",
"timestamp": "2008-10-31T01:10:21",
"content":... | 1,760,377,735.463716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/aspire-one-3g-hack/ | Aspire One 3G Hack | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"3g",
"acer",
"acer aspire one",
"aspire one",
"dell",
"dell mini 9",
"hsdpa",
"jkk",
"jkkmobile",
"mini-PCIe",
"sim",
"tnkgrl",
"wifi"
] | [tnkgrl] is back with
part three of her Acer Aspire One hacking
. This time she’s adding in 3G. You may look at the picture the above and think, “Cake. She just plugged the card in”. No, the Acer doesn’t ship with the mini-PCIe slot or the SIM card holder. First you have to solder a right angle mini-PCIe connector to t... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "48103",
"author": "Andrew Pollack",
"timestamp": "2008-10-29T10:05:03",
"content": "Bravo! Its good to see a really great hack again, and this one is useful, functional, and a great example of hack-fu.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,735.185492 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/28/arduino-gameboy-killer/ | Arduino Gameboy Killer | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"game boy",
"gameboy"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgKSLxRPtu8]
For roughly $250, you too can have this
sweet bit of gadgetry
based off of the
Arduino platform
. It is open source, and has some pretty impressive specs. Sporting a rumble pack, lithium ion battery,
OLED
display, and space for expanson. You can buy the pieces pre as... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "48023",
"author": "Alex ~",
"timestamp": "2008-10-29T01:03:23",
"content": "Very impressive.i was meaning to look into driving an lcd (read: 3300) screen with an arduino, guess it could be done quite easily if it can run an OLED in colour.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,735.515194 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/28/autonomous-wall-e/ | Autonomous Wall-E | Caleb Kraft | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"robot",
"wall-e",
"walle",
"wally"
] | [djsures] went crazy on his
Interactive Wall-E toy
. Wall-E just didn’t have enough bounce in his step, so [djsures] decided to give him an overhaul. He went through the entire robot and replaced most of the joints with servos, giving much more control and adding head tilt. All of this was wired to a microcontroller ho... | 25 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "48010",
"author": "Bryan Thielbar",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T23:06:13",
"content": "Dude that is so awesome… I want to build one asap… send me infospdexl@gmail.com…I would buy this for you if you wanted to build another.Bryan",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,737.284496 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/28/e-ink-shows-off-the-am300-developer-kit/ | E Ink Shows Off The AM300 Developer Kit | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] | [
"am300",
"e-ink"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n2xxqMQyfY]
The
AM300 developer’s kit
, shown in this video, has some pretty cool new features. It has the ability to show much faster animations than before, as well as having 16 bit gray scale image rendering and pen input. The animations look pretty quick, they mention this b... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "47998",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T21:15:59",
"content": "it’s 4 bit , 16 levels of gray.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48003",
"author": "G Beardrondo",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T21:53:58",
"content... | 1,760,377,737.597919 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/28/cellular-automata-and-led-matrix-fun/ | Cellular Automata And LED Matrix Fun | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"automata",
"cellular",
"led",
"matrix",
"multiplex"
] | Blinkomat, an LED matrix
, turned out quite well. 240 LEDs controlled by an Atmega 16 is what we call a decent bookshelf decoration. The dimensions of 12×20 were chosen due to the fact that the microcontroller has 32 I/O lines. The LEDs are switched on and off using
multiplexing
. The brightness, controlled by pulse w... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "47955",
"author": "J",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T15:48:35",
"content": "Mommy?What’s an OGGZ?(seriously? wtf?)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47956",
"author": "J",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T15:50:58",
"content": "P.S... | 1,760,377,737.334619 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/27/flaming-lips-guitar-hero-mod/ | Flaming Lips Guitar Hero Mod | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"ew",
"flaming lips",
"guitar hero",
"kaossilator",
"korg"
] | Here’s a fun little suprise that showed up in a recent Flaming Lips interview. Frontman Wayne Coyne built this custom guitar rig out of a double-necked Epiphone. It has a neck from a Guitar Hero controller, which triggers a built in KORG
Kaossilator
touchpad synthesizer. Checkout the
video interview at around 1:55 for ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "47891",
"author": "theweirdness",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T00:45:51",
"content": "Thats pretty slick!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47893",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2008-10-28T01:07:53",
"content": "this act... | 1,760,377,737.218715 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/27/making-the-psp-not-so-portable/ | Making The PSP Not So Portable | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp"
] | [alien x] has posted this
peculiar hack for a PSP
. He has gutted and splayed the
PSP
spreading its insides neatly and mounting them on a plexiglass back. Everything is easily accessible and ready to tinker with. It may not fit in your pocket, but adding mods and experimenting with ideas should be much easier like thi... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "47859",
"author": "kurf",
"timestamp": "2008-10-27T17:19:57",
"content": "a rebuild and redesign adding new features to the device like bluetooth audio, don’t know if the psp already has that, or more memory. It’s not quite as complicated a breakdown as I first thought but still int... | 1,760,377,737.438439 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/26/smart-phone-hacking-roundup/ | Smart Phone Hacking Roundup | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"android",
"baseband",
"boingboinggadgets",
"G1",
"iphone",
"iphone 3G",
"minicom",
"ssh",
"tmobile",
"video"
] | [vimeo 2049219]
T-Mobile’s G1
was released last week and there has been
at least one Android vulnerability announced already
. The New York Times reported on research done by [Charlie Miller], who also helped find one of the first
iPhone
bugs, so we think the report is fairly credible. Last year, we saw him deliver a
s... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "47795",
"author": "kyle",
"timestamp": "2008-10-26T23:23:14",
"content": "Incorrect video for the post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47796",
"author": "kyle",
"timestamp": "2008-10-26T23:23:53",
"content": "scratc... | 1,760,377,737.483808 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/26/adafruit-arduino-sale/ | Adafruit Arduino Sale | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"adafruit",
"arduino",
"microcontroller",
"sale"
] | With the
release of the Arduino Duemilanove
, Adafruit is trying to shift out some old stock Arduino Diecimila by
offering 10% off
. [amk]
noted
that the new Duemilanove is not so much an upgrade as an Arduino with a new hat. The only changes were autoselecting power and a cutable reset line. The best part about the Ad... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "47769",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": "2008-10-26T19:02:39",
"content": "lamersssss",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47773",
"author": "tom",
"timestamp": "2008-10-26T19:40:23",
"content": "sell outs……",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,737.543991 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/25/tiny-optical-theremins/ | Tiny Optical Theremins | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"buzzer",
"matrixsynth",
"synth",
"theremin"
] | Matrixsynth
pointed out
a couple incredibly small optical theremins that look like they’d make for a great afternoon project. [AlexArt]
first built the simple circuit
on a piece of protoboard (Google translated). Knowing he could go smaller, he then
built it freeform with a buzzer
instead of a full size speaker. The de... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "47708",
"author": "kurf",
"timestamp": "2008-10-25T23:18:59",
"content": "I would love to see a whole group of these working together.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47718",
"author": "Drew",
"timestamp": "2008-10-26T00... | 1,760,377,737.386776 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/24/coin-slot-detector/ | Coin Slot Detector | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Security Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"coin slot",
"coin slot cream",
"hulu",
"lilypad",
"lilypad arduino",
"neutrogena",
"wearable"
] | Wow, how quickly the wearable electronics world has slid into the gutter. They’re now resigned to watching our nations finest natural resource, the butt crack. This project by [semiotech] uses a
LilyPad Arduino
to
monitor the exposure of the wearer’s coin slot
. It detects the presence of light with a photoresistor and... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "47640",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2008-10-25T06:04:48",
"content": "Hey guys, wanna go hang out at Instructables?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47648",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-25T06:38:06... | 1,760,377,737.166613 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/24/led-life-and-charlieplexing/ | LED Life And Charlieplexing | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"charlieplexing",
"conways game of life",
"game of life",
"gpio",
"led",
"led matrix",
"leds",
"life",
"msp430",
"video"
] | Yesterday, we featured [Andrew]’s
orientation aware camera
. We want to highlight another one of his projects:
LED Life
. It’s a 6×5 LED matrix playing Conway’s Game of Life. He used the low power MSP430
like our e-paper clock
. The best part of the writeup is his explanation of how Charlieplexing works. Microcontrolle... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "47615",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-10-25T01:48:09",
"content": "Yay!! More wasting electricity!o.o",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47618",
"author": "Fwirt",
"timestamp": "2008-10-25T02:14:11",
"content": "C... | 1,760,377,737.093268 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/24/vertical-axis-wind-turbine-update/ | Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Update | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"off grid",
"turbine",
"vawt",
"vertical axis wind turbine",
"wind"
] | [Faroun] sent in his
updated vertical wind turbine
. After running his
previous one
for a while, he felt that the motor he was using was inadequate, it required too high of RPM to produce what he wanted. He didn’t want to gear it up, fearing that the light construction couldn’t sustain rotation.
He built a new version ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "47580",
"author": "will",
"timestamp": "2008-10-24T20:08:22",
"content": "im glad i get to be the first to comment i love the site.this is pretty cool try and get more post like this thanks for the hard work guys",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,737.650911 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/24/interactive-touch-capable-mirror/ | Interactive Touch Capable Mirror | Kimberly Lau | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"interaction",
"interactive",
"lasergames",
"litstudios",
"mirror"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/1867956%5D
[Alpay Kasal] of Lit Studios and [Sam Ewen] created this patent-pending
interactive mirror
after being inspired by dielectric glass mirrors with built-in LCD panels, and wanting to add a human touch. The end results look like a lot of fun. You can draw on the mirror and play games. Ac... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "47567",
"author": "f",
"timestamp": "2008-10-24T18:44:59",
"content": "csi miami?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47569",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2008-10-24T18:55:31",
"content": "the only good use I saw was ... | 1,760,377,737.883799 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/02/wireless-arduino-programming-with-zigbee/ | Wireless Arduino Programming With ZigBee | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Tool Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"arduino",
"digi",
"ladyada",
"wireless",
"xbee",
"zigbee"
] | ZigBee
is a low-power communication system using digital radios. It’s intended to be easier to work with than
Bluetooth
. Adafruit recently added an adapter board for Digi’s XBee product line and has put together a great how-to to show the devices potential. Using two XBee radios and adapters you can
wirelessly program... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "48901",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T08:17:51",
"content": "http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8471a simple modification of that may be cheaper and look nicer",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,738.232355 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/02/robot-fish-cad-models/ | Robot Fish CAD Models | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cad",
"fish",
"robofish",
"robot",
"robot fish",
"robotfish",
"servo"
] | [Bre]
dug up
this excellent
robot fish prototype project
. The PPF-O9 has three servos. One on the forward fins to control depth, one on the middle joint, and one final one drives the tail fin. The battery box is mounted to the underside. The control scheme is interesting: the right stick controls left/right and up/dow... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "48898",
"author": "steven smith",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T06:35:54",
"content": "the fail whale without the fail",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "51019",
"author": "iCADsales.com",
"timestamp": "2008-11-16T11:03:37",
... | 1,760,377,738.275844 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/02/hack-o-lantern/ | Hack-o’-lantern | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"carving",
"hackolantern",
"halloween",
"jack o lantern",
"pumpkin"
] | [Todd] sent in his
Hack-o’-lantern
just a bit late for Halloween. He did a good job of working with the logo considering the difficulty it poses for pumpkin carving. We would have been proud to have that on our porch for the kids to steal and smash in the road. Since others in the past have also done
Hack a Day pumpki... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "48886",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T04:32:15",
"content": "looks photoshopped",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48906",
"author": "Grovenstien",
"timestamp": "2008-11-03T09:19:37",
"content": "Why not u... | 1,760,377,737.993677 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/02/bsodomizer-blue-screens-your-enemies/ | BSoDomizer Blue-screens Your Enemies | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"bsod",
"bsodomizer",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"gizmodo",
"ir",
"joe grand",
"JoeGrand",
"l0pht",
"vga"
] | In case you were wondering what industrious hacker [Joe Grand] was doing when he’s not building stuff for
Prototype This!
, designing
Defcon badges
, or
testifying before congress
, it’s this: The BSoDomizer is a VGA pass through device that displays an image of your choice on the victim’s screen. It can do this either... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "48832",
"author": "pcairic",
"timestamp": "2008-11-02T21:50:57",
"content": "WARNING … homophobic contentdisgusting.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48834",
"author": "gm",
"timestamp": "2008-11-02T21:54:08",
"conten... | 1,760,377,738.175548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/01/haxapod/ | Six Legged Crawler | Jason Rollette | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"hexapod",
"robot",
"servo",
"six-legged robot"
] | This hexapod was sent to us on the
tipline
from [Jamie]. If you want to take the six-legged robot a bit farther than our earlier posts,
here
and
here
, this is the
hexapod
for you. The structural pieces were modeled, and cut out of 3mm thick plywood using CNC. He used TO-220 transistor nylon isolation mounts for the be... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "48793",
"author": "Jimi",
"timestamp": "2008-11-02T13:52:49",
"content": "This thing is cool….. as long as it doesn’t start replicating itself.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48797",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,738.318866 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/01/flash-sync-port-hacking/ | Flash Sync Port Hacking | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"adrian",
"camera",
"flash",
"flash trigger",
"sync port"
] | Reader [Adrian] picked up a couple cheap wireless flash triggers on eBay. Unfortunately, his Sigma EF-500 DG Super strobe doesn’t have the necessary sync port to make use of these. He popped the device open to try to figure out a way to
trigger the device manually
. The first idea was to use the test button to fire the... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "48748",
"author": "ATP",
"timestamp": "2008-11-02T01:55:11",
"content": "…I guess I’m not the only hacker around these parts with that name. :POne day, this Adrian will have a hack on here. That is one of my big goals, believe it or not. I hold this blog in high regard.As for this... | 1,760,377,738.117692 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/11/01/a-very-power-suit-halloween/ | A Very Power Suit Halloween | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"3d printer",
"aliens",
"atst",
"halloween",
"make",
"mech",
"power suit",
"powerloader",
"powersuit",
"starwars"
] | We spent our Halloween dressed as an irate traveler as we flew cross country, but it looks like a lot of people were having much more fun. [flaming_pele!]’s
Aliens power loader
is one of the best costumes we’ve seen yet. He built it by referencing a 1/12th model kit and a lot of photos. The final costume is about 80% f... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "48714",
"author": "arT2",
"timestamp": "2008-11-01T21:42:39",
"content": "yeah, n1",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48723",
"author": "mykle",
"timestamp": "2008-11-01T22:18:13",
"content": "i think my dalek costume q... | 1,760,377,738.370157 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/30/flickering-led-circuit/ | Flickering LED Circuit | Nick Caiello | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"Atmel",
"attiny13",
"diy",
"flickering leds",
"halloween",
"jack o lantern"
] | Here’s a simple project for your Halloween celebration. The other day while looking through our box of Halloween decorations, we noticed that the incandescent lamp in one of the jack-o’-lanterns was burnt out. Instead of simply replacing the outdated bulb, we decided to build a small dark detecting circuit with 2 yello... | 16 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "48355",
"author": "anon",
"timestamp": "2008-10-30T22:23:11",
"content": "I think you have your battery symbol backwards in your schematic… Just to make sure others don’t connect it up wrong.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "483... | 1,760,377,738.425511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/30/battle-of-the-thumb-drive-linux-distros/ | Battle Of The Thumb Drive Linux Distros | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"News"
] | [
"linux",
"live cd",
"thumb drive"
] | We were expecting eye gouging and body slams, but this
review of several thumb drive Linux distributions
will do. They compared Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, Xubuntu, and Fedora. They don’t mention why they chose these four specifically, as
UNetbootin
has many many distributions available. They put each through its pa... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "48325",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-10-30T18:33:17",
"content": "Where’s Slitaz?http://www.slitaz.org",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "911741",
"author": "Anonymous Viper 7",
"timestamp": "2012-12-31T23... | 1,760,377,738.48947 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/voting-roundup/ | Voting Roundup | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Roundup"
] | [
"e-voting",
"security",
"vote",
"voting system",
"votingmachine"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q9NSVUu8nk]
With the election coming up in less than a week, voting machine security (or the lack thereof) is critical, especially with the popularity of
early voting
this year. While we’ve previously discussed
voting machine insecurities
, it looks like the problems haven’t bee... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "48194",
"author": "monster",
"timestamp": "2008-10-30T01:12:39",
"content": "i have a feeling you’re more likely to have your votes flipped if you vote straight democrat.why don’t they print out a receipt? it’s a lot harder to fake a vote you have proof you made",
"parent_id": n... | 1,760,377,738.661449 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/swarming-robot-ants/ | Swarming Robot Ants | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"robots",
"robots rule the world"
] | European researchers in the I-SWARM project are
hard at work developing small, autonomous robots
that can work together and communicate to perform different functions. They successfully built two types of robots: the I-SWARM, and the Jasmine robots. The I-SWARM robots are three millimeters in size, are powered by a sol... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "48186",
"author": "fatali",
"timestamp": "2008-10-29T23:46:20",
"content": "and so is how the predecessors of the replicators began…. ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48259",
"author": "PUNiSH3R",
"timestamp": "2008-10... | 1,760,377,738.593625 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/tesla-turbines-for-fun-and-profit/ | Tesla Turbines For Fun And Profit | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cd spindle",
"tesla turbine",
"turbine"
] | [youtube=http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=aoRh8T_VX-Y]
[Rick] has been building Tesla turbines in various ways and posting his projects to youtube. For those who are unfamiliar, a
tesla turbine
is a fanless turbine that uses a smooth central disk spun by friction from a gas or fluid. Since the turbine itself has no protru... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "48178",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-10-29T22:36:34",
"content": "I could swear this was on hackaday before.. perhaps just in a comment somewhere.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48185",
"author": "VonSkippy",
"ti... | 1,760,377,739.114021 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/cnc-pumpkin-carving/ | CNC Pumpkin Carving | Caleb Kraft | [
"cnc hacks",
"home hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"lumenlab",
"mill",
"pumpkin"
] | How do hardware geeks carve pumpkins? With
giant home made CNC mills
, that’s how. Using the
open source CNC kit from Lumenlab.com
, they converted a photograph into g-code, then fed it to the machine. After about 20 minutes of pumpkin drilling, they had this beautiful jack-o’-lantern. We are definitely jealous. Keep ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "48141",
"author": "Brett_cgb",
"timestamp": "2008-10-29T17:13:29",
"content": "A video with a higher frame rate would be greatly appreciated. (2FPS simply doesn’t convey motion – it looks like a fast slide show.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,738.836648 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/29/psp-snes-controller-mod/ | PSP SNES Controller Mod | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"accessibility",
"handicap",
"psp",
"snes"
] | [foo] sent in this amazingly well done mod to
add an SNES controller to a PSP
. He was contacted with a request to mod a
PSP
for someone who had limited use of one hand. The PSP controls were too difficult for her, but miraculously, she could play an SNES controller well. The quality of the mod is very nice. [foo] ha... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "48124",
"author": "Erik",
"timestamp": "2008-10-29T15:16:49",
"content": "Cool. Would like to do this, but, I would probably need the 5 psp he has to do it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "48126",
"author": "kyle007",
"t... | 1,760,377,738.992528 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/24/quick-cheap-cassette-adapter/ | Quick Cheap Cassette Adapter | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"cassette",
"tape adapter"
] | [Dane] sent us this
super quick tape adapter
project. Yes, we know we can go buy one of these for pretty cheap and it will probably sound much better, but really, wouldn’t it be cool to make one? Using a headphone adapter, a couple resisters, some wire, and an old cassette tape, [Dane] shows us how easy it is to build ... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "47559",
"author": "kyle007",
"timestamp": "2008-10-24T17:40:33",
"content": "um neat-o but like 20 years to late…you can achieve the same success by taking apart an old tape deck and removing the “head” the magnetic thingy that reads the tape. It conveniently has three wires on most... | 1,760,377,738.927743 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/23/open-up-and-say-eureka/ | Open Source Hardware Inspires Innovation | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"design",
"hardware",
"open source"
] | Technology Review turns the
spotlight on the open source hardware movement
. Open source hardware is hardly a new concept, but lately it’s been getting a lot more attention, with the help of magazines like
MAKE
and websites like
Instructables
.
Chumby
, a company that sells a modifiable cube with a screen, embedded com... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "47456",
"author": "kurf",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T21:25:34",
"content": "If only cell phone manufactures had this mentality.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47457",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T21:26:29",... | 1,760,377,739.060786 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/23/orientation-aware-camera/ | Orientation Aware Camera | Eliot | [
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"microcontroller",
"opengl",
"visualization",
"webcam"
] | [Andrew Magill] just added his
Orientation Aware Camera
to the
Hack a Day Flickr Pool
. It uses a 3-axis magnetometer and 3-axis accelerometer. He didn’t want to spend too much effort on the USB side so he picked up USBMicro’s U421. It’s a fairly well documented preprogrammed microcontroller for USB. He later regrette... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "47435",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T19:24:35",
"content": "Sweet! I look forward to seeing how his mapping software progresses. With two lenses for a binocular view you could take this even farther.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,739.289259 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/23/uv-oven-from-an-ikea-cabinet/ | Uv Oven From An IKEA Cabinet | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"etch",
"ikea",
"led",
"pcb",
"uv"
] | This may not be an amazingly complicated project, but it is a very elegant and fairly cheap way of
building a UV oven
for exposing PCBs. [aris] started with an
IKEA FIRA
cabinet. He basically left the framework as an empty shell and made a make shift top hinged door to enclose it. Mounted in the top is an array of 35 U... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "47424",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T17:40:20",
"content": "Maybe my google skills aren’t very good, but I can’t see to find a source for these UV reactive PCB boards. Is there a special name for them?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{... | 1,760,377,739.335257 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/23/motorcycle-visor-rain-disk/ | Motorcycle Visor Rain Disk | Caleb Kraft | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"helmet",
"rain",
"visor",
"windscreen"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LsTVro-o1Q]
[andrew] sent us this
proof of concept
. Based off of the
Spiech Clear view screen
, used in marine applications, it uses a spinning disk to keep a part of your vision free of water droplets. While you may not be too impressed by watching the video initially, keep in... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "47395",
"author": "Roly",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T14:28:42",
"content": "A full-face slipstream-driven version of this was being advertised in motorcycle magazines perhaps 25 years ago now (alongside cigar-like plastic tube thingies that allowed a rider to smoke while riding).Never... | 1,760,377,739.457634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/sticky-tape-emits-x-rays/ | Sticky Tape Emits X-rays | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"science",
"sticky tape",
"vacuum",
"wired"
] | Wired posted a gallery covering an interesting phenomenon. When you unroll regular sticky tape it emits visible light, but what was recently discovered is that
under vacuum it actually emits x-rays
as well. They’re still trying to nail down the cause. Have a look at the gallery of UCLA’s research lab to see what kind o... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "47311",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T02:03:46",
"content": "If that’s true, that is a whole new kind of messed up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47312",
"author": "burnliff",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T02:1... | 1,760,377,739.408634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/microsoft-anti-piracy-solution-backfires-in-china/ | Microsoft Anti-piracy Solution Backfires In China | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"china",
"chinese piracy",
"microsoft",
"piracy"
] | There’s no doubt that software piracy is rampant in China. Microsoft attempted to remedy the problem with its new version of
Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program
, which will turn the screen black every hour if the system fails the validation test. Previous versions just notified the user that they were using ... | 66 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "47289",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "2008-10-23T00:30:44",
"content": "I’m not detecting what part of their plan “backfired.”The whole point was to make using a pirated version more of an annoyance to increase legitimate sales. They apparently succeeded:“Panic is the fi... | 1,760,377,739.640156 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/international-caps-lock-day/ | INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"apple",
"caps lock",
"CapsLock",
"international caps lock day",
"modifier keys",
"OsX",
"vim",
"windows"
] | As you can plainly see, we’re embracing
International Caps Lock Day
with full gusto. Go ahead, try it out in the comments. Caps lock is the cruise control for cool. Surprisingly, there are quite a few full time haters of the key running campaigns:
CAPSoff
and
anticAPSLOCK
actually united to form
CAPSoff.org
to further ... | 46 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "47276",
"author": "toaste",
"timestamp": "2008-10-22T23:19:42",
"content": "ENJOY YOUR SHAMELESS PLUG MUCH?I AGREE THE AUTO-CONVERSION OF COMMENTS TO LOWERCASE MAKES THIS FAR LESS FUN THAN IT COULD BE.CAPSLOCK SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR UNFORTUNATELY LONG #DEFINES.",
"parent_id": nu... | 1,760,377,739.54376 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/mini-pov-hat/ | Mini-POV Hat | Caleb Kraft | [
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"hat",
"mini-pov",
"POV"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfYU4grHD7g]
Viddy yourself this Halloween standing out amongst your droogs with this
Mini-POV bowler
. We’ll quit with the
nadsat
so as to avoid a kick to the yarbles, you have our sincerest appy polly loggy for starting in the first place. [cheeto4493] modified a Mini-POV to si... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "47251",
"author": "kurf",
"timestamp": "2008-10-22T20:46:13",
"content": "love the Nadsat! My costume is actually Alex this year, but I think i would be hitting people in the head too much to enjoy. great project though, i’m sure some other interesting ones will follow.",
"paren... | 1,760,377,739.734794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/reflowing-with-a-toaster/ | Reflowing With A Toaster | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"re flow",
"reflow",
"smd",
"solder"
] | This
Reflow toaster oven project
(pdf) was part of a
contest back in early 2007
, but it is new to us. We’ve seen
several approaches
to reflowing, but a bread toaster hasn’t been one of them. This has a nice controller with a large Nokia 3310 display too.
[via
Projects-Lab
] | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "47201",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-10-22T16:23:58",
"content": "Not a ‘bread’ toaster no, but really close.http://hackaday.com/2008/02/16/toaster-oven-reflow-controller/That being said, I never mind another take on a good idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,739.697349 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/usb-authenticated-deadbolt-lock/ | USB Authenticated Deadbolt Lock | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"deadbolt",
"entry",
"freeduino",
"lock"
] | The Makers local 256 sent us this
USB authenticated deadbolt prject
. For roughly $60 these guys built an authentication system that reads the serial number off of the chip in a USB storage device. The actual content on the memory in the USB device is not used at all. They are using a Freeduino board to control its be... | 29 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "47178",
"author": "brimstone",
"timestamp": "2008-10-22T14:31:54",
"content": "The security certificate “warning” is because they’re using CAcert.org on their site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "47186",
"author": "roooooma... | 1,760,377,739.800518 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/22/hard-player-8-bit-tunes-hardware-player/ | -hard PlAYer- 8 Bit Tunes Hardware Player | Kimberly Lau | [
"digital audio hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"8 bit",
"atari",
"hardware",
"music",
"old school hardware",
"ym file format"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgb_NFdTHZc]
For people who miss the golden age of Atari music, you can recreate the magic of 8 bit music with the
-hard plAYer-
. [Tolaemon] put a lot of thought and work into this hardware player. From the AY-38912 programmable sound generator, which used to be in old computers... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "47216",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2008-10-22T17:53:52",
"content": "good old days, I remember some ZX spectrum games had support for AY-3-8910 chip, you had to mod your ZX81 yourself to add this “sound card”. I myslef had C64, I even wrote a player for SID files in assembler. ... | 1,760,377,740.340879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/21/android-source-code-released/ | Android Source Code Released | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"google hacks",
"News"
] | [
"android",
"cellphone",
"G1",
"google",
"htc",
"n810",
"nokia",
"open source",
"source code",
"tmobile"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y4thikv-OM&fmt=18]
Google has
officially released
the
Android source code
. While the
T-Mobile G1
is being released tomorrow—
some already have it
—it is just one
Android device
. The availability of the source means that the platform could be port to almost any device. It’s a c... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "46988",
"author": "Prizzo",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T20:50:24",
"content": "I just want android on my iphone, that would make my day.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46990",
"author": "Sirmabus",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21... | 1,760,377,740.103986 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/21/hydro-electric-power-in-your-shoes/ | Hydroelectric Power In Your Shoes | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Wearable Hacks"
] | [
"hydro",
"shoe"
] | All comments on style aside, these are pretty cool. They are
power generating shoes
, that use water and a small turbine. As you step down, the water is forced through the turbine and recirculated back to the reservoir when you lift your foot. It may not change the world, but is definitely interesting. This reminds us ... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "46986",
"author": "EdZ",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T20:39:11",
"content": "Stillsuits here we come.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46993",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T21:21:54",
"content": "why so co... | 1,760,377,739.926272 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/parts-chip-sockets-for-dual-in-line-package-dip/ | Parts: Chip Sockets For Dual In-line Package (DIP) | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"chip holders",
"chip sockets",
"choosing parts",
"dil chip",
"dip chip",
"dual in-line chip sockets",
"parts",
"parts monday"
] | DIP through-hole chips are an old package with instantly recognizable
dual in-line
pin rows. Beginners love these chips because they’re large and look easy to solder; we abhor them because we hate messing around with the drill. Whatever your motivation for using a through-hole chip, use a socket whenever possible. A c... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "46650",
"author": "pokey",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T14:35:09",
"content": "I always buy whatever size (14-28) surplus sockets I can find, and if I need a size I don’t have laying around I’ll cut rows off two sockets until I have the size I need. It might be a bit wasteful, but the ... | 1,760,377,740.001573 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/19/lasercut-reprap-kit/ | Lasercut RepRap Kit | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"3d",
"3d printer",
"acrylic",
"ponoko",
"rapid prototyping",
"reprap",
"repstrap",
"rp"
] | The RepRap is a self-copying 3D printer. The project has published plans for creating a
lasercut acrylic version of the device
. They call it a RepStrap since once assembled it could produce printed plastic versions of the machine components, bootstrapping true RepRaps. The
plans are available
for Ponoko an on-demand p... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "46599",
"author": "stunmonkey",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T00:47:34",
"content": "There are many functional 3D prototyper concepts, almost all better than this thing, yet this one gets all the press. Why? the “self-replicating” claim. It isn’t self-replicating, not even close. In fact... | 1,760,377,740.055213 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/19/maker-faire-austin-2008-in-pictures/ | Maker Faire Austin 2008 In Pictures | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"flickr",
"maker faire",
"maker faire austin",
"maker faire austin 2008",
"o'reilly",
"sparkfun",
"tetris"
] | Maker Faire
Austin has come to a close, which means it’s the perfect time to start checking out photos from the event. Pictured above is SparkFun’s
Picture Frame Tetris
. You can see this and
many other pictures on Flickr
. Let us know what you thought of the event in the comments.
[photo:
pt
] | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "46590",
"author": "pt",
"timestamp": "2008-10-19T23:38:47",
"content": "special thanks to all the hack-a-day readers who found me and said hi!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46647",
"author": "justDIY",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,740.147634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/19/arduino-duemilanove/ | Arduino Duemilanove | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"arduino",
"arduino diecimila",
"arduino duemilanove",
"atmega",
"ATmega168",
"AVR",
"book",
"diecimila",
"duemilanove",
"hardware",
"massimo banzi",
"mosfet",
"opamp"
] | The latest generation of
Arduino
hardware has been released. The
Arduino Duemilanove
(2009 in Italian) has the same form factor as previous generations. The specs are essentially identical to the
Diecimila
, but there have been a few changes to the hardware. The power source is no longer chosen using a jumper. A MOSFET... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "46591",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-19T23:43:49",
"content": "Meh, not the latest generation. It’s the diecimila with a new hat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46594",
"author": "TheFool",
"timestamp": "2008... | 1,760,377,740.190792 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/jar-of-fireflies/ | Jar Of Fireflies | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"fireflies",
"firefly",
"firefly jar",
"led",
"led matrix",
"matrix",
"randomskk",
"smd"
] | [Randomskk] has been attempting to make electronic fireflies for quite some time and finally settled on a design he liked. His
jar of fireflies
uses an ATtiny13 to control a set of 12 matrixed LEDs. The green SMD LEDs are each soldered to a pair of thin wires that hang down into the jar. The software picks an LED at ra... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "46353",
"author": "YoYo-Pete",
"timestamp": "2008-10-19T01:35:44",
"content": "Wonderful… Childhood memories. Phase two should add an actuator that moves the wires, letting the positioning also be as random as the patterns.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []... | 1,760,377,740.440406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/wearable-project-inspiration/ | Wearable Project Inspiration | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks",
"Roundup"
] | [
"arduino",
"engadget",
"gizmodo",
"hmd",
"lilypad",
"lilypad arduino",
"wearable",
"wifi"
] | Yesterday, Gizmodo published a
roundup of wearable gadgets
for people who “don’t mind looking like a tool”. It’s interesting to see what has been deemed commercially viable and put into mass production. The list covers HMDs, embedded WiFi detectors, integrated keyboards, tech jackets, speaker hats, and others. We thoug... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "46340",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2008-10-19T00:18:10",
"content": "Looking like a Tool? Is that similar to looking like a low-rent Borg?Sign me up, I already wear glasses just to go from 20/35 to 20/15 :).I just wish that at minimum 1024×768 was available, even if just on o... | 1,760,377,740.385529 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/chrome-and-firefox-showing-javascript-improvements/ | Chrome And Firefox Showing JavaScript Improvements | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"firefox hacks",
"News"
] | [
"chrome",
"firefox",
"javascript",
"lifehacker",
"mozilla",
"performance"
] | With new betas for both
Firefox
and
Chrome
being released, CNET decided to find out
how good their JavaScript performance was
. Both browsers got a performance boost with Firefox slightly edging out Chrome. You have to
turn on TraceMonkey
, Firefox’s new Javascript engine in 3.1b1, to get the improvement. We never thou... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "46339",
"author": "Brutos",
"timestamp": "2008-10-19T00:17:50",
"content": "Mozilla is working longer on TraceMonkey then Google announced Chrome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46355",
"author": "android_04",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,740.496373 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/16/uberbong-evaporative-pc-cooling-probably/ | UberBong: Evaporative PC Cooling, Probably | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"News"
] | [
"bong",
"evaporative",
"water cooling"
] | We’re not 100% sure
what exactly is going on here
. It appears to be a massive
evaporative cooling
rig for a computer, though the title has us wondering if it doesn’t have any other uses. There isn’t much of a description, but we felt the sheer magnitude of this cooling system warranted some publicity. Some digging aro... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "45916",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2008-10-16T21:04:58",
"content": "It’s actually quite a poor design, the water running down the side walls isn’t doing much of any cooling. Some of the good evap towers on ocforums.com (Like mine, Pro*Banshee), have been able to get at far as 1... | 1,760,377,740.55318 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/16/hack-the-ben-heck-access-controller/ | Hack The Ben Heck Access Controller | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"access controller",
"ben heck"
] | [Ben Heck], in a display of true hacker spirit, has released a tutorial on
how to mod the Access Controller
.
We have been waiting
for it, but we can’t help but commend the detail he goes into. He lists pinouts, as well as digi-key part numbers for various replacement parts. Great job as usual [ben]. | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "45923",
"author": "sparr",
"timestamp": "2008-10-16T22:03:26",
"content": "This hacking guide seems to indicate that this controller treats all of the buttons as digital switches? The PS2 controller has analog buttons (not sure about the PS3), which would make some games impossible... | 1,760,377,740.612919 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/16/internal-wireless-mouse-on-a-dell-mini-9/ | Internal Wireless Mouse On A Dell Mini 9 | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"dell mini 9",
"eee pc",
"laptop",
"usb"
] | [strider_mt2k] sent in this
new Dell Mini 9 hack
. After seeing the recent
GPS in a Dell Mini9
project, he decided to jump in and do some hacking of his own. His idea was to integrate his Logitech wireless mouse receiver internally. He basically added an internal usb port, allowing for future replacements if the mouse ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "45940",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T00:20:46",
"content": "“He basically added an internal usb port, allowing for future replacements if the mouse should it get broken or upgraded”lol.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,740.656369 |
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