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https://hackaday.com/2008/10/15/diy-rfid-implant/ | DIY RFID Implant | Kimberly Lau | [
"Lifehacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"amal graafstra",
"annalee newitz",
"implants",
"jonathan westhues",
"larry pesce",
"major malfunction",
"pauldotcom",
"rfid",
"rfid chip",
"rfidiots"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsk6dJr4wps]
[Quethe] implanted an RFID chip into his hand so that he can access his handgun safe without having to fumble around for keys or buttons. He’s also planning to do more with the chip, including installing readers so he can access his car without keys. [Quethe] claims ... | 58 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "45828",
"author": "dirk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-16T00:31:42",
"content": "that is a giant needle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45829",
"author": "Alex ~",
"timestamp": "2008-10-16T00:34:38",
"content": "Theres an ... | 1,760,377,742.774938 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/15/strunk-white-can-apply-to-programming/ | Strunk & White Can Apply To Programming | Kimberly Lau | [
"Lifehacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"e.b. white",
"elements of style",
"guide",
"programming",
"reference",
"william strunk jr"
] | The Elements of Style
by [William Strunk, Jr.] and [E.B. White] has long been a favorite of English majors and great writers. [James Devlin] suggests that it can also be a
good reference for programmers
. With just a few changes in wording, the same guidance that applies to good writing can apply to good coding. For ex... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "45820",
"author": "MaDecue",
"timestamp": "2008-10-15T22:44:02",
"content": "Hmmm, while agree with the sentiment, none other the Kernighan and Plaugher wrote “The Elements of Programming Style” way back in 1978, when I was in college. It is highly recommended.As I recall, it uses ... | 1,760,377,742.323632 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/15/cambridge-autonomous-underwater-vehicle/ | Cambridge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cuav",
"mini-itx",
"submarine",
"telemetry",
"uav",
"unmanned underwatter vehicle"
] | The
Cambridge Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
, built for the
SAUC-E Challenge
, is a fantastic example of UAV construction. The competition is to build a UAV that can complete an underwater assault course. This baby has a full computer inside it, based off of the worlds smallest full featured x86 motherboard, the Pico-I... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "45808",
"author": "Matt",
"timestamp": "2008-10-15T20:00:22",
"content": "Small point: these ‘bots are AUVs or in the military context UUVs. Never referred to as UAVs – those fly, not swim.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45810"... | 1,760,377,742.545724 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/15/fender-bender-weird-sound-guitar/ | Fender Bender, Weird Sound Guitar | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"danwagoner",
"electricguitar",
"fender bender",
"flickr",
"guitar",
"music from outer space",
"weird sound generator",
"wsg"
] | [danwagoner] recently completed a
restoration of his very first electric guitar
. Instead of going the normal route, he modded it to be a
Weird Sound Generator
. The WSG is a popular kit sold by Music From Outer Space. His creation, dubbed Fender Bender, has a custom pick guard cut from an old motherboard. There are mu... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "45802",
"author": "3-R4Z0R",
"timestamp": "2008-10-15T18:34:25",
"content": "A cool pickguard, I must say. Maybe I’ll do something similar once with my guitar… but I’ll leave it playable as a normal guitar.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,742.454099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/21/flameless-jack-o-lantern-with-an-attiny13/ | Flameless Jack-o’-lantern With An ATtiny13 | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"candle",
"jack o lantern",
"pumpkin",
"random"
] | [aballen] wanted to light the jack-o’-lantern this year with something that didn’t actually require fire. After searching for a project that was cheap and yielded decent results, he ended up just
making his own
. This project utilizes an ATtiny13 and two LEDs, red and orange. The overall build is quick and simple with... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "46979",
"author": "avaviel",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T20:13:49",
"content": "I see your context spell checker was turned off! “using a cheap electric candle. Of course” and not “using a cheap electric candle. Of coarse”Keep up the great work hack a day! Because I point our your erro... | 1,760,377,742.380092 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/bjork-teaches-you-about-electronics/ | Björk Teaches You About Electronics | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"bjork",
"prototype this",
"television",
"tv",
"video",
"youtube"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WFTHpOw8Y]
As we often suspected, [
Björk
] is quite the technical mastermind. In the video above, she teaches you about the ins and outs of her television. We think she’s making a strong bid as the next person to join
Prototype This!
Her hacking philosophy is the same as ours:... | 89 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "46747",
"author": "jjj",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T01:59:14",
"content": "is it me or she is kinda hot?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46752",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T02:07:50",
"content": "@jjj:... | 1,760,377,742.858963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/eavesdrop-on-keyboards-wirelessly/ | Eavesdrop On Keyboards Wirelessly | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"electronmagnetic",
"keyboard",
"sniffing",
"tempest",
"van eck",
"wireless"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/2007855%5D
Every time you press a key on your keyboard, a small burst of electromagnetic radiation is let out. This radiation can be
captured and decoded
. Though it only affects some models, this is pretty serious. They tested 11 different keyboards and they were all vulnerable to at least one ... | 71 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "46712",
"author": "Xcorpio",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T00:04:10",
"content": "Affected, not effected… on both counts ;-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46713",
"author": "Cactus",
"timestamp": "2008-10-21T00:06:12",
... | 1,760,377,743.038486 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/art-from-code-generative-graphics/ | Art From Code: Generative Graphics | Kimberly Lau | [
"downloads hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"actionscript",
"algorithmic art",
"art",
"flash",
"flex",
"generative art",
"graphics"
] | [Keith Peters]’ blog
Art From Code
is devoted to his beautiful graphics from computer source code, also known as
generative art
. Although [Peters] is
reluctant
to reveal his source code, algorithmic graphics can be created with the help of tools like
ActionScript
,
Flash
, and Flex. There are some
great
tutorials
that... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "46705",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T23:28:27",
"content": "Procedural textures:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kkrieger",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46708",
"author": "kurf",
"timestamp": "2008-10... | 1,760,377,742.256444 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/rovio-teardown/ | Rovio Teardown | Caleb Kraft | [
"LED Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"led",
"rovio",
"wowee"
] | [Del] sent us what might be the first in an expected plethora of
hacks on the Wowee Rovio
. He was annoyed by the poor lighting for Rovio’s camera so he cracked it open and started hacking. He found there was just enough space for a couple LEDs in the head. The most difficult part of this was apparently running the wir... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "46703",
"author": "Del",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T23:04:38",
"content": "Also see my text-mode UI for Roviohttp://code.google.com/p/asciirovio/I thought it was funny :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46709",
"author": "kurf... | 1,760,377,742.671301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/buy-an-oil-cooled-pc-for-11k/ | Buy An Oil Cooled PC For $11k | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"News"
] | [
"oil cooling",
"submerged"
] | For roughly $11,000 you cold have this
awesome oil cooled computer rig
. This system was designed specifically to be able to keep the electronics submerged in oil. The system uses SSD for storage, so everything can be submerged. Check out the pictures of the top panel, what is going on there?
If $11,000 is too much for... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "46682",
"author": "rawr",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T20:25:40",
"content": "cold = could",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46685",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T20:57:31",
"content": "woops, thanks ra... | 1,760,377,742.623488 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/20/keyless-entry-using-touch-sensing/ | Keyless Entry Using Touch Sensing | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"keyless entry",
"lock",
"touch sensor"
] | [Alex] sent us this slick little
keyless entry system
. He wanted a discreet way to trigger the door to unlock. Knocking was too loud, and would give away his secret access code. He decided that touch sensors would be the best. Initially he planned on using the doorknob itself, which would have been awesome, but it was... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "46660",
"author": "kyle007",
"timestamp": "2008-10-20T16:36:19",
"content": "Very nice project. Well documented. But how practical. A very creative Idea and I don’t know how. but using all this technology, could the touch sensitive sensor be wired to an unobvious piece of metal lik... | 1,760,377,743.102266 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/13/default-password-network-scanning/ | Default Password Network Scanning | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"default",
"defaultpassword",
"depant",
"hydra",
"midnightresearchlabs",
"mrl",
"nmap",
"scan",
"scanning",
"security"
] | Midnight Research Labs has just published a new tool.
Depant
will scan your network and check to see if services are using default passwords. It starts by performing an
Nmap
scan to discover available services on the network. It organizes these services by speed of response. Using
Hydra
it does brute force password che... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "45563",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T23:29:17",
"content": "Brute Force != Password listBrute Force = a, aa, ab, ac .. c, ca, cb … hell, helm, heln, etc…Password List = user, name, username, etc, as the list dictates.If hello isn’t on the list, hello won’t be used at al... | 1,760,377,743.157744 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/13/controlling-a-doepfer-modular-synth-with-a-wiimote/ | Controlling A Doepfer Modular Synth With A Wiimote | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"News"
] | [
"doepfer",
"syth",
"wiimote",
"wimote"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHOS2zg-0nI]
The Wiimote has turned out to be very versatile indeed.
This video
shows someone using it to control his modular synth. There is not a lot of artistic jamming going on, but explains in fair detail how to set it up. If you want to see Isadore getting down,
check this ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "45558",
"author": "dandin1",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T22:45:11",
"content": "The part with the nunchuck is like a sort of digital theremin!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45559",
"author": "dandin1",
"timestamp": "2008-... | 1,760,377,743.367579 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/13/mounting-an-external-antenna-on-eeepc-9000/ | Mounting An External Antenna On EeePC 900 | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"Asus",
"EeePc",
"eepc"
] | [Terry Porter]
added an external antenna to his EeePC 900
. Initially, he mounted it on the side of the unit, but found that the location caused it to no longer fit in its carrying case, and made plugging in USB or Ethernet cables very difficult. His resolution was to move the mount to the rear portion of the case. His... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "45545",
"author": "tom61",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T18:52:54",
"content": "EEE PC 900, not 9000. Website is already not responding on top of it. :/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45547",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timest... | 1,760,377,743.332448 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/13/parts-35mm-stereo-audio-jacks/ | Parts: 3.5mm Stereo Audio Jacks | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"audio connector",
"audio jacks",
"electronics",
"headphone plug",
"microphone plug",
"monday parts",
"parts"
] | 3.5mm stereo connectors
for headphones and microphones are almost mandatory for audio projects. X1 (left) is a simple plug with connections for the audio channels (pin 2,3), and ground (pin 1). X2 (right) has pass-through contacts (pin 2,3) that divert audio to an internal speaker when headphones aren’t connected.
Here... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "45533",
"author": "starfight",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T16:50:09",
"content": "i need one of those… or 2…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45536",
"author": "bearsinthesea",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T17:05:25",
"conten... | 1,760,377,743.220968 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/12/playstation-tank-controller/ | Playstation Tank Controller | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"AVR",
"linx",
"playstation",
"playstationcontroller",
"ps2",
"tank"
] | [stuart] wanted a more intuitive way to control his
rover platform
than the software solution he had been using. He settled on using a
Playstation controller with an AVR
to operate the rover wirelessly. He found a
couple
references
for talking to the controller using SPI on a PIC and adapted that for his ATMega88. The ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "45488",
"author": "Nathaniel",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T04:29:21",
"content": "Yes!!! Dude I was waiting for this. Way to go!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45499",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T09:... | 1,760,377,743.263132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/12/free-laundry/ | Free Laundry | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"coinlaundry",
"dryer",
"fraud",
"laundry",
"washingmachine"
] | While waiting for his clothes to dry, our reader [xaio] decided to poke around and see how his building’s coin laundry system worked. It turned out to be ridiculously simple. All he needed to do was jumper the cable coming from each machine and they’d run without issue. We wonder why the relay box is so big. In any eve... | 52 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "45455",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-10-13T01:38:38",
"content": "Erm… great. Why are you guys posting this?! Get some cool hardware mods, some more audio stuff, or maybe some way to make an easy synth keyboard using a single oscillator, somethingcool. Most hackers aren’t to... | 1,760,377,744.003199 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/11/electric-bicycle/ | Electric Bicycle | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"Cyclone",
"DYI electric bicycle kit",
"electric bicycle",
"green"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wNo5SM2da4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999]
[garygadget15] in the UK has an interesting
youtube page
showing an electric bicycle. On his page titled, saving money the “green way” he has replaced his commuter car with one of these electric bikes. He then videos t... | 31 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "45365",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-10-11T19:33:52",
"content": "I wonder if you can use the pedals to recharge the battery.How stable are these LIFEPO4 batteries when deep cycled?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4536... | 1,760,377,743.851469 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/11/passively-cooled-computer/ | Passively Cooled Computer | Jason Rollette | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"computer",
"cooling",
"heatsink",
"passive",
"Passively cooled computer"
] | This came in on the
tipline
: [Ville ‘Willek’ Kyrö] wanted to build a fully
passively cooled computer
. That means no fans at all. He started with scrap aluminum heatsinks, ripped apart a cpu heatsink to get the copper heat pipes, and began surrounding the boards with heatsinks to form a case. Cooling down the powersup... | 38 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "45337",
"author": "bokubob",
"timestamp": "2008-10-11T15:13:10",
"content": "Now, if he could only fit it into an 8 inch cube!-Jonathan",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45339",
"author": "Pekka Jääskeläinen",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,743.773605 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/10/gas-powered-vacuum-sucks-hard-anywhere/ | Gas Powered Vacuum Sucks Hard Anywhere | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"gas powered",
"gold prospecting",
"leaf blower",
"vacuum"
] | [mdavis19] found himself in the middle of nowhere, with no electricity, needing a strong vacuum. That happens to us all right? His solution was to hack together a
gas powered monster vacuum
. He found a shop vac at a yard sale and promptly discarded the motor and filter. Some minor modifications to a leaf blower and a ... | 36 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "45275",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T20:35:11",
"content": "Reminds me of the Gas powered Blenderhttp://www.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3060000000046118.JPG",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45277",
"... | 1,760,377,743.641949 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/10/android-hacks-roundup/ | Android Hacks Roundup | Patrick Lokken | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"google hacks"
] | [
"android",
"google",
"itunes",
"Jeffrey Sharkey",
"smart phone"
] | Our friend [Jeffrey Sharkey]
hacked
the iTunes remote control protocol
and produced his own version for
Android
, one of the smartphone OSes we
just covered
. He pored over dumped packets for a few days and wrote a client which is of course GPL’d. Besides that, he’s been busy winning the
Android Developer Challenge
. H... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "45255",
"author": "Jinto.Lin",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T16:51:27",
"content": "David Crowder Band! Illuminate is my favorite albums of theirs.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45274",
"author": "supershwa",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,743.68932 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/10/vocal-mouse-control/ | Vocal Mouse Control | Caleb Kraft | [
"Medical Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"robot",
"speech control",
"voice",
"voice input"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXmccs4GIqI]
Absolutely fascinating. The University of Washington is developing a
vocally controled mouse interface
. We’ve seen vocal control of the computer before, but it is usally responding to specific commands and words to carry out tasks such as opening files. This system... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "45256",
"author": "Skitchin",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T16:56:39",
"content": "Good luck. I can barely give vocal direction to humans telling them where I want them to click.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45257",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,744.051642 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/09/drawdio-kit-lets-you-make-music-while-you-draw/ | Drawdio Kit Lets You Make Music While You Draw | Kimberly Lau | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"adafruit",
"drawdio",
"ladyada",
"music",
"pencil",
"toys"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=1345490&dest=-1]
Drawdio
, designed by [Jay Silver], is a fun, simple toy that uses the conductive nature of pencil graphite to generate different sounds. When you use the Drawdio pencil to draw or write, you also simultaneously create music. The
entire kit
is available for sale at Adafruit Industrie... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "45197",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T06:02:03",
"content": "nifty doodad. I wouldn’t exactly call it “making music” :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45203",
"author": "univac",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T06:... | 1,760,377,744.265595 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/09/gizmodos-guide-to-smartphone-oses/ | Gizmodo’s Guide To Smartphone OSes | Kimberly Lau | [
"blackberry hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News"
] | [
"android",
"blackberry",
"cellphone",
"garnet",
"google",
"iphone",
"phones",
"smartphones",
"symbian"
] | Gizmodo’s in-depth look at smartphone OSes
provides you with the pros and cons of each, allowing you to make an educated decision, if you’re in the market for a phone that also has email, a web browser, a calendar, and a decent contacts manager. If you’re attracted to the open source Linux-based
Android by Google
, you... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "45208",
"author": "Moonlit",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T08:24:26",
"content": "In a similar vein, here’s a roundup of emulators of those particular OSs – enjoy!http://hak5.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=10083",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,743.90722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/09/palin-hacking-roundup/ | Palin Hacking Roundup | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Roundup"
] | [
"david kernell",
"government",
"hacking",
"politics",
"sarah palin",
"security"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps71T3EcyWs]
[David Kernell], the 20-year-old son of Democratic politician [Mike Kernell],
turned himself in
for hacking into Vice Presidential nominee Governor [Sarah Palin]’s Yahoo! email account.
He was indicted
on one felony count of violating the
1986 Computer Fraud and Abus... | 49 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "45156",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T01:54:24",
"content": "Ha! A McCain/Palin ad just below a Palin article, niiiice.The poor fool should have known better than to hack the account of a VP candidate. Goes to show that knowledge and wisdome don’t always go hand-in-h... | 1,760,377,744.363979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/09/xkcd-inspires-youtube-feature/ | XKCD Inspires YouTube Feature | Kimberly Lau | [
"google hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"audio preview",
"festival",
"xkcd",
"youtube"
] | Who knew that a silly
comic strip could be so influential
? XKCD’s strip focusing on the
inanity of YouTube comments
inspired someone to actually add the Audio Preview feature to YouTube. It’s provided us with much amusement, especially where one commenter mentions that the “preview of my own post sounded moronic!”
Spe... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "45153",
"author": "meowN",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T00:58:19",
"content": "This made me very happy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45154",
"author": "homergonerson",
"timestamp": "2008-10-10T01:07:33",
"content": "i... | 1,760,377,744.213412 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/09/buy-an-eee-box-get-a-free-virus/ | Buy An Eee Box And Get A Free Virus | Caleb Kraft | [
"Netbook Hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"Asus",
"eee",
"EEEBOX",
"EeePc",
"virus"
] | Some of the
Eee Box PCs have been shipped with viruses
on board and ready to go. The virus was sitting on the D: drive, labeled as recycled.exe. As soon as that drive is opened, the virus is unleashed on the other drives and removable media attached. Strangely, Microsoft has come to the rescue as their Malicious Softwa... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "45125",
"author": "henk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-09T20:35:32",
"content": "Not really denouncing Asus, but damn, those guys REALLY need to get their shit together.I’ve been hearing reports about internal documents ending up on driver CD’s and viruses on motherboard install CD’s and w... | 1,760,377,744.439143 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/09/wireless-accelerometer-controlled-rgb-led/ | Wireless Accelerometer Controlled RGB LED | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"Atmel",
"led",
"wii",
"wireless"
] | [Andlier] sent us this cool little project. He has built a
wireless accelerometer controlled RGB LED lighting system
. Based on what a mouth full that is, it sounds complicated right? The end result looks fairly intuitive. Simply pick up the controller and tilt your hand to change the color of the light.
The controlle... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "45105",
"author": "speedphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-10-09T16:33:20",
"content": "Now put it (the controller) in a hamster ball and roll it around. Looks like the controller has to be kept in a certain position to maintain a color. Am I right or wrong there?",
"parent_id": null... | 1,760,377,744.547161 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/08/pelican-case-xbox-360/ | Pelican Case Xbox 360 | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"ben heck",
"ben heckendorn",
"benheck",
"pelican",
"pelican case",
"xbox",
"xbox 360"
] | We were surprised
the last time
[Ben Heck] was building a
Xbox 360
laptop, yet here’s another one. Well, it’s not a
laptop
exactly, but an
Xbox 360 built inside of a Pelican case
. After receiving several requests for a similar device for people stationed overseas, he finally decided to try it out. The goal is to get a... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "45059",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-10-09T02:42:37",
"content": "The only other thing it needs is some sealed lead acid batteries and a solar panel with a charge controller so that the dudes over seas can play it in a tent or the back of a truck or anywhere else they might ... | 1,760,377,744.497789 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/08/access-controller-now-shipping-for-ps2ps3pc/ | Access Controller Now Shipping For PS2/PS3/PC | Eliot | [
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"benheck",
"benheckendorn",
"controller",
"game pad",
"pc",
"playstation 3",
"ps2",
"ps3",
"videogame",
"xbox",
"xbox360"
] | [Ben Heckendorn]’s
Access Controller is now shipping
. The controller is designed to be used with just one hand. It has six openings that the five control modules can be placed in. It’s easy to reconfigure depending on the player or game. While the prototype was built using Xbox 360 controller parts, this newly release... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "45053",
"author": "fucter",
"timestamp": "2008-10-09T01:17:47",
"content": "this is awesomeon a side note… “one handed typers” might enjoy this too… is there a more PC way to suggest people who are masturbating?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,744.596729 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/08/hacking-the-radio-controls-in-your-steering-wheel/ | Hacking The Radio Controls In Your Steering Wheel | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"car audio",
"dash",
"mp3",
"zune"
] | [Gabe Graham] sent us this step by step process of
building a dock for his Zune and hacking is steering wheel controls to work with it
. Like many of us, he was not happy with the performance of those little radio transmitters that hook to your mp3 player. He remedied the situation by mounting a dock for his Zune onto ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "45020",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-10-08T20:56:30",
"content": "awe-man… I was really hoping he had figured out and documented the protocol used to communicate directly to the zune port.He could have just as easily polled the pins on the dock instead the IR tran... | 1,760,377,744.776829 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/08/how-to-build-your-own-gyration-media-center-remote/ | How To: Build Your Own Gyration Media Center Remote | Joey Celis | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"dell",
"gyration",
"M2010",
"remotes"
] | Movea has just released
a version of
Gyration’s wireless remote control
for
Windows Media Center
computers. Other than the wireless mouse controls that the remote offers, one nice feature of the remote is the ability to control
Windows Media Player
(WMP) while your display is off.
The remote interacts with WMP, by down... | 33 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "45015",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-10-08T19:58:07",
"content": "wow… I might just have to grab this, it’s cheap enough… it would be great at parties considering it’s RF I can control it from another room… sweet!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,744.928695 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/scammers-introduce-atm-skimmers-with-built-in-sms-notification/ | ATM Skimmers With SMS | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"atm",
"magstripe",
"scammers",
"scams",
"security",
"skimming"
] | You may want to be more careful where you put that ATM card. There are now
ATM skimmers with SMS notification
. ATM skimmers are placed over real ATM slots and
the information off the cards as they’re inserted
. The new models will send the skimmed information via SMS notifications to a phone that’s attached to a compu... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "44931",
"author": "ali Raheem",
"timestamp": "2008-10-08T02:23:24",
"content": "HAHAHAHAHA!From the blurb provided by the makers:“The data received by your PC is being coded instantly to prevent it being used and accessed by unwanted persons.”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,744.852081 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/yahoo-employee-accused-of-involvement-with-terrorists/ | Yahoo! Employee Accused Of Involvement With Terrorists | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"muslims",
"politics",
"security",
"terrorism"
] | [Mohammed Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy], a software engineer at Yahoo!’s Indian facility, has been
accused of involvement with one of India’s most-wanted terrorist organizations
, the Islamic Mujahideen. According to investigators, [Peerbhoy] wrote and sent emails just before and after terrorist attacks in Delhi, Ahmedabad ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "44896",
"author": "monster",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T23:10:58",
"content": "ten bucks says when he “hacked into wireless internet sites to send hostile emails” he really went to starbucks with his laptop and chatted on AIM",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,744.988998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/mozilla-labs-to-launch-location-based-browser-plug-in-geode/ | Geode, Mozilla Labs’ Location-based Browser Plug-in | Matthew Murphy | [
"downloads hacks",
"gps hacks",
"News"
] | [
"geode",
"gps",
"location",
"location base",
"mozilla",
"mozilla labs"
] | Mozilla Labs
has launched yet another new project, this one a
location based plugin for Firefox
. Geode will let users to take advantage of location data embedded within a web page. Like [MG Siegler] at
VentureBeat
, we wondered what the point of a location-based desktop browser was, since most cell phones are now GPS-... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "44941",
"author": "super, f. Esq.",
"timestamp": "2008-10-08T03:48:22",
"content": "Can’t see the use. Yeah if you’re looking for local things, (you already know stuff within blocks of your locale).The whole point of the net is to know what’s beyond. I usually search stuff from Japa... | 1,760,377,745.042357 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/space-elevator-a-real-possibility/ | Space Elevator A Real Possibility | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"carbon nanotube",
"nanotube",
"physics",
"science",
"space elevator"
] | The
space elevator may be a very real possibility
within our lifetimes. Previously the stuff of science fiction novels, scientists and engineers around the world will continue their
discussion at a conference in Japan
this November. The
space elevator’s
basic design would include a cable that is anchored to the Earth’s... | 55 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "44891",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T22:33:17",
"content": "Can I go to space now?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44892",
"author": "spadefinger",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T22:33:32",
"content": "“... | 1,760,377,745.197234 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/prevent-drunk-emails-with-the-mail-goggles-feature/ | Prevent Drunken Emails With Mail Goggles | Kimberly Lau | [
"google hacks",
"Lifehacks"
] | [
"drinking",
"drunk",
"drunk dialing",
"email",
"Gmail",
"google",
"mail goggles"
] | Google introduced a new Labs feature named
Mail Goggles
. If you turn it on, on late night weekends, the feature will ask you to perform some math problems before you can send an email. We’re not sure how widespread a problem drunk emailing is, but maybe the delay will allow you to sober up and realize when you’re abou... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "44888",
"author": "spadefinger",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T22:28:10",
"content": "it does nothing for those of us who drink on no ones schedule but our own. and only a novice drinker can’t do basic math when inebriated. <> “for lightweights only” <>",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,745.105931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/install-gps-in-your-dell-mini-9/ | Install GPS In Your Dell Mini 9 | Caleb Kraft | [
"computer hacks",
"gps hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"dell mini",
"dellmini",
"EeePc",
"gps",
"portable",
"ultra portable"
] | [acabtp] has already started
hacking on his Dell Mini 9
. He wanted to add
GPS
functionality, but didn’t want a dongle or anything external. After ordering the smallest GPS unit he could find, he found a place to wire it in internally. The end result had no bearing on the external looks of the computer. I wonder if he... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "44885",
"author": "Cris Abbott",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T21:50:21",
"content": "Sweet… I’ve been wanting to do something like this with my TP x61 tablet ever since i got it… found the perfect space where the intel speed boost chip is, now i just have to make the custom board",
... | 1,760,377,745.418704 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/07/inexpensive-powerful-router-based-robot/ | Inexpensive Powerful Router Based Robot | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"robot",
"telemetry",
"wifi",
"wrt54g"
] | [Andrey Mikhalchuk] Has posted some great instructions on
how to build an inexpensive router based robot
. Starting with a Linksys WRT54GL, he takes us through the process of disassembling and modifying it to directly control servos. He has put together a custom version of
OpenWRT Linux
that you can download from his ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "44863",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T18:41:03",
"content": "His site appears to be loading slow, so if anybody’s got a mirror that would be cool.Just looking at the pic above, I wonder what kind of traction the bot gets on tile floor. It looks like it has grooves cut ... | 1,760,377,745.36746 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/06/boxee-on-the-apple-tv/ | Boxee On The Apple TV | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"alpha",
"apple",
"apple tv",
"atv",
"boxee",
"gpu",
"patchstick",
"usb",
"xbmc"
] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=1333256&dest=-1]
Boxee
, the social
XBMC
, is now easy to
install on your Apple TV
. We first covered Boxee in June when the
alpha was released
. It’s great to see how much the project has advanced to this point. To install on the
Apple TV
, you first download a USB “patchstick” creator. The program ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "44740",
"author": "Rick Bodey",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T03:52:52",
"content": "Wow I need an inviteboxeeinvite AT whizkid.endjunk.comThx everyone",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44793",
"author": "Tophat",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,745.46235 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/06/quantum-cryptography-in-band-attack/ | Quantum Cryptography In-band Attack | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"makarov",
"photon",
"qkd",
"quantum",
"quantum cryptography",
"quantum mechanics",
"vadim makarov"
] | Quantum cryptography
is an emerging field, but low install base hasn’t kept researchers from exploring attacks against it. It’s an attractive technology because an attacker sniffing the key exchange changes the quantum state of the photons involved. All eavesdroppers can be detected because of this fundamental principa... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "44718",
"author": "therian",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T01:41:45",
"content": "I lost my photon, I send it and it newer returned back :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44738",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2008-10-07T03:... | 1,760,377,745.564764 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/06/use-a-psp-as-an-extended-display/ | Use A PSP As An Extended Display | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"extra display",
"psp"
] | Follow along with this project and you could
use your PSP as a display
for your computer. The software, available for download on the site, gives you a 960×544 display. The data is compressed, sent to the
PSP
, then decompressed for display. Though that sounds clunky, the video after the break shows it working pretty s... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "44668",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-10-06T21:43:55",
"content": "Wow! I guess my age old PSP has a use…well if I wasn’t using 64bit vista it would have a use..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44680",
"author": "John... | 1,760,377,745.514705 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/06/parts-microsd-memory-card-holders/ | Parts: MicroSD Memory Card Holders | Ian | [
"News",
"Parts"
] | [
"card connector",
"card holder",
"electronics",
"microsd",
"monday parts",
"parts",
"sd card"
] | SD cards add cheap persistent memory to your project, but the holder takes a lot of board space. A smaller option is the
microSD
flash format. MicroSD cards are compatible with regular SD cards, and most come with a free adapter. We looked at four holders for our
mini web server
. Which should you choose? Read about ou... | 23 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "44650",
"author": "Matthew",
"timestamp": "2008-10-06T19:38:22",
"content": "Does it have to be Cadsoft Eagle? I’ve used this part before and have the footprint for ExpressPCB.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44652",
"author... | 1,760,377,745.63464 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/06/killer-zombie-drone-is-awesome-and-recycled/ | “Killer Zombie Drone” Is Awesome And Recycled | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"drone",
"military",
"radio controlled",
"telemetry",
"uav"
] | Usually, when someone mentions military drones, we think of something much smaller and less intimidating than this monster. This is an Airforce
Phantom II, retrofitted to be a computer controlled killing machine
. Able to carry 18,000 pounds of stuff that goes boom, a single computer can control up to 6 of these in for... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "44642",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-10-06T18:45:19",
"content": "This is not new. I worked on QF4’s in the 70’s at the Naval Missile Center at Point Mugu, CA.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44644",
"author": "cde"... | 1,760,377,745.697818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/05/avr-attiny25-usb-hit-counter/ | AVR ATtiny25 USB Hit Counter | Jason Rollette | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ATtiny25",
"MAX7219",
"multiple 7-segment display",
"USB hit counter",
"USB on AVR"
] | [Bob] has a
USB page hit counter
that uses an ATtiny25 to run a
MAX7219
which drives eight 7-segment displays. It is easy to implement
USB on an AVR
using just firmware, eliminating the need for any USB to RS232 conversion. The host software is written in Delphi and sits in the Windows tray. The code examples seem simp... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "44530",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2008-10-06T04:55:38",
"content": "I wonder what that display looks like now that he is on HAD…In any case, that is a nice project. Simple, clean. Although I would have rather seen it done with a 24 pin part and the displays multiplexed in sof... | 1,760,377,745.743233 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/05/sanguino-atmega644p-board/ | Sanguino ATmega644P Board | Jason Rollette | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"arduino",
"ATmega644P",
"Atmel",
"rapid prototyping",
"reprap",
"Sanguino"
] | The
RepRap project
, which is a printer that can make components using
rapid prototyping technology
, and it is designed so that it can eventually self replicate. Has released a new
breakout board for the Sanguino
that provides access to all the pins as screw terminals. The Sanguino is an Arduino compatible board based... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "44467",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-05T22:57:01",
"content": "So I searched google for Sanguino, figuring it was something I should learn about. First result? This post. There’s not a whole lot of info out there, can anyone recommend a source?",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,745.804147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/05/ardupilot-pro-autopilot-drone/ | ArduPilot Pro Autonomous Drone | Jason Rollette | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"gps hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"autonomous",
"autonomous drone",
"Autopilot",
"drone",
"gps",
"Predator drone",
"uav"
] | We wrote about [Chris Anderson] before when he released the
Arduino based autopilot
. He has since crashed his
first Predator UAV
, due to an underpowered motor and poor control of the v-tail only steering. He has since released a
pro version
of the autopilot controller, and is modifying this
UAV Predator drone kit
to ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "44457",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-10-05T22:14:36",
"content": "Sweet. but for me it’s not the platform, it’s the sensor modules.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44458",
"author": "derwin",
"timestamp": "2008... | 1,760,377,745.852178 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/04/blinkenlights-stereoscope-goes-live-in-toronto/ | Blinkenlights’ Stereoscope Goes Live In Toronto | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"blinkenlights",
"bre pettis",
"ccc",
"guest post",
"stereoscope",
"tim pritlove",
"toronto"
] | We’re happy to present this guest post from History Hacker’s [
Bre Pettis
]. Today [Bre] catches up with the
Blinkenlights
team, who turn entire buildings into displays. Their current project is
Stereoscope
which goes live in Toronto, Canada today.
Earlier this week, I posted about the
beginnings of the blinkenlights p... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "44369",
"author": "RenderMan",
"timestamp": "2008-10-05T01:45:16",
"content": "w00t, I’m going to be in town and nearby.Where would one go to find the control booth to chat up the, well, controllers?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,745.977687 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/04/avoiding-os-fingerprinting-in-windows/ | Avoiding OS Fingerprinting In Windows | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"ettercap",
"fingerprint",
"fingerprinting",
"nmap",
"obscurity",
"os",
"os fingerprinting",
"p0f",
"satori",
"security cloak",
"security through obscurity",
"TCP",
"tcpip"
] | [Irongeek] has been working on
changing the OS fingerprint of his Windows box
. Common network tools like
Nmap
,
P0f
,
Ettercap
, and
NetworkMiner
can determine what operating system is being run by the behavior of the TCP/IP stack. By changing this behavior, you can make your system appear to be another OS. [Irongeek]... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "44421",
"author": "happypinguin",
"timestamp": "2008-10-05T15:53:10",
"content": "The best way to change your windows fingertip is to replace it with linux. 100% guaranteed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44423",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,746.082915 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/04/another-ikea-linux-cluster/ | Another IKEA Linux Cluster | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cabinet",
"cluster",
"helmer",
"ikea",
"ikea cluster",
"linux",
"linux cluster",
"tim molter"
] | In a bit of serendipity, reader [Tim Molter] had decided on the IKEA Helmer cabinet for his new cluster right before seeing the
previous IKEA cluster we covered
. He and his coding partner recently completed building their
own version of the IKEA Linux cluster
. The cabinet was $30 and holds six headless boxes. Each bo... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "44357",
"author": "Edward Nardella",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T23:41:46",
"content": "Why people keep putting in a hard drive for each node is something that baffles me.Otherwise nice build. Off to look at the details.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,746.031018 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/04/space-tech-helps-athlete-attain-world-record/ | Space Tech Helps Athlete Attain World Record | Kimberly Lau | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"alpha magnetic spectrometer",
"athletics",
"cern",
"disability",
"iss",
"paralympics",
"space tech",
"wojtek czyz"
] | German athlete [Wojtek Czyz] set a new world record
for the long jump at the
Paralympics 2008
in Beijing, with the aid of his space tech enhanced prosthetic leg. He jumped a record 6.5 meters, 27 centimeters more than the previous record. Prior to switching to his new prosthetic leg for athletic competitions, he was pr... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "44342",
"author": "D",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T22:12:18",
"content": "Of course he jumped farther, he’s got a spring attached to one leg.I’m all for disabled (differently abled, if you prefer) athletes being able to continue in their sport. But if a non-disabled athlete strapped sp... | 1,760,377,747.781289 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/04/techspansion-closes-its-doors/ | Techspansion Closes It’s Doors | Joey Celis | [
"downloads hacks",
"News"
] | [
"audialhub",
"mac",
"media converter",
"visualhub"
] | Techspansion
, creators of the popular media conversion programs VisualHub and AudialHub, have called it quits. Company founder [Tyler Loch] explains that the decision to stop the development of these popular Mac based utilities was due to personal reasons.
Unlike the numerous media converters available for Windows bas... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "44341",
"author": "pascal",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T22:06:54",
"content": "huh, they closed down the company, and the software just goes away?! they could at least have open sourced it… (Netscape died very nicely this way, and see what rose from its ashes…)",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,377,747.721704 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/04/xbox-360-battery-pack-teardown/ | Xbox 360 Battery Pack Teardown | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"aa",
"Atmel",
"nimh",
"sanyo",
"teardown",
"wireless",
"wireless controller",
"xbox",
"xbox 360"
] | Reader, [Fox9p3400], opened up an Xbox 360 controller battery pack so we could all see what goes into one. It contains two Sanyo 2100mAh NiMH AA rechargeables (Model HR-3U 1.2V). In addition to that, there is an Atmel microcontroller (not pictured) and the copper temperature probe you can see above. He has
more picture... | 26 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "44343",
"author": "BronzeG3",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T22:36:20",
"content": "SDA and SCL look like an I2C bus. Anyone probe those lines to see what is being sent?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44354",
"author": "error404... | 1,760,377,748.130086 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/01/autonomous-hovering-drones-invade-germany/ | Autonomous Hovering Drones Invade Germany | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"copter",
"helicopter",
"hovering",
"humboldt",
"quadcopter",
"quadrocopter"
] | We welcome the swarm of
autonomous hovering robot overlords
being made by students at
Humboldt University
. The goal of this project is to build an autonomous hovering platform that is controlled via adapted insect behavior. Navigation comes from monitoring real time inputs, such as air pressure and optical sensors, no... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "44117",
"author": "Befread",
"timestamp": "2008-10-02T02:19:00",
"content": "Well as long has they aren’t programed to attack picnics. But seriously what’s the big freaking deal.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44118",
"auth... | 1,760,377,748.001165 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/01/escape-from-berkeley-by-any-non-petroleum-means-necessary/ | Escape From Berkeley | Kimberly Lau | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"alternative fuels",
"cars",
"contest",
"road rally"
] | Escape From Berkeley (By Any Non-Petroleum Means Necessary)
is an
alternative-fueled
road rally that starts October 10th and ends October 13th. The rally begins in Berkeley, California, and finishes in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sahara. Contestants are required to use any fuel other than petroleum, and using only those f... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "44091",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T20:57:06",
"content": "I’d have to drive up there first, wasting fuel. I don’t think this would work out too well.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44092",
"author": "spawn"... | 1,760,377,747.676724 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/01/announcing-the-ruckingenur-challenge/ | Announcing The Ruckingenur Challenge | Caleb Kraft | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"reverse engineering",
"ruckingenur",
"zach barth"
] | Back in August,
we posted
a fantastic reverse engineering game called Ruckingenur II created by [Zach Barth]. Apparently he got an overwhelmingly positive responce as well as many requests for a level editor. [Zach] decided to
open this up as a contest
, giving wonderful prizes and fame to the winner. Go read the rules... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "44081",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T19:33:31",
"content": "awesome! I love this game.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44085",
"author": "xitdis",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T20:02:17",
"content": "This s... | 1,760,377,747.825065 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/01/remote-access-programs-are-good-security-for-laptops/ | Remote Access Programs Are Good Security For Laptops | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"crime",
"laptops",
"remote access",
"security",
"vnc"
] | Don’t be [Gabriel Meija], the criminal pictured above.
He stole [Jose Caceres]’ laptop
, but didn’t realize that [Caceres] had installed a remote access program to track the activity on the laptop. Although the first few days were frustrating, as [Meija] didn’t seem to be using the laptop for anything but porn, [Cacere... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "44080",
"author": "jermsmit",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T19:17:58",
"content": "All my systems have some form of dial home, remote ware so I can track and gain access to them once more. However, if the criminal in this case was smart; he would have reinstalled the operating system of... | 1,760,377,748.064033 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/01/44-of-second-hand-mobile-devices-contain-sensitive-data/ | 44% Of Used Phones Contain Sensitive Data | Caleb Kraft | [
"blackberry hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"blackberry",
"cell phone",
"mobile"
] | In a recent study,
researchers were able to garnish
all kinds of sensitive data from second hand mobile devices. Of the units tested, 44% contained information such as salary details, bank account information, business plans, personal medical details, personal insults, and
address book data
. Next time you get a used... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "44052",
"author": "darkbhudda",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T15:12:29",
"content": "When I had my mobile in for repairs I got a temp phone. The previous owner hadn’t deleted anything from it. I resisted the temptation to check it all out for some time, but finally I was curious. This... | 1,760,377,748.180751 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/01/arduway-a-mini-segway-using-the-arduino/ | Arduway: A Mini Segway Using The Arduino | Jason Rollette | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"Arduway",
"lego",
"Lego NXT",
"segway"
] | [
Joe L
] sent in the
Arduway
on the
tipline
. It is a robot made of Arduino and
Lego NXT components
based on the Segway. A software library to control LEGO NXT motors and a few sensors he used is available on
SourceForge
.
This robot does a good job of balancing itself while moving forwards and backwards.
There is a ... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "44047",
"author": "Alex ~",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T14:13:30",
"content": "Thats pretty damn cool really.Wonder if it could be upscaled to a full segway…(Also looks like sometime didn’t resize their comp in after effects.)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,747.953675 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/picbasic-complex-led-matrix/ | PICBASIC Complex LED Matrix | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"led matrix",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"PIC16F628",
"PICBASIC",
"PICBASIC complex LED matrix"
] | This
PICBASIC complex LED matrix
solution was developed by [Olivier de Broqueville] to drive a matrix of LEDs. Using some cheap transistors, common red LEDs, and a PIC16F628, he is able to drive a 6×6 LED matrix. This project is very well documented and has everything available including: circuit board layouts, schemat... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "44021",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T04:47:41",
"content": "interesting. it would probably be more efficient charlieplex that matrix which would not require the transistors and would actually use fewer pins.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,748.230849 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/14/prototype-this-premiers-tomorrow/ | Prototype This Premiers Tomorrow | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"cable",
"discorvery channel",
"JoeGrand",
"prototype this",
"television"
] | Discovery Channel’s new show
Prototype This
premiers tomorrow night at 10e/p. Every week the team will construct a new piece of unique machinery. The schedule for the first six episodes has already been published.
Mind Controlled Car, October 15
Boxing Robots, October 22
Traffic Busting Truck, October 29
Get Up and Go,... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "45732",
"author": "Jack",
"timestamp": "2008-10-15T02:15:49",
"content": "I don’t normally watch TV at all, but I will totally tune in for this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45736",
"author": "Andrew Robinson",
"times... | 1,760,377,748.41776 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/14/microcontroller-powered-missile-launch-controller/ | Microcontroller-powered Missile Launch Controller | Joshua Wright | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Tool Hacks"
] | [
"launch",
"microcontroller",
"model rockets",
"pled"
] | [Josef Jahn] has posted a detailed guide on building
a microcontroller-based launch box
. Constructed from an Atmel ATMega168 and powered by a 12V rechargable lead gel battery, the launch box is fully portable and includes a number of safety features. Going the extra mile on what could essentially be a simple push butt... | 37 | 36 | [
{
"comment_id": "45696",
"author": "James Harrison",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T21:33:09",
"content": "Oh god. Want this so much. Just want to hook it up to EVE Online or something. Looks like my next project hath been decided… :p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,748.361603 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/14/how-to-make-an-e-paper-clock-and-hack-esquire-magazine/ | How-to: Make An E-paper Clock From Esquire Magazine | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"how-to",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"e-ink",
"e-paper",
"e-paper clock",
"eink",
"epaper",
"esquire",
"esquire cover",
"hack esquire e-paper cover",
"recycling"
] | If you’ve never heard about electronic paper, crawl out from under that rock and read up on the
Sony Reader
and the
Amazon Kindle
. E-paper is a flexible display made of color-changing beads that mimic ink-on-paper for easy daylight reading. The revolutionary thing about e-paper is that after it’s set, it stays that wa... | 30 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "45685",
"author": "Syliss",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T20:35:02",
"content": "Okay wait it says clock, but all i see is more paper no real time?!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45688",
"author": "Wonko The Sane",
"timest... | 1,760,377,748.843153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/14/wiimote-guitar-effects-control/ | Wiimote Guitar Effects Control | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"News"
] | [
"guitar",
"wiimote"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmuggHx_H5Y]
[Rob Morris] sent us this video of his
Wiimote based guitar effects
. Similar to our post yesterday about
using the Wiimote to control a synth
, he is using changes in orientation to effect the sound. He starts off with simple pitch modulation, but later in the video... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "45677",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T19:40:17",
"content": "AWESOME! Really really well done!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45690",
"author": "SOOPERGOOMAN187",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T21:06:00",
... | 1,760,377,749.149256 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/14/fm-stereo-transmitter/ | FM Stereo Transmitter | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"fm transmitter",
"transceiver",
"transciever"
] | Reader [Mike Y] responded to our “
What are you working on?
” post with his
stereo FM transmitter project
. If you’ve ever used an FM transmitter for your portable audio, you know that even the best consumer level ones can be difficult to make sound decent.
He obtained an NS73M FM Transmitter module from Niigata Seimi... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "45667",
"author": "Squinch",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T17:58:37",
"content": "Looks like a great project, but he states that it compares favorably in cost to the Ramsey kit that sells for $45. His costs $35 (15 for FM module, 15 for arduino, and 5 for LCD module), not $80.",
"pa... | 1,760,377,748.759032 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/13/maker-faire-austin-is-this-weekend/ | Maker Faire Austin Is This Weekend | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"austin",
"con",
"convention",
"faire",
"make",
"makerfaire",
"makerfaireaustin"
] | Maker Faire Austin
is happening this weekend, October 18 & 19, 2008 at the Travis County Expo Center in Austin, TX. Maker Faire is a showcase of all things DIY. You’ll see robots, sculptures, live performances, and other wonders including many of the projects we cover here every day. We enjoyed our
time in San Mateo ea... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "45587",
"author": "Patrick Jones",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T01:18:34",
"content": "I was at fry’s and got my ticket today, im effin excited!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "45648",
"author": "John",
"timestamp": "2008-10... | 1,760,377,748.620139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/13/columbus-day-what-are-you-working-on/ | Columbus Day: What Are You Working On? | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"columbus day",
"holiday",
"ir",
"ir camera",
"irilluminator",
"welding",
"welding goggles"
] | Wow, Caribbean Conquest Day is such a dull holiday. If it’s a holiday at all: we’re at work today and you probably are too. We decided to post what we’re working on in hopes of breaking out of our holiday slump. Pictured above are two IR illuminator boards we assembled this weekend. We bought the
kits from BG Micro
. W... | 50 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "45567",
"author": "Sp`ange",
"timestamp": "2008-10-14T00:04:31",
"content": "http://www.harborfreight.comwill probably have some goggles like that, but I don’t see why a pair of cheap, dollar store swim goggles would work too. You’d just have to modify them so you get a little airfl... | 1,760,377,748.702925 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/03/build-a-solar-dehydrator/ | Build A Solar Dehydrator | Kimberly Lau | [
"home hacks",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"eric knutzen",
"kelly coyne",
"solar dehydrator",
"solar energy"
] | [Erik Knutzen] and [Kelly Coyne], authors of
The Urban Homestead
, are really into all things green and sustainable. In their blog, Homegrown Evolution, they discuss
building their own solar dehydrator
using plans from the February/March 1997 issue of
Home Power Magazine
. The dehydrator is designed by
Appalachian Stat... | 18 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "44288",
"author": "KillaWho",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T02:39:53",
"content": "Wow this is smart xD, I’m going to try to make one of these.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44290",
"author": "Insipid Melon",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,748.945696 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/03/hack-a-day-is-always-hiring/ | Hack A Day Is Always Hiring | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"blog",
"blogging",
"hack",
"hackaday",
"hacking",
"hiring",
"job",
"jobs"
] | We’re always looking for people to contribute posts daily and help expand the site. We’ve added a handful of contributors in the last couple months, which you can see in our new
How-tos
.
This is a paid, freelancing position that requires professionalism, consistency, and reliability. We want to hear from people that a... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "44287",
"author": "pip",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T02:24:56",
"content": "Just out of curiosity how does hackaday make money?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44289",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2008-10-04T02:42:05",... | 1,760,377,748.887461 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/03/animated-led-eyes-for-halloween/ | Animated LED Eyes For Halloween | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"costume",
"eyes",
"halloween",
"led"
] | [Matt Daughtrey] sent us this sweet little project he’s doing for Halloween. He’s building some
animated LED eyes
. He says that the whole thing is 3 individual LMDriver platforms, another project he’s working on. There isn’t any info available about that, but he does expand a little. He states that each display module... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "44272",
"author": "aez",
"timestamp": "2008-10-03T20:03:29",
"content": "can we buy this or not? :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44276",
"author": "Teyson",
"timestamp": "2008-10-03T21:41:24",
"content": "Looks ve... | 1,760,377,749.101582 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/02/how-to-networked-graffiti-wall/ | How-to: Networked Graffiti Wall | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"how-to",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"daft punk table",
"diy",
"electronics",
"graffiti",
"graffiti wall",
"internet",
"internet graffiti wall",
"large low resolution display",
"llrd",
"mini web server",
"tcpip"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8KprTVbHD4]
Wondering what we did with our
web server on a business card
project from last week? It’s powering a giant LED graffiti wall. Animations can be user-submitted using the
online designer
. You can
watch a live feed
of user animations as well. The online interface runs ... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "44222",
"author": "scott",
"timestamp": "2008-10-03T04:27:54",
"content": "it think it’s worth it just for the 5×5 tetris, that was awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44225",
"author": "Mak",
"timestamp": "2008-10-0... | 1,760,377,749.27821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/02/amazingly-cheap-dual-channel-scope/ | Amazingly Cheap Dual Channel Scope | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"Atmel",
"scope",
"usb"
] | [Jacques] sent us this little project he has been working on. It is an
amazingly cheap USB 2 chanel scope.
The total cost of the project was around 5 Euros. It is based off of an
Atmel Tiny45, has 2 analog inputs, and can supply 5 Volts to a breadboard. He has listed the bill of materials as well as downloads for the ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "44195",
"author": "TD-er",
"timestamp": "2008-10-02T22:55:26",
"content": "According to the datasheet (page 126) of the ATTINY45, the max sample-speed is “up to 15 ksps at maximum resolution”Datasheet:http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc2586.pdfStill a very nice pro... | 1,760,377,749.206726 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/02/helix-v20-released/ | Helix V2.0 Released | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"bootable",
"forensics",
"hacking",
"helix",
"security"
] | Helix 2.0 has been released
. Helix is a collection of various tools for electronic forensics. Just like on TV, you can use this to find all kinds of information on a computer. Some of the useful tools added were Winlockpwn a tool for breaking windows security, Volitility which processes data out of the raw memory, ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "44175",
"author": "arthur92710",
"timestamp": "2008-10-02T19:51:37",
"content": "humm the servers must be crowded. download is going at only 11.5kb/s. or its just a problem at my end anyone can confirm?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,749.334398 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/02/system-admin-steals-20000-items-from-work/ | System Admin Steals 20,000 Items From Work | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"security",
"steal",
"theft"
] | Over the course of 10 years, [
Victor Papagno]
stole 19,709 pieces of equipment
from the Naval Research Laboratory. He began taking stuff home in 1997 and had so much that he had to store some in a neighbors house. The report says that no secret technological information was taken. Some items listed were CDs, hard dri... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "44144",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2008-10-02T15:02:29",
"content": "thats a crazy ammount to get away with, especially from the navy, makes you wonder how secure we really are",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44145",
"a... | 1,760,377,749.448032 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/psp-firmware-500-hacked/ | PSP Firmware 5.00 Hacked | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"firmware",
"firmware hack",
"gizmodo",
"homebrew",
"psp",
"sony psp"
] | We remember the halcyon days of firmware 1.00 for the
PSP
. It was wide open to run any code you wanted. Once the handheld game console was released outside Japan, Sony locked it down and began an arms race to prevent any sort of homebrew usage of the device. Nearly four years later and we’re at firmware 5.00. The hack... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "46321",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-10-18T22:46:29",
"content": "They (the manufacturer) will always loose this race eventually.Why do they do it ? – well you can only conclude that after you have paid for the hardware they still consider themselves the owner.Theres a numb... | 1,760,377,749.379343 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/18/commercial-self-balancing-unicycle/ | Commercial Self-balancing Unicycle | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"electric unicycle",
"enicycle",
"focusdesign",
"selfbalancing",
"unicycle",
"uniqecycle",
"video"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-9mYCXNshQ&fmt=18]
Focus Design sent us a video of their
self balancing unicycle
(looks like they’re taking on
Focus Features
too). The electric machine moves at 8MPH and lasts 1.5hrs on a single charge. It only weighs 24.6lbs. They say that new riders only need about 2hrs. prac... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "46276",
"author": "SurferPR",
"timestamp": "2008-10-18T20:42:57",
"content": "God… I have seen some pretty useless expensive stuff before but this one takes the cake!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46279",
"author": "epicel... | 1,760,377,749.699247 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/17/iphone-controlled-rc-car/ | IPhone Controlled R/C Car | Caleb Kraft | [
"iphone hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"iphone",
"nerd kit",
"nerdkit",
"radio controlled",
"radiocontrolled",
"rc"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2EJ2kouK7U]
Is controlling an R/C car with its own remote too mundane for you? Do you feel the need to involve a web server and an iPhone in the process?
This project
might just be perfect for you. By connecting the R/C controller to a microcontroller board, and feeding it signa... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "46068",
"author": "blackspyder",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T22:15:30",
"content": "Need this to complete my Doctor Horrible costume for Halloween. Muahahahaa.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46078",
"author": "_Matt",
"tim... | 1,760,377,749.656522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/17/tiny-arduino-ethernet-board/ | Tiny Arduino Ethernet Board | Eliot | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"AVR",
"ethernet",
"library",
"sgk",
"spi",
"tcpip",
"w5100",
"wiznet"
] | [sgk] built this
tiny ethernet board
to be used with the Arduino. It’s based on a
WIZnet W5100
chip. The chip handles all of the TCP/IP communication and you talk to it via SPI. It’s compatible with the standard Arduino
ethernet library
. [sgk] hand soldered these boards including the 80pin LQFP main chip. His next pro... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "46024",
"author": "Odin84gk",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T19:35:51",
"content": "I know it’s not in the hacking spirit, but you could buy an actual module for $15.90 from the chip company. Its not certified Arduino, but who cares.http://www.ewiznet.com/goods_detail.php?goodsIdx=114",
... | 1,760,377,749.500345 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/17/led-pov-hard-drive-clock/ | LED POV Hard Drive Clock | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"led",
"light emitting diode",
"POV"
] | [Ian Smith] sent us this
POV display made from an old hard drive
. It works by flashing some LEDs under the platter, which has a line cut in it. Since the platter spins at roughly 90 rotations per second, we perceive a solid image. He was inspired by [Alan Parekh]’s
project
, but did several things differently. Mountin... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "46009",
"author": "Savador",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T18:38:23",
"content": "Nice man =)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "46012",
"author": "pokey",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T18:48:14",
"content": "Awesome! I think I ... | 1,760,377,749.978804 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/16/prototype-this-schematics-posted/ | Prototype This Schematics Posted | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"discovery",
"discovery channel",
"grandideastudios",
"joe grand",
"prototype this",
"video"
] | As promised, [Joe Grand] has
uploaded the schematics
from his part of last night’s episode of
Prototype This
. The device monitors the driver of a demo derby car and shuts it off if he becomes too enraged. He’ll be posting schematics for every episode as they’re released. The really interesting thing is that he scanned... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "45946",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2008-10-17T01:25:12",
"content": "I wish this part had been covered more in the TV episode. It was barely mentioned, and flicked in front of the screen a few times. Possibly because I suspect the development and production of this board was ... | 1,760,377,749.765757 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/10/16/psp-3000-autopsied/ | PSP 3000 Teardown | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp",
"psp3000",
"sony"
] | If you absolutely feel an incessant need to see the innards of every new piece of equipment out there, you’ll probably be excited to see that the
PSP 3000
has been disassembled and photographed
. Apparently there isn’t much new here. The screen has been replaced with one that has 5 times the contrast ratio, twice the c... | 51 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "45926",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-10-16T22:43:15",
"content": "A new psp? Why? Although that meas price drops on the old onces which means I can get one for cheap and mod it. Or use the screen or something. I’m sure it’s probably got some good parts though.",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,749.855173 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/a-parallax-nes-controller-connector/ | NES Controller Connectors For Sale | Jason Rollette | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"make",
"nes controller",
"NES controller connector",
"NES hack",
"nintendo",
"nintendo connector",
"parallax"
] | If you weren’t looking forward to trying to find a
NES Four Score
just to rip connectors out of it or were reluctant to cut the ends off your NES controllers and use different connectors for your NES hack, you’re in luck. Parallax has released an
NES controller connector (7-pin, male)
that is compatible with the
Ninten... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "44013",
"author": "roboguy",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T01:59:43",
"content": "Geez, I made a robot controller with a Super Nintendo controller and a Parallax Basic Stamp II a while ago…I wonder if they are copying me?:-))",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,749.908286 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/6-pcs-in-one-clear-case/ | 6 PC Render Farm In One Clear Case | Jason Rollette | [
"computer hacks",
"News"
] | [
"Case mod",
"casemod",
"render farm",
"Server farm"
] | Normally case mods are all show and no go, but [
Fredrik Perman
] and [Michael Stabile] took their old render farm and made it a working showcase for the front lobby. This is a perfect combination of function, beauty, and practicality. It is a great conversation piece, allows easy working access, and provides a tremend... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "44003",
"author": "michael",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T00:28:30",
"content": "wooo number one. thats a nice case modd, seen some wall pc’s before but this takes the cake",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44006",
"author": "Mark... | 1,760,377,750.119575 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/cloning-and-modifying-e-passports/ | Cloning And Modifying E-Passports | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"e-passport",
"passport",
"rfid"
] | [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3185369830560352967&hl=de]
[THC/vonJeek] have released an application that allow you to
backup and modify E-Passport data
. Check out the video of Elvis checking in at the airport. Apparently there is no way for the machine to know if the passport has been tampere... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "44008",
"author": "Man On Fire",
"timestamp": "2008-10-01T01:11:13",
"content": "I bought an RFID proof wallet for mine. haven’t tested it to see if it works yet though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "44016",
"author": "Jim... | 1,760,377,750.249211 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/buy-a-camera-on-ebay-get-spy-pics/ | Buy A Camera On EBay, Get Spy Pics | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"mi6"
] | This is a picture of MI6 headquarters. The people in that building are quite curious how a camera loaded with super mega secret stuff
was auctioned off on eBay
. Well, maybe they are more curious as to whom was doing the selling and how they acquired the camera. They’re investigating it now. | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "43989",
"author": "Möbius",
"timestamp": "2008-09-30T21:15:02",
"content": "Who, not whom. Who.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43990",
"author": "Nomadiq",
"timestamp": "2008-09-30T21:18:27",
"content": "Maybe MI6 w... | 1,760,377,750.170487 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/cheap-xy-table-using-hobby-servos/ | Cheap XY Table Using Hobby Servos | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"cnc hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"mill",
"servo",
"xy"
] | [CarlS] wanted to build a
low cost x y table
for display on
teletoyland.com
. He realized that to keep cost low, he could use hobby servos instead of stepper motors. Exact precision wasn’t a big issue here, so the hobby servos would be perfectly acceptable.
Though Linear hobby servos are available, he decided that the ... | 6 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "43987",
"author": "macegr",
"timestamp": "2008-09-30T21:03:30",
"content": "I like this idea a lot. With a good PWM generator, you could actually get decent resolution and speed for X-Y positioning tasks. Not so much for plotting and machining, but maybe pick and place operations li... | 1,760,377,750.211049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/30/ps3-eye-as-a-webcam-on-windows/ | PS3 Eye As A Webcam On Windows | Caleb Kraft | [
"Multitouch Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"all seeing eye",
"camera",
"eye",
"multitouch",
"ps3",
"ps3eye",
"touchlib",
"webcam"
] | The NUI Group has been working hard to
bring the PS3 Eye to windows
. From the factory, this device has pretty impressive specs, but no windows drivers. After a bit of hacking, they’ve developed a driver for it and released it on their forums. The main reason they are so interested in it is that it can capture full ... | 12 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "43961",
"author": "jared",
"timestamp": "2008-09-30T14:19:29",
"content": "$20 for a linux driver!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43962",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2008-09-30T14:28:12",
"content": "I wonder if... | 1,760,377,750.30045 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/29/parts-01uf-decoupling-capacitors/ | Parts: 0.1uF Decoupling Capacitors | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"capacitors",
"decoupling capacitors",
"electronics",
"monday parts",
"parts",
"smd",
"smt",
"surface mount",
"through hole"
] | Most
IC
s need to be
decoupled
from their power supply, usually with a 0.1uF capacitor between each power pin and ground. Decoupling is usually used to remove noise and to smooth power fluctuations. Every project will need a few decoupling capacitors; our
mini web server project
has three ICs that require a total of 11... | 30 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "43886",
"author": "cde",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T20:49:29",
"content": "Fits between two DIP pins? So, that means that depending on the dip chip’s pinout, you could theoretically solder the decoupling cap right onto the chip’s two pins.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,750.36871 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/29/hack-your-rear-projection-tv-to-be-bigger/ | Hack Your Rear Projection TV To Be Bigger | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] | [
"projection",
"rearprojection",
"rp",
"rptv"
] | Want to get a bigger tv but can’t afford it? If you Have a
rear projection TV
, why not just get a bigger screen?
That’s exactly what was done here
. They dismantled the old TV, mounted it and enclosed it theater style, with curtains. They then mounted a new screen in front of it and voala, bigger TV. He doesn’t tal... | 21 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "43875",
"author": "Ben",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T19:40:00",
"content": "That is a great hack! Presumably it’s now 1/4 of the intensity, but with a screen that size you probably want a cinema feel anyway, so you’re going to have the lights down to watch.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,750.432115 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/29/the-pinnacle-of-modern-robotics-bar2d2/ | The Pinnacle Of Modern Robotics: Bar2D2 | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bar",
"bartender",
"DiyRadio"
] | [Jamie Price] directed us to this
photostream of the build for Bar2D2
. Though it isn’t
the first
bartender bot
we’ve covered
. It very well could be the best executed. Bar2D2 can travel around the party dispensing bottles of beer, shots, and even cans. The construction looks fantastic. You can follow along in the pho... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "43869",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T18:24:57",
"content": "I’ll take the one on the right. The robot is pretty cool too I guess.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43870",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,750.479297 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/a-remote-controlled-rgb-light-bulbs-lamp/ | A Remote Controlled RGB Light Bulb Lamp | Jason Rollette | [
"home hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"light",
"remote",
"rgb",
"RGB Flood Light",
"TRIAC"
] | RGB just got a lot brighter by using
3x60Watt flood lights
instead of an LED. The bulbs are driven via TRIACs and the whole thing uses a remote control to change the levels of the three bulbs. It is also able to store these levels for later recall. The IR receiver was taken from a dead TV set along with its remote cont... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "43795",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T01:54:18",
"content": "this is interesting but the first thing i noticed was that there are flood lamps housed in what looks like a cardboard box. then there is huge disclaimer about the dangers of ac electricity, but the circuit i... | 1,760,377,750.57677 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/control-media-center-with-programmable-ir-receiver/ | Control Media Center With Programmable IR Receiver | Jason Rollette | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"attiny13",
"ir receiver",
"IR remote",
"media center",
"microcontroller",
"remote control receiver"
] | This
IR receiver
based on ATtiny13 microcontroller is used to control a Media Center box via a remote. The circuit is powered by 20 pin ATX connector pin 9 “+5VSB” because it is the only pin that is powered when the computer is off, or in standby. The receiver is programmed to accept the codes from the remote by holdin... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "43825",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T09:40:20",
"content": "“The circuit is powered by 20 pin ATX connector pin 9 “+5VSB” because it is the only pin that is powered when the computer is off”Must be a 80’s computer since all computers made the last decades have a jumpe... | 1,760,377,750.528205 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/diy-vertical-axis-wind-turbine/ | DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"DYI",
"generate power",
"PVC blades",
"wind generator",
"Wind turbine"
] | This
vertical axis wind turbine
(VAWT) uses five 3” PVC pipes cut in half for blades rotating on three kids bicycle wheels to spin an
Ametek 38 volt motor
or a
wind blue alternator
. The whole thing spins in a frame that is a 12 feet high and 2 foot square box that is able to sit on his deck. In total it cost him about... | 33 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "43788",
"author": "TheBlunderbuss",
"timestamp": "2008-09-29T00:16:14",
"content": "One cool feature of this design is it turns when the wind is from any direction. A traditional Dutch-style windmill needs a rudder or other mechanism to turn the vanes to the wind, where this design ... | 1,760,377,750.769868 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/upgrading-the-cisco-pix-506e/ | Upgrading The Cisco PIX 506E | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"Cisco PIX",
"CPU swap",
"PIX 506E",
"PIX 525",
"router",
"Router upgrade"
] | [Albert] read the
Cisco PIX Wiki
, and discovered that the motherboard of the PIX 506E is the same as the PIX 525, which has a 600Mhz Coppermine Pentium III CPU. So he took his Cisco PIX 506E and
upgraded it
by swapping out the Celeron 300Mhz, with a Pentium III 600Mhz and populating the second PC100 RAM slot inside. T... | 37 | 37 | [
{
"comment_id": "43778",
"author": "BigD145",
"timestamp": "2008-09-28T22:26:34",
"content": "Is it really being underclocked and how much cooler does it run?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43779",
"author": "STrRedWolf",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,750.89581 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/28/email-notification-via-an-rgb-led/ | Email Notification Via An RGB LED | Jason Rollette | [
"LED Hacks",
"News",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"4d-micro-USB module",
"Email notification",
"Gmail",
"led",
"PICAXE",
"python",
"RGB LED"
] | This
project
provides LED feedback when an email is received. It uses a
4d-micro-USB module
from Dontronics to interface serially and provide power to a Picaxe 08M. The PIC can control color and brightness of a RGB LED. The feedback is given by seven colors of the LED. The code is python script and picaxe basic, which ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "43752",
"author": "DarkFader",
"timestamp": "2008-09-28T17:52:08",
"content": "doesn’t look like a bunny yet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43754",
"author": "A.",
"timestamp": "2008-09-28T17:53:28",
"content": "Nic... | 1,760,377,750.954253 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/25/arcade-button-monome-moanonme/ | Arcade Button Monome: Moanonme | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"arcade button",
"arduinome",
"digital music",
"johan larsby",
"led matrix",
"moanonme",
"monome"
] | [Johan Larsby] built this
pretty cool Monome clone
. He was starting with a kit to build an
Arduinome
, but had issues getting his LED matrix to work correctly. After digging around in some old parts and hacking together some custom LED arcade buttons, he ended up with the Moanonme. Be sure to check out the video afte... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "43434",
"author": "Solenoidclock",
"timestamp": "2008-09-25T20:26:24",
"content": "Lol “moan on me”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43436",
"author": "AbuMaia",
"timestamp": "2008-09-25T21:04:56",
"content": "that gu... | 1,760,377,751.073347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/25/arduino-solenoid-concert/ | Arduino Solenoid Concert | Ian | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"arduino",
"concert",
"electronics",
"music",
"pure data",
"relays",
"solenoids"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_hiz-Kx0kM]
[jay] reminded us of this old video of solenoids banging rhythms on furniture and household objects. There’s no schematic, but in the video it looks like an
Arduino
drives a bunch of
solenoids
through
relays
. The PC interface is run on
Pure Data
, an open source pro... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "43422",
"author": "isa de leener",
"timestamp": "2008-09-25T18:58:29",
"content": "THIS IS SO COOLITS LIKE SOME BRAZILIAN MUSIC",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43423",
"author": "Jingo",
"timestamp": "2008-09-25T18:59:30... | 1,760,377,751.405042 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/24/underwater-rov-2/ | Underwater ROV | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"rov",
"telemetry"
] | [SpaceShipOne] has built this very nice looking
under water ROV
. It is still a work in progress, but nearly complete. This ROV is a fairly simple construction. most of the body parts are held together using zip ties. There’s no microcontroller and no custom boards. He’s using a radio control transceiver that was i... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "43325",
"author": "Andrew Cooper",
"timestamp": "2008-09-24T21:57:06",
"content": "Not to disparage his efforts, but this is not unique. There is a nationwide competition for high school student to build ROV’s with the same technologies (PVC and bilge pumps). A great experience, t... | 1,760,377,751.017494 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/24/ps3-ecc-algorithm-reversed/ | PS3 ECC Algorithm Reversed | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"ecc",
"ps3"
] | The ECC is the protection that keeps the PS3 from booting with a custom flashed rom.
These folks managed to reverse the code
. This means that they can now generate custom ones to allow the rom to boot. They haven’t gotten very far with that side of it yet, but they did manage to rescue a broken PS3 with it. They had... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "43305",
"author": "Edward Nardella",
"timestamp": "2008-09-24T19:25:28",
"content": "Kudos to you, still not interested in a ps3 till I gets me a descent controller for it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43306",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,751.152217 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/how-to-windows-media-center-on-a-leopard-network/ | How-to: Windows Media Center On A Leopard Network | Joey Celis | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"how-to"
] | [
"apple",
"howto",
"htpc",
"leopard",
"mac mini",
"mce",
"media center",
"microsoft",
"mini",
"plex",
"server",
"windows"
] | We’ve been using
Microsoft’s Media Center
for a few years now and have grown to like it a lot. We’ve also noticed that more and more Apple computers have shown up on our home network and decided it was time to get everything working together smoothly. Follow along as we walk you through the hoops we jumped through to g... | 15 | 15 | [
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"comment_id": "43218",
"author": "Brent",
"timestamp": "2008-09-24T03:23:42",
"content": "Very cool and a great write-up.Still, I’d recommend one use SageTV to do this since SageTV can do more than Windows Media Center and it supports XP, Vista, Mac and Linux out of the box.",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,751.342331 |
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