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https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/ipod-loaded-horn-boosts-your-tunes/ | IPod Loaded Horn Boosts Your Tunes | Patrick Lokken | [
"digital audio hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"aircurve",
"apple",
"apple iPod",
"audio",
"griffin",
"horn",
"ipod",
"kleinhorn",
"speaker",
"subwoofer"
] | The
Griffin AirCurve Dock
is a nifty gadget that uses a coiled
horn
to increase the volume of your
iPhone’s
speaker. Griffin’s marketing claims that their passive device delivers “amazing amplification” and “you’ll swear there are full-sized speakers in there.” Meh. It does look like an interesting project for someone ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "43184",
"author": "Yoshi",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T23:46:25",
"content": "Oh such devious ideas I get from posts like this. No easier way to piss off the people in the dorm next to you than using super-amplified speakers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,753.46628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/reliable-instructions-for-osx-on-eeepc/ | Reliable Instructions For OSX On The EeePC | Anthony | [
"laptops hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"Asus",
"asus eepc",
"EeePc",
"laptop",
"netbook",
"OsX",
"osx86",
"wired"
] | We have run
many
EeePC
hacks
before
. Like most people, what we really want is a Mac netbook. The folks over at Wired have written up some
nice instructions
to help you run OSX on your EeePC. The process is a little involved, so don’t expect to just pop in a disk and be home free. There are a few setbacks though. No fl... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "43169",
"author": "CalcProgrammer1",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T22:12:01",
"content": "Just installed OSX 10.5.2 on my HP Pavilion dv9700t laptop. It’s a great OS, though the Intel A/G/N WiFi card I have isn’t supported, which really kills it for me (can only use it when I’m in my ro... | 1,760,377,753.203782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/27/peltier-based-coolingheating-backbapr/ | Peltier-based Cooling/heating Backpack | Nick Caiello | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"backpack",
"cooler",
"heater",
"max weisel",
"peltier",
"peltier unit"
] | [Max Weisel] recently created a
Peltier-based cooling/heating system that fits into a backpack
. The system uses two Peltier units, each running at 91.2 watts, with computer heat sinks mounted on one side of the unit to dissipate the excessive amounts of heat generated. While he was originally trying to build a cooling... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "43703",
"author": "Erant",
"timestamp": "2008-09-28T08:26:10",
"content": "What is a backback? ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43705",
"author": "rasz",
"timestamp": "2008-09-28T08:46:16",
"content": "thats a grea... | 1,760,377,753.004654 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/27/use-rev-on-your-iphone-to-read-your-obd-ii-port/ | IPhone OBD-II App | Jason Rollette | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"iphone",
"iphone app",
"iphone application",
"iphone applications",
"iphone apps",
"obd-ii",
"obd-ii reader",
"Obd-iiReader"
] | Rev
by
DevToaster
is an application for the
iPhone
and
iPod Touch
that allows real-time monitoring of vehicle ECU data from the
OBD-II port
. Rev interfaces with a WiFi OBD-II dongle.
If your check engine light is on or flashing, REV is able to check the engine code, list all of the engine codes stored in the vehicle, ... | 61 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "43668",
"author": "birdman",
"timestamp": "2008-09-28T01:07:14",
"content": "man i want that but i dont wanna give itunes my credit info, can someone mail it to me???? Pleasethrashed007@gmail.com",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,753.413967 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/26/knit-touchpad/ | Knit Touchpad | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"touch pad"
] | [Plusea]
made her own touchpad
using some anti-static gloves and an Arduino. This proof of concept is fairly small, but the system could be scaled quite large if you could find the fabric. She cut apart the anti-static glove, mounted it and wired it to the
Arduino
. A special piece is made to fit over the finger that ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "43549",
"author": "Edward Nardella",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T23:38:16",
"content": "Would Multi-Touch be possible with this type of tech? Could the material be thin enough to project onto?Wait yes Multi-Touch would be possible, in much the way shutter glasses work in 3D application... | 1,760,377,753.259186 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/26/history-hacker-debut-tonight/ | History Hacker Show Pilot Tonight | Caleb Kraft | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"bre pettis",
"history hacker"
] | [Bre Pettis], the former host of the Make podcast and member of
NYCResistor
has gotten his own show
. Debuting tonight on the History Channel, “History Hacker” will be exploring our technological past through hacking. He reminds us
on his site
, this is just the pilot, it has to get ratings to have more episodes. [Br... | 48 | 48 | [
{
"comment_id": "43520",
"author": "epicelite",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T19:28:06",
"content": "I wanna watch! =D I usually eat dinner around 8:00 too! YEAY!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43526",
"author": "Alan",
"timestamp": "2008-09... | 1,760,377,753.097489 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/26/8-bit-digital-sampler-kit-bendable-too/ | 8 Bit Digital Sampler Kit, Bendable Too | Caleb Kraft | [
"digital audio hacks",
"News"
] | [
"8bit",
"bending",
"circuit bending",
"sample"
] | No, it’s not flexible, its bendable. As in, you can hack it to sound different by connecting parts in random ways. “Where’s the Party At?”, or “WTPA” for short is a
bendable 8 bit sampler
made by [Todd Bailey]. Still curious what it is?
Watch his video
showing it in action. The video is huge, 93Megs, so be patient. Th... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "43521",
"author": "bahahah",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T19:40:03",
"content": "omg that is some horrible crap",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43522",
"author": "ultatryon",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T19:49:34",
"content"... | 1,760,377,753.139924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/25/web-server-on-a-business-card-part-2/ | How-To: Web Server On A Business Card (Part 2) | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Featured",
"how-to",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"24fj64ga002",
"business card",
"enc28j60",
"howto",
"microchip",
"network",
"pic",
"pic24f",
"sd card",
"web server"
] | This mini web server is slightly smaller than a business card. There are a lot of tiny one-board servers out there, but this is probably the smallest you can etch and solder at home. Unlike many embedded web servers, files are stored on a PC-readable SD card, not in a difficult-to-write EEPROM. Read on for the web serv... | 140 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "43461",
"author": "Juniorflip",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T04:07:38",
"content": "Will you be make presoldered Kits. I know I could do the soldering but I am more interested in the webserver on a business card",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,753.580846 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/25/iphone-forensics-101-bypassing-the-passcode/ | IPhone Forensics 101: Bypassing The Passcode | Caleb Kraft | [
"iphone hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"3g",
"apple",
"iphone",
"iphone passcode",
"jonathan zdziarski",
"security",
"zdziarski"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaxSF9EOjxw]
Watch in wonder as forensics expert [Jonathan Zdziarski] takes you step by step through the process of
bypassing the iPhone 3G’s passcode lock
. Gasp in amazement as he creates a custom firmware bundle. [Jonathan], creator of NES.app a Nintendo emulator for the
iPhon... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "43446",
"author": "Edward Nardella",
"timestamp": "2008-09-25T23:26:06",
"content": "Condensed version please?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43457",
"author": "biojae",
"timestamp": "2008-09-26T02:59:47",
"content"... | 1,760,377,753.626311 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/utorrent-for-mac-leaked-via-pirate-bay/ | UTorrent For Mac Leaked Via Pirate Bay | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"bittorrent",
"leak",
"mac",
"pirate bay",
"utorrent"
] | In a somewhat ironic chain of events,
uTorrent alpha for Mac has been leaked on Pirate Bay
. Initial reviews are positive, with some saying that it runs better than its windows counterpart. The search function seems to be broken though.
[via
BoinBoing Gadgets
] | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "43157",
"author": "hajma",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T21:31:06",
"content": "please stop this kind of articles",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43158",
"author": "_Matt",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T21:39:34",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,753.331112 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/canon-40d-hacked-to-record-movies/ | Canon 40D Hacked To Record Movies | Joey Celis | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"News",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"canon",
"Canon 40D",
"chdk",
"dslr",
"movie",
"video"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlKywUVFJW4]
Both
Canon
and
Nikon
recently released DSLR cameras that now include a feature that most consumer level digital cameras have had for sometime: the ability to record movies. What makes movie recording especially appealing on a DSLR is the wide selection of lenses avai... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "43155",
"author": "Adam Ziegler",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T21:09:57",
"content": "Its a fake!! ;-P (I joke!)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43172",
"author": "buddy v",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T22:20:22",
"content... | 1,760,377,753.765676 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/accelerometer-controlled-pong/ | Accelerometer Controlled Pong | Ian | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"accelerometer",
"atmega",
"AVR",
"diy electronics",
"games",
"led",
"pong",
"videogame",
"wii",
"xmms"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYVgXYtxk4E]
[
Perry’s
] awesome
AcceLED Pong
project gives new life to a classic game by adding acceleration-based control. The pong paddles are moved by tilting the circuit left or right. Motion is measured by an
ADXL203
dual axis accelerometer, and an
ATMEGA32
microcontroller ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "43132",
"author": "Trez",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T16:10:38",
"content": "what’s that cat doing there? does it play pong?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43134",
"author": "Bjonnh",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T16:33:47",
... | 1,760,377,754.53267 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/fatality-and-a-frosty-mug-arcade-bar/ | Fatality And A Frosty Mug: Arcade Bar | Caleb Kraft | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"arcade",
"bar",
"Joystick",
"mame"
] | We’ve seen our fair share of home made arcade machines,
some complex
and
some simple
. This one stands head and shoulders above the rest with its ability to
combine two of our deepest loves: beer and video games
. There’s not a lot of information, just a few pictures. We’d love to see some build shots or action shots. ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "43109",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T13:35:54",
"content": "That’s AWESOME!hmm… my MK arcade machine is sitting about 5ft away from my bar… now you’ve got me thinking",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "4312... | 1,760,377,754.193093 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/23/laser-led-pov-projector/ | Laser POV Projector | Jason Rollette | [
"classic hacks",
"Laser Hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ASCII",
"Atmel 89s52",
"laser",
"Laser LED POV projector",
"laser projector",
"led",
"mirror",
"POV",
"projector"
] | [shakirfm] sent us this LED persistence of vision (POV)
laser projector
that can display dot matrix style text. The laser projector contains a rotating mirror assembly and 5 lasers. We’ve covered other
POV projectors
,but this one is a bit different. The mirror assembly rotates using two cooling fans. Controlling on/of... | 10 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "43105",
"author": "scott",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T12:39:28",
"content": "What a unique invention, I’d say that guy got a good grade :]it’s a pretty interesting idea though, sure, LED POV’s used to be the big thing, but taking that idea to a laser array was brilliant, And it projec... | 1,760,377,754.381676 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/22/turn-your-projector-into-a-laser-guided-controller/ | Turn Your Projector Into A Laser Guided Controller | Joey Celis | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Laser Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"grl",
"laser",
"laser pointer",
"laser tagging",
"projector",
"videogame",
"wireless controller"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJgzwW2C6DQ&fmt=18]
[Alpay Kasal] of
LitStudios
as come up with an interesting way to use
laser pointers
as a
wireless controller for games and applications
. The process is currently being patented, which may explain why [Alpay]’s blog is a little slim in the details. We doubt t... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "43048",
"author": "dave",
"timestamp": "2008-09-23T01:44:55",
"content": "Patent? Well, good as long as its something original. Lasertraq has been doing this for a while. You can use any color, provided your laser pointer is bright enough to be considered brightest pixel on the s... | 1,760,377,754.430654 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/22/parts-lm317-adjustable-voltage-regulator/ | Parts: LM317 Adjustable Voltage Regulator | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Parts"
] | [
"7805",
"adjustable voltage regulator",
"LM317",
"parts",
"parts monday",
"voltage regulator"
] | Every project needs a power supply. As 3.3volt logic replaces 5volt systems, we’re reaching for the
LM317 adjustable voltage regulator
, rather than the
classic 7805
. We’ve found four different hobbyist-friendly packages for different situations.
A simple
voltage divider
(R1,R2) sets the LM317 output between 1.25volts... | 35 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "42999",
"author": "jimmys",
"timestamp": "2008-09-22T19:39:47",
"content": "LM317 can also be used as a current limiter by tying the output pin to the adj pin through a resistor. The limited current is on the adj side of the resistor.IO = (Vref/R1) + IADJ = 1.25V/R1",
"parent_id... | 1,760,377,754.33055 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/22/changing-the-eeepc-701-form-factor/ | Changing The EEEPC 701 Form Factor | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Netbook Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"Asus",
"eee",
"EeePc",
"samsung q1",
"ultra portable",
"umpc"
] | Over at the EeeUser forums, [PvP_lostnight] is designing a kit to
convert your EEEPC to a different form factor
. He is modeling the design after the
Samsung Q1 UMPC
. The kits will eventually be for sale, but as you can see from the pictures, there’s a long way to go. He seems to be taking lots of input from the foru... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "43013",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2008-09-22T22:14:09",
"content": "Cool, now to get that nvidia video card hooked to the mini pcie-x1 :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "43016",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,754.144615 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/22/broken-lcd-tv-turned-into-a-light-table/ | Broken LCD TV Turned Into A Light Table | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"lcd",
"light table",
"photography table",
"tv"
] | [Steve DiRaddo] sent us this sweet little mod. After obtaining a free
LCD TV
that had a cracked screen, [steve] immediately tore it open to re purpose it. The end result was a
computer controlled light table with audio
. From what he says, it is very very bright due to the fact that it has 16 CFL tubes behind it as ... | 24 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "42974",
"author": "chrisla",
"timestamp": "2008-09-22T16:33:34",
"content": "“I’d like to be able to feed several audio inputs into the thing and be able to select which one I want. Too bad for me, if there isnt a legit video signal entering that input, it ignores it completely. The... | 1,760,377,754.25692 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/21/xbox-360-laptop-in-progress/ | Xbox 360 Laptop In Progress | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"360",
"ben heck",
"ben heckendorn",
"benheck",
"laptop",
"mod",
"xbox",
"xbox360"
] | [Ben Heck] posted and update on a project he’s doing for THQ. This
latest Xbox 360 laptop
is being built as a contest prize. It’s based on a 60GB
Xbox 360
and is slightly larger than the previous
laptops
. It can accommodate a standard 360 hard drive without modification. An
Xbox
Live camera is included as well.
We had... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "42919",
"author": "gm",
"timestamp": "2008-09-22T04:31:25",
"content": "“the ps3 laptop will follow this tradition, mostly because the ps3 is pretty damn thick to begin with and there’s nowhere to go but thinner ;)”Does this mean that there’s a PS3 laptop coming? That should be fun…... | 1,760,377,754.486377 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/21/real-time-gas-monitoring/ | Real Time Gas Monitoring | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"home hacks"
] | [
"energy",
"energy monitor",
"gas",
"gas heating",
"pys60",
"python",
"sql",
"symbian"
] | With the weather getting colder, [Daniel] decided it would be a good idea to
monitor how much energy his gas heating was using
in real time. He used a Nokia 6680 cameraphone to monitor the heater’s flame through the sight glass.
PyS60
, a Symbian implementation of Python, checks the image sent by the camera and measure... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "42915",
"author": "Winphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-09-22T04:10:57",
"content": "Almost seems like overkill, though natural gas isn’t as cheap as it once was. Nice implementation.On a personal note, I would do something like this but my place is heated via heating oil, which doesn’t l... | 1,760,377,754.585254 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/20/direct-to-garment-printing/ | Direct To Garment Printing | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"direct to garment",
"dtg",
"dtg printer",
"epson",
"printer",
"printing",
"shirt",
"t-shirt",
"video"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3iOuKzhUlQ]
Reader [deren lik] pointed out the world of direct to garment printing to us. You can purchase commercial machines that will print directly onto a t-shirt using inkjet technology. Unfortunately, these machines cost ~$10K, so hackers have decided to fill in the gaps.
... | 32 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "42828",
"author": "thegimpster",
"timestamp": "2008-09-21T04:17:43",
"content": "I use to run a commercial t-shirt printer when i lived in Oxford, Ms at a print shop. It was about 10k to buy and didn’t work half the time. It kept clogging up and i would waste alot of t-shirts and in... | 1,760,377,754.654999 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/20/dascratch-multitouch-dj-interface/ | DaScratch Multitouch DJ Interface | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks",
"News"
] | [
"abelton live",
"aurora",
"dascratch",
"machinecollective",
"monome",
"serato",
"stanton",
"stribe",
"traktor",
"video"
] | Stanton has released a new controller peripheral for laptop DJ’s.
DaScratch
is a USB connected MIDI device designed to emulate record interactions. It features a large touch area where the user can make scratching, sliding, and button pressing motions. The compact device has presets for software like Traktor, Serato, a... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "42827",
"author": "the_pathogen",
"timestamp": "2008-09-21T04:16:05",
"content": "I’m pretty pumped about this thing. I haven’t found a dealer yet, but the going price tag is supposedly $300 dollars. Not too bad. I really want to see one of these things in person before I jump on it... | 1,760,377,754.702717 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/20/xbmc-cross-platform-beta-released/ | XBMC Cross Platform Beta Released | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"News"
] | [
"htpc",
"leopard",
"linux",
"media center",
"OsX",
"plex",
"tiger",
"xbmc",
"xbmc remote"
] | It’s been a big week for the XBMC team. They announced the
release of their first cross platform beta
in preparation for a full release in October. XBMC started as a media center project for the original
Xbox
, but has expanded a lot since then. The new beta works on
Linux
, OSX (Leopard and Tiger), Windows, and Xbox. ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "42872",
"author": "nubie",
"timestamp": "2008-09-21T17:30:55",
"content": "I like xbmc, but I don’t like the rabid fanboys who ask to see it on every platform, including hand-helds that already run a minimal gui and their own mplayer.Maybe I just don’t like pointless Gui’s, or maybe... | 1,760,377,755.71521 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/20/mark-hoekstra-has-passed-away/ | Mark Hoekstra Has Passed Away | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks",
"News",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"belloni",
"bram belloni",
"dutch",
"ipod",
"ipod sock",
"mac se30",
"mark",
"mark hoekstra",
"markie",
"sgi"
] | UPDATE:
His personal site has been updated
.
It was with great sadness that we
learned of [Mark Hoekstra]’s death this morning
. Earlier this week, the 34 year old hacker suffered a heart attack while riding his bicycle and was admitted to the hospital in a coma. [
Markie
] has been a Hack a Day commenter for much of o... | 63 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "42776",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T20:41:58",
"content": ":-(Will be much missed.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42777",
"author": "Vincent",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T20:51:05",
"content": "R.I.P... | 1,760,377,755.262445 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/20/24kj-capacitor-bank/ | 24kJ Capacitor Bank | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"buss bars",
"can crushing",
"cap bank",
"capacitors",
"coil gun",
"disk shooter",
"electromagnetic",
"energy",
"flyback driver",
"GaussGun",
"high voltage",
"Joules",
"Lorentz force",
"Lorentz Gun",
"Railgun",
"thompson's coil",
"wire explosion"
] | The
Leyden jar capacitor
posted the other day fails to compare to what [
FastMHz
], one of the members over at the
4HV.org forums
, has been busy building, a
24kj capacitor discharge bank
. This capacitor bank will be configured for 4500v @ 2400uF and can be charged up slowly using microwave oven transformers. It can t... | 42 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "42760",
"author": "Theo V",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T19:28:58",
"content": "My God… I want one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42761",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T19:29:39",
"content": "I wonder if t... | 1,760,377,755.568695 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/hack-a-day-t-shirt-contest-winner/ | Hack A Day T-Shirt Contest Winner | Eliot | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"contest",
"entry",
"hackaday",
"shirt",
"tshirt",
"tshirt contest",
"winner"
] | Congratulations to [John Keppel] for his winning t-shirt design. He wins a
Dash Express
, an in-car navigation device with both cellular and WiFi data support. It’s running Linux on top of the
Openmoko FreeRunner’s hardware platform
; yes, [John], we do expect you to hack it. We’ll let all of you know when we plan on p... | 34 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "42699",
"author": "BaKeDbEaN",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T03:08:10",
"content": "Awesome design! Can’t wait for you to make these. I would buy it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42701",
"author": "visionetiks",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,755.655587 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/gps-alarm-clock/ | GPS Alarm Clock | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"gps hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"apple iphone",
"flickr",
"gizmodo",
"gps",
"gps alarm",
"inap",
"iphone"
] | We spotted an interesting app in
Gizmodo’s iPhone roundup
for the week.
iNap
is designed for commuters that don’t want to miss their train stop. Just pick any location you can find on Google Maps, set the distance for the alert radius and the alarm tone, and it’s ready. It’s a great app and only costs $1.
The app actua... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "42685",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T01:41:30",
"content": "There is/was a free app that did the same thing in the app store",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42719",
"author": "werdler",
"timestamp": "2008-0... | 1,760,377,755.165139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/boston-led-sweatshirt-arrestee-interviewed/ | Boston LED Sweatshirt Arrestee Interviewed | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"bbtv",
"boing boing",
"boing boing tv",
"boston",
"breadboard",
"led",
"star simpson",
"video",
"xeni",
"xeni jardin"
] | In today’s episode of Boing Boing tv, [Xeni] interviews [
Star Simpson
]. She was arrested a year ago at Boston’s Logan airport for
wearing a sweatshirt with a breadboard
and some LEDs attached. With a collective groan, we watched this event unfold just months after Boston was held captive by
Mooninites
. After many co... | 43 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "42668",
"author": "m",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T23:35:30",
"content": "Perhaps you mean groan.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42670",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T23:41:18",
"content": "SO let me ... | 1,760,377,755.36752 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/gov-sarah-palins-private-email-hacked/ | Palin Email Hack Post Mortem | Nick Caiello | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"email",
"email hacked",
"gov. palin",
"hack",
"palin",
"sarah palin",
"screenshot",
"vp",
"yahoo"
] | A few days ago a
lone individual decided to crack [Governor Sarah Palin]’s private Yahoo! email
account. He did this by navigating the password reset procedure. [Gov. Palin]’s birthday was publicly available and Wasilla only had two zip codes to guess. The follow up question “Where did you meet your spouse” required so... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "42653",
"author": "supernova_hq",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T21:00:29",
"content": "Or teach them about weak passwords and even easier password reset questions. I always fill those resets with about 50 random characters, numbers, etc that I don’t even know. :)",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,377,755.113756 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/daily-photo-aging-project-on-steroids/ | Daily Photo Aging Project On Steroids | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"News"
] | [
"aging",
"photo",
"timelapse"
] | We’ve seen those
videos
where people take a picture of themselves every day. [Dan Hanna] took it to a much further level. He built a camera rig and
took pictures of himself for 17 years
. That is not a typo, 17 years. The rig consists of a ring that holds two cameras opposing each other. He centers his head facing a... | 15 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "42628",
"author": "CV",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T19:12:33",
"content": "That is awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42631",
"author": "iamhifi",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T19:22:45",
"content": "17 years that is d... | 1,760,377,755.77329 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/play-wii-backups-without-a-mod-chip/ | No More Updates To Wii Backup Loader | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"bootlaoder",
"mod chip",
"wii",
"wii backup"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yBTsNwOO1I]
You can now
play backups on your Wii without a mod chip
. A beta version of the bootloader made by [
Waninkoko
] has been leaked onto the net. Keep in mind that it is unfinished, so your results may vary. All you need is the bootloader and a legal copy of
Zelda
. Af... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "42593",
"author": "plowshares",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T17:07:47",
"content": "whatta crybaby",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42594",
"author": "he haw",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T17:15:19",
"content": "Yea i agree, ... | 1,760,377,755.87049 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/19/open-source-neural-activity-monitors/ | Open Source Neural Activity Monitors | Ian | [
"Medical Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Roundup"
] | [
"brain waves",
"eeg",
"electrodes",
"interface",
"neural interface",
"open source",
"openeeg",
"sensors"
] | Yesterday we linked to an
OCZ Neural Acutator Interface teardown
. Several in the comments wanted to know more about the sensor electrodes. Check out the
OpenEEG project
and
OpenEEG mailing list
for information on sensing, amplifying, and recording brain activity (
EEG
). The OpenEEG project maintains an open source
S... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "42692",
"author": "Mac",
"timestamp": "2008-09-20T02:39:34",
"content": "So aside from recording EEG readings, what are the other implications of this? Would I be able to control a mouse or something like it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,755.815379 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/18/web-server-on-a-business-card-part-1/ | How-To: Web Server On A Business Card (Part 1) | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Featured",
"how-to"
] | [
"business card",
"diy",
"electronics",
"hard hack",
"how-to",
"microchip",
"microcontroller",
"pic",
"web server"
] | For years, Microchip PIC microcontrollers dominated;
PIC16F84
hacks and projects are
everywhere
. The
8-bit 16F and 18F
lines are supported by several coding environments and
easy-to-build serial port programmers
. Microchip’s 16-bit
PIC24F
is cheaper, faster, and easier to work with, but largely absent from hacks and ... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "42485",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T05:08:03",
"content": "Whoops, comments were off for some reason.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42490",
"author": "alexfox",
"timestamp": "2008-09-19T06:08:4... | 1,760,377,755.95214 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/18/crabfu-challenge-winners-announced/ | Crabfu Challenge Winners Announced | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"contest",
"crabfu",
"robot",
"trossen"
] | The Trossen Robotics Blog has
announced the winners of the “Crabfu challenge”
. The challenge, issued by [Crabfu] was to make a robot that was full of character. It didn’t have to have a purpose or be autonomous, it just had to be full of character.
The first place winner, pictured above, won us over when he “blinked” ... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "42426",
"author": "Amos",
"timestamp": "2008-09-18T20:50:40",
"content": "The blinking is kinda cool, but I think the “Wall-E” was better and the pig was the best. It really looked like he was trying to find someone in a crowd!Judging FailOn the subject of contests… Any updates on t... | 1,760,377,756.475453 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/18/archos-5th-generation-hacked-bigger-drive-possible/ | Archos 5th Generation Hacked, Bigger Drive Possible | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"archos",
"bootloader",
"firmware",
"pmp"
] | Over at the ArchosFans.com forums, [grond] has posted some screenshots of his
cracked archos 5th generation
. Using a custom bootloader, they’ve unlocked the ability to swap hard disks as well as some hidden plugins. The plugins seem to be used mainly for dev tools, like core dumps and screenshots, but this opens the d... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "42432",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-09-18T21:53:46",
"content": "I dont understand archos if I could ssh into one I’d buy on in a flash a m8 has and old 700 and the battery life and quality are top notch – the software is a bit limiting tho…",
"parent_id": null,
"d... | 1,760,377,756.51893 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/18/ocz-neural-impulse-actuator-teardown/ | OCZ Neural Impulse Actuator Teardown | Ian | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"gamerz",
"games",
"gaming",
"input tech",
"Neural Impulse Actuator",
"ocz nia",
"pic",
"teardown"
] | m8ta fun
did an extensive
teardown of OCZ’s Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA)
. OCZ’s computer/mind interface is actually a fairly straight forward design. An analog front-end cleans and amplifies the ‘neural’ signal with a few
op-amps
before feeding it to a 24 bit
analog to digital converter
(ADC). A USB enabled PIC micro... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "42411",
"author": "daphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-09-18T18:35:34",
"content": "Any information on homebrew “brain wave” sensors? It would be interesting to check out the different signals you can get just from the surface of the head and perhaps mimic the intended functionality of th... | 1,760,377,756.574706 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/18/backup-dvd-burning-robot/ | Backup DVD Burning Robot | Ian | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"backup",
"burn",
"burning",
"cdr",
"disk burning",
"disk duplicator",
"dvd",
"dvdr",
"mini-itx",
"robot"
] | [Aaron Shephard] at
mini-itx.com
just finished a
backup DVD burning robot
based on an EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX motherboard and scavenged parts. A Perl script interacts with stepper motors, LEDs, and sensors through the parallel port on the motherboard. The robot inserts DVDs for burning, flips them for labeling, and stacks... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "42398",
"author": "Coderer",
"timestamp": "2008-09-18T15:52:30",
"content": "…or you could just, you know, get an external hard drive with the capacity of like 200 DVDs for less money.Neat hack, though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,756.342498 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/17/control-your-camera-remotely-with-a-ds/ | Control Your Camera Remotely With A DS | Joey Celis | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"canon",
"ds",
"dslr",
"handheld",
"nintendo",
"Nintendo DS",
"Tether",
"videogame"
] | Using a custom built cable connected to the lower GBA slot and a copy of Canon’s SDK, [Steve Chapman] has come up with a very clever way of
taking pictures remotely with a Nintendo DS Lite
.
Currently the software supports bracket shooting as well as bulb mode. [Steve] points out that he is currently testing an audio b... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "42327",
"author": "biozz",
"timestamp": "2008-09-18T00:37:32",
"content": "does any one know haw to control a Nikon camera via usb like in “Camera Control” that’s open source? i want to make an app that can take 5 exposures as fast as it can for taking HDR photos(Nikon D40)email me ... | 1,760,377,756.292539 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/17/old-school-high-voltage-capacitance/ | Old School High Voltage Capacitance | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"capacitor",
"layden jar"
] | What would MacGyver do if he needed a high voltage capacitor but only had some foil, tape, water, salt, a nail and a plastic jug? He would build a
salt water Leyden jar
, that’s what. The Leyden jar is a very simple capacitor. Invented in 1745, it has been integral to many scientific experiments. Check the
wikipedia
... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "42299",
"author": "hak8or",
"timestamp": "2008-09-17T21:16:32",
"content": "This is not a hack, but at least itssomething new on high voltage on this siteCan we get some crazy impossible hacks like a pic running linux or something??Also, you guys used to be so awesome with your hack... | 1,760,377,756.427893 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/17/multi-platform-plugnplay-system-update/ | Multi Platform Plug’n’Play System Update | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"gab",
"gameboy",
"handheld"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22yI_nk09Fc]
[Bacteria] sent us this sweet video of the
Multi Platform Plug’n’Play system
running his new GameBoy Advance module. He’s made an addon for his unit that allows him to play his GameBoy Advance cartridges as well as
GameBoy
ones. Watch the vid for the details and som... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "42263",
"author": "Myrph",
"timestamp": "2008-09-17T16:24:20",
"content": "Nice looking little thing, if a little peculiar… It seems to be missing the shoulder buttons though, which I would’ve thought would reduce the playability to a slight degree…",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,756.6148 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/how-to-thermite-based-hard-drive-anti-forensic-destruction/ | How-to: Thermite Hard Drive Destruction | Jason Rollette | [
"classic hacks",
"how-to",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"burn",
"Chemistry",
"Experiments",
"feature",
"fire",
"howto",
"Magnesium Ribbon",
"Potassium Permanganate",
"Thermite",
"Thermite Ingredients",
"Thermite Pictures",
"Thermite Reaction",
"Thermite Video",
"Types of Thermite"
] | After the overwhelming response to the Hackit we posted about
automated hard drive destruction
last fall, we finally decided to test out some thermite hard drive destruction ourselves. This has been done on
The Screen Savers
but they did not show up close results of the platters. So, aluminum and black iron oxide were ... | 123 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "42165",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2008-09-17T02:32:55",
"content": "thebroken?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "2573914",
"author": "Bilbo Baghgins",
"timestamp": "2015-05-20T02:05:12",
"content":... | 1,760,377,756.853535 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/why-i-hate-django/ | Why I Hate Django | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"django",
"djangopony",
"flickr",
"framework",
"magic",
"pony",
"python",
"ruby",
"video",
"web",
"web framework",
"web20",
"youtube"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Fr65PFqfk]
[Cal Henderson] delivered a keynote titled
Why I Hate Django
at the first annual
DjangoCon
.
Django
is an open source BSD licensed web framework written in Python. Google has posted the keynote in its entirety to YouTube, which you can find embedded above. While the ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "42162",
"author": "Taka",
"timestamp": "2008-09-17T01:40:36",
"content": "what a mother fucking self absorved jackass.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42169",
"author": "bryan",
"timestamp": "2008-09-17T02:53:05",
"c... | 1,760,377,756.652995 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/antec-skeleton-case/ | Antec Skeleton Case | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"250mm",
"acquire",
"airflow",
"antec",
"antec case",
"case",
"case fan",
"cooling",
"skeleton",
"skeleton case",
"tweaktown",
"xtine"
] | Maybe you saw the
previous post
and thought, “Well, that’s all well and good, but why is such a stylish case being used to ventilate cat feces?” Antec has heard your cries and has created a computer case with all the lovely curves of a litter box and just as much airflow. The
Skeleton case
has an open frame design with... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "42110",
"author": "carlton",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T21:45:24",
"content": "sounds like a good way to get even more dust / bugs / cat hair in your pc…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42112",
"author": "monster",
"timest... | 1,760,377,756.917141 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/hack-your-littler-box/ | Hack Your Litter Box | Caleb Kraft | [
"home hacks",
"News"
] | [
"cat box",
"cat poop",
"home automation",
"litter box"
] | Cat poo stinks. We all know it. Those of us who have cats, though frequently amazed at the sheer magnitude of stench our cuddly friends are capable of, do little to remedy the situation. Sure, sometimes we buy the fancier kitty litter or the special food. [agraham999] decided to be a little more proactive. He built... | 40 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "42080",
"author": "BeautifulZune",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T17:30:55",
"content": "Finally a suitable use for a Mac.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42082",
"author": "John Baichtal",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T17:58:52",
... | 1,760,377,757.10898 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/vlc-media-player-092-released/ | VLC Media Player 0.9.2 Released | Ian | [
"downloads hacks",
"News"
] | [
"media",
"media player",
"multimedia",
"software updates",
"video player",
"VideoLAN",
"vlc",
"VLC media player"
] | VideoLAN
just released
VLC media player
0.9.2. VLC is probably the best known open source media player, and supports most audio/video formats without additional codecs. Before VLC, we usually installed buggy
codec packs
to watch videos in Winamp or Windows Media Player. We’ve found the
nightly builds
to be pretty stabl... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "42102",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T20:38:43",
"content": "Although not a hack VLC is a pretty cool media player (although Media Player Classic and the XVID codec work much better on my P3 laptop with tv-out). Of course VLC would never have been as good without the f... | 1,760,377,756.970335 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/16/arcade-cabinet-that-plays-every-game-in-the-universe/ | Arcade Cabinet That Plays Every Game In The Universe | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"arcade cabinet",
"cabinet",
"Joystick",
"playstation",
"retro",
"wii",
"xbox"
] | Ok, maybe we’re exaggerating a little bit. It may not play every game in the universe, but the
CMACC gets pretty close
. CMACC stands for “Complete – Multi Arcade Console Computer System” and is comprised of a giant pile of gaming goodness. [Mayhem] packed a PC,
Xbox
, Xbox360, Dreamcast,
Wii
,
PSP
, and a DS into the... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "42078",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T16:39:44",
"content": "Finally! I’ve got a TI 99/4a game I’ve been dying to try out.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42103",
"author": "RyanE",
"timestamp": "2008-0... | 1,760,377,757.027013 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/peek-email-reader-teardown/ | Peek Email Reader Teardown | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"cellphone",
"cvs",
"data plan",
"email",
"make",
"omap",
"peek",
"qwerty",
"teardown",
"ti"
] | [morcheeba], who you should remember from
CVS camera hacking
, picked up a Peek and
took some pictures while tearing it down
. The
Peek
is a $100 QWERTY device with a simple OS designed only to check email. The device is being sold by T-Mobile with a $19.95/mo data plan. There’s nothing too spectacular to see other tha... | 47 | 46 | [
{
"comment_id": "42042",
"author": "Aaron",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T04:54:25",
"content": "I wanna know whos paying 20 dollars a month just to check their email.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42056",
"author": "modrak",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,757.416921 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/wii-backup-iso-loader/ | Wii Backup ISO Loader | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"homebrew",
"homebrew channel",
"nintendo",
"nintendo wii",
"nintendo wii fanboy",
"wii",
"wii homebrew"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtu0kQHaIhI]
The video above shows a new
Wii
backup loader that’s in development. It works via the easy to use Homebrew Channel we covered previously.
From the news post
it seems you have to rip the original game disc and then patch it before burning the copy. No release date has... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "42017",
"author": "drewg",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T00:56:27",
"content": "Sigh.. Farewell Homebrew Channel. I hardly knew ye. :(Now Nintendo has a reason to kill it off.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42022",
"author": "de... | 1,760,377,757.223633 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/flickr-photo-bike/ | Flickr Photo Bike | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"cellphone",
"flickr",
"geotag",
"geotagging",
"gina trapani",
"lifehacker",
"n95",
"nokia",
"nokia n95",
"shozu"
] | Lifehacker’s [Gina Trapani] has one of Flickr’s photo bikes and
wrote up how it works
. As you ride, the bike automatically takes photographs, geotags them, and uploads them to Flickr. The handlebar unit contains a
Nokia N95
cellphone. The rear is a solar powered charging unit. It has a custom python script that starts... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "42019",
"author": "Möbius",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T01:00:45",
"content": "… why?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42023",
"author": "dex",
"timestamp": "2008-09-16T01:17:20",
"content": "its kind of cool … but i wil... | 1,760,377,757.32025 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/apple-finally-fixes-dns-bug/ | Apple Finally Fixes DNS Bug | Eliot | [
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"bind",
"bug",
"Dan Kaminsky",
"dns",
"DNS cache poisoning",
"iphone",
"mdnsresponder",
"security update",
"time machine"
] | With today’s release of
Security Update 2008-006
Apple has finally addressed this summer’s
DNS bug
. In their previous update
they fixed BIND
, but that only affects people running servers. Now, they’ve updated mDNSResponder. Clients are no longer susceptible to DNS cache poisoning attacks thanks to the inclusion of so... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41988",
"author": "psychcf",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T21:58:56",
"content": "*golf claps*",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41999",
"author": "Steve Shockley",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T23:13:30",
"content": "Clients ar... | 1,760,377,757.275357 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/top-10-greatest-hacks-of-all-time-according-to-pc-magazine/ | Top 10 Greatest Hacks Of All Time, According To PC Magazine | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"pcmagazine",
"top 10 list"
] | PC Magazine has published their
top 10 greatest hacks of all time
. Seriously, just ten *eyeroll. It is fairly cute though and there are a few interesting tidbits. Most notably, [Ben Heckendorn] made the list with one of his portable units. We’re a bit surprised that they didn’t choose the fantastic work he did on th... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41990",
"author": "carloscorp",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T22:21:23",
"content": "Ben Heckendorn – In my opinionIs is the best console modders!..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42008",
"author": "Calvin",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,759.18708 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/14/passive-networking-tap/ | Passive Network Tap | Jason Rollette | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"cat5",
"ethernet",
"ettercap",
"network",
"Passive Network Tap",
"passive tap",
"tap",
"tcpdump",
"video",
"wireshark"
] | Making a
passive network tap
can be an easy and inexpensive undertaking as shown in this
Instructable
. Passive monitoring or port mirroring is needed because most networks use switches which isolate the network traffic and this does not allow for the entire network to be monitored. This example uses a single tap, usi... | 32 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "41892",
"author": "rivetgeek",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T00:56:18",
"content": "Wait a second here.. since when is wireshark not full duplex?? The point of an ethernet tap is that you cant sniff traffic on a switched network and port mirroring doesn’tusually work for malformed packe... | 1,760,377,759.147347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/14/apple-tries-to-stop-sneaker-hackers/ | Apple Tries To Stop Sneaker Hackers | Caleb Kraft | [
"Mac Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"apple",
"appledrm",
"appleipod",
"drm",
"ipod",
"nike",
"nikedrm",
"slashdot"
] | Apparently, Apple has decided that
extending DRM to your Nike accessories
will keep hackers at bay. Sick of people cutting the sensors out of their Nike shoes for use on other apparell, they have applied for a patent. Ever noticed the warning that it’s illegal to pull the tag off of a mattress? Did that stop you?
[vi... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "41844",
"author": "meatwad",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T14:03:09",
"content": "its not illegal for the consumer to remove the mattress tag; the warning is directed at merchants so they cant pass a bag full of rocks off as a tempurpedic.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"re... | 1,760,377,759.252362 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/13/cheap-usb-lcd/ | Cheap USB LCD | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"4x20",
"auxiliarydisplay",
"character display",
"display",
"ir",
"lcd",
"linux",
"picolcd",
"vista",
"windows vista"
] | Part of the pre-Vista hype was the idea of auxiliary displays. Laptop and desktop displays would provide additional information from your computer. The Vista SideShow feature hasn’t really caught on and the surplus hardware has started to drop in price. Take
this PicoLCD for example
: It’s a 4×20 character LCD with an ... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "41831",
"author": "zigzagjoe",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T06:04:50",
"content": "vista only …. -__-besides that, it seemss quite nice.looks like it would be possible to hack the linux drivers into a state to let it be used on windows [properly]…probably better that way anyways. vista ... | 1,760,377,759.075396 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/13/reverse-engineering-silicon-logic/ | Reverse Engineering Silicon Logic | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"crypto",
"flylogic",
"karsten nohl",
"karstennohl",
"mifare",
"mifareclassic",
"ReverseEngineering",
"silicon",
"transistor"
] | [Karsten Nohl] has recently joined the team on Flylogic’s blog. You may remember him as part of the team that
reverse engineered the crypto in MiFare RFID chips
. In his first post, he starts out with the
basics of identifying logic cells
. By studying the specific layout of the transistors you can reproduce the actual... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41917",
"author": "Mindbleach",
"timestamp": "2008-09-15T05:17:01",
"content": "Not only is Flylogic a fascinating read, but their scans make excellent dekstop backgrounds.… and in Firefox 2.0.0.1, this text box is no longer bounded by the vertical line to its right. I keep typing, ... | 1,760,377,759.435737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/13/iphone-screengrab-issues/ | IPhone Screengrab Issues | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"appleiphone",
"cache",
"erase",
"flash",
"flashmemory",
"forensics",
"iphone",
"security",
"solidstate",
"ssd"
] | This is unfortunately another story we missed out on while we were trying to keep things from
burning down
. We told you that [Jonathan Zdziarski] was going to demonstrate
iPhone lock code bypassing
in a webcast. The real surprise came when he pointed out that the
iPhone takes a screenshot
every time you use the home b... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "41802",
"author": "gm",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T02:27:43",
"content": "“”there’s no way to prevent it,” zdziarski said during the webcast.”Yes, there is – store the screenshot in RAM, not on the flash disk.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,377,759.486725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/13/led-coffee-table/ | LED Coffee Table | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"atari",
"coffeetable",
"Joystick",
"led",
"ledtable",
"makerfaire",
"makerfaire2008",
"rgb",
"rgbLED",
"sparkfun"
] | Spark Fun’s centerpiece at Maker Faire back in May was this
LED coffee table
. They just recently posted about how it was constructed. The surface is made from 64 8×8 RGB LED matrix boards totaling 4096 LEDs. The eight rows are connected to a custom router board so that one SPI line can control the entire display. The ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "41788",
"author": "andrut",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T01:17:17",
"content": "“64 8×8 RGB LED matrix boards totaling 4092”64x8x8 is 4096, you insensitive clod!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41796",
"author": "Eliot Phillips"... | 1,760,377,759.58628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/13/xbox-360-wireless-visual-interface/ | Xbox 360 Wireless Visual Interface | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"360",
"gameconsole",
"handheld",
"portable",
"videogame",
"wireless",
"wvi",
"xbox",
"xbox360"
] | [jon barber] pointed out another great project on the benheck forums that hasn’t gotten much attention. [techknott] built a
wireless video interface for his Xbox 360
. Think of it as a sort of video game thin client. It has the form-factor of a portable but doesn’t include the 360’s components. Instead it has a 1.2GHz ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "41784",
"author": "Q8GEEK",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T00:36:51",
"content": "now kids can carry game addiction to a higher level by sneaking this in their bed while playing online instead of the ol’ fashioned comic book and flash light sneakingXD",
"parent_id": null,
"depth":... | 1,760,377,759.39462 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/large-hadron-collider-roundup/ | Large Hadron Collider Roundup | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"cern",
"drinking",
"drinkinggame",
"large hadron collider",
"lhc",
"roundup",
"xkcd"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQNpucos9wc]
The
Large Hadron Collider
was a
success
and it didn’t
destroy the world
. We have to admit, we were a little bit worried about the possibility of generating
black holes
but were soothed by scientists’ reassurances that we would still exist, and this
self-explanatory ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "41699",
"author": "DJFelix",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T19:14:03",
"content": "One thing to note is that they only ran a one-way test, meaning there were noactual collisions tested.We have seen photons travel around in circles before in other colliders. They won’t actually ramp up to... | 1,760,377,759.531866 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/11/turn-your-playstation-3-into-linux-based-lab-equipment/ | Turn Your Playstation 3 Into Linux-based Lab Equipment | Adam Harris | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"equipment",
"function",
"generator",
"lab",
"logic analyzer",
"logicanalyzer",
"ps3",
"spectrum",
"spectrum analyzer"
] | In a two-part series called “PS3 Fab-to-lab” on
IBM’s awesome developerWorks website
, [Lewin] explains how to use the Cell Broadband Engine in a
PS3
to create an audio-bandwidth spectrum analyzer and function generator. The set up consists of
Yellow Dog Linux
, an NTSC television, and an external USB sound card to pro... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "41694",
"author": "scrabblecock",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T18:06:20",
"content": "huzzah!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41753",
"author": "Liam",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T08:16:55",
"content": "With more example co... | 1,760,377,759.019542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/11/google-chrome-roundup/ | Google Chrome Roundup | Kimberly Lau | [
"downloads hacks",
"google hacks"
] | [
"4chan",
"browser",
"chrome",
"chromium",
"google",
"googlechrome",
"roundup"
] | Google Chrome
made a huge splash in the past week, but will it really change the way you browse, and convince you to switch from your current browser? For those who want to play with it but don’t want Google to completely take over their lives,
Chromium
is the open source project behind
Google Chrome
. Linux and OS X u... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "41690",
"author": "Satiagraha",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T17:32:29",
"content": "The Google Chrome EULA and the lack of File menu killed it for me.Guess I’m still sticking with FF",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41696",
"auth... | 1,760,377,759.642613 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/11/pc-stands-for-patriotic-computer/ | PC Stands For “Patriotic Computer” | Kimberly Lau | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"9/11",
"create usb",
"fan",
"flag",
"memorial",
"video"
] | [vimeo
http://vimeo.com/1709336%5D
On the seventh anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, it’s important to reflect on patriotism, nationalism, and responsibility to your country and motherland. This USB memorial lets us think about our contributions to our great nation. Or it’s just a tribute to misguided nat... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41692",
"author": "TheRain",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T17:53:41",
"content": "Flag waving is important.Wave a flag and save a dying kitten.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41714",
"author": "carlton",
"timestamp": "2008-0... | 1,760,377,760.368081 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/11/hack-a-day-2-electric-boogaloo/ | Hack A Day 2: Electric Boogaloo | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"News"
] | [
"anouncement",
"beta",
"ddos",
"downtime",
"lhc",
"stevejobs",
"Thermite",
"wordpress"
] | Well, that was fun… no, not really, but we’re back from the dead
like Steve Jobs
. We’ve been getting DDoS’d since essentially the first day we originally came back. After killing a 1G connection, we decided to find a different solution. Since the world
didn’t end this week
, we brought the site back using WordPress.co... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "41686",
"author": "jukus",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T09:02:17",
"content": "I was begining to think all sorts when i navigated tohackaday eachday with blinding diapointment,Good to see you guys back, One thing tho, it could bebrowser specific i suppose but the comment box trails ofin... | 1,760,377,760.320347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/07/3d-mineral-printer/ | 3D Mineral Printer | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"3dprinter",
"3dprinting",
"concrete",
"concreteprinter",
"contourprinting",
"makerfaire2008",
"mineralprinter",
"ucsc",
"usc"
] | The last few days many people have been talking about the USC’s contour printer. It’s a
device that prints concrete outlines
with the hopes of eventually printing entire houses. Caterpillar has decided to back the initiative.
It reminded us of a project we came across at Maker Faire. [Leif Ames], [Matthew Bowman], [Mar... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "41708",
"author": "Affine",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T20:09:42",
"content": "This reminds me of Edison’s concrete houses from the early 1900’s:http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/1996/3/1996_3_50.shtml",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,760.154184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/07/toaster-computer/ | Toaster Computer | Nick Caiello | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"casemod",
"computer",
"pc hack",
"pc mod",
"TEC",
"thermoelectric",
"toaster"
] | [Gordon Johnson] recently completed
part 1 of his toaster computer project
. He used a standard four slot toaster as the enclosure and cut holes for access to the ports and a wireless antenna. While the specifications of the components used are not mentioned, the build is well documented on his site, complete with lots... | 28 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "41661",
"author": "markyb96",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T17:07:57",
"content": "Hopefully the Toast-it-all doesn’t toast up the Athlon in there",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41662",
"author": "Tripointlogic",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,759.995962 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/13/iphone-21-firmware-jailbroken/ | IPhone 2.1 Firmware Jailbroken | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"appleiphone",
"appleipod",
"iphone",
"ipod",
"ipodtouch"
] | The
iphone-dev team
seems to still be on top of their game. Only a day after the
iPhone 2.1 firmware update
was released, they’ve
updated both the PwnageTool and QuickPwn
to deal with the release. They haven’t begun work on the
iPod Touch 2G
yet, since no one on the team has one yet.
We tend to
agree with Engadget
; ja... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41773",
"author": "Jim Manico",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T22:24:09",
"content": "I’m not so sure that I agree with Engadget – firstgeneration iPhone sales at ebay and similar sites arethrough the roof – often selling for more than the originalpurchase price – since they are easier to... | 1,760,377,760.113163 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/playstation-3-boomerang-controller/ | Playstation 3 Boomerang Controller | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"benheck",
"bondo",
"boomerang",
"classic hacks",
"controller",
"hotdogcart",
"playstation",
"ps3"
] | Reader [HotDog-Cart] is an active member of the benheck forums and recently completed this
Playstation 3 boomerang controller
. The boomerang was originally shown with the Playstation 3 prototype and was severely panned by the press. [Josh] started with a cheap 3rd party controller that was approximately boomerang shap... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41746",
"author": "Josh Boyer",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T05:47:31",
"content": "Hey guys. Its me Josh. I hope you guys like my controller.I worked on it for a while, and had a lot of fun making it.This controller needs a TINY bit of work, as you can seeBUT its feels amazing to hold.... | 1,760,377,760.057073 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/hack-a-day-fail-contest-winner/ | Hack A Day Fail Contest Winner | Eliot | [
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"contest",
"fail",
"failwhale",
"hackaday",
"hamster",
"robot",
"whale"
] | We had a lot of entries for our
Fail contest
; there can only be one winner though. We liked [Gordon LaPlante]’s entry pictured above most of all. It’s big, it’s broken, and it’s black and white; that certainly sounds like us. [Gordon] wins $100 worth of
No Starch Press
merchandise.
There were plenty of other honorable... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "41735",
"author": "jetblackscreems",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T02:32:46",
"content": "hahaha ! it was 11:30 at night. spelling FAIL",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41743",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T05... | 1,760,377,760.207976 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/toorcon-preregistration-ends-today/ | ToorCon Preregistration Ends Today | Eliot | [
"cons",
"News"
] | [
"convention",
"hacker",
"hackerconvention",
"sandiego",
"toorcon",
"toorcon10",
"toorconconvention",
"toorconsandiego",
"toorconx"
] | Preregistration for
ToorCon San Diego
ends today. The current price is $100 and it will be $140. This is the 10th year for the San Diego hacker convention which will happen September 26th – 28th. The
schedule for ToorCon X
has already been posted. We highly recommend this convention. We’ve attended the last four years ... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "78391",
"author": "Xbox Fix",
"timestamp": "2009-06-18T11:19:59",
"content": "Good work, xbox fans should look at this blog.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,760.25973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/voting-insecurities/ | Voting Insecurities | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"diebold",
"e-voting",
"election",
"security",
"security flaws",
"security hacks",
"vote",
"voting",
"votingmachine"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWDEZqqqBHE]
UCSB researchers demonstrated how disturbingly easy it is to
hack into Sequoia’s e-voting systems
and delete or add votes with little more than a USB key. Given the fact that recent elections have been very close, and this upcoming national one looks also to be decid... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "41727",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T22:56:01",
"content": "Ahh so this explains all your DoS troubles! :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41734",
"author": "Dan Fruzzetti",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T02:28:... | 1,760,377,760.423099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/a-console-for-retro-games/ | A Console For Retro Games | Kimberly Lau | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"2600",
"atari",
"atari2600",
"nintendo",
"retrothing",
"sega genesis",
"videogames"
] | Like many nerds, we have our share of retro video games and nonworking consoles lying around. Every so often we feel like dragging one out and hoping it works.. Luckily for us, the
Super Genintari
is available to fulfill our fantasies of beating Ghosts ‘N Goblins. The Super Genintari is an
Atari
2600,
NES
, SNES and Se... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41717",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T21:20:42",
"content": "Wow, this is an older hack… was posted on Engadget five months ago… still a good one :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41725",
"author": "LouisII",
... | 1,760,377,760.467983 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/12/efix-usb-dongle-off-to-a-rocky-start/ | EFiX USB Dongle Off To A Rocky Start | Joey Celis | [
"computer hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"efix",
"hackintosh",
"insanelymac",
"leopard",
"mac",
"OsX"
] | According to InsanelyMac forum member [qbattersby] the
EFiX USB dongle
he just received
doesn’t seem to live up to expectations
. We covered the EFiX when it was
announced back in June
. It’s designed to let you install OSX unmodified on commodity hardware. While using a MSI G965M motherboard, instead of installing OSX... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41772",
"author": "Nubie",
"timestamp": "2008-09-13T22:01:31",
"content": "Great, useless product much? If it has a custom “apple bios” on it, which I don’t understand how they can do over USB, why can’t they add some patches as well so a quad or tri core AMD can use this? They ha... | 1,760,377,760.57578 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/04/regenerative-bike-brakes/ | Regenerative Bike Brakes | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"News",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"kinetic energy",
"regenerative",
"regenerative braking"
] | For their senior design project at Arizona State University, these guys built a
regenerative braking system
for their bike. As they brake, the system spools up to give them a push back up to speed. They achieved 25% efficiency on one run, which isn’t too shabby.
The site has all kinds of information. You can check out... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "41602",
"author": "Kiah",
"timestamp": "2008-09-05T04:05:30",
"content": "I choose to disbelieve this “Comments broken” thing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41603",
"author": "Hal Hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2008-09-05... | 1,760,377,760.908039 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/04/hack-a-day-fail-whale-contest/ | Hack A Day Fail Whale Contest | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"contests",
"News"
] | [
"contest",
"fail",
"failwhale",
"twitter",
"whale"
] | We’re back! There may be a bit of oddness for the next few days. Our Fail Whale contest is still running and we’ve received over 100 entries so far. Here’s how you can participate:
While we’re adding more hamsters to our server power plant we thought we’d hold a little art contest. Whenever
Twitter
goes down, they post... | 12 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41585",
"author": "eliot",
"timestamp": "2008-09-05T02:07:16",
"content": "this is a test comment",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41590",
"author": "Spork",
"timestamp": "2008-09-05T02:24:17",
"content": "That fail w... | 1,760,377,760.843779 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/02/google-chrome-webcast-starts-now/ | Google Chrome Webcast Starts Now | Eliot | [
"google hacks",
"News"
] | [
"browser",
"chrome",
"google",
"googlechrome",
"webbrowser"
] | The
webcast for Google’s new Chrome browser
starts at 11PDT. The browser is supposed to feature better memory management. Right now they’re opening with Led Zeppelin and Queen, so I guess it’s supposed to be rockin’ as well.
Download it for Windows here
.
Chromium source available here
. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "41573",
"author": "Kenny",
"timestamp": "2008-09-02T22:35:31",
"content": "I don’t see the difference between Chrome and Firefox.Well, except the “better memory management”, which Firefox really needs, with 5 tabs open, it sucks away a good 100-150 MB RAM/Swap.And what’s up with the... | 1,760,377,760.688841 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/02/interactive-globe-display/ | Interactive Globe Display | Caleb Kraft | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"globe",
"interactive",
"touch pad",
"TouchPad"
] | [ERASME] built this
interactive globe interface
for an exhibit on Inuit people and their land. The goal was to have a tactile input device to Google Earth data. The unit is composed of a half globe for location selection, a touch pad for layer selection, and a Wiimote for view changes.They had to develop their own driv... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "41571",
"author": "Louis II",
"timestamp": "2008-09-02T21:27:03",
"content": "That’s pretty sweet. Now to combine it with a holographic generator (http://hackedgadgets.com/2007/07/04/holographic-video/) and we’ll be ready to attack a death star..!",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,761.035963 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/01/rgb-desktop-clock/ | RGB Desktop Clock | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"clock",
"led",
"markroy",
"rgb",
"stellarcore"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxZRCponks&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0][Mark Roy] designed this fine
RGB LED desktop clock
. It uses a PIC16F877A microcontroller and a DS1307N Real Time Clock. There is a ring of 12 RGB LEDs around the perimeter. Hours are indicated in red, minutes green, and seconds blue. If the hands ov... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41560",
"author": "Aquify",
"timestamp": "2008-09-02T02:18:09",
"content": "now thats awesome.how on 0.7v though?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41561",
"author": ".~.",
"timestamp": "2008-09-02T02:45:45",
"content"... | 1,760,377,761.084393 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/31/apollo-guidance-computer-clone/ | Apollo Guidance Computer Clone | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"agc",
"apollo",
"apolloguidancecomputer",
"apollomission",
"circuitmaker",
"ic",
"johnpultorak",
"nasa",
"nor"
] | [Cliff Miller] pointed out this incredible project from 2004. [John Pultorak]’s journey began in late 2000 when he decided to build a 60’s or 70’s era minicomputer. While gathering technical documentation, he found some interesting information on the
Apollo Guidance Computer
and felt that was the way to go. The AGC was... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "41556",
"author": "Cliff Miller",
"timestamp": "2008-09-01T04:53:29",
"content": "Hackaday readers may also enjoy this link,http://www.doneyles.com/LM/Tales.html. Don Eyles, one of the software engineers on the AGC, provides a first-hand report of developing the original software a... | 1,760,377,760.997832 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/30/modular-portable-system/ | Modular Portable System | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"gameboy",
"jakks",
"johngrayson",
"portable",
"tvgame"
] | Reader [John Grayson], known for his
multiconsole portable
, has constructed a brand new portable. Not liking the controls or the tethered nature of retro TV games he decided to build a
modular portable system
. He built a custom system that uses cartridges created from TV game systems. The device has a 5.4″ screen and... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "41549",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-08-31T05:14:10",
"content": "What an awesome idea!Not too long ago I set up our portable DVD player with a couple of these games and lamented how kludgy it all was despite how good it looked.This makes the whole thing compact, por... | 1,760,377,760.950361 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/30/htc-dream-android-phone/ | HTC Dream Android Phone | Eliot | [
"Android Hacks",
"Cellphone Hacks",
"g1 hacks",
"News"
] | [
"android",
"cellphone",
"htc",
"htcdream",
"smartphone",
"tmobile"
] | Engadget has a
full gallery of the new HTC Dream
, the first production phone running
Android
. It will be available on
T-Mobile
some time this Fall (missing features
notwithstanding
).
permalink | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "41540",
"author": "Nicholas Lombardy",
"timestamp": "2008-08-30T21:52:42",
"content": "Finally! An Android handset!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41541",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-08-30T22:45:00",
... | 1,760,377,761.133396 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/30/myspace-cofounder-tom-anderson-former-hacker/ | MySpace Cofounder Tom Anderson Former Hacker | Kimberly Lau | [
"News"
] | [
"arrests",
"fbi",
"hackers",
"myspace",
"myspace.com",
"tom anderson",
"TomAnderson"
] | MySpace
users are very familiar with the visage of their first “friend” and MySpace cofounder [Tom Anderson], but did you ever wonder what he used to do before he became everyone’s friend? TechCrunch’s investigative reporting revealed that
[Tom] was a hacker in the eighties
who hacked into the Chase Manhattan Bank comp... | 35 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "41511",
"author": "Jay",
"timestamp": "2008-08-30T21:22:07",
"content": "don’t you see something there? Tom Anderson…Thomas A Anderson alias neo??? isn’t it the muse of the matrix itself we have as a friend??!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,761.204657 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/29/hacking-a-scale-to-test-rocket-motors/ | Hacking A Scale To Test Rocket Motors | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"force",
"loadcell",
"pic",
"rocket",
"scale",
"thrust"
] | [David Steeman] sent us this project. He uses a consumer scale to
measure rocket engine thrust
. He wanted to be able to map the thrust curve of his homemade rocket motors to determine whether they are meeting the design goals. It does this by measuring the force applied by the rocket engine via a microcontroller that ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "41505",
"author": "Forrest Voight",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T22:58:38",
"content": "The article said a PIC 18F2550, not a PIC 1852550.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41506",
"author": "Caleb Kraft",
"timestamp": "2008-0... | 1,760,377,761.249569 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/29/1100-barrel-paintball-gun/ | 1100 Barrel Paintball Gun | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"adamsavage",
"mythbusters",
"paintball",
"paintballgun",
"video"
] | [Adam] and [Jamie] from Mythbusters built a
paintball gun with 1100 barrels
as some graphics card marketing gimmick. It’s a formidable beast, but we’re sure it takes forever to prep.
[via
Laughing Squid
]
permalink | 33 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "41475",
"author": "Kyle",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T22:06:09",
"content": "Woah!Now THAT’S a paintball gun!(Heh, they should auction that thing off or something!)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41476",
"author": "sinerasis",... | 1,760,377,761.408289 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/29/tiny-cubic-pc/ | Tiny Cubic PC | Kimberly Lau | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"cube",
"linux",
"micro pc",
"MicroPc",
"mini",
"minipc",
"pc",
"redhat",
"space",
"space cube",
"SpaceCube"
] | We’ve been watching the progress of the
Space Cube
since 2004, but PC Pro managed to
get their hands on it first
. Developed by the
Shimafuji Corporation
, it comes with 16 megabytes of flash memory and a version of Red Hat is run off a 1 gigabyte CompactFlash card. The design of the Space Cube is pretty minimal, but i... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "41462",
"author": "whitlock",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T20:43:57",
"content": "I know it’s juvenile, but I read the headline as “Tiny pubic PC”.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41463",
"author": "h_2_o",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,761.455348 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/29/solar-powered-ice-maker/ | Solar Powered Ice Maker | Caleb Kraft | [
"News",
"Solar Hacks"
] | [
"condensation",
"evaporation",
"ice",
"refrigerant",
"solar"
] | Producing ice without electricity
just got a lot easier thanks to these engineering students from San Jose State University. Their system uses solar heat to facilitate evaporation of a coolant. When the sun goes down and the coolant turns back to liquid, its temperature drops drastically due to extreme pressure differe... | 47 | 43 | [
{
"comment_id": "41444",
"author": "novolo",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T18:20:00",
"content": "cool! now someone needs to make this massively…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41445",
"author": "micajah likeman",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T... | 1,760,377,761.734766 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/comcast-announces-250gb-bandwidth-cap/ | Comcast Announces 250GB Bandwidth Cap | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"bandwidth",
"bandwidthcap",
"broadband",
"cable",
"cap",
"comcast",
"excessiveuse"
] | Today, Comcast
updated their Acceptable Use Policy
to cover exactly what they feel is “excessive use”. When the
Comcast cap
starts October 1st, they will contact people breaking the 250GB per month transfer limit and ask them to curb their usage. While it’ll be hard for most people to hit this limit, we still wonder if... | 79 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "41391",
"author": "redfireant3",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T04:51:44",
"content": "and where is the wardriving plan?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41392",
"author": "Hellmark",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T05:07:22",
"co... | 1,760,377,761.647427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/07/videos-of-the-xbox360-chatpad-on-a-psp/ | Videos Of The Xbox360 Chatpad On A PSP | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [] | [10rdonic0] sent us this video of the
Xbox360 Chatpad being used with some Sony PSPs
. [Jean] over at
ps2dev.org
has been developing custom firmware for the Chatpad wich allows it to work with the PSP. You can see that he’s able to type pretty quickly on the On Screen Keyboard app and maneuver the internet decently. ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "41656",
"author": "Greg",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T18:54:59",
"content": "This has to be one of the most useful addon mods I have seen for the pspsI can’t wait till all of his work is finalized. I will get some use out of the keyboardespecially with the web browser.",
"parent_id... | 1,760,377,762.088325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/06/israeli-hacker-the-analyzer-arrested/ | Israeli Hacker “the Analyzer” Arrested | Kimberly Lau | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"arrests",
"canada",
"ehud tenenbaum",
"hacking",
"security"
] | The Israeli hacker [Ehud Tenenbaum], known as
“the Analyzer”, was arrested
along with 3 Canadians for allegedly hacking into a Calgary-based financial services company and withdrawing almost CDN $2 million. The arrests were the results of a months-long investigation by both the Canadian police and the U.S. Secret Servi... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41655",
"author": "shin5",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T23:59:41",
"content": "thank you for the article",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41702",
"author": "morehpperliter",
"timestamp": "2008-09-12T19:34:42",
"content": ... | 1,760,377,761.773902 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/06/giant-mechanical-spider-awakens/ | Giant Mechanical Spider Awakens In Liverpool | Caleb Kraft | [
"News"
] | [
"La Machine",
"La Princess",
"liverpool",
"mechanical",
"robot",
"spider"
] | While we were away, we missed the story about the giant mechanical spider in Liverpool. That spider has come to life, and you can
watch the video
courtesy of the BBC.
Named La Princesse, she an art project designed to build tourism and boost the economy. Developed by french company La Machine, she looks amazing. It ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41647",
"author": "roy",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T18:39:17",
"content": "admittedly it does look very impressive but what the video doesn’t maketotally clear is that the spider is mounted on a motorised trolley and not suspendedfrom a crane. essentially they’ve made a giant animated... | 1,760,377,761.864664 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/06/bypassing-the-iphone-passcode-lock-in-live-webcast/ | Bypassing The IPhone Passcode Lock In Live Webcast | Kimberly Lau | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News"
] | [
"apple",
"hacking",
"iphone",
"jonathan zdziarski",
"o'reilly",
"security",
"webcast"
] | [Jonathan Zdziarski], a data forensics expert and
iPhone
hacker, will demonstrate in a
live O’Reilly webcast
on September 11, 2008, how to bypass the iPhone passcode lock security. Although the presentation is targeted towards law enforcement, it will probably viewed by a lot of hackers and geeks, who could use the inf... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "41639",
"author": "Bobq",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T18:59:13",
"content": "Crazy!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41640",
"author": "Syntax",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T19:22:18",
"content": "I wonder if this is along... | 1,760,377,761.823247 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/06/high-altitude-photographic-balloon/ | High Altitude Photographic Balloon | Jason Rollette | [
"gps hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Earl Foster] recently completed his
4th high altitude photographic balloon
(HAPB-4) launch. This launch reached a peak altitude of 106,384 feet, and lasted about 3 hours. The final weight of the capsule was 5lb 3-3/8 oz, with all the electronics, GPS, digital camera, and HD video camera. His balloons operate under the... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "41634",
"author": "Dok",
"timestamp": "2008-09-06T19:36:29",
"content": "Actually they didn’t meet all FAA regulations. Yes it was under the 6lb payload but they launched it before sunrise (7:01 on August 31st) which is not allowed. Other than that, great project.",
"parent_id":... | 1,760,377,762.006356 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/06/dell-shows-you-how-to-mod-your-new-mini-9/ | Dell Mini 9 Modification Guide | Joey Celis | [
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"Asus",
"dell",
"dell mini 9",
"eee pc",
"EeePc",
"mini 9",
"netbook"
] | One of the things that made the original
Asus Eee PC
such a big success was the ability to
add almost anything you wanted
to it. While this might not have anything to do with
Dell releasing a service manual
showing you how to disassemble your brand new Mini 9, we’re not gonna fault them for making one available.
The se... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "41633",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-09-07T18:23:14",
"content": "This really isn’t news… Dell has been releasing disassembly guides for years.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "42454",
"author": "hacker 711[COLLIN SHEE... | 1,760,377,762.047382 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/09/05/lcd-pic-graphics-demo/ | LCD PIC Graphics Demo | Eliot | [
"classic hacks",
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"16f688",
"conville",
"demo",
"graphicdemo",
"hd44780",
"lcd",
"pic"
] | [conville] has been pushing standard HD44780 character displays to the limit. Embedded above is an example spectrum analyzer and text scrolling demo. Below you’ll find a scope demo. Both of these are created using a PIC 16F688 that dynamically rewrites a custom character set to create the animation. You can find the
so... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41786",
"author": "lkjsldkjf",
"timestamp": "2008-09-14T00:51:42",
"content": "Could you please post a URL to where this guy “conville”first posted this?? I don’t see any“conville” on that German site.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,762.161889 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/pac-man-portable/ | Pac-Man Portable | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"benheck",
"handheld",
"jakks",
"pacman",
"portable",
"samthornley"
] | This is another fine project to come out of the benheck forums. [sam_thornley] built this
portable game system
last Fall. It uses the guts of a
JAKKS Namco TV arcade stick
. The composite signal from the board is connected to a 2.5″ Intec screen with a CCFL backlight. Four rechargable AA batteries are in the case for 2... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "41390",
"author": "PocketBrain",
"timestamp": "2008-08-30T20:52:30",
"content": "Now I want to see one of these in an altoids box.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,762.124063 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/16-circuit-bent-toys/ | 16 Circuit Bent Toys | Eliot | [
"digital audio hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"circuitbending",
"circuitbent",
"gizmodo",
"oobject",
"toy"
] | OObject compiled a list of
16 circuit bent kids’ toys
found on YouTube. There’s a broad range here: from
Speak & Spells
, to
Pikachus
, to
Game Boys
, and even the odd
vinyl based toy
. It’s an interesting list, but you won’t find a single soothing sound in the group.
[via
Gizmodo
]
permalink | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "41382",
"author": "kvmanii",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T00:23:53",
"content": "ahhh I dont know if I should laugh, be frightened, or step back scientificly and admire this hack…BTW it said “there was — everywhere”",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,762.478415 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/gp3x-to-be-released-in-october/ | GP3X To Be Released In October | Caleb Kraft | [
"handhelds hacks",
"News"
] | [
"gp2x",
"gp3x",
"gps",
"handheld",
"linux",
"wiz"
] | You should be able to get your
hands on your Wiz
as soon as October. The Wiz, also known as the GP3X is the highly anticipated follow up to the GP2X, a handheld game system that runs
linux
. Sporting a 533 MHz ARM processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 2.8 inch
OLED
display, 5 hour battery life, and 16 GB of storage, its a heck of... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "41374",
"author": "miles",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T23:44:49",
"content": "OK, but have you covered the Pandora??600mhz stock ARM 8 processor, Overclocks to 800-900mhz.128mb of DDRQwerty keyboardpowervr SGX graphicsWifi and BluetoothDual analog controls.800×480 touchscreenThe build... | 1,760,377,762.308698 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/macro-photography-with-an-iphone/ | Macro Photography With An IPhone | Joey Celis | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"appleiphone",
"iphone",
"macro",
"macrophotography",
"photography"
] | The camera lens on the
iPhone
is much like any other cameraphone lens in the fact that the lens has a fixed minimum and maximum focus length. If you want to get a little closer to your subject, you just might want to give [eastrain’s]
macro camera mod
a try.
According to [eastrain] both first and second generation iPho... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "41371",
"author": "Phil A. Telyk",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T14:48:31",
"content": "Why bother? Just hold a cheap triplet loupe in front of the lens when you want to take a macro shot. Seriously, try it, works like a charm with cell phone cameras.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth"... | 1,760,377,762.349606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/aurora-mixer-now-available/ | Aurora Mixer Now Available | Joey Celis | [
"digital audio hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"aurora",
"aurora224",
"dj",
"mixer",
"mixing"
] | It’s been a
long time coming
but that highly sought after open source mixer, the
aurora224 is now available
for purchase on the company’s website. The aurora mixer is a fully programmable USB mixer complete with 24 back lit knobs, 2 faders, and a single crossfader.
While the instructions on
how to assemble your own mix... | 9 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "41362",
"author": "sinerasis",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T23:02:57",
"content": "dude yes, keep the audio stuff coming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41363",
"author": "Sil3ntP8nd8",
"timestamp": "2008-08-29T01:03:13",
... | 1,760,377,762.389699 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/wifi-robot-a-hacked-wrt54gl-rover/ | Wifi Robot : A Hacked WRT54GL Rover | Caleb Kraft | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"radiocontrolled",
"rc",
"telemetry",
"wifi",
"wireless",
"wrt54gl"
] | [Jon Bennett] sent us this link to his
Wifi Robot
. After playing with a Linksys WRT54GL router, he was inspired to build something that would utilize this embedded Linux system. Using a thrift store R/C truck, he built a wireless robot rover. This thing can be controlled over the internet, or by laptop with a range of... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "41348",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T18:08:57",
"content": "Awesome, just what I’ve been looking for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "41349",
"author": "evillawngnome",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T18:25:27",
... | 1,760,377,762.801943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/08/28/security-flaw-allows-full-access-to-locked-iphones/ | Security Flaw Allows Full Access To Locked IPhones | Nick Caiello | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks",
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"2.0.2",
"apple",
"appleiphone",
"flaw",
"gizmodo",
"iphone",
"macrumor",
"passcode",
"security flaw",
"security flaws",
"SecurityFlaw",
"SecurityFlaws"
] | [greenmymac] on the MacRumors forums
recently exposed a security flaw
that allows anyone full access to a locked iPhone running firmware version 2.0.2. The flaw works by entering the emergency call menu of a locked
iPhone
, and double tapping the home button. This opens the iPhone’s Favorites menu, allowing anyone in y... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "41346",
"author": "JF",
"timestamp": "2008-08-28T17:19:21",
"content": "This is no surprise. Just like with most other devices, if you can gain physical access to it, its pretty much “owned” already. This is why, if you use Exchange as the back end, you can remotely wipe the device... | 1,760,377,762.640828 |
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