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https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/msi-wind-under-fcc-review/ | MSI Wind Under FCC Review | Juan Aguilar | [
"Netbook Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"Asuseeepc",
"EeePc",
"fcc",
"intelatom",
"msi",
"msiwind",
"umpc"
] | Those of us who have been eagerly waiting to get their mitts on an MSI Wind can see some light at the end of the tunnel, as it is
currently under review for domestic sale by the FCC
. The Wind is MSI’s answer to Asus’s game-changing ultraportable, the Eee PC, and has slightly better specs. It features an Intel Atom 1.6... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "37842",
"author": "Narksos",
"timestamp": "2008-06-27T06:02:05",
"content": "I know Hackaday is trying some new things recently, and I feel that the site is just going downhill. I’ve been coming here for a long time because I’m interested in the full write ups for the hacks featured... | 1,760,377,804.714628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/ironkey-usb-key-has-military-grade-encryption/ | IronKey USB Key Has Military Grade Encryption | Juan Aguilar | [
"firefox hacks",
"News"
] | [
"encryption",
"FIPS",
"firefox3",
"ironkey",
"linux",
"security",
"usb"
] | Plenty of USB storage keys are on the market, but Ironkey is
the first to use military level encryption
. Sold in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB sizes, the key features a processor called the Cryptochip, which uses Public Key Cryptography ciphers linked to an online account to create encryption keys on the hardware. A Federal Infor... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "37819",
"author": "beesknees",
"timestamp": "2008-06-27T06:21:16",
"content": "who cares, this is not why the majority of your readers (or at least what I hope to be) come to this site. i know comments like these are getting old but seriously, this is extremely far from a hack and ... | 1,760,377,804.829939 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/new-nintendo-ds-homebrew-music-apps/ | New Nintendo DS Homebrew Music Apps | Juan Aguilar | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"dsmcu",
"dsmusic",
"homebrew",
"korgds-10",
"midi",
"music",
"nintendo",
"nintendods",
"proteinds",
"proteindscratch",
"reaper"
] | The Nintendo DS homebrew scene is heading into a heavily musical interlude with
a few new apps
. This is good news for anyone who liked
Protein DScratch
but wanted more options and functionality. More information after the break.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOmxEuSwFjc&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x9... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37818",
"author": "HaDAk",
"timestamp": "2008-06-27T07:53:14",
"content": "Aww, both videos are down. Did someone manage to get a mirror?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "63987",
"author": "FatFryat",
"timestamp": "2009-... | 1,760,377,804.623813 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/in-car-wifi/ | In Car WiFi | Juan Aguilar | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"chrysler",
"natetrue",
"portablewi-fi",
"portablewifi",
"router",
"routers",
"stompbox",
"wi-fi",
"wifi"
] | You may have already heard that Chrysler is planning to provide
in-car wireless internet access
to its vehicles. If not, expect to hear more about it later this year when the requisite hardware becomes a sales-floor option, or next year when it becomes factory standard for some cars.
We can’t say it’s a bad idea, it’s ... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "37811",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-06-27T02:43:44",
"content": "It’s a-ok for nerds like us to build our own hardware and have this capability, but I’m worried about it becoming commercially available. We already have a huge enough problem with texters runnin... | 1,760,377,804.872843 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/arduino-environment-on-atmega644/ | Arduino Environment On ATmega644 | Juan Aguilar | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega",
"atmega644",
"environment",
"microcontroller",
"porting"
] | Our friend [Zach Hoeken] at NYC Resistor is
porting the Arduino environment to an ATmega644 chip
. This doesn’t really add new functionality to the ATmega644 as it is already fully programmable, but it does add a user-friendly and familiar environment to the ATmega, allowing users to build their Arduino-based projects ... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "37808",
"author": "deoryp",
"timestamp": "2008-06-27T02:26:05",
"content": "Arduino is just the software, and the popular chip happens to be the atmega168, but Arduino is designed to be run on any atmega family chip, even the atmega256x which is better than a 644. Arduino is the abs... | 1,760,377,804.950612 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/mr-modchip-ruling-released/ | Mr. Modchip Ruling Released | Juan Aguilar | [
"News",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"britishlaw",
"copyright",
"copyrightinfringement",
"copyrightlaw",
"modchip",
"modchips",
"mrmodchips",
"piracy",
"xbox",
"xbox360"
] | In an unexpected development, [Neil Stanley Higgs], aka Mr. Modchips,
was cleared of his previous convictions
in British courts for selling modchips for the Xbox 360 as well as modded consoles.
Notably, the prosecution did not argue that he infringed copyrights, but merely facilitated copyright infringement by selling ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37802",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2008-06-27T00:43:12",
"content": "Awesome… Finally some justice. LoLOnce I pay for the Hardware Jack, Its mine, to do as I please…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37803",
"author": "ME... | 1,760,377,804.914894 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/us-and-china-host-majority-of-malware/ | U.S. And China Host Majority Of Malware | Eliot | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"badware",
"china",
"infection",
"malware",
"networkblock",
"stopbadware"
] | StopBadware.org
has released their
May 2008 Infected Sites Report
(PDF). They took their current list of 213K active badware websites and resolved the IP addresses. These addresses were used to determine the network block owner and country. The results could be skewed to networks Google scans more often, but they shoul... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37688",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T08:00:15",
"content": "i do not approve of this post.not a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37689",
"author": "Lars",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T08:46:50",
"cont... | 1,760,377,804.996021 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/getlofis-dub-siren/ | GetLoFi’s Dub Siren | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"circuitbending",
"circuitbent",
"dub",
"dubreggae",
"dubsiren",
"getlofi",
"reggae"
] | GetLoFi
has always been one of our first stops when looking for circuit bending fun. Their latest project is
building this simple dub siren
from a noise making key chain. Dub sirens or rasta boxes are a signature sound in dub reggae. The base of this project is an eight sound keychain. Each pad is wired to an eight pos... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37685",
"author": "dazed_maunder",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T07:10:31",
"content": "loved it fack with it some more and youll have it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37686",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T08:... | 1,760,377,804.585524 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/citibank-atm-pin-heist-mystery-continues/ | Citibank ATM PIN Heist Mystery Continues | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"atm",
"citibank",
"fbi",
"pin",
"pinheist",
"security",
"threatlevel"
] | For the last few months, the FBI have been investigating a breach of Citibank’s ATM transaction processing servers. We’ve seen credit card numbers get stolen before, but these compromised servers were used to collect card numbers and PINs as transactions took place. The group responsible hired people to write new cards... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "37675",
"author": "Lars",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T08:48:36",
"content": "I usually just read Hack a Day – and love it. But lately I’ve been seeing a decline in quality with posts like this leaking in. So I feel I have to say that I don’t think these kind of articles belong on Hack ... | 1,760,377,804.762172 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/crawling-sql-injection-with-scrawlr/ | Crawling + SQL Injection With Scrawlr | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"crawler",
"free",
"scrawlr",
"security",
"sql",
"sqlinjection",
"tool",
"verboseinjection",
"webcrawler"
] | Scrawlr
is the latest tool to come out of HP’s Web Security Research Group. It was built in response to the
massive number of SQL injection attacks
happening on the web this year. Most of these vulnerable sites are found through googling, so Scrawlr works the same way. Point it at your web server and it will
crawl all ... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "37672",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T17:25:33",
"content": "i do not approve of this post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37673",
"author": "Paulo Albuquerque",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T18:47:34",
"co... | 1,760,377,804.668196 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/server-access-fail/ | Server Access FAIL | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"access",
"dailywtf",
"DataCenter",
"fail",
"humor",
"restroom",
"stall",
"toilet",
"wtf"
] | Head over to The Daily WTF to find out about the building upgrade that made this data center
only accessible from the handicap stall of the women’s restroom
.
permalink | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "37669",
"author": "Sean",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T03:02:34",
"content": "I bet lots of network admins are nervous pooers. This system works out perfectly for the lady Admin who doesn’t want her colleagues to know she’s doing her dirty business.“I uh.. Really need to check the cab... | 1,760,377,805.170448 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/open-source-data-recovery-tools/ | Open Source Data Recovery Tools | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"backtrack",
"datarecovery",
"forensic",
"forensics",
"partedmagic",
"photorec",
"systemrescuecd"
] | InformationWeek has great article on
open source data recovery tools
. What type of tools you use will depend on the severity of the situation. You can use live Linux distros designed for recovery like
SystemRescueCD
or
Partedmagic
(the latter being more user friendly). Security tools distrubutions like
BackTrack
can a... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37666",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T17:26:49",
"content": "i approve of this post.not my cup of of tea, but there is meat to this one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37667",
"author": "Récupération De Donn... | 1,760,377,805.216053 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/defconbots-sentry-gun-competition/ | DefconBots Sentry Gun Competition | Eliot | [
"cons",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"autonomous",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"defconbots",
"gun",
"lasvegas",
"robot",
"sentrygun"
] | DefconBots
is returning again this year with their
shooting gallery robot competition
for
Defcon 16
. They’ve decided to leave the rules unchanged from last year. It’s a head to head competition between fully autonomous guns. The first gun to shoot all the targets on their side of the board wins. The rules aren’t very ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37660",
"author": "Quinn Richter",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T02:44:14",
"content": "Can i say scary!? I mean imagine a world with robots carrying guns and relying on sensors and hackable software to differentiate between good and bad. /scary",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,805.403289 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/26/lamination-for-pc-board-etching/ | Lamination For PC Board Etching | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"diy",
"electronics",
"etching",
"pc board",
"PcBoard"
] | If you’ve ever tried ironing laser printed paper to transfer the toner, you know that it can be slightly frustrating. [Dave] sent in an
interesting twist
on this method. The laser printer is used to print onto paper from a magazine and then the board and paper are both run through a laminating machine six or seven time... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "37785",
"author": "adam",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T15:17:10",
"content": "I do this, but with matte photo paper. I didn’t get great results with magazine paper (or I didn’t have the right magazines). Anyways, I spent the money and bought Epson matte photo paper and it’s been working... | 1,760,377,805.4575 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/ems-synthi-aks-teardown/ | EMS Synthi AKS Teardown | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"analog",
"analogsynthesizer",
"ems",
"matrixsynth",
"patch",
"synth",
"synthesizer",
"synthi",
"teardown"
] | Here’s another bit of analog synth pr0n for you: Initially sold in 1972, the EMS Synthi AKS was a portable modular analog synthesizer with a built in keyboard and sequencer. The
VCS 3
portion of the device had a unique
routing matrix pegboard
used to connect components together. [firegroove] has
opened up his precious ... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37784",
"author": "Aud1073cH",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T10:39:23",
"content": "Wow – I got to play with the EMS Synthi A while I was attending school at American University. It was one of the most fun synths I’ve ever laid my hands on.Thanks for the nostalgia",
"parent_id": nul... | 1,760,377,805.357093 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/kawasaki-kz440-electric-conversion/ | Kawasaki KZ440 Electric Conversion | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"battery",
"conversion",
"electric",
"electricmotorcycle",
"ev",
"motorcycle"
] | [Ben Nelson] didn’t even know how to ride a motorcycle when he started on this
electric conversion of a 1981 Kawasaki KZ440
. The engine wasn’t a loss since the bike was nonrunning when he purchased it for $100. The permanent magnet Etek motor was $500 and each of the four yellow top batteries were $160 (only three pic... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "37773",
"author": "Miles",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T06:21:16",
"content": "l approve this post.Sweet, l love electric motorcycles.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37774",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-06-2... | 1,760,377,805.507831 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/defcon-badge-hacking-contest/ | Defcon Badge Hacking Contest | Eliot | [
"cons",
"contests"
] | [
"badge",
"con",
"conference",
"contest",
"defcon",
"defcon16",
"hackercon",
"JoeGrand"
] | [Joe Grand] is designing the Defcon badges for the third year in a row. Just like the previous years, they’ll be
hosting a badge hacking contest
. This time around though, they’re going to start leaking clues in advance. Earlier contests were often frustrating because of the specialized equipment needed to talk to the ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37771",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T08:06:41",
"content": "very interested to see how joe is going to top last year’s badges. so disappointed I won’t be able to make it this year.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3... | 1,760,377,805.564565 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/hackit-the-bronco-table/ | Hackit: The Bronco Table | Eliot | [
"HackIt"
] | [
"brettdoar",
"broncotable",
"HackIt",
"makernight",
"siggraph",
"table",
"video"
] | While attending
LA SIGGRAPH Maker Night
, we got to talk to [Brett Doar] about his
Bronco Table
. The table is meant to make life more difficult by bucking off anything that’s set on top of it. Right now, it uses a tiny piezo mic to listen for the impact and then drives three leg motors in a random pattern. He envision... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "37741",
"author": "Jinto",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T05:11:14",
"content": "Wait for the video to finish. Click on the Japanese girls. Musical, choreographed (clean) fun!That, and I want one of those tables!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"com... | 1,760,377,805.853372 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/hacker-conference-videos/ | Hacker Conference Videos | Eliot | [
"cons"
] | [
"24c3",
"ccc",
"con",
"convention",
"defcon",
"hackercon",
"layerone",
"notacon",
"securityconvention",
"shmoocon",
"video"
] | Almost every security conference we’ve attended in the last year has uploaded videos from their speaker tracks. Explore the archives below, and you’re bound to find an interesting talk.
Defcon 15, Las Vegas, NV
ToorCon 9, San Diego, CA
24C3, Berlin, Germany
ShmooCon 2008, Washington D.C.
Notacon 5, Cleveland, OH
LayerO... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37739",
"author": "Iv",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T10:59:47",
"content": "Hacker Space Fest, Paris :http://www.justin.tv/hackerspace/",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37740",
"author": "TheZeusJuice",
"timestamp": "2008-06-... | 1,760,377,805.60948 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/openmoko-freerunner-now-available/ | Openmoko FreeRunner Now Available | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"cellphone",
"freerunner",
"gsm",
"linux",
"mobilephone",
"openmoko",
"phone",
"wifi"
] | Openmoko
began selling Neo 1973 phones direct to developers last July. The phone is an open source project designed to ease development on mobile platforms. The Neo 1973 has since sold out, but a new Linux phone intended for the mass market has been released, the
FreeRunner
for ~$399. The screen is 640×480 with 3D acce... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37733",
"author": "san",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T04:00:44",
"content": "Gosh!! With that name who wants to use it. Don’t people make basic research on names? Moko in Spanish (moco) is bugger!! Same happened to a car and to many other things… Do a research, for God’s sake!",
"pa... | 1,760,377,805.781172 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/create-your-own-hdr-images/ | Create Your Own HDR Images | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day friend [Nathan] showed us some of his results creating his own High Dynamic Range images. Three normal Low Dynamic Range photos. One is under exposed, one is normal and the third is over exposed to capture the information needed. Then all three are used to create a single HDR image. Technically, the HDR imag... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "38126",
"author": "Lordhedgie",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T07:34:14",
"content": "Any Canon camera can have bracket mode if you install the Canon Hacker’s Development Kit (http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page)With updated firmware from the above site, you can set your cheap Canon to b... | 1,760,377,805.921463 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/wide-angle-lens-for-the-atc2k-video-camera/ | Wide Angle Lens For The ATC2K Video Camera | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"diy",
"video"
] | We just ordered up a new
ATC3K
video camera from Oregon Scientific for some, uh projects. (No, not our new porn site.) If you’ve got one of the older ATC2K cams, you can mod it a bit to avoid dropping another C-note on the new model. [Carlos] wrote up
his mod
to remove and replace the original narrow lens with a wide a... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "38124",
"author": "john.s948@mint.us.to",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T08:18:08",
"content": "personally, i like my $20 puredigital hacked camcorder.but this thing takes sd cards, and it’s ready to go..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,805.965782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/tb-303-teardown/ | TB-303 Teardown | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"electronicmusic",
"roland",
"synthesizer",
"takeapart",
"tb-303",
"teardown",
"tr-909"
] | Flickr member and owner of awesome stuff [Firegroove] brought us a
teardown of a Roland TR-909 drum machine
before, and now he brings us a new
photoset of a TB-303 synth teardown
. The machines comprise two thirds of the holy trinity of 80’s electronic music machines, so look after the break for more photos.
Here we se... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "38120",
"author": "Pent.",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T04:30:24",
"content": "if he does a teardown of the TR-808 the universe will implode.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "38121",
"author": "Wade Rothermel",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,806.009148 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/arduino-photolab/ | Arduino PhotoLab | Juan Aguilar | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"arduino",
"atmega",
"camera",
"cameraflash",
"photography",
"stopmotion",
"syringe"
] | Droplet photography
(link translated from French) often produces simple and beautiful images, but timing the exposure can be tricky. Snapping the photo too early or too late can cause you to miss the action, which only lasts a fraction of a second. EquinoxeFR (the people behind the
Asus WL500GP audio hack
) came up wit... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "38117",
"author": "Turkey",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T06:36:58",
"content": "pretty complicated for only one picture…well done nonetheless",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "38118",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T... | 1,760,377,806.055459 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/making-art-with-javascript/ | Making Art With Javascript | Juan Aguilar | [
"firefox hacks",
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"art",
"artwork",
"contextfreeart",
"drawing",
"firefox3",
"geometric",
"javascript",
"js",
"mozilla"
] | Mozilla coder [Aza] is connected to the past and the present: he wanted to celebrate the release of Firefox 3, but pines for the days when one could use small amounts of code to make compelling art. As a way of addressing both things, he has released
ContextFree.js
, a javascript port of [Chris Coyne]’s
Context Free Ar... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "38112",
"author": "Scott",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T02:45:29",
"content": "Is there a way to record this happening/convert it to a video file? I want to make a video of some of this different .js code excecuting and save it for use as a menu background/credit background on home made... | 1,760,377,806.26063 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/the-last-hope-schedule-finalized-preregister-now/ | The Last Hope Schedule Finalized, Preregister Now | Eliot | [
"cons"
] | [
"con",
"conference",
"conventions",
"conventionschedule",
"hackercon",
"hackerconvention",
"hope",
"lasthope",
"schedule",
"thelasthope"
] | The schedule for this year’s
The Last Hope
conference in New York City
has been finalized
, and there’s still time to preregister. Today is the last chance for overseas attendants to preregister, and the rest of you have until July 6th. A/V volunteers are still needed, so step up if you have the desire and skills.
The ... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "38110",
"author": "RenderMan",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T00:56:52",
"content": "I’m there and speaking. I’ll be either down on the mezzanine level with my feet up looking to chat about whatever, or across the street in the Blarney Rock Pub (out the w 33rd st doors and across the str... | 1,760,377,806.096132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/30/cigarette-tin-amp/ | Cigarette Tin Amp | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"audio",
"boombox",
"breadboard",
"ghettoblaster",
"mp3",
"music",
"radio"
] | We’re a little confused: [xXxMrCarlosxXx] built an
amp out of a cigarette tin
and calls it a Mobile Oppression Unit, but we thought all mobile oppression came in the form of
giant, invincible crab-shaped palaces
. In any case, or more specifically, in a repurposed Lucky Strikes case, he used an mp3 player, some speaker... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "38105",
"author": "michaelb",
"timestamp": "2008-07-01T00:30:12",
"content": "I counter with this:http://xkcd.com/368/(Although modified a bit…)What would one use this for, unless it’s sole purpose IS to “oppress” people with loud music..I wonder if this, or similar, could be used i... | 1,760,377,806.146634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/24/logicport-overview/ | Logicport Overview | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"logic",
"logicanalyzer",
"logiclevel",
"logicport",
"nearfuturelaboratory",
"protocol",
"spi",
"ttl"
] | As promised earlier, the Near Future Laboratory has published an overview of the
Logicport Logic Analyzer
. They’re using the
Playstation 2 analysis
as an example. The Logicport uses “interpreters” to define protocols. It has I2C/TWI, SPI, RS232, and CAN 2.0A/2.0B, but you can build your own interpreter based on these.... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37604",
"author": "CuriousInventor",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T15:12:05",
"content": "Using this would have been a lot easier than turning PICs into SPI-to-serial converters, which is what we did to research our ps2 interface guide:http://www.curiousinventor.com/guides/ps2For people... | 1,760,377,806.189694 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/efix-dongle-still-not-available/ | EFiX Dongle Still Not Available | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"apple",
"dongle",
"efix",
"installation",
"leopard",
"macosx",
"OsX",
"pc",
"usb",
"usbdongle"
] | Well, it’s June 23rd, and
still no dongle from EFiX
. Despite a new product page on the company’s site, the OS X installing dongle is still not available for purchase. The USB dongle is supposed to facilitate the installation of Mac OS X by booting the Leopard install DVD on PCs, but so far no one has been able to veri... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "37588",
"author": "collin",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T04:18:13",
"content": "wait, it installs os x? why is this important? :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37589",
"author": "winphreak",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T04:41:... | 1,760,377,806.326353 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/air-hockey-robot/ | Air Hockey Robot | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"9s08",
"airhockey",
"badatsports",
"coldfire",
"microcontroller",
"robot",
"robotarm",
"robots"
] | Don’t be ashamed, we suck at air hockey too. Luckily for us, we now have a robot opponent to blame or losing streak on. Engineers at Nuvation didn’t build this
air hockey playing robot
, they simply adapted a standard industrial robot arm for the task. It is controlled jointly by a
ColdFire processor
and a 9S08 microco... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "37580",
"author": "Archeious",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T03:27:35",
"content": "Neat, I wish it was a bit more aggressive with its offensive moves.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37581",
"author": "yurijm",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,806.56922 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/tube-amp-monitor/ | Tube Amp Monitor | Juan Aguilar | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"6dof",
"amplifier",
"audio",
"sparkfun",
"tube",
"tubeamp",
"tubeamplifier",
"tubes",
"voltage",
"voltagesecurity"
] | Sparkfun contributor [Pete] really loves tube amps, but he’s a very safety-conscious guy who doesn’t like being electrocuted. This is a problem, since tube amps are usually very high voltage, and a small mistake can be fatal. To deal with this voltage issue, he built a
tube amp with a control system built around a 6DOF... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37575",
"author": "DIY Audio Projects",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T02:15:43",
"content": "now that is a fantastic tube amp project",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37576",
"author": "miked_hater",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T0... | 1,760,377,806.500926 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/olpc-dual-booting/ | OLPC Dual Booting | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"dualboot",
"dualbooting",
"gizmodo",
"oplc",
"sugar",
"sugarlinux",
"windowsxp",
"xo",
"xolaptop"
] | Gizmodo has the first ever
footage of an OLPC dual-booting
both its default OS, Sugar Linux, and Windows XP. The BIOS was not originally intended to boot XP, so it had to be modified for this to work. The XO’s screen flipper and directional buttons work in XP as well.
It’s not all good news, though: XOs are designed to... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "37564",
"author": "Kt",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T01:29:33",
"content": "Yeah, just pour that salt into the open wound Hackaday,.. Thanks a lot.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37565",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2008... | 1,760,377,806.618855 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/xbox-360-modding-case-details/ | Xbox 360 Modding Case Details | Juan Aguilar | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"casemod",
"casemodding",
"casemods",
"cooling",
"lianli",
"xbox",
"xbox360"
] | If you’ve been wondering about what changes Lian-Li implemented in their commercial
XBox 360 casemod called the PC-XB01
, they’ve recently updated their product page.
The case does not add any new functions to the console, but it improves its efficiency on several levels. To deal with the noise produced by the DVD driv... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "37551",
"author": "digitalemu",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T00:27:25",
"content": "Surely would kill the warranty on the 360, however this is a great idea. Would also give tons of room for customizations such as water cooling etc. Integration of the power supply into the box would be... | 1,760,377,806.671191 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/high-tech-coffee-tables/ | High Tech Coffee Tables | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Multitouch Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"bornrich",
"coffeetable",
"coffeetablepc",
"delightable",
"microsoftsurface",
"multitouch",
"nes",
"nintendo",
"pinball",
"surface",
"table",
"tables"
] | Time was, coffee tables were good for three things only: setting down your coffee, setting down your coffee table books, and maybe putting your feet up. To combat this perception, Born Rich has posted their
top ten list of high tech coffee tables
that are capable of these things and more.
For many of the tables on the ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37547",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-24T01:08:01",
"content": "i do not approve of this post.it is a link to a top ten list of commercial products.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37548",
"author": "miked_hater",... | 1,760,377,806.708076 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/add-a-second-internal-hard-drive-to-your-laptop/ | Add A Second Internal Hard Drive To Your Laptop | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"laptop",
"more",
"storage",
"TSA"
] | [Andrew] sent in something we’ve been considering for our 17 inch Dell. He squeezed a 100GB PATA notebook drive into the spare space in his Compaq laptop. He used a USB interface to provide the connection and added a toggle switch to conserve power when he doesn’t need the drive spun up. The mod would be even nicer if ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "37533",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T20:15:04",
"content": "i approve of this post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37534",
"author": "CalcProgrammer1",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T20:40:02",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,806.760118 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/non-destructive-breakdown-voltage-tester/ | Non-destructive Breakdown Voltage Tester | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"amateur",
"ham",
"power",
"radio"
] | This applies more to older vacuum technology than your average solid state hardware, but [Richard] put together an interesting project. It’s designed to test a component for
its breakdown voltage without destroying
it. The general idea of the ‘BVT’ is to increase the voltage applied to a device until some current leaka... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37529",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T20:11:37",
"content": "i approve of this post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37530",
"author": "Ali Raheem",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T23:39:44",
"content": "beats ... | 1,760,377,806.808676 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/23/more-wiimote-hacking-from-johnny-lee/ | More Wiimote Hacking From Johnny Lee | Eliot | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"johnnylee",
"motion",
"motiontracking",
"nintendo",
"nintendowii",
"remote",
"wii",
"wiimote"
] | Our friend [Johnny Lee] has been quite busy traveling and moving to a new city. He hasn’t had time to put together any new videos because of this. He’s been doing more Wiimote research though and has put together an
extensive post about what he’s working on
and thinking about.
Right before the move, he put together a d... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37527",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T15:32:21",
"content": "Just when I thought there was nothing else to do with that wiimote, Johnny Lee surprises me. What next? Full on VR?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3752... | 1,760,377,807.244201 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/eee-pc-1000h-dissected/ | Eee PC 1000H Dissected | Juan Aguilar | [
"computer hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"Asus",
"Asuseeepc",
"asustek",
"eee",
"EeePc",
"eeepc1000h",
"teardown",
"tweaktown"
] | The people at TweakTown completely
disassembled a new Eee PC 1000H
and documented the entire process. Aside from showing you the side effects of too much tech fetish and not enough regular fetish, the article reveals all the parts of the new Eee, with a few surprises inside. Although it’s an Eee PC, it’s very different... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "37518",
"author": "Yuffie",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T07:52:42",
"content": "Desktop hard drives?simms?gotta love all these new ultraportables.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37519",
"author": "Jax184",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,807.477284 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/consumer-reports-releases-vintage-photos/ | Consumer Reports Releases Vintage Photos | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"consumerreports",
"oldphotographs",
"oldphotos",
"oldtechnology",
"photographs",
"photography",
"vintage"
] | Consumer Reports has just released this photoset of
vintage photos of consumer product tests
. It includes photos of conventional products like the one above (a portable hair dryer), but also some interesting tech that never took off, like a motorized scour pad and a record player for cars. The products depicted in the... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37508",
"author": "mav",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T06:07:47",
"content": "ok… umm…news about old stuff != hacksthis is getting REALLY old",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37509",
"author": "mav",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T0... | 1,760,377,806.897894 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/mit-mobile-cloud/ | MIT Mobile Cloud | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"fiberoptics",
"fibers",
"installation",
"mit",
"mitmobileexperiencelab",
"thecloud"
] | The MIT Mobile Experience lab has just developed this ambitious
interactive installation called The Cloud
. Located in Firenze, Italy, The Cloud is a sort of sculpture with over 15,000 LEDs and several miles of fiber optics. The tips of the fibers glow, but they also change colors in response to human interaction, incl... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "37493",
"author": "JPElectron",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T04:45:49",
"content": "what a waste of fiber optics and MIT students time. Maybe we should be “working” on real projects like net neutrality or saving our planet?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,807.560998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/midify-now-available/ | Midify Now Available | Juan Aguilar | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"division6",
"gba",
"midi",
"midify",
"nds",
"nintendo",
"nintendods"
] | The people at Division 6 have begun selling Midify,
a board that add a MIDI port to an DS
and many other
Nintendo
handhelds. The board has 12 outputs, plus two for power and two for the MIDI port. Configuration and mapping are also very simple. This is the same board that was used to
add MIDI control to a microwave
.
[... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37491",
"author": "chad",
"timestamp": "2008-06-23T02:18:34",
"content": "That microwave hack was the most useless and entertaining hack yet. That’s what I come here for, thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37492",
"auth... | 1,760,377,807.123477 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/motorcycle-throttle-bodies-for-your-car/ | Motorcycle Throttle Bodies For Your Car | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"god no",
"GodNo",
"just wrong",
"JustWrong",
"motorcycle",
"vroom"
] | [Dem_z] modded his Honda VTEC engine to use a set of
individual throttle bodies
from a 2001 Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle. The fuel injection bungs on the throttle bodies were epoxied shut and the bodies were only used to provide individual butterflies for each cylinder. This one doesn’t quite make our to do list, but it’s d... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "37482",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2008-06-22T15:04:55",
"content": "YOWZA!I’m circuit bending a 50-cent electronic guitar and feeling “differently-abled” by comparison!Go dude, GO!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3... | 1,760,377,807.400084 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/evil-mad-scientist-laboratories-turns-2/ | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories Turns 2 | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"anniversary",
"bristlebot",
"businesscard",
"candyfab",
"emsl",
"evil",
"evilmadscientistlaboratories"
] | Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is celebrating their second anniversary. They say they’re now 20 millicenturies old. To celebrate, they put together
their greatest hits from the last year
. We enjoyed their
bristlebots
,
candyfabbing
, and
AVR business cards
and hope to see their work for many more years to come.
perma... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,807.435043 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/ring-of-the-devil-vulnerability-patched/ | Ring Of The Devil Vulnerability Patched | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"devilring",
"door",
"entry",
"key",
"lock",
"ringofthedevil",
"toool",
"uhlmannzacher"
] | It looks like Uhlmann & Zacher have
developed a patch
to keep locks from being opened using a
ring of magnets
. In addition, the lock now logs successful entries without credentials in case something like this comes up again.
[via
Toool
]
permalink | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37481",
"author": "Janez D.",
"timestamp": "2008-06-22T23:42:32",
"content": "Well, I guess small constant current into the motor did the trick..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,807.708126 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/22/turn-signal-jacket-how-to/ | Turn Signal Jacket How-to | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"buechley",
"jacket",
"leah",
"leahbuechley",
"led",
"lilypad",
"wearable"
] | [Leah Buechley], whose work we’ve been covering since
way back when
, has built this lovely turn signal jacket. The project photos were posted in March, but she’s
just added a well illustrated project guide
. The jacket is based around a
LilyPad Arduino
, a lightweight Arduino board with radial pads designed to be used... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37480",
"author": "twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2008-06-22T19:06:55",
"content": "neet hack. though I would recommend using RED yellow or orange LEDs to keep in compliance with the traffic laws of most states.White is reserved for headlights and reverse lamps, lights with element... | 1,760,377,807.515035 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/ | Confessions Of A Wi-Fi Thief | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"bruceschneier",
"leech",
"schneier",
"wi-fi",
"wifi",
"wifisecurity",
"wifisharing",
"wifistealing"
] | A wry editorial on Time Magazine’s site about
tapping into your neighbors’ Wi-Fi
tells of how the author [Lev Grossman] stole internet access from his neighbors’ open networks for years. He finally decided to pay for his own connection, which he fittingly leaves on an open network. He makes the point that leaving it op... | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "37445",
"author": "Jo",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T21:59:59",
"content": "Good to see the bill shot down.Government: Stay the fuck off my internet.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37446",
"author": "paul",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,807.632551 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/hmd-try-out-for-gizmodo-commenters/ | HMD Try Out For Gizmodo Commenters | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"cinemizer",
"comments",
"gizmodo",
"glasses",
"usertesting",
"ziess"
] | We had a decent response to
our HMD post
, but $400 might be a little too steep a price to pay for the
Zeiss Cinemiser glasses
. Luckily, Zeiss is offering registered Gizmodo readers
the chance to try them out
free for two weeks. All you have to do is comment on the Gizmodo post announcing the offer with a registered G... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37442",
"author": "Haku",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T21:43:27",
"content": "I have owned/used 6 different pairs of LCD glasses and one thing that is missing from almost ALL reviews of any LCD glasses is how good the optics are combined with the viewing angle of the tiny LCD screen – s... | 1,760,377,807.673569 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/kt88-tube-amplifier/ | KT88 Tube Amplifier | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | Here’s a classic project for the weekend. This KT88 based
tube amplifier
is surprisingly simple. The parts count is low, but the sound produced by the amplifier is considered quite pleasing. For the budget conscious, there are several optional tubes that can be used in place of the primary KT88.
permalink | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37440",
"author": "Br0",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T16:43:55",
"content": "I’d Like to know the end cost!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37441",
"author": "DIY Audio Projects",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T20:09:32",
"con... | 1,760,377,807.832381 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/rear-view-jacket/ | Rear View Jacket | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"embedded",
"gizmodo",
"jacket",
"monitor",
"perception",
"thirdeye",
"wearable"
] | Is your popped collar so epic it emulates horse blinders? Are punk teens always skitching your coattails? Are you constantly moonwalking into power poles, trash cans, and the elderly? [Paul Coudamy]’s
Hard-Wear Jacket
solves all of these problems. It has a micro-camera embedded in the back of the neck and streams live ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37430",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T08:37:49",
"content": "i do not approve of this post.there are no details in the article. none.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37431",
"author": "r0m3z",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,807.872563 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/free-web-development-tools/ | Free Web Development Tools | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cms",
"design",
"editor",
"free",
"html",
"launchsplash",
"OpenSource",
"openx",
"ostatic",
"piwik",
"projectzero",
"webdev"
] | OStatic has a collected some great
free tools for web developers
. We talked about Quanta in an
earlier post
, but this article reaches beyond just HTML editors.
LaunchSplash
can be used to generate splash pages while you build. IBM, responsible for the Eclipse IDE, has built
Project Zero
to encourage web app developme... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37429",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T08:35:14",
"content": "i approve of this post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,808.000598 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/receipt-fail/ | Receipt FAIL | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"fail",
"gnucitizen",
"receipt",
"security",
"wep",
"wifi",
"wireless"
] | Today’s fail comes courtesy of
GNUCITIZEN
‘s [pdp]. This would have made that
TJX WEP crack
much easier.
permalink | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "37412",
"author": "M@",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T08:01:27",
"content": "Ouch … pwnd",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37413",
"author": "Dave Vam den Eynde",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T08:04:12",
"content": "Why is this ... | 1,760,377,809.677157 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/3x3x3-led-cube/ | 3x3x3 LED Cube | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"instructables",
"led",
"ledmatrix",
"matrix"
] | [portreathbeach] built this
simple 3x3x3 LED matrix
. It uses a PIC16F690 in a ZIF socket for the brains. Each layer has nine LEDs with the cathodes tied together. The anodes from each LED are connected to the LED below. The LEDs are multiplexed so that even though all layers appear to be on, they’re being addressed in... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "37404",
"author": "amk",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T07:42:15",
"content": "seriously, what’s with the led-matrix obsession? the damn things are almost useless. unless you own a bar and need a scrolling marquee sign to advertise happy hour. but that’s so last season, just like neon.... | 1,760,377,809.719216 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/dance-floor-power-generation/ | Dance Floor Power Generation | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"climatechange",
"club",
"dance",
"dancefloor",
"dancing",
"green",
"music",
"nightclub",
"piezo",
"piezoelectric",
"piezoelectricity"
] | With concerns about the environment at an all-time high, do we roll up our sleeves and fix the situation or set our fears aside and dance the night away? [Andrew Charalambous], a nightclub owner in from Britain, doesn’t think we should have to choose, so he installed
a dance floor that harnesses power from dancers
into... | 17 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "37393",
"author": "tophiannan",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T05:51:43",
"content": "this concept has been around for a while. i read about it about a year ago in MIT’s Technology Review. It was developed for places like airports and concert hall floors. It actually does generate a decen... | 1,760,377,809.862852 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/how-to-make-an-rgb-combination-door-lock-part-2/ | How-To: Make An RGB Combination Door Lock (Part 2) | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"cnc hacks",
"Featured",
"home hacks",
"how-to",
"LED Hacks"
] | [
"diy",
"doorlock",
"hardware",
"home",
"howto",
"keypad",
"laser",
"led",
"rgb",
"security"
] | In
part 1
we showed you how to build your own prototype RGB keypad. Today we’ll show off some new ideas we worked on to create the project and turn it from prototype to fully functional
battle station
er door lock.
To replace the old door strike with our new electric unit, we had to align it with the old one. Once it w... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "37383",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T07:43:29",
"content": "Cool! I’ve been working on homebrewing a CPU from Logic gates here lately, so this might be a good exercise to try out to warm up my soldering again. I’m thinking I’ll open up this program I found, called “... | 1,760,377,809.774024 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/robot-clarinet/ | Robot Clarinet | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"artemisorchestracompetition",
"clarinet",
"embeddedsystems",
"linux",
"music",
"nicta",
"roboclarinet",
"robot"
] | Australian research group NICTA in association with the University of New South Wales won the
2008 Artemis Orchestra Competition
with their
robot clarinet player
. The competition challenges participants to design embedded systems that can play unmodified instruments. NICTA took first prize with their roboclarinet, due... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37380",
"author": "TBJR6",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T05:04:15",
"content": "Quite epicIm just wondering how they make the seals?the clarinet is an instrument that requires bare fingers to play",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "3738... | 1,760,377,810.077206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/toms-rgb-mood-lamp/ | Tom’s RGB Mood Lamp | Eliot | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"atmega8",
"led",
"microcontroller",
"moodlight",
"rgb",
"serial"
] | [Tom] has been refining a
board that drives a high power RGB LED
for applications like this moodlight. It’s based around an ATmega8 microcontroller. The goal was to make an RGB LED easy to work with: It can cycle between colors in standalone mode. You can control it via a serial interface. It also has a pin header to h... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37728",
"author": "David R",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T03:37:53",
"content": "ATmega8 a bit overpowered for controlling 3 LEDs. It’s a cool hack, maybe I’ll build one using the smallest mcu I can (and use SMT…IMO there’s no point to using PDIP if you’re gonna go to the trouble of mak... | 1,760,377,809.945893 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/ubuntu-released-for-mids/ | Ubuntu Released For MIDs | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"atom",
"linux",
"linuxdevices",
"mid",
"nokia",
"ubuntumid",
"ubuntumobile",
"umpc",
"unbuntu"
] | Ubuntu MID edition
has been released for handheld Mobile Internet Devices. It’s targeting devices based on Intel’s A100/110 and the new Centrino Atom platforms. Successors to the UMPC, MIDs are usually small formfactor and have a touchscreen, plus a physical keyboard. UMPC portal has a examples of
devices that are curr... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37723",
"author": "Ptr",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T04:11:45",
"content": "Now if we can get this running on a Eee PC that has been moded with a touch screen.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37724",
"author": "jojmoj",
"ti... | 1,760,377,809.813522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/charter-abandons-packet-monitoring-advertising-plan/ | Charter Abandons Packet Monitoring Advertising Plan | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"ad",
"advertising",
"charter",
"chartercommunications",
"nebuad",
"packet",
"packetinspection",
"traffic"
] | Charter Communications has announced that it will no longer be attempting to target advertising
based on user actions
. The original strategy would have involved inspecting the contents of every packet sent or received by the customer. This usage pattern is associated with a specific IP and relevant ads are
displayed o... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "37720",
"author": "hannes",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T01:43:00",
"content": "as miked will say…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37721",
"author": "CalcProgrammer1",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T03:48:34",
"content": "YAY!... | 1,760,377,809.626389 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/wireless-arcade-stick/ | Wireless Arcade Stick | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"arcade",
"arcadestick",
"controller",
"playstation",
"ps2",
"streetfighter",
"wireless"
] | [astralpancakes]
wireless arcade stick project
looks like a great place to start if you want a simple project. Well constructed arcade sticks can cost $100+, but with all the MAME cabinet builders, the parts have become easy to acquire. The stick has a rigid wooden case with a metal faceplate. All of the component conn... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "37719",
"author": "illwill",
"timestamp": "2008-06-26T17:53:07",
"content": "Wheres the write up and where to get the parts?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "114789",
"author": "Damon Grapes",
"timestamp": "2010-01-04T16:... | 1,760,377,810.039428 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/iphone-20-adds-secure-wipe/ | IPhone 2.0 Adds Secure Wipe | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"iphone hacks"
] | [
"apple",
"appleiphone",
"erase",
"forensics",
"iphone",
"random",
"securewipe",
"security"
] | AppleInsider is reporting that
iPhone Software v2.0 will add a secure wipe feature
. The screenshot above shows the text “This will take about an hour.” added to the normal erase feature. This time is used to overwrite data to the disk multiple times. The need for secure phone erasure came to light after a researcher w... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37714",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T23:43:26",
"content": "at the request of many of you i will limit future postings. i will only post if i have something to add to the original post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_i... | 1,760,377,809.90671 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/nano-gps-logger/ | Nano GPS Logger | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"gps hacks"
] | [
"diy",
"gps"
] | This is a nice, compact gps logger that’s built around a PIC16F872 and some eeprom chips. It was designed for a particular GPS receiver, but should be easily adaptable to others since the unit ouputs standard sentences at 4800 baud. Full schematics and board layout are available on the
project page
.
permalink | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "37704",
"author": "fabien",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T15:31:16",
"content": "as a big hackaday fan, I’m very surprised and happy to find out the nano logger I’ve done here :)Note: it’s build around PIC16F876, not PIC16F872.— Fabien",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,377,810.391032 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/25/build-a-twitter-client-with-fluid/ | Build A Twitter Client With Fluid | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"fluid",
"fluidapp",
"ssb",
"twitter"
] | The
Fluid Site Specific Browser
(SSB) is one of our favorite pieces of kit for Leopard. You can use Fluid to give web services you use constantly like Gmail, Facebook, Wikipedia, or Pandora their own icon and a browser tailored to that site’s specific workflow. Fluid based on WebKit and has plugin support among
many ot... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37698",
"author": "J03P",
"timestamp": "2008-06-25T10:22:34",
"content": "I cannot help but wonder about the safety of this.greasemonkey’s functionality proved vulnerable at least a few times, where I believe, javascript on the original page was able to hijack its higher privileges,... | 1,760,377,810.493537 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/backtrack-3-final-is-out/ | BackTrack 3 Final Is Out | Juan Aguilar | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"backtrack",
"backtrack3",
"backtrack3final",
"linux",
"linuxdistro",
"midnightresearchlabs",
"remote-exploit"
] | OpenSuse
and
Ubuntu
are perfectly serviceable Linux distros, but we’ve had a soft spot for
BackTrack from the very start
. Good news for us, since yesterday was the long awaited
release of BackTrack 3 Final
. It uses the same 2.6.21.5 kernel as before (to maintain WiFi injection compatibility) and Nessus is still out, ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "37373",
"author": "Cyanflux",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T05:25:21",
"content": "I tried out the second beta a while back, but couldn’t manage to get X to start (I think it didn’t include the video drivers my laptop needed, although bt2 works on it). Anyone know if they changed anythi... | 1,760,377,810.433387 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/finding-sensitive-data-with-freeware/ | Finding Sensitive Data With Freeware | Juan Aguilar | [
"News",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"ccn",
"darkreading",
"dataloss",
"datalossprevention",
"dlp",
"find_ssn",
"freeware",
"OpenSource",
"opensourcesoftware",
"security",
"spider",
"ssn"
] | When an organization’s network grows to a certain size, its difficult to keep track of every single piece of sensitive information like credit card numbers or social security numbers. In order to find and secure this data, companies often turn to data loss prevention (DLP) services. This is not a viable option for many... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37372",
"author": "Standard Mischief",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T07:46:50",
"content": "^(?!000)([0-6]\\d{2}|7([0-6]\\d|7[012]))([ -]?)(?!00)\\d\\d\\3(?!0000)\\d{4}$My google-fu is mighty, here is a RegEx library website:http://regexlib.com/grep is still freely available, right?",
... | 1,760,377,810.802582 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/rgb-etched-box/ | RGB Etched Box | Juan Aguilar | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"box",
"etchedpcb",
"ladyada",
"lamentconfiguration",
"moodlight",
"pcb",
"pcbs",
"rgb",
"rgblights"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG4PWZyR4Sk&hl=en]
[Dine909] brings us this simple
glowing box made out of five etched PCBs
. The PCBs control RGB LEDs inside the box, which is also filled with clear glass beads. The four walls are connected to a base controller board that has a Cypress PSoC chip for color mixi... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37367",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-21T01:26:27",
"content": "i do not approve of this postyoutube video of an led is lame. even if its rgb.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37368",
"author": "vinnie",
"times... | 1,760,377,810.843425 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/nintendo-drumaxe-controller/ | Nintendo DrumAxe Controller | Juan Aguilar | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"8bit",
"circuitbending",
"drumaxe",
"nes",
"nescart",
"nescartridge",
"nescontroller"
] | We can’t remember the last time a new cart or peripheral for the NES was released, but [Tony Amendolare] at ElektroKraft has just changed that. In conjunction with Nesdev.com, [Amendolare] created
Super Synth Drums
, a NES-compatible cartridge that turns button presses on the NES gamepad into drum sounds synthesized by... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37362",
"author": "miked",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T23:51:40",
"content": "i do not approve of this posti can’t tell from juan’s description or the site whether where to get the drumaxe. all the hack goodness appears to be in the software, but that is only available on the cartridge... | 1,760,377,810.593455 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/20/waterproof-usb-for-underwater-cameras/ | Waterproof USB For Underwater Cameras | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"camera",
"scuba",
"underwater"
] | Underwater camera housings work great – but they are prone to humidity, dirt and dust problems if you open them more often than needed. In order to download the images off of his digital camera between dives, [Matt] decided to
add a waterproof external USB port
to his housing. He had an extra 5 pin strobe bulkhead inst... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37353",
"author": "Hal Hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T16:22:46",
"content": "YeeGods. Got enough electrical tape up there. Three simple words: heat shrink tubing.Other then that this hack is purely practical. Makes you wonder if the company wont start doing this themselves."... | 1,760,377,810.712772 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/playstation-2-controller-analysis/ | Playstation 2 Controller Analysis | Eliot | [
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"digitallogic",
"logic",
"logicanalyzer",
"logicport",
"playstation",
"playstation2",
"spi"
] | The people at Near Future Laboratory are trying to
spoof the behavior of a Playstation 2 controller
using just a microcontroller. They wrote some initial code using the
controller info found here
, but decided the best way to figure out what was going on, was to probe the interface. They’re using a
Logicport
, which fe... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37349",
"author": "dax",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T07:14:41",
"content": "wow, that logicport dealio is pretty incredible for computer eng-based stuff. way beyond my league of desire to understand/use, so I’ll stick with my simpler and more mechanical-based life ;)Sounds pretty usefu... | 1,760,377,810.632323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/ice-on-mars/ | Ice On Mars | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"ice",
"mars",
"phoenix",
"phoenixlander"
] | It’s official: the
Phoenix Lander has discovered ice on Mars
. A few days ago, the lander exposed some bright white chunks of material while retrieving a soil sample. These spots have since disappeared over the following days, suggesting they’ve melted. An additional trench found a hard layer at the same depth as the o... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "37327",
"author": "oscinis",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T05:07:27",
"content": "not melted, but sublimated. transformed straight from solid ice to gas.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37328",
"author": "Steven",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,810.769552 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/neutering-the-apple-remote-desktop-exploit/ | Neutering The Apple Remote Desktop Exploit | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"appleremotedesktop",
"applescript",
"ard",
"ardagent",
"exploit",
"OsX",
"slashdot",
"tuaw"
] | Yesterday, Slashdot reported a
privilege escalation vulnerability in OSX
. Using AppleScript you can tell the ARDAgent to execute arbitrary shell script. Since, ARDAgent is running as root, all child processes inherit root privleges. Intego
points out
that if the user has activated Apple Remote Desktop sharing the ARDA... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37295",
"author": "Preston",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T01:08:54",
"content": "BREAKING NEWS: APPLE NOT AS SECURE AS IT’S MORONIC USERS ASSUMED!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37296",
"author": "Mikoangelo",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,810.672826 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/wiretapping-and-how-to-avoid-it/ | Wiretapping And How To Avoid It | Juan Aguilar | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"News"
] | [
"bug",
"cellphone",
"surveillance",
"voip",
"wireless",
"wiretap",
"wiretapping",
"wiretaps"
] | No matter who you suspect is plotting your doom, you’ll need need to know the way wiretapping works in order to learn their plans and shield yourself from their surveillance. Luckily, ITSecurity has posted
a comprehensive
article about wiretapping
, including information on how to wiretap and how to find out if someone... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "37289",
"author": "DigitalMind",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T00:02:55",
"content": "As a phone technician, I have to agree. It’s SOOO easy to spy on any landline when you have the will to do it. (And in my case, when I have all the tools to do it easily)This article was interesting fo... | 1,760,377,811.120194 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/check-washing-vulnerabilities/ | Check Washing Vulnerabilities | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"banking",
"security",
"shred everything",
"ShredEverything"
] | [vector] sent in some of his other work, but I found his posts(
part 1,
part 2
,
part 3
and
final thoughts
) on check washing experiments pretty interesting. His results should be enough to make you think twice about writing checks. He tested a few different pens and tested them on real check using Acetone and Alcohol ... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "37280",
"author": "herbicide",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T15:15:07",
"content": "There are pens with ink designed to foil cheque washing, most notably the Uniball Signo 207 (recommended by a certain Mr K. Mitnick IIRC)MacTech of EDCF did a comprehensive ink durability test herehttp://... | 1,760,377,811.16106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/19/the-price-of-his-toys-returns/ | The Price Of His Toys Returns | Juan Aguilar | [
"News",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"carkit",
"carkits",
"cars",
"kitcar",
"thepriceofhistoys"
] | We’re big fans of
scratch built transportation
and got some great news earlier this month: After a long hiatus,
thepriceofhistoys.com
has returned and is ready to serve up all the news about kit cars and home-built cars that you could want. For those who don’t know, kit cars are sets of car parts that require assembly ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37275",
"author": "Shannon",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T19:19:29",
"content": "I was wondering why my hits went WAY up today! Thanks for mentioning the relaunch.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37276",
"author": "joel",
"t... | 1,760,377,811.457471 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/decaffeinatid-simple-security-log-monitor/ | DecaffeinatID: Simple Security Log Monitor | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"irongeek",
"security",
"windowsxp",
"xp"
] | Irongeek put together a
simple program for monitoring network shenanigans
when you’re on an untrusted network like the coffee shop. It sits in the Windows Systray and notifies you about a variety of events. It alerts you when it sees the MAC address of the IP gateway change. It watches the security log and warns you of... | 11 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37266",
"author": "Ricky",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T06:38:41",
"content": "For the Firewalllog setting in Vista, open the start menu and type Windows Firewall. Click to open “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security” (not “Windows Firewall”). In the right pane, click Properties. Then... | 1,760,377,811.223102 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/hardware-fail/ | Hardware FAIL | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"fail",
"graphicscard",
"hardware",
"NVIDIA",
"nvidia7800",
"photobasement"
] | This forum post from 2005 has us at a loss for words. Please educate your loved ones. Only you can prevent senseless hardware mutilation.
[via
PhotoBasement
] | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "37232",
"author": "Brock",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T06:23:19",
"content": "/me shakes head.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37233",
"author": "adam",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T06:26:06",
"content": "I’ve heard of non-... | 1,760,377,811.346097 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/atari-7800-portable/ | Atari 7800 Portable | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"7800",
"atari",
"atari7800",
"benheck",
"console",
"portable"
] | Ben Heck has just wrapped up his latest project, a
portable Atari 7800
. He had meant to do this a long time ago, but lacking experience, the complex looking circuit board scared him off. It features a seven inch display, rechargeable batteries, combination driving and paddle controllers, plus AV out. The console was b... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37231",
"author": "killerpiggypie@gmail.com",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T05:26:45",
"content": "this tickles my inner child",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,811.641083 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/firefox-3-vulnerability/ | Firefox 3 Vulnerability | Eliot | [
"firefox hacks",
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"0day",
"browser",
"ff3",
"firefox",
"firefox3",
"tippingpoint",
"webbrowser",
"zdi",
"zeroday"
] | TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative
reported a critical vulnerability affecting Firefox 3.0
yesterday. It includes the 2.0 versions as well. It’s unreleased and Mozilla is working on a fix already. Whatever the exploit is, it does require the user to visit a malicious site or click a link to executed. It came in 5 hours... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37227",
"author": "Wwhat",
"timestamp": "2008-06-20T08:32:00",
"content": "I love how MS always has those excuses, and now mozilla too it seems, ‘you are only affected by this hole in the browser if you visit sites’, yeah right, that’s comforting and a perfect excuse.",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,811.379818 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/adobe-airs-most-install-worthy-apps/ | Adobe Air’s Most Install-worthy Apps | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"adobeair",
"air",
"rias",
"richinternetapplicat...",
"runtime",
"snackr",
"twhirl"
] | Lifehacker has listed the
top 10 apps that make installing AIR worth your time and effort
. Among them are social networking widgets, RSS readers, and other utilities. As you may know,
AIR is a set of cross-platform runtimes
that allow developers to create rich internet apps that work on various different operating sys... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37220",
"author": "vampyre",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T05:54:33",
"content": "this is pretty weak. perhaps you guys should change the name of this site to “what ever we can think of post about”. if this software had been modified to do something it wasn’t meant to do , then, maybe it... | 1,760,377,811.419991 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/sonicwall-still-hates-us/ | SonicWALL Still Hates Us | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"blocked",
"panera",
"proxy",
"sonicwall",
"ssh"
] | In case you’ve ever wondered, “why don’t I ever run into those Hack a Day scamps at the Panera?” It’s because SonicWALL thinks we’re a “Hacking/Proxy Avoidance Systems” and the more inexplicable “Usenet News Groups.” We’ve gotten many reports from readers over the years about getting blocked by various vendors’ proxies... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "37193",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T04:50:23",
"content": "yeah, i hate that. When I’m at school hackaday is always blocked.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37194",
"author": "mike different mike",
"times... | 1,760,377,811.606058 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/make-your-own-guitar-pedal-with-beavis-board/ | Make Your Own Guitar Pedal With Beavis Board | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"beavisaudio",
"beavisboard",
"breadboard",
"breakoutbox",
"guitar",
"guitarpedal",
"pedal"
] | Beavis Audio has recently released
the Beavis Board, a kit to help fledgling guitar pedal builders
. The kit addresses four typical problems in this endeavor: learning to solder, dealing with breadboards, sourcing parts, and making sense of schematics. By including a breadboard/psu/switch combo and tons of other parts ... | 12 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37184",
"author": "Dean",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T03:11:37",
"content": "i for one am interested in this sort of thing. it’s not too “entry level”. i hope you don’t have sour grapes about some complainers. it takes a while for readers to adjust to change, and it takes a while for w... | 1,760,377,811.686973 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/tr-909-teardown/ | TR-909 Teardown | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"303",
"808",
"909",
"drummachine",
"matrixsynth",
"roland",
"sequencer",
"teardown",
"tr909"
] | Flickr user [firegroove] recently had to take apart his Roland TR-909 drum machine in order to fix it, and he photographed the entire teardown, offering
detailed pictures of the TR-909’s internal parts
. The TR-909 is legendary as one of the first fully programmable drum machines that could store entire songs, and its ... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37183",
"author": "Pent.",
"timestamp": "2008-06-19T03:08:56",
"content": "There’s also a decent flash TR-909 simulator athttp://lab.andre-michelle.com/fl-909.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,812.228603 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/animatronic-stuffed-animals-stripped-bare/ | Animatronic Stuffed Animals Stripped Bare | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"animatronic",
"animatronics",
"elmo",
"kottke",
"stuffedanimal",
"stuffedanimals",
"teardown",
"toys"
] | For those who have ever wondered what Chicken-Dancing Elmo’s mechanical parts look like without the fur and the chicken costume (and who among us hasn’t?), [Matt Kirkland] posted the photos above, along with several other animatronic, walking, talking and other
mechanical stuffed toys stripped of all their fur and stuf... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37179",
"author": "califrag",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T23:26:16",
"content": "reminds me of my childhood, opening up every toy and electronic device I could get my hands on “just to see what it looked like inside”.The stubborn ones that did not have screws or other easy-opening proc... | 1,760,377,812.861332 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/high-power-led-blinking-circuit/ | High Power LED Blinking Circuit | Juan Aguilar | [
"LED Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"blinkingled",
"christmaslight",
"christmaslights",
"circuit",
"led"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNDu56oGNck]
Evil Mad Scientist Labs brings us this
easy to make LED blinking circuit
. The idea is to put a LED in series with a small blinking incandescent bulb from a string of Christmas lights. The bulb has an internal bimetallic strip that bends out of shape when it heats up... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37173",
"author": "sackofcatfood",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T23:15:26",
"content": "The light is clever, and saves you the need for a resister, but unfortunately your “immortal” diode circuit is now mortal. :p(And of course the auxiliary light might be annoying… if it suited your pur... | 1,760,377,812.267286 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/18/pic-controller-cable-tracer/ | PIC Controller Cable Tracer | Will O'Brien | [
"classic hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"microchip",
"pic",
"uc"
] | [Kevin Gorga] submitted this PIC controller based wire tracer to a project contest last year over at
circuit cellar
.A 125Khz signal is injected to the target cable and a pickup coil is used to detect the field and identify the wires location. You can grab the full project schematics and code
here
. The rest of the ent... | 3 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "750313",
"author": "RBMK",
"timestamp": "2012-08-23T19:01:22",
"content": "The links are dead. Is there any way to get the schematic?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2799451",
"author": "Charlie Nelson",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,812.070708 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/17/hacking-firefox-menus/ | Hacking Firefox Menus | Will O'Brien | [
"firefox hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"browsing",
"firefox",
"web"
] | [Nick] sent in his quick hack for
getting rid of extra menu options
in Firefox 3, like the ever useless ‘Work Offline’ option. (OK, maybe modem lovers like it…) If you’re tired of seeing cluttered menu choices that you never use, [Nick]’s simple trick of editing the XML formatted XUL files in Firefox to clean things up... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "37165",
"author": "Matt Oliver",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T07:39:48",
"content": "Is there any word on if this is possible on a Mac? I perused Firefox’s package contents and am unable to uncover anything in resemblance to a .jar file.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,812.349085 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/17/dash-express-now-twittering/ | Dash Express Now Twittering | Eliot | [
"gps hacks"
] | [
"api",
"dash",
"dashexpress",
"gps",
"twitter"
] | Here’s a quick hack to satiate our
appetite for location aware applications
. The
Dash Express
is a GPS unit with cellular and WiFi radios so it can do two way communication. Out of the box it can download maps and traffic on the fly. A little while ago they
opened up the API
so the device could receive info from other... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37160",
"author": "Andrew Cooper",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T06:34:28",
"content": "What about a crash cam/incident recorder? If the thing sits on the dash and has a little memory add a camera to it and an accelerometer to record a few seconds of video before and during an accident.... | 1,760,377,812.426782 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/17/eee-pc-901-teardown/ | Eee PC 901 Teardown | Eliot | [
"computer hacks",
"Netbook Hacks"
] | [
"901",
"Asus",
"bittech",
"eee",
"EeePc",
"eeepc901",
"engadget",
"teardown"
] | The folks from bit-tech have done us a great service by
tearing open the Eee PC 901
. Under the keyboard is a large metal plate that acts as the processor’s heat sink. The 4GB SSD card is not soldered to the board this time around. There is some empty space labeled IDE3 and solder points that say 3GCard, which definite... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37155",
"author": "sean",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T08:19:35",
"content": "I want to know what that button does!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37156",
"author": "coco",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T08:44:06",
"content"... | 1,760,377,812.307362 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/17/worlds-oldest-computer-music-unveiled/ | World’s Oldest Computer Music Unveiled | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"computermusic",
"digitalmusic",
"edvac",
"manchesterbaby",
"manchesterssem",
"music",
"recording",
"univac"
] | Fans of
music made with obsolete technology
are in for a treat:
recordings of a Ferranti Mark 1 computer playing Baa Baa Black Sheep and In the Mood
were recently released, and they are thought to be the oldest recordings of computer generated music in existence.
The Ferranti Mark 1 is a commercial version of Mancheste... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "37150",
"author": "Captain Dubious",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T07:25:25",
"content": "I remember when I was working at MD Anderson in the Biomathematics Department back in the ’80s. The systems adminstrator for the hospital was regaling me with tales of some of the old mainframe sys... | 1,760,377,812.385869 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/17/anonymizing-clothing/ | Anonymizing Clothing | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"anonymizer",
"anonymous",
"camouflage",
"gasmask",
"hood",
"hoodie",
"hoodies",
"invisibility",
"invisibilitycloak",
"security",
"securitycamera"
] | Though much of [citizenFinerran]’s intent in designing
a suit that camouflages the wearer from security camera footage
was philosophical, it is designed with a very tangible purpose in mind. The suit does not provide true camouflage (to say nothing of true invisibility), but it does create enough moving visual obstruct... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "37142",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T04:09:14",
"content": "This reminds me about the textfile about robbing ATMs that I read a long time ago. It mentioned a rumor that wearing an aluminum-foil headband could somehow confuse the security camera. somethin... | 1,760,377,812.502968 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/17/mozillas-first-public-release/ | Mozilla’s First Public Release | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks",
"firefox hacks"
] | [
"browser",
"coderush",
"firefox",
"firefox3",
"mozilla",
"multifirefox",
"netscape",
"webbrowser"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZTJbsUcdeU&hl=en&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999]
In honor of
Firefox 3.0 download day
, Waxy.org has posted
the full Code Rush documentary
. It spans March ’98 to April ’99, as the Mozilla team publishes the first source code and then the eventual AOL acquisition of Netsc... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "37141",
"author": "brad",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T01:28:30",
"content": "i got the firefox 3 beta a while back, but i felt i had to download it again to help with the record",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,812.459985 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/high-profile-hackers-get-their-day-in-court/ | High Profile Hackers Get Their Day In Court | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"charges",
"criminalcharges",
"cybercrime",
"GaryMckinnon",
"grgoryking",
"hackers",
"hacking",
"lsdigital",
"prosecution",
"robertmatthewbentley",
"silenz",
"solo"
] | The court cases against high profile hackers
[Gary McKinnon], [Gregory King], and [Robert Matthew Bentley] all had major developments last week, with [King] and [Bentley] sentenced to time in prison and [McKinnon] in a tenuous
state fighting extradition.
Both [King] (aka Silenz) and [Bentley] (aka LSDigital) will serve... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37087",
"author": "some dude",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T07:44:03",
"content": "“…[king]’s botnet had 7,00 nodes…”7,000, perhaps?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37088",
"author": "Louis",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T08:04:0... | 1,760,377,812.600362 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/xb-browser-for-anonymous-browsing/ | XB Browser For Anonymous Browsing | Eliot | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"anonymous",
"browser",
"downloadsquad",
"tor",
"xb",
"xbbrowser",
"xerobank"
] | Download Squad
highlighted the
xB Browser
today. It’s a product offered by XeroBank and is the successor to the TorPark project. The browser anonymizes your browsing using the
Tor network
and doesn’t remember passwords, sites visited, or any other personal information. Scripts and plugins are disallowed by default, sin... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "37081",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T06:16:29",
"content": "I dunno… seems like subscribing to a commercial service might defeat the purpose.I don’t see what’s so bad about using a rexx script to download the html and then open it in arachne, with the comp... | 1,760,377,812.825804 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/twittering-teddy-bear/ | Twittering Teddy Bear | Juan Aguilar | [
"Arduino Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"animatronic",
"animatronics",
"arduino",
"bear",
"bluetooth",
"talkingbear",
"teddybear",
"twitter"
] | This may be the deathblow that kills
Nabaztag
: using text-to-speech software, this
animatronic bear speaks a Twitter stream aloud
and in real time.
The gurus at My Home 2.0 made the bear talk by replacing its integrated circuit board with an Arduino loaded with custom software. A Bluetooth audio adapter was added as a... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "37077",
"author": "micah",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T06:30:20",
"content": "careful to all animals(never washing spiders down the plughole),keep in contact with old friends(enjoy a drink now and then),will frequently check credit at(moral) bank (hole in the wall),favors for favors,fo... | 1,760,377,813.045304 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/robot-chairs/ | Robot Chairs | Juan Aguilar | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"chair",
"hubofx1",
"rfid",
"robot",
"robotchair",
"selfassembly",
"tekeaseat",
"wl16"
] | Chairs may be among the most useful inventions known to humanity, but that doesn’t mean that a clever engineer or two can’t improve on the idea. As proof, we offer you this list of robotic chairs that do much more than provide a place to put your rear in.
You may have already heard of the
“take a seat” chair designed f... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37071",
"author": "Dan",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T04:49:12",
"content": "I have to say, the first one seems to be the most practical out of the four designs shown here. And the best part is that the applications are not just limited to a library! Beware the swarms of robotic chairs... | 1,760,377,813.133107 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/gaming-with-real-world-data/ | Gaming With Real-world Data | Juan Aguilar | [
"News"
] | [
"2dgames",
"drivingsim",
"drivingsimulator",
"earth",
"flash",
"flightsim",
"flightsimulator",
"googleearth",
"googlemaps",
"map",
"simulator"
] | We were pretty excited by the prospect of
location-aware software and its ability to pull map data into its functions
, but what do you get when build software on top of a map-based service? Well, one possibility is 2D gaming on real maps.
Geoquake developed a
2D driving sim that uses a Flash app to interact with Googl... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37065",
"author": "Alex Dodge",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T01:58:24",
"content": "The Google Earth flight sim is not just for Windows. I can run it on my mac.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37066",
"author": "biojae",
"t... | 1,760,377,813.087711 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/dont-talk-to-the-police/ | Don’t Talk To The Police | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cops",
"defense",
"defenseattorney",
"fifth",
"fifthamendment",
"pleadthefifth",
"police"
] | As builders of
improvised electronic devices
, we’re worried that we may find ourselves
running afoul of the law
. Lucky for us, we’ve got the advice of Regent University Law Professor James Duane on using the 5th amendment. He runs through many examples where saying anything at all, truth or otherwise, can get you int... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "37050",
"author": "RT (Panzer Time!)",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T02:18:57",
"content": "Wow… this has been very informative.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37051",
"author": "Carpespasm",
"timestamp": "2008-06-17T03:06:2... | 1,760,377,813.233794 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/electric-recumbent-bicycles/ | Electric Recumbent Bicycles | Juan Aguilar | [
"cnc hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bicycle",
"bike",
"bikes",
"electric",
"electricbike",
"electricrecumbent",
"electricvehicle",
"ev",
"recumbent",
"recumbentbicycle",
"recumbentbike",
"recumbents.com"
] | If you liked our post about
bikes and skates with weed whacker engines
but want more power and more challenge, we have good news. We’ve found some great instructions on adding motors to recumbent bicycles, which we’ll take you through after the break.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5FvNcK2kPQ]
The first proje... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "37047",
"author": "Snazz",
"timestamp": "2008-06-18T07:27:42",
"content": "Ah, this is exactly the hack I’ve been looking for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "37048",
"author": "dravin21",
"timestamp": "2008-06-30T21:45:... | 1,760,377,813.428791 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/twitter-security-cam/ | Twitter Security Cam | Juan Aguilar | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"curl",
"motion",
"motiondetection",
"motiondetector",
"securitycamera",
"twitter",
"webcam",
"wget"
] | It seems that people keep coming up with ingenious things to with Twitter.
Reminding you to water your plants
is relatively inventive, but for shear practicality, [Shantanu Goel]
created a security camera using a webcam
, a few freeware apps, and a Twitter account.
To make this work,
install Motion
on a system running ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "37043",
"author": "Geekner",
"timestamp": "2008-06-16T21:51:02",
"content": "How about taking this one step further? Add a bluetooth dongle to the computer running the webcam. Set it to automatically connect to your cell phone. Whenever the bluetooth is not associated, allow it to r... | 1,760,377,813.387387 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/geo-metro-halved-for-better-mileage/ | Geo Metro Halved For Better Mileage | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"aerodynamics",
"dougheffron",
"fuelefficient",
"geo",
"geometro",
"metro",
"mpg",
"prius"
] | [Doug Heffron] modified this 1989 Geo Metro way back in 1993. Gas prices had just started breaking $1.00/gallon and he wanted to show manufacturers how to build a fuel efficient vehicle in such troubling times. The car already got 58mpg (Prius: 46mpg), but [Doug] decided he could do better with some aero modifications.... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "37028",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2008-06-16T21:53:05",
"content": "I’ve seen the unmodified versions of these things after a highway crash, and I seriously question his definition of “safe”.If you look up the average highway fatality stats before and after CAFE standards wen... | 1,760,377,813.181217 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2008/06/16/ring-of-the-devil-electric-lock-exploit/ | Ring Of The Devil Electric Lock Exploit | Will O'Brien | [
"Security Hacks"
] | [
"lockpicks",
"physical security",
"PhysicalSecurity"
] | [Barry] got his hands on an
interesting electronic lock pick
. The ‘Ring of the Devil’ is made of aluminum and has four magnets inside. By rotating it against an electric lock, (like the one in our
RGB keypad lock How-To
) the magnetic force can cause the electric motor inside the lock to turn and unlock. More details ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "37023",
"author": "Ryan",
"timestamp": "2008-06-16T19:41:22",
"content": "The software update could eliminate some of the threat of this attack. However, only if the lock’s controller is still receiving power.Without more detailed descriptions of how this lock operates, I assume th... | 1,760,377,813.344884 |
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