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https://hackaday.com/2006/10/12/hack-day-winners/ | Hack Day Winners | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Yahoo recently held *Ahem*
Hack Day
developers conference/workshop. The winner’s pictured – a ‘blogging purse’. It looks like it just uploads images. The details are a bit on the weak side, but some of the stuff looks neat.
The purse
contains a camera, basic stamp, pedometer and Nokia phone.
The
YBox
is some sort of ne... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "22515",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2006-10-13T00:27:39",
"content": "Wow, I like the y-box!I just wish that there was a real website about the production of it, and some source code… Gotta love the new PIC’s :)I can think of way too many uses for $10 ethernet->tv box…Display th... | 1,760,377,911.311048 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/11/electric-motorcycle/ | Electric Motorcycle | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | Lets face it, riding a segway or any other electric scooter just doesn’t get quite the respect that we’d wish. Eliot pointed out
this video
of an excellent electric motorcycle conversion in action. It’s a such a clean looking conversion that I couldn’t resist posting it. The major components to do the conversion were s... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "22491",
"author": "digger",
"timestamp": "2006-10-11T23:31:34",
"content": "Reverend Gadget made a really nice electric motorcycle a few years back. His only problem with it is that it accellerated so fast he needed to put a limiter on the current to the motor to stay on the seat.Yo... | 1,760,377,911.466219 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/10/russian-vfd/ | Russian VFD | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Nixie clocks
seem to be a right of passage. [jkx] sent us something a
little different
. I’m diggin this one because the russian tube is pretty esoteric. He’s got a few nice looking projects up. (His
tube amp
is a beauty.) And yeah, there’s
a video
.
permalink | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "22479",
"author": "Lambda_drive",
"timestamp": "2006-10-11T00:40:00",
"content": "first post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22480",
"author": "Monster",
"timestamp": "2006-10-11T01:03:22",
"content": "first asshole... | 1,760,377,911.134628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/09/diy-audio-interconnects/ | DIY Audio Interconnects | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"3.5mm",
"xlr"
] | This is one of those things that has annoyed me for so long, that I’m putting it up. I have despised, no, I have friggin loathed the quality of 1/8″ (3.5mm) cables. Cables are pretty easy; just clip, strip and solder away, right? Right. If you grew up cursed with the junk that rat shack carries, you know my pain. So, i... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "22454",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp": "2006-10-09T21:50:46",
"content": "If you need a connector for an apple powersupply go to radio shack and if you are lucky you will find one… I did and it works great. just make sure you DONT get a mono one.",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,911.264722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/08/inker-the-hand-inkjet/ | Inker – The Hand Inkjet | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | One of our Hackaday favorites, [Sprite_tm] made my morning when he
sent this in
. He built a driver circuit for a HP inkjet cartridge that allows him to print by hand. Ideal for printing on other people, their white boards or their beer. He had to do some blackbox reverse engineering to figure out what the onboard driv... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "22432",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2006-10-08T16:31:59",
"content": "“to get the required 1.21 gigawatts”I’m guessing you were watching Back To The Future?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22433",
"author": "Karl",
"... | 1,760,377,911.197367 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/07/saturday-morning-extra/ | Saturday Morning Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Storage element keychain. Allright, it’s cool, but
almost criminal
.
Hack a wireless doorbell into a
remote relay
. It’s allright, but I like the
Mr. House
+
APRS tracking
better.
[Josh and PsychoRNGD] both sent in the
mindstorm NXT laser hack
(Replace the LED in a light unit with a laser pointer diode)
Matt sent along... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "22420",
"author": "JackHack",
"timestamp": "2006-10-07T16:11:44",
"content": "w00t 1st post… and i cant belive m$ put glue over the pins on the new 360s…. they must be pretty desperate…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22421",
... | 1,760,377,911.571188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/06/voting-machine-chess/ | Voting Machine Chess | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Floor] sent in
this PDF
[I’ve
mirrored it here
] describing how to get a game of chess running on a dutch voting machine. (Even better, it describes how to monitor who’s voting for what via RF emissions) They did a thorough job of hacking the daylights out of it and proving the insecurity on these machines. You can ge... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "22409",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-10-06T18:53:07",
"content": "wow… that’s really coolchess and dutch voting machine… didn’t see that coming :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22410",
"author": "strider_mt2... | 1,760,377,911.084193 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/06/toorcon-anonymous-presentation/ | Toorcon Anonymous Presentation | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I promised that I’d follow up on some Toorcon stuff later this week, so here it is. I believe I was present for the first ever anonymous presentation at a con. I’ve been waiting for the presentation information to get posted on the TOR wiki, and today I finally
found it
. The presentation is from the
TRON: HE FIGHTS FO... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "22407",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-10-07T00:35:30",
"content": "neat idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22408",
"author": "agent",
"timestamp": "2006-10-07T02:43:19",
"content": "You need more refer... | 1,760,377,911.670767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/05/cory-doctorows-keynote-from-toorcon-8/ | Cory Doctorow’s Keynote From ToorCon 8 | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=3684388&dest=-1]
BoingBoing
‘s Cory Doctorow gave one of the keynote addresses at
ToorCon
. The video is 50 minutes and covers all the internet hot buttons like DRM, net neutrality, MPAA, RIAA, EFF, etc. Watch the video above,
at blip.tv
, or
download the MP4
. | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "22392",
"author": "mahder bitch",
"timestamp": "2006-10-05T23:22:35",
"content": "first post!omg i havent even read it but it looks really cool ^^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22393",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,911.634373 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/05/usb-alien-dac/ | USB Alien DAC | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | [blip] let us know about this nice little project. The
Alien DAC Project
is basically a DIY USB sound card/interface. [Pictured is one built by cook on
head-fi.org
] It uses a TI PCM2702 at its core with some supporting chips for power regulation and virtual ground for the analog audio signal. It’s small and should do ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "22372",
"author": "danakin",
"timestamp": "2006-10-05T23:24:50",
"content": "Seen two floating ads today :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22373",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-10-06T00:09:07",
"conten... | 1,760,377,911.523232 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/04/ipod-hd-adapter/ | IPod Hd Adapter | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [] | Robert Brown sent in his iPod hd adapter. Sure, you could buy an Addonics 1.8″ toshiba to ide adapter for $15; but he didn’t mind soldering up the 50 wires to connect his drive to a USB IDE adapter. To finish it out, he put everything into an enclosure and added an eject button.
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{
"comment_id": "22350",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2006-10-04T16:22:44",
"content": "Wow, early one today. Neat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22351",
"author": "lain",
"timestamp": "2006-10-04T18:54:09",
"content": "fucking.... | 1,760,377,911.735119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/03/c64-alpha-mod/ | C64 Alpha Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"commadore 64",
"Commadore64"
] | David Terrill sent in his new
c64 project
. It’s almost an end-all c64 mod. He lopped off the back half of the case, added s-video, a piggybacked secondary sound chip, 1/4″ audio, stereo input, audio feedback, a serial port, DIN sync… and more. If you dig c64s or hardware bending, check out his write up.
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{
"comment_id": "22337",
"author": "weirdguy",
"timestamp": "2006-10-03T23:29:48",
"content": "This is cool, all c64 mods are!First post too eh ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22338",
"author": "[c]arlos",
"timestamp": "2006-10-04T00... | 1,760,377,911.786279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/02/hackaday-extra/ | Hackaday Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I spent 14 hours at airports today, after staying up all night. My internet access at Toorcon was bandwith starved, so I wanted to catch up a bit. I’ll try to highlight more Toorcon stuff later in the week.
[Clinton] and [bart] both sent in Clinton’s
electric shock alarm clock
. (Don’t even think about building one of ... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "22319",
"author": "jam",
"timestamp": "2006-10-03T06:13:45",
"content": "i’d love the plotter if it’s up for grabs, i’m also in essex. (uk).cheers!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22320",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,911.903184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/01/toorcon-hard-drive-data-recovery/ | Toorcon Hard Drive Data Recovery | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Eliot and I caught Scott Moulton’s talk on Hacking Hard Drives for Data Recovery. You can catch his slides
here
– but most of the content was in the talk. It was a great walk through of hard drive technology. Some interesting points: 85% of the time, software recovery is successful. 10% of the time, replacing the contr... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "22302",
"author": "william",
"timestamp": "2006-10-02T02:52:13",
"content": "nice stuff, the presentation is pretty good",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22303",
"author": "Sam I am.",
"timestamp": "2006-10-02T03:08:19",
... | 1,760,377,912.142153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/26/mirror-grinding-machine/ | Mirror Grinding Machine | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | The true test of the amateur astronomer is building their own telescope. Grinding and polishing your own mirrors is a long, arduous process. Instead of lapping the blank by hand, Laurie Hall built
this mirror grinding machine
from scratch.
His site
has notes covering his mirror creation machines and other projects.
pe... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "22185",
"author": "Phugedaboudet",
"timestamp": "2006-09-28T00:49:03",
"content": "when i used to manufacture optics we did the same sort of thing but upside down. The mirror was attached to the plate the spindle rotated in, and swept across a large, thick, rotating steel plate that... | 1,760,377,912.183275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/25/rebuilding-tube-amps/ | Rebuilding Tube Amps | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ve been searching for a particular old school hack and ran across this little gem. I don’t know why I’m so intrigued by tube amps.. the high voltage, the glow, the power – oh yeah, never-mind. One of the most expensive parts of a tube amp is the transformer. They scored a pair of mono-block amps and walk us through r... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "22177",
"author": "[C]arlos",
"timestamp": "2006-09-26T06:42:47",
"content": "Nice. I have a pair of monoblocks that are just sitting around waiting to be rebuil, and this seems like just the guide to help me do it.Of course, I still have the rest of my house to rebuild….*sigh*",
... | 1,760,377,912.269931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/24/simple-signal-generator/ | Simple Signal Generator | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | A decent signal generator is handy for tuning electronic projects. [SC] sent in this
AVR signal generator
. The parts count is really, really low. An ATMega8 is the core, and a shift register runs the LCD. Everything else is is built from simple components.
The PCB
is double sided, so it’s probably the biggest stumblin... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "22171",
"author": "thefreak",
"timestamp": "2006-09-25T04:26:18",
"content": "Bam",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22172",
"author": "pretorious",
"timestamp": "2006-09-25T19:22:18",
"content": "I’m not complaining, j... | 1,760,377,912.221979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/23/weekend-workshop-upgrade/ | Weekend Workshop Upgrade | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I finally managed to pick up the
7×10 mini-lathe
(on sale!) I mentioned in the
diy dive light post
. Seriously, there are more mods for this thing than a DS. There’s a great introduction to this handy tool over at mini-lathe.com. I’ve been looking over the mods for a while to build up my buying furvor. Bill exploited t... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22155",
"author": "greg",
"timestamp": "2006-09-24T05:59:03",
"content": "pssst im first, ha",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22156",
"author": "voyager1713",
"timestamp": "2006-09-24T06:48:23",
"content": "first post... | 1,760,377,912.370709 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/22/humidor-cluster/ | Humidor Cluster | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | This mini-itx mod
is pretty slick
. It looks great, but inside you’ll find no less than five mobos, an ethernet switch complete with five hard drives. The controller is a Via PD1000 and the four slave machines are Via V8000As.
[yeah, I forgot to publish it earlier. Four words: Two Week Old Baby.] | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22139",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-09-23T08:42:39",
"content": "You need a fail-safe.If you fail, you’re also safe.At 11:00PM if there is no hack the members of team hack-a-day are automaticaly alerted, that alert is not lifted until a hack is posted.If a hack is... | 1,760,377,912.318989 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/21/hack-a-day-tv/ | Hack-A-Day Tv | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Jared at
inventgeek
did aninterview and HAD got some screen time. You can catch
it here
. We get mentioned near the end. Jared, your office is way too clean.
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{
"comment_id": "22133",
"author": "bird603568",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T18:19:52",
"content": "you spelled his name jared and jarod just an fyi",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22134",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T19:08... | 1,760,377,912.459713 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/21/microwave-oven-arc-welder/ | Microwave Oven Arc Welder | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Today I’m jonsing for my mig welder that was lost during a move. Remember the
microwave oven foundry
? If you’ve got a few old ovens around, you can gut em and
build an arc welder
. The transformers generate the voltage, and an SCR circuit makes the arc adjustable. Of course if arc isn’t your style, you can build your ... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "22116",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T21:37:16",
"content": "that…. is amazing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22130",
"author": "Monster",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T22:42:18",
"content": "dan is l... | 1,760,377,912.422059 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/01/newton-web-server/ | Newton Web Server | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | [Ian] sent in this
Newton web server
. [The page is served by the newton, I doubt it’ll handle our load] Apparently there’s still a good following for the handy message pads. (I really wanted a 120 when they came out) This one’s running
newton personal data sharing
to deliver its web interface.
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{
"comment_id": "22285",
"author": "Barry",
"timestamp": "2006-10-01T20:15:54",
"content": "Yep, we killed it. On a side note, I have a 2100 and a 160 on my shelf. Both are still pretty usable as pda’s. Just a tad too big to carry around. I’ll stick to my Zaurus.",
"parent_id": null,
"de... | 1,760,377,912.511883 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/30/toorcon-nostalgia-talk/ | Toorcon Nostalgia Talk | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I made it to the nostalgia panel on saturday night. It was pretty amusing. Captain Crunch joined the panel along with Dan, dnm, grey and Damon. It was a bit of a popcorn affair puncuated by ascii art(pr0n), and assembly code. Captain Crunch was great. I know he was at Defcon, but I’ve been out of the cons for a while, ... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "22275",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-10-01T06:09:44",
"content": "How many people where at said event?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22276",
"author": "Truth",
"timestamp": "2006-10-01T06:16:18",
... | 1,760,377,912.769121 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/30/toorcon-day-1/ | Toorcon Day 1 | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [12am] We hit the opening keynote by Cory Doctorow. He had some interesting things to say about patterns in eula agreements and the restriction of rights to enforce business models.
[Simple Nomad] followed up with his talk called ‘State of the Enemy State’ – his observations regarding government security, just how adva... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "22272",
"author": "Timmy",
"timestamp": "2006-09-30T23:40:03",
"content": "Needless to say alot of Mac fans where in attendance! Free speech advocate’s(arguably arm-chair,) restricting free speech.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,912.846243 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/30/wt-300-cluster/ | WT-300 Cluster | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Sprite_tm] sent in his
latest project.
It’s a cluster built from hacked Acer WT-300 windows CE terminals. The resulting speed wasn’t too impressive (10 200Mhz Geode cpus) but the road to get it done is interesting. He had to whip up a flash programmer to get the device to boot from ide devices. Then he added IDE heade... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "22266",
"author": "Justifeir",
"timestamp": "2006-09-30T20:40:07",
"content": "FIRST POSTand thats actually pretty damn cool,/me makes mental note to try it myself one day soon",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22265",
"author... | 1,760,377,912.808368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/29/onward-to-toorcon/ | Onward To Toorcon | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I’m waiting for my ride on the first leg of my trip to
Toorcon
. I’ll be there along with Eliot and Fabienne. Dan Kaminsky will be there presenting, so we’ll be having a major HAD get together. My local (tiny) airport actualy has wireless, tables and power readily available. Security will love me – I’ve got my usual to... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "22254",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-09-29T19:03:14",
"content": "Good luck bringing that on..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22253",
"author": "Mike n",
"timestamp": "2006-09-29T19:20:26",
"content": "I be... | 1,760,377,912.888663 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/28/ev-jeep-cherokee/ | EV Jeep Cherokee | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"ev",
"Jeep"
] | [Dayne] sent in this sweet
EV Jeep Cherokee conversion
. It was built a while ago, but I couldn’t resist posting it,
I dig jeeps
. Post conversion it’s still got 4WD. The AX-15 isn’t that great of a transmission, but he re-used the original clutch to avoid shredding it. (I don’t need this sort of encouragement)
permali... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "22234",
"author": "Brent",
"timestamp": "2006-09-28T22:15:53",
"content": "And he can go 25 miles at highway speeds between recharging! 40 miles if he drives slow!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22235",
"author": "Matt Har... | 1,760,377,912.942783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/27/rotary-subwoofer/ | Rotary Subwoofer | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | We don’t usually go for commercial products, but
this one
(try
the Internet Archive version
) caught my eye. This fan is actualy a
subwoofer
. The blades spin at a constant rate and the blades are servo actuated to produce sound from 0Hz(don’t look at me like that) up to 40Hz according to the spec. I don’t know if I’d ... | 48 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "22190",
"author": "FRS",
"timestamp": "2006-09-27T23:35:43",
"content": "So accoding to the website, the advantage of this thing is that it produces sound in the infrasonic range?infrasonic sound is, by definition, to low a frequency for the human ear to hear.I’m so dissapointed my ... | 1,760,377,913.073548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/14/diy-xbox-360-vga-out/ | DIY XBox 360 VGA Out | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"make benefit",
"MakeBenefit",
"xbox 360 vga",
"Xbox360Vga"
] | Ben Heck put up his
latest How-To
on Engadget today. [I got the night off yesterday] He points out that MS was kind enough to leave all the pins in the xbox video connector, so we can add our own VGA port and get some real Hi-Resolution out of it.
[yes,
today’s
hack will be up later. ]
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{
"comment_id": "23137",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2006-11-15T01:25:40",
"content": "thats real sweet; this wasn’t available as an option on the original xbox and if you wanted VGA you had to buy a third party device. A real pain in the wallet. If i know ms, im thinking that they wanted to le... | 1,760,377,913.254154 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/13/xbox-hd-dvd-rom-on-mac-and-pc/ | XBox HD-DVD-ROM On Mac And PC | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"hd dvd mac",
"hd dvd pc",
"HdDvdMac",
"HdDvdPc",
"xbox 360 hd dvd",
"Xbox360HdDvd"
] | HD-DVD drives are getting closer, but aren’t terribly easy to come buy – yet. [Dan] over at uneasy silence let us know that he
cracked open an XBox 360 HD DVD Drive and plugged it into a windows box and a mac
. With a light application of some drivers, they got the drive working pretty easily – the snag? You’ll need a
... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "23121",
"author": "fucter",
"timestamp": "2006-11-13T19:28:15",
"content": "you don’t need the adapter, only if you want to put it inside a tower case.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23122",
"author": "wolf",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,912.996998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/13/podcast-7/ | Podcast 7 | Will O'Brien | [
"Podcasts"
] | [] | Here’s
podcast 7
. This is a
short
review of the last week or so’s favorite hacks. Audacity crashed out after my first recording, so I used Garageband this time – the bonus: you get each hacks images along with the audio. The rss feed is
here
.
[Yes, I started to recover the files, but it was easier to re-record] | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "23112",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-11-13T12:03:48",
"content": "Ozone is completely safe and is even used to kill things.And why the hell is something like this of use when all the hacks mentioned are already right on the main page?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,913.31656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/12/make-a-badass-cnc-mill/ | Make A Badass CNC Mill | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"cnc conversion",
"CncConversion",
"harbor freight micro mill",
"HarborFreightMicroMill"
] | Ben Heck and I got into converting a mill to be a CNC machine during our
podcast interview
. Today I found a
pair of great write ups
at
balbots
on modding the
Harbor Freight mini mill
that I mentioned.
Part 1
get into all the details of converting the mill to use stepper motors, and adding a cooling system.
Part 2
cove... | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "23100",
"author": "gcc",
"timestamp": "2006-11-13T11:06:36",
"content": "I’ve been trying to get ahold of one of these mills in my price range for months… if anybody knows where to get a used one cheap, I would be very very grateful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,913.137387 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/11/bad-boy-charger/ | Bad Boy Charger | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bad boy charger",
"BadBoyCharger",
"EV charger",
"EvCharger"
] | This is one of those hacks that scares me a little bit. The ‘Bad Boy’ charger was created by Tom Martin to charge EV battery packs. [Pictured is one built by
Mike Chancy
] You can find the
schematic
under austinev’s
tech files
. This thing is a bare minimum power supply – it’ll deliver loads of essentially
unregulated
... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "23080",
"author": "Jakeh",
"timestamp": "2006-11-12T18:14:05",
"content": "Great Scott!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23081",
"author": "jimmy d",
"timestamp": "2006-11-12T19:21:10",
"content": "wow, bare bones pow... | 1,760,377,913.529331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/10/pov-golf-club/ | POV Golf Club | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | We’ve had several POV projects,
the bike
,
the pendant
… but [max] over at zedomax knows how to use
the tip line
– and I do swing a club now and then. This time the POV device is
attached to a golf club
. They call it a training device, and I’d have to agree, as it could be a good way to get your swing into a proper rh... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "23073",
"author": "greg",
"timestamp": "2006-11-11T05:07:53",
"content": "I mean, come on, who doesn’t golf at night?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23074",
"author": "Will O'Brien",
"timestamp": "2006-11-11T05:14:29",
... | 1,760,377,913.473737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/10/ben-heck-interview-part-2/ | Ben Heck Interview Part 2 | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"Podcasts",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"ps3"
] | Here’s
part 2
of my interview with Ben. (Or just grab it via
the feed
) We answer some more questions and go off on a few tangents about cnc machines, the
PS3
and part sources. It cuts directly to the interview – I don’t want to wait 6 hours to record it. I should have a regular
podcast
up in the next day or two.
perma... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "23064",
"author": "jahuud",
"timestamp": "2006-11-10T20:16:00",
"content": "too bad mu the traffic is tarified ((( I’ll wait for the podcast, then",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23065",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,913.626038 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/14/usb-flash-drive-on-a-ti84/ | USB Flash Drive On A Ti84+ | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Another memory hack today. The TI calcs have gotten
quite a following
. (I’ll admit to writing blackjack for the 85 back in the day.) Michael, Brandon and Dan wrote a
complete driver
to let them use usb flash drives with the TI-84+.
permalink | 35 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "21961",
"author": "Side Effect",
"timestamp": "2006-09-14T21:30:32",
"content": "that’s cool but who still uses a ti84",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1067095",
"author": "SuperComps2013",
"timestamp": "2013-09... | 1,760,377,913.78307 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/13/bluetooth-roomba-phone-remote/ | Bluetooth Roomba Phone Remote | Will O'Brien | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | He’s pimping his book a bit, but Tod sent in his hack for controlling his bluetooth roomba with a bluetooth
phone
. He released the bluetooth interface hack Now he”s whipped up a phone application that lets him fully control the roomba via bluetooth.
permalink | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "21946",
"author": "Amyn",
"timestamp": "2006-09-14T00:51:33",
"content": "first post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21947",
"author": "Cyrus",
"timestamp": "2006-09-14T00:58:50",
"content": "Pretty cool. i just wish... | 1,760,377,913.583175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/12/floppy-connector-mmc-card-slot/ | Floppy Connector MMC Card Slot | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | Rob Wentworth sent in his simple MMC card slot hack. He used that useless card edge floppy connector to
add a MMC/SD card to his WRT54G.
A quick rebuild and a spacer made it perfect connector. The connector meets the MMC pins perfectly, but skips the unneccesary SD contacts.
permalink | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "21914",
"author": "Dax",
"timestamp": "2006-09-12T20:21:30",
"content": "Thats a good hack, if your board already has a MMC interface onboard you can solder on to. Check out this hack of a compact flash card to IDE connector using an IDE ribbon cable.http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p... | 1,760,377,914.051634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/10/xbox-360-laptop/ | XBox 360… Laptop | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | I’m posting this a little early because it’s gonna be popular.
Ben Heckendorn
has been up to his tricks again. This time he built a 14 pound, water cooled 17 inch XBox 360 aluminum cased laptop. It’s got all the outputs you could ever need. This one is very good. He was kind enough to
write up the build
and do a nice
p... | 66 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "21854",
"author": "Ed",
"timestamp": "2006-09-11T06:40:38",
"content": "wow…just wow. NICE work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21855",
"author": "jaycruz",
"timestamp": "2006-09-11T06:43:46",
"content": "thats so f... | 1,760,377,913.861609 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/10/refrigerator-compressor-vacuum-bagging/ | Refrigerator Compressor Vacuum Bagging | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"carbon fiber",
"CarbonFiber",
"compressor",
"vacuum pump",
"VacuumPump"
] | I was looking up some construction tricks and ran across this
little gem
. Vacuum bagging is used to compress/remove air from resin/fiberglass/carbon lay-ups. This setup uses a common refrigerator pump with some plumbing to create the constant vacuum necessary.
permalink | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "21835",
"author": "mahder pwned",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T17:36:28",
"content": "dude sweet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21836",
"author": "mahder pwned",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T17:37:59",
"content": "is i now ... | 1,760,377,914.103405 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/09/were-back-hack-a-day-mini-extra/ | We’re Back Hack-A-Day Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day got a little upgrade. We’ve got comments back, a major blogsmith update and a new server. In celebration I’m whipping up a short late night extra.
[max] sent in his
ethernet temperature monitor
.
I had some interest in my Tie Fighter VR joystick, so I
ressurected the design
.
[Todd] sent in a makeshift
pizza... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "21802",
"author": "Erik",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T06:21:49",
"content": "What happened to the RSS feed? It’s not working..I’m glad the comments are back, though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21803",
"author": "annie",
... | 1,760,377,914.226291 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/08/kaoss-pad-guitar-mod/ | Kaoss Pad Guitar Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Phil sent in his sweet
Korg Kaoss Pad guitar mod
. The Kaoss Pad is a sound effects processor/midi controller with a touch interface. He mounted the touch interface into an Epiphone Les Paul and connected it with a DB9 cable to the pads body. If you’re not quite sure what it does, Phil does a nice demo in his
youtube v... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "21785",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T19:51:02",
"content": "This is just a test to see if comments are back up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21786",
"author": "madog",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T... | 1,760,377,914.158939 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/20/sms-vcr-remote/ | SMS VCR Remote | Will O'Brien | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"sms",
"video recording",
"VideoRecording"
] | You guys love those erricson phones. Mark sent in this
SMS VCR remote control
. I guess it’s an alternative to a TiVo, or handy for those one man sting operations. I started poking around the site and discovered a few more
interesting projects
. The
toilet telemetry
was a bit odd. I want the
duck taped kitchen timer
fo... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22101",
"author": "Shaun",
"timestamp": "2006-09-20T18:08:46",
"content": "Better keep that kitchen timer away from the airport. It looks like something Keifer Sutherland would kick your ass for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,914.275427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/19/canon-dslr-serial-control/ | Canon DSLR Serial Control | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | We’ve seen
diy shutter remotes
before. Canon’s digital SLRs allow control of the camera over USB. Unfortunately they limited the exposure time to 30 seconds via USB control on some of them. To get around it, several (amateur) astronomers have
built a serial interface
to exploit the remote shutter control port normally ... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22090",
"author": "rogue",
"timestamp": "2006-09-19T16:15:33",
"content": "i’ve seen it done before for no other reason than “first comment”, so here it is. first comment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22091",
"author": "P... | 1,760,377,914.316821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/18/hack-a-day-mini-extra/ | Hack-A-Day Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Eric sent in his
aux-in jack for his factory oldsmobile radio
. We seen similar stuff before, but the implimentation is clean and simple.
I can’t read Czech, but [Dzinn] sent in some
interesting looking lens mods
for a Gsmart LCD3 digital camera. The mod is clean and allows SLR type lenses to be used in place of the or... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "22075",
"author": "Chupa",
"timestamp": "2006-09-18T18:15:08",
"content": "i made one of these pocket amps for myself a while back mainly because last time i was on a plane i couldent hear my dvd even with the volume cranked up all the way due to the engines (small plane). Problem i... | 1,760,377,914.426886 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/17/ion-system-cooling/ | Ion System Cooling | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Jared sent us his latest
inventgeek project
. We love
their work
, and this one’s really unique. By combining the ion cooling, lots of heat sinks and ram drives, the machine is truly silent. Ion buildup isn’t just a problem for space ships anymore. | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "22047",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-09-17T21:31:45",
"content": "Pretty amazing. I’d worry a bit about O3 buildup – ion generators like that usually have a MnO2 catalyst that back-converts the O3 to O2 with about 80% efficiency. Ozone has a tendency to eat up rubber seals ... | 1,760,377,914.377836 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/16/tube-headphone-amp/ | Tube Headphone Amp | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I built a
chu moy headphone amp
a while back, but tube amps are getting my interest. Chu Moy released a nice writeup of a
tube based headphone amp
. Ironically, tubes are easy, getting the right transformer is the issue these days.
permalink | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22036",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp": "2006-09-17T06:05:35",
"content": "thats really cool, and good write up. btw the first link does not work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22037",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,914.469525 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/15/more-keyboard-lighting/ | More Keyboard Lighting | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | [sfriswolker] sent in his progressing black keyboard lighting mod. The first version
used a CCFL
. When that burnt out, he
rebuilt it with LEDs
. [google english transations –
part 1
and
part 2
]
permalink | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "22016",
"author": "pain",
"timestamp": "2006-09-15T18:32:09",
"content": "I’ve never found myself agreeing with commenters before on whether or not a particular hack met the definition of “hack” implied by the site’s name “hack-a-day”. However, I am disappointed by today’s post for... | 1,760,377,914.52743 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/15/cd-spectrometer-bonus/ | CD Spectrometer (bonus) | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Allright, the keyboard light thing was a bit weak. Check out this el cheapo
cd light spectrometer
. The refractive properties of a CD are exploited to break up visible light into it’s components. Definitely an unexpected use of a CD. Of course, if you’re going for substance detection, you can use your
CDROM as a spectr... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "21984",
"author": "its-a-me_dewd",
"timestamp": "2006-09-15T19:29:00",
"content": "I made one of these in a school project about light last year. They’re really easy to make, but practically useless…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,914.677457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/07/really-cheap-xbox-vr-interface/ | Really Cheap XBOX VR Interface | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | [xbox guy] sent in
this one
. Luke built a dirt cheap vr headset for his xbox using the simplest of components. I decided to put this one up just because it
looks so crazy
. It reminds me of my power glove inspired garden glove joystick that I built just for playing Tie Fighter back in high school.
[Oh and I’ll definit... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "21782",
"author": "tom61",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T20:45:04",
"content": "For those who are confused on exactly what this is (as I was for a while), the thing dangling from the rectangular thing is a weight, and the rectangular thing is the potentiometer that lets you look around i... | 1,760,377,914.71233 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/06/gp2x-gps/ | GP2X GPS | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Hack-a-day favorite [Sprite_tm] sent in another
nice GP2X hack
. He knew he had some space from his
previous USB port adventure
. He pulled a small reciever from a cheap SDIO GPS card and added it to his GP2x. He rounded it out with an ATTiny13 that’s used to power up the GPS only after it recieves a magic string from ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "21778",
"author": "madog",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T22:47:19",
"content": "first post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21779",
"author": "Florin Topala",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T00:02:17",
"content": "Congratulations... | 1,760,377,916.704412 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/05/hack-a-day-anniversary-10/ | Hack-A-Day Anniversary 10 | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | We are entering our terrible twos which means we’re not above making stupid binary jokes like the one in the title. With the comments still broken, this year’s celebration is going to be pretty low key. You’ve got a few entertaining options though. Have a look at our first anniversary posts:
first post
and
HADA01
. Vis... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "21775",
"author": "Jack \"navtiidia\" \"spammaster\" Mangano",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T21:34:15",
"content": "hey, that pic u used for the blog post looks oddly the same as a 3d render i did of the HAD logo for THAD a while back…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,377,916.425139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/05/mobile-mac-mini/ | Mobile Mac Mini | Adam Harris | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | Macmod
released some of the first entries for their contest. James and Mick submitted their
M3 Mobile Mac Mini
. That’s a touchscreen lcd mounted in the rear, Up front it’s equipped with video halogen lights and IR range sensors. The chassis is interfaced through a PIC 16F877A controller. You might want to check out th... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "21773",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T23:19:35",
"content": "That’s pretty sweet, though the mac mini is perhaps a bit overkill. Still, very cool project. Something I’ve always wanted to do but found too expensive/time consuming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth"... | 1,760,377,916.391111 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/04/hd-mirror-projector-fix/ | Hd Mirror Projector Fix | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | John Sullivan’s projector suffered some unplanned damage. The mirror inside the projector that reflects light from the bulb was broken, rendering the unit useless. The mirror was an odd shape, so he
cut up a platter
from a sacrificial hard drive and made a replacement. If you’re looking for other projects for those old... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "21768",
"author": "pointless",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T04:17:45",
"content": "First post woot lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21769",
"author": "rmiller021",
"timestamp": "2006-09-11T02:13:47",
"content": "Inste... | 1,760,377,916.353231 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/03/hid-dive-light/ | HID Dive Light | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Dive gear has become so commercialized that DIY diving equipment is almost frowned upon. The
dive light group
that lives on msn is full of design ideas and how-to’s for building some custom dive gear. My favorite is the HID cannister dive light. The light head is made from a maglite flashlight. Either a HID lamp/ballas... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "21764",
"author": "Akyles",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T20:40:40",
"content": "Is that a penis pump hacked as a HID Dive light?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21765",
"author": "pointless",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T04:29:2... | 1,760,377,916.317854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/02/psp-firmware-downgrader/ | PSP Firmware Downgrader | Will O'Brien | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp"
] | [wraggster] was first to send in the latest news on PSP hacking. Yesterday a
firmware downgrader
was released to take PSPs running v2.71 down to the homebrew friendly v1.5 firmware. The
authors
took advantage of a
tiff expolit
to get it working and apparently bricked four PSPs in the process. Looks like it’s working, b... | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "78759",
"author": "gopspgo!",
"timestamp": "2009-06-22T11:26:07",
"content": "That PSP Go really looks neat, just hope I can get a nice bundle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,916.529658 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/01/usb-thermometer-datalogger/ | USB Thermometer Datalogger | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Ian wrote a nice
instructables how-to
on building a USB thermometer using a PIC 18F2550. It’s surface mount, but that’s doable with a very fine tip and all parts are available through-hole. The controller provides all the I/O needed for the USB interface and the data collection. It looks like a great intro for building... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,916.741513 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/31/canon-fd-to-eos-inifinity-focus/ | Canon Fd To Eos Inifinity Focus | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | Adapters to mount older fd mount canon lenses onto the newer eos cameras have been around for a while. There are some
problems to solve
. Because of the focal length, the fd lens could no longer focus to inifity and lose brightness(an f-stop). Rodolfo Novak modded
his canon 55mm f1.2 fd lens
for the eos mount by removi... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "21763",
"author": "Mat",
"timestamp": "2007-06-24T10:35:48",
"content": "The link to the af lens emulator circuit is no longer working. I am trying to do the same thing and upgrade to a digital Canon, and I’m having said problem with lenses.He doesn’t give much detail but I think he... | 1,760,377,916.460558 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/30/hot-air-desoldering/ | Hot Air Desoldering | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Project parts aren’t cheap. Scrounging them from old hardware presents some challenges. Derek Anderson pointed us to this short but sweet
how-to on hot-air desoldering
using a heat gun from Home Depot. Looks like a great way to fill your parts bins.
permalink | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,916.49507 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/29/sms-remote-control/ | SMS Remote Control | Will O'Brien | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [] | The Ericsson T10s outputs sms messages through its on-boared data connector when they are recieved. Serasidis Vasilis exploited this feature to build his own
SMS remote control
. His example provides on/off control of four devices. The hardest part was programming the Atmel to turn the 7 bit output from the phone into ... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "21762",
"author": "Vassilis",
"timestamp": "2008-05-29T11:43:28",
"content": "The address of this web page has been changed.The new address is:http://www.serasidis.gr/circuits/smscontrol/smscontroller.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,916.668381 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/28/steerable-cantenna/ | Steerable Cantenna | Will O'Brien | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | I almost passed over
this one
, since it’s another cantenna. With the software the Adrian wrote, it’s a fully functional directional wifi scanner. The system can pan and scan a region and visualize the results. Scan resolution can be varied, similar to a regular image scanner. It’s built from a pair of stepper motors ,... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "21761",
"author": "BinaryWolf",
"timestamp": "2008-07-03T02:07:51",
"content": "The link is dead to the steerable cantenna scanner page. For general cantenna info try –http://wireless.binarywolf.com/pringles_cantenna.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,916.975896 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/27/chumby/ | Chumby | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | The biggest hacker news of the weekend has to be
Chumby
being revealed. We heard whisperings of this at Defcon, but the device has finally been seen in the flesh at Foo Camp. Chumby is an open hardware flash player. That’s just a starting point though. Chumby is designed to be hacked. Even though they aren’t selling ha... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,916.926038 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/26/portable-xbox/ | Portable XBox | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | This one’s late thanks to my cable modem. I don’t know how I feel about the color, but Dave built a nice
portable XBox
. He crammed the system along with (what looks like) a PSone screen and couple stacks of batteries inside the thing. He vacuum formed the case out of plastic over a plaster mold.
permalink | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "68336",
"author": "ProGamingWorld",
"timestamp": "2009-03-28T15:05:10",
"content": "Hey! Can I ask what’s this template you are using in your blog? thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,917.045798 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/25/bent-nes-visualizer/ | Bent NES Visualizer | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | Circuit bending
is becoming a regular around here. [emdy] sent in Phillip Stearns
bent NES project
. It’s modified to produce visual output based on sound input. I think that the
bent Texas Instruments T199
is even more worthy. Nice.
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/24/mikey-sklar-on-the-daily-show/ | Mikey Sklar On The Daily Show | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Yesterday’s The Daily Show (8-23-06) had a segment featuring friend of Hack-A-Day Mikey Sklar. You probably remember his projects: Making
RFID proof pockets
, embedding an
RFID chip in his hand
, and his current project the high-lighter, a
trampoline controlled flame thrower
. Mikey is on the road to Burning Man right ... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,917.07725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/24/tableless-optical-mouse/ | Tableless Optical Mouse | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | soap
caught my attention. It’s on of those hacks that strikes me as well concieved – insert a wireless optical mouse inside a smooth plastic container and wrap it in fabric. The fabric covering becomes the mouse surface. (Just don’t attack me because the creator works for Billy.)
[Comments will be back soon.]
permalink | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,917.363764 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/23/cd-lamps-etc/ | Cd Lamps, Etc | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | We’re fond of Team Hack-A-Day, so I wanted to point out the
AOL CD lamp
that Team Hack-A-Day member Figgy built. CD lamps are a fairly popular project: If you don’t have a cold cathode, you could build a
compact florescent
version. I really like the clean look of
Neil’s version
. Russel Jone’s added an external power c... | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,917.279381 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/22/diy-midi-keyboard/ | Diy Midi Keyboard | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Barry Carter put together a how to on
building your own USB midi keyboard
. He used the discontinued (read cheap) AN2131 developer board and a cheap toy keyboard. The keys are rewired with a diode based keyboard matrix that connects easily to the dev board. He rounds out the write up with some
source code
.
permalink | 0 | 0 | [] | 1,760,377,917.312844 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/21/nikon-d200-gps-adapter/ | Nikon D200 Gps Adapter | Will O'Brien | [
"gps hacks"
] | [] | Kevin Zeits sent in his
diy Nikon d200 gps cable
and hot shoe gps mount.
Nikon sells it for $150, but has a 3 to 6 month eta. Ok, it’s really just a ttl to rs-232 converter with proprietary connectors – but I love tagging photos with gps info. Now if only I could do this for my canon rebel xt. (It would take a firmware... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "21733",
"author": "Unomi",
"timestamp": "2006-08-21T17:53:36",
"content": "Yep, me has a 350d too… Would be awesome to have this thing working on it.Maybe it will come in the future.– Unomi –",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2173... | 1,760,377,917.485116 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/20/uv-breadbox/ | Uv Breadbox | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The guys at invent geek posted their
latest project
. They
permalink | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "21709",
"author": "Hal Hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2006-08-20T21:25:01",
"content": "rss is broken. Stuck back on the VW charger. sorry this post is not related to the hack but i will address that soon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,917.42014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/05/self-contained-war-driving-box/ | Self-contained War Driving Box | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The
Church of Wifi
has been really busy since we last
checked in with them
. They showed a lot of cool projects yesterday. I was really impressed by the modded WRT54Gs that their members have been building. beakmyn’s
self contained war driving box
article was what really kicked this off. He covers adding GPS, SD card, ... | 39 | 39 | [
{
"comment_id": "21284",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-06T03:10:32",
"content": "NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL A HACK complex but routers one of my hobbys upgradeing firm wear is the trick to most but this hack is far beyond that thank u very intresting stuff",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,917.678839 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/04/defcon-badges/ | Defcon Badges | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Defcon is off to an incredibly slow start; It’s already 2 hours behind because of safety inspections (not surprising). I wouldn’t be too annoyed, but the first talk of the day is Joe Grand explaining the LED badges. They apparently made 6,055 of these LED badges. There is a PIC10F202 on the back and a switch to change ... | 77 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "21212",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-04T22:28:55",
"content": "oh my god ru guys realy trying to piss me off led badge grow up realy high teck peace of rubbish my daughter made one of these and she only five come on now lets not let things slide no more leds lots of l... | 1,760,377,917.599879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/03/defcon-free-shirts/ | Defcon, Free Shirts | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I’m at Defcon in Vegas and I’ve already managed to give away 1 of 5 boxes of shirts in the space of 3 minutes. I guess writing “FREE” on the box worked. If you’re here and want to get a shirt either look for me or drop your contact info on the
tip line
and I’ll work something out (if you’re at Defcon). If you got a fre... | 59 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "21169",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2006-08-04T06:38:29",
"content": "any chance of selling these on your website? I’d get one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21170",
"author": "Justin Wong",
"timestamp": "2006-08-04... | 1,760,377,917.929278 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/03/casio-sk-1-hacking/ | Casio SK-1 Hacking | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The Casio SK-1 was one of the cheapest sampling synths on the market when it was released. It has since become a popular target for circuit benders. Check out this
awesome SK-1 mod
with custom case and panel. You may remember reader [jumpstart]’s
bent SK-1
as well. Make even had a article on the
SK-5
. If you don’t wan... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "21103",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-03T15:43:20",
"content": "nice enough hack but not realy my cup of tea",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21104",
"author": "Mario de roma",
"timestamp": "2006-08-03T18:16:39... | 1,760,377,917.727301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/02/nintendo-ds-midi-port/ | Nintendo DS MIDI Port | Eliot | [
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [] | [therain] has added a
MIDI port to his Nintendo DS
. It’s just a two wire connection so it’s pretty easy if you’ve got an extra cart laying around. As a demo, he wrote a program that uses the touchpad to act as two Control Change devices. One is the X value and the other the Y so it behaves similar to the Korg Kaoss pa... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "21100",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-02T21:27:55",
"content": "Where are the LEDs??!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21098",
"author": "Theblunderbuss",
"timestamp": "2006-08-02T21:44:08",
"content": "MI... | 1,760,377,917.787026 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/01/palm-morse-code-keyboard/ | Palm Morse Code Keyboard | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Tom] was looking for a standard USB interface for a Palm folding keyboard when he stumbled across this
Morse code adapter
(
cache
) from 2004. Palm keyboards use a serial connection to talk to the PDA. Since they are low-power and compact, they’re a good choice for ham radio applications. The site has pictures, schema... | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "21077",
"author": "tylerl",
"timestamp": "2006-08-01T21:39:40",
"content": "nice i like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21076",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2006-08-01T21:56:21",
"content": "agreed, this is ... | 1,760,377,917.994078 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/31/bluetooth-mighty-mouse-power-save-hack/ | Bluetooth Mighty Mouse Power Save Hack | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Ram Sripracha] thought it was mighty odd that his new bluetooth Mighty Mouse had an LED that was constantly on when the mouse wasn’t moving. He decided to pop the case open and see what the current draw was. When the mouse is moving the LED is off and the current draw is ~.0285 amps; when the mouse has stopped the LED... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "21053",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2006-07-31T20:51:19",
"content": "Here you go Steve: a hack where removing an LED was an improvement.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21051",
"author": "David Li",
"times... | 1,760,377,918.065527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/19/ultrasonic-3d-mouse/ | Ultrasonic 3d Mouse | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Shane brennan sent in his groups final CE/EE senior design project.
fre3space
is an ir, ultrasonic 3d mouse. Three towers take ultrasonic sound measurements to calculate the position of the mouse. button clicks are transmitted in ir. A fpga developers kit ties it all together and provides the usb interface. a simple op... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "21694",
"author": "stoned",
"timestamp": "2006-08-19T17:01:50",
"content": "first post! w00t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21695",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2006-08-19T19:08:38",
"content": "It’s actualy... | 1,760,377,918.118233 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/18/sdi-video-out-mod/ | SDI Video-out Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | SDI (Serial Digital Interface) is a digital video over coax standard with up to 540Mbs of bandwidth. For now it’s only found on high-end a/v hardware. Retired broadcast engineer Robert Cobler hacked a SDI interface into his his satellite reciever and Danny Mavromatis did his
DVD changer
for the ultimate in digital vide... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "21674",
"author": "w00tbike",
"timestamp": "2006-08-18T18:06:15",
"content": "first post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21675",
"author": "Twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2006-08-18T18:27:32",
"content": "Cool Stuf... | 1,760,377,918.167409 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/17/improved-vw-solar-charger/ | Improved VW Solar Charger | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | VW has been shipping their cars to the US with small solar panels inside to keep the batteries from going dead during shipment. Dick Streefland picked one up and added a small monitor circuit to monitor and charge his battery.
Batwatch
is based on the Atmel ATtiny13V and measures the voltage on two sides of a resister ... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "21658",
"author": "BronzeG3",
"timestamp": "2006-08-17T15:59:07",
"content": "I would use that solar panel to power a fan to circulate air during the summer. Other then that, nice hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21659",
... | 1,760,377,918.21238 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/16/water-cooled-ccd/ | Water Cooled CCD | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | Most ccd hacks today are based around modding webcams. Back in 2000, amateur astronomer ‘astroturtle’ built his own
water cooled CCD camera
. It was based on the long discontinued Texas Instruments TC245 CCD chip. Water cooling enhanced by a peltier junction is neccesary just to keep the chip cool enough during operati... | 39 | 38 | [
{
"comment_id": "21620",
"author": "Toxyn",
"timestamp": "2006-08-16T16:12:22",
"content": "But why?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "555426",
"author": "Cre3p",
"timestamp": "2012-01-10T20:55:10",
"content": "To remove ... | 1,760,377,918.286923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/15/scrounged-coffee-roaster/ | Scrounged Coffee Roaster | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ve been known to modify an innocent kitchen appliance or two, but Derek Bradford has me beat. Derek is on the third iteration of his ‘
uglyroast
‘ coffee roaster. Since the nearest Home Depot is a continent away, he’s limited to simple parts and tools. The beans are heated with a gas stove. The second version used an... | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "21594",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2006-08-15T16:13:18",
"content": "You could roast your nuts if you are not careful!!!! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21595",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-15T16:28... | 1,760,377,918.420302 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/14/gas-powered-blender/ | Gas Powered Blender | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | I’m attending the funeral of my best friend’s father today. As a mechanical engineer, I always admired the man as an excellent machinist. What follows is a post I wrote last year about his gas powered blender. You’ll be sorely missed Mr. Frost.
My roommate Frosty has often joked about how many lawnmowers and weedeaters... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "21592",
"author": "Fluffy",
"timestamp": "2006-08-14T19:08:54",
"content": "…and thus a portal in time opened within my smoothie…and the strawberry from hell emerged from within…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21591",
"auth... | 1,760,377,918.361567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/13/xen-on-intel-mac-mini/ | Xen On Intel Mac Mini | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | The Scalable Computing Laboratory has posted instructions on
how to get Xen running on a Intel Mac mini
.
Xen
is an open source virtualization system that lets multiple guest operating systems run on the same processor. The Mac mini is small, relatively inexpensive, and because it supports VT instructions you can run W... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "21552",
"author": "brainwarp",
"timestamp": "2006-08-14T00:05:03",
"content": "Guess now i have no more excuses not to get a mini. hehehehe",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21550",
"author": "lt.milo",
"timestamp": "2006... | 1,760,377,918.600535 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/30/current-limiting-for-stepper-motors/ | Current Limiting For Stepper Motors | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Ito-Brazil] pointed out N-Labs simple
current limiter for stepper motors
. A current limiting system will let you run stepper motors at higher speeds, with greater torque and efficiency without overheating. This particular design is meant to improve upon the common L/R and Chopper drivers. It can handle high voltages ... | 51 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "21017",
"author": "Alexandre Souza",
"timestamp": "2006-07-30T17:11:17",
"content": "Uhu! Brasil! Brasil! Brasil!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21018",
"author": "Liam",
"timestamp": "2006-07-30T18:35:14",
"content... | 1,760,377,918.542631 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/29/16-point-digital-compass/ | 16 Point Digital Compass | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Mac Cody] wanted to add a digital compass to his robot. He thought the idea of the affordable Dinsmore 1490 digital compass using 4bits to transmit 3bits of data was ridiculous. He decided to build his own
16 point digital compass
instead. The compass has four pairs of IRLEDs that reflect off of a gray code wheel. Eac... | 42 | 42 | [
{
"comment_id": "20960",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-07-29T11:06:27",
"content": "Wow! That’s really cool. I love the LEDs",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20959",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2006-07-29T11:23:09",
"con... | 1,760,377,918.821978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/28/infrared-security-camera/ | Infrared Security Camera | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Reading [computerguru365]’s
infrared security camera
build you may wonder “Why did he build it like that?” Well, he was working with what he had. He disassembled a webcam and removed the IR filter (
sound familiar?
). He mounted it in a stripped power supply case with the zoom assembly pulled from an old camcorder. The... | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "20930",
"author": "thrasher",
"timestamp": "2006-07-28T22:03:25",
"content": "wow, that actually seems somewhat easy to do, compared to some others that have been up lately. I need to go rummage through my junk closet!on another note, to those certain people, (you know who you are…l... | 1,760,377,918.691683 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/27/simple-gps-setup-for-psp/ | Simple GPS Setup For PSP | Eliot | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp"
] | [deniska] is working on a real-time GPS map viewing application. The application will determine the location using this
simple PSP GPS setup
. Deniska modified the connector on a $100 Holux GPS unit so that it could be read through the PSP remote port. A test program that works in kernel mode is provided. Deniska notes... | 44 | 44 | [
{
"comment_id": "20891",
"author": "bender386",
"timestamp": "2006-07-27T11:38:00",
"content": "this is realy cool.ive been waiting for some cool stuff to use the psp serial port.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20890",
"author": "steve",
... | 1,760,377,919.057323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/26/lcd-mouse-mod/ | LCD Mouse Mod | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Master modder [Jani ‘Japala’ P?? latest hack is
adding an LCD screen into a mouse
. The LCD is from a Nokia 6610. It fits pretty well since the controller board isn’t any larger than the screen. The controller requires adding three more wires to the mouse. These are connected to a parallel port. The screen can only sho... | 61 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "20847",
"author": "josiah",
"timestamp": "2006-07-26T08:51:44",
"content": "this is pretty cool, would be good for keeping an eye on my folding@home stats… maybe i’ll attempt my first project today",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,919.144009 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/25/wireless-emate/ | Wireless EMate | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | Our friend [Markie] keeps insisting on dragging all of his old tech into the new millennium. In his recent article about
cramming a non-airport WiFi card in his old iBook
he hinted at another wireless project coming up. Well here it is: a
wireless eMate
. eMates were sold to the education sector as durable computers fo... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "20786",
"author": "Computer_kid",
"timestamp": "2006-07-25T08:01:20",
"content": "Old Hardware is Great! It proves that that pice of hardware has withstood the test of time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20787",
"author":... | 1,760,377,918.869678 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/24/cvs-camera-software-unlock/ | CVS Camera Software Unlock | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | The meddlers over at the camera hacking forum have been
abusing our favorite CVS product once again
. You can now unlock your single use digital camera without any hardware modes. Last week [Sailpix] discovered that Pure Digital had left their FTP server wide open. He found an interesting app on it and discovered the w... | 49 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "20743",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-07-24T07:49:31",
"content": "I might buy one of these now, what’s the quality?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20744",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2006-07-24T08:27... | 1,760,377,919.236397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/23/gp2x-with-built-in-usb-host-port/ | GP2X With Built In USB Host Port | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Hacker [Sprite_tm] is one of our favorites. He continues to court our fancy with his latest hack,
adding a USB host port to his GP2X
. The GP2X is a Linux based handheld game system. It supports USB devices through its EXT port. Problem is: it doesn’t provide power and you have to use a dongle. The GP2X uses a MAX1566 ... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "20731",
"author": "HaX80r",
"timestamp": "2006-07-24T01:22:38",
"content": "Cool. Now I can power one of those coffee mug warmers while playing tetris.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20732",
"author": "steve",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,919.291006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/22/aircrack-running-on-a-zaurus-c1000/ | Aircrack Running On A Zaurus C1000 | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks"
] | [] | The
Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000
is one of the handful of PDAs that Sharp has released preloaded with Linux. With it’s full qwerty keyboard it’s pretty easy to use any program intended for a full size Linux box. Reader [Sonicvanajr] decided to make a
video
of his new toy doing a few tricks. Namely, running
Aircrack-ng
(key to... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "20709",
"author": "jippers",
"timestamp": "2006-07-22T22:39:08",
"content": "Wifi chaos in your pocket! I love it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20710",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-07-22T23:21:19",
"conte... | 1,760,377,919.357567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/21/how-to-fix-a-laptop-keyboard/ | How-to Fix A Laptop Keyboard | Eliot | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [] | The keyboard on [IraqiGeek]’s aging Averatec started to fail after two years of use. He didn’t want to pay $60-80 for a replacement. Instead he decided to
dissect a cheap membrane keyboard
and use the key contacts out if it. The how-to is really thorough and covers the disassembly and reassembly of the complex key supp... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "20679",
"author": "pocketbrain",
"timestamp": "2006-07-21T21:10:17",
"content": "Wow, very timely hack. I just inherited a laptop with a busted key. Thanks for this hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20676",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,919.42845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/20/improvised-wire-wrapping-tool/ | Improvised Wire Wrapping Tool | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Wire wrapping
is a quick and reliable way to build prototypes and one-off pieces of hardware. The multiple cold welded joints makes it even more reliable than PCBs in certain environments like high vibration. [Justin Jones] couldn’t find his favorite wire wrapping tool or anyone selling a replacement so he
decided to i... | 33 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "20655",
"author": "KURTROEDEGER",
"timestamp": "2006-07-20T18:34:28",
"content": "SIMPLE AND FUNCTIONAL, i LIKE IT.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20656",
"author": "Alexis",
"timestamp": "2006-07-20T19:48:13",
"con... | 1,760,377,919.494593 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/19/saturn-controller-for-the-xbox-360/ | Saturn Controller For The Xbox 360 | Eliot | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | With a slate of old-school 2D fighting games like Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat 3 being released on the Xbox 360 [twistedsymphony] thought it would be nice to have a decent
old-school gamepad to play them with
. His final interface board lets you use an unmodified Saturn controller with the Xbox 360. He used a cho... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "20621",
"author": "hemphacker",
"timestamp": "2006-07-19T17:48:05",
"content": "Nice easy hack. Good job, but would have been something if he had actually figured out the XBOX 360 protocol. Now that would have been impressive!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,919.549485 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/18/staples-easy-button-hacking/ | Staples Easy Button Hacking | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day reader [al cohen] was pretty perturbed by Staple’s Easy Button campaign since nothing in business is easy. So he decided to
modify their cute button
(PDF). He replaced the guts with a cheap recording circuit from RadioShack. He also added a 1/8 inch jack so you can record directly from the computer. The new ... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "20586",
"author": "koft",
"timestamp": "2006-07-18T23:11:22",
"content": "Must not be all that skilled in business, even for those 25 years. I mean, how does this hack make any money? wft, no leds? no <3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,919.614924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/17/wireless-brake-light-helmet/ | Wireless Brake Light Helmet | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | [Firoz Ahammad] added 5 ultra bright LEDs
to his motorcycle helmet
. It uses a Maxim wireless tx/rx pair and is powered by 3 rechargeable batteries. He spaced the LEDs evenly across the thickest area of the helmet. I personally wouldn’t mod my safety equipment or I’d at least put the LEDs in preexisting vent holes. | 56 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "20582",
"author": "iz",
"timestamp": "2006-07-17T23:10:36",
"content": "Sounds like it would split the helmet in case of a crash… Though added visibility is a bonus… hmm… tossup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20581",
"auth... | 1,760,377,919.70288 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/10/adaptive-ambient-light-for-movies/ | Adaptive Ambient Light For Movies | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | [RafkeP] from Divxstation has created this clever hack to clone the Philips Electronics
Ambilight
technology used in their flat-panels. Ambilight is an RGB backlight that changes color based on the on-screen image. It’s supposed to make the viewing experience more comfortable. The
MoMoLight
uses a directshow filter to ... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "20413",
"author": "antiwhack",
"timestamp": "2006-07-10T21:10:53",
"content": "cool, definately like the idea of saving hundreds of dollars, though, the bigger screen would be nice",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20414",
"au... | 1,760,377,919.765902 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/09/game-port-photogate/ | Game Port Photogate | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day regular [Andrew] has posted an incredibly simple
game port based photogate
. He uses a pair of light dependent resistors. Each one is placed inside of a ballpoint pen tube to limit ambient light on the sensor. He’s got a simple QBasic program to calculate the velocity of an object passing the sensors. You’ll... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "20396",
"author": "Pilate",
"timestamp": "2006-07-10T01:31:39",
"content": "this is sweet. i’d like to work it into something for the desktop. like a background of the world that adjusts it’s light levels based on that of the room. Or a city-scape that does the same.very cool",
... | 1,760,377,919.828722 |
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