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https://hackaday.com/2006/04/11/ergonomic-vertical-mouse/ | Ergonomic Vertical Mouse | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | I love waking up and finding a great project from a reader like this
ergonomic mouse
(
cache
). As you can see from the picture, the centerpiece is the massive scroll wheel made from a VCR head. He credits
jpaturzo for the idea
. The inertia of the wheel gives a lot better sense of how fast you are progressing through ... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "18511",
"author": "Blahananas",
"timestamp": "2006-04-11T18:17:57",
"content": "those VCR heads will really cut up the skin on your hand if you keep spinning it around whale you hold it, those machined edges are Sharp. (but I suppose most of the cuts I got from handleing VCR heads d... | 1,760,377,932.668965 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/10/thermaltake-mini-fridge/ | Thermaltake Mini Fridge | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | [Jared Bouck] has posted the latest project at Inventgeek:
Thermaltake minifridge
. Jared isn’t a big fan of the cost/reliability trade-off that comes with most overclocking projects so he decided to take on an entirely different cooling project. He found this Thermaltake case that resembled a refrigerator and took it ... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "18488",
"author": "steel maverick",
"timestamp": "2006-04-10T19:44:30",
"content": "Now he should make this into a working PC. That’s what i would do. Sodas and a pc. w00tFIRST POST = ME!!!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18487... | 1,760,377,932.728103 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/09/fan-controller/ | Fan Controller | Eliot | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Unhappy with commercial fan controllers Jos van Eijndhoven decided to
build his own
. The circuit supports three LM60 temperature sensors with pots to adjust the turn on temp. A PIC 16F676 microcontroller reads the temps and controls three groups of fans. A potentiometer is also supplied to control the minimum fan spee... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "18465",
"author": "Chris L",
"timestamp": "2006-04-09T20:45:25",
"content": "http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3745256?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PGOnly $17 and simple.How silly to hack like that.Woot first post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,932.781429 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/20/barcode-scanner-based-line-follower/ | Barcode Scanner Based Line Follower | Eliot | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [] | Brody thought it was high time we featured another robot project and directed us to his site:
bfrdesign.com
. For his
line follower bot
he used an old barcode scanner he found cheap at a junk shop. The scanner has a 2088 pixel ccd linear image sensor. Several red LEDs are used to illuminate the image and the data is fe... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "18730",
"author": "hal hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2006-04-20T21:12:41",
"content": "Damn. This post is two weeks late. We were going to build one of these for a demo at the University Openhouse but ended up using a Lego kit.Had we had this and they hadent changed the rules we would... | 1,760,377,932.538791 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/19/touch-probe-for-3d-scanning/ | Touch Probe For 3D Scanning | Eliot | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Graham calls this
touch probe
his first useful milling project. He had already built the CNC mill and once he built this probe on the mill he essentially had a 3D scanner. The central hub is supported by three shafts spaced evenly around its axis. These shafts each rest on a pair of ball bearings to make a complete cir... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "18720",
"author": "kURTROEDEGER",
"timestamp": "2006-04-19T22:50:44",
"content": "I like this, I’ll be interested in his quicker program.–KurtRoedeger",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18719",
"author": "shameek",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,932.872698 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/18/phase-change-cooling-system/ | Phase Change Cooling System | Eliot | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Chris Morrell has an impressive write up on all the ins and outs of
building a phase change cooling system
. Vapor refrigeration moves heat from one area to another by changing the phase of the working fluid. Chris used propane as the working fluid in his system. He’s got instructions covering all of the work involved ... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "18710",
"author": "Ne",
"timestamp": "2006-04-18T09:45:29",
"content": "Waitwouldn’t the propane ignite?~_~",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18711",
"author": "Paul Stamatiou",
"timestamp": "2006-04-18T09:50:10",
"con... | 1,760,377,933.112752 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/17/20-fisheye-digital-camera/ | $20 Fisheye Digital Camera | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | I know the camera pictured looks kind of wonky, “They just glued a peephole to a digicam, right?” The
fisheye camera guide from Aggregate.org
goes much further than that. They’ve tried out the $4 peephole lens on almost every camera in the office and have built dedicated ones using $15 pen cameras. I don’t plan on buil... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "18683",
"author": "john",
"timestamp": "2006-04-17T22:33:47",
"content": "looks cool, first post w00t!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18684",
"author": "ted",
"timestamp": "2006-04-18T00:01:58",
"content": "fscking ... | 1,760,377,932.604011 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/16/xbox-360-water-cooling-tutorial/ | Xbox 360 Water Cooling Tutorial | Eliot | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | One of the most amazing things about the Xbox 360 isn’t the graphics or the high price; it’s how much heat the thing puts out. Hot air pours out of the machine and I’ve often considered turning mine into and Easy-Bake convection oven. People have been modifying the boxes since their initial release and xboxexpert, on
x... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "18660",
"author": "dakota killpack",
"timestamp": "2006-04-16T20:24:31",
"content": "hehe first comment.This is quite nice, I always feared getting a nasty burn from the xbox.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18661",
"author"... | 1,760,377,933.170907 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/15/canon-300d-mod-for-astrophotography-and-ir-imaging/ | Canon 300D Mod For Astrophotography And IR Imaging | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | [Jan-Erik Skata] recently had to
perform surgery on his Canon 300D
since the secondary mirror would not raise up (and if manually locked wouldn’t autofocus). His repair guide is good; you may remember his
focus screen replacement
. The thing I found really interesting was the site he referenced for his disassembly:
Gar... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "18644",
"author": "Loki",
"timestamp": "2006-04-15T21:55:57",
"content": "First post, sorry couldn’t help myself, good guide for any one with a 300d.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18642",
"author": "evo31337",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,932.831978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/14/pic-programmer-built-from-broken-monitor/ | PIC Programmer Built From Broken Monitor | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Khoa wanted to give a friend a
microcontroller programmer
(
cache
), but didn’t want to spend the money. He found almost every part he needed inside of a broken monitor he had in the closet. The only parts he had to provide were the perf board and the serial port. Even the socket was in the monitor. It was too wide, bu... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "18631",
"author": "k lol hax m8 ^^ omfg teh hax ams on k?",
"timestamp": "2006-04-14T19:35:22",
"content": "this hack ams very nice ^^ im thinks im goinged to do it sum time. :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18629",
"autho... | 1,760,377,933.044493 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/23/mf2006-difference-engine/ | MF2006: Difference Engine | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I was pleasantly surprised to find Tim Robinson’s
difference engines
at the Maker Faire. Both machines are based on Charles Babbage’s designs and built out of Meccano. A difference engine is a mechanical computer for tabulating polynomial functions. You can read more about the construction on his site. More photos:
one... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "18802",
"author": "J",
"timestamp": "2006-04-23T23:25:03",
"content": "No, jackass, you DIDN’T get first post. I just didn’t verify my comment…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18801",
"author": "digitallysick",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,933.217229 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/22/12-rc-ornithopter/ | 12″ RC Ornithopter | Eliot | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | There was a little interest in Graham’s
3D scanning probe
, but this is what he is normally using his tiny CNC machine for: manufacturing components for a
tiny RC ornithopter
. The scale of this thing is amazing. From the tiny gear train to the 0.5mm carbon spars the frame is constructed from. The rudder control only w... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "18795",
"author": "SOI Sentinel",
"timestamp": "2006-04-22T18:16:21",
"content": "Very cool design. Looks like the video’s down, though (probably a good thing for his bandwidth!)Makes me want to look at some of the hybrid ornithopter designs I read about coming out of college resea... | 1,760,377,933.271761 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/22/mf2006-monome/ | MF2006: Monome | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | The people from the
Monome
project are out in full force at the Faire. They’ve got five of the 8×8 pads hooked up for people to play with. The first two pictured above actually work together as a 16 step loop system. There’s also one hooked up as a mixer and another as a drum machine. The fifth one is showing pixelated... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "18787",
"author": "Metalations",
"timestamp": "2006-04-23T03:12:04",
"content": "$45 and you get an extra 17 extra switches.http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/products/ke18.htmland DIY rejoice….http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/products/chips.htmlthey even sell encoder chips separa... | 1,760,377,933.588161 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/22/ccc-videos-now-available/ | CCC Videos Now Available | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I know a lot of you can’t make the Faire this weekend, but there’s still hope. The videos from the CCC hacker con in Berlin last December are now
available via bittorrent
which should provide plenty of nerdtainment this weekend.
permalink | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "18764",
"author": "satishkumar",
"timestamp": "2006-04-23T09:51:01",
"content": "i got an important material on this site which you can’t get it from other.thank u",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18763",
"author": "Mike",
... | 1,760,377,933.727132 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/22/mf2006-the-electric-unicycle/ | MF2006: The Electric Unicycle | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | The nice thing about
Maker Faire
is all of the fun projects you can try out for yourself. Trevor Blackwell brought his
balancing scooter
and
electric unicycle
for people to ride. We’ve got more
photos from the Faire on Flickr
.
permalink | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "18761",
"author": "monster",
"timestamp": "2006-04-22T23:58:48",
"content": "Trevor blackwell is the nicest guy you would ever want to email back and forth to about electric scooters. he’s shown great patience with me asking questions about his scooter build. i really wish i got thi... | 1,760,377,933.52212 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/21/maker-faire-tomorrow/ | Maker Faire Tomorrow | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Will and I arrived safely in San Francisco and headed over to the
Maker Faire
to check out the setup. Well, we already found one thing we like FIRE. The venue is huge and we can’t wait to see everything tomorrow.
permalink | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "18755",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2006-04-22T06:59:25",
"content": "I’ll see you there! I can’t wait – Will you have HackADay schwag?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18756",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,933.684666 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/21/iridium-flare-tracker/ | Iridium Flare Tracker | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Iridium is a constellation of 66 communication satellites. Each one features 3 large polished antennas. The reflection of sunlight off of these panels causes brilliant flashes of light. Since the satellite’s orbit is known the time and location of these flares can be calculated ahead of time.
C.L.I.V.E.
is a project de... | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "18752",
"author": "Alex",
"timestamp": "2006-04-21T18:27:14",
"content": "lol this is cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18750",
"author": "Pocketbrain",
"timestamp": "2006-04-21T18:35:29",
"content": "burning man ... | 1,760,377,933.647114 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/08/diy-surround-headphones/ | DIY Surround Headphones | Eliot | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [] | I was stumbling through
HeadWize
‘s project archive the other day when I came across Steve Connor’s
Poor Man’s Surround Headphones
. He used a pair of Sony MDR-CD60 for the base and added three pairs of ear buds. One pair is used for the front channel and two for the rears. The rears have their own amp with the bass tu... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "18446",
"author": "Updatelee",
"timestamp": "2006-04-08T22:09:32",
"content": "was the author’s time/date wrong when he wrote this or is this article friggin old ?right at the bottom of the article.c. 1998",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comm... | 1,760,377,933.778374 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/07/dd-wrt-running-on-wrt54g-version-5/ | DD-WRT Running On WRT54G Version 5 | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | With version 5 of the WRT54G, Linksys decided to dump Linux and start using VxWorks. This made buying a WRT a gamble if you wanted one with Linux. DD-WRT recently released a
micro version that supports version 5
. You’ll need a
JTAG cable
to install it since very little is known about VxWorks bootloader. Even with this... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "18433",
"author": "joel",
"timestamp": "2006-04-07T21:16:34",
"content": "very interesting, might help future mods.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18434",
"author": "t3h",
"timestamp": "2006-04-08T03:26:06",
"conten... | 1,760,377,934.031205 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/06/carpc-shutdown-controller/ | CarPC Shutdown Controller | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | I’m sure most people that have built a CarPC are already familiar with
shutdown controllers
, but I think this hack is pretty clever. Computers don’t like being turned off suddenly so you need to figure out how to power down the PC safely. This circuit has a serial connector and appears to XP as a generic UPS. When the... | 25 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "18422",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2006-04-06T18:09:38",
"content": "First Post Biotches!!!Hells yeah.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18423",
"author": "totally impressed by dave",
"timestamp": "2006-04-06T18:16:25... | 1,760,377,933.927701 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/06/boot-camp-i-give-up/ | Boot Camp… I Give Up | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | UPDATE:
I’ve solved my issues click the “
Continue reading
” link.
I’m sure you saw the news of Apple releasing the Windows bootloader
Boot Camp
yesterday. My current desktop machine is a Core Duo Mac mini so I figured I’d give it a shot (so I could run four
folding
threads, naturally). I downloaded the Boot Camp packa... | 45 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "18395",
"author": "octobclrnts",
"timestamp": "2006-04-06T08:36:49",
"content": "I’m not sure if I can help but I have had some expierence with dual booting OSx86 (tiger) and XP (actually vista too). If you put the chainloader “chain0” on the XP partition, and then write a line in ... | 1,760,377,933.86854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/05/mini-sd-and-rs-232-board-for-zipit-wireless-messenger/ | Mini-SD And RS-232 Board For Zipit Wireless Messenger | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | Tom Walsh has been hard at work building an
add on board for the Zipit Wireless Messenger
“IM Device for Teens”. The board adds a mini-SD card slot, RS-232 (using a mini-USB connector) and a power supply for an EL backlight. I’m impressed that he got everything to fit inside of the case, very slick. A year ago we cover... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "18353",
"author": "Tired2",
"timestamp": "2006-04-05T18:46:39",
"content": "W/ some clever software, and that rs232 interface, you could use it to monitor things via instant message… First thing that comes to my mind is messaging like “myhottub” on aim and saying “temperature”, and ... | 1,760,377,933.980106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/04/the-walking-box/ | The Walking Box | Eliot | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [] | [Ryan Walker] had recently constructed a 16 R/C servo controller board and needed a
platform to test it with
. He wired 6 cheap TS-53 servos from Tower Hobbies to the bottom of an empty box. He’s got push buttons on the top for direction control. It uses a PIC18F452 for processing and the board was routed on an LPKF ci... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "18335",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-04-04T21:17:22",
"content": "goooofy looking :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18336",
"author": "Demo",
"timestamp": "2006-04-04T22:07:34",
"content": "first post... | 1,760,377,934.112766 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/03/brain-assailant/ | Brain Assailant | Eliot | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [] | Ugh, I didn’t expect this “sonic nuisance” meme to last past yesterday, but here we are with a different project from [jay]. ThinkGeek sells a device called the
Mind Molester
that emits a chirp every three minutes making it hard to find but frequent enough to drive you insane. Jay figures ThinkGeek’s markup was somewhe... | 35 | 35 | [
{
"comment_id": "18315",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2006-04-03T20:40:06",
"content": "First",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18316",
"author": "jodyanthony",
"timestamp": "2006-04-03T21:09:02",
"content": "wow brandon, you are... | 1,760,377,934.396206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/02/sonic-grenade/ | Sonic Grenade | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | imakeprojects.com
started recently with the promise of delivering one project every two weeks. Yesterday was their second release:
sonic grenades
! They picked up a couple 110dB personal alarms at the Dollar Store and modified them. Now instead of going off immediately, there is a 5 second “fuse” indicated by a flashin... | 30 | 30 | [
{
"comment_id": "18282",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2006-04-02T20:35:02",
"content": "First Post BEEOTCH!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18283",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2006-04-02T20:37:43",
"content": "First Post BEEO... | 1,760,377,934.329781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/01/hack-a-day-goes-autonomous/ | Hack A Day Goes Autonomous | Eliot | [
"News"
] | [
"april fools",
"borg",
"hackaday",
"joke"
] | After
declaring our independence
last fall, complete site autonomy seemed like the next logical step. Using some clever coding we have developed a system that will let Hack a Day run without any intervention. The first layer in this system is topic selection. All
tip line
submissions are sent through a series of filter... | 27 | 27 | [
{
"comment_id": "18250",
"author": "DanielG",
"timestamp": "2006-04-01T23:05:42",
"content": "Thank god it’s not april first, ohw wait.:p",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18251",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2006-04-01T23:13:... | 1,760,377,934.465204 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/04/01/reversing-extension-tube-for-macro-photography/ | Reversing Extension Tube For Macro Photography | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Reversing the lens orientation is common practice in macro photography. To get even more magnification you can increase the distance between the film and lens by using an extension tube or bellows. [Kevin] built this
variable length extension tube
by modifying a bunch of cheap used filters. When I say “modify” I mean h... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "18231",
"author": "Abbie Gonzalez",
"timestamp": "2006-04-01T21:33:28",
"content": "Awesome Idea. I am definitely gonna use this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18232",
"author": "zip22",
"timestamp": "2006-04-01T21:57:... | 1,760,377,934.500311 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/31/multicolored-ethernet-controlled-led-lamp/ | Multicolored Ethernet Controlled LED Lamp | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Laurens Tromp] stumbled upon this
LED lamp
project while looking for a datasheet. The lamp has two heads with 252 LEDs each. The individual heads have equal number of red, blue, green, yellow and white LEDs. At the base of the lamp is a touch pad that has a virtual slider for each individual color’s intensity. The hea... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "18221",
"author": "DAVID",
"timestamp": "2006-03-31T20:18:20",
"content": "It states the weight on page 5With and all-metal design and a total weight of 50kg,",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18222",
"author": "fucter",
"... | 1,760,377,934.5511 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/30/novas-the-great-robot-race/ | NOVA’s The Great Robot Race | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | If you didn’t catch NOVA’s coverage of the DARPA Grand Challenge on Tuesday, titled
The Great Robot Race
, it is now available online in chapter form
on the official site
. Autoblog has an
excellent synopsis
. If you want all of the video in one piece, you can
find it on Mininova
. I’m sure the episode will be replayin... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "18191",
"author": "Alex McCown",
"timestamp": "2006-03-31T03:56:39",
"content": "yay 1st post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18192",
"author": "Tired2",
"timestamp": "2006-03-31T05:14:21",
"content": "^ fu*k the fir... | 1,760,377,934.654365 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/30/camera-adapter-for-detecting-melanoma/ | Camera Adapter For Detecting Melanoma | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | [MM] has built a simple
lighting adapter for analyzing skin lesions
. Different layers of the skin absorb different parts of the light spectrum. By shining those particular wave lengths on the skin you can get an image of the lesion in various layers. This camera adapter is designed for a Nikon Coolpix E3100 digital ca... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "18189",
"author": "Paragraph",
"timestamp": "2006-03-30T21:33:19",
"content": "Awsome, very rare is it that hacks have a really positive impact on life, usually it’s just something to do for fun (or something along the lines of that) very nice, and as far as i’m aware of, there is n... | 1,760,377,934.601357 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/29/cheap-car-stereo/ | Cheap Car Stereo | Eliot | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [] | [Chris Rybitski] didn’t really have any money to spend when the headunit in his car died. He did have a broken JVC CD player from a friend and
decided to convert that
into something hideous he could use in the car. The amplifier portion still worked, but the CD section didn’t. Unplugging the CD board kept the amp from ... | 61 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "18172",
"author": "Mr. Spork",
"timestamp": "2006-03-29T20:48:17",
"content": "He needs a voltage regulator since the voltage at a car’s cigarette lighter plug is *not* 12v. It can vary anywhere from 8 to 18v depending on the charge level and engine RPM while running.",
"parent_... | 1,760,377,934.791189 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/28/computer-controlled-multiple-light-dimmer/ | Computer Controlled Multiple Light Dimmer | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | [SeBsZ] built this
16 dimmable lights controller
based on his friend
Christian N?g’s
PC_DIMMER
project. The PC_DIMMER project supports up to 128 individual lamps with 255 steps each. The controller boards feature an Atmel ATTiny2313 microcontroller that controls 8 lamps. Sebsz built two boards for his project and has s... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "18113",
"author": "kevinin",
"timestamp": "2006-03-28T22:10:59",
"content": "i’ve been looking for something like this for so long … and here it pops up at hackaday :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18114",
"author": "preto... | 1,760,377,934.711014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/27/disco-bar-completed/ | Disco Bar Completed | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"bar",
"disco",
"disco bar",
"led",
"rgb"
] | [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkqoPkuJaMI]
David Worden let us know that he has completed work on his
Disco Bar
which we covered earlier. To save his bandwidth, I suggest you
watch the video on YouTube
.
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{
"comment_id": "18094",
"author": "lolersticks",
"timestamp": "2006-03-28T03:48:30",
"content": "My new hero",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18093",
"author": "Computer_kid",
"timestamp": "2006-03-28T04:28:56",
"content": "It runs o... | 1,760,377,934.937803 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/27/email-on-the-cisco-7960/ | Email On The Cisco 7960 | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7960G is becoming fairly common in corporate environments. The phone has a built in XML browser for navigating menus. [Nick] decided to hack together a PHP application that will
let the phone display email messages in a POP3 account
. In its current form it works with most text-only messages,... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "18062",
"author": "Justin P",
"timestamp": "2006-03-27T23:54:51",
"content": "I was getting conserened. i was looking at 1 (eastern) and nothing for the day.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18063",
"author": "winphreak",
... | 1,760,377,934.880433 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/26/how-to-reverse-time/ | How To Reverse Time | Eliot | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [] | [moddy] sent in a couple of his projects that would probably be entertaining on a Sunday afternoon. The first one is how
to reverse the rotation of a battery powered travel clock
. It’s just a simple modification of the plate the coil is wrapped around. The second is adding
9V battery terminals to a cell phone
. Neithe... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "18047",
"author": "Billw",
"timestamp": "2006-03-27T00:25:42",
"content": "Sometimes the most enjoyable hacks are the ones that have no practical application. You just do them because they’re cool and you can!It brings to mind a crazy topic started at the camerahacking.com site abou... | 1,760,377,935.25041 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/25/100-hot-water-bottle-pendulum-rebreather/ | $100 Hot Water Bottle Pendulum Rebreather | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Humans exhale a lot of oxygen along with their waste carbon dioxide. Instead of throwing out this oxygen, a rebreather uses a scrubber to remove the CO2 and replace it with pure oxygen from a bottle. Tom Rose built this
rebreather for $100
. When you exhale air passes through the scrubbing material and is stored in hot... | 23 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "18018",
"author": "the dentist",
"timestamp": "2006-03-25T19:56:52",
"content": "FIRST POST!dude this is amazing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "3149815",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2016-08-23T23:11:34",
... | 1,760,377,935.188895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/24/uv-box-for-pcb-exposure/ | UV Box For PCB Exposure | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day reader [Mindaugasu] built this
box for exposing copper boards to ultraviolet light
before etching them. It has two banks of four 20W UV lamps. The box is lined with reflective foil. The banks can be controlled separately and the exposure time is set by an Atmel AT90. You can change the time using button pane... | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "18013",
"author": "Lewis",
"timestamp": "2006-03-24T23:27:47",
"content": "We have one of these at school and its pretty similar to this one, nice build…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "18014",
"author": "Alex",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,935.127438 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/23/commercial-grade-tig-welder/ | Commercial-grade TIG Welder | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I use the qualifier “commercial-grade” here because this
TIG welder project
goes far beyond our
junkyard TIG welder
. The welder has a 180 amp capacity and has most (if not all) of the features of a modern welder. Instead of using a microprocessor, Dave Barrett decided to use discrete TTL and CMOS logic. That decision ... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "17996",
"author": "G",
"timestamp": "2006-03-23T22:25:42",
"content": "another cool project this guy links to is the Oscilloscope built inside a gameboy cartridge:http://www.ranchbots.com/GBDSO/gbdso.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,935.28841 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/22/scrambled-hackz/ | SCrAmBlEd? HaCkZ! | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | This story as appeared many different places [via
Music thing
], but I wanted to make sure you guys didn’t miss out on the fun.
sCrAmBlEd? HaCkZ!
by
Sven K? is an amazing piece of video remixing software. It’s built using C++, Python and PureData. It takes music videos, chops them up by beats and indexes the samples by... | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "17988",
"author": "Computer_kid",
"timestamp": "2006-03-23T03:22:29",
"content": "If the data base is lage enough, coud it be used as a michel Jackson Speach synth? :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17989",
"author": "herr... | 1,760,377,935.52101 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/22/laser-listening-device/ | Laser Listening Device | Eliot | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Laser based listening devices work by bouncing the beam off of a window. Sounds in the room cause minute vibrations in the window. These vibrations modulate the laser beam. The laser beam is then converted back into sound at the receiver. Hack-A-Day reader [Aaron v] decided to
build one of these devices
. It worked, bu... | 23 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "17962",
"author": "nyeark",
"timestamp": "2006-03-22T23:07:18",
"content": "sounds like splinter cell to me…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17963",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2006-03-22T23:47:39",
"content... | 1,760,377,935.455349 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/21/shacktopus-the-next-step-in-technomadics/ | Shacktopus, The Next Step In Technomadics | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | Steve Roberts has been doing technomadics since 1983. You’ll probably remember him from his 580-pound
BEHEMOTH
bicycle which he was checking his email on in 1991 over satellite.
Shacktopus
is his latest project. His previous vehicles all had heavily integrated systems, but because of that you couldn’t just grab the com... | 2 | 2 | [
{
"comment_id": "17945",
"author": "knight_308",
"timestamp": "2006-03-21T19:27:13",
"content": "It’s Steve /Roberts/…Mr. Roberts’ site,http://www.microship.comis well worth perusing. Lots of articles about some hard-core hacking back when people actually used computers from Radio Shack… =)",
"... | 1,760,377,935.651236 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/20/tiny-wireless-motion-sensor/ | Tiny Wireless Motion Sensor | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | [Nate True] states several times that there isn’t any good use for this project, but his
wireless motion sensor
is still fun. The transmitter features a passive infrared motion sensor. It sends the output over the 433MHz band to the receiver module. The receiver has a small piezo that plays sounds based on the PIR’s ou... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "17942",
"author": "Jeff",
"timestamp": "2006-03-20T20:36:24",
"content": "No good use? I can think of many, Hope I can constuct this hack myself. Anyone willing to make some and sell to me?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "1794... | 1,760,377,935.565503 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/19/codys-robot-optical-motion-sensor/ | Cody’s Robot Optical Motion Sensor | Eliot | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [] | [Mac Cody] has continued working on his
original optical mouse hack
. In the time since we first posted the story, he has repackaged the mouse’s sensor so that
it can be used with any robotic platform
. He built a custom board for the sensor and modified a lens package so that the sensor plane doesn’t have to be in con... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "17932",
"author": "jeff",
"timestamp": "2006-03-19T22:02:05",
"content": "if you need it more focused have the light go through a small conelike structure. im no electronics genius but i do know if you use mirrors you can concentrate light better. good luck with your project",
"... | 1,760,377,935.615795 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/18/xbox-360-firmware-hack/ | Xbox 360 Firmware Hack | Eliot | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | It looks like backup copies of games can now be
booted on the Xbox 360
.
Maxconsole has the video
. This hack is similar to the
final firmware hack of the original Xbox
. The response to the challenge code is written directly in the firmware. So instead of checking the disc, the firmware responds to the challenge direc... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "17918",
"author": "darksim",
"timestamp": "2006-03-18T21:48:06",
"content": "Isn’t this relatively old? I’ve seen various videos like this already :-",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17919",
"author": "paul",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,935.717373 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/17/network-attached-mp3-streamer/ | Network Attached MP3 Streamer | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | MP3elf
is a network attached MP3 player. It can stream MP3s from your hard drive or connect to internet radio stations. The design is BSD licenced so you can download all of the plans and build it yourself if you want. They’ve got kits available as well. The server portion is written in Java so it should run on your op... | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "17892",
"author": "don",
"timestamp": "2006-03-17T20:18:20",
"content": "Very cool- I’ve been looking for a small mp3 player (a la the slimp3) but without the damned display. I don’t use it so why should I pay for it? That said $110 for the kit plus LCD plus TINI modules puts you in... | 1,760,377,935.767486 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/11/macro-photography-with-a-disposable-camera/ | Macro Photography With A Disposable Camera | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Greg Lipscomb] from DIY Live gave us the heads up on his latest project:
Macro photography with a disposable camera
. While playing around with the Kodak Max outdoor camera he discovered that the lens was behaving similar to a jewellers loupe that he had. He figured that it could probably take macro shots with some tw... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "17770",
"author": "Billw",
"timestamp": "2006-03-11T20:04:19",
"content": "neat mod, though you can get better results with a $10 CVS still camera by breaking the small amount of loctite on the lens barrel and focusing the stock lens.here’s the howto:http://camerahacks.10.forumer.co... | 1,760,377,935.92407 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/10/1-wire-wireless-router/ | 1-Wire Wireless Router | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | 1-Wire
is a low speed communications bus.
OWFS
is the 1-wire filesystem for Linux.
Combine the two with a WRT54G
and you’ve got a cheap wired/wireless network enabled data collection platform. 1-Wire devices are really low cost, only need one wire plus ground, are bus powered, and can even be wired in a branching patte... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "17762",
"author": "quadrantsix",
"timestamp": "2006-03-10T19:29:07",
"content": "interesting, i’d like to see some case studies for 1wire.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17761",
"author": "Jason Gill",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,935.824927 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/09/irongeeks-wall-of-social-science-majors/ | Irongeek’s Wall Of Social Science Majors | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks"
] | [] | If you’ve ever read a story about Defcon, the lede probably had something to do with The Wall of Sheep, the giant pojection of every plaintext username and password crossing the network. You may have even seen one of your favorite sites fall victim to it. One of my favorite people, Irongeek, decided to
whip up a little... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "17756",
"author": "dualdflipflop",
"timestamp": "2006-03-09T21:13:21",
"content": "Wow, it was a week or two ago when Irongeek posted that around. It’s not too bad. Loads of fun when you have a projector at a coffee shop!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,935.881518 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/09/hack-media-podcasts/ | Hack Media: Podcasts | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | This is coming in a day later than usual; I got my new dual-core Mac mini on Monday and built a new iTunes Library on my NFS server. I then crashed it twice which turned into literal
fsck
ing nightmare. So I finally got it back up last night and started listening to my backlog of podcasts (which has grown enormously no... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "17734",
"author": "gouki",
"timestamp": "2006-03-10T03:38:03",
"content": "Didn’t noticed it was your bday eliot. Congrats buddy!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17735",
"author": "furtim",
"timestamp": "2006-03-10T04:18... | 1,760,377,936.315188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/08/qtopia-on-the-gp2x/ | Qtopia On The GP2X | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Trolltech’s Qtopia is the application platform/user interface of choice of Linux handheld device manufacturers. It doesn’t matter if it’s a phone, PDA, or single application device. Hacker NK has successfully
ported the GUI to the GP2X
. With
USB host mode
,he’s been able to surf the web with Opera while using a full k... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "17716",
"author": "torpor",
"timestamp": "2006-03-08T19:30:18",
"content": "the gp32x.com boards have been infected with a Windows trojan, so beware all you Microsofties ..But if you use a real operating system, you won’t have any problems .. and can also discover the wiiiiiiide wor... | 1,760,377,936.188783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/07/pentium-m-overclocking/ | Pentium M Overclocking | Eliot | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Laptops based on the Intel 915 chipset have a 533MHz front side bus and ship with a matching Sonoma processor. Dothan laptops only have a 400MHz FSB. If you pull the BSEL[0] pin on a 400MHz FSB Dothan CPU to low you can trick the 915 into thinking it has a 533MHz FSB CPU. This will gain you 33% more processor speed. Al... | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "17692",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2006-03-07T19:45:38",
"content": "To someone with one of these machines and a need for just a little more go power this is an incredible break!Nice work!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,938.149069 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/06/canon-pixma-cd-printing/ | Canon PIXMA CD Printing | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Canon’s first consumer printer capable of printing directly on CDs was released in 2003. Unfortunately for anyone in the US, this feature wasn’t included. Canon just put a plate over the CD tray slot.
A community has sprung up
to assist people in activating this feature. You need to remove the cover first. Then you can... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "17671",
"author": "carpespasm",
"timestamp": "2006-03-06T20:17:00",
"content": "what the heck do they do things like this? it’s 3c of plastic and a flipping a bit in the software to enable such a thing. why would you want to hobble your own machines? explain this concept to me someo... | 1,760,377,937.984918 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/16/disposable-camera-flash-slave/ | Disposable Camera Flash Slave | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | [Greg Lipscomb] was working on this
disposable camera based slave flash
when he stumbled into his
macro photography project
. Slave flashes are used as fill lighting and can be triggered by several different methods. Greg’s project uses a photocell and a microcontroller for trigger and timing. It also makes sure the fl... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "17876",
"author": "Nick Bennett",
"timestamp": "2006-03-16T18:30:36",
"content": "I’m really curious to see the quality of the flash fill lighting. Wouldn’t you know it, as soon as I drop $500 on a D50 body I start thinking about dropping more on remote flashes and all that jazz. Ma... | 1,760,377,938.187517 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/16/xp-booting-on-intel-macs-game-over/ | XP Booting On Intel Macs – Game Over | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | The
WinXPonMac
contest has officially announced “narf2006” and “blanka” as the winners. The solution should be released soon. With this new development the only reason not to run XP on a Mac is that XP sucks… which is a pretty good reason.
[via
TUAW
]
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{
"comment_id": "17859",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-03-16T13:04:20",
"content": "ze forum appears to have just gone down, so I can’t read how the hack was accomplished. very exciting though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17860",... | 1,760,377,938.514526 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/15/damonvs-wind-turbine/ | Damonv’s Wind Turbine | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Super Soda!
has been posting a lot of projects, but this is one of my favorites. We covered
otherpower’s wind turbine
a while ago, but
Damon Vander Lind’s turbine
features hand-laid fiberglass blades. The core of each blade is hot wire cut out of pink foam by following a wooden airfoil pattern. The fiberglass is laid a... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "17836",
"author": "Warrick",
"timestamp": "2006-03-16T01:12:58",
"content": "BUt how much power does it produce? What does he power with this DIY Turbine?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17837",
"author": "damon vanderlind",... | 1,760,377,938.029483 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/14/how-to-real-controls-for-rc-flight-simulation/ | How-To: Real Controls For R/C Flight Simulation | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | I’m sure many of you remember me recruiting a new writer to work with me on how-tos for Engadget.
Will O’Brien
was one of the many who answered the call and has been cranking out quality projects. Today’s is
modifying a standard R/C transmitter for use as a computer joystick
. This “trainer” can be used with flight sim... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "17828",
"author": "Bobby",
"timestamp": "2006-03-15T01:27:00",
"content": "I know for a fact they have commerical products that can do this. All you need is a compatiable RC controller and a standerd cable for your remote. Look on the back of most professional remotes, there is some... | 1,760,377,938.434484 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/13/vw-cd-audio-interface-adatpter/ | VW CD Audio Interface Adatpter | Eliot | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [] | I had been meaning to post K9spud’s
VWCDPIC audio interface adapter
ever since our first
auxiliary input
hack… and today I finally remembered to. It really is one of the best out there. Normally the the Volkswagen OEM head unit has the CD changer channels muted unless you’ve got a factory changer. The VWCDPIC interface... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "17817",
"author": "colin brown",
"timestamp": "2006-03-13T20:10:42",
"content": "Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Once again hackaday reads my mind and saves me a few quid. What’s more, it’s compatible with my Seat Ibiza’s radio. Excellent!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,938.082612 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/13/swimming-snake-robot/ | Swimming Snake Robot | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Snake robots
are already freaking creepy; so who had bright idea to make sea serpents?! You can find a few details on the
ACM-R5 at TechEBlog
. It can swim 30 minutes on a charge. So, the impending revolution will either be short lived or our destruction will be incredibly swift.
[thanks
William
]
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{
"comment_id": "17810",
"author": "memodude",
"timestamp": "2006-03-13T09:19:09",
"content": "This isn’t a hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17811",
"author": "hunter",
"timestamp": "2006-03-13T09:28:45",
"content": "no, but it ... | 1,760,377,938.586448 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/12/build-an-rf-connected-project/ | Build An RF Connected Project | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | [Refik Hadzialic] has updated is site with a how-to that could be rolled into many different projects. Using a receiver and transmitter pair from Laipac he demonstrates how to
communicate wirelessly between two microcontrollers
. The pair costs about $12 and operates at 315MHz. He’s got a chunk of commented code in the... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "17780",
"author": "powerworks",
"timestamp": "2006-03-12T21:40:32",
"content": "I was just thinking about something similar a few days ago…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17779",
"author": "Steve",
"timestamp": "2006-03... | 1,760,377,938.391411 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/05/xbox-360-hard-drive-adapter/ | Xbox 360 Hard Drive Adapter | Eliot | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | The official
Xbox 360
hard drive connector combines a SATA connector and a power connector into one plug. Even though it is proprietary, some clever hackers have found a
really easy way to interface with it
. Since it is slot based you can just etch contact pads onto a circuit board and plug it in. The hard drive insid... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "17652",
"author": "What",
"timestamp": "2006-03-05T08:54:30",
"content": "that is awesome, i will have to try that when i get mine.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17651",
"author": "TVarmy",
"timestamp": "2006-03-05T15:... | 1,760,377,938.346265 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/04/controlling-a-cheap-color-lcd/ | Controlling A Cheap Color LCD | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Spark Fun Electronics has made a name for themselves recently by selling interesting parts like this
$20 color LCD
. Hack-A-Day reader [Refik Hadzialic] decided to buy one and
see how easy it was to use
. It is a 128×128 display and should be a clone of the one you would fine in a Nokia 6100. He wired it up to an ATMeg... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "17636",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-03-05T00:08:57",
"content": "Very similar, with video and all in a box.http://www.dontronics.com/micro-lcd.html",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17635",
"author": "Nes",
"time... | 1,760,377,938.923128 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/04/lego-announces-nxt-beta-testers-officially/ | LEGO Announces NXT Beta Testers… Officially | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Yesterday LEGO announced that they had
picked their 100 beta testers
. They represent a broad cross section of blah, blah, blah. I’m not sure if I should be annoyed that I didn’t get picked or feel sorry for our buddy Jason Striegel who seems to be the
only person that was officially denied
. Oh well, time to go spend ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "17627",
"author": "br0",
"timestamp": "2006-03-05T05:27:05",
"content": "okay, what the fuck? Hack a day DOESNT need to be giving newsclippings. I can go to any other site for that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17625",
"a... | 1,760,377,939.195534 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/03/exhaust-flame-throwers/ | Exhaust Flame Throwers | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | Here’s a hack that’s been around since the very start of the hot rod movement. Car
exhaust flame throwers
work by interrupting the spark to the engine. This dumps raw fuel into the exhaust system. The fuel is ignited by a coil and spark plug placed right before the exhaust tip. Doing this will shorten the life of your ... | 50 | 49 | [
{
"comment_id": "17606",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2006-03-03T19:24:41",
"content": "Yeah, a friend did this using a 510cc injector off the fuel return line i beleive, he controled the injector and sparkplug with some switched in the car. He controlled the pulse width to the injector with som... | 1,760,377,939.026027 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/02/replacing-motherboard-chips/ | Replacing Motherboard Chips | Eliot | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | While most users aren’t going to attempt to replace a single failed chip on a motherboard, [joeboy] felt that it’s definitely something the Hack-A-Day audience would try.
Project Oxcart
details the process he and his coworkers went through to replace the Firewire chip in a laptop. It had failed during a power surge and... | 29 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "17578",
"author": "greybeard",
"timestamp": "2006-03-02T19:15:45",
"content": "Damn brutal to desolder an SMD one pin at a time… I’d try it with chipquick, but this way? No.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17579",
"author": ... | 1,760,377,939.144396 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/02/fedex-kinkos-smart-cards-hacked/ | Fedex Kinko’s Smart Cards Hacked | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Researchers at
Secure Science Corporation
have managed to
break the ExpressPay system
used at FedEx Kinko’s stores which is provided by enTrac. The cards are write protected using a 3 byte security code. You can sniff this data using a logic analyzer and then use the code to write any data you want to the card since it... | 67 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "17551",
"author": "dualdflipflop",
"timestamp": "2006-03-02T23:31:53",
"content": "This was a bunch of fun doing this at Kinkos with Strom! It’s actually a very easy concept once you see it done.Like Mitch Hedberg said:Kinko’s is my favorite copy place ’cause it’s open 24 hours. Lik... | 1,760,377,939.288393 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/01/ir-audio-bridge/ | IR Audio Bridge | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | Reader [
Chris Rybitski
] had a pair of RCA IR headphones laying around from the Radiohut. He’d never really used them and decided they would be much better suited as a
wireless audio bridge
between his computer and stereo. Since it was going to be a permanent installation his first task was to find a wall wart to powe... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "17491",
"author": "Joakim Arfvidsson",
"timestamp": "2006-03-01T19:45:36",
"content": "What about sound quality? The degradation is at best negligible, but might be considerable. If I were to hook up something permanent, I would definitely not go with anything that requires line of ... | 1,760,377,939.076971 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/03/01/hack-media-security-podcasts/ | Hack Media: Security Podcasts | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Here are some security podcasts from the last week. Feel free to suggest additional ones. There is never a shortage of podcasts on the internet, about the internet.
Security Catalyst 19 The Secrets of Risk Management (With Ron Woerner)
25:33 SC was suggested last week by sometimes co-host [
matt yoder
]. It’s a nice in... | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "17480",
"author": "mehere",
"timestamp": "2006-03-02T14:40:24",
"content": "there’s loads more at:http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/hackingillustrated",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17481",
"author": "Dirtnap",
... | 1,760,377,939.513223 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/28/tick-destroying-rover/ | Tick Destroying Rover | Eliot | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [] | [William] from
GoRobotics.net
sent along this tip about a tick destroying rover built by students at VMI. The truck uses inductive sensors to follow a wire laid around the perimeter of the lawn. By releasing CO2 along this strip of grass they can attract ticks into the area (animals expel CO2). The ticks collected are ... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "17478",
"author": "injulen",
"timestamp": "2006-02-28T19:38:21",
"content": "Cool! We have a serious tick problem here, this would be awesome to have.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17479",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"ti... | 1,760,377,939.339172 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/27/pc-to-rc-interface/ | PC-to-R/C Interface | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Risto K?’s
PC to R/C interface
let’s you connect to your Futaba radio transmitter. You can use this device to do direct control of your R/C project: prewritten trajectories, user called macros, or direct PC joystick control. He’s built two versions. The original one used multiple D-latches. The second version was an at... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "17462",
"author": "pzyke 0'g3n",
"timestamp": "2006-02-27T19:22:02",
"content": "Great! just what i was looking for…hope it works as good as it looks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17460",
"author": "jason",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,939.395172 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/27/fon-arrival/ | FON Arrival | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Just a quick note: I received my
FON router
today. It’s a brand new Linksys WRT54GL with DD-WRT installed. With shipping it only cost $33. If you want a WRT that is guaranteed to run Linux, this price can’t be beat (if you’re in the first 3000).
P.S. I also received a
big order
from Jameco. Their “100 asst. sockets” do... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "17444",
"author": "billytheimpaler",
"timestamp": "2006-02-28T00:55:06",
"content": "So what is the final verdict on hacking these/using them personally? I got my you-can-order-now email a while back but I find it tough to bite if it means that the Fon kids would hold me liable for... | 1,760,377,939.475788 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/26/rundfunker-wifi-mp3-streaming-radio/ | Rundfunker – WiFi, MP3 Streaming Radio | Eliot | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [] | I think the first time I saw the “
Rundfunker
” I had ignored it because I though it was a commercial product. In reality, it’s a scratch built WiFi streaming radio that has the finish quality of a commercial product. The radio connects to your wireless network and scans for available MP3s. You can select the MP3s usin... | 28 | 28 | [
{
"comment_id": "17417",
"author": "Doolin",
"timestamp": "2006-02-26T19:36:55",
"content": "I think my next paycheck just found its purpose..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17416",
"author": "The Tech Department",
"timestamp": "2006-02... | 1,760,377,939.669814 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/25/palm-zire-71-resurrection/ | Palm Zire 71 Resurrection | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Reader [steve diraddo]’s Zire 71 had given up the ghost long ago, but with a strong desire to annoy his friend,
he decided to resurrect it
. Unfortunately, like most things that rise from the earth to feast on the brains of the living, Steve’s Zire has limited capacities. When he had originally disassembled the device ... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "17395",
"author": "joe",
"timestamp": "2006-02-25T19:55:05",
"content": "i just sold mine, dang it",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17393",
"author": "Timbo",
"timestamp": "2006-02-25T19:57:12",
"content": "I thought ... | 1,760,377,939.768122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/24/underwater-cvs-camcorder/ | Underwater CVS Camcorder | Eliot | [
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [] | [Everett] got such a great response to yesterday’s nightvision hack he decided to write up this
underwater CVS mod
. The outside is a
Pelican #1010
case. The camera fits almost perfectly inside. A small foam shim is used to position the camera lens between the two thick plastic ridges. Everett relocated the power butto... | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "17382",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2006-02-24T08:02:12",
"content": "Heh, that was quick. Good stuff.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17383",
"author": "vinnie",
"timestamp": "2006-02-24T09:51:29",
"content": "p... | 1,760,377,939.72344 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/18/digitally-reading-analog-gauges/ | Digitally Reading Analog Gauges | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | While working on his masters degree in controls and robotics, Hack-A-Day reader [Kenn Sebesta] developed a cheap method for
digitally reading analog gauges
. This method was necessitated by needing to take over 3000 measurements using a dial indicator during his thesis work. The system is implemented in Matlab and uses... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "17209",
"author": "joel",
"timestamp": "2006-02-18T19:24:25",
"content": "interesting… well played lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17210",
"author": "Dick",
"timestamp": "2006-02-18T19:32:47",
"content": "Nice ha... | 1,760,377,939.977767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/17/hack-a-day-extra/ | Hack-A-Day Extra | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | The
tip line
has been pretty dry lately. Not really a lack submissions, just a lot stuff I can’t use because it has been covered everywhere else, like the
multi-touch display
. I’m not going to dedicate an entire day to something that’s already been on Engadget, Make, or Slashdot because you guys would be seriously pis... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "17191",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-02-18T08:09:45",
"content": "Woot @ team-hackaday folding!HAD wants YOU.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17189",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-02-18T08:1... | 1,760,377,940.020669 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/17/hardware-keylogger/ | Hardware Keylogger | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Keelog.com has a really concise description of
how to build a PS/2 based keylogger
. The main components are an AT89C2051 microcontroller and a 24C512 serial EEPROM. Once it is plugged in, the device begins recording all of the codes generated by the keyboard. The data can then be dumped using their keygrab software.
[... | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "17181",
"author": "Bob Dole",
"timestamp": "2006-02-17T20:57:40",
"content": "Actually the web address ishttp://www.keylog.com….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17180",
"author": "Bob Dole",
"timestamp": "2006-02-17T20:5... | 1,760,377,940.091759 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/16/rc-car-telemetry/ | RC Car Telemetry | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | Meghan Desai and Yiling Li built this
radio controlled car telemetry system
for their “Designing with microcontrollers” class. They had looked at several other RC projects and decided it would save a lot of trouble if they didn’t attempt to work with the car’s on-board microcontroller. They built separate boards to hou... | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "17154",
"author": "colin brown",
"timestamp": "2006-02-16T20:48:54",
"content": "I’ve got an old tamiya tt-01 sitting around that could be chopped up for a more high end version. The accelerometer could be used by itself just for analysing the cars performance.",
"parent_id": nu... | 1,760,377,939.920768 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/16/underwater-living/ | Underwater Living | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Willy Volk interviewed Lloyd Godson for
Divester’s latest podcast
. Lloyd is building a self-sustaining underwater habitat: the
BioSUB
. It will hold at least 15 square meters of engineered wheat to convert CO2 to oxygen. He also plans on testing Alon Bodner’s
Like-A-Fish
tankless SCUBA technology. The system works by ... | 4 | 4 | [
{
"comment_id": "17149",
"author": "Karan Lyons",
"timestamp": "2006-02-17T03:34:52",
"content": "What? Why isn’t this image in black and white? And where are the fake scotch tape corners? You’re letting me down buddy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,940.132118 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/15/maker-faire/ | Maker Faire | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I’m going to be attending Make magazine’s
Maker Faire April 22-23rd, San Mateo, CA
. It should be a lot of fun.
This is my event schedule for the rest of the year. Feel free to suggest events I should be attending.
Maker Faire
, April 22-23rd, San Mateo, CA
Hope number six
, July 21-23rd, NYC
Siggraph 2006
, August 1-3... | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "17141",
"author": "markie",
"timestamp": "2006-02-16T00:57:13",
"content": "good luck at the Maker Faire! :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17142",
"author": "gabriel",
"timestamp": "2006-02-16T04:21:58",
"content"... | 1,760,377,940.173453 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/15/reprap-the-replicating-rapid-prototyper/ | RepRap: The Replicating Rapid Prototyper | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The
RepRap
project hopes to build a universal constructor; a machine that can replicate itself and make a number of useful products. The machine is open source and uses fused deposition modeling (FDM) to layer melted material into parts. One of the key technologies in self-replication is the ability to lay conductive c... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "17137",
"author": "Daedalus",
"timestamp": "2006-02-15T21:16:16",
"content": "That seems to be taken from Deus Ex game!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17135",
"author": "furtim",
"timestamp": "2006-02-15T21:38:08",
... | 1,760,377,940.220617 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/14/ux50-long-life-battery/ | UX50 Long-life Battery | Eliot | [
"Tablet Hacks"
] | [] | The Sony PEG-UX50 was an impressive package when it was released in 2003. It had a 480×320 screen, keyboard, convertible screen, built-in camera, WiFi and Bluetooth. As with most portable devices, the short time the battery stayed charged left much to be desired. Sony sold an EB40 battery pack that piggy-backed the dev... | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "17125",
"author": "hb",
"timestamp": "2006-02-14T19:52:48",
"content": "I thought Li-ion battery requires constant current charging up to a certain voltage level then changes into constant voltage charging. Not sure how he does this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,940.270388 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/13/proximity-card-spoofer-proxmarkii/ | Proximity Card Spoofer: Proxmarkii | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I had seen the link for Jonathan Westhues’s original proximity card spoofer floating around recently and decided to check out the site to see if anything had changed since we
originally covered the story
. Well, he’s got a
brand new version
. This one has far more features than the original, mostly because of the extra... | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "17107",
"author": "andre paris",
"timestamp": "2006-02-13T20:12:40",
"content": "Does the author ever plan to release the schematics for this little beauty? It would be a great little addition to a viable home based security business.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"re... | 1,760,377,940.315955 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/12/msn-tv-linux-cluster/ | MSN TV Linux Cluster | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I just saw this
MSN TV Linux Cluster
over on
Engadget
. The boxes have a 733mhz Celeron, 128MB RAM, 2 x USB, Ethernet, and a 64MB CF card for storage. That’s twice the RAM of an Xbox and with a node cost of $0.99 it makes a much more sensible and compact cluster. The only limit right now seems to be a 64MB capacity cap... | 23 | 23 | [
{
"comment_id": "17099",
"author": "deg",
"timestamp": "2006-02-13T00:58:59",
"content": "awesome! not quite $0.99 each though..more like $10 each (20 for $200). looks like a perfect use for the cheap and plentiful hardware.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"co... | 1,760,377,940.371881 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/12/gp2x-usb-host-mode/ | GP2X USB Host Mode | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Amongst PDAs, cellphones, portable game consoles, and digital audio players USB host mode isn’t that common. The lack of host mode is why you can’t plug your iPod into your PSP. The iPod camera connector is a partial work-around for this problem. The Linux based GP2X gets more interesting with this new development. Usi... | 25 | 25 | [
{
"comment_id": "17077",
"author": "XyTec",
"timestamp": "2006-02-12T21:20:39",
"content": "kool i wish we could do they with a psp.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17076",
"author": "afbcom",
"timestamp": "2006-02-12T21:31:30",
"con... | 1,760,377,940.511139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/11/flat-response-microphone-and-amplifier/ | Flat Response Microphone And Amplifier | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | Pete (AC7ZL) wrote in to tell us about his latest project: building a
flat response microphone and channel amplifier
. You may remember his previous project: building a
crystal radio from modern junk
. Sounds are “colored” by their surroundings; things like furniture, wall coverings, drapes and building materials all a... | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "17052",
"author": "stupid audio nerd",
"timestamp": "2006-02-11T20:24:37",
"content": "Is this “flat” in theory or in actuality? It would make it easier to calibrate for other programs if we knew more about what we had. Can you provide a frequency plot (MLSSA or equiv?) Those Panas... | 1,760,377,940.562493 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/10/geodesic-dome-shelter-from-cardboard/ | Geodesic Dome Shelter From Cardboard | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Here are some really thorough
instructions for building geodesic domes
. This particular set of plans was developed by some Burning Man attendees who wanted a comfortable structure that would stand up to the elements. The dome is made of 30 triangles cut from double layered cardboard, 5 wood triangles with vents, 5 woo... | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "17044",
"author": "KurtRoedeger",
"timestamp": "2006-02-10T19:14:37",
"content": "COOL IDEA FOR BURNING MAN. IT TOTALLY FITS WITH THE FESTIVITIES.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17043",
"author": "andre paris",
"timest... | 1,760,377,940.631357 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/ | Power Glove Mouse | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Feeling a bit nostalgic, Hack-A-Day reader Brandon has been
hacking on a Nintendo Power Glove
. The original Power Glove was sold by Mattel as a unique controller for the NES. It used ultrasonic sensors to determine orientation and could detect four different positions per finger. The finger’s resistance varies dependi... | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "17027",
"author": "Mooga",
"timestamp": "2006-02-09T19:20:10",
"content": "This has to be one of the coolest hacks EVER!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17026",
"author": "alan",
"timestamp": "2006-02-09T19:22:57",
"... | 1,760,377,940.69308 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/23/cvs-nightvision-camcorder/ | CVS Nightvision Camcorder | Eliot | [
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [] | Our loyal reader [Everett] has hacked up a CVS single-use camcorder to
use as a nightvision scope
. This is his second prototype. The first one only had 4 cruddy IR LEDs from Radiohut and a front mounted battery pack. For the second one, he separated the batteries from the camera. He removed the IR filter from the CCD ... | 32 | 32 | [
{
"comment_id": "17362",
"author": "grayskies",
"timestamp": "2006-02-23T19:17:47",
"content": "he’s a regular old sam fisher.Thats awesome, I’d like to see some shots from it as night vision, performance wise.Great hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,940.904252 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/22/dvd-thermometer/ | DVD Thermometer | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Reader [alberto ricci bitti]’s
DVD thermometer
is a temperature sensing infrared remote that controls a DVD showing the temperature. Since the box doesn’t get any feedback from the DVD player, it stops and starts the disc to make sure it is at a known state. The brain of the device is a Motorola MC68HC908QT4, an 8-pin ... | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "17330",
"author": "kamet",
"timestamp": "2006-02-22T19:24:46",
"content": "that is one of the most clever ideas on displaying information i’ve ever seen. i love these novel ways of displaying information without a regular add-on lcd. one of my other fav was somebody using a multipme... | 1,760,377,940.837136 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/22/hack-media-security-podcasts-2/ | Hack Media: Security Podcasts | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Do you want to listen to four and a half hours of security podcasts? Well, you don’t have to because I did. Here are the highlights from podcasts released this last week:
Security Now! #27 How Local Area Networks Work, Part 1
37:09 If you don’t know the difference between DHCP and static IP, then this is the podcast fo... | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "17324",
"author": "calvin",
"timestamp": "2006-02-23T03:07:11",
"content": "I reccommend geek speak radio. It outlines geek stuff each week, but it sometimes prety funny.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17322",
"author": "ma... | 1,760,377,941.072717 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/21/low-cost-sensing-and-communication-with-an-led/ | Low-cost Sensing And Communication With An LED | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | LEDs are extremely common in electronic devices. They are used as light emitters, but can also be used as light detectors since they are photodiodes. By quickly switching between light emitting and detecting, you can use the LEDs to determine the ambient lighting and even do bidirectional communication. MERL has a good... | 75 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "17295",
"author": "Straus",
"timestamp": "2006-02-21T19:06:40",
"content": "Lame, HackADay ain’t what it used to be. Before they’d publish hacks that an average guy could do with just a minimal understanding of electronics, and some extra stuff as well for guys who were far more adv... | 1,760,377,940.990263 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/20/hacking-the-commodore-64-dtv-version-2/ | Hacking The Commodore 64 DTV Version 2 | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | The original C64 DTV was a joystick containing 30 games sold in 2004. It attracted hackers because it could be modified into a fully functioning console. The latest version of the chip is being sold
inside a Radio Shack Hummer game
. This version fixes bugs in the original and adds several features to improve memory ac... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "17251",
"author": "steel maverick",
"timestamp": "2006-02-20T19:10:14",
"content": "sweet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "17252",
"author": "alio",
"timestamp": "2006-02-20T19:37:06",
"content": "old school to the ma... | 1,760,377,941.118953 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/20/hack-media-reprap-presentation/ | Hack Media: RepRap Presentation | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Vik Olliver gave a presentation on the
RepRap
project to the
AuckLUG
last week. You can
download it from the Internet Archive
in Ogg Theora format (which will keep us from trashing AuckLUG’s archive). If you’re interested in this project, you should be reading the
RepRap blog
, which is getting updated daily.
permalink | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "17238",
"author": "the dentist",
"timestamp": "2006-02-21T02:44:36",
"content": "o yeah first postogg theora nice format ive never used it before. what’s the best player for it? is it made by the same as ogg vorbis?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{... | 1,760,377,941.03101 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/19/ball-and-plate-doohickey/ | Ball And Plate Doohickey | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | So, if you were wondering what [Kenn Sebesta] was working on that needed
yesterday’s hack
,
this is it
. The plate can maintain the cue ball in its current position or make it travel an arbitrary path like a circle or figure-eight. It can also avoid obstacles placed on the plate. Kenn has documented his project thoroug... | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "17230",
"author": "lolersticks",
"timestamp": "2006-02-19T20:15:52",
"content": "LEGO: The be-all end-all of thesis projects around the world.When the robotic overlords take over, kenn sebesta will be saved for last.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,941.177328 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/hack-a-day-extra-2/ | Hack-A-Day Extra | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I told my friend that I would promote his radio show, but we would probably DOS the streaming server. He said, “Go for it!” If you are interested in dance/electronica, listen to
You are so beautiful, beautiful robot
every Thursday, 7-9PM CST.
Click for the live stream
.
[Sean Hillmeyer] notified us that DC480 will be h... | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "17013",
"author": "william",
"timestamp": "2006-02-10T03:21:27",
"content": "too bad the 8-bit nes doesnt have more pics. but that’s okoh and also, why bother shortening your usb drive? half an inch isn’t really gonna make any difference.the article on google’s cookie is really inte... | 1,760,377,941.235943 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/08/accelr8-a-homemade-g-meter/ | AccelR8, A Homemade G-meter | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | Jesper has created an
automotive performance meter
using a handful of ICs. The key chip is the ADXL202 from Analog Devices. It measures acceleration while the AVR 8515 keeps track of time and does all of the calculations. All you need to do is enter the weight of the vehicle and the meter will calculate your 0-60 mph t... | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "16995",
"author": "Twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2006-02-08T20:18:14",
"content": "That’s pretty nifty, It might be interesting to see an expanded application, perhaps with lateral Gs and a graphical readout.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,941.280655 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/07/3d-board-modeling-with-eagle-and-povray/ | 3D Board Modeling With Eagle And POVRay | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Sometimes the two-dimensional layout of a circuit board doesn’t tell the whole story so Matthias Wei?r created
Eagle3D
. Once the board is laid out in
EAGLE
you export it using the Eagle3D tool. The tool has predefined parts that it then uses to render the board in 3D using
POV-Ray
, a free ray-tracing program. There a... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "16982",
"author": "KOLWON",
"timestamp": "2006-02-07T20:15:45",
"content": "this is impressive. would make circuit boards a bit easier for someone who doesn’t know what they are doing.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "16983",
... | 1,760,377,941.330933 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/07/air-cooled-mouse-pad/ | Air Cooled Mouse Pad | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Jared and Dan from Inventgeek have just posted their latest how-to:
The air cooled mouse pad
. They know that there are air cooled mice that you can buy, but why should you have to use an inferior mouse for gaming just for one feature? They decided instead to convert an Antec laptop cooler into the ultimate gaming mous... | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "16969",
"author": "Sleighboy",
"timestamp": "2006-02-08T01:06:32",
"content": "Keep my hand cool? Where is my damn heated mouse?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "16968",
"author": "grayskies",
"timestamp": "2006-02-08T01... | 1,760,377,941.380816 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/06/the-mac-minitosh/ | The Mac Minitosh | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day reader [Lee Olivares]
stuffed a Macintosh Plus full of new hardware
without butchering the case. From the original test fit he could see that the Mac Mini’s DVD slot lined up well with the original floppy slot, so it just needed to be widened a little bit for clearance. The monitor is black and white, but a ... | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "16953",
"author": "digitalmaddog",
"timestamp": "2006-02-06T20:09:22",
"content": "great hack i did one a while back with a via 500 and wireless i en=ve did the mac aquarium i love these little machines there are so many options you can do with them i may have to go back to do anoth... | 1,760,377,941.615749 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/02/06/fon-or-how-to-get-a-cheap-linksys-wrt54g/ | FON Or How To Get A Cheap Linksys WRT54G | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | FON
hit the news recently because it acquired some
venture capital from Google and Skype
. Its goal is to create a global network of access points run by home users. The users can either offer access for free or resell their bandwidth. The actual FON software is based on
DD-WRT
, a Linux based firmware for the Linksys ... | 34 | 34 | [
{
"comment_id": "16939",
"author": "Nice!",
"timestamp": "2006-02-06T21:12:13",
"content": "Nice! my friends always come over and steal my internet access, so i might buy this!:-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "16940",
"author": "atomicjam"... | 1,760,377,941.794551 |
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