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https://hackaday.com/2007/03/28/microscope-reactive-digital-aquarium/ | Microscope Reactive Digital Aquarium | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"living interface",
"LivingInterface",
"usb microscope",
"UsbMicroscope"
] | [Amos] sent in the
Living Interface
. I call it a microscope reactive aquarium. A small light sensitive animal is inside a mini-aquarium on the scope plate. The wires are attached to lights at the edges to attract the animal. The position of the critter is reported via a digital aquarium. (looks like an empty aquarium combined with a projector. Aside from looking friggin cool, it has applications for measuring water toxicity by measuring the reaction time of the animal.
A while back, a friend of a friend supposedly used a USB microscopes to measure yeast activity in his beer brewing. If anyone runs across it,
let me know
.
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{
"comment_id": "25625",
"author": "Mr Jones",
"timestamp": "2007-03-29T08:11:08",
"content": "ok now THAT is freaking awesome.10 stars!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25626",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2007-03-29T08:34:26",
"... | 1,760,377,890.403613 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/27/nokia-lcdpic-based-thermometer/ | Nokia LCD/PIC Based Thermometer | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Apparently I’m on a nokia 3310 LCD kick. [Coniferous] submitted
this
nice little pic project/nokia LCD implimentation. It uses a
DS18B20
temperature sensor, a PIC 12F629 and of course, nokia guts. (We’ve gotten enough of these that I’m starting to consider a Nokia LCD hacks category.) The parts count is really low – this could easily be encased
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{
"comment_id": "25602",
"author": "plasmagrid",
"timestamp": "2007-03-28T08:08:57",
"content": "UM…… can we get this linked to a translated page….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25603",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2007-03-28T08:14:00... | 1,760,377,890.110952 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/26/checkpoint-vpn-to-mediacenter/ | Checkpoint VPN To Mediacenter | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"firewall to mediacenter",
"FirewallToMediacenter"
] | [Sasha] sent along this
video
. It’s a rather long (8 minutes) log of converting a checkpoint firewall into a home media player. The one in the video just needed a PCI video card, a and a USB hub to become a normal (yet still 1U) machine. I’m not sure what CPU was in it, but it was enough to run XP.
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{
"comment_id": "25576",
"author": "Joel",
"timestamp": "2007-03-27T06:21:15",
"content": "the cpu was a intel celeron m",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25577",
"author": "Joel",
"timestamp": "2007-03-27T06:23:24",
"content": "and it... | 1,760,377,889.967845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/25/rfidiot-rfid-io-tools/ | RFIDIOt – RFID IO Tools | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"rfid cloning",
"rfid hacks",
"RfidCloning",
"RfidHacks"
] | [Eliot] and I hit [Major Malfunction]’s talk about RFID hacking. He’s put together a set of
python scripts
to read – and write RFID tags. He demo’d cloning a few tags – along with someone’s implanted RFID that’s used to lock and unlock a laptop. (It looked like the reader in the kit from
ThinkGeek
.) He’s kind enough to offer a selection of hardware on his site. (The usb RFID reader is pretty cheap.) His work has made plenty of headlines, including
slashdot
, but you can get the actual details, code and hardware on
his site
.
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{
"comment_id": "25566",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-03-25T22:49:52",
"content": "And the government wants to implant you with those things.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25567",
"author": "Madd_matt",
"timestamp": "2007-03-2... | 1,760,377,890.320167 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/19/diy-colorimeter/ | DIY Colorimeter | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"automated color calibration",
"AutomatedColorCalibration",
"diy color calibration",
"DiyColorCalibration",
"home theater",
"hometheater"
] | [brian] tipped me to this excellent
colormeter project
for calibrating your home theater/HD/etc It was designed specifically for the
HCFR Colormeter software project
. The project page is in english, but the probe writeup is in french.
The fish
well help you understand it while you resist the taunts avoid the flying cows. The device has at least one color sensor (a second is optional as well as an IR led or two for computer hardware controls) and connects to your computer via USB. The brain is a PIC 18F2550 (the fish calls it a PEAK) – no in circuit programming, you’ll need a programmer to build it.
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{
"comment_id": "25467",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2007-03-20T07:03:21",
"content": "I say we lean how to use google for translating instead of making us copy into into altavista.http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.homecinema-fr.com/colorimetre/sonde.php&sa=X&oi=trans... | 1,760,377,890.356126 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/18/make-your-own-fusion-reactor/ | Make Your Own Fusion Reactor | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | It’s staring to feel like a theme week. [Eric] reminded me of this 17 year old who
built his own fusion reactor
. Being me, I had to look around for more. I found the
open source fusor research consortium
. I found plans, research, and
this
fusor built by Richard Hull. It’s his fourth version – definitely worth checking out. Essentially, all the atmospheric air is removed via vacuum. Then you add a bit of deuterium gas, some high voltage and if you got it right, bask in the glow of your own personal fusion reaction. (Just watch out for X-ray leaks.)
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{
"comment_id": "25442",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2007-03-19T01:26:35",
"content": "Umm, where exactly is the new material here? Thiago’s fusor was all over the news (I think it was even on had) last year, and I know that Richard’s fusor-iii was on here from a long time ago (he built it in th... | 1,760,377,890.169272 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/17/preamp-recycling/ | Preamp Recycling | Will O'Brien | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"diy preamp",
"DiyPreamp",
"microphone amplifier",
"MicrophoneAmplifier"
] | [lgbsneak] found a good
source
of pre-amps to fill his needs. Some older receivers, like his old Kenwood KA-305 have modular pre-amps. So it’s just a matter of ripping out, powering it up and tossing it into an enclosure. Now he’s got a handy 9v battery powered pre-amp for field work.
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{
"comment_id": "25431",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2007-03-18T08:20:55",
"content": "gotta love old equipment :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25432",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2007-03-18T10:25:34",
"content": "Good us... | 1,760,377,890.058013 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/16/build-your-own-laser-spectrograph/ | Build Your Own Laser Spectrograph | Will O'Brien | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"green laser",
"GreenLaser",
"laser",
"laser spectrograph",
"LaserSpectrograph"
] | The
news
is awash about a 17 year old girl who won a $100,000
scholarship
for her spectrograph, but nobody actually linked to information about the thing. After some digging around, I located [Mary]’s
web site
. It’s a work in progress, but I found an
early version
of her spectrograph build. The picture shows her project with a spectrograph head made for a meade telescope. Hopefully she’ll get documentation of her spectrograph head up soon. This is one of the better uses I’ve seen for a 5mw green laser.
I forgot to mention her sweet
dobsonian telescope build
. Very nice work.
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{
"comment_id": "25411",
"author": "Bob Glaxxam",
"timestamp": "2007-03-16T22:24:29",
"content": "Now this young lady has her stuff together. I was extremely impressed with her site, style and work. Truly an inspiration.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,890.464421 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/15/pic-cluster-computing/ | PIC Cluster Computing | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [silic0re] sent in this uh,
totally
different take on micro-controller applications. The hardware is impressive. It’s built to carry up to 10 dsPICF3012 controllers (30 mips each), and has ethernet, SD, Serial and i2c thanks to an imsys
SNAP module
(similar to gumstix). This is, as far as I know, the first PIC controller cluster built. The software is still a work in progress- for now it’s just pretty, but he deserves points for originality. His site’s a bit slow, so try the
coral cache
.
(I woke up this morning thinking that I’d end up eating my words on my ‘first time’ statement.)
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{
"comment_id": "25401",
"author": "crgwbr",
"timestamp": "2007-03-15T17:42:00",
"content": "sweet, i’ve been think ’bout doing a similar project with the already awsome parallax propeller (http://www.parallax.com/propeller/index.asp) controller.p.s. does anyone know where i can put in my password s... | 1,760,377,890.51206 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/14/shortened-usb-pcmcia-card/ | Shortened Usb Pcmcia Card | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [] | [Rune]
got tired
of seeing the side of his USB card hanging out of his laptop. He cut it down and re-assembled it to keep all of it inside of his laptop. Nice clean work. I’ve taken PC cards apart before, and it’s a challenge to keep them looking this good after that.
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{
"comment_id": "25387",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2007-03-15T07:35:45",
"content": "Interesting… But did I understand correctly? That you neet to plug in USB power to it to make it work correctly?!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25388",... | 1,760,377,890.014317 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/14/diy-av-switch/ | DIY A/V Switch | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"build your own",
"BuildYourOwn",
"diy",
"video switch",
"VideoSwitch"
] | I knew this was coming out, but [mike] was kind enough to remind me. [Ben Heckendorn]’s
latest
How-To is up on engadget. He provides a method of building your own A/V switch with as many inputs as you want, cheap. Each input uses a $.50 bus switch – literally, you could build one with 20 inputs if you really wanted to. (add some shielding if you do) If you’ve got too many game consoles, this might be your ticket. You can probably use the same trick to build a component video switch if HD’s your thing.
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{
"comment_id": "25369",
"author": "nathan",
"timestamp": "2007-03-14T20:01:24",
"content": "heh, I guess it already is a component video switch",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25370",
"author": "Royalblu",
"timestamp": "2007-03-14T20:10... | 1,760,377,890.613987 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/13/simple-capacitance-meter/ | Simple Capacitance Meter | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"attiny",
"diy capacitance meter",
"DiyCapacitanceMeter",
"microcontroller"
] | [Mike] sent in a
project
he’s been working on lately. This little circuit can measure the capacitance of a capacitor by generating a frequency that’s inversely related to the capacitance. He originally got it working with his o-scope, and followed up by building a stand alone version that uses an ATTiny2313 and a text LCD.
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{
"comment_id": "25359",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-03-14T09:02:40",
"content": "Cool…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25360",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2007-03-14T10:22:33",
"content": "so this could be used to find... | 1,760,377,890.968529 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/12/ultimate-dance-pad-v2/ | Ultimate Dance Pad V2 | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"ddr pad",
"DdrPad",
"invent geek",
"InventGeek",
"wet dream",
"WetDream"
] | [Jared] sent along his
latest
on
inventgeek
. The most interesting piece of the project has to be the stainless steel/teflon pressure switch. Otherwise, it’s probably every DDR fan’s wet dream. Oh, and congratulations on geek 2.0 [Jared]!
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{
"comment_id": "25351",
"author": "Jared Bouck",
"timestamp": "2007-03-13T07:18:00",
"content": "HAHAH! Thanks Will. Geek 2.0 is way better than the ole 1.0 version!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25352",
"author": "David",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,890.922522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/12/printer-hacking-roundup/ | Printer Hacking Roundup | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Today’s roundup is in honor of all those inkjets, laser printers and plotters that have been cracked open and modded to perform unspeakable tasks. This is a bit of an experiment, so let me know what you think.
First, there’s the classic
DIY CD printer
. Aside from dremeling the back of the printer, making the cd cartridge from a decent material is probably the most difficult task. I used to print on my DVDs, but now I just rip ’em to my media server.
Not really a hack, but someone discovered that they can get ever nicer photo transfers if they use an
inkjet instead of a laser printer
to create the transparencies.
Not to be forgotten, using
the fuser from a laser printer
to transfer laser printed artwork onto PC boards.
If you missed it, [Volkan] and [Stefan] gutted an Epson C84 to make a
direct to PCB etch resist printer
. The feed the board in and get a printed design, ready for the etch tank. (once it’s dry, of course) Someone else is working on the
same hack
with a C87.
If you’re evil, there’s the classic
paper shredding printer
.
You could use an old network printer interface to
control something else
.
If people you work with actually read the lcd, you might have some fun
exploiting the displays
on those HP workgroup printers.
You could pick up an old pen plotter and convert it to
cut vinyl
for your nefarious custom stickers.
Speaking of plotters, there’s the ‘
scribbler bot
‘ – AKA diy pen plotter.
Of course, maybe you just want to
fix
your old printer after you completely dissassemble it. (Via
zedomax
)
Maybe you can make your own
waterfall printer
. (If you pull this one off, let us
know
) | 11 | 11 | [
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"comment_id": "25341",
"author": "Marco",
"timestamp": "2007-03-12T20:42:38",
"content": "Has anyone done a plotter/printer hack to print with a silver PCB pen? That way you could actually print circuits as opposed to transferring/etching them..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,377,891.261014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/11/digital-caliper-modding/ | Digital Caliper Modding | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"digital calipers",
"DigitalCalipers",
"dro"
] | This particular hack is actually used in a kit design, but it’s still pretty sweet. This is a digital read out unit that’s a kit sold by
shumatech
. I’ve even mentioned it in passing before. The design takes in the pulses from inexpensive chinese made
digital scales/calipers
, and allows one stop calibration and ouput of three axis’s of measurement. Using the interface and a usb enabled pic, and you could make your own usb digital calipers… (Hmm, I might have to make some.)
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{
"comment_id": "25335",
"author": "sinerasis",
"timestamp": "2007-03-12T08:37:19",
"content": "So… I’m not really experienced with this much (or at all really) but could someone rig this up to read a 3d form and then auto feed that to one of those diy cnc machines? To create a “copy machine” for 3d... | 1,760,377,891.018303 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/10/cheap-balancing-skateboard/ | Cheap Balancing Skateboard | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"balancing scooter",
"BalancingScooter",
"cheap balancing skateboard",
"CheapBalancingSkateboard"
] | [Tony] submitted his
site
showing his recent projects. Besides his
balancing scooter
, and
light creations
, I thought his take on the
balancing skateboard
was interesting. The drive components came from a pair of $10 cordless drills, and the motor controller consists of a pair of relays and mosfets.(There’s a pic controller, gyro and accelerometer behind them) It’s not elegant, but these sorts of hacks are great for inspiring those on a budget.
Don’t forget, the new revised US daylight savings time is coming.
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{
"comment_id": "25324",
"author": "carpespasm",
"timestamp": "2007-03-11T08:48:21",
"content": "that is exceedingly awesome. It amazes me that something that costs several thousand dollars, a high end computer, and who knows what else for a segway can be done with some plywood and some comodity par... | 1,760,377,891.152261 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/09/friday-night-extra/ | Friday Night Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ll be busy with my soldering iron tonight, but I thought it was time for an extra.
[Joe] notes that if you’d like to put up some graffiti you probably won’t get arrested for, you might light
projection bombing
.
[Emil] noted that [mark] successfully upgraded
his ipod mini
to run an eight GB CF card. (He’d previously put a 4GB flash card in.
[XanTium] notes that several patches have
been released
for the Linux 2.6.20 kernel specifically to support XBox 360 hardware. A Linux loader is soon expected to be released to exploit the Hypervisor vulnerability.
[CtrlAltDefeat] pointed out an interesting DIY
camera card to hard drive
memory dump device.
[Bobby] sent in a teaser of his DIY
bluetooth Sony MDR 300
headphones. | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "25315",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2007-03-10T08:53:36",
"content": "Awesome, love the extras. Thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25316",
"author": "markie",
"timestamp": "2007-03-10T13:24:32",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,891.062597 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/09/world-weather-umbrella/ | World Weather Umbrella | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Peter] brings us the
oddest hack
of the week. It’s a little esoteric, but interesting. This modified umbrella is used in conjunction with a giant world map outline. A camera takes note of the umbrella position and correlates the location. The user walks around and ‘experiences’ the weather in that location of the world. If you’d prefer to have everyone think you’re nuts, you could just interface it
with your ipod
.
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{
"comment_id": "25312",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-03-10T04:14:53",
"content": "That is excellent. Glad to see more quality hacks coming in. You were starting to go to real shit.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25313",
"author"... | 1,760,377,891.104 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/08/automatic-color-detection/ | Automatic Color Detection | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [KLOZ] submitted his
final project
from college. Rather than an expensive CCD camera, he used a set of colored
resistors
LEDs and a light dependent resistor (I’m assuming he means a photo resistor) to determine the color of a product (m&ms). He used the carriage from an old HP inkjet, a custom cnc cut wheel to separate and deliver the m&ms and a Parallax propeller micro controller board to tie it all together. Now he can hog all the green ones for himself.
Update: Yes, I’m an idiot. I did mean colored LEDs. People who caught me will get an email – I’ve got something for ya.
Check out the sorting demo video after the break
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"comment_id": "26264",
"author": "Klintor",
"timestamp": "2007-05-09T08:24:35",
"content": "I did this YEARS ago with a lego mindstorms kit. Easy Peasy.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "26265",
"author": "mrasmus",
"timestamp": "2007-0... | 1,760,377,891.209073 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/07/electric-motorcycle-extra/ | Electric (motor)cycle Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"electric motorcycle",
"electricmotorcycle"
] | [
Zach Norman
] built this electric bike on a Harley frame. I couldn’t dig up much in the way of details, but the
flickr photo set
looks good.
[Micheal Raines] built a
great looking
electric chopper.
In the lightweight category, this hybrid (pedal/electric) bike uses li-poly batteries and a simple motor-tire drive to keep going. via [
hacknmod
]
Early this morning [tnkgrl] sent in her
HSDPA mod
for the OQO Model 2. Engadget beat me to it, but it’s a great mod for anyone who visits outside of those handy EVDO areas but want the speed for their UMPC. Living in the middle of nowhere means that I’m stuck with RxTT.
[andrew] built a handy
parallel port A/D converter
– so far he’s got it logging temps. The parts count is pretty low, depending on an ADC, a 555 and some OP amps. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "26252",
"author": "Bob7k",
"timestamp": "2007-05-08T08:46:27",
"content": "Those Li-Po batteries arent cheep…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "26253",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2007-05-08T11:02:05",
"content": "t... | 1,760,377,891.310866 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/06/powershot-firmware-hacking/ | Powershot Firmware Hacking | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"canon firmware",
"CanonFirmware",
"firmware hacking",
"FirmwareHacking"
] | I was under the impression that canon firmware hacking had fallen by the wayside a bit. [random guy] pointed out that Canon firmware hacking is still alive and well, but it’s the smaller consumer models that are getting the attention. Several cameras, like the
A610
happen to share the same digic II image processor as my Rebel XT. By uploaded some modified firmware, you can shoot RAW format pics, and get quite a few other features as well. There’s even a HDK (Hack Developer Kit) for rolling your own firmware. Most of the work appears to have been written up in Russian, but there’s an
english wiki
and
guide page
to get you going.
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{
"comment_id": "26227",
"author": "Wolfmankurd",
"timestamp": "2007-05-07T03:05:20",
"content": "Thats awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "26228",
"author": "Drumr",
"timestamp": "2007-05-07T03:36:44",
"content": "i just got a ... | 1,760,377,891.380063 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/05/rc-digital-camera-interface/ | RC Digital Camera Interface | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"r/c camera controller",
"R/cCameraController"
] | This isn’t a brand new hack, but it’s a great solution for most digital cameras that like to go to sleep on you.
[T. Black] put together a nice simple pic circuit to control a cheap aiptek digital camera. It uses a 12C508, a cap and a resistor. The PIC not only activates the shutter, but can wake up the camera from sleep mode. You don’t even have to provide a dedicated control channel – it can piggy-back on the throttle control signal. The hardest part of the project is tapping the signals on the SMD pc board inside the camera. There have been quite a few R/C camera controllers built, but this is certainly one of the most elegant. You can grab the code and schematic from the bottom of the project page.
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"comment_id": "26226",
"author": "Egonis",
"timestamp": "2007-05-06T18:12:17",
"content": "This is very cool.You could also add some sort of motion sensor to the wakeup and snapshot a secured area of your home (e.g. babysitter going where they should not)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,891.834122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/04/gps-enabled-radar-database/ | GPS Enabled Radar Database | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The
page
pretty much lacks every possible detail, but [Mattias] put together his own RADAR camera notification. It uses a published database of camera’s and a GPS receiver to notify the driver that they’re approaching one of the many permanent speed detection cameras in Sweden. Despite the lack of details, I can guess about the design. It shouldn’t be that difficult to construct something similar with a PIC or AVR with a decent amount of memory. Just compare the current location with the list, and notify the driver when it determines that it’s within a specified distance. Unfortunately all the RADAR detectors where I live are strapped to police cars.
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{
"comment_id": "26196",
"author": "karl",
"timestamp": "2007-05-05T08:31:33",
"content": "In Seattle, one of the local newspapers combed through public records and made a database of the number of speeding tickets issued for every mile of highways. I’ve been thinking about building a device like th... | 1,760,377,892.256113 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/03/laser-dance-pad/ | Laser Dance Pad | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"laser dance pad",
"LaserDancePad"
] | [A. Smyth] passed this along – it’s another take on the non-mechanical dance pad. The first prototype used IR detection, but apparently the hardware was flaky. The new version uses cheap laser pointer style diodes with photo detectors. Personally, I want to see one that breaks the laser into a line and collimates the resulting beam, and senses beam interference by measuring the intensity. (And it would look incredible with a fogger) The electronics are pretty simple – the photocells are interfaced with the guts of a USB game pad and breaking the beam creates a button push.
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{
"comment_id": "26175",
"author": "Mr Jones",
"timestamp": "2007-05-04T07:55:41",
"content": "forgive me if i sound critical but…..how is this a hack?looks more like a budding internet website dedicated to selling DIY kits……is it just me or does anybody else get this?did i miss something? cause if... | 1,760,377,892.312824 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/05/02/industrial-alarm-clock/ | Industrial Alarm Clock | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | While
clocky
runs away from you,
this
alarm clock can probably strike back. It’s got a pair of basic stamps along with relay’s to control external devices. [Jason] built it from parts he already had, and has visions of it being used for stage fx control later on. For now, I’ll bet that none of the guests will want to attempt turning it off for fear of reprisal by the clock.
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{
"comment_id": "26162",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2007-05-03T09:33:44",
"content": "No. Freakin. Way.I’m building this for my roommate, the dirty fucker lets his alarm go off of hours before he shuts it off!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,891.880781 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/08/balancing-one-wheel-scooter/ | Balancing One Wheel Scooter | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"balancing bot",
"balancing scooter",
"BalancingBot",
"BalancingScooter",
"scooter",
"skateboard",
"snowboard"
] | Fresh off the
tip line
, [Ben] sent in his
one wheeled balancing scooter
. It’s a nice simple design – I just might have to build one myself. The steel frame surrounds a pair of 12V 12Ah SLA batteries, a 400w 24v DC motor, one of the ever handy
OSMC
motor controllers, rate gyro, accelerometer and a PIC 16F876A. I love the entire concept! (For some reason, I’m thinking it needs a brake light on the rear…
Check out the video after the cut. He walks through the hardware at the end.
By the way, Eliot and I’ll be at
Shmoocon
in a couple of weeks. We won’t have boards from the Design Challenge yet, but we should have something to give away to people who find us there.
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{
"comment_id": "25269",
"author": "joelanders",
"timestamp": "2007-03-09T07:47:21",
"content": "reminds me of the “back to the future” hover skateboard thing…i think this is my new favorite thing on hackaday.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "252... | 1,760,377,892.040044 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/07/psp-ps2-controller/ | PSP PS2 Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"ps2",
"psp",
"psp ps2 controller",
"PspPs2Controller"
] | [F00 f00] over at acidmods put together
this PS2 -> PSP controller
. Using some similar techniques to [
Ben Heck
], he tapped all the control lines on his PSP and broke them out to what appear to be mini-usb connectors. Looking like a matrix subject, his PSP attaches to a dash board suction cup mount. Via
pspnews
thanks to [wraggster]
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{
"comment_id": "25264",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-03-08T10:53:58",
"content": "Cool. I designed and vacuum formed a new case for my PSP, which has the ‘arms’ of the PS2 controller.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25265",
"autho... | 1,760,377,892.082751 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/06/diy-midi-footpedal/ | DIY ‘midi’ Footpedal | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"diy midi",
"DiyMidi",
"foot pedal",
"FootPedal",
"midi controller",
"MidiController"
] | [forrest] passed along this diy
foot-pedal ‘midi’ controller
. It’s a good re-use of hardware, but not a true midi controller. The pcb was gutted from an old keyboard, and the pedals were scored from a mad 60 mile tour of the local radio shacks clearance bin. Since the pedals are simple momentary on switches, it was a matter of wiring them to the controller and using a laptop to generate signals via usb midi interface. Replace the keyboard pcb with a
drum controller
and you’d have an interesting stand alone solution.
Just so I could enjoy some extra crow, I managed to leave
one other
entry out of my published list of Design Challenge entries. [Jason] sent in this MEGA32 programmer/dev board. He kept it single sided, but you’ll need a parallel port to use it.
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{
"comment_id": "25247",
"author": "Nathan",
"timestamp": "2007-03-07T08:33:28",
"content": "Replace the keyboard PCB with a what?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25248",
"author": "norvan",
"timestamp": "2007-03-07T08:51:34",
"conte... | 1,760,377,892.369011 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/05/xbox-360-homebrew-a-comin/ | XBox 360 Homebrew A Comin’ | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"mame",
"mame360",
"xbox homebrew",
"XboxHomebrew"
] | Usually I like to see a full implimentation before posting stuff like this.. An anonymous developer put out
some screen shots
of his MAME360 app running on a developer system. Why care? A hop over to [
Bunnie
]
‘s blog
points out a
recent vulnerability
in the Xbox 360 Hypervisor. Thanks to [XanTium] for the original tip.
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{
"comment_id": "25245",
"author": "karl",
"timestamp": "2007-03-06T09:59:47",
"content": "Sounds great, except for these subtle details in the vulnerability report:“Jan 09, 2007 – vendor releases patch”“Systems Affected:All Xbox 360 systems with a kernel version of 4532 (released Oct 31,2006) and 4... | 1,760,377,892.116492 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/04/ground-up-diy-laptop/ | Ground Up Diy Laptop | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Chris] sent in his
diy laptop
. While it reminds me of the kid laptops at the toy store, it’s a nice effort. It’s got a PICAXE 18X microcontroller, 20×4 blue serial lcd, a laptop keyboard and runs his custom built language: chris++. Power comes from four AA batteries, and duct tape secures the electronics inside the wood case.
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{
"comment_id": "25201",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2007-03-05T07:56:11",
"content": "Good effort, but leaves some to be desired.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25202",
"author": "eric",
"timestamp": "2007-03-05T08:39:33",
"con... | 1,760,377,892.195122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/04/avr-game-console/ | AVR Game Console | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"diy handheld",
"DiyHandheld",
"gaming"
] | This is a bit reminiscent of the missing DC entry, so consider it a bonus hack. [Eric] sent in his latest project, an
AVR game console
. It uses a pair of ATMega168v micro-controllers, a nokia 3110 LCD, and an eeprom to store a selection of games. The interface above the console is the serial loader/charger. No word on the game source, but judging from
his site
, maybe he’s writing them all on his own.
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{
"comment_id": "25190",
"author": "kernel_geek",
"timestamp": "2007-03-04T13:20:03",
"content": "Good graphics then :DFirst post :D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25191",
"author": "Rob83",
"timestamp": "2007-03-04T14:56:12",
"cont... | 1,760,377,892.422177 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/03/design-challenge-the-missing-entry/ | Design Challenge: The Missing Entry | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [
"chip8 emulator",
"Chip8Emulator",
"design challenge",
"DesignChallenge"
] | I thought I’d mentioned every entry of the contest, but I managed to let
one
slip through the cracks. One of our favorite hardware hackers [sprite_tm] submitted this
AVR
ARM dev board/game console. The LCD is from a Nokia 5110. The brain is a LPC2103 ARM controller, and is designed to run a
chip8 emulator
.
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{
"comment_id": "25179",
"author": "choomunkee",
"timestamp": "2007-03-03T20:46:58",
"content": "I reckon this is easily 2nd place in the comp!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25180",
"author": "George",
"timestamp": "2007-03-03T22:30:38... | 1,760,377,892.653367 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/25/solar-gps-logger/ | Solar GPS Logger | Will O'Brien | [
"gps hacks"
] | [
"li-poly charger",
"Li-polyCharger",
"solar gps",
"SolarGps"
] | We don’t normally chase after commercial products, but when I ran across this guys
work
, I was impressed. My favorite has to be this solar powered GPS logger. It logs your trek to a SD card and it’s oh so tiny. Other notable projects include a li-poly battery backpack for charging USB devices. (Li-Poly batteries require some specialized charging)
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{
"comment_id": "25063",
"author": "Alan",
"timestamp": "2007-02-26T13:59:24",
"content": "Looks like there is some cool products being worked on. I think the single Nixie tube clock is still my favorite though. His prices are good also!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,892.567771 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/24/diy-fiber-backlit-keyboard/ | DIY Fiber Backlit Keyboard | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [] | In honor of the 17 inch aircraft carrier of a laptop I ordered, I started looking for a backlit keyboard mod that might come close to the one on my powerbook. I found
this
mod that used fiber optic cable, a single 10,000mcd white LED, some epoxy and simple current regulation to light it up. The original write up is
here
, and a great looking
blue version
as well. I’d like to see it this with a control circuit like
this one
.
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{
"comment_id": "25053",
"author": "Wolf",
"timestamp": "2007-02-25T09:29:08",
"content": "Though the existing solution of switching the led according to the backlight probly works fine for most all scenarios, if you had to have it keyboard controled, the earlier overhead light tutorials controler s... | 1,760,377,892.609037 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/23/ultrasonic-range-finder/ | Ultrasonic Range Finder | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | This
design has been around for a few years, but it looks like a good introduction to ultrasonic sensors. The design is surprisingly simple with a low parts count. Of course, if you prefer PIC controllers, you might like
this
version.
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{
"comment_id": "25051",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-02-26T11:19:44",
"content": "That’s pretty cool.http://crashgames.biz",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25052",
"author": "J SANTOS",
"timestamp": "2007-02-26T22:27:15",
"c... | 1,760,377,892.69099 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/22/tinmith-augmented-reality-backpack/ | Tinmith Augmented Reality Backpack | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"vr backpack",
"VrBackpack"
] | I haven’t seen an augmented reality setup in a while. The
Tinmith backpack
consists of a VR helmet, with helmet mounted GPS tracking, firewire video camera, orientation tracking, glove based user interface and a belt back that contains the mobile computer and batteries. These systems have very interesting applications. From navigation to correcting information in real time to work around partial blindness.
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{
"comment_id": "25043",
"author": "Jay Dubster",
"timestamp": "2007-02-23T14:41:27",
"content": "Nice piece of kit, pretty dang impressive !!Like the idea of playin Quake on the beastie; would have to be in a closed area though, networked with some mates.You’d look a right plonker runnin about the ... | 1,760,377,892.732473 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/21/printer-networked-light-control/ | Printer Networked Light Control | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Andy] sent in his ‘
Network Something
‘ hack. For his proof of concept, he used a parallel port printer network adapter to create a set of network controllable LEDs. The virtual printer was implemented with a set of shift registers and a set of nand gates. (and a power regulator). Old print servers can be had pretty cheap – my HP $8 on ebay. Definitely an interesting way to get inexpensive network control of your projects.
Note: We’ll be making some server changes today and tomorrow, so comments will be offline for a bit. They’ll be back.
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{
"comment_id": "25036",
"author": "Ian McKellar",
"timestamp": "2007-02-21T22:24:00",
"content": "That reminds me of a hack I did in university. We used a network print server and an actual printer to rotate a mirror ball.http://www.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/services/mirrorball.ucc",
"parent_id": null,... | 1,760,377,892.981915 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/20/diy-wireless-nes-controllers-for-wiigamecube/ | DIY Wireless NES Controllers For Wii/Gamecube | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"controller",
"nintendo",
"wireless nes",
"wireless snes",
"WirelessNes",
"WirelessSnes"
] | [Mark] sent in his
wireless classic nintendo controller project
. He built a wireless NES and SNES controller to use with his Wii via the Gamecube port. He used off the shelf TX/RX hardware and used some PIC controllers to glue everything together. iPod batteries keep em powered and keep the weight down. He provides all the schematics and a walk through on
constructing
the SNES controller. The circuits are pretty simple, so it’s definitely repeatable. This is almost enough to get me to buy a Wii.
— video after the break.
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{
"comment_id": "25031",
"author": "akmixdown",
"timestamp": "2007-02-21T14:52:25",
"content": "Nice, and even timely for me. I am looking at wireless controllers and USB adapters so I can get 4 controllers hooked up to a MythTV system I’ve built. There are tons of PS2 wireless controllers and eve... | 1,760,377,893.025968 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/19/diy-rf-remote-control/ | DIY RF Remote Control | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"rf remote control",
"RfRemoteControl"
] | I was plotting one of my future projects and found
this
diy RF remote control. I was struck by how simple the circuits are thanks to the micro-controller and RF modules. This is an older write up, and I know you can get newer modules from
Spark Fun
electronics, but when I was younger, RF controls always seemed to be the black magic of diy electronics.
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{
"comment_id": "25026",
"author": "Hybrid",
"timestamp": "2007-02-20T08:23:08",
"content": "Thanks for posting this, I was actually about to start looking for something just like this to control my projector screen, which im building heh.-HB",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [... | 1,760,377,892.93773 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/18/keybot-serial-controllable-keyboard-interface/ | Keybot – Serial Controllable Keyboard Interface | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"keyboard",
"keybot",
"ps2",
"remote keyboard",
"RemoteKeyboard"
] | [john] sent in his uncles
Keybot
project. The device accepts input (a parallel port in this case) and generates standard keyboard output. It allows a computer to create its keyboard input for itself or another machine. Personally, I go for serial consoles, but it’s a good study of our old friend the keyboard. (If legos are more your thing, you could do something like
this
.)
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{
"comment_id": "25018",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2007-02-19T08:19:51",
"content": "I remember back in the day, there was a product that you’d put over your electric typewriter and it would turn it in to a printer. It was like this except that instead of making electrical connections, it... | 1,760,377,893.077105 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/17/micron-laser-beam-analyser/ | Micron Laser Beam Analyser | Will O'Brien | [
"Laser Hacks"
] | [
"laser analysis",
"LaserAnalysis",
"lasers"
] | [David] sent in his
laser beam analyzer
project. It’s a complete analysis system built from off the shelf hardware. Even if you’re not into lasers, the project combines several technologies that are useful for the hardware hacker. A laser beam is focused to shine onto a spinning reflector. Beam signal is attenuated by adjusting the distance with a stepper actuated sled. The beam is then measured using various sensors.
I thought we were due for a
laser hacks category
, so I created it and added some of the older laser hacks to it.
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{
"comment_id": "25008",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2007-02-18T08:56:21",
"content": "I will admit that I didn’t read the entire writeup, (I can’t stand it when people frame documents inside another page…) but it looks like the majority of the project was to determine the beam profile of the las... | 1,760,377,893.115934 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/16/ibook-wireless-retrofit/ | IBook Wireless Retrofit | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"high power wireless",
"HighPowerWireless",
"ibook wireless",
"IbookWireless"
] | [squishy] sent in his iBook refit
project
. Normally a laptop ressurection wouldn’t grab my attention, but the wireless card caught my eye. Because his ebay deal didn’t come with an airport card, he refitted it with a Senao 200mW wireless card. The card just fit – and with some dremel work on the antenna connector, it was plug and play under linux.
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{
"comment_id": "24992",
"author": "japroach",
"timestamp": "2007-02-17T07:33:55",
"content": "You could dremel the antenna off a normal card, and solder on an antenna jack.Of the two cards I have laying around here there are no important connections in the exposed area. Just the LED and built in an... | 1,760,377,893.265547 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/15/usb-cnc-controller/ | USB CNC Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | This
one
reminds me of a MAME arcade controller. This control panel is just the gravy on top of a very nice
CNC conversion
for a Sieg X2 mini mill. (Like
mine
.) [Hoss] used a Logitech attack 3 joystick and a philips PC game pad to provide the interface. Of course, the case was machined on the mill. The thread covering his conversion provides DXF diagrams of all the parts he used for his CNC conversion, as well as explanation diagrams. (If you need a decent DXF viewer/cad program, try Qcad in the ubuntu repositories.)
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{
"comment_id": "24983",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2007-02-15T23:24:06",
"content": "Awesome,I planned on doing something like this with my Micro Mark mill and some PLCs I have laying around.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24984",
... | 1,760,377,893.310407 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/14/bluetooth-enabled-london-bridge/ | Bluetooth Enabled… London Bridge | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Mike] sent in a
different
sort of hack – as part of the switched on London
festival
, these guys added bluetooth sensors to London Bridge. When a bluetooth enabled device is detected on the bridge, a blue ‘pixel’ will show up on the upper tower bridge. Once the device is detected at the other side of the bridge, the ‘pixel’ will move across the bridge at the same speed as the device did. You’ve got a few more days to check it out if you’re in the area.
Update: Just to be clear – the sensors are on the new London bridge, and the pixel/light appears along the top of Tower bridge. Sorry for the confustion, I haven’t been in London since 1995 or so. I mistakenly assumed that the lights were on the upper tower of the bridge.
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{
"comment_id": "24958",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2007-02-15T01:26:48",
"content": "the project is on (or envisioned for) london bridge, you are showing a picture of tower bridge (by the tower of london). most of us americans get the two confused.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,893.428106 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/13/coilosapien-rail-gun-on-yer-robot/ | Coilosapien: Rail Gun On Yer Robot | Will O'Brien | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Robots Hacks"
] | [] | It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything new on the robosapien front, but I’d say that a
laser sighted rail gun
for our favorite robots is worthy. From the video, it appears to have decent accuracy and a fair sized clip. It’s creator, [Marcus] says that he’ll have a tutorial up soon. Thanks to [
Robert
] for the tip. (Update: The tip says it’s a mini rail gun, so I’m not sure if it’s a rail gun or a coil gun.)
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{
"comment_id": "24936",
"author": "Uday",
"timestamp": "2007-02-13T18:57:11",
"content": "Dude, that is so awesome.Now all we need are sharks with laser beams on their heads….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24937",
"author": "Satiagraha",
... | 1,760,377,893.364935 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/12/keyboard-contact-repair/ | Keyboard Contact Repair | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"keyboard repair",
"KeyboardRepair"
] | Here’s a little bit of a blast from the past, but I’d bet that many of us have encountered
this
problem. Keyboard contacts can wear out, be damaged by drink spills or that vat of acid you left by the TV. Automotive defroster repair paint should work – if have some handy. [eeun] documented a keyboard contact repair method using household aluminum foil and superglue.
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{
"comment_id": "24914",
"author": "Eurisko",
"timestamp": "2007-02-13T09:02:40",
"content": "ugh, apple stuff… bleah >_",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24915",
"author": "Unomi",
"timestamp": "2007-02-13T09:05:23",
"content": "It is... | 1,760,377,893.489278 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/02/the-design-challenge-winner/ | The Design Challenge Winner! | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [] | I’ll keep this short and sweet. Fabienne, Eliot and I unanimously chose [Nuxie1]’s
entry
as the winner. His board is a nicely done USB PIC prototyping board. [Nuxie1] gets some
sweet prizes
and some bragging rights. Congratulations [Nuxie1]!
It seems that our
tips line
has been screwed up for the last week or so. If you’ve got something good, don’t be afraid to re-submit it.
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{
"comment_id": "25146",
"author": "chupa",
"timestamp": "2007-03-03T07:42:52",
"content": "http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~dano/CUI/i don’t get it….",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25147",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2007-03-03T07:49:2... | 1,760,377,893.735975 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/03/01/diy-dvorak-keyboards/ | DIY Dvorak Keyboards | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Meet the
DIY Dvorak keyboard
. I’m feeling nostalgic this week, and I was surprised that we’ve never mentioned this simple, but useful hack. Heresy history lesson: the qwerty keyboard was created to slow down typing – because old typewriters jammed too easily. The
Dvorak keyboard
is more efficient because the letters that are most often used are positioned closer to the fingers natural position. [Anders] swapped the keys on his
Swedish thinkpad
, and even customized the map a bit further to his own taste.
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{
"comment_id": "25120",
"author": "demosthenes",
"timestamp": "2007-03-02T09:20:02",
"content": "Holy crap… I’m having wicked deja vu, I could have sworn you guys posted this hack a week or so ago.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25121",
"a... | 1,760,377,893.844114 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/28/old-school-libretto-mods/ | Old School Libretto Mods | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"laptop",
"libretto",
"overclocking"
] | Somehow, [acidx] knew that I coveted a libretto for years. He sent in his
writeup
on modding his Libretto 50ct to be a bit more useful. The mods are pretty basic, he overclocked it to 133Mhz and added a ps/2 port. The tweaks keep the well aged libretto a usable platform.
Pssst. wanna see your hack on Hack-A-Day? Use the
tips
line!
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{
"comment_id": "25107",
"author": "crgwbr",
"timestamp": "2007-03-01T15:50:51",
"content": "crap that’s a big ic",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25108",
"author": "Unorthodox",
"timestamp": "2007-03-01T17:10:46",
"content": "If you ... | 1,760,377,893.890188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/28/dc-entries-last-batch/ | DC Entries: Last Batch | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [] | Here’s the final batch of entries we received and considered for the Design Challenge.
[Chris] sent in a
stereo amplifier
(watch out for pop-ups) designed for iPods (or similar) using LM386 amps and a minimal parts count.
[Fabian] submitted this excellent
tube amp
. It’s based on the ECC83/12AX7 tube, and runs off a mere 12-14VAC.
[Edgar] sent in this combination
PIC/AVR programmer
.
Finally, we’ve got a simple
PIC/EEPROM programmer
by [Ian]. (view the unzipped version
here
) | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "25092",
"author": "ian",
"timestamp": "2007-02-28T20:29:31",
"content": "I also made an instructable for my project so it is easier to see:http://www.instructables.com/id/EWF5MO717GEWT14B3B",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "25093"... | 1,760,377,893.784406 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/27/adding-80211n-into-your-macbook/ | Adding 802.11n Into Your Macbook | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [] | According to Apple, all of their current machines are compatible with their new 802.11n wireless hardware. The guys at MacBidouille wanted to know if they could get it
functioning
in their early rev macbook core duo. They ganged a new card from a MacPro and got busy.Things came out ridiculously easily, with a simple hardware swap. Considering that the pci connector is the same, I wonder if any portable with an airport extreme card could be upgraded (with an additional antenna)
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{
"comment_id": "25084",
"author": "Peanut",
"timestamp": "2007-02-28T16:36:43",
"content": "I’m gonna buy a MacBook and run XP on it, and I’ve asked the Hack-A-Day guys about this but have received no reply:Has anybody ever made a custom MacBook top shell that has a glowing windows symbol on the li... | 1,760,377,895.747561 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/26/dc-entries-almost-done/ | DC Entries: Almost Done | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [] | We finally came to a decision about the winner of the Design Challenge! (But I’m not telling you until Friday.) Before the winner is announced, there are some more entries that deserve attention.
First, there’s [Henk]’s
g-force meter
. It’s based on an ATiny26 micro-controller, 30 LEDs to display the force and the ADXL103 accelerometer.
There’s an
adaptation
of the no parts pic programmer, by [Patrick].
[Evan] sent in his
PIC prototyping board
using the monster PIC18F4550.
I’ll have one more batch of entries later this week, and the winner will be announced on Friday. Yes really. I’m going to give it a few days just to make sure that all of our DNS issues have cleared up. | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "25078",
"author": "nexis",
"timestamp": "2007-02-27T06:42:52",
"content": "ok, just to point out, the 18f4550 project is the same thing as the create USB device. this is not a new project, his schematic is the same, and there are only 3 lines of code in the boot loader changed. ... | 1,760,377,895.493446 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/26/robotic-beer-launching-fridge/ | Robotic Beer Launching Fridge | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"Atmel",
"beer",
"fridge",
"microcontroller"
] | This
robotic beer launching fridge
is one of those ultimate projects that you are guaranteed to see posted all over the internet today. Robots, beer, the possibility of maiming innocent bystanders… what’s not to love? I’d be lying if I said my mechanical engineering friends and I weren’t contemplating this at many points during college. Kudos to John W. Cornwell of Duke for actually pulling it off. The mini-fridge has three servos: one to elevate beer from the 10 can magazine, one to rotate the turntable, and one for cocking. Spring power is used to catapult the beer across the room. The brains of the system is an ATMega8535 and 3 intelligent H-bridges. It’s controlled by an adapted key-less entry system. It looks like they’ve wisely placed it pointing away from the tv, but I don’t know if referring to your apartment as the “man-pit” is nearly as smart. Check out some of John’s
other projects
: the
Mentos booby-trap
and the
touch activated paintball gun
.
[via
Dirk
]
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{
"comment_id": "25066",
"author": "Pill",
"timestamp": "2007-02-27T01:22:55",
"content": "oh man. 2 of my favorite things in harmony, robotics and booze. I said harmony cause have ever try to do soldering while drunk? not pretty…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,895.983468 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/12/design-challenge-hung-jury/ | Design Challenge: Hung Jury | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [] | We’re not really hung, but it is taking a while for us to decide just who get the title. While we decide, here’s a couple more entries remind you what it’s all about.
[Razvan] sent in
this
excellent entry. (I’m hosting it on my personal server since he didn’t have one)
The writeup could be a bit clearer, but the design is pretty sweet. It features a mega avr brain and a microchip ethernet controller with a software based USB interface. It’s a pretty intriguing design – lots of possibilities for ethernet controllable projects.
[Tom D] sent in
this
rolling codes garage door opener. This will step through all the garage door opener codes for garage doors made before 2003. | 26 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "24890",
"author": "Herr Nikolas",
"timestamp": "2007-02-12T20:54:45",
"content": "‘Intriguing’. It’s spelled ‘intriguing’.And I am intrigued…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24891",
"author": "harryk",
"timestamp": "200... | 1,760,377,895.890484 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/11/remote-control-lawn-mower/ | Remote Control Lawn Mower | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"lazy bum",
"LazyBum",
"R/C lawn mower",
"R/cLawnMower",
"remote control lawn mower",
"RemoteControlLawnMower"
] | [Terry] sent in
the first
of his projects that he’s posted on his site. Having grown up in the midwestern US, I can’t even express how badly I wanted to build one of these puppies when I was a kid. His remote control lawnmower is essentially the bastard child of a three way between a R/C car, a wheelchair and the lawnmower. The radio is interfaced with the control box from a wheelchair, otherwise it’s a good welding project.
Nice work. I’ve one suggestion – a safety circuit that disables the mower if radio control is lost. There are a few devices designed just for R/C projects that’ll do the trick. (Update: ok, there’s a failsafe in the design but I wouldn’t call it optional!)
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{
"comment_id": "24865",
"author": "Christopher Mitchell",
"timestamp": "2007-02-12T07:23:12",
"content": "If you read the “user guide,” it says he does indeed have an auto-shutoff feature on transmitter signal loss.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,895.666616 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/10/modded-ti-83-calculator/ | Modded TI-83 Calculator | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ti calc",
"ti calculator modding",
"ti-83 mods",
"Ti-83Mods",
"TiCalc",
"TiCalculatorModding"
] | [Christopher] sent in his modded TI-83 calculator. (Hit the read link, a bug is broke the one I tried to embed) Besides the uh, racing stripes, he added a PS/2 port (though I see
drivers
for this mod are up on ticalc.org) and an integrated (cpu controlled) RGB backlight. The backlight is controlled with a programmable AND array that’s slaved off a pair of the CPU I/O lines. Just to top everything off, I poked around and found that you can
overclock
these puppies, as well as
expand
their memory. I’m hopeful that wetsanding and varnishing the thing 10 times smoothed out the paintbrush lines, but an inexpensive airbrush would yield much smoother results.
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{
"comment_id": "24848",
"author": "Phobiac",
"timestamp": "2007-02-11T07:04:30",
"content": "The link you have is wrong, I’m not sure if the right one is this:http://www.cemetech.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2310or this:http://www.cemetech.net/news.php?i289-290though.",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,895.941166 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/09/bent-2400-baud-modem/ | Bent 2400 Baud Modem | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"circuit bending",
"circuitbending",
"midi bending",
"MidiBending",
"modem modding",
"ModemModding"
] | This one
wins my vote for unintended use of hardware. [nathan] sent in his bent modem. His breakout box takes midi signals in and uses them to generate various modem sounds from an old Packard Bell external modem. Now, how about some schematics? Hit the
link
for videos of it in use.
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{
"comment_id": "24835",
"author": "Jakeh",
"timestamp": "2007-02-10T08:09:10",
"content": "just when i was getting tired of all the circuit bending here and on makezine, this shiny little job comes along. Nice!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,895.547372 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/08/zune-antenna-extension/ | Zune Antenna Extension | Will O'Brien | [
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"Zune antenna",
"Zune fm transmitter",
"ZuneAntenna",
"ZuneFmTransmitter"
] | [Dyer13] sent in his Zune antenna
mod
. It’s a simple one, but we haven’t seen too many Zune mods yet. It’s really just a matter of adding more surface area to the transmitter. I’d suggest adding a wire that’s actually tuned to an appropriate wavelength. If you want something with a bit more power, check out this Belkin Tunecase
power upgrade
.
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{
"comment_id": "24829",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2007-02-09T15:22:32",
"content": "the site appears to be down…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24830",
"author": "Doug",
"timestamp": "2007-02-09T16:36:32",
"content": "I def... | 1,760,377,895.706805 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/07/ipod-dock-extension-cable/ | IPod Dock Extension Cable | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"extension cable",
"ExtensionCable",
"ipod dock extension",
"IpodDockExtension"
] | I’ve lost count of the number of emails from people looking for these things, so here it is. The hardest part of [Mike’s]
little hack
is the soldering. The pins on those iPod connectors are just evil to solder. You’ll need the patience of a saint.
I’ve worked with these same connectors and I came up with an easier, if bulkier method of soldering those things in my
iPod super dock How-To
.
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{
"comment_id": "24815",
"author": "shaeffer",
"timestamp": "2007-02-08T09:01:28",
"content": "sweet deal! I’ll get to work on one =D",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24816",
"author": "Tom Parker",
"timestamp": "2007-02-08T09:32:49",
... | 1,760,377,895.60327 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/07/quickie-hack-a-day-on-g4tv/ | Quickie: Hack-A-Day On G4TV | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Thanks to [Ryan Bucshon] for letting me know that Hack-A-Day is up on Attack of the Show tonight. Looks like they’re talking about the Wii Laptop by Ben. Hit it right now.
Update: Excellent, I got mentioned, Hack-A-Day got direct coverage, then they hit Ben’s site, and mentioned Ben’s How-To series on Engadget. | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "24803",
"author": "chri",
"timestamp": "2007-02-08T03:02:11",
"content": "IM GOING TO WATCH THIS show :-D WHOOT",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24804",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-02-08T03:14:16",
"content"... | 1,760,377,896.026418 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/06/reactable-visual-interactive-synth/ | Reactable: Visual, Interactive Synth | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"audio synth",
"AudioSynth",
"interactive table",
"InteractiveTable",
"reactable"
] | [imajes]
brought this
sweet project
to my attention. The table is reactive thanks to the combination of a projector and a video camera below the surface. The position and unique pattern of each block on the table is used to manipulate the operations of the synth. The
software
is open source – so you can build your own. (And it’ll run on linux, mac and windows) Check out the
videos
for a good demonstration. I’m thinking that one of these could be built on a budget using lumenlab/overhead LCD technology.
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{
"comment_id": "24782",
"author": "pretorious",
"timestamp": "2007-02-06T23:23:59",
"content": "Oh that’s amazing!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24783",
"author": "StephenC_IRL",
"timestamp": "2007-02-06T23:32:44",
"content": "MIT... | 1,760,377,896.378199 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/06/wii-laptop-how-to-part-3/ | Wii Laptop How-To (Part 3) | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"laptop",
"nintendo",
"wii"
] | The
final part
of Ben Heckendorn’s
Wii
Laptop
How-To is up. Somehow, Ben managed to get access to a laser cutter and a CNC machine (in friggin Iowa) and used em to create the new case for the Wii Laptop. Add dash of soldering, a few simple circuits and some clever case construction. Voila.
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{
"comment_id": "24770",
"author": "punish3r",
"timestamp": "2007-02-06T22:23:38",
"content": "Werd. I’m a gonna have me a laser cutter one a these days…Nice job!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24771",
"author": "Eliot",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,896.424716 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/05/optical-recognition-led-control/ | Optical Recognition LED Control | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"leds",
"optical recognition",
"OpticalRecognition",
"webcam"
] | I probably shouldn’t find this as worthy as I do. It’s the optical recognition equivalent of wiring up a LED to a switch,, but it just appeals to me. [Ashish], one of our favorite optical recognition hackers of late, sent along
this
product of his boredom. If only he’d give us some source and a wiring diagram…
Got something interesting to share? Visit the
tips
line.
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{
"comment_id": "24752",
"author": "Alex McCown",
"timestamp": "2007-02-06T05:53:00",
"content": "THAT SUX i did this sort of of thing like 2 years ago once i was getting in to parallel port control with robotic vision",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_... | 1,760,377,896.632294 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/04/cheap-1-hz-clock-source/ | Cheap 1 Hz Clock Source | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"1hz signal",
"1hzSignal",
"cheap clock",
"CheapClock"
] | [Alberto] sent
this
along. [Jose Pino] put up a nice how-to on modifying a cheap quartz clock to be used as a 1Hz (1 second) pulse generator. I can think of a number of past projects where this would have been really friggin’ handy.
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{
"comment_id": "24736",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2007-02-05T08:16:04",
"content": "I just ripped a clock apart like a week ago and saw that very board thinking, do I have any possible use for a 1hz clock. And then I threw it in the ever growing pile of crap. :p",
"parent_id": null,
"... | 1,760,377,896.474578 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/03/tesla-powered-saurons-eye/ | Tesla Powered Sauron’s Eye | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Peter] sent in his
latest
Tesla coil experiment. He calls it the “Eye of Sauron” effect. It was created by adding a
rotating breakout
to an already powerful Tesla coil. It isn’t quite the same as the old evil eye of Tolkien’s dreams, the picture is a 22 second exposure of two rotations of the 7 foot aluminum tube.
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{
"comment_id": "24714",
"author": "og style",
"timestamp": "2007-02-04T06:56:17",
"content": "Wow this is cool",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24715",
"author": "justdave",
"timestamp": "2007-02-04T07:08:38",
"content": "really real... | 1,760,377,896.527342 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/02/build-your-own-ecg-heart-monitor/ | Build Your Own ECG Heart Monitor | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"diy ecg",
"DiyEcg",
"heart monitor",
"HeartMonitor"
] | Our own Hack-A-Day emeritus took some time out from his showgirl pursuits to pass
this
along. The ECG was built to pad a resume, but it doesn’t make it less useful. Be warned, too much power could stop your heart. If you build one, triple check everything before wiring yourself up. Basically, an electrical differential is generated by the contraction of muscles in the heart. This slight signal is amplified by an op-amp and sampled with an A/D converter.
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{
"comment_id": "24694",
"author": "mr jones",
"timestamp": "2007-02-03T05:27:58",
"content": "VERY COOL! NOW HOW ABOUT A HOMEMADE EEG??",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24695",
"author": "RusH",
"timestamp": "2007-02-03T06:45:57",
"... | 1,760,377,896.580689 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/02/01/diy-hd-antenna/ | DIY HD Antenna | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | It’s been a while since I’ve seen any new antenna hacks. On the
lumenlab
forums, [pitman2] started with a measurements from a commercial antenna and drew up a
set of plans
for making a decent antenna for OTA HDTV signals. Pictured is an antenna built by [squeeto] – it’s made from copper wire, synthetic building wood and cheap cooling racks. Thanks to [Protcron] for the tip.
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{
"comment_id": "24680",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-02-02T08:21:54",
"content": "Nice. Finally a hack worth Hack A Day. Very informative.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24681",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-02-02T08... | 1,760,377,896.687495 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/31/watercooled-led-backlit-lcd/ | Watercooled LED Backlit LCD | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"car pc",
"CarPc",
"lcd",
"led backlight",
"LedBacklight",
"water cooling",
"WaterCooling"
] | [john] mentioned
this
on the
LCD LED backlight post
. Given the date on the posts, I was surprised that we haven’t seen it before. He replaced the CCFL lamp with 32 1 watt luxeon LEDs mounted on a custom copper water cooling block. The result is bright enough to be sunlight viewable in his car.
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{
"comment_id": "24659",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-02-01T08:35:37",
"content": "Cool, but I don’t like forum posts…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24660",
"author": "japroach",
"timestamp": "2007-02-01T09:47:21",
"conten... | 1,760,377,896.796741 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/31/wii-laptop-how-to-part-2/ | Wii Laptop How-To (Part 2) | Will O'Brien | [
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [
"console modding",
"ConsoleModding",
"how-to",
"wii",
"wii laptop",
"WiiLaptop"
] | Part 2
of Ben Heck’s Wii laptop How-To is up. The first half is all about the little touches, wiring switches, extending connectors, etc. The second half delves into designing the actual unit. Some of the comment’s on Engadget seem to want a full bore step by step build, but fail to realize that he’s really giving them the gold. Very few designers give away their intermediate design steps – But I am reminded of some of the Star Wars movie extras…
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{
"comment_id": "24657",
"author": "akiosabt",
"timestamp": "2007-02-01T08:26:04",
"content": "Firts !!!nice mod there",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24658",
"author": "smilr",
"timestamp": "2007-02-01T13:27:11",
"content": "Take a ... | 1,760,377,896.722421 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/30/psp-downgrader-for-v303-released/ | PSP Downgrader For V3.03 Released | Will O'Brien | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp",
"psp downgrader",
"PspDowngrader"
] | While I was on vacation, [Fanjita] and [Ditlew] released
a downgrader
for PSPs running v3.03 firmware. To get it to work, you’ll need an unpatched copy of the GTA:Liberty City Stories UMD. The hack should get you down to v1.5. It’s supposed to work on all current PSP hardware. Thanks to [wraggster], [Steve DiRaddo]. [Sean] submitted the same info [via
noobz
], but they don’t appear to have credited the authors. (Unless of course, the authors are part of noobz.)
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{
"comment_id": "24636",
"author": "fragged",
"timestamp": "2007-01-31T05:19:57",
"content": "cool, and I got first post :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24637",
"author": "Kenny",
"timestamp": "2007-01-31T05:21:23",
"content": "Th... | 1,760,377,896.850534 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/29/cakebot-mindstorm-cake-slicer/ | Cakebot: Mindstorm Cake Slicer | Will O'Brien | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"cake robot",
"CakeRobot",
"lego",
"mindstorm",
"weapons"
] | [Per Elmdahl] sent along
this one
. I usually go for
weaponized
Legos, but who doesn’t like cake?
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{
"comment_id": "24618",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2007-01-30T07:56:50",
"content": "David Likey (1st)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24619",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2007-01-30T08:19:43",
"content": "Fuck you, David.... | 1,760,377,897.210432 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/28/rs-232-serial-laser-link/ | RS-232 Serial Laser Link | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Laser Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [ashish] sent in
this one
via the tips line. (Ed Note: link rot.
Try this one
.) It’s a project to create a laser based RS-232 link. It’s based on cheap laser pointers, a MAX232 and a photo-resistor to receive the signal.
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{
"comment_id": "24596",
"author": "frodus",
"timestamp": "2007-01-29T08:04:11",
"content": "wow, this is up for a couple hours and its already exceeded bandwidth? anyone got a mirror?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24597",
"author": "black... | 1,760,377,897.013066 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/27/atari-punk-console/ | Atari Punk Console | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | It seems Hack-A-Day’s resident snow bunny has run off to Utah and left me holding the proverbial bag. How could a heart broken hacker possibly console himself? How about the soothing sounds of the
Atari Punk Console
? Well… soothing is a subjective term, but the screaming, bleeping, fuzzy sound generated by this
simple circuit
is great. Since their first post on the Atari Punk Console circuit last fall, GetLoFi has collected
many different examples
of the circuit. It’s just a 556, a few caps, and pots so it lends itself easily to modification. The most recent post is
built in an actual Atari mouse
. | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "24585",
"author": "Hamsterpotpies",
"timestamp": "2007-01-28T07:54:05",
"content": "Wow! Very very cool!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24586",
"author": "austin y.",
"timestamp": "2007-01-28T09:18:53",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,897.435984 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/26/tripmate-gps-data-logger/ | Tripmate Gps Data Logger | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"data logging",
"DataLogging",
"eeprom",
"gps",
"microcontroller",
"pic controller",
"PicController"
] | This one is fitting – I was just checking out Suunto’s sweet gps data logging watches today. [Steve Cholewiak] sent in his diy
GPS data logger
. It uses an old DeLorme tripmate – these were serial gps units that ran off of internal batteries. A PIC controller reads the NMEA sentences from the tripmate. Then it stores the track data to an EEPROM. The same serial connection is used to retrieve the data later on. [Steve] did a great job writing this up, the circuit is pretty simple and he’s provided all the information you need to build your own.
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{
"comment_id": "24578",
"author": "wolf",
"timestamp": "2007-01-27T04:58:08",
"content": "very cool, but the best thing he could think to do with it is log his runs?dont get me wrong, this definetly falls into the “applicable” category",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},... | 1,760,377,897.249001 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/14/airsoft-turret-20/ | Airsoft Turret 2.0 | Will O'Brien | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft",
"airsoft gun",
"AirsoftGun",
"rc",
"remote control",
"remotecontrol",
"usb"
] | [Jared] posted the
latest version
of his remote control airsoft gun. The new one allows USB and R/C control. It’s got four seperate firing mechanisms, a laser and uses a pair of servos for motion… and lots of ammo. Whatever you do, don’t make fun of [Jared]. They’ll have video up on the site after a couple of days to save bandwidth.
(Just a note: embed
youtube
or
netscape videos
and you’ll have video and save your bandwidth.)
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{
"comment_id": "24321",
"author": "Eliot",
"timestamp": "2007-01-15T05:23:02",
"content": "Netscape also lets you download the file in the original format :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24322",
"author": "Ken Kennedy",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,897.37785 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/13/circuit-board-repair/ | Circuit Board Repair | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Wayne] sent along this interesting read on
circuit board repair
. Even if you’re not uh, repairing, it’s interesting to get some ideas for modification techniques. Pictured is a DIP IC that’s been placed upside-down over the old one with a set of jumper wires. I can only aspire to produce solder joints that look that nice. Good stuff.
Just so the Unofficial Team-Hack-A-Day guys don’t crucify me, they too have been
making their own shirts
. Thanks [mastershake916]. | 31 | 31 | [
{
"comment_id": "24312",
"author": "calvin",
"timestamp": "2007-01-14T08:19:33",
"content": "nice looking site, i’m half-tempted to rip it all now before it’s a pay site :Pmost of this stuff though would help me more at work where we have real PCBs, not hand-made proto-perfboards like I do at home.... | 1,760,377,897.51271 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/12/ipod-nes-controller/ | IPod NES Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [
"iPod nes controller",
"iPod video dock",
"IpodNesController",
"IpodVideoDock",
"nes controller",
"nescontroller",
"nintendo controller",
"NintendoController"
] | [F00 f00] sent in his excellent piece of
iPod artistry
. It’s one of the most original iPod hacks I’ve seen yet. (Aside from his funky dock) I haven’t checked up on the latest iPod dock specification, but I’d guess he’s sending the command signals via the serial (TTL) interface with a microcontroller(pic/atmel etc) to encode the button presses.
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{
"comment_id": "24286",
"author": "wolf",
"timestamp": "2007-01-13T05:24:24",
"content": "thats insane! its too bad he didn’t show the controler more closely, the internals in perticular",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24287",
"author": "jo... | 1,760,377,897.675955 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/12/aww-they-like-us-diy-had-t-shirts/ | Aww, They Like Us. (DIY HAD T-shirts) | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"simple DIY t-shirt",
"SimpleDiyT-shirt"
] | Over on the Ben Heck forums, moderator G-Force
made his own Hack-A-Day T-shirt
. I dunno guys, do we need to start selling them? In the past, our swag has been by give away only. Thanks [Marshall]
It’s been a couple of exhausting weeks since the deadline for the Design Challenge. I’m going to finish up going through the entries and we should have a winner sometime next week.
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{
"comment_id": "24267",
"author": "Jason Rollette",
"timestamp": "2007-01-13T05:26:30",
"content": "I would buy a tee-shirt! and I am looking forward to the rest of the designs. how many were there?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24268",
"... | 1,760,377,897.780759 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/11/usb-keyboard-swap/ | USB Keyboard Swap | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [] | Laptops aren’t always the bomb/drool/mountain dew proof machines we wish they were. [TomTheGeek] was suffering from a loss of his I, 8 and K keys. Like a laptop Reaver, he
sliced out the old keyboard
and spliced in a compact USB keyboard. He likes the look, I’d probably whip up some acrylic spacers at the least and fill the exposed areas.
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{
"comment_id": "24253",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2007-01-12T07:28:49",
"content": "Don’t worry about those spaces… spilled mountain dew will mix with cookie crumbs to fill the space with a concrete-like substance.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,897.560807 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/10/picodore-c64-dtv-palmtop/ | Picodore – C64 DTV Palmtop | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks",
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [
"c64 palmtop",
"C64Palmtop",
"dtv c64",
"DtvC64",
"portable c64",
"PortableC64"
] | [Jason] sent in this nice
palmtop C64
(
cache
) project based on a
PSone
screen. Notable hacks: PIC 16F88 to encode rs-232 to
PS/2
keyboard output,
Atari
keychain joystick and a SD card slot (not functioning yet). The case was made of wood and laminated over with contact paper.
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{
"comment_id": "24236",
"author": "Forrest",
"timestamp": "2007-01-11T04:54:31",
"content": "First post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24237",
"author": "wolf",
"timestamp": "2007-01-11T05:15:26",
"content": "with the exception of... | 1,760,377,897.613515 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/09/dc-entries-six-channel-pwm-modulator/ | DC Entries: Six Channel PWM Modulator | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [] | [Waggy] submitted
this
handy device for his entry. It uses several 556 timers to clock a driver chip that drives the mosfet output. If you’re not familiar with PWM – think of it as a six channel motor speed controller, but far more flexible. [Waggy] did a nice job writing up the details on the board – definitely a strong entry.
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{
"comment_id": "24222",
"author": "cromo2080",
"timestamp": "2007-01-10T11:35:52",
"content": "first commenT!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24223",
"author": "Kevin",
"timestamp": "2007-01-10T19:18:54",
"content": "nice hack a day... | 1,760,377,897.724625 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/20/make-your-own-laptop/ | Make Your Own Laptop | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"laptops hacks"
] | [
"diy laptop",
"DiyLaptop"
] | [Richard] pointed out this
mini-itx laptop
. The idea behind this particular design is to enable upgrading every component as needed. The case is aluminum, and the wiring inside is an exercise in patience. It’s not the first DIY laptop we’ve seen, and it doesn’t have batteries, but it’s the first I’ve seen with two internal hard drives.
Update: There is a battery, it just gets very little mention. It’s hiding under the DVD drive and one of the hard drives. Anyone know what kind it is?
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{
"comment_id": "24426",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2007-01-21T07:06:15",
"content": "Holy hell that is ugly.Without a battery, does this really count as laptop? I mean, what would have been the downside if he just put this into a small case? This is only marginally more portable than an LCD moni... | 1,760,377,897.988537 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/19/ben-hecks-wii-laptop-on-engadget/ | Ben Heck’s Wii Laptop On Engadget | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"ben heck",
"benheck",
"how-to",
"nintendo wii",
"nintendowii",
"wii laptop",
"WiiLaptop"
] | [Ben Heckendorn] put together this
little beauty
on engadget. It’s not quite as over the top as the
XBox 360 laptop
, but there’s a reason for that. He’ll be putting up a How-To series covering the construction. If you’ve been pondering building a portable yourself, it’ll be a nice jump start for your hardware hacking skill-base.
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{
"comment_id": "24410",
"author": "danadamkof",
"timestamp": "2007-01-19T19:46:45",
"content": "It would be 100x as awesome if he didn’t only include the crummy composite video for external display",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24411",
"a... | 1,760,377,898.299385 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/19/ps3-dvr-how-to/ | PS3 DVR How-To | Will O'Brien | [
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"how-to",
"linux",
"ps3",
"PVR"
] | If you glanced at the PS3 and thought it was too expensive,
this
might help you justify spending your green. [ken_vs_ryu] put up a mini tutorial on running mythtv under Linux on the PS3 with an external USB capture device. When you consider the cost of a decent machine, video card and blue-ray drive, it’s not a bad deal. (I’m not sure how many Plextor ConvertX encoders you can run at once.) To get things working, you’ll have to thumb through the
Gentoo Wiki
for the details on setting up the ConvertX.
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{
"comment_id": "24403",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2007-01-19T22:02:49",
"content": "“it’s not a bad deal” might apply if you are looking for a DVR with Blu-Ray, but assuming you aren’t interested in BR (which is a fair assumption at this point) then you can get a stand-alone DVR for much less t... | 1,760,377,898.203347 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/18/interactive-pillow/ | Interactive Pillow | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"alarm clock",
"AlarmClock",
"clocky",
"interactive pillow",
"InteractivePillow",
"runs away",
"RunsAway"
] | [nicolas büchi] sent in his groups
latest project
at Zurich University. This innocent pillow interacts with the user based on current light conditions and proximity sensing(pressure). The project pages are in German, but the
video demonstration
explains it. I like the idea of a vibrating pillow alarm clock – as long as you don’t loose it during the night. It reminds me of
Clocky
– which is actually
for sale
now.
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{
"comment_id": "24395",
"author": "MRE",
"timestamp": "2007-01-19T08:28:54",
"content": "Yeah, but does it re-fluff itself??! noooooooo!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24396",
"author": "BC",
"timestamp": "2007-01-19T08:41:46",
"... | 1,760,377,898.160067 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/17/wl-700ge-serial-port-mod/ | WL-700gE Serial Port Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"asus wl-700ge",
"AsusWl-700ge",
"serial mod",
"SerialMod",
"siemens usb phone cable",
"SiemensUsbPhoneCable"
] | The Asus WL-700gE is an interesting device. It provides NAS, streaming and routing services thanks to linux. In
their quest
to modify the WL-700gE to a more flexible platform, [Eric] documented adding a serial port to its not so spacious innards. (FYI, Standard serial/RS-232 signals are around
5 volts
ok, more like 12. I was thinking of the max 232/n variety) Asus was kind enough to provide through hole mounts and a TTL interface right on the board with console access already turned on.
I hadn’t realized it before, but the Siemens phone USB data cable is a nice cheap source of USB to TTL serial interfaces. Ironically, replacing the cable on the data unit was actually more difficult than adding the port to the router.
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{
"comment_id": "24381",
"author": "Modrak",
"timestamp": "2007-01-17T21:03:48",
"content": "FIRST !!! :))",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24382",
"author": "Nick Johnson",
"timestamp": "2007-01-17T21:16:15",
"content": "Wait…Standar... | 1,760,377,898.349562 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/16/digital-rebel-xt350d-ir-removal/ | Digital Rebel XT(350D) IR Removal | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | [ash] wasn’t satisfied with
these instructions
, so he provided a
complete how-to
on gutting a Rebel XT to remove the glass IR filter. This one involves pulling everything down to the CCD. Once the IR glass is removed, it’s replaced with some high grade glass from Edmund Optics. If you’re into camera modding at all, and own a Digital Rebel, the reference links at the end of the how-to are worth a read.
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{
"comment_id": "24371",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2007-01-17T08:37:19",
"content": "First PostNeat hack but theres something about exposing the naked cmos sensor of a $800 camera that just seems wrong",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "243... | 1,760,377,898.246837 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/15/lazy-psp-player-automatic-woodchopper/ | Lazy Psp Player (automatic Woodchopper) | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp"
] | [Andrew]’s
love hate relationship
with his PSP is impressive. He used a webcam to watch for the appearance of the woodblock and used a small motor (probably serial or parallel actuated) to trigger the button on command. It’s a little silly, but it’s a good exercise for computer visual interaction.
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{
"comment_id": "24336",
"author": "atrain",
"timestamp": "2007-01-16T07:23:02",
"content": "aka: the simple way of making tons of cash for extras in wtf.Simple but great way of cheating :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24337",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,898.418911 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/25/diy-shuffle-charger/ | DIY Shuffle Charger | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [] | [Blake] sent me
this one
when my house was covered in ice. He put together a charger for his new iPod
nano
er, shuffle. It’s sort of in two parts: a USB to mini-jack and a 5v wall adapter to USB port.
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{
"comment_id": "24569",
"author": "James",
"timestamp": "2007-01-25T16:04:29",
"content": "I think you mean “iPod shuffle charger”. The iPod shown is a shuffle, not a nano.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24570",
"author": "mastershake916"... | 1,760,377,898.549614 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/25/going-snowboarding-extra/ | Going Snowboarding Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’m heading west to do some snowboarding, so I thought I’d clean out the stuff I’ve been saving for you guys.
[Nagi Punyamurthula] sent his notes on
making PCBs
. It’s a nice introduction if you’re new to it.
[Monster] sent in his how to on
making a solder mask
He suggests using mcmaster-carr p/n 9709K61 (4 mil) or 9709K55 (3 mil) copper sheet.
[monster] and [uchobby] sent in using a scanner to
take measurements
on a PCB
[MoneyOx] sent in a
DIY Wii sensor bar
[Tom] sent in
Water cooling via swimming pool
. This made slashdot, but worth a look if you missed it.
Meta is
another
DIY segway, similar to [
Trevor Blackwells
]. (I’ve actually ridden that one) Thanks [Peter]
[Zack] sent along details on using a Nintendo DS
for VoIP
.
[Bruce] sent in his
shuffle in a hockey helmet
hack. I like the pseudo-dock he created for it.
This was on
engadget
a while back, but we’ve been getting lots of tips. Check out the
iPod in a gameboy mod
.
Finally, [everyone on the planet] sent in this Xbox 360
tilt controller hack
.
Thanks to everyone for their
tips
! | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "24555",
"author": "pedro",
"timestamp": "2007-01-26T01:32:56",
"content": "i’m a paintballing man myself, but I hear snowboarding can be a real laugh; my sister’s going in a few weeks.anyhoo, about that watercooling loop; do NOT do it! the chlorine from the water will eat away at yo... | 1,760,377,898.647582 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/24/wiibot-armed-and-pointy/ | WiiBot – Armed And Pointy | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks",
"Nintendo Wii Hacks"
] | [] | [Brian] sent in his Wiimote
hacking project
– he and his cohort used it to control an industrial sized robot arm. Then they armed it. Keep in mind that the sword is full size. [Aaron] ended up writing a basic pattern recognition program to get it to perform they way they wanted. Response time is a bit laggy, but not bad for a one-off project. I need my own industrial robot.
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{
"comment_id": "24536",
"author": "reid",
"timestamp": "2007-01-24T23:31:10",
"content": "this looks cool, first comment :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24537",
"author": "spiderwebby",
"timestamp": "2007-01-24T23:32:30",
"conten... | 1,760,377,898.597972 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/23/nike-ipod-hacking/ | Nike IPod Hacking | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [] | Someone else’s apathy often becomes someones
motivation
. The guys at
Gordian Labs
got sick of trying to use Nike’s website so they dug into their iPods to find the data generated by the iPod+Nike running shoe add on. Then they put together a
handy site
for processing the data from the iPod. The site also accepts GPX data, so you can combine it with GPS data to track your runs and your routes. After they showed it to me, I prodded them and they put together a short
How-To
on getting the data under Mac, Windows and Linux.
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{
"comment_id": "24515",
"author": "Sonderling-Meister",
"timestamp": "2007-01-23T15:50:55",
"content": "sweet, that could come in useful if i ever bring myself to get off the computer and go running.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24516",
... | 1,760,377,898.703209 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/23/wii-laptop-how-to-part-1/ | Wii Laptop How-To (Part 1) | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Part one
of Ben’s Wii Laptop How-To series is up. Ben spends it discussing gutting the Wii, starting up his CAD process for designing the enclosure and makes the thing even smaller than it was before. Because the Wii is so small to begin with, I think alot of people assumed that he just slapped it into a case and added the display.
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{
"comment_id": "24508",
"author": "Ilya p00nstar",
"timestamp": "2007-01-23T23:15:09",
"content": "Awesome. Now I will make my own super laptop. :D!!!First Post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24509",
"author": "Monkey",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,898.756146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/22/concrete-cast-speakers/ | Concrete Cast Speakers | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Markus] sent in his
5.1 concrete speaker project
. Each speaker is cast from a single piece of concrete. The inner cavity is created using the dear old lost-wax technique. The writeup is in german, but the process is pretty clear.
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{
"comment_id": "24477",
"author": "ed3",
"timestamp": "2007-01-22T19:27:18",
"content": "Heavy!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24478",
"author": "PsychoRNGD",
"timestamp": "2007-01-22T19:32:11",
"content": "Thats cool!Is there any ... | 1,760,377,899.045825 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/21/magnetic-strip-resistor-midi-controller/ | Magnetic Strip Resistor MIDI Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"drivers license",
"DriversLicense",
"mag stripe reader",
"magnetic stripe resistor",
"MagneticStripeResistor",
"MagStripeReader",
"midi controller",
"MidiController"
] | [Joel] sent me
a tip
where I discovered this fun hack. It reminds me of the old pencil lead resistor trick. It looks like
Ableton Live
has been inspiring quite a few
original controllers
.
From the post: (Myspace doesn’t seem to have individual post linking)
“If you REALLY want to do this, the code is
here
. It is sloppily written in PASM for the Ubicom SX microcontroller running at 50Mhz addressing an ADC0808 (
datasheet
) 8 bit parallel ADC, because it’s the year 1993.”
permalink | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "24468",
"author": "Andrew",
"timestamp": "2007-01-22T06:55:54",
"content": "First PostThats really cool… but it cant be good for the mag strip on his drivers license.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24469",
"author": "Izzy",... | 1,760,377,899.107251 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/09/led-lcd-backlight-replacement/ | LED LCD Backlight Replacement | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"LCD repair",
"LcdRepair",
"LED replacement",
"LedReplacement"
] | [Keith]’s cousin gave him a LCD with a noisy backlight. He decided to
replace it
with a series of high output LEDs. He sourced some locally in the form of cheap LED headlamps from an auto-parts store. The results look pretty good – and the write up contains this gem: “…One [LED] also exploded due to an accidental overvolt. Shot me in the Chest. Panel okay though” Nice work.
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{
"comment_id": "24198",
"author": "Toxyn",
"timestamp": "2007-01-10T01:18:21",
"content": "1st post ^.^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24199",
"author": "beanMosheen",
"timestamp": "2007-01-10T01:32:14",
"content": "You can file LE... | 1,760,377,898.980031 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/08/optoisolated-xmas-light-control/ | Optoisolated Xmas Light Control | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"christmas light controller",
"ChristmasLightController"
] | [buzzkill] brought
this
crazy christmas light controller to my attention. The hack is pretty neat. The potiometers in several standard dimmers were replaced with photo-resistors. When squares of the screen are lit, the dimmer is activated. In essence, it’s a cheap optoisolator for controlling AC power. The software that generates the interface appears to be sound actuated once it’s programmed by the user.
permalink | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "24187",
"author": "bird603568",
"timestamp": "2007-01-09T06:55:16",
"content": "too bad this didnt come out before christmas",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24188",
"author": "Darkcobra",
"timestamp": "2007-01-09T07:13:1... | 1,760,377,899.151924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/07/oldschool-nes-repair-how-to/ | Oldschool NES ‘repair’ How-to | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"how-to NES",
"How-toNes",
"NES repair howto",
"NesRepairHowto",
"nintendo"
] | [sebastian] sent in his
NES ‘repair’ how-to
. (
coral cache
) It’s more of a guide to modding the NES for more user friendly operation. Emulators and a USB game pad usually do the job for me, but there’s nothing quite like the original hardware. Hmm, I just ran across my NES advantage joystick earlier today.
permalink | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "24168",
"author": "punish3r",
"timestamp": "2007-01-08T08:47:09",
"content": "Link looks dead…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24169",
"author": "punish3r",
"timestamp": "2007-01-08T08:49:20",
"content": "Whoops…just... | 1,760,377,899.28669 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/06/jscanlogalert-hardware-network-monitor/ | JScanlogAlert Hardware Network Monitor | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Jose] sent me
this
interesting little project. JScanlogAlert is a combination of hardware and Java software designed to monitor your network for undesired traffic. (looks like fun for capture the flag competitions.) The hardware is simple – the data lines of a parallel port are used to trigger LEDs that signify the network state. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "24157",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2007-01-07T11:04:36",
"content": "Looks cool, but it would be nice if the page actually told you what it did (Ie, what do the lights mean) and how to use that in a practical way.Unless it is on there and I am just missing it. I am sure it is in ... | 1,760,377,899.197272 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/05/cheap-function-generator/ | Cheap Function Generator | Will O'Brien | [
"contests",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’m inclined to put up [nuxie1]’s
function generator how-to
because he also submitted a very nice Design Challenge entry. The generator is based on the cheap XR2206 IC which will generate functions at up to 1Mhz. Definitely handy to have around.
His Design Challenge entry was really over the top. It’s
another USB PIC programmer
, but he laid out three different desings. A full-on SMD, a home build SMD and a through hole board. Nice work.
We’ll be announcing the winner of the Design Challenge in another week and a half or so – we got quite a few entries and it takes a while to really review them.
permalink | 5 | 5 | [
{
"comment_id": "24152",
"author": "nuxie1",
"timestamp": "2007-01-06T08:34:41",
"content": "I didn’t think my entry was that over the top :pI’ll hopefully be posting a few more projects on my site in the next few weeks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,899.233249 |
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