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https://hackaday.com/2006/10/12/hack-day-winners/ | Hack Day Winners | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Yahoo recently held *Ahem*
Hack Day
developers conference/workshop. The winner’s pictured – a ‘blogging purse’. It looks like it just uploads images. The details are a bit on the weak side, but some of the stuff looks neat.
The purse
contains a camera, basic stamp, pedometer and Nokia phone.
The
YBox
is some sort of network to TV gateway (Microcontroller, Ethernet, IR reciever, RF out in an altoids tin). Looks like it pulls data from yahoo channels, but supposedly it’s configurable for custom data.
Speaking of contests, [David] pointed out this
ARM design contest
– entering will garner you a free dev kit. | 12 | 12 | [
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"comment_id": "22515",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2006-10-13T00:27:39",
"content": "Wow, I like the y-box!I just wish that there was a real website about the production of it, and some source code… Gotta love the new PIC’s :)I can think of way too many uses for $10 ethernet->tv box…Display th... | 1,760,377,911.311048 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/11/electric-motorcycle/ | Electric Motorcycle | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | Lets face it, riding a segway or any other electric scooter just doesn’t get quite the respect that we’d wish. Eliot pointed out
this video
of an excellent electric motorcycle conversion in action. It’s a such a clean looking conversion that I couldn’t resist posting it. The major components to do the conversion were six SLA batteries with a DC converter that acts as a speed controller. I think it sounds like a giant R/C car rolling down the road.
I’ve been meaning to build an electric bike myself. I think there’s a huge potiention for EV home builders and bikes. The component cost is significantly less for a bike, and it’s just ideal for one-off development. Perhaps the day of the dorky EV is ending? [via
kneeslider
]
[Update: Calling this a motorcycle is a bit generous. Since it’s a 50cc chassis originally, it’s technically a converted moped. Still, I wanna see Woz charge one of these with his segway…]
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{
"comment_id": "22491",
"author": "digger",
"timestamp": "2006-10-11T23:31:34",
"content": "Reverend Gadget made a really nice electric motorcycle a few years back. His only problem with it is that it accellerated so fast he needed to put a limiter on the current to the motor to stay on the seat.Yo... | 1,760,377,911.466219 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/10/russian-vfd/ | Russian VFD | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Nixie clocks
seem to be a right of passage. [jkx] sent us something a
little different
. I’m diggin this one because the russian tube is pretty esoteric. He’s got a few nice looking projects up. (His
tube amp
is a beauty.) And yeah, there’s
a video
.
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{
"comment_id": "22479",
"author": "Lambda_drive",
"timestamp": "2006-10-11T00:40:00",
"content": "first post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22480",
"author": "Monster",
"timestamp": "2006-10-11T01:03:22",
"content": "first asshole... | 1,760,377,911.134628 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/09/diy-audio-interconnects/ | DIY Audio Interconnects | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"3.5mm",
"xlr"
] | This is one of those things that has annoyed me for so long, that I’m putting it up. I have despised, no, I have friggin loathed the quality of 1/8″ (3.5mm) cables. Cables are pretty easy; just clip, strip and solder away, right? Right. If you grew up cursed with the junk that rat shack carries, you know my pain. So, if you hate those crappy cables as much as I do, go check out this lovely little write up on
making quality interconnects
. (Now if I could just find a 2.5mm connector like that switchcraft 3.5mm to fix this spare apple power supply)
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{
"comment_id": "22454",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp": "2006-10-09T21:50:46",
"content": "If you need a connector for an apple powersupply go to radio shack and if you are lucky you will find one… I did and it works great. just make sure you DONT get a mono one.",
"parent_id": null,
"dep... | 1,760,377,911.264722 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/08/inker-the-hand-inkjet/ | Inker – The Hand Inkjet | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | One of our Hackaday favorites, [Sprite_tm] made my morning when he
sent this in
. He built a driver circuit for a HP inkjet cartridge that allows him to print by hand. Ideal for printing on other people, their white boards or their beer. He had to do some blackbox reverse engineering to figure out what the onboard driver chip does on the cartridge. Considering the task, the circuit is surprisingly simple. It has some ATTINY brains, some driver transistors, a data bus and a DC/DC power converter to get the required
1.21 gigawatts
, er 20 volts to drive the cartridge.
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{
"comment_id": "22432",
"author": "Adam",
"timestamp": "2006-10-08T16:31:59",
"content": "“to get the required 1.21 gigawatts”I’m guessing you were watching Back To The Future?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22433",
"author": "Karl",
"... | 1,760,377,911.197367 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/07/saturday-morning-extra/ | Saturday Morning Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Storage element keychain. Allright, it’s cool, but
almost criminal
.
Hack a wireless doorbell into a
remote relay
. It’s allright, but I like the
Mr. House
+
APRS tracking
better.
[Josh and PsychoRNGD] both sent in the
mindstorm NXT laser hack
(Replace the LED in a light unit with a laser pointer diode)
Matt sent along his
XBox 180
. I dig it just because it gets rid of all those friggin wires.
[XanTium] points out that MS’s latest drive in the 360 takes things to a few extremes to
block firmware hacking
.
[Mike] let us know that after all the grief he
got here
, he built an
aux to female ipod cable
for his sound-dock. (He got his femal ipod connector from
Ridax
, but
Sparkfun
now carries a surface mount version)
You guys sent in some great tips this week.
Keep em comin
. I’ve been busy, but I’m going to hunt down the floating ads and get them taken care of. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "22420",
"author": "JackHack",
"timestamp": "2006-10-07T16:11:44",
"content": "w00t 1st post… and i cant belive m$ put glue over the pins on the new 360s…. they must be pretty desperate…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22421",
... | 1,760,377,911.571188 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/06/voting-machine-chess/ | Voting Machine Chess | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Floor] sent in
this PDF
[I’ve
mirrored it here
] describing how to get a game of chess running on a dutch voting machine. (Even better, it describes how to monitor who’s voting for what via RF emissions) They did a thorough job of hacking the daylights out of it and proving the insecurity on these machines. You can get some more details on
the web site
.
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{
"comment_id": "22409",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-10-06T18:53:07",
"content": "wow… that’s really coolchess and dutch voting machine… didn’t see that coming :P",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22410",
"author": "strider_mt2... | 1,760,377,911.084193 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/06/toorcon-anonymous-presentation/ | Toorcon Anonymous Presentation | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I promised that I’d follow up on some Toorcon stuff later this week, so here it is. I believe I was present for the first ever anonymous presentation at a con. I’ve been waiting for the presentation information to get posted on the TOR wiki, and today I finally
found it
. The presentation is from the
TRON: HE FIGHTS FOR THE USER
talk. The idea worked out very well. We could hear the presenter quite well the entire time The combination of TOR, VNC, and Ventrillo was unique. We were even able to ask the speaker questions at the end. The talk opens up some very interesting possibilities. Instead of being able to arrest someone before/after a talk, someone could present on a controversial issue with less fear of corporate/government fallout. Check out the
wiki page
for more information.
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{
"comment_id": "22407",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-10-07T00:35:30",
"content": "neat idea.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22408",
"author": "agent",
"timestamp": "2006-10-07T02:43:19",
"content": "You need more refer... | 1,760,377,911.670767 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/05/cory-doctorows-keynote-from-toorcon-8/ | Cory Doctorow’s Keynote From ToorCon 8 | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | [blip.tv ?posts_id=3684388&dest=-1]
BoingBoing
‘s Cory Doctorow gave one of the keynote addresses at
ToorCon
. The video is 50 minutes and covers all the internet hot buttons like DRM, net neutrality, MPAA, RIAA, EFF, etc. Watch the video above,
at blip.tv
, or
download the MP4
. | 22 | 22 | [
{
"comment_id": "22392",
"author": "mahder bitch",
"timestamp": "2006-10-05T23:22:35",
"content": "first post!omg i havent even read it but it looks really cool ^^",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22393",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,911.634373 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/05/usb-alien-dac/ | USB Alien DAC | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | [blip] let us know about this nice little project. The
Alien DAC Project
is basically a DIY USB sound card/interface. [Pictured is one built by cook on
head-fi.org
] It uses a TI PCM2702 at its core with some supporting chips for power regulation and virtual ground for the analog audio signal. It’s small and should do the job. If you’re really interesting in taking it to the next level, check out the
DAC-3
. It’s like the big mean older brother of the Alien DAC. That thing is rack mounted, has Optical, Coax and USB inputs.
[If you run across any more floating ads, let me know. They shouldn’t on the site, and we’re trying to take care of them.]
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{
"comment_id": "22372",
"author": "danakin",
"timestamp": "2006-10-05T23:24:50",
"content": "Seen two floating ads today :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22373",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-10-06T00:09:07",
"conten... | 1,760,377,911.523232 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/04/ipod-hd-adapter/ | IPod Hd Adapter | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks"
] | [] | Robert Brown sent in his iPod hd adapter. Sure, you could buy an Addonics 1.8″ toshiba to ide adapter for $15; but he didn’t mind soldering up the 50 wires to connect his drive to a USB IDE adapter. To finish it out, he put everything into an enclosure and added an eject button.
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{
"comment_id": "22350",
"author": "tiuk",
"timestamp": "2006-10-04T16:22:44",
"content": "Wow, early one today. Neat.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22351",
"author": "lain",
"timestamp": "2006-10-04T18:54:09",
"content": "fucking.... | 1,760,377,911.735119 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/03/c64-alpha-mod/ | C64 Alpha Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"commadore 64",
"Commadore64"
] | David Terrill sent in his new
c64 project
. It’s almost an end-all c64 mod. He lopped off the back half of the case, added s-video, a piggybacked secondary sound chip, 1/4″ audio, stereo input, audio feedback, a serial port, DIN sync… and more. If you dig c64s or hardware bending, check out his write up.
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{
"comment_id": "22337",
"author": "weirdguy",
"timestamp": "2006-10-03T23:29:48",
"content": "This is cool, all c64 mods are!First post too eh ;)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22338",
"author": "[c]arlos",
"timestamp": "2006-10-04T00... | 1,760,377,911.786279 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/02/hackaday-extra/ | Hackaday Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I spent 14 hours at airports today, after staying up all night. My internet access at Toorcon was bandwith starved, so I wanted to catch up a bit. I’ll try to highlight more Toorcon stuff later in the week.
[Clinton] and [bart] both sent in Clinton’s
electric shock alarm clock
. (Don’t even think about building one of these things, it could kill someone if you’re not careful.)
[capagotks] sent in his
USB refitted hand crank LED flashlight
.
I got this a few times, so here’s a simple
work surface made from an old PC case
. (I use self healing cutting mats.)
[Ian] presents us with a bunch of
cell phone repair (and upgrade?) information
. Let me know if you actually rebuild a broken phone. The most likely scenario would be LCD replacement.
[Jim] sent in these
candy(sugar) powered rockets
. sweet!
Finally, [Leigh Norton] in Essex (Yes, Essex.) has an HP pen plotter like the one used to
make a vinyl cutter
. Post if you want it and maybe he’ll give it to you. | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "22319",
"author": "jam",
"timestamp": "2006-10-03T06:13:45",
"content": "i’d love the plotter if it’s up for grabs, i’m also in essex. (uk).cheers!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22320",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,911.903184 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/01/toorcon-hard-drive-data-recovery/ | Toorcon Hard Drive Data Recovery | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Eliot and I caught Scott Moulton’s talk on Hacking Hard Drives for Data Recovery. You can catch his slides
here
– but most of the content was in the talk. It was a great walk through of hard drive technology. Some interesting points: 85% of the time, software recovery is successful. 10% of the time, replacing the controller board succeeds. So, 95% of the time you can probably recover your data fairly easily.
Scott showed off a peltier enhanced drive sled for keeping a drive cooled for optimal operation/recovery conditions. He even got into replacing drive heads. If you’ve ever gutted a drive, you’ll know how fragile those heads are. You can actually fold a postit note to keep the heads apart and tranfer an arm with heads from a donor drive to get your drive working again. The difficulty of the operations seem to increase exponentially as the number of platters increases.
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{
"comment_id": "22302",
"author": "william",
"timestamp": "2006-10-02T02:52:13",
"content": "nice stuff, the presentation is pretty good",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22303",
"author": "Sam I am.",
"timestamp": "2006-10-02T03:08:19",
... | 1,760,377,912.142153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/26/mirror-grinding-machine/ | Mirror Grinding Machine | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | The true test of the amateur astronomer is building their own telescope. Grinding and polishing your own mirrors is a long, arduous process. Instead of lapping the blank by hand, Laurie Hall built
this mirror grinding machine
from scratch.
His site
has notes covering his mirror creation machines and other projects.
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{
"comment_id": "22185",
"author": "Phugedaboudet",
"timestamp": "2006-09-28T00:49:03",
"content": "when i used to manufacture optics we did the same sort of thing but upside down. The mirror was attached to the plate the spindle rotated in, and swept across a large, thick, rotating steel plate that... | 1,760,377,912.183275 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/25/rebuilding-tube-amps/ | Rebuilding Tube Amps | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ve been searching for a particular old school hack and ran across this little gem. I don’t know why I’m so intrigued by tube amps.. the high voltage, the glow, the power – oh yeah, never-mind. One of the most expensive parts of a tube amp is the transformer. They scored a pair of mono-block amps and walk us through replacing virtually every part except the transformers. My problem? I need at least 6.
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{
"comment_id": "22177",
"author": "[C]arlos",
"timestamp": "2006-09-26T06:42:47",
"content": "Nice. I have a pair of monoblocks that are just sitting around waiting to be rebuil, and this seems like just the guide to help me do it.Of course, I still have the rest of my house to rebuild….*sigh*",
... | 1,760,377,912.269931 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/24/simple-signal-generator/ | Simple Signal Generator | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | A decent signal generator is handy for tuning electronic projects. [SC] sent in this
AVR signal generator
. The parts count is really, really low. An ATMega8 is the core, and a shift register runs the LCD. Everything else is is built from simple components.
The PCB
is double sided, so it’s probably the biggest stumbling block. (But you can probably get away with making jumpers instead of etching both sides.)
[We’ll be heading out to Toorcon later this week, so send if
tips
early if you got em.]
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{
"comment_id": "22171",
"author": "thefreak",
"timestamp": "2006-09-25T04:26:18",
"content": "Bam",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22172",
"author": "pretorious",
"timestamp": "2006-09-25T19:22:18",
"content": "I’m not complaining, j... | 1,760,377,912.221979 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/23/weekend-workshop-upgrade/ | Weekend Workshop Upgrade | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I finally managed to pick up the
7×10 mini-lathe
(on sale!) I mentioned in the
diy dive light post
. Seriously, there are more mods for this thing than a DS. There’s a great introduction to this handy tool over at mini-lathe.com. I’ve been looking over the mods for a while to build up my buying furvor. Bill exploited the cycle of florescent lighting to
make a simple tachometer
. Dave
streched his
(Now there’s a kit for this from the
little machine shop
.) I’m thinking that I’ll whip up a pic/LED tachometer for my first mod. | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22155",
"author": "greg",
"timestamp": "2006-09-24T05:59:03",
"content": "pssst im first, ha",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22156",
"author": "voyager1713",
"timestamp": "2006-09-24T06:48:23",
"content": "first post... | 1,760,377,912.370709 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/22/humidor-cluster/ | Humidor Cluster | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | This mini-itx mod
is pretty slick
. It looks great, but inside you’ll find no less than five mobos, an ethernet switch complete with five hard drives. The controller is a Via PD1000 and the four slave machines are Via V8000As.
[yeah, I forgot to publish it earlier. Four words: Two Week Old Baby.] | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22139",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-09-23T08:42:39",
"content": "You need a fail-safe.If you fail, you’re also safe.At 11:00PM if there is no hack the members of team hack-a-day are automaticaly alerted, that alert is not lifted until a hack is posted.If a hack is... | 1,760,377,912.318989 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/21/hack-a-day-tv/ | Hack-A-Day Tv | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Jared at
inventgeek
did aninterview and HAD got some screen time. You can catch
it here
. We get mentioned near the end. Jared, your office is way too clean.
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{
"comment_id": "22133",
"author": "bird603568",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T18:19:52",
"content": "you spelled his name jared and jarod just an fyi",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22134",
"author": "Michael",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T19:08... | 1,760,377,912.459713 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/21/microwave-oven-arc-welder/ | Microwave Oven Arc Welder | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Today I’m jonsing for my mig welder that was lost during a move. Remember the
microwave oven foundry
? If you’ve got a few old ovens around, you can gut em and
build an arc welder
. The transformers generate the voltage, and an SCR circuit makes the arc adjustable. Of course if arc isn’t your style, you can build your own TIG welder. Since you can score an arc for $150-300, but a TIG costs more – I’d go TIG.
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{
"comment_id": "22116",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T21:37:16",
"content": "that…. is amazing",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22130",
"author": "Monster",
"timestamp": "2006-09-21T22:42:18",
"content": "dan is l... | 1,760,377,912.422059 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/01/newton-web-server/ | Newton Web Server | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | [Ian] sent in this
Newton web server
. [The page is served by the newton, I doubt it’ll handle our load] Apparently there’s still a good following for the handy message pads. (I really wanted a 120 when they came out) This one’s running
newton personal data sharing
to deliver its web interface.
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{
"comment_id": "22285",
"author": "Barry",
"timestamp": "2006-10-01T20:15:54",
"content": "Yep, we killed it. On a side note, I have a 2100 and a 160 on my shelf. Both are still pretty usable as pda’s. Just a tad too big to carry around. I’ll stick to my Zaurus.",
"parent_id": null,
"de... | 1,760,377,912.511883 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/30/toorcon-nostalgia-talk/ | Toorcon Nostalgia Talk | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I made it to the nostalgia panel on saturday night. It was pretty amusing. Captain Crunch joined the panel along with Dan, dnm, grey and Damon. It was a bit of a popcorn affair puncuated by ascii art(pr0n), and assembly code. Captain Crunch was great. I know he was at Defcon, but I’ve been out of the cons for a while, so it was my first chance to hear him. He talked about how he got into phreaking, his first blue box and the blind kids that inspired his phone line adventures. (Today he’s got a $10 home phone line with an asterix box combined with voipstunt connection that gives him free calls legally.) A couple highlights from Captain Crunch: He wrote a little program and left it for Woz . The next day Steve was really ticked off at him. Woz used his program to set the apple phone board to call Jobs house over and over again. He scored the CIA crisis number that seemed to get Nixon on the line. He traded it and the group that he gave it to called up ‘Olympus’ and reported that they were out of toilet paper. Damon pulled out an apple scripted apple ][e emulator. | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "22275",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-10-01T06:09:44",
"content": "How many people where at said event?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22276",
"author": "Truth",
"timestamp": "2006-10-01T06:16:18",
... | 1,760,377,912.769121 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/30/toorcon-day-1/ | Toorcon Day 1 | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [12am] We hit the opening keynote by Cory Doctorow. He had some interesting things to say about patterns in eula agreements and the restriction of rights to enforce business models.
[Simple Nomad] followed up with his talk called ‘State of the Enemy State’ – his observations regarding government security, just how advanced real time encryption cracking probably is and predictions on some forthcoming laws and how they’ll affect the security industry. The most interesting one: encryption key escrow was enacted a couple weeks ago by Blair in the UK, and it’ll probably come to the US next.
The talk on the apple airport security flaw was canceled, so it was replaced by ‘lightning talks’. Think open mic night on the floor of a security conference. Johnny Cache opened it up with some observations about why the talk was canceled. He had to skirt around the issue to keep from getting in trouble, but he was definitely pissed.
There were a few others, but I’ll leave it there for now. | 3 | 3 | [
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"comment_id": "22272",
"author": "Timmy",
"timestamp": "2006-09-30T23:40:03",
"content": "Needless to say alot of Mac fans where in attendance! Free speech advocate’s(arguably arm-chair,) restricting free speech.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id":... | 1,760,377,912.846243 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/30/wt-300-cluster/ | WT-300 Cluster | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Sprite_tm] sent in his
latest project.
It’s a cluster built from hacked Acer WT-300 windows CE terminals. The resulting speed wasn’t too impressive (10 200Mhz Geode cpus) but the road to get it done is interesting. He had to whip up a flash programmer to get the device to boot from ide devices. Then he added IDE headers and IDE Cf adapters.
permalink | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "22266",
"author": "Justifeir",
"timestamp": "2006-09-30T20:40:07",
"content": "FIRST POSTand thats actually pretty damn cool,/me makes mental note to try it myself one day soon",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22265",
"author... | 1,760,377,912.808368 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/29/onward-to-toorcon/ | Onward To Toorcon | Will O'Brien | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I’m waiting for my ride on the first leg of my trip to
Toorcon
. I’ll be there along with Eliot and Fabienne. Dan Kaminsky will be there presenting, so we’ll be having a major HAD get together. My local (tiny) airport actualy has wireless, tables and power readily available. Security will love me – I’ve got my usual tools (soldering iron, wire strippers, meter, etc) in my checked bag. (This is amusing – the security guy is doing laps through the metal detector to dial it in.)
[
UPDATE:
Eliot] Toorcon is my favorite conference. Have a look at
some of the neat stuff
we saw last year. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "22254",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-09-29T19:03:14",
"content": "Good luck bringing that on..",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22253",
"author": "Mike n",
"timestamp": "2006-09-29T19:20:26",
"content": "I be... | 1,760,377,912.888663 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/28/ev-jeep-cherokee/ | EV Jeep Cherokee | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"ev",
"Jeep"
] | [Dayne] sent in this sweet
EV Jeep Cherokee conversion
. It was built a while ago, but I couldn’t resist posting it,
I dig jeeps
. Post conversion it’s still got 4WD. The AX-15 isn’t that great of a transmission, but he re-used the original clutch to avoid shredding it. (I don’t need this sort of encouragement)
permalink | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "22234",
"author": "Brent",
"timestamp": "2006-09-28T22:15:53",
"content": "And he can go 25 miles at highway speeds between recharging! 40 miles if he drives slow!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22235",
"author": "Matt Har... | 1,760,377,912.942783 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/27/rotary-subwoofer/ | Rotary Subwoofer | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | We don’t usually go for commercial products, but
this one
(try
the Internet Archive version
) caught my eye. This fan is actualy a
subwoofer
. The blades spin at a constant rate and the blades are servo actuated to produce sound from 0Hz(don’t look at me like that) up to 40Hz according to the spec. I don’t know if I’d want one too badly, it might
be dangerous
in the wrong hands.
permalink | 48 | 45 | [
{
"comment_id": "22190",
"author": "FRS",
"timestamp": "2006-09-27T23:35:43",
"content": "So accoding to the website, the advantage of this thing is that it produces sound in the infrasonic range?infrasonic sound is, by definition, to low a frequency for the human ear to hear.I’m so dissapointed my ... | 1,760,377,913.073548 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/14/diy-xbox-360-vga-out/ | DIY XBox 360 VGA Out | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"make benefit",
"MakeBenefit",
"xbox 360 vga",
"Xbox360Vga"
] | Ben Heck put up his
latest How-To
on Engadget today. [I got the night off yesterday] He points out that MS was kind enough to leave all the pins in the xbox video connector, so we can add our own VGA port and get some real Hi-Resolution out of it.
[yes,
today’s
hack will be up later. ]
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{
"comment_id": "23137",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "2006-11-15T01:25:40",
"content": "thats real sweet; this wasn’t available as an option on the original xbox and if you wanted VGA you had to buy a third party device. A real pain in the wallet. If i know ms, im thinking that they wanted to le... | 1,760,377,913.254154 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/13/xbox-hd-dvd-rom-on-mac-and-pc/ | XBox HD-DVD-ROM On Mac And PC | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"hd dvd mac",
"hd dvd pc",
"HdDvdMac",
"HdDvdPc",
"xbox 360 hd dvd",
"Xbox360HdDvd"
] | HD-DVD drives are getting closer, but aren’t terribly easy to come buy – yet. [Dan] over at uneasy silence let us know that he
cracked open an XBox 360 HD DVD Drive and plugged it into a windows box and a mac
. With a light application of some drivers, they got the drive working pretty easily – the snag? You’ll need a
mini-ata adapter
if you want to mount it internally. (And there’s apparently no HD-DVD software support for mac… yet.)
[you can just use it as a USB drive.]
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{
"comment_id": "23121",
"author": "fucter",
"timestamp": "2006-11-13T19:28:15",
"content": "you don’t need the adapter, only if you want to put it inside a tower case.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23122",
"author": "wolf",
"timestamp... | 1,760,377,912.996998 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/13/podcast-7/ | Podcast 7 | Will O'Brien | [
"Podcasts"
] | [] | Here’s
podcast 7
. This is a
short
review of the last week or so’s favorite hacks. Audacity crashed out after my first recording, so I used Garageband this time – the bonus: you get each hacks images along with the audio. The rss feed is
here
.
[Yes, I started to recover the files, but it was easier to re-record] | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "23112",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-11-13T12:03:48",
"content": "Ozone is completely safe and is even used to kill things.And why the hell is something like this of use when all the hacks mentioned are already right on the main page?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1... | 1,760,377,913.31656 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/12/make-a-badass-cnc-mill/ | Make A Badass CNC Mill | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"cnc conversion",
"CncConversion",
"harbor freight micro mill",
"HarborFreightMicroMill"
] | Ben Heck and I got into converting a mill to be a CNC machine during our
podcast interview
. Today I found a
pair of great write ups
at
balbots
on modding the
Harbor Freight mini mill
that I mentioned.
Part 1
get into all the details of converting the mill to use stepper motors, and adding a cooling system.
Part 2
covers upgrading to DC servo motors and replacing the gears with a belt drive system.
permalink | 13 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "23100",
"author": "gcc",
"timestamp": "2006-11-13T11:06:36",
"content": "I’ve been trying to get ahold of one of these mills in my price range for months… if anybody knows where to get a used one cheap, I would be very very grateful.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"rep... | 1,760,377,913.137387 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/11/bad-boy-charger/ | Bad Boy Charger | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"bad boy charger",
"BadBoyCharger",
"EV charger",
"EvCharger"
] | This is one of those hacks that scares me a little bit. The ‘Bad Boy’ charger was created by Tom Martin to charge EV battery packs. [Pictured is one built by
Mike Chancy
] You can find the
schematic
under austinev’s
tech files
. This thing is a bare minimum power supply – it’ll deliver loads of essentially
unregulated
power into a set of batteries. If you check out the circuit, you’ll see just how scary this thing really is, but according to its users, it works.
permalink | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "23080",
"author": "Jakeh",
"timestamp": "2006-11-12T18:14:05",
"content": "Great Scott!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23081",
"author": "jimmy d",
"timestamp": "2006-11-12T19:21:10",
"content": "wow, bare bones pow... | 1,760,377,913.529331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/10/pov-golf-club/ | POV Golf Club | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | We’ve had several POV projects,
the bike
,
the pendant
… but [max] over at zedomax knows how to use
the tip line
– and I do swing a club now and then. This time the POV device is
attached to a golf club
. They call it a training device, and I’d have to agree, as it could be a good way to get your swing into a proper rhythm. [I *know*
ladyada
has
plenty
of POV boards if you want one that’s easy to build.]
permalink | 7 | 7 | [
{
"comment_id": "23073",
"author": "greg",
"timestamp": "2006-11-11T05:07:53",
"content": "I mean, come on, who doesn’t golf at night?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23074",
"author": "Will O'Brien",
"timestamp": "2006-11-11T05:14:29",
... | 1,760,377,913.473737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/10/ben-heck-interview-part-2/ | Ben Heck Interview Part 2 | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"Podcasts",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"cnc",
"ps3"
] | Here’s
part 2
of my interview with Ben. (Or just grab it via
the feed
) We answer some more questions and go off on a few tangents about cnc machines, the
PS3
and part sources. It cuts directly to the interview – I don’t want to wait 6 hours to record it. I should have a regular
podcast
up in the next day or two.
permalink | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "23064",
"author": "jahuud",
"timestamp": "2006-11-10T20:16:00",
"content": "too bad mu the traffic is tarified ((( I’ll wait for the podcast, then",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23065",
"author": "brian",
"timestamp": "... | 1,760,377,913.626038 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/14/usb-flash-drive-on-a-ti84/ | USB Flash Drive On A Ti84+ | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Another memory hack today. The TI calcs have gotten
quite a following
. (I’ll admit to writing blackjack for the 85 back in the day.) Michael, Brandon and Dan wrote a
complete driver
to let them use usb flash drives with the TI-84+.
permalink | 35 | 26 | [
{
"comment_id": "21961",
"author": "Side Effect",
"timestamp": "2006-09-14T21:30:32",
"content": "that’s cool but who still uses a ti84",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1067095",
"author": "SuperComps2013",
"timestamp": "2013-09... | 1,760,377,913.78307 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/13/bluetooth-roomba-phone-remote/ | Bluetooth Roomba Phone Remote | Will O'Brien | [
"Robots Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | He’s pimping his book a bit, but Tod sent in his hack for controlling his bluetooth roomba with a bluetooth
phone
. He released the bluetooth interface hack Now he”s whipped up a phone application that lets him fully control the roomba via bluetooth.
permalink | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "21946",
"author": "Amyn",
"timestamp": "2006-09-14T00:51:33",
"content": "first post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21947",
"author": "Cyrus",
"timestamp": "2006-09-14T00:58:50",
"content": "Pretty cool. i just wish... | 1,760,377,913.583175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/12/floppy-connector-mmc-card-slot/ | Floppy Connector MMC Card Slot | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | Rob Wentworth sent in his simple MMC card slot hack. He used that useless card edge floppy connector to
add a MMC/SD card to his WRT54G.
A quick rebuild and a spacer made it perfect connector. The connector meets the MMC pins perfectly, but skips the unneccesary SD contacts.
permalink | 40 | 40 | [
{
"comment_id": "21914",
"author": "Dax",
"timestamp": "2006-09-12T20:21:30",
"content": "Thats a good hack, if your board already has a MMC interface onboard you can solder on to. Check out this hack of a compact flash card to IDE connector using an IDE ribbon cable.http://www.natrium42.com/blog/?p... | 1,760,377,914.051634 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/10/xbox-360-laptop/ | XBox 360… Laptop | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"laptops hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | I’m posting this a little early because it’s gonna be popular.
Ben Heckendorn
has been up to his tricks again. This time he built a 14 pound, water cooled 17 inch XBox 360 aluminum cased laptop. It’s got all the outputs you could ever need. This one is very good. He was kind enough to
write up the build
and do a nice
photo shoot
. Oh, this is very, very nice.
[Update: Skyler] set up a
mirror
.] | 66 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "21854",
"author": "Ed",
"timestamp": "2006-09-11T06:40:38",
"content": "wow…just wow. NICE work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21855",
"author": "jaycruz",
"timestamp": "2006-09-11T06:43:46",
"content": "thats so f... | 1,760,377,913.861609 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/10/refrigerator-compressor-vacuum-bagging/ | Refrigerator Compressor Vacuum Bagging | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"carbon fiber",
"CarbonFiber",
"compressor",
"vacuum pump",
"VacuumPump"
] | I was looking up some construction tricks and ran across this
little gem
. Vacuum bagging is used to compress/remove air from resin/fiberglass/carbon lay-ups. This setup uses a common refrigerator pump with some plumbing to create the constant vacuum necessary.
permalink | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "21835",
"author": "mahder pwned",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T17:36:28",
"content": "dude sweet",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21836",
"author": "mahder pwned",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T17:37:59",
"content": "is i now ... | 1,760,377,914.103405 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/09/were-back-hack-a-day-mini-extra/ | We’re Back Hack-A-Day Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day got a little upgrade. We’ve got comments back, a major blogsmith update and a new server. In celebration I’m whipping up a short late night extra.
[max] sent in his
ethernet temperature monitor
.
I had some interest in my Tie Fighter VR joystick, so I
ressurected the design
.
[Todd] sent in a makeshift
pizza sauce can furnace
for melting metals.
We keep getting the
time fountain
submitted – uv leds and florescing dye.
[Kmangwing] sent in a
pen sized omni 2.4ghz antenna
I don’t even know what to say about
this one
.
[Wiesi] sent in his
linksys EFG120 NAS device hack
With all the changes things are bound to be wonky. Point, laugh and let us know what you think. The site is driven by
tips
, so shout out if you’ve got one. | 33 | 33 | [
{
"comment_id": "21802",
"author": "Erik",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T06:21:49",
"content": "What happened to the RSS feed? It’s not working..I’m glad the comments are back, though.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21803",
"author": "annie",
... | 1,760,377,914.226291 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/08/kaoss-pad-guitar-mod/ | Kaoss Pad Guitar Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Phil sent in his sweet
Korg Kaoss Pad guitar mod
. The Kaoss Pad is a sound effects processor/midi controller with a touch interface. He mounted the touch interface into an Epiphone Les Paul and connected it with a DB9 cable to the pads body. If you’re not quite sure what it does, Phil does a nice demo in his
youtube video
, and the guitar looks killer with the glowing pad.
permalink | 19 | 19 | [
{
"comment_id": "21785",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T19:51:02",
"content": "This is just a test to see if comments are back up.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21786",
"author": "madog",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T... | 1,760,377,914.158939 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/20/sms-vcr-remote/ | SMS VCR Remote | Will O'Brien | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"sms",
"video recording",
"VideoRecording"
] | You guys love those erricson phones. Mark sent in this
SMS VCR remote control
. I guess it’s an alternative to a TiVo, or handy for those one man sting operations. I started poking around the site and discovered a few more
interesting projects
. The
toilet telemetry
was a bit odd. I want the
duck taped kitchen timer
for my espresso bar.
permalink | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22101",
"author": "Shaun",
"timestamp": "2006-09-20T18:08:46",
"content": "Better keep that kitchen timer away from the airport. It looks like something Keifer Sutherland would kick your ass for.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "... | 1,760,377,914.275427 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/19/canon-dslr-serial-control/ | Canon DSLR Serial Control | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | We’ve seen
diy shutter remotes
before. Canon’s digital SLRs allow control of the camera over USB. Unfortunately they limited the exposure time to 30 seconds via USB control on some of them. To get around it, several (amateur) astronomers have
built a serial interface
to exploit the remote shutter control port normally used for accessories.
permalink | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22090",
"author": "rogue",
"timestamp": "2006-09-19T16:15:33",
"content": "i’ve seen it done before for no other reason than “first comment”, so here it is. first comment.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22091",
"author": "P... | 1,760,377,914.316821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/18/hack-a-day-mini-extra/ | Hack-A-Day Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Eric sent in his
aux-in jack for his factory oldsmobile radio
. We seen similar stuff before, but the implimentation is clean and simple.
I can’t read Czech, but [Dzinn] sent in some
interesting looking lens mods
for a Gsmart LCD3 digital camera. The mod is clean and allows SLR type lenses to be used in place of the original (fixed?) lens.
[Dheera] sent in the latest in uses for blue LEDs –
a classic building window 6×6 matrix display
.
I dug up some more cool tube projects.
The Altoobs
– a altoid tin based ham transmitter. Too bad the power supply is freakin huge.
I was looking for
one of these
the other day. This hybrid (solid state + tube) headphone amp is portable, running off of 12V. The site is loaded with headphone amp designs. | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "22075",
"author": "Chupa",
"timestamp": "2006-09-18T18:15:08",
"content": "i made one of these pocket amps for myself a while back mainly because last time i was on a plane i couldent hear my dvd even with the volume cranked up all the way due to the engines (small plane). Problem i... | 1,760,377,914.426886 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/17/ion-system-cooling/ | Ion System Cooling | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | Jared sent us his latest
inventgeek project
. We love
their work
, and this one’s really unique. By combining the ion cooling, lots of heat sinks and ram drives, the machine is truly silent. Ion buildup isn’t just a problem for space ships anymore. | 29 | 29 | [
{
"comment_id": "22047",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-09-17T21:31:45",
"content": "Pretty amazing. I’d worry a bit about O3 buildup – ion generators like that usually have a MnO2 catalyst that back-converts the O3 to O2 with about 80% efficiency. Ozone has a tendency to eat up rubber seals ... | 1,760,377,914.377836 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/16/tube-headphone-amp/ | Tube Headphone Amp | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I built a
chu moy headphone amp
a while back, but tube amps are getting my interest. Chu Moy released a nice writeup of a
tube based headphone amp
. Ironically, tubes are easy, getting the right transformer is the issue these days.
permalink | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22036",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp": "2006-09-17T06:05:35",
"content": "thats really cool, and good write up. btw the first link does not work.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22037",
"author": "matt",
"timestamp": ... | 1,760,377,914.469525 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/15/more-keyboard-lighting/ | More Keyboard Lighting | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | [sfriswolker] sent in his progressing black keyboard lighting mod. The first version
used a CCFL
. When that burnt out, he
rebuilt it with LEDs
. [google english transations –
part 1
and
part 2
]
permalink | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "22016",
"author": "pain",
"timestamp": "2006-09-15T18:32:09",
"content": "I’ve never found myself agreeing with commenters before on whether or not a particular hack met the definition of “hack” implied by the site’s name “hack-a-day”. However, I am disappointed by today’s post for... | 1,760,377,914.52743 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/15/cd-spectrometer-bonus/ | CD Spectrometer (bonus) | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Allright, the keyboard light thing was a bit weak. Check out this el cheapo
cd light spectrometer
. The refractive properties of a CD are exploited to break up visible light into it’s components. Definitely an unexpected use of a CD. Of course, if you’re going for substance detection, you can use your
CDROM as a spectrometer
to identify uh, suspicous substances.
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{
"comment_id": "21984",
"author": "its-a-me_dewd",
"timestamp": "2006-09-15T19:29:00",
"content": "I made one of these in a school project about light last year. They’re really easy to make, but practically useless…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id... | 1,760,377,914.677457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/07/really-cheap-xbox-vr-interface/ | Really Cheap XBOX VR Interface | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | [xbox guy] sent in
this one
. Luke built a dirt cheap vr headset for his xbox using the simplest of components. I decided to put this one up just because it
looks so crazy
. It reminds me of my power glove inspired garden glove joystick that I built just for playing Tie Fighter back in high school.
[Oh and I’ll definitely be at
Toorcon
with Eliot and Fabienne this year!]
Update: I fixed the broken links
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{
"comment_id": "21782",
"author": "tom61",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T20:45:04",
"content": "For those who are confused on exactly what this is (as I was for a while), the thing dangling from the rectangular thing is a weight, and the rectangular thing is the potentiometer that lets you look around i... | 1,760,377,914.71233 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/06/gp2x-gps/ | GP2X GPS | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Hack-a-day favorite [Sprite_tm] sent in another
nice GP2X hack
. He knew he had some space from his
previous USB port adventure
. He pulled a small reciever from a cheap SDIO GPS card and added it to his GP2x. He rounded it out with an ATTiny13 that’s used to power up the GPS only after it recieves a magic string from the onboard serial port.
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{
"comment_id": "21778",
"author": "madog",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T22:47:19",
"content": "first post",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21779",
"author": "Florin Topala",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T00:02:17",
"content": "Congratulations... | 1,760,377,916.704412 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/05/hack-a-day-anniversary-10/ | Hack-A-Day Anniversary 10 | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | We are entering our terrible twos which means we’re not above making stupid binary jokes like the one in the title. With the comments still broken, this year’s celebration is going to be pretty low key. You’ve got a few entertaining options though. Have a look at our first anniversary posts:
first post
and
HADA01
. Visit the
Team Hack-A-Day forum
for HAD’s Unofficial Folding@HOME Team. They do a lot more than just fold so feel free to ask for help if you’ve got a project you’re working on. You can also stop by #hackaday IRC channel on EFNet. Check out or current blogger,
Will O’Brien’s how-to archive
on Engadget. Engadget also got there
hands on a Chumby
recently. Will, Fabienne, and I will all be attending
ToorCon
in San Diego at the end of this month. It was my favorite conference from last year and definitely worth your time if you are in the area. Check out
last year’s coverage
. The staff at Hack-A-Day would like to thank all of the readers. Reader contributions to the
tipline
are what keep this site fresh every day. | 3 | 3 | [
{
"comment_id": "21775",
"author": "Jack \"navtiidia\" \"spammaster\" Mangano",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T21:34:15",
"content": "hey, that pic u used for the blog post looks oddly the same as a 3d render i did of the HAD logo for THAD a while back…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replie... | 1,760,377,916.425139 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/05/mobile-mac-mini/ | Mobile Mac Mini | Adam Harris | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | Macmod
released some of the first entries for their contest. James and Mick submitted their
M3 Mobile Mac Mini
. That’s a touchscreen lcd mounted in the rear, Up front it’s equipped with video halogen lights and IR range sensors. The chassis is interfaced through a PIC 16F877A controller. You might want to check out the
rest of the mods here
.
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{
"comment_id": "21773",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T23:19:35",
"content": "That’s pretty sweet, though the mac mini is perhaps a bit overkill. Still, very cool project. Something I’ve always wanted to do but found too expensive/time consuming.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth"... | 1,760,377,916.391111 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/04/hd-mirror-projector-fix/ | Hd Mirror Projector Fix | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | John Sullivan’s projector suffered some unplanned damage. The mirror inside the projector that reflects light from the bulb was broken, rendering the unit useless. The mirror was an odd shape, so he
cut up a platter
from a sacrificial hard drive and made a replacement. If you’re looking for other projects for those old drives, I dug up a few. The
hd motor anomemeter
is interesting. The brushless motor can be used to generate AC current to calculate the speed.
[Hopefully comments will be back this week. I’ll get into the details when it’s fixed.]
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{
"comment_id": "21768",
"author": "pointless",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T04:17:45",
"content": "First post woot lol",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21769",
"author": "rmiller021",
"timestamp": "2006-09-11T02:13:47",
"content": "Inste... | 1,760,377,916.353231 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/03/hid-dive-light/ | HID Dive Light | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Dive gear has become so commercialized that DIY diving equipment is almost frowned upon. The
dive light group
that lives on msn is full of design ideas and how-to’s for building some custom dive gear. My favorite is the HID cannister dive light. The light head is made from a maglite flashlight. Either a HID lamp/ballast made for ATVs or a cheap MR16 halogen is used. The batteries are contained in a seperate waterproof cannister. (Yes, I
love to dive
. I’ll be building some of these as soon as I buy a
mini-lathe
.)
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{
"comment_id": "21764",
"author": "Akyles",
"timestamp": "2006-09-09T20:40:40",
"content": "Is that a penis pump hacked as a HID Dive light?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21765",
"author": "pointless",
"timestamp": "2006-09-10T04:29:2... | 1,760,377,916.317854 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/02/psp-firmware-downgrader/ | PSP Firmware Downgrader | Will O'Brien | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp"
] | [wraggster] was first to send in the latest news on PSP hacking. Yesterday a
firmware downgrader
was released to take PSPs running v2.71 down to the homebrew friendly v1.5 firmware. The
authors
took advantage of a
tiff expolit
to get it working and apparently bricked four PSPs in the process. Looks like it’s working, but there are plenty of caveats to read up on before giving it a shot.
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{
"comment_id": "78759",
"author": "gopspgo!",
"timestamp": "2009-06-22T11:26:07",
"content": "That PSP Go really looks neat, just hope I can get a nice bundle.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,916.529658 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/09/01/usb-thermometer-datalogger/ | USB Thermometer Datalogger | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Ian wrote a nice
instructables how-to
on building a USB thermometer using a PIC 18F2550. It’s surface mount, but that’s doable with a very fine tip and all parts are available through-hole. The controller provides all the I/O needed for the USB interface and the data collection. It looks like a great intro for building USB interfaces to your projects. He also wrote up
how to syndicate the data
for the web.
Dylan Field sent us our first
Chumby hack tip
. Oh, and I got a new daughter too. (So I’m a little tired.)
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/31/canon-fd-to-eos-inifinity-focus/ | Canon Fd To Eos Inifinity Focus | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | Adapters to mount older fd mount canon lenses onto the newer eos cameras have been around for a while. There are some
problems to solve
. Because of the focal length, the fd lens could no longer focus to inifity and lose brightness(an f-stop). Rodolfo Novak modded
his canon 55mm f1.2 fd lens
for the eos mount by removing some vital parts(the attachment ring and the aperture ring). ?Now that the lens was closer, both infinite focus and the f-stop are back. He’s a bit short on the details, but it becomes clear if you look at an
unmodified lens
. Of course, to get the focus indicator working on a digital eos like my 350d, you need to add an
af lens emulator circuit
. If you don’t care about infinite focus, you could go a
less invasive adapter
.
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{
"comment_id": "21763",
"author": "Mat",
"timestamp": "2007-06-24T10:35:48",
"content": "The link to the af lens emulator circuit is no longer working. I am trying to do the same thing and upgrade to a digital Canon, and I’m having said problem with lenses.He doesn’t give much detail but I think he... | 1,760,377,916.460558 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/30/hot-air-desoldering/ | Hot Air Desoldering | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Project parts aren’t cheap. Scrounging them from old hardware presents some challenges. Derek Anderson pointed us to this short but sweet
how-to on hot-air desoldering
using a heat gun from Home Depot. Looks like a great way to fill your parts bins.
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/29/sms-remote-control/ | SMS Remote Control | Will O'Brien | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [] | The Ericsson T10s outputs sms messages through its on-boared data connector when they are recieved. Serasidis Vasilis exploited this feature to build his own
SMS remote control
. His example provides on/off control of four devices. The hardest part was programming the Atmel to turn the 7 bit output from the phone into the 8 bits the Atmel expects.
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{
"comment_id": "21762",
"author": "Vassilis",
"timestamp": "2008-05-29T11:43:28",
"content": "The address of this web page has been changed.The new address is:http://www.serasidis.gr/circuits/smscontrol/smscontroller.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comme... | 1,760,377,916.668381 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/28/steerable-cantenna/ | Steerable Cantenna | Will O'Brien | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [] | I almost passed over
this one
, since it’s another cantenna. With the software the Adrian wrote, it’s a fully functional directional wifi scanner. The system can pan and scan a region and visualize the results. Scan resolution can be varied, similar to a regular image scanner. It’s built from a pair of stepper motors ,a PIC on a SIMM stick with a serial interface.
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{
"comment_id": "21761",
"author": "BinaryWolf",
"timestamp": "2008-07-03T02:07:51",
"content": "The link is dead to the steerable cantenna scanner page. For general cantenna info try –http://wireless.binarywolf.com/pringles_cantenna.htm",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}... | 1,760,377,916.975896 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/27/chumby/ | Chumby | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | The biggest hacker news of the weekend has to be
Chumby
being revealed. We heard whisperings of this at Defcon, but the device has finally been seen in the flesh at Foo Camp. Chumby is an open hardware flash player. That’s just a starting point though. Chumby is designed to be hacked. Even though they aren’t selling hardware yet, they’ve already posted
full schematics and software notes
(create an account to view). The device comes with a dongle for further expansion.
Christine.net
,
Dyl World
, and
ScottJanousek
all have posts covering the device. Friend of Hack-A-Day, bunnie did the hardware design and posted
shots of the board
on his blog. We’re planning on getting a good look at the device when Fabienne, Will, and I are at
Toorcon
in San Diego next month.
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/26/portable-xbox/ | Portable XBox | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | This one’s late thanks to my cable modem. I don’t know how I feel about the color, but Dave built a nice
portable XBox
. He crammed the system along with (what looks like) a PSone screen and couple stacks of batteries inside the thing. He vacuum formed the case out of plastic over a plaster mold.
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{
"comment_id": "68336",
"author": "ProGamingWorld",
"timestamp": "2009-03-28T15:05:10",
"content": "Hey! Can I ask what’s this template you are using in your blog? thanks.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,917.045798 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/25/bent-nes-visualizer/ | Bent NES Visualizer | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | Circuit bending
is becoming a regular around here. [emdy] sent in Phillip Stearns
bent NES project
. It’s modified to produce visual output based on sound input. I think that the
bent Texas Instruments T199
is even more worthy. Nice.
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/24/mikey-sklar-on-the-daily-show/ | Mikey Sklar On The Daily Show | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Yesterday’s The Daily Show (8-23-06) had a segment featuring friend of Hack-A-Day Mikey Sklar. You probably remember his projects: Making
RFID proof pockets
, embedding an
RFID chip in his hand
, and his current project the high-lighter, a
trampoline controlled flame thrower
. Mikey is on the road to Burning Man right now so he hasn’t seen the 2 minutes they got out of the 8.5 hours of filming. It can’t be all bad though: this screen cap is right before Samantha Bee unzips her pants and he got just as much screen time as Ray Kurzweil. You can
download the torrent here
. Mikey’s segment starts at 7 minutes; there is some more during the credits.
UPDATE:
Dan Lane (also chipped) uploaded the short segment to YouTube. Video after the break.
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/24/tableless-optical-mouse/ | Tableless Optical Mouse | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | soap
caught my attention. It’s on of those hacks that strikes me as well concieved – insert a wireless optical mouse inside a smooth plastic container and wrap it in fabric. The fabric covering becomes the mouse surface. (Just don’t attack me because the creator works for Billy.)
[Comments will be back soon.]
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/23/cd-lamps-etc/ | Cd Lamps, Etc | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | We’re fond of Team Hack-A-Day, so I wanted to point out the
AOL CD lamp
that Team Hack-A-Day member Figgy built. CD lamps are a fairly popular project: If you don’t have a cold cathode, you could build a
compact florescent
version. I really like the clean look of
Neil’s version
. Russel Jone’s added an external power connector to his Antec case to power
his lamp
.
I wonder what will happen if I combine the power of the
AOL cd tesla generator
and the
AOL CD throne
…[Sorry about the lack of comments, They’ll be back ASAP.]
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/22/diy-midi-keyboard/ | Diy Midi Keyboard | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Barry Carter put together a how to on
building your own USB midi keyboard
. He used the discontinued (read cheap) AN2131 developer board and a cheap toy keyboard. The keys are rewired with a diode based keyboard matrix that connects easily to the dev board. He rounds out the write up with some
source code
.
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https://hackaday.com/2006/08/21/nikon-d200-gps-adapter/ | Nikon D200 Gps Adapter | Will O'Brien | [
"gps hacks"
] | [] | Kevin Zeits sent in his
diy Nikon d200 gps cable
and hot shoe gps mount.
Nikon sells it for $150, but has a 3 to 6 month eta. Ok, it’s really just a ttl to rs-232 converter with proprietary connectors – but I love tagging photos with gps info. Now if only I could do this for my canon rebel xt. (It would take a firmware hack at the minimum) If you’re not blessed with a d200, check out
gpsphotolinker
.
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{
"comment_id": "21733",
"author": "Unomi",
"timestamp": "2006-08-21T17:53:36",
"content": "Yep, me has a 350d too… Would be awesome to have this thing working on it.Maybe it will come in the future.– Unomi –",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2173... | 1,760,377,917.485116 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/20/uv-breadbox/ | Uv Breadbox | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The guys at invent geek posted their
latest project
. They
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{
"comment_id": "21709",
"author": "Hal Hockersmith",
"timestamp": "2006-08-20T21:25:01",
"content": "rss is broken. Stuck back on the VW charger. sorry this post is not related to the hack but i will address that soon.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment... | 1,760,377,917.42014 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/05/self-contained-war-driving-box/ | Self-contained War Driving Box | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The
Church of Wifi
has been really busy since we last
checked in with them
. They showed a lot of cool projects yesterday. I was really impressed by the modded WRT54Gs that their members have been building. beakmyn’s
self contained war driving box
article was what really kicked this off. He covers adding GPS, SD card, and all the needed software to the WRT. Once completed all you have to do is plug the box in, go for a drive and then just pull the card when you get home to retrieve the data.
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{
"comment_id": "21284",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-06T03:10:32",
"content": "NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL A HACK complex but routers one of my hobbys upgradeing firm wear is the trick to most but this hack is far beyond that thank u very intresting stuff",
"parent_id": null,
"depth... | 1,760,377,917.678839 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/04/defcon-badges/ | Defcon Badges | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Defcon is off to an incredibly slow start; It’s already 2 hours behind because of safety inspections (not surprising). I wouldn’t be too annoyed, but the first talk of the day is Joe Grand explaining the LED badges. They apparently made 6,055 of these LED badges. There is a PIC10F202 on the back and a switch to change between different flash modes. He even included solder pads to reprogram it. They’re encouraging people to hack the badges and come up with something new. More pictures after the break.
Joe Grand’s operates
Grand Idea Studios
and has quite a few
projects
on his site. He also talked at Maker Faire about his
Simon game
.
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{
"comment_id": "21212",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-04T22:28:55",
"content": "oh my god ru guys realy trying to piss me off led badge grow up realy high teck peace of rubbish my daughter made one of these and she only five come on now lets not let things slide no more leds lots of l... | 1,760,377,917.599879 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/03/defcon-free-shirts/ | Defcon, Free Shirts | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | I’m at Defcon in Vegas and I’ve already managed to give away 1 of 5 boxes of shirts in the space of 3 minutes. I guess writing “FREE” on the box worked. If you’re here and want to get a shirt either look for me or drop your contact info on the
tip line
and I’ll work something out (if you’re at Defcon). If you got a free t-shirt today, hopefully you’ll contribute to the tip line as well. We will have more shirts in the future (seriously don’t worry if you don’t or can’t get one of these), but if you’re here you might as well jump on the opportunity. There is a picture of me after the jump to help you identify me in the wild. | 59 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "21169",
"author": "max",
"timestamp": "2006-08-04T06:38:29",
"content": "any chance of selling these on your website? I’d get one.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21170",
"author": "Justin Wong",
"timestamp": "2006-08-04... | 1,760,377,917.929278 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/03/casio-sk-1-hacking/ | Casio SK-1 Hacking | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The Casio SK-1 was one of the cheapest sampling synths on the market when it was released. It has since become a popular target for circuit benders. Check out this
awesome SK-1 mod
with custom case and panel. You may remember reader [jumpstart]’s
bent SK-1
as well. Make even had a article on the
SK-5
. If you don’t want to chop up your keyboard too much, [mike] pointed out that you can
add your own MIDI-in port
with minimal work. Highly Liquid even offers the
parts as a kit
.
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{
"comment_id": "21103",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-03T15:43:20",
"content": "nice enough hack but not realy my cup of tea",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21104",
"author": "Mario de roma",
"timestamp": "2006-08-03T18:16:39... | 1,760,377,917.727301 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/02/nintendo-ds-midi-port/ | Nintendo DS MIDI Port | Eliot | [
"Nintendo DS Hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [] | [therain] has added a
MIDI port to his Nintendo DS
. It’s just a two wire connection so it’s pretty easy if you’ve got an extra cart laying around. As a demo, he wrote a program that uses the touchpad to act as two Control Change devices. One is the X value and the other the Y so it behaves similar to the Korg Kaoss pad. He’s working on a sequencer as well.
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{
"comment_id": "21100",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-02T21:27:55",
"content": "Where are the LEDs??!!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21098",
"author": "Theblunderbuss",
"timestamp": "2006-08-02T21:44:08",
"content": "MI... | 1,760,377,917.787026 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/01/palm-morse-code-keyboard/ | Palm Morse Code Keyboard | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Tom] was looking for a standard USB interface for a Palm folding keyboard when he stumbled across this
Morse code adapter
(
cache
) from 2004. Palm keyboards use a serial connection to talk to the PDA. Since they are low-power and compact, they’re a good choice for ham radio applications. The site has pictures, schematics and PIC code to make the Morse code keyboard.
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{
"comment_id": "21077",
"author": "tylerl",
"timestamp": "2006-08-01T21:39:40",
"content": "nice i like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21076",
"author": "mike",
"timestamp": "2006-08-01T21:56:21",
"content": "agreed, this is ... | 1,760,377,917.994078 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/31/bluetooth-mighty-mouse-power-save-hack/ | Bluetooth Mighty Mouse Power Save Hack | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Ram Sripracha] thought it was mighty odd that his new bluetooth Mighty Mouse had an LED that was constantly on when the mouse wasn’t moving. He decided to pop the case open and see what the current draw was. When the mouse is moving the LED is off and the current draw is ~.0285 amps; when the mouse has stopped the LED is on and the current draw is ~.0450 amps. He removed the LED to create a
lower power bluetooth Mighty Mouse
that only uses .0017 amps when not moving. So, 3.8% of the power that was originally consumed while sitting still.
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{
"comment_id": "21053",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2006-07-31T20:51:19",
"content": "Here you go Steve: a hack where removing an LED was an improvement.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21051",
"author": "David Li",
"times... | 1,760,377,918.065527 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/19/ultrasonic-3d-mouse/ | Ultrasonic 3d Mouse | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Shane brennan sent in his groups final CE/EE senior design project.
fre3space
is an ir, ultrasonic 3d mouse. Three towers take ultrasonic sound measurements to calculate the position of the mouse. button clicks are transmitted in ir. A fpga developers kit ties it all together and provides the usb interface. a simple opengl application demonstrates the 3d capabilities of the system (vs 2d of the desktop variety).
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{
"comment_id": "21694",
"author": "stoned",
"timestamp": "2006-08-19T17:01:50",
"content": "first post! w00t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21695",
"author": "anonymous",
"timestamp": "2006-08-19T19:08:38",
"content": "It’s actualy... | 1,760,377,918.118233 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/18/sdi-video-out-mod/ | SDI Video-out Mod | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | SDI (Serial Digital Interface) is a digital video over coax standard with up to 540Mbs of bandwidth. For now it’s only found on high-end a/v hardware. Retired broadcast engineer Robert Cobler hacked a SDI interface into his his satellite reciever and Danny Mavromatis did his
DVD changer
for the ultimate in digital video quality. Robert built the ‘
Poor Mans SDI
‘ to show that SDI doesn’t need to be expensive. He interfaced a National CLC020 to the Bt865 video chip and added some logic hardware to impliment the required SAV/EAV signals. If you’ve got the right video chip(with the right clock), you can use the
evaluation kit
to make your own. Check out danny’s
blog entry
for a beautiful screen capture.
[Update: The DVD mod is by Danny Mavromatis – Robert wrote up the satellite mod on AVSforum – Thanks Scott]
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{
"comment_id": "21674",
"author": "w00tbike",
"timestamp": "2006-08-18T18:06:15",
"content": "first post!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21675",
"author": "Twistedsymphony",
"timestamp": "2006-08-18T18:27:32",
"content": "Cool Stuf... | 1,760,377,918.167409 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/17/improved-vw-solar-charger/ | Improved VW Solar Charger | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | VW has been shipping their cars to the US with small solar panels inside to keep the batteries from going dead during shipment. Dick Streefland picked one up and added a small monitor circuit to monitor and charge his battery.
Batwatch
is based on the Atmel ATtiny13V and measures the voltage on two sides of a resister to determine the voltage of the battery while the solar panel is charging the system.
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{
"comment_id": "21658",
"author": "BronzeG3",
"timestamp": "2006-08-17T15:59:07",
"content": "I would use that solar panel to power a fan to circulate air during the summer. Other then that, nice hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21659",
... | 1,760,377,918.21238 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/16/water-cooled-ccd/ | Water Cooled CCD | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | Most ccd hacks today are based around modding webcams. Back in 2000, amateur astronomer ‘astroturtle’ built his own
water cooled CCD camera
. It was based on the long discontinued Texas Instruments TC245 CCD chip. Water cooling enhanced by a peltier junction is neccesary just to keep the chip cool enough during operation. The result? 378×242 pixels and a 2 second refresh rate.
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{
"comment_id": "21620",
"author": "Toxyn",
"timestamp": "2006-08-16T16:12:22",
"content": "But why?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "555426",
"author": "Cre3p",
"timestamp": "2012-01-10T20:55:10",
"content": "To remove ... | 1,760,377,918.286923 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/15/scrounged-coffee-roaster/ | Scrounged Coffee Roaster | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ve been known to modify an innocent kitchen appliance or two, but Derek Bradford has me beat. Derek is on the third iteration of his ‘
uglyroast
‘ coffee roaster. Since the nearest Home Depot is a continent away, he’s limited to simple parts and tools. The beans are heated with a gas stove. The second version used an electric fan and a camp stove. The latest one has a dedicated motor and sits over a gas range.
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{
"comment_id": "21594",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2006-08-15T16:13:18",
"content": "You could roast your nuts if you are not careful!!!! :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21595",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-08-15T16:28... | 1,760,377,918.420302 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/14/gas-powered-blender/ | Gas Powered Blender | Eliot | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | I’m attending the funeral of my best friend’s father today. As a mechanical engineer, I always admired the man as an excellent machinist. What follows is a post I wrote last year about his gas powered blender. You’ll be sorely missed Mr. Frost.
My roommate Frosty has often joked about how many lawnmowers and weedeaters his dad has laying around. It seems that his dad has decided to take care of the clutter and I, for one, am scared. Yes my friends, a gas powered blender. It has been
done before
, but you’ve got to respect Greg’s scratch building prowess. Finally you can vaporize ice in mere seconds and with the way the handle bars are mounted it’s guaranteed to make the goofying process far more intimate than usual. By my count this means he still has four more engines in the garage; I don’t know what’s next, but god help us all. | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "21592",
"author": "Fluffy",
"timestamp": "2006-08-14T19:08:54",
"content": "…and thus a portal in time opened within my smoothie…and the strawberry from hell emerged from within…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21591",
"auth... | 1,760,377,918.361567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/08/13/xen-on-intel-mac-mini/ | Xen On Intel Mac Mini | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | The Scalable Computing Laboratory has posted instructions on
how to get Xen running on a Intel Mac mini
.
Xen
is an open source virtualization system that lets multiple guest operating systems run on the same processor. The Mac mini is small, relatively inexpensive, and because it supports VT instructions you can run WindowsXP without modification. This makes the mini a really good choice for a hardware virtualization box. The install does have some quirks. You need a distro that uses lilo to boot because of Mac mini’s lack of an A20 gate. Once installed you switch to a patched version of grub because that’s what Xen requires.
[thanks
steve
, the good steve]
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{
"comment_id": "21552",
"author": "brainwarp",
"timestamp": "2006-08-14T00:05:03",
"content": "Guess now i have no more excuses not to get a mini. hehehehe",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21550",
"author": "lt.milo",
"timestamp": "2006... | 1,760,377,918.600535 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/30/current-limiting-for-stepper-motors/ | Current Limiting For Stepper Motors | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Ito-Brazil] pointed out N-Labs simple
current limiter for stepper motors
. A current limiting system will let you run stepper motors at higher speeds, with greater torque and efficiency without overheating. This particular design is meant to improve upon the common L/R and Chopper drivers. It can handle high voltages without using large resistors and is high performance without using expensive ICs.
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{
"comment_id": "21017",
"author": "Alexandre Souza",
"timestamp": "2006-07-30T17:11:17",
"content": "Uhu! Brasil! Brasil! Brasil!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "21018",
"author": "Liam",
"timestamp": "2006-07-30T18:35:14",
"content... | 1,760,377,918.542631 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/29/16-point-digital-compass/ | 16 Point Digital Compass | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Mac Cody] wanted to add a digital compass to his robot. He thought the idea of the affordable Dinsmore 1490 digital compass using 4bits to transmit 3bits of data was ridiculous. He decided to build his own
16 point digital compass
instead. The compass has four pairs of IRLEDs that reflect off of a gray code wheel. Each concentric track on the wheel represents 1 bit. He ran into some trouble when the compass magnets were being thrown off by the component leads. It just required a bit of tweaking to get right. Mac isn’t sure that this is the most cost effective way to gain one more bit of precision, but he did enjoy the experience and gained a greater appreciation for commercial units.
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{
"comment_id": "20960",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-07-29T11:06:27",
"content": "Wow! That’s really cool. I love the LEDs",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20959",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2006-07-29T11:23:09",
"con... | 1,760,377,918.821978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/28/infrared-security-camera/ | Infrared Security Camera | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Reading [computerguru365]’s
infrared security camera
build you may wonder “Why did he build it like that?” Well, he was working with what he had. He disassembled a webcam and removed the IR filter (
sound familiar?
). He mounted it in a stripped power supply case with the zoom assembly pulled from an old camcorder. The zoom control was wired to the back of the box. The final addition was an IR array to the front. You could probably buy a better product off the shelf, but if you’ve already got the parts, why not
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{
"comment_id": "20930",
"author": "thrasher",
"timestamp": "2006-07-28T22:03:25",
"content": "wow, that actually seems somewhat easy to do, compared to some others that have been up lately. I need to go rummage through my junk closet!on another note, to those certain people, (you know who you are…l... | 1,760,377,918.691683 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/27/simple-gps-setup-for-psp/ | Simple GPS Setup For PSP | Eliot | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"psp"
] | [deniska] is working on a real-time GPS map viewing application. The application will determine the location using this
simple PSP GPS setup
. Deniska modified the connector on a $100 Holux GPS unit so that it could be read through the PSP remote port. A test program that works in kernel mode is provided. Deniska notes that this will probably work with older (read: cheaper) Holux units as well.
[thanks Will]
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{
"comment_id": "20891",
"author": "bender386",
"timestamp": "2006-07-27T11:38:00",
"content": "this is realy cool.ive been waiting for some cool stuff to use the psp serial port.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20890",
"author": "steve",
... | 1,760,377,919.057323 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/26/lcd-mouse-mod/ | LCD Mouse Mod | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Master modder [Jani ‘Japala’ P?? latest hack is
adding an LCD screen into a mouse
. The LCD is from a Nokia 6610. It fits pretty well since the controller board isn’t any larger than the screen. The controller requires adding three more wires to the mouse. These are connected to a parallel port. The screen can only show about 1 frame per second, but that is fast enough for general statistics or showing photos. It’s a really clean build. A clever trick was using a piece of plastic from the blister pack to cover the screen since it was already the same shape as the mouse.
[thanks z]
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{
"comment_id": "20847",
"author": "josiah",
"timestamp": "2006-07-26T08:51:44",
"content": "this is pretty cool, would be good for keeping an eye on my folding@home stats… maybe i’ll attempt my first project today",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,919.144009 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/25/wireless-emate/ | Wireless EMate | Eliot | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [] | Our friend [Markie] keeps insisting on dragging all of his old tech into the new millennium. In his recent article about
cramming a non-airport WiFi card in his old iBook
he hinted at another wireless project coming up. Well here it is: a
wireless eMate
. eMates were sold to the education sector as durable computers for classroom use. Markie had to build a serial cable to transfer the necessary software to the machine. With only 3MB of RAM and a 25MHz processor the machine isn’t up for much, but it seems to work fairly well as a terminal.
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{
"comment_id": "20786",
"author": "Computer_kid",
"timestamp": "2006-07-25T08:01:20",
"content": "Old Hardware is Great! It proves that that pice of hardware has withstood the test of time.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20787",
"author":... | 1,760,377,918.869678 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/24/cvs-camera-software-unlock/ | CVS Camera Software Unlock | Eliot | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [] | The meddlers over at the camera hacking forum have been
abusing our favorite CVS product once again
. You can now unlock your single use digital camera without any hardware modes. Last week [Sailpix] discovered that Pure Digital had left their FTP server wide open. He found an interesting app on it and discovered the way the challenge/response keys were generated. It was only a matter of time before other hackers like [BillW] were able to use a little brute force and create a software app to generate the correct response keys. You can
download the app here
. BillW wrote it based entirely on Sailpix’s description of the algo, not the original code. App works for the type-04 camcorder as well.
[thanks [removed by request]]
UPDATE:
CameraHacking.com has removed the original thread at
Pure Digital’s request
.
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{
"comment_id": "20743",
"author": "mastershake916",
"timestamp": "2006-07-24T07:49:31",
"content": "I might buy one of these now, what’s the quality?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20744",
"author": "jc",
"timestamp": "2006-07-24T08:27... | 1,760,377,919.236397 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/23/gp2x-with-built-in-usb-host-port/ | GP2X With Built In USB Host Port | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | Hacker [Sprite_tm] is one of our favorites. He continues to court our fancy with his latest hack,
adding a USB host port to his GP2X
. The GP2X is a Linux based handheld game system. It supports USB devices through its EXT port. Problem is: it doesn’t provide power and you have to use a dongle. The GP2X uses a MAX1566 DC-DC converter so Sprite_tm was able to get 5V from the chip that was otherwise unused. Once mounted in place all he needed to do was write a simple script to mount the USB device. The chip should provide 500mA, but it’s not guaranteed. High draw could lock up the GP2X so a powered hub should still be used if you are unsure.
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{
"comment_id": "20731",
"author": "HaX80r",
"timestamp": "2006-07-24T01:22:38",
"content": "Cool. Now I can power one of those coffee mug warmers while playing tetris.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20732",
"author": "steve",
"timestam... | 1,760,377,919.291006 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/22/aircrack-running-on-a-zaurus-c1000/ | Aircrack Running On A Zaurus C1000 | Eliot | [
"downloads hacks"
] | [] | The
Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000
is one of the handful of PDAs that Sharp has released preloaded with Linux. With it’s full qwerty keyboard it’s pretty easy to use any program intended for a full size Linux box. Reader [Sonicvanajr] decided to make a
video
of his new toy doing a few tricks. Namely, running
Aircrack-ng
(key to
WEP cracking
) and
MDK2
. He compiled both using the
OpenEmbedded
tools. If you are looking for one of these tiny Linux boxes you might wan to try for the older 5500 model which was sold in the states. The
OpenZaurus
project is the distro of choice even though it does have a surprisingly steep learning curve for being on a fixed hardware platform.
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{
"comment_id": "20709",
"author": "jippers",
"timestamp": "2006-07-22T22:39:08",
"content": "Wifi chaos in your pocket! I love it!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20710",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp": "2006-07-22T23:21:19",
"conte... | 1,760,377,919.357567 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/21/how-to-fix-a-laptop-keyboard/ | How-to Fix A Laptop Keyboard | Eliot | [
"laptops hacks"
] | [] | The keyboard on [IraqiGeek]’s aging Averatec started to fail after two years of use. He didn’t want to pay $60-80 for a replacement. Instead he decided to
dissect a cheap membrane keyboard
and use the key contacts out if it. The how-to is really thorough and covers the disassembly and reassembly of the complex key supports in the notebook.
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{
"comment_id": "20679",
"author": "pocketbrain",
"timestamp": "2006-07-21T21:10:17",
"content": "Wow, very timely hack. I just inherited a laptop with a busted key. Thanks for this hack!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20676",
"author": "... | 1,760,377,919.42845 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/20/improvised-wire-wrapping-tool/ | Improvised Wire Wrapping Tool | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Wire wrapping
is a quick and reliable way to build prototypes and one-off pieces of hardware. The multiple cold welded joints makes it even more reliable than PCBs in certain environments like high vibration. [Justin Jones] couldn’t find his favorite wire wrapping tool or anyone selling a replacement so he
decided to improvise
. He constructed a new tool using a pen tube, small screwdriver, and a bit of metal cut from a floppy disk. The only thing it’s really missing is a built in wire stripper.
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{
"comment_id": "20655",
"author": "KURTROEDEGER",
"timestamp": "2006-07-20T18:34:28",
"content": "SIMPLE AND FUNCTIONAL, i LIKE IT.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20656",
"author": "Alexis",
"timestamp": "2006-07-20T19:48:13",
"con... | 1,760,377,919.494593 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/19/saturn-controller-for-the-xbox-360/ | Saturn Controller For The Xbox 360 | Eliot | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [] | With a slate of old-school 2D fighting games like Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat 3 being released on the Xbox 360 [twistedsymphony] thought it would be nice to have a decent
old-school gamepad to play them with
. His final interface board lets you use an unmodified Saturn controller with the Xbox 360. He used a chopped up Saturn cable extender to attach the controller to a PIC16F690. The PIC decodes the Saturn pad’s button presses. It then triggers a corresponding analog switch that acts as a button press on the actual 360 controller. He did it this way instead of the much harder task of figuring out what the 360 controller protocol was actually doing. Future plans include support for other system’s controllers. Here’s a
demo video
.
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{
"comment_id": "20621",
"author": "hemphacker",
"timestamp": "2006-07-19T17:48:05",
"content": "Nice easy hack. Good job, but would have been something if he had actually figured out the XBOX 360 protocol. Now that would have been impressive!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": ... | 1,760,377,919.549485 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/18/staples-easy-button-hacking/ | Staples Easy Button Hacking | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day reader [al cohen] was pretty perturbed by Staple’s Easy Button campaign since nothing in business is easy. So he decided to
modify their cute button
(PDF). He replaced the guts with a cheap recording circuit from RadioShack. He also added a 1/8 inch jack so you can record directly from the computer. The new button doesn’t need a separate mic either; you can record by speaking into the speaker. As a final touch Al ground off the easy, polished it and made the button evil. You can watch a video of the button
declaring his distaste for Spam
. You might have seen Jeff Caylor’s previous
abuses of the Easy Button
on Make. My roommate thought it would be funny if someone wired it to generate the “shift+delete” key sequence.
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{
"comment_id": "20586",
"author": "koft",
"timestamp": "2006-07-18T23:11:22",
"content": "Must not be all that skilled in business, even for those 25 years. I mean, how does this hack make any money? wft, no leds? no <3",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"commen... | 1,760,377,919.614924 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/17/wireless-brake-light-helmet/ | Wireless Brake Light Helmet | Eliot | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | [Firoz Ahammad] added 5 ultra bright LEDs
to his motorcycle helmet
. It uses a Maxim wireless tx/rx pair and is powered by 3 rechargeable batteries. He spaced the LEDs evenly across the thickest area of the helmet. I personally wouldn’t mod my safety equipment or I’d at least put the LEDs in preexisting vent holes. | 56 | 50 | [
{
"comment_id": "20582",
"author": "iz",
"timestamp": "2006-07-17T23:10:36",
"content": "Sounds like it would split the helmet in case of a crash… Though added visibility is a bonus… hmm… tossup.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20581",
"auth... | 1,760,377,919.70288 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/10/adaptive-ambient-light-for-movies/ | Adaptive Ambient Light For Movies | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | [RafkeP] from Divxstation has created this clever hack to clone the Philips Electronics
Ambilight
technology used in their flat-panels. Ambilight is an RGB backlight that changes color based on the on-screen image. It’s supposed to make the viewing experience more comfortable. The
MoMoLight
uses a directshow filter to calculate the average color on the top, left and right border of the screen. It sends this information to a microcontroller that does PWM control of three separate banks of red, green and blue cold-cathodes. LEDs could be used instead. Monitoring the top, left and right would be called Ambilight 3 according to Philips’s naming scheme, which doesn’t actually exist yet.
[thanks mathias vdb]
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{
"comment_id": "20413",
"author": "antiwhack",
"timestamp": "2006-07-10T21:10:53",
"content": "cool, definately like the idea of saving hundreds of dollars, though, the bigger screen would be nice",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "20414",
"au... | 1,760,377,919.765902 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/07/09/game-port-photogate/ | Game Port Photogate | Eliot | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | Hack-A-Day regular [Andrew] has posted an incredibly simple
game port based photogate
. He uses a pair of light dependent resistors. Each one is placed inside of a ballpoint pen tube to limit ambient light on the sensor. He’s got a simple QBasic program to calculate the velocity of an object passing the sensors. You’ll have to run it inside a DOS emulator to get access to the game port under XP.
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{
"comment_id": "20396",
"author": "Pilate",
"timestamp": "2006-07-10T01:31:39",
"content": "this is sweet. i’d like to work it into something for the desktop. like a background of the world that adjusts it’s light levels based on that of the room. Or a city-scape that does the same.very cool",
... | 1,760,377,919.828722 |
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