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https://hackaday.com/2007/01/04/dc-entries-relay-board-pong/ | DC Entries: Relay Board, PONG | Will O'Brien | [
"contests",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ve got a couple more design challenge entries for ya. (The first one made the entry deadline, but he had to repost it to another web host – no whining about how it was posted on the 26th)
[Joe]submitted his
Parallel port relay board
. He’s still working on the software to drive it, but the board looks good. He suggests cutting a parallel cable to make the input. (I’ve done it, it’s a pain) I’ll suggest soldering the inputs directly to a solder style DB25 – or add some edge traces so that a cheap solder style connector can be attached directly to the board.
[Andrew] built and submitted
UPONG
– Pong on a LED dot matrix display. It reminds me of the
pong hat
. He’s even put up a video of the game in action.
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{
"comment_id": "24134",
"author": "propeine",
"timestamp": "2007-01-04T19:49:43",
"content": "I like the pong game a lot. (First Post)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24135",
"author": "Jason",
"timestamp": "2007-01-04T19:51:55",
"... | 1,760,377,901.470166 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/04/avr-laser-projector/ | AVR Laser Projector | Will O'Brien | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"atmel avr",
"atmelavr",
"laser projector",
"LaserProjector"
] | I’ve seen a few simple DIY laser projectors that just oscillate the beam.
This one
(scroll past the pong game) has 16 lines of resolution. Sixteen mirrors are rotated by a motor, and an AVR controller pulses the laser to draw the image. Via
Asish’s Programming Journal
(Worth checking out, he’s been doing several webcam laser pointer projects.)
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{
"comment_id": "24112",
"author": "captainzeros",
"timestamp": "2007-01-05T08:23:24",
"content": "Sweet. First post.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24133",
"author": "Crusty Justy",
"timestamp": "2007-01-05T09:05:06",
"content": "... | 1,760,377,901.055336 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/03/pin-terminal-tetris/ | Pin Terminal Tetris | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"card reader",
"CardReader",
"pin pad",
"PinPad",
"tetris"
] | I’ve never trusted putting my PIN number at a store, and now I’m glad I don’t. In an effort to prove just how hackable those handy input terminals are, [saar drimmer] and [steven murdoch]
replaced the guts of a pin terminal
with… tetris. Hmm, now I need a gameboy tetris fix Thanks [terti]
A word of warning, the embedded video made Mozilla nutty on my usually rock solid machine.
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{
"comment_id": "24099",
"author": "kcbanner",
"timestamp": "2007-01-04T08:21:02",
"content": "Video worked fine here with mplayer-plugin for firefox :D.Yes this is a hack in the true spirit of hacks, the very essence of Hack a Day. Jolly good, jolly good I say!Love the welcome screen on the Tetris ... | 1,760,377,901.004359 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/02/overclocking-nintendo-ds/ | Overclocking Nintendo DS | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [
"1.7x speed hack",
"1.7xSpeedHack",
"nintendo ds overclock",
"NintendoDsOverclock",
"toggle switch",
"ToggleSwitch"
] | [Reilly]
translated
some content from
this site
and brings us an interesting mod to run a
Nintendo DS
at 1.7x normal speed. The mod allows the addition of a switch for overclocking on demand. Nothing like a good overclocking to end the day.
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{
"comment_id": "24080",
"author": "AndrewNeo",
"timestamp": "2007-01-03T08:48:57",
"content": "I recall seeing this before, and it being called a fake. Still not sure.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24081",
"author": "Brandon",
"timest... | 1,760,377,901.239045 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/02/dc-entries-lvplogic-probe-and-a-wireless-antenna/ | DC Entries: LVP/Logic Probe And A Wireless Antenna | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [
"2.4ghz antenna",
"2.4ghzAntenna",
"802.11 antenna",
"802.11Antenna",
"802.11b antenna",
"802.11bAntenna",
"802.11g antenna",
"802.11gAntenna",
"design challenge",
"DesignChallenge",
"logic probe",
"logicprobe",
"pic programmer",
"PicProgrammer"
] | I’m sick today, but finally getting some entries up. [Albert] designed
this board
which can be either a low voltage PIC programmer or, if you lack a programmer to get the initial flash data on the PIC, the through hole components make a logic probe. He rounded out the board with a silk screened logo and a prototyping area. He was also kind enough to provide an eagle library with the Hack-A-Day logo.
Our second featured entry of the day: [Pablo] put together a simple
Hack-A-Day 2.4ghz antenna
. He built and tested it – It functions nicely as a directional 2db antenna. His proposed use: limit your neighbors access to your AP by aiming the unetched backside at them.
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{
"comment_id": "24064",
"author": "neg",
"timestamp": "2007-01-03T00:30:31",
"content": "Finally! (First comment!)–neg",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24065",
"author": "morcheeba",
"timestamp": "2007-01-03T01:30:19",
"content": "Th... | 1,760,377,901.105332 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2007/01/01/snowboard-cnc-machine/ | Snowboard CNC Machine | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Happy new year! I think we’ve covered the DIY CNC stuff a plenty, but I can’t resist posting
this one
. Remember the
DIY snowboard
? Recently, quite a few small quantity and home builders have cropped up. (I’m even planning to build my first board later this month.) [Mike Magruder] of
happy monkey snowboards
built a CNC gantry router just for cutting out wooden snowboard cores. The frame is built from structural aluminum (not cheap) with the usual steppers and some gecko drives running the show. The cable guide track and dust collector even make it look like a professional product. [Mike] also built a sweet
press
, but I’m going to be using
vacuum bagging
.
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{
"comment_id": "24056",
"author": "Kolby Dukes",
"timestamp": "2007-01-02T00:59:12",
"content": "first comment",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24057",
"author": "Josh",
"timestamp": "2007-01-02T01:12:07",
"content": "Its Happy Monke... | 1,760,377,901.280641 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/31/airport-express-repair/ | Airport Express Repair | Will O'Brien | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"airport express",
"AirportExpress",
"diy psu",
"DiyPsu"
] | [Eduard] was kind enough to pass along this
airport express psu repair how-to
(
Translated version
). The old Airport had those
pesky
capacitor issues. Apparently the power supply in the little buggers can have issues. The solution? Add a pile of voltage regulators and some smoothing caps to get things powered back up. No word on how the new PSU affects sound output.
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{
"comment_id": "24050",
"author": "lain",
"timestamp": "2007-01-01T07:29:25",
"content": "isnt it a bad idea to connect the outputs of voltage regulators together? i mean, once a load is put on them, wouldnt the regulators cease to regulate properly? i’m not saying one way or the other, it seems li... | 1,760,377,900.908737 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/30/diy-canon-lenses/ | DIY Canon Lenses | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Remember
the cheap tilt-shift lens
? [Rodolfo] let me know about his set of
modded Canon lenses on Flickr
. The FD 50mm prime is pretty cheap off ebay – he removed the FD mount and uses it sans rear-end. We’ve seen a nicer version of this
before
. His macro lens caught my eye – it’s a combination of a cheap F/1.8 50mm and the handy, but cheap EF-S kit lens that comes with the Rebel XT series. (I might have to make one of those) Finally, we have the most original legal use for a Chinese lantern and duct tape that I’ve seen. It’s like the tilt shift, but the addition of the 50mm creates some
interesting effects
. Hit up wikipedia If you want to know more about the
EF/EF-S mounts
and adaptation issues. | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "24044",
"author": "optV",
"timestamp": "2006-12-30T19:19:28",
"content": "I can’t figure out if the 50 f/1.2 is modded somehow? He said he made the macro from the 50 f/1.8 + an 18-55 ef-s.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24045",... | 1,760,377,900.957522 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/29/opentom-roll-your-own-tomtom-distro/ | OpenTom – Roll Your Own TomTom Distro | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"linux distro",
"linuxdistro",
"tomtom"
] | TomTom already runs Linux. The
OpenTom project
(Internet Archive Link as of 2022) has documented the hardware and software to allow custom software builds to run. The Wiki covers everything from build tools to hardware connections. So far, a
mp3 player
has been released using the build tools. Hmm, I might have to pick one up to develop on myself.
Thanks to [kniVes788] for the
tip
.
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{
"comment_id": "24032",
"author": "Ryan Nelson",
"timestamp": "2006-12-30T07:22:37",
"content": "nice. im gona look on ebay for a tomtom now.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": [
{
"comment_id": "1031982",
"author": "Paw",
"timestamp": "2013-07-27T... | 1,760,377,901.337853 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/03/one-handed-xbox-controller/ | One Handed Xbox Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"disability",
"one handed xbox",
"OneHandedXbox",
"xbox"
] | I’m going to have to poke Ben to tell me about these things when he finishes them. He’s released his
one handed xbox controller
. This one was built by request of a veteran of Iraq. He re-designed the layout and re-positioned the entire right half of the controls to make the controls available to a one handed user.
How do you get a
SUMO bean bag, an iPod, and some sweet hardware to hack on
? Submit a design to the
Hack-A-Day Design Challenge
. You’ve got 22 days to submit your design!
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{
"comment_id": "23625",
"author": "olliestyles",
"timestamp": "2006-12-04T06:18:37",
"content": "first post – w00t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23626",
"author": "olliestyles",
"timestamp": "2006-12-04T06:20:01",
"content": "19 m... | 1,760,377,901.387029 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/02/wiimote-windows-drivers/ | Wiimote Windows Drivers! | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"wiimote",
"wiimote windows",
"WiimoteWindows",
"windows"
] | Just a quick update to yesterday’s
Wiimote bluetooth hack
. [steve] pointed out [CarlKenner]’s
release of a windows driver
. Let us know how this works. Looks like you have to use the slightly deprecated/abandoned PPjoy to get the joystick functions working.
So, if you have a HTPC, maybe the Wiimote could make an interesting home theater remote? (I use linux on mine these days. The windows display drivers kept breaking)
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{
"comment_id": "23614",
"author": "optV",
"timestamp": "2006-12-03T08:30:38",
"content": "“I use linux on mine these days. The windows display drivers kept breaking”Funny, I’ve been struggling with getting fglrx and composite to live nicely together in linux for compiz effects for months. And also ... | 1,760,377,901.777122 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/02/defcon-bot-rules-announced/ | Defcon Bot Rules Announced | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | The
DefconBots rules have been announced
for Defcon 15. The reference design is actually pretty good on it’s own – I’m curious to see what sort of improvements the teams will come up with. The RD includes a full tutorial, so teams will definitely have a fighting chance. [via
Midnight Research Labs]
The only rule is speed, so I wonder how many guns will feature multiple barrels. It seems that they don’t care how much ammuntion is used. (It does say no shotguns) Hrm, maybe a mini-gun that covers the 5×5 area with fine enough resolution to hit everything? Sure it lacks finesse, but firepower-a-plenty!
Now I can’t find his page but one of the Danger founders had built something similar using a Mac as the controller and a paintball gun. Of course,
we’ve seen similar guns before
.
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{
"comment_id": "23606",
"author": "olliestyles",
"timestamp": "2006-12-03T09:19:21",
"content": "first!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23607",
"author": "F. S.",
"timestamp": "2006-12-03T14:17:19",
"content": "I, for one, welcome o... | 1,760,377,901.731849 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/01/hacking-wiimote-bluetooth/ | Hacking Wiimote Bluetooth | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [mo] sent me this video showing the latest on hacking the wiimote via bluetooth . They haven’t figured out all the values yet, but this is only the beginning. How long until we see some mac/pc games that can use the Wiimote?
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{
"comment_id": "23564",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2006-12-02T05:41:32",
"content": "This is pretty interesting actually. i like the deomonstration how how when it is in free-fall, the acceleration on all axis is 0. My physics teacher would love to see this.I think it could be very simple to ... | 1,760,377,901.935036 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/30/glasses-heads-up-display/ | Glasses Heads-up Display | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"heads up display",
"headsupdisplay",
"sony iglasses",
"SonyIglasses",
"vga headset",
"VgaHeadset",
"vr headset",
"VrHeadset"
] | [Ozan] sent in his
first attempt at making his own heads up display
. The optics are very simple in design, and he gutted a commercial heads up display (ICUITI) for the LCD panel and interface electronics. I haven’t played with many head mounted displays since the Nintendo virtual boy. I’m not up on my field of view calculations, so it’s difficult to equate this to a commercial headset.
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{
"comment_id": "23548",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-12-01T12:46:38",
"content": "Isn’t using an existing one kind of cheating?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23549",
"author": "Ozan Cakmakci",
"timestamp": "2006-12-01T13:07:4... | 1,760,377,901.823691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/30/podcast-8/ | Podcast 8 | Will O'Brien | [
"News"
] | [
"original podcast"
] | Here’s podcast 8
. I walk through some of my favorite hacks and discuss the prizes for the design challenge. It’s back to mp3, so the rss feed should pick it up and keep people happy. Help me out and send in some questions for the podcast!
You can subscribe to
the feed
, or via
iTunes
. | 1 | 1 | [
{
"comment_id": "112340",
"author": "ad hoc wireless network",
"timestamp": "2009-12-18T23:51:00",
"content": "EPIC post :D I’m definitely looking forward to reading more articles!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
}
] | 1,760,377,901.859969 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/29/tesla-gone-wild/ | Tesla Gone Wild | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"high school",
"highschool",
"tesla coil",
"teslacoil"
] | I’ve gotten quite a few good submissions lately, so don’t get mad if you’re not up. I can’t resist high voltages, so
this Tesla coil
project capable of 30 inch lightning bolts built by [PlasmaFire] caught my eye. Not too bad for a high school project.
From his description: The Tesla Coil that I built runs on normal house current (120VAC, 60Hz), fed through line filters to two Franceformer 9060 P-E neon sign transformers that output 9000 volts at 60ma each. After going through a high-voltage Terry-style RFI filter, the power is stored in a 4.0-joule capacitor bank. This energy is dumped into a copper-coil primary. The secondary, made from cast acrylic and motor winding wire, and a topload, made from dryer duct, aluminum foil tape, and a wood disc, complete the overall assembly.
(oh, and just for fun:
the cylon roomba
. Thanks [tod])
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{
"comment_id": "23539",
"author": "PlasmaFire",
"timestamp": "2006-11-30T08:48:41",
"content": "Wow…I never knew you guys would consider featuring this project since I assumed this place recieved dozens of good submissions each day. Big thanks, Hack A Day! To anyone who wasn’t featured yet, I reall... | 1,760,377,902.109804 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/28/the-simpler-usb2lcd/ | The Simpler USB2LCD | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | USB LCD interfaces
aren’t new
around here. [John] sent this
latest one
. It uses a single ATMega chip and a few cheap components to implement the whole thing. The venerable HD44780 compatible is the text LCD of choice.
I’m on vacation at the moment, but I’ll start putting up some Hack-A-Day design challenge entries pretty soon.
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{
"comment_id": "24021",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-12-29T03:59:20",
"content": "I’ve always been interesting in getting in to Atmega development. Does anyone have a good link for where I should go to get started?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,902.070625 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/27/atmega-oscope/ | Atmega Oscope | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"atmega",
"diy oscilloscope",
"DiyOscilloscope",
"oscope"
] | [Jason] sent in a couple tips, and this
diy oscilloscope
caught my eye. This design uses the A/D sampler on the ATmega to generate the signal for presentation on a regular CRT television. The sample limit is less than 16khz. Not terribly impressive, but not too shabby either.
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{
"comment_id": "24007",
"author": "SuperJdynamite",
"timestamp": "2006-12-28T08:07:16",
"content": "16khz? You’re better off using your sound card.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24008",
"author": "wolf",
"timestamp": "2006-12-28T10:3... | 1,760,377,902.027338 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/26/speedy2-rc-speed-controller/ | Speedy2 R/C Speed Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Alrighty, this is a pretty straight forward one. [Jason] discovered our
tips line
– he sent in quite a bit of stuff. I scored a pair of $120+ RC cars for $25 each recently, and
this
would come in handy. In fact, the store drone that checked me out didn’t believe that I could build my own speed controllers cheaper than they $30 units they had on the shelf. This R/C car speed controller uses a SMD pic 16F84 accepts standard servo input from a stock controller. It uses several fets to drive a motor at up to 40 amps. Everything you need, including eagle cad files is included in
the zip file
.
(I’m down in San Antonio this week – so far it’s been fun. I finally picked up a panavise junior and restocked my heat shrink and soldering supplies. )
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{
"comment_id": "24000",
"author": "Binome",
"timestamp": "2006-12-27T08:10:35",
"content": "nice. gotta remember it for robotics season",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "24001",
"author": "Michael Vroegop",
"timestamp": "2006-12-27T08:40:... | 1,760,377,901.975183 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/26/design-challenge-deadline/ | Design Challenge Deadline | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [] | Just an official heads up – the deadline for the Design Challenge is up. We recieved some great entries and we’ll be reviewing them on Hack-A-Day as we wind up to our announcement of the winner. (Yes, if you submitted an entry, you’ll get some coverage) Thanks for all your efforts! | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "23992",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-12-27T07:13:05",
"content": "I guess it’s too late to get started.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23993",
"author": "ryan0rz",
"timestamp": "2006-12-27T08:05:40",
"c... | 1,760,377,902.150968 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/25/wave-bubble-portable-rf-jammer/ | Wave Bubble Portable RF Jammer | Will O'Brien | [
"Cellphone Hacks",
"gps hacks",
"handhelds hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"cell phone blocker",
"CellPhoneBlocker",
"personal privacy",
"PersonalPrivacy",
"portable rf jammer",
"PortableRfJammer"
] | Hack-A-Day friend [
Limor
] AKA [ladyada] has been promising a portable RF jammer for a while. guess what
she sent me for Christmas
? The Wave-bubble is a self tuning RF jammer – good for around 20 feet of RF enforced peace. (It outputs .1-.3 watts) With a pair of less efficient antennas, it even fits inside a pack of cigarettes. She’ll never sell these because the FCC would come-a-knockin, but if you’ve got some major skills, you might be able to build one. (I’m going to believe her take on this, I’ve seen her work in person and it’s some damn fine stuff)
Merry Christmas! Get your
Design Challenge
entries in today!
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{
"comment_id": "23956",
"author": "Kurai",
"timestamp": "2006-12-25T08:54:27",
"content": "First? Merry Christmas! Jam teh signals :D.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23957",
"author": "chupa",
"timestamp": "2006-12-25T09:56:57",
"c... | 1,760,377,902.401748 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/24/make-your-own-co2-laser/ | Make Your Own CO2 Laser | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"Laser Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"co2",
"design",
"laser",
"make co2 laser",
"MakeCo2Laser"
] | We all remember
the diy cnc laser
. In my quest to bring you guys fresh stuff, I found an
interesting design
[
archived page
](the author says he built his in the 80s) for a home-built CO2 laser. The dimensions are missing, but
the design
is pretty simple. If you like some textbook style reading, the
hyperphysics
server is your friend. I finally
bought a mini mill
to go with my lathe – this could make an interesting machining project. Get a mini-fridge compressor to for the vacuum source, and the gas is easily acquired from the local welding shop. I’d bet
Surplus shed
probably has some workable optics.
The 25th is the deadline for the
Design Challenge
. Don’t freak out, just get it submitted before I get up on the 26th, and I’ll call it good.
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{
"comment_id": "23946",
"author": "Brandon",
"timestamp": "2006-12-25T07:54:39",
"content": "He built this in the 80s? Isn’t this the laser assembly for “Honey I Shrunk the Kids”?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23947",
"author": "Vaelen",... | 1,760,377,902.446674 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/23/gauss-pistol-redeux/ | Gauss Pistol Redeux | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"gauss gun",
"gauss pistol",
"GaussGun",
"GaussPistol"
] | Remember
this
? We hit it last year. [William] has been working hard, and made plenty of improvements. Aside from building it in black, he’s built a new model. He’s even hoping to
release it as a kit
in 2007. The latest version uses a PIC to fire the coils and manages the batteries, uses a pair of IR sensors to time the projectile, laser sighting and improved charging. It’s still only slightly more powerful than a CO2 BB gun, but one hell of an engineering challenge. Theoretically, these could be more powerful than traditional firearms, but power limitations keep them repressed like mid-evil peasants.
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{
"comment_id": "23928",
"author": "captain zeros",
"timestamp": "2006-12-24T04:30:42",
"content": "Wow, wicked awesome.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23929",
"author": "GBM",
"timestamp": "2006-12-24T05:05:45",
"content": "this co... | 1,760,377,902.711569 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/09/easy-diy-usb-interface/ | Easy DIY USB Interface | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"create usb",
"CreateUsb",
"simple usb interface",
"SimpleUsbInterface",
"usb howto",
"usb interface project",
"UsbHowto",
"UsbInterfaceProject"
] | [Hybrid] tipped me to
the ‘CREATE USB’ interface project
. In truth it’s nothing more or less than a nice, (fairly) simple project to provide hardware hackers with a handy USB interface. It’s based on the PIC 18F4550 processor. If you check out the project, you’ll note that not only do they have a nice board to put a SMD PIC onto, they provide everything you need to build a diy version using perfboard. The most expensive component is of course the $10 PIC, but if you’re on a budget, that can be mitigated with a
request for samples
. (don’t abuse it – I think they’ve already cut back on sample amounts due to over-use.)
Hey, don’t forget, the Design Challenge deadline is the 25th. (This wouldn’t make a bad entry with some adaptation…)
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{
"comment_id": "23716",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2006-12-10T07:28:53",
"content": "Interesting…I would like someone to design a board that has some type of u-processor with an ethernet port and a usb port (or better yet a usb port that can recognise a standard usb hub and the normal usb->seri... | 1,760,377,902.609691 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/08/fabhome/ | Fab@home | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"3d modeling",
"3dModeling",
"fab at home",
"fabathome",
"rapid prototyping",
"rapidprototyping"
] | I’ve received a few tips
on this
, and somehow it keeps slipping by. The fab@home project immediately reminds me of
reprap
. This is a completely open source hardware project for rapid prototyping/3d modeling. In the past,
manufacturing something like a turkey baster bulb
required injection molding. The project wiki has full details on building your own, including manufacturing houses to get all the acrylic laser cut. It looks like you could get your hands on one of these pretty easily if you don’t mind making a dent in your wallet. Thanks to [nickjohnson] and [peter B]. [peter B] also noted that the cornell boys have an even nicer one that they use to
make zinc-air batteries and artificial muscles
.
If you happen to be in Berlin on December 27th, you might want to sign up for
Fabienne’s wifi detector hacking workshop
at
23c3
.
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{
"comment_id": "23702",
"author": "jonored",
"timestamp": "2006-12-09T01:56:57",
"content": "I totally get to build one of these for credit at school over winter break – it makes me happy :)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23703",
"author":... | 1,760,377,902.658067 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/07/late-night-mini-extra/ | Late Night Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’ve been pulling some long days between driving everyone around in the snow and winding up the HD projector How-To. I’ve received a few more entries to the
Design Challenge
. You’ve got ’til Christmas!
[bruce land] pointed us to
Cornel’s ECE576 final projects
. The results using FPGAs are pretty impressive.
[jbauer] noted this site on
hacking Insteon power controls sans the $200 SDK
.
[dayne] sent along his
USB xmas lights how-to
. Pretty simple, but useful for cube decorating.
[pillowcase] tuned
another innocent bluetooth headset into a bluetooth sound interface
. (Goodwill gets these things now?)
Oh, and if you want ethernet for your xmas tree/candelabra/etc,
these guys show you how
.
I was pondering building a new
karkomp
, and was happy to find that there’s actually an
open source nav program
. | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "23693",
"author": "gcc",
"timestamp": "2006-12-08T09:21:23",
"content": "wow, looking at the PINK board for the xmas tree- those things are not cheap! At that rate you’re better off tucking an old optiplex under the tree and dressing it up as an xmas present, and you could probably ... | 1,760,377,902.795703 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/06/wireless-video-scanner/ | Wireless Video Scanner | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"pic programmer",
"PicProgrammer",
"video sniffer",
"VideoSniffer",
"wireless video scanner",
"WirelessVideoScanner"
] | [aboxman] brought this nice
wavecom jr mod
to my attention. I first ran across scanning for wireless video signals a couple years ago when the X10 version came out. People were surprised at just how many video signals were flying through the air.This little project results in a unit that can scan a wide 2.3 to 2.7Ghz range. Of course, if you’re across the pond, you might want
a european version
.
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{
"comment_id": "23683",
"author": "derek",
"timestamp": "2006-12-07T09:39:44",
"content": "big fat hairy deal",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23684",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp": "2006-12-07T17:05:51",
"content": "Glad you... | 1,760,377,902.753161 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/06/finishing-up-the-diy-hd-projector/ | Finishing Up The DIY HD Projector | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Part 6 of my DIY HD Projector How-To
is up on Engadget. It wraps up the series (sans final review, which willl be up later this week.) I think I managed to come up with a few new twists on the design. (Yes, the Hack will be up later. Sheesh.) I’m pretty happy with how it came out, even if it does appear to be larger than my
old CRT projector
.
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{
"comment_id": "23679",
"author": "Pocketbrain",
"timestamp": "2006-12-06T22:52:29",
"content": "Hey, if you have room for the seven foot screen, you have room for the clunky projector. Great hack, this is some classy stuff. Now I just have to convince my wife not to sell the spare LCD…",
"pa... | 1,760,377,902.938331 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/05/guitar-hero-guitar-controller/ | Guitar Hero Guitar Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"Xbox Hacks"
] | [
"custom controller",
"CustomController",
"customer guitar hero",
"CustomerGuitarHero",
"guitar hero",
"guitarhero",
"xbox controller",
"XboxController"
] | [Chuck] sent me this
How-To on building your own custom Guitar Hero controller
. I love the idea – the stock controller is a bit small for me. This one was built for a
Child’s Play
fund-raiser, so maybe you can score it and help get some games to some kids in need.
Remember, there are just 20 more days to get your entry in for the
Design Challenge
!
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{
"comment_id": "23659",
"author": "jay",
"timestamp": "2006-12-06T08:16:24",
"content": "AWESOME",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23660",
"author": "digitallysick",
"timestamp": "2006-12-06T08:35:19",
"content": "Screw the “first pos... | 1,760,377,902.848606 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/04/binary-clock/ | Binary Clock | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Walter] sent in his version of a
PIC binary clock
. It’s a nice alternative If you don’t want
one that runs off TTL logic
, This one runs on a PIC 16F628 (Microchip is great for samples) and displays hours in 5 bits and minutes in 6. His blog also features a decent looking programmer, and he shows off his version of the Suunto dive computer interface that’s been around for quite a while.
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{
"comment_id": "23641",
"author": "olliestyles",
"timestamp": "2006-12-05T10:17:02",
"content": "first post again w00t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23642",
"author": "dotmike",
"timestamp": "2006-12-05T12:51:00",
"content": "enou... | 1,760,377,902.900085 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/22/diy-ps3-sixaxis-controller/ | DIY ‘PS3 Sixaxis’ Controller | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"accelerometer HID",
"AccelerometerHid",
"diy usb controller",
"DiyUsbController",
"HID usb",
"HidUsb",
"ps3 sixaxis",
"Ps3Sixaxis"
] | [max] lets us know about this
DIY ‘PS3 SIXAXIS’ style programmable controller
. It’s a USB device that uses an accelerometer to provide an interactive human interface. They put one inside a
model airplane and use it with a flight-sim
. (I’d like to see them add some gyros to add some realistic resistance to the plane interface.)
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{
"comment_id": "23918",
"author": "Sam",
"timestamp": "2006-12-22T20:58:12",
"content": "Looks pretty awesome",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23919",
"author": "Pocketbrain",
"timestamp": "2006-12-22T21:02:47",
"content": "I’d proba... | 1,760,377,902.980623 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/21/laser-3d-scanning-with-a-webcam/ | Laser 3d Scanning With A Webcam | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"3d laser scanning",
"3dLaserScanning"
] | [Jan] noted that they’ve come up with an interesting, low cost method of 3d
scanning over
(Update:
http://www.david-laserscanner.com/wiki
) at the Institute for Robotics and Process Control. Once
the software
is calibrated with the preset background image, a laser line is run over the object (Just think about every sci-fi laser scanner you’ve ever seen) The software appears to measure the contour of the object by the breaks in the line as it’s passed over the object. Once a mesh of measurements is taken, the object can be reconstructed in the software. According to [Jan] “With Their technique they won the Main Prize of the “work group for Pattern recognition” this Year in Berlin.” Now, make it work under something besides windows and .NET.
Get your
Design Challenge
entries in! The 25th is rolling up on us quick!
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{
"comment_id": "23904",
"author": "herbicide",
"timestamp": "2006-12-22T10:34:15",
"content": "This is interesting, just a shame I took my laser level to bits.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23905",
"author": "BruceR",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,903.030005 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/20/digital-camera-ir-filter-removal/ | Digital Camera IR Filter Removal | Will O'Brien | [
"digital cameras hacks"
] | [
"canon powershot",
"CanonPowershot",
"digital camera",
"digitalcamera",
"ir photography",
"IrPhotography"
] | We’ve run across the idea of IR filter removal
in the past
. [Tony Z] pointed out this
nice little how-to on removing the IR filter from a Canon a540 or a530 digital camera
. I’m pretty blase about gutting electronics, but even I get a bit nervous about opening up recent model digi-cams. It’s so easy easy to jam sensitive gears… (don’t ask) Aside from my bad mini-dv experiences, the sub-200 6 megapixel platforms could make some interesting projects.
You guys are rocking at the
Design Challenge
! Keep those entries coming.
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{
"comment_id": "23895",
"author": "nick",
"timestamp": "2006-12-21T08:35:00",
"content": "1st post!Hmm…If I had enough money I have a purpose already in mind.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23896",
"author": "strider_mt2k",
"timestamp"... | 1,760,377,903.17153 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/20/diy-mp3-how-to/ | DIY MP3 How-to | Will O'Brien | [
"cnc hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Just a quick note – my How-To on
building your own MP3 player
is up. It’s more of a build walk-through and a review of MAKE’s Daisy MP3 player kit.
In case you missed it, Ben Heck put up a How-to on
making your own robotic hand
. It’s more of an exercise in CAD design with the intent to cut the parts on a CNC machine. It’s a great view into Ben’s workflow. He used to
torture
er train graphic artists at some point, and he puts that experience to work in his designs. Speaking of which, you might dig his
SCART video switcher
.
I’ve got to say that I’m impressed with the effort I’ve seen so far on the
Design Challenge
. You’ve got five more days to get em in.
Before I forget, I need a good supplier of teflon/ptfe insulated wire (at a decent price). Suggestions? | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "23885",
"author": "luke travers",
"timestamp": "2006-12-20T09:38:55",
"content": "nicetry ebay for the wire",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23886",
"author": "Phil",
"timestamp": "2006-12-20T11:32:58",
"content": "Ni... | 1,760,377,903.218183 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/19/pov-orb-project/ | POV Orb Project | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"hall effect sensor",
"HallEffectSensor",
"pic",
"POV orb",
"PovOrb"
] | It’s been a while since I’ve seen a new twist on POV hardware. This time it’s
‘the Orb’
– comprised of a set of LEDs that rotate to form a sphere. Hopefully more docs are forthcoming. It looks like all the hardware except the motor is contained on the boards inside the sphere – maybe power is provided via the two ends of the spindle? The visuals are driven by a pic C18 with hall effect sensors to provide position readings.
Thanks to [phishinphree] for the tip.
Don’t forget – 6 more days to get in your
Design Challenge entry
. I’ve gotten some great stuff so far – it’s going to be tough to choose a winner.
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{
"comment_id": "23867",
"author": "ace of face",
"timestamp": "2006-12-20T01:22:43",
"content": "oh my god that was so sweet!wish i was nifty with the screwdriver :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23868",
"author": "silic0re",
"timesta... | 1,760,377,903.443455 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/18/im-serial-puppet/ | IM Serial Puppet | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"im puppet",
"ImPuppet"
] | [Pierre-Philippe] sent in his
instant messenger USB puppet
. It’s a little silly, but I like it. The puppets servo is driven by a pic controller with a max232 serial/ttl converter. To make things interesting, it responds to people entering and leaving gaim or xchat.
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{
"comment_id": "23855",
"author": "kevinin",
"timestamp": "2006-12-19T07:44:54",
"content": "neat idea, but it doesn’t really do _that_ much though, does it?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23856",
"author": "Brian",
"timestamp": "2006-... | 1,760,377,903.488651 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/17/gesture-laser-pointer-control/ | Gesture Laser Pointer Control | Will O'Brien | [
"Laser Hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"graffiti",
"hand writing recongnition",
"HandWritingRecongnition",
"laser pointer",
"LaserPointer",
"webcam handwriting",
"WebcamHandwriting"
] | After I linked
his basic laser pointer webcam interface
the other day, [mnt] sent me
this excellent demo
of his gesture based laser pointer control. This one works alot like graffiti on the old palm pilots. My question? What does he make when he’s not sick?
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{
"comment_id": "23826",
"author": "william",
"timestamp": "2006-12-18T03:21:54",
"content": "awesome, there’s so many possibilities with this project.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23827",
"author": "Dok",
"timestamp": "2006-12-18T04:... | 1,760,377,903.726204 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/16/ben-hecks-atari-800-laptop/ | Ben Heck’s Atari 800 Laptop | Will O'Brien | [
"laptops hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Portable Video Hacks"
] | [
"atari 800 laptop",
"Atari800Laptop"
] | Ben’s been working on
this one forever
. This new version 2 Atari 800 laptop features a CF drive, a RS lcd, original Atari hardware and lots and lots of friggin soldering. That keyboard is hand wired, along with the CF adapter. Unlike the xbox 360 laptop, this one’s got Ni-MH batteries that are good for about an hour of play.
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{
"comment_id": "23819",
"author": "Madouc",
"timestamp": "2006-12-17T01:50:10",
"content": "the url link could do with a ‘www.’ it doesn’t work without it.besides that.i think it’s a very cool hack.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23820",
"... | 1,760,377,903.394946 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/15/ballast-overclocking/ | Ballast… Overclocking | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"ballast mods",
"BallastMods",
"overclocking lamps",
"OverclockingLamps"
] | I started to put up
this
after the wash with the pentium heater. Of course, we had it
already
. (and it’s a fake to top it off) Sigh. There’s nothing like making yourself look like an idiot on friday night. The comments below are from my bungle, I’m not going to delete them.
Instead, I bring you an interesting thread on
overclocking HID Metal Halide lamp ballasts
over on the lumenlab forums. [arizonavideo] did some interesting experiments. A majority of the experiments involved changing capacitance values on transformer style ballasts. At one point he combined a 400 and 600 watt ballast in series to run a lamp at over 1000 watts. (it was rated for 400) He even
smashed
a bulb just so he could measure the arc tube.
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{
"comment_id": "23814",
"author": "deg",
"timestamp": "2006-12-16T05:31:43",
"content": "something about this hack reminds me ofhttp://www.hackaday.com/2005/11/26/cooking-with-processorsOh wait, they’re the same. Jeez, dupe! :(",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,903.524681 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/14/pentium-powered-extra-with-friggin-lasers/ | Pentium Powered Extra With Friggin’ Lasers | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Neil] sent along
this one
and I found this one highly amusing. The latest use for recycling those old cpus:
overvolt them a bit with a USB cable and keep your coffee cup warm.
Use them as dressing for heat generating resistors.
[nik] came up with a
non-destructive way
to mount an external wi-fi antenna to his thinkpad. I like it, but I think you need a double height PCMCIA slot to fit it – Maybe a slimmer version could be built for a powerbook/macbook.
[Hybrid] found some interesting
diy LASER projects
. Including
a $10 air laser
. Sweet.
[joek1010] noted some interesting
webcam laser hacks
. The laser tracing webcam has definite possibilities.
[dualbandit] found a similar twist, but
this time a laser pointer is used to remote control a mediacenter
.
In case you’ve been following it, my DIY HD projector build on Engadget is finished up with
the final review
. I’m pleased with the image quality, but I’ll probably be tweaking the lamp/reflector assembly a bit.
Oh, and if you were into
exploiting vending machines
and getting free coke, it looks like they’ve pushed out
a firmware patch
.
Remember, only 11 more days to get your entry in for the
Design Challenge
. Just
check out the prizes
if you need motivation. | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "23794",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-12-15T00:52:14",
"content": "You forgot “beams” if you were going for a doctor evil.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23795",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp": "2006-12-15T01:... | 1,760,377,903.579008 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/13/self-parking-lego-mindstorms/ | Self Parking Lego Mindstorms | Will O'Brien | [
"Robots Hacks"
] | [
"lego mindstorm self parking car",
"LegoMindstormSelfParkingCar",
"self parking",
"SelfParking",
"ultrasonic sensor",
"UltrasonicSensor"
] | [Korvost]
er, [Hybrid] sent along
this video
of a lego mindstorm self parking car. I don’t think I’d want it parking next to my ride considering how much damage it did to the blocks. Man, I need to upgrade my legos. Sadly, this video just re-iterates one of
the
my problems with Youtube videos. Video posters tend to fail to provide links with more information about their projects/hacks. Via [
techblog
]
Update: [ralphn]
found the car
. It uses an ultrasonic sensor to find a space big enough to park in – when it does, it automatically parks.
Don’t forget, Prizes and glory await the winner of the
Design Challenge
. Just 12 days left to get em in.
Just a quick bonus hack:
The giant altoids tin battery pack w/voltmeter
. [Via
Make
]
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{
"comment_id": "23787",
"author": "Korvost",
"timestamp": "2006-12-13T20:07:00",
"content": "I sent this in?I don´t remember that.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23788",
"author": "Will O'Brien",
"timestamp": "2006-12-13T20:28:39",
... | 1,760,377,903.766669 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/12/diy-toslink-to-spdif-converter/ | DIY TOSLINK To SP/DIF Converter | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"coax toslink",
"CoaxToslink"
] | Given the variety of… uh, non-traditional hardware that’s connected to my home theater, I’ve found the ground isolation provided by optical TOSLINK connections pretty handy. After poking around a bit, I found a
stand alone coax to optical converter
. It uses a hex inverter to convert the signals to TTL levels, and a Sharp (or toshiba with some extra components) optical transmitter.
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{
"comment_id": "23771",
"author": "Nick",
"timestamp": "2006-12-13T08:15:25",
"content": "1st?Reminds me of what I need to eventually do…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23772",
"author": "oookkee",
"timestamp": "2006-12-13T10:51:41",
... | 1,760,377,903.8156 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/11/diy-russian-el-display/ | DIY Russian EL Display | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"radioactive display",
"RadioactiveDisplay",
"radium display",
"RadiumDisplay"
] | Well, I’m pretty sure this is a hand made radioactive (as in Radium)
electroluminescent display
. The
original post was in Russian
, and it’s
translated version
doesn’t read very coherently. It appears they they borrowed a street sign, melted the radium paint down and painted their own display. In the end, they wired it up to a Sinclair Z80. Funky. Thanks [Viktos]
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{
"comment_id": "23749",
"author": "Chris",
"timestamp": "2006-12-12T01:19:00",
"content": "“To fill panic horror before radiation it is not necessary, in fact it is an alpha-radiation, that is so weak, “I heard Polonium is also a nice substance for such projects, one can find it all over London >:-... | 1,760,377,903.964821 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/12/10/usb-airsoft-turret/ | USB Airsoft Turret | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"defconbots",
"InventGeek",
"usb airsoft turret",
"usb missle launcher",
"UsbAirsoftTurret",
"UsbMissleLauncher"
] | [Jared] over at
inventgeek.com
remembers to think of us whenever he finishes up one of his projects. His latest is an
USB Airsoft gun turret
based on one of those USB nerf dart turrets. Hrm, this could make a decent base for a
defconbots entry
. It sounds like he’ll be building an even
deadlier
expensive version later on.
Don’t forget, December 25th is the deadline for your
Design Challenge
entries!
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{
"comment_id": "23731",
"author": "Mike",
"timestamp": "2006-12-11T05:26:38",
"content": "NICE!!!! I was totally lookin into buying a cheapo little electric airsoft gun for my own personal remote control jeep hacking, this is a good starting block…",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,903.912727 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/22/wii-dont-need-no-stinkin-sensor-bar/ | Wii Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Sensor Bar | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"ir leds",
"IrLeds",
"wii remote hack",
"wiimote",
"WiiRemoteHack"
] | [duff] found
this
and sent it in. The video demonstrates that the Wii ‘sensor bar’ is just an array of IR leds. The actual sensor is in the remote control – which probably sends data to the Wii via RF. These guys faked the ir signal using a pair of standard remotes. This’ll probably open the door to some controller cheats as things progress. [Better than using a
belt sander on a trackball
.]
[Hey – If you want to get on the podcast, email some questions or comments as mp3s to podcast at hackaday.]
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{
"comment_id": "23381",
"author": "Unomi",
"timestamp": "2006-11-22T18:43:07",
"content": "It could be that the gyroscopic sensor is sending coordinates to the array of ir leds.But because the device is moving so much, direct line of sending signals maybe discussable. Therefore an array is in place... | 1,760,377,904.193436 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/21/diy-hd-projector-how-to/ | DIY HD Projector How-To | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"diy hd projector",
"DiyHdProjector",
"hd projector how-to",
"HdProjectorHow-to",
"how-to"
] | Part 5 of my
DIY HD projector How-To
is up over on Engadget. I’m still finishing it up, but I should wrap it up in part 6. I’ll probably make a better reflector mount, but the rest of it is coming along nicely.
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{
"comment_id": "23375",
"author": "LoopyMind",
"timestamp": "2006-11-22T14:44:15",
"content": "To get the lens to focus AND at be ‘fixed’ at the same time, can’t you use a motorised setup for it? … I don’t know the name for it, but it’s basicly the same principle that’s used to close the clamp of a... | 1,760,377,904.234957 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/21/tuesday-mini-extra/ | Tuesday Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Jon] noted that
this guy is using his Prius as backup UPS
for his house. [It’s been around, but’s it’s worthy.]
If you’re having issues with Eagle for the contest, [weirdguy] suggests
this tutorial
.
[Lain Sharp] sent in his
three blind mice project
. This is his version of the
3D mouse
. with an AVR to send the data to windows via serial port.
[Michael] added an aux ‘input’ to his car stereo in a
unique fashion
– he wired it
directly
to the car speakers and drives them from his iPod. [I’m not recommending this, but it’s certainly a different approach.]
Finally, [oliverjenks] sent in this
table saw finger jig hack
– using some random power transistors, light bulbs and a laptop to drive a stepper motor.
If you haven’t already, check out our
Design Challenge contest
. I finally got some fedex shipping notifications today, so I should be able to officially announce more prizes very soon. | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "23365",
"author": "frodus",
"timestamp": "2006-11-22T00:52:14",
"content": "that guy that wired his ipod to his car speakers is a complete moron. The ipod is meant to drive small headphones, or comparable size speakers. Car speakers are DEFINATELY overworking the internal ipod ampli... | 1,760,377,904.320798 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/20/questions-for-the-podcast-contest-update/ | Questions For The Podcast / Contest Update | Will O'Brien | [
"contests",
"Podcasts"
] | [] | The next podcast is coming… In the meantime, if you want to ask a question in the podcast, record it as a mp3 and email it to podcast [at hackaday dot com]. If you’re wondering, I will do the next edition in mp3 – no more m4a stuff.
Now, to answer a few questions about the Design Challenge.
What kind of circuit should it be?
Anything from a personal massage speed controller to a miniature omelet maker. Whatever you can fit on the board, ok.
Will you extend the deadline?
No. If you want to send us something later, we’ll still take it. [but you’ll be a bit late to win any prizes]
How many entries can we submit?
No limit, but don’t go nuts, ok?
How big can it be?
The board will be credit card dimensions, but a standard thickness (think FR-4 or something) No, we don’t care how big the components are.
Do the components need to be available from somewhere like mouser/digikey?
I’d hope so. We don’t want to have to reclaim parts from sunken Russian submarines to build the circuit.
How can I submit it?
Put it online and send in a tip, or ask where to send it via the tips line. Either way, use the tips line. | 9 | 9 | [
{
"comment_id": "23356",
"author": "TGBM",
"timestamp": "2006-11-21T05:42:29",
"content": "Rats, i wanted that nuke off the sub….TGBM",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23357",
"author": "weirdguy",
"timestamp": "2006-11-21T06:43:22",
"... | 1,760,377,904.275325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/20/homemade-cathode-ray-tubes/ | Homemade Cathode Ray Tubes | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"cathode ray tubes",
"CathodeRayTubes",
"diy crt",
"DiyCrt",
"home made crt",
"HomeMadeCrt"
] | [dylan] tipped us to [Nyle Steiner] who’s been
making his own cathode ray tubes
Not satisified with that, he made an
even smaller one[youtube]
and he
built an oscilloscope[youtube]
.
Once I noticed that he’s an amateur radio operator, I started digging around his site. His
propane lawnmower
is a great idea, his
diy photocell
makes me think of mr. wizard. If you dig tube amps, you’ll definitely be interested in his
vaccum tube building experiments
.
[Got a cool circuit? Lay it out on a PCB and enter
the Design Challenge
.]
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{
"comment_id": "23351",
"author": "n3rrd",
"timestamp": "2006-11-21T01:34:25",
"content": "I loved the videos and description for the cathode ray tubes. Certain objects are so engrained in our daily lives that making them seems outside the realm of possibility for a regular shmuck. Hell, I make m... | 1,760,377,904.11 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/19/screen-saver-power-switching/ | Screen Saver Power Switching | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | This is
another power control hack
along the lines of the
serial controlled power outlet
. Instead of only managing a printer, [Brent] uses the IO lines of the parallel port to drive some SSRs in order to turn off all of his peripheral devices – think lamps, speakers, scanners, etc. He posted the whole thing over on
instructables
.
[Want to show off your skills? Send us a tip with your latest – or enter the
Hackaday design challenge
. I should have some more prizes to announce later this week. I’m just waiting for them to arrive.]
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{
"comment_id": "23345",
"author": "DarkAxi0m",
"timestamp": "2006-11-20T08:55:03",
"content": "Ohhh, i got excited then, i was hoping it wasn’t going to be lots of relays($$",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23346",
"author": "DarkAxi0m",
... | 1,760,377,904.357495 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/18/axim-super-dockjacket/ | Axim Super Dock/jacket | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"Axim",
"Axim jacket",
"USB hub"
] | [Mike] sent in this
dell Axim hack
. Sure, the Axim is just a handheld, but it’s capable of so much more. [afarre] built a sweet axim jacket. This is version 1, but it features VGA out, rs-232, power, a USB hub and an audio preamp.
Version 2
looks pretty good.
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{
"comment_id": "23328",
"author": "jwoz",
"timestamp": "2006-11-19T06:52:23",
"content": "I am the first person to comment, life goal achieved.if the hack helps me turn it into a musical instrument, I am in.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "2333... | 1,760,377,905.993752 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/29/design-challenge-prize-update-delta/ | Design Challenge Prize Update Delta | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [
"Atmel",
"bright LEDs",
"BrightLeds",
"design challenge",
"DesignChallenge",
"hack-a-day contest",
"Hack-a-dayContest",
"ipod nano",
"IpodNano",
"make controller",
"MakeController",
"sumo lounge",
"sumo omni",
"SumoLounge",
"SumoOmni"
] | OK guys, I can
finally
announce all of the prizes for the
Hack-A-Day Design Challenge
! I’ve been waiting to get things in hand before announcing them all – Everything’s arrived, and it’s a pretty sweet haul.
Fabienne’s Hack-A-Day iPod Nano
MAKE Controller
MAKE Daisy mp3 player kit
SUMO Omni Beanbag
120 LED Assortment Package
If you’re busy, maybe you just don’t know how sweet some of this stuff is.
Fabienne kindly consented to give up her very own
Hack-A-Day engraved iPod nano
. It’s been used and the inside thoroughly inspected, but it’s otherwise unmodded.
MAKE
gave us one of their
new open source MAKE controllers
– I opened up the one they sent and it’s pretty sweet. The 55Mhz Atmel SAM7X CPU is on a daughter-board, and the main board has terminals for every connection you could want, along with USB, Ethernet, CAN, Serial… They also sent along one of their new
Daisy MP3 player
kits. Unlike the controller, this one has to be put together.
Andrew over at
sumolounge.com
hooked us up with one of their
SUMO Omni
bean bags. This thing is awesome. It’s the biggest bean bag I’ve ever seen. (I may have to buy the winner another one, my daughter has been going nuts over it )
Finally, [Alan] of
Alan’s Electronic Projects
sent us a set of his
120 LED assortments
along with a handy resistor pack for using them with 5vdc to get things going. The set even includes some 13000mcd white LEDs for making your own portable tanning device.
How do you win all this sweet stuff? You
send in a design
! You’ve got until December 25th! | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "23527",
"author": "Tricon",
"timestamp": "2006-11-29T22:40:09",
"content": "Wow! You really are too good to us readers.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23528",
"author": "Elliott",
"timestamp": "2006-11-29T23:11:14",
... | 1,760,377,906.185272 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/28/diy-electric-car-heater/ | DIY Electric Car Heater | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"atx toaster",
"AtxToaster",
"car heater",
"CarHeater",
"electric car heater",
"ElectricCarHeater"
] | [lgtngstk] was tired of driving his cold Honda Civic to work. He built an instant on
electric heater for his car
from a toaster and an ATX power supply. The toaster elements were mounted to one half of the case, while the fan was left in it’s stock location.To get the fan blowing hard enough, he
whipped up a DC voltage doubling circuit
. To finish it out, he added relay control and plenty of new holes in the case.
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{
"comment_id": "23488",
"author": "Paul",
"timestamp": "2006-11-28T22:35:43",
"content": "Eek, I don’t know what hurts my head more…a) That guy’s awful websiteb) The image of that guys car catching on fire!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23489... | 1,760,377,906.39074 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/27/crazy-holidays-extra/ | Crazy Holidays Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks"
] | [
"airsoft gun",
"AirsoftGun",
"autonomous rover",
"AutonomousRover",
"high altitude balloon",
"HighAltitudeBalloon",
"playstation",
"ps3",
"rc airsoft",
"RcAirsoft"
] | After sushi-thanksgiving at my house, I’m beat – but you guys have been busy on the
tips line
.
In one of those special moments of vengance,
the ‘real’ ps3 grill was created
. (It’s been built, don’t be fooled by the fund raising graphic they were too lazy to remove.)
In another moment of consumer electronics death, a 25mw 405nm laser was obtained from a blu-ray DVD burner and
turned into the closest thing to a light saber
I’ve seen.
[James Coxon] sent in his
autonomous RC car
project (link dead, try
Internet Archive
). I found his
Pegasus high altitude balloon
project even more interesting.
If you haven’t already heard about it, i
f you can hack this ps3, you’ll actually get to own it
. Thanks [good4me] and [wierdguy].
[Chris_rybitski] sent in his
music syncro’d christmas light control
– he runs the AC audio into diode rectifier to drive a SSR.
If you really hate squirells, [Alexiy] thinkgs you might find a
remote controlled airsoft gun handy
.
Don’t forget to check out the
Hack-A-Day Design Challenge
. I already announced the iPod, the MAKE controller and Daisy MP3 player kit, but look for another prize announcement soon.
Let the holiday geekery continue! | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "23480",
"author": "Martyn",
"timestamp": "2006-11-28T06:49:50",
"content": "I see.Interesting xD keep at it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23481",
"author": "bird603568",
"timestamp": "2006-11-28T07:22:29",
"conten... | 1,760,377,906.224995 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/26/bio-electrostatic-generator/ | Bio-ElectroStatic Generator | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"electrified",
"electrifried",
"human capacitor",
"HumanCapacitor",
"ion generator",
"IonGenerator"
] | [Matt] sent in
Electrifried 2
– the second version of a device with one purpose: shock your friends like you’ve got a giant shag carpet. The ion generator is used to provide create a static electric charge on demand. Looks like another great alternative use for a negative ion generator that could take evil christmas giving to a new level.
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{
"comment_id": "23457",
"author": "pingoart",
"timestamp": "2006-11-27T05:35:50",
"content": "Nice… God of Thunder transformation kit. But… bio-electrostatic generator? Gosh… i thought it used an electric fish when i read the rss feed………Next on hack a day: heliohidrobioannihilator (or: how to purif... | 1,760,377,906.09175 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/25/return-of-the-altair/ | Return Of The Altair | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"altair 8800",
"altair kit",
"Altair8800",
"AltairKit"
] | Thank [J. Peterson] for this one. Kits don’t usually end up as the daily post on Hackaday, but the altair was
one of the first ‘personal computers’
– and this guy’s put together
a new kit version
. Wow. [The latest kit went on ebay for $1750…]
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{
"comment_id": "23444",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-11-26T07:50:40",
"content": "I’d love to have one of these, but it’s actually at the point where I wouldn’t know where to put it. Has anyone seen that neat Altair PC case the Replica One (Vince Briel) guy was making?",
"parent_id... | 1,760,377,906.139895 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/24/post-thx-giving-extra/ | Post-thx Giving Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’m hanging out with relatives, enjoying the holiday, but I can’t forget you guys. I’ve finally got a chance to announce some more prizes for the Design Challenge.
In addition to fbz’s hackaday ipod nano, MAKE put up one of their
MAKE controllers
and one of their
Daisy MP3 player kits
. The controller looks pretty sweet, servo interfaces, USB, etc, good stuff. I’ve got one of the daisy’s to play with, so I’ll be putting up more on that later. They also put together a nice
open source gift guide
. Plenty of it is from make, but there are a few good things on the list.
[John] sent in
his Atari lynx C64 dtv mod
. No details, but it looks like a decent portable mod.
[kedge] notes that the Wii apparently
has opera pre-installed
.
[Adam] pointed at that someone
already has XP running on a friggin PS3
. [via emulation under linux] I had issues reviewing the video, but it may have been my machine.
I’m going back to my poker game. Enjoy the holidays! | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "23436",
"author": "...",
"timestamp": "2006-11-25T08:24:05",
"content": "For the ps3 windows…Vivia la Fedora!Although I am worried about the speed that it loaded at, even fedora was unbelievably slow (considering the amount of processsing power available…) I do not think that I hav... | 1,760,377,906.435236 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/23/happy-thxgiving-dsmidiwifi/ | Happy Thxgiving – DSmidiwifi | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks",
"Nintendo Game Boy Hacks",
"Nintendo Hacks"
] | [] | [Tom] pointed out
this nintendo DS midi wifi hack
demo. [0xtob] and [therain] put on a demo of using a ds as a midi device. Check out the video. The two most interesting applications demo’ed: [to me] The kaos pad app and using the DS as a midi playback device. [I wonder how long until we see a DS orchestra. Seems like the DS still has plenty of potential for development. [via
musicthing
] | 13 | 13 | [
{
"comment_id": "23423",
"author": "Sthebig",
"timestamp": "2006-11-24T05:24:28",
"content": "I think this is one of the cooler things that I’ve seen homebrew DS software do.. and the fact that you can use more than one together makes it even cooler.Now someone needs to step up the bill for the tool... | 1,760,377,906.540054 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/17/paintball-minigun/ | Paintball Minigun | Eliot | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"hack",
"minigun",
"paintball",
"specialfx"
] | Every so I often I Google “
paintball minigun
“. This time it actually turned up something good. Special effects builder
Rick Galinson
has been working on a… wait for it…
paintball minigun
(
cache
). There is a video of a dry fire run on his site. He’s apparently having trouble with the triggers; I just want to know how he plans on loading it.
Rick has a lot of other cool projects. He’s got a cool
two arm minigun prop
(
cache
) (looks like
Monev the Gale
), A remote controlled
submarine
(
cache
), and a really cool
telemetry suit
(
cache
) for collecting upper body movement data.
For completeness’ sake you can check out Monty’s Miniguns for information on other
paintball miniguns
and miniguns in general.
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{
"comment_id": "23311",
"author": "Eliot Phillips",
"timestamp": "2006-11-18T06:52:48",
"content": "If your wondering why I posted: Will sent me a frantic IM something about “emergency. poop everywhere.” Gee, I can’t wait till I have kids.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
... | 1,760,377,906.493563 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/16/mp3-flash-recovery/ | Mp3 Flash Recovery | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [Bart] sent in his efforts to
recover the flash data
on a mysterious mp3 player he found laying about. He successfully built an interface using a AVR/ATmega setup to get access to the data. This could be a viable way to recover data from broken thumbdrives – but it’s probably easier to swap the flash chip onto another drive. The Chipquik stuff sounds interesting – cold SMD chip desoldering. Given the cost, I’m not sure just how cost effective it is compared to buying a rework station.
[If you haven’t already, check out the
Hackaday Design Challenge
Fabienne’s nano
is one prize and I’ll be announcing more prizes as soon as I’ve got them in hand.]
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{
"comment_id": "23301",
"author": "Bart Bilos",
"timestamp": "2006-11-16T19:43:56",
"content": "Well a rework station is expensive if you compare it to chipquik. Especially for one off jobs like this, and for hobbyists. At work we use it for repairs in the field where we usually use gas powered sol... | 1,760,377,906.036873 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/16/diy-wacom-cintiq/ | DIY Wacom Cintiq | Will O'Brien | [
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | In case you haven’t caught it already, check out this
DIY Wacom Cintiq – AKA Wacom pad LCD tablet
. Drew Northcott built his own for a couple hundred in parts. It’s a cool hack – I figured I better put up an extra post before I my inbox gets filled with it. Thanks for the tips guys!
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{
"comment_id": "23296",
"author": "TandemFixation",
"timestamp": "2006-11-17T01:16:20",
"content": "Glad I wasn’t the only one who saw this :)Looks good despite the 2-3 ms lag still worth it for artists.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23297",
... | 1,760,377,906.935146 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/15/design-challenge-mini-extra/ | Design Challenge Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | Check out our
new contest
– design a business card PC board.
[Windell] sent in his
tv-b-gone retro mod
. [I want one that changes all the TVs to the SciFi channel.] He points out the
ultra tv-b-gone
as well.
[pillowcase] sent in his
iTunes shower button
– skip songs mid shampoo.
We heard about
making a portable high power laser from a DVD burner
laser yesterday, but the bandwidth was exceeded before we got there. It’s back up, for now.
[Mitch] let us know that a few days ago+ we appeared on TV in a lock bumping ad on Channel 6 WOWT News in Nebraska. Anyone else seen this?
Don’t forget that this site is driven by
tips
, so keep us in mind when you whip out the soldering iron. | 14 | 14 | [
{
"comment_id": "23282",
"author": "spugman",
"timestamp": "2006-11-16T09:47:16",
"content": "That Shower button is cool but if you use an external USB number pad instead of a mouse, you could use the left and right for the next and previous buttons. just a thought. and if you were really looking fo... | 1,760,377,906.979448 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/15/hackaday-design-challenge-yes-a-contest/ | Hackaday Design Challenge – Yes, A Contest! | Will O'Brien | [
"contests"
] | [
"eagle cad",
"EagleCad",
"Hackaday design contest",
"HackadayDesignContest"
] | So, you guys want to show off your skills? We’re giving you the chance. [If you don’t like it, blame Limor – she came up with the original idea]
The Challenge:
Design our next give-away: a business card sized PC Board. We’re not telling you what to make the circuit do, just make it something handy for hacking. Me, I think a PIC programmer/proto board would be handy.
The board must have:
The Hackaday logo
business card dimensions (90mm x 55mm)
reasonably easy to construct
A useful circuit (programmer, interface, whatever.)
Assembly instructions
Parts list
Through hole components are a good idea (Of course, if you can do it with SMD cheaper, and keep it easy to build… Surprise us) Maybe we could surface mount the CPU before we give them away, or we might put together parts kits, but it depends on the winning design(s).
You can put whatever circuit you like on it. PIC
programmer, JTAG interface, flux capacitor… but it has to work!
We want to have a board house make these up for us, so we’ll need the design in a format we can work with. We suggest
EAGLE
. It’s free and runs on just about everything. (But it limits you to two layers – which should be plenty)
Some hints to help you get the winning design:
Bonus for extra functionality
Clever incorporation of our logo
Completeness – include solder mask, drill info, everything we need to make the board.
The Prizes:
Fabienne is putting up her
black 2gb iPod nano
engraved with “hackaday.com” “one fresh hack each day” –
It’s been used a bit, and opened up a few times so it’s got some scratches,
but hasn’t been modded… yet.
We’ll send you some of the boards of course.
I’ve got more good stuff in the works, and
I’ll announce more prizes as we get them confirmed.
Submissions: When you’ve got your design ready, Put it online and let us know about it on the
tip line
. (Or send in a tip and we’ll tell you where to email it if you don’t have anywhere to host it.)
The Deadline: December 25th. Plenty of time to get your design cranked out. Everyone needs a winter break, but We’ll
try
to have a winner chosen within a week or two of the deadline. | 76 | 50 | [
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"comment_id": "23194",
"author": "nickjohnson",
"timestamp": "2006-11-15T16:51:06",
"content": "So, what about speakers, LCD displays, and other components–do they have to fit onto the circuit, or is it ok if they hang off?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"c... | 1,760,377,907.071903 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/14/zune-gutted/ | Zune Gutted | Eliot | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [
"guts",
"handheld",
"microsoft",
"portable",
"zune"
] | bunnie has gotten his hands on a
Zune
and done the best thing you could possibly do with one:
tear it apart
. Here’s a
HiRes picture
of the board. bunnie does note that the Freescale iMX31L is
full of potential
.
permalink | 41 | 41 | [
{
"comment_id": "23156",
"author": "mike g.",
"timestamp": "2006-11-15T07:48:37",
"content": "awesome… zune sucks",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23158",
"author": "kevin",
"timestamp": "2006-11-15T08:03:25",
"content": "Some one nee... | 1,760,377,906.892325 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/14/o2-sensor-simulator/ | O2 Sensor Simulator | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | [Bob Blick] built
this simulator
from a 555 and few other common parts. Just when I thought I’d seen all the uses for the 555. The oxygen sensor on a cars exhaust is used to determine how efficiently the fuel mixture is to an engine. These can be a real pain to replace, so it can be helpful to fake the signal to the ECU.
permalink | 18 | 18 | [
{
"comment_id": "23142",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2006-11-15T05:12:21",
"content": "Question #2 on the site:The car eventually will get too rich or too lean because it isnât using the oxygen sensor anymore. This is a diagnostic aid, not a long-term replacement for an oxygen sensor.Just tho... | 1,760,377,906.776542 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/09/analog-video-synth/ | Analog Video Synth | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | I’d call this more of a video mixer with audio inputs, but it’s an interesting way to hack video signals. [brian] sent in the
VS001 Analogue Video Mixer
. He noted that it’s along the same idea as the
Mac SE/30 visualizer
, but outputs VGA and can route signal through audio gear for even more interesting permutations. It looks like all the information is there if you want to build your own.
permalink | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "23054",
"author": "Corwin",
"timestamp": "2006-11-10T00:57:35",
"content": "Wow, a circuit bent vga signal. Wish there were some schematics. Given the diagram though, someone ought to be able to hack a similar device together.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies"... | 1,760,377,906.819951 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/08/five-dollar-eprom-programmer/ | Five Dollar Eprom Programmer | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"eeprom",
"eprom",
"programmer"
] | A couple years ago I spent a good week wiring up a fairly complex EPROM programmer so I could burn a prom for my jeeps EFI system. Today I ran across
this $5 version
.
build
built by Jay Kominek He uses shift registers to handle the addressing and IO lines, all driven directly by the parallel port. There’s no way to escape the number of pins that have to be wired up, but the
schematic
itself is pretty simple.
[By the way, arcade supply shops are a great source for cheap UV erase EPROMS.]
[Update: I’d forgotten about the voltage change (3 vs 5 if I remember) needed to write UV EPROMS vs EEPROMS. With a little mod, you can certainly use this for EPROMS as well.]
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{
"comment_id": "23036",
"author": "Tillin9",
"timestamp": "2006-11-09T07:58:11",
"content": "Great hack! I had wanted to build something similar, basically a parallel to serial EEPROM adapter. Using some 7400 or 4000 series shift registers I could reasonably approximate a simplified I2C bus, and ge... | 1,760,377,907.283627 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/07/siamese-electric-motors/ | Siamese Electric Motors | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [
"electric vehicle",
"electricvehicle",
"ev",
"siamese motor",
"SiameseMotor"
] | I’ve been meaning to post something about these for a while.
Jim
builds motors for EV hobbiests on the side – one of his cooler creations is the
siamese electric motor
. Some others have used belt drives to combine motors, but Jim actually builds the motors into a single unit. He built this set of 8 inch twins for the
White Zombie
drag racer.
I pumped Jim for more details, but he’s not done tweaking his next set of siamese motors. So, why is this even a hack? It’s a nice piece of machine work, but it gets interesting if you consider some stock specs. Most EV cars get 9″ motors – these are rated at 19hp or so. They take some monster hardware just to drive – high amperage, high voltage. Running a pair of 8hp motors can produce similar power with significant cost savings – everything gets cheaper. To generalize, you need a $1500 motor and $1000 controller just to get in the game. Not to mention that rebuildable forklift motors can be had for a song.
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{
"comment_id": "23018",
"author": "Darkcobra",
"timestamp": "2006-11-08T07:56:00",
"content": "um… thanks for that.. picture.am I missing something? or is this actually the most detail-less hack to date?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23019",
... | 1,760,377,907.127118 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/06/locksport-international-visual-picking-guide/ | Locksport International Visual Picking Guide | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"comic book",
"ComicBook",
"lock picks",
"lockpicking guide",
"LockpickingGuide",
"lockpicks"
] | [Chronos] let me know that Locksport International released a
new visual lock picking guide
. The MIT guide is a classic, but not nearly as easy on the eyes. This one covers all the basics and it reads like a comic book.
permalink | 6 | 6 | [
{
"comment_id": "23012",
"author": "David",
"timestamp": "2006-11-07T07:34:04",
"content": "great tutorial",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "23013",
"author": "olliestyles",
"timestamp": "2006-11-07T13:04:40",
"content": "w00t",
"p... | 1,760,377,907.228871 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/05/mac-se30-audio-visualizer/ | Mac SE/30 Audio Visualizer | Will O'Brien | [
"Mac Hacks"
] | [
"audio visualizer",
"AudioVisualizer",
"crt hacks",
"CrtHacks",
"mac se",
"MacSe"
] | Sure, you could
make it into a web server
, but [markie] sent me his
Mac SE/30 visualizer
. It was inspired by another’s mac mod, but he was kind enough to write up an entire how-to. The audio signal was run directly into the deflection coils on the macs tubes. The mod is so simple, I might have to pick one up just for CRT experimentation.
[The next regular podcast cometh, but It’s delayed by my cold.]
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{
"comment_id": "22988",
"author": "unfathomablekitten",
"timestamp": "2006-11-06T05:30:55",
"content": "finally I realize something that people obviously should try",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22989",
"author": "steve",
"timestamp":... | 1,760,377,907.18725 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/04/serial-controlled-power-outlet/ | Serial Controlled Power Outlet | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"energy conservation",
"EnergyConservation",
"power outlet",
"PowerOutlet",
"rs-232",
"serial control",
"SerialControl"
] | [Alan] sent me his
simple rs-232 controlled power outlet
. He built it to turn on his laser printer when a print job appeares in the queue. The relay is directly controlled by the DTR line on the serial port. Lots of espresso machine PID conversions use them to run boilers, so he could have avoided the extra mechanical relay. [I can’t pick on him too much, my old laserwriter is on all the time.]
He tied it together with some perl to turn on the printer and get the print job going once it’s had enough time to initialize. | 12 | 12 | [
{
"comment_id": "22976",
"author": "Computer_kid",
"timestamp": "2006-11-05T06:48:15",
"content": "“But I have more fun breaking, I mean making things myself, “I have a lot experience breaking things, making them work is th trick :-)",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
... | 1,760,377,907.337121 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/03/ben-heckendorn-interview-part-1/ | Ben Heckendorn Interview (Part 1) | Will O'Brien | [
"News"
] | [
"ben heckendorn",
"original podcast"
] | Here’s part one of my interview with Ben Heckendorn. Because it’s so long, and I’ve got a cold, I’m breaking it up into a two parter. Check out
part 1 here
, add the
RSS feed
to your program of choice, or subscribe to the feed
via iTunes
.
Ben and I get into most of
the questions
you guys asked, along with a few tangents. Enjoy!
[The devs are working on the feeds for me, so they’re not quite perfect. yet.] | 17 | 17 | [
{
"comment_id": "22958",
"author": "jason",
"timestamp": "2006-11-03T19:45:02",
"content": "Is there a transcript of this?I find it hard to listen to people talk like this.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22959",
"author": "jim",
"timest... | 1,760,377,907.841217 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/03/solder-paste-and-reflow-how-to/ | Solder Paste And Reflow How-to | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"reflow",
"solder paste",
"soldering",
"solderpaste",
"stenciling"
] | I was poking around
spark fun electronics
, and came across this interesting walk through showing spark fun’s
solder stenciling technique
. (I’d put on some gloves before handling that much lead paste) They top it off with some alternative ways of
doing reflow work
. My favorite has to be the target hotplate method. It’s a nice introduction if you’re interested in doing SMD work to save money and space on your projects [but not sanity. say goodbye to that] Me? I’ve used a 15 watt weller with a dremel modified small tip. It works great if you’ve got some one of those syringes of heat activated glue. Place, bake and solder.
permalink | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22948",
"author": "David Li",
"timestamp": "2006-11-04T06:08:43",
"content": "Hmm, maybe coral cache next time?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22949",
"author": "weirdguy0101",
"timestamp": "2006-11-04T06:42:48",
"c... | 1,760,377,907.679344 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/02/ion-cooler-take-2/ | Ion Cooler Take 2 | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [] | [Jared] sent in
inventgeek.com’s ion cooler 2.0
. This time the ion cooler is pushing air out of the case to avoid charged air crossing the sensitive components. They kept the cost down and used easily acquired components.
permalink | 20 | 20 | [
{
"comment_id": "22929",
"author": "Celly",
"timestamp": "2006-11-03T05:22:49",
"content": "That’s a really cool idea. I’ll have to try it.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22930",
"author": "jackstone",
"timestamp": "2006-11-03T05:51:39"... | 1,760,377,907.74034 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/11/01/online-skill-crane/ | Online Skill Crane | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Ethan] sent in the
online skill crane
. It made it to shmoocon, but now it’s online for anyone to play. The machine is interfaced to the parallel port and controlled with a C program. It lacks a bit on the tech details, but you know you want one. Playing nets you a video of the results linked via email.
permalink | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22919",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2006-11-03T05:40:54",
"content": "This is cute and all, but it has to be one of the worst Internet controlled devices that I have ever seen.You don’t even have direct control over the claw, you have to type in percentages of movement (which you ... | 1,760,377,907.540806 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/31/happy-halloween-extra-2/ | Happy Halloween Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"home entertainment hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"c64",
"circuit bending",
"circuitbending",
"extra",
"halloween",
"ipod",
"psp",
"sk-1",
"usb led",
"UsbLed"
] | [Update: pumpkin carved by
Team Hack-A-Day
member mastershake916]
We’ve got plenty of tricks around here, and I’ve got a treat coming up – you’ll hear about it in the next
podcast
.
[Ronald Schaten] sent me his
USB LED fader
. ATMega, PWM lit LEDs, he uses it to indicate status on his pvr.
[computerguru365] sent in his
cell phone car charger turned USB cable
[steve] sent in this over the top
C64DTV mod
.
[Everett] sent along his
button activated PSP shoulder lighting
.Nice tiny soldering work for that on.
[Jorge] sent in his friends latest
junk art metal lathe
. Not an easy thing to build – Nice!
[gijs] sent me this crazy
bent Casio SK-1
. We’ve had a few of these on Hackaday before.
[seniorcheez] sent in his
iPod shuffle dock
with integrated power and tunecast. | 8 | 8 | [
{
"comment_id": "22912",
"author": "farris",
"timestamp": "2006-10-31T23:41:35",
"content": "Alright, I just wanna make a quick comment referring to the days before the comment shut-down:WOW! Steve made a contribution!Lol. Just thought I’d say, I like that PSP mod, too.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,907.786147 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/30/thinkpad-style-keyboard-light/ | Thinkpad Style Keyboard Light | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"LED Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"Atmel",
"attiny",
"keyboard light",
"KeyboardLight",
"led"
] | [Sprite_tm] keeps coming up with nice work. This time he sent in his
thinkpad style keyboard LED lighting solution
for his toughbook. I know, you’re thinking… ‘it’s a LED…’ He used an ATtiny13 to monitor the caps lock LED. If it’s operated two times in succession, the LED is turned on and off. Nice, clean and effective.
[By the way,
Part 2
of my diy projector how-to is up on engadget. Look for part 3 later Tuesday.]
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{
"comment_id": "22900",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2006-10-31T08:22:04",
"content": "That is clever and all, but a much simpler method (and one I would personally consider more elegant) is to use a photocell mounted somewhere on the machine (probably on the top of the lid, as not to be effected... | 1,760,377,907.893023 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/30/dan-kaminskys-ssl-hell/ | Dan Kaminsky’s SSL Hell | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [] | Here is
another segment
from Dan Kaminsky’s talk at Toorcon 8. You can download the high quality version
here
. He discovered approximately 1 in 3 deployed SSL boxes share a private key. This means that you can buy a box off of eBay and read encrypted SSL traffic from any identical box. He has also got a trick for making bank logins more secure. | 10 | 10 | [
{
"comment_id": "22890",
"author": "william",
"timestamp": "2006-10-30T23:44:18",
"content": "interesting stuff, what a discovery. seems like someone would have found this out earlier but i guess not.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22891",
... | 1,760,377,908.043541 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/29/wireless-card-arm-development-platform/ | Wireless Card = ARM Development Platform | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks",
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"arm",
"arm development",
"ArmDevelopment",
"i2c",
"wireless"
] | [Archantos] sent us this one. The
mustumbler project
is actually trying to use some external hardware to make a miniature wireless stumbler. [Archantos] points out that it’s could be a cheap way to get your hands on an ARM development platform. He’s right. Just a few connections gets access to the I2C bus, a GPIO expander for I2C runs the LCD and an EEPROM is there for program storage. The software is still being sorted out, but the hardware itself is functional. If they can manage to reverse engineer the Conexant chipset, they should have a very promising platform.
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{
"comment_id": "22881",
"author": "Andrew H",
"timestamp": "2006-10-30T04:38:56",
"content": "First PostCool idea- lots of possibilities",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22882",
"author": "Rectifier",
"timestamp": "2006-10-30T04:39:29",
... | 1,760,377,907.937262 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/29/ask-ben-heck/ | Ask Ben Heck | Will O'Brien | [
"News"
] | [
"ben heck",
"ben heckendorn",
"benheck",
"benheckendorn",
"interview",
"original podcast"
] | If you missed it, I put up a
new podcast
yesterday. You can subscribe
via the iTunes store
or just use the
RSS podcast feed
. You guys asked for interviews, so here we go. Ben Heckendorn is going to be our first one. He and I are going to put it together later this week, so submit your question in the comments if you want me to ask him. [I’ll pick and choose, so make it good]
Ben built the
Xbox 360 laptop
, the
colecovision portable
, the
PSP analog joystick
, and plenty of others. | 21 | 21 | [
{
"comment_id": "22861",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2006-10-29T22:38:57",
"content": "What were some of the difficulties that were encountered during the production of the N64 portable unit.Judging by Ben’s unwillingness to make another, I am curious.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,908.165978 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/28/hackaday-podcast-4/ | Hackaday Podcast 4 | Will O'Brien | [
"News"
] | [
"original podcast"
] | I’ve been thinking of resurrecting the podcast for a while. Now that my new mic and preamp finally showed up, it’s here, That’s right, podcast 4 is up. It’s an experiment, so let me know what you think. If it goes over well, I’ll try to make it a weekly feature. In the meantime, you can get it
here
– I’ll let you know when it’s published via iTunes. Meanwhile, here’s the
rss feed
if you want to subscribe. If you want to know about the hardware, you can check it out
here
.
[Yes, there will be a new hack later today.]
Oh yes, I forgot to add the music credits. Today’s podcast featured
Captured
by Ronka R and
Discoshit
by Voxter
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{
"comment_id": "22837",
"author": "Seth Just",
"timestamp": "2006-10-28T18:59:15",
"content": "The podcast was great, I’d love to have it on a regular basis, but the background music was distracting. A little music as an intro an a closer would be fine, but having it all the way through was somewha... | 1,760,377,907.998834 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/28/solar-backpack-ipodusb-charger/ | Solar Backpack Ipod/usb Charger | Will O'Brien | [
"ipod hacks",
"Portable Audio Hacks"
] | [
"ipod solar charger",
"IpodSolarCharger",
"solar",
"solar backpack",
"solar charger",
"SolarBackpack",
"SolarCharger",
"usb charger",
"UsbCharger"
] | Jason sent me his
solar ipod charger how-to
. The regulator may not be neccesary – but there are so many models, I don’t know if the new Nano’s hold up to the old power input standard. He put a 7805 regulator on a 6v 100ma flexible panel that he mounted on his backpack. I’ve seen this sort of thing on a shuffle before, but this one should work for most iPods. USB power management sometimes shoots itself in the foot, but iPods are willing to pull power if it’s not present. It’s nice, clean and simple. I’d consider adding some high temp hot glue (or epoxy)to keep the soldered connections from breaking.
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{
"comment_id": "22814",
"author": "Jake",
"timestamp": "2006-10-28T23:50:05",
"content": "To protect it from wind/rain/branches you could try and place a transparent film/sheet of plastic on each side , seal the edges with tape and at the wire exit hole add some epoxy.First post btw :P.",
"pare... | 1,760,377,908.107574 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/27/pcmcia-modem-serial-port/ | PCMCIA Modem Serial Port | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [] | [nickjohnson] sent in
today’s hack
. Mike removed the extraneous hardware, just leaving the UART on this IBM PCMCIA modem and replaced it with a SMD MAX241 ttl-rs232 converter. He added a new end to the original cable and ended up with a nice, finished PCMCIA serial port. That fine SMD soldering is hard to do. Impressive work.
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{
"comment_id": "22801",
"author": "andrew",
"timestamp": "2006-10-27T14:18:43",
"content": "Just a thought, how do you go from a modem to a fully-recognizable serial port from a software standpoint? Wouldn’t Windows (or whatever OS) still think that it’s a modem?",
"parent_id": null,
"dept... | 1,760,377,908.274342 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/27/dan-kaminskys-cryptomnemonics/ | Dan Kaminsky’s Cryptomnemonics | Eliot | [
"Uncategorized"
] | [
"dankaminsky",
"netscape",
"toorcon"
] | Our buddy
Dan Kaminsky
gave an interesting talk at
Toorcon
. This is just one part where he talks about a novel way to help the user remember SSH keys by
converting them to couples names
. You can get it in high quality
here
. 17 minutes long. Thanks to Fabienne for shooting the video. | 15 | 15 | [
{
"comment_id": "22787",
"author": "Crash",
"timestamp": "2006-10-27T20:48:56",
"content": "I really don’t like these speeches. They are not really hacks. Bring back lazy days.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22788",
"author": "Tech^CF",
... | 1,760,377,908.42747 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/26/thursday-mini-extra/ | Thursday Mini-extra | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"ipod hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Russ] sent in his
Great Pumpkin
computer case mod. (Non-biodegradable)
[Nuke] sent in his
$10 ipod dock
. It makes me think of doom for some reason.
[phnx] sent in this
amusing case mod
.
These have been around, but they’re excellent, so deal. Evilmadscientist.com has a couple of great pumpkins.
Check out the
Cylon Jackolantern
and the
R/C Dalek Pumpkin
[Daedalus] sent in this one –
adsl via sound card
. 96kbs. The sound card is interfaced
with an audio transformer to the line at each end.
And this one just came in from [Eric]. Make a
magsafe connector
for thinkpads! Awesome. | 11 | 11 | [
{
"comment_id": "22777",
"author": "TJ",
"timestamp": "2006-10-26T18:50:34",
"content": "The adsl one is a bit…old isn’t it? 1999, that has to be some sort of a record.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22778",
"author": "Piranha",
"timest... | 1,760,377,908.664418 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/25/psp-analog-stick-part-2/ | PSP Analog Stick Part 2 | Will O'Brien | [
"Playstation Hacks",
"PSP Hacks"
] | [
"ben heck",
"benheck",
"psp",
"psp analog",
"psp analog mod",
"psp mod",
"PspAnalog",
"PspAnalogMod",
"PspMod"
] | I’ve been getting some help with How-To’s over at engadget. One of our favorite hardware hackers
Ben Heckendorn
put up
part two of his analog joystick PSP mod
. When he showed me the original I was surprised at just how simple this mod is.
Part one
showed off the wiring, while part two puts it in a clip on enclosure. Who else would strap a jerky tin to his PSP?
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{
"comment_id": "22771",
"author": "jim",
"timestamp": "2006-10-25T18:10:52",
"content": "I’m not normally one to complain, but this was posted at Engadget yesterday… And engadget gets far more hits than Hackaday. Hopefully we’ll get a more original hack later in the day.",
"parent_id": null,
... | 1,760,377,908.474473 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/25/led-sensor-solar-tracker/ | LED Sensor Solar Tracker | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"solar power",
"solar tracking",
"solarpower",
"SolarTracking"
] | More of my EV kick coming through. A solar tracker is used rotate a solar panel to get optimum energy from the sun.
This one
uses LEDs as the light sensor and mosfets to drive the output to rotate on a single axis. He even reduced the duty cycle on the fets so no heatsink is needed. Mounting in a peanut butter jar keeps the circuit dry and allows the sun to shine through. (The designer sells these, but has circuits up on the site)
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{
"comment_id": "22760",
"author": "Tank",
"timestamp": "2006-10-26T04:59:37",
"content": "I don’t want to be a grammar nazi, but when you say “to rotate on a single access” the word you want is ‘axis’ not ‘access’.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id"... | 1,760,377,908.527013 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/24/environmental-monitoring/ | Environmental Monitoring | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Peripherals Hacks"
] | [
"environmental monitoring",
"EnvironmentalMonitoring",
"temperature logging",
"TemperatureLogging"
] | [Daniel Klien] sent me his
thermd environmental monitoring
project. It’s written in perl, but the cool part is the sheer number of supported devices. It’s pretty rare when a single developer is given test hardware so he can add support for it.
Sure, this isn’t a hardware hack, but temperature logging is one of those irritating problems of hardware hacking. I’ve got loads of uses for it – coffee roasting, house management, battery charging, monitoring for my
EV motorcycle project
.
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{
"comment_id": "22749",
"author": "drew",
"timestamp": "2006-10-24T14:53:29",
"content": "Sweet first comment if you hooked that up right i bet you could control a house.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22750",
"author": "Pedro",
"times... | 1,760,377,908.578214 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/23/wake-on-lan-network-tester/ | Wake On Lan Network Tester | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"cat5",
"network tester",
"NetworkTester",
"wake on lan",
"WakeOnLan"
] | [Jachin] sent in his
network port tester
built from a network card, wake on lan cable and a battery holder. Three AAs supply 4.5v DC just like the motherboard would to the card via the WOL cable. Nice trick, I’d consider adding a static bag at the least to keep the card from getting zapped.
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{
"comment_id": "22713",
"author": "william",
"timestamp": "2006-10-24T00:24:09",
"content": "good stuff, interesting. great idea",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22714",
"author": "n3ldan",
"timestamp": "2006-10-24T00:25:57",
"conten... | 1,760,377,908.829694 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/22/electronic-door-lock/ | Electronic Door Lock | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks"
] | [
"electronic door lock",
"ElectronicDoorLock",
"keypad lock",
"KeypadLock",
"pic controller",
"PicController"
] | [Dheera] sent in his
electronic door lock
. The current version is purely microcontroller based, but I loved this crazy iteration. Seeing something like this evolve is fantastic. I really wanted a keypad door lock when I was old enough to dream of electric sheep.
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{
"comment_id": "22704",
"author": "Myles",
"timestamp": "2006-10-23T05:29:12",
"content": "Wow, thats pretty cool cause at my work we have these with keypads or using a key but they’re like $150+ bucks. Really cool if u gave it a keypad though too.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"repl... | 1,760,377,908.622032 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/21/pre-geek-o-ween-mini-extra/ | Pre Geek-o-ween Mini Extra | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks",
"Mac Hacks",
"Misc Hacks"
] | [] | [Zodiac] sent in this
pumpkin computer
. Gutted laptop, dvd drive, need I say more?
[max] sent along this ‘flaming’
led modded pitchfork
.
I ran across Woz
lighting himself up
.
[Jon] and [Shawn] sent along this
freaky project
. [Warning: Involves taxidermy] [Jon] suggests a bluetooth headset… Dude. | 16 | 16 | [
{
"comment_id": "22688",
"author": "Brett",
"timestamp": "2006-10-21T21:38:10",
"content": "Won’t the pumpkin rot?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22689",
"author": "jamEEs",
"timestamp": "2006-10-21T22:41:38",
"content": "looks like... | 1,760,377,908.925005 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/20/zipit-running-linux-pda-software/ | ZipIT Running Linux PDA Software | Will O'Brien | [
"handhelds hacks"
] | [] | [karosium] sent in this one. He(?) put in alot of effort
on this one
. After flashing the EEPROM on the ZipIT he got the PIXIL embedded linux distro running on the ZipIT. It’s a work in progress, but the web browser works. Even if you don’t have a ZipIT, it’s worth checking out. There’s mention of building a PLCC32/DIP32 flasher built from an old PII. Great work!
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{
"comment_id": "22674",
"author": "thejoeandchip",
"timestamp": "2006-10-21T04:28:44",
"content": "very nice, i mean very nice. those zipits are pretty cheap, and anything with linux is good. i would love to do this sometime. more hacks like this please!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
... | 1,760,377,908.878457 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/19/electric-7-ev/ | Electric 7 EV | Will O'Brien | [
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | Yup, more EV stuff today.
This car
[
Cache mirror
]is just so impressive that I think it’s definitely worthy. The car is a Birkin S-3 reproduction kit. Instead of the 4 cylinder, he put in a 3 phase 100HP, yes, 100HP electric motor. That’s pretty kickin. The *really* interesting twist is the battery pack. Multiple hybrid car battery cells (think prius NiMH) were salvaged to provide the juice. It runs around on tires designed for the EV1.
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{
"comment_id": "22650",
"author": "captsnuffy",
"timestamp": "2006-10-20T05:03:20",
"content": "The Lotus Seven-style car is really perfect for a ev",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22651",
"author": "wyatt_z",
"timestamp": "2006-10-20T0... | 1,760,377,908.982643 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/18/tivo-external-sata-bypass/ | TiVo External SATA Bypass | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | TiVo left the external SATA port on the series three disabled. [Lightrunner]
bypassed this silly restriction
by adding a sata to esata cable (AFAIK the only difference is the shape of the connector and shielding on the cable.) and a nice big SATA RAID array. Silly TiVo, massive recording storage is for everyone.
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{
"comment_id": "22646",
"author": "olliestyles",
"timestamp": "2006-10-19T06:57:32",
"content": "w00t",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22647",
"author": "xxdesmus",
"timestamp": "2006-10-19T14:27:52",
"content": "wow that is cool!I m... | 1,760,377,909.021543 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/17/diy-projector-redeux/ | DIY Projector Redeux | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks"
] | [] | My latest how-to is up over on
engadget
– I’m writing up my build of a HD projector – This one features DVI-D with HDCP support along with component, VGA and on board tuner. This is one of those projects where you can make all sorts of compromises, but I’ve gone all out on the hardware. Pro lenses, electronic ballast, 6500k lamp… If you’ve been considering building one of these, you should check it out. When it’s done I’ll give it a good going over – is the picture quality worth the effort? Peace of mind at using a $50 lamp instead of a $300 one?
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{
"comment_id": "22633",
"author": "David Li",
"timestamp": "2006-10-18T04:48:28",
"content": "Oh cool, you wrote that? I enjoyed it. I can’t wait for part 2.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22634",
"author": "verycool",
"timestamp": "20... | 1,760,377,909.146666 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/16/ipod-tube-dock/ | Ipod Tube Dock | Will O'Brien | [
"home entertainment hacks",
"ipod hacks"
] | [] | Kurtis Berry sent in his response to all the ipod speaker docks out there. Instead of buying one, he
built one
. It’s really a combination of several projects, and it looks great. He used a monoblock tube amp kit to provide 8 watts of excitement to a well known diy speaker design, all encased in oak. He’s hit that wall we all know – that point where we quit because it’s working so nicely as it is. Still, I’m not sure that adding a second channel would add too much to the sound experience with his speaker unless he wants to build a matched set. (I can’t give him too much grief, I’m jealous.)
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{
"comment_id": "22610",
"author": "ex-parrot",
"timestamp": "2006-10-17T05:20:31",
"content": "FSM iPod skin! yeah!",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22611",
"author": "trebuchet03",
"timestamp": "2006-10-17T06:15:43",
"content": "^^ ... | 1,760,377,909.093484 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/15/sequential-battery-charging/ | Sequential Battery Charging | Will O'Brien | [
"Misc Hacks",
"Transportation Hacks"
] | [] | I’m getting pretty interested in building an electric motorcycle, and I ran across
this little hack
to charge multiple batteries with one charger. It uses a 4020 counter that’s pulsed by my dear friend the 555 to activate a series of relay pairs to switch a single charger sequentially between battery cells. A more advanced version could use a microcontroller to monitor the state of each cell to ensure even charging. If you’re thinking of constructing an uber-ups, this could be useful.
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{
"comment_id": "22592",
"author": "Dave",
"timestamp": "2006-10-16T06:02:21",
"content": "yea your gettin me interested in building one too! when we gonna talk about the 36 volt dewalt batteries?",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22593",
"aut... | 1,760,377,909.199477 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/15/wicrawl-next-gen-wifi-auditor/ | WiCrawl – Next-gen WiFi Auditor | Eliot | [
"Wireless Hacks"
] | [
"backtrack",
"mrl",
"toorcon",
"wicrawl",
"wifi"
] | At
ToorCon
, our friends at
Midnight Research Labs
released a new automated WiFi auditing tool called
WiCrawl
. WiCrawl automatically scans for accesspoints. Once an AP is discovered a number of plugins can be run against it ranging from getting an IP to breaking encryption. Aaron Peterson’s talk and demo is 50mins. You can download the 640×480 170MB .mov version
here
. The tool is going to be included in the next
BackTrack
CD. | 24 | 24 | [
{
"comment_id": "22569",
"author": "Dok",
"timestamp": "2006-10-15T23:50:58",
"content": "I am definatley getting a copy or whatever of that. esp if its automated completely. like all u have to do is add it to your start menu.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"... | 1,760,377,909.415994 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/14/usb-port-phone-hack/ | USB Port Phone Hack | Will O'Brien | [
"Cellphone Hacks"
] | [
"nokia hack",
"NokiaHack",
"soldering",
"usb cell phone",
"usb port mod",
"UsbCellPhone",
"UsbPortMod"
] | This one is more case mod than real hack – [computerguru365] whacked a female mini-b USB port
into his Samsung
[thx rsilvawashington] to avoid buying the overpriced Nokia cable(Reminds me of the infamous $65 startac serial cable) I like it, internal cell phone hardware hacks don’t come along very often, and he found a use for one of those useless demo phones.
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{
"comment_id": "22557",
"author": "Webster",
"timestamp": "2006-10-15T05:43:05",
"content": "It’s neat, but I’d prefer a hack-a-day article on getting a phone working that already has a USB port, but no software to access it by.",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
... | 1,760,377,909.242857 | ||
https://hackaday.com/2006/10/13/removable-laptop-water-cooling/ | Removable Laptop Water Cooling | Will O'Brien | [
"computer hacks"
] | [
"laptop cooling",
"LaptopCooling",
"removable cooling",
"RemovableCooling",
"silent cooling",
"SilentCooling",
"water cooling",
"WaterCooling"
] | [Bard] just sent me a nice
water cooling hack
. He built a simple water cooling system that can be manually inserted into the cooling system of his laptop. He wanted it for watching movies sans annoying fan noise. He soldered the parts together using a stove instead of the standard propane torch. Necessity is definitely the mother of invention. I hope he relocates the water cooling supply. When he wants to go mobile, he just unplugs the cooling fins.
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{
"comment_id": "22527",
"author": "Tom Parker",
"timestamp": "2006-10-14T00:42:17",
"content": "Very clever",
"parent_id": null,
"depth": 1,
"replies": []
},
{
"comment_id": "22528",
"author": "Tom Parker",
"timestamp": "2006-10-14T00:44:20",
"content": "Ohhhhh it lo... | 1,760,377,909.488712 |
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