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Hacked GadgetsHacked GadgetsMany articles about hacking gadgets. Examples of extreme technology. DIY projects describing how to build electronic projects. Fun top 5 and top 10 lists. 
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Mongoose and Robot Landmine Detector
2008-05-01 13:23:00 Finding landmines is not an easy task. This Mongoose and Robot Landmine Detector combines electronic, mechanical and animal to help make detection a bit easier. Thrishantha Nanayakkara from the University of Moratuwa. Read more about the Mongoose and Robot Landmine Detector. (PDF) "To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first time a human-robot-animal integrated ...
Windbelt Micro Power Generator built from Hard Drive Voice Coil
2008-04-30 13:53:00 Tool Using Animal has built a few interesting Windbelt Micro Power Generator s that use a Hard Drive Voice Coil as the generating coil. His first version can also be found here. I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across the fact that our LEDs were used in the project! The unit is based on Shawn Frayne’s ...
Automated White Board
2008-04-29 18:48:00 Sprites Mods has done it again! Their latest hack is this Automated White Board that can take text input from the internet and plot it onto a white board for the world to see (there is a web cam looking at the board). "The idea is that if I want the pen to be off the ...
Freezer Failure Alarm based on the PIC Microcontroller
2008-04-29 13:17:00 Gadget Freak has a cool Freezer Failure Alarm project that is based on the PIC Microcontroller . Most projects have no important purpose but this one sure does. It could save you hundreds of dollars if you have a freezer full of meat! Looks like a nice simple yet effective design. See this document for full ...
VentureOne - Three Wheel Motorcycle
2008-04-28 13:18:00 This VentureOne Three Wheel Motorcycle by Venture Vehicles looks like lots of fun. I like the fact that it is fully enclosed allowing for comfortable driving in bad weather. I think small safe vehicles like this one will be very popular in the next 4 or 5 years since they will be a pleasure to ...
DIY Car G-Force Meter
2008-04-27 17:10:00 If the race car driver in you would like to know how many G’s you are pulling this DIY Car G-Force Meter would give you some ideas. Use caution when testing to prevent rear end collisions. In the video the back seat driver in me wants to look in the rear view mirror and ...
Slashbot - Guitar Hero Robot by Texas A&M Electrical Engineering
2008-04-26 13:06:00 I know, we have featured a few of these Guitar Hero robots here in the last while… But they are so interesting, this Slashbot Guitar Hero Robot by Texas A&M Electrical Engineering uses similar principals as Auto Guitar Hero did. The main difference is that Slashbot actually presses the keys as it plays. Video ...
Name the Thing Contest - 47
2008-04-26 07:15:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The mini helicopter prize this week will help with your hand eye coordination. This contest will run for one week (April 26 - May 1, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
The Wifi Predator - use a far away Wifi Connection
2008-04-25 13:10:00 If you are wanting to grab some free Wifi from someone far away have a look at this Wifi Predator from our friends at i-Hacked. "The predator is a modified wireless router connected to a high-powered antenna and running custom firmware to actively seek out open wireless connections. Once they are found, it will test ... More About: Connection
Automate Guitar Hero
2008-04-24 13:02:00 David Randolph from Systm cracks open a Guitar Hero and hooked up a show controller that would allow him to program in all the key presses for a particular song. It isn’t as high tech as the last Guitar Hero hack we saw but it should allow a flawless performance after quite a ...
Stinger Spud Gun
2008-04-23 13:39:00 This Stinger Spud Gun shoots 10 inch PVC missiles! There are no details on the build but by looking at it I would guess that the red button that is used to ignite the gun is a BBQ igniter. The rest of the gun appears to be the standard spud gun that has been dressed ...
Wireless GPS Project
2008-04-22 13:11:00 Youtube user KDG86 has made quite a few interesting projects. This Wireless GPS Project is nice and simple but have lots of cool possibilities. He is using a GPS module that outputs RS-232, this signal is connected to a wireless transmitter. A receiver is then used to get the data into a computer. Since it ...
AutoGuitarHero - FPGA powered Guitar Hero System
2008-04-21 15:06:00 There have been lots of Guitar Hero hacks since it came out but I think this is the most elegant I have ever seen! Auto Guitar Hero (AGH1000) simply connects to the composite video of the game and "looks" at where the colored pucks are and presses the associated button. The idea was thought up ... More About: System
Solar Hot Water Using Black Water Hose
2008-04-20 13:49:00 Here is a nice simple project that lets you generate some free hot water with the help of the sun. See more about this and other energy saving ideas at Green Power Science. More About: Solar , Black , Water , Hose
DUBwise - Digital UFO Broadcasting with intelligent service equipment
2008-04-19 13:22:00 So just when you thought all your cell phone was good for was making calls and surfing the net something like this cool program is made that allows you phone to control a cool helicopter! These MikroKopter helicopters look like so much fun even without the cell phone control. "DUBwise is the acronym for ... More About: Service , Intelligent , Equipment , Broadcasting , Digital
Name the Thing Contest - 46
2008-04-19 07:26:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize this week will help you open you next hack. This contest will run for one week (April 19 - April 25, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
Jetpowered Flying Man
2008-04-18 16:03:00 If you skydive already and are looking for a new hobby, jetpowered flight may be just what you are looking for! "The jet-pack consists of wings with a total three meter span with four model engines built under the wings. Speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour are possible. So far, the device does not ... More About: Flying
Touchpad MIDI
2008-04-17 13:01:00 Ludo shows us how to turn an Arduino, touchpad and a display into a cool audio device called the Touchpad MIDI. "I’ve built a MIDI controller around the Arduino. Started from a scavenged Cirque Glidepoint resistive touchpad (PS/2 compatible), 2×8 LCD (in 4 bit mode), two buttons and a serial Arduino board. The buttons when pressed ... More About: Midi
Tresling - Tetris and Arm Wrestling
2008-04-16 13:50:00 I could see a Tresling machine in pubs across the country. You have to move your hand to correctly orientate your Tetris pieces, this will most likely not be the orientation that your opponent desires. "I give you Tresling: Not just a two-player version of best game on earth, not just a fist-pumping, back ally arm ... More About: Wrestling
Fiery Half Body Robot Pushes Shopping Cart
2008-04-15 13:13:00 This Fiery Half Body Robot Pushes Shopping Cart is just what I need to push my groceries home from the store. I would love to film this thing walking into a Walmart past the greeter. "An electric motor was used to drive the rear axle of the shopping cart. The same motor turned a ...
Autopilot RC Plane
2008-04-14 13:29:00 The Missouri S&T AESS UAV Team is working hard designing their autonomous RC Plane and by the looks of the latest test flight things are progressing nicely! "Using HIL simulation allowed us to all to get a better of idea of what we had to do once we got out to the airfield. In the ... More About: Autopilot
Map Bot - Floor Mapping Robot
2008-04-13 14:01:00 Have a look at Map Bot over at GlacialWanderer, this robot is in the early stages but when it’s done it will be able to map out a floor. The main sensor it uses is an ultrasound sensor, one that most of us have seen many times before. But it also uses an interesting bend ... More About: Robot , Mapping , Floor
Mechanical Digital Watch
2008-04-12 13:12:00 Looking for a new watch? If so I am sure this watch would fit the bill, but I am thinking that you may have to sell the yaught to pay for it. This design is completely mechanical and rotates small colored cylinders to display the digital time! Video interview of the designer. "Consisting of 651 pieces, the ... More About: Watch , Digital , Mechanical
Name the Thing Contest - 45
2008-04-12 07:26:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize this week is a new product that we just added to the store. These LED mounting adapter boards let you solder to a small circuit board instead of soldering directly to LED and resistor leads. This contest will run for one week (April 12 - April 18, 2008) ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
PennyCam - Security Camera hidden in a Take a Penny Leave a Penny container
2008-04-11 13:33:00 This PennyCam is a great idea for catching crooks in the act. I guess the camera could be mounted in anything such as the corner of the cash register however mounting it in plain view disguised as something you expect to see. It is a bit expensive but one foiled robbery is all you need ... More About: Security , Camera , Leave , Container , Hidden
The Beamz Laser Music Performance System
2008-04-10 13:17:00 This Beamz Laser Music Performance System looks very interesting. I am not exactly sure how the beams are playing the notes in the video since all the beam should be able to detect is when it’s broken. It seems that more information than just a broken beam is needed could play those tunes. Based on ...
Hello Kitty Power Sander
2008-04-09 13:52:00 I wonder how many of these belt sanders they have sold? I can just imagine the product development brainstorming session where a team of people came up with this idea and proceeded to design the features. However I bet if this was left unsupervised on a job site it would be there in the morning… "It ... More About: Power , Hello Kitty , Kitty
Instant Messenger and Skype Contact Online Notification Picture Frame
2008-04-08 13:46:00 David Bue Pedersen from Volunteer Lab Rat has come up with a great way to see at a glance who is online. No need to walk up to your computer and turn off the screen saver anymore! His Online Notification Picture Frame will light up an LED behind the person who is online. The model ... More About: Skype , Contact , Messenger
Greenflight Electric Vehicle Project
2008-04-07 13:32:00 This Greenflight Electric Vehicle Project takes you through the construction of a few electric vehicles that were constructed by a clever 17 year old. He is trying to put together his vehicles on a small budget which makes it interesting. One of his posts indicates that Discovery Channel was coming down to do an interview ...
Rubens Tube Collection - Make Fire Dance with Music
More articles from this author:2008-04-06 13:22:00 We have featured the Rubens Tube here before, it looks like building them and having fun has caught on. Have a look at this cool collection of Rubens Tube projects, the Wiimote controlled Rubens Tube is one of my favorites. More About: Music , Dance , Fire , Make 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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