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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. Articles
TV B-Gone Gun
2008-02-04 18:52:00 If you want some serious power when it comes to turning off TVs look no further. This TV B-Gone Gun that Hacked Gadgets Forum member Ferry built is sure to turn off any TV that you can see. Project Details TV-B Gone Kit "I took 30 IR leds and wired them up, a ...
Old Electric Motor
2008-02-04 12:06:00 HartfordTommy has put together a great look at some old motor technology that we all take for granted today. The video goes through the different systems of the motor in some interesting detail. I wonder what the safety people would say about the motor power disconnect switch these days… "The very first plug-in motor. Battery motors ... More About: Motor , Electric , Electric Motor
Hang Drum Experimenting
2008-02-03 12:25:00 Never heard of a Hang Drum before. It is a very interesting instrument. I am thinking that a piezoelectric element on a similar device processed with a microcontroller could also produce some interesting results. "Hang means "hand" in the Bernese language, and is pronounced "hung or hong". The Hang was developed in Switzerland. It was the ...
Touchless Monitor Interface
2008-02-02 12:22:00 Have a look at this cool looking monitor interface, no mouse needed just a finger! "Elliptic Labs is paving the way for use of computers and screens without touching, simply with the finger or hand in the air. Manipulate images, play computer games, control robotics or use touch screens without touching or without holding a hardware ... More About: Monitor , Interface
Name the Thing Contest - 37
2008-02-02 08:53:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize again week is a cable tester since many people expressed their wanting to win it and that it was one of their favorite prizes. Thanks for the feedback by the way! This contest will run for this weekend only (February 2 - 3, 2008) . Ending time is ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
Guitar Hero Whammy Bar Hack
2008-02-01 12:12:00 Ryan Sturmer from Googlemarks has come up with a creative way to increase your score on Guitar Hero with the help of a small electronic hack! "The idea of this hack is to enable the controller with an "auto" mode that simulates the constant jostling of the whammy bar at all times, maximizing the points ... More About: Hack , Guitar Hero , Whammy
DIY - High End Flash Slave
2008-01-31 17:35:00 Hello All, I have been battling this cold and flu stuff and loosing. Here is a pretty cool article on how to build a high-end flash sync. Most non-powered flash syncs only work up to around 100 feet and are only sensitive to infrared light. The designer of this unit is a cave explorer and has ... More About: Flash , High , Slave
PIC Tengu - 18F2455 Microcontroller
2008-01-31 12:27:00 This PIC Tengu by jfmateos is based on the 18F2455 Microcontroller is based on the Tengu that was made by Crispin Jones. It looks like lots of fun, this is a very ambishious project but the results are great. Thanks to jfmateos for the great detailed English details are shown below. "When I first saw ...
Light Fires with a Flashlight - Worlds most Powerful
2008-01-30 19:05:00 If you are looking for something to take with you on your next wilderness trip you should consider swapping out your normal flashlight with the Worlds most Powerful Flashlight . The guys over at Wicked Lasers have done it again, they still produce some fantastic lasers but now they also make the coolest flashlight around. Need ... More About: Light , Fires
Wii Hacked - Full Access to Hardware
2008-01-30 12:12:00 Looks like very soon we will be seeing some new games available for the Nintendo Wii. I have a strong feeling that these games will not only be very good but will also be totally free! Michael Steil and Felix Domke demonstrated their success in hacking into the Wii memory at 24C3 in Berlin to ... More About: Hardware , Access , Full , Hacked
Wire a NES Controller to a Computer to play NES Emulator Games in Style
2008-01-29 12:15:00 Hacked Gadgets Forum member Turd wanted to go all out to play NES emulator games. Instead of just playing the old NES games on a PC using a keyboard or modern joystick why not wire in one of the original NES joysticks and play the games like they were meant to be enjoyed! He wired ... More About: Games , Computer , Play , Style , Wire
Nightclub LED Lighting System
2008-01-28 12:14:00 Have a look at this cool Nightclub LED Lighting System . If I owned a nightclub this system would be one of the first enhancements that would be added. The company has done quite a few 3D models of their designs which provide a great idea of what the end result will look like. I would ...
First Stun Gun was a Glove
2008-01-27 12:11:00 Shaking hands with this glove could be a shocking experience! Looks like the stun guns we see today had some interesting beginnings. "MORE punch than can be found in a box-glove is contained in a new electric glove invented by Cirilo Diaz of Cuba for use by police while handling rough characters or in quelling riots. ... More About: Digg
Easy to build CNC Machine
2008-01-26 12:11:00 Interested in building a CNC machine for little money? Have a look at the one that Tom McWire put together. There is some real creative use of common parts here! Video after the jump. "Here is a way to make a computer controlled milling machine. That puts the real power of a computer control machining into the ... More About: Machine , Easy , Build
Name the Thing Contest - 36
2008-01-26 09:27:00 The winner for the last contest will be announced soon. The prize this week is a cable tester that will let you make sure your ethernet project cables are functioning properly. This contest will run for this weekend only (January 26 - 27, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
Milk and Legos = 3D scanner
2008-01-25 18:17:00 Good, fast and cheap. This is a real headslap idea once you see it. Just take some Lego, milk and a web cam to make a 3D scanner. Then use the software from Moviesandbox to input the image to your computer. I guess you might have to switch to chocolate milk for a light ... More About: Milk , Scanner
LEGO NTX Assembly Line System
2008-01-25 12:10:00 There are few words about the LEGO NTX Assembly Line System that superbird28 has put together but after watching the video you can get a good sense of what it does and how it works. The mechanical timing is superb! If this thing were spray painted with silver paint I would think I was watching ... More About: Lego
Simple IR Hack Derails Polish Trains
2008-01-24 12:05:00 A 14 year old boy hacked the train system in Poland causing four trains to derail and numerous people to get injured. He apparently did this by converting a IR remote control to work with the train system. He had stolen the information needed to build the device along with some of the parts ... More About: Hack , Trains , Simple , Polish
UV LED Controller using a PIC 16F628A Microcontroller
2008-01-23 12:21:00 If you need an UV LED timer, or a timer for any other purpose you may be interested in the UV LED Controller that was constructed using a PIC 16F628A Microcontroller . There is a schematic and code available however the original project was not documented in English. Have a look at the Google translation that ...
Autonomous Sound Finding Robot
2008-01-22 12:20:00 Angela Israni, Hemanshu Chawda and Seth Spiel from Cornell University made this Autonomous Sound Finding Robot as their project for the ECE 476 Designing with Microcontrollers course. They have source code posted if you are interested in having a look. Total cost was $361 which included a $325 Acronome PPRK Robot . Video after the jump. " ...
DIY EC TDS PPM Meter
2008-01-21 12:16:00 I have never had the need (and probably never will) for a device that could measure the amount of salts in a solution, but I found the circuit to be very interesting. This EC TDS PPM Meter project provides all the information you need to make your very own. "TDS is the measuring of the amount ...
Binary Hard Drive Clock Project
2008-01-20 12:40:00 Have a look at this Binary Hard Drive Clock Project that Dave from Dave’s Tech Blog put together. It is using one of my favorite pieces used computer hardware, that is of course the hard drive! Of course he is also using my favorite color of LED, that being the Blue LED! Dave has a ... More About: Hard Drive
Pressing Problems
2008-01-19 18:09:00 What do you do if your latest hack needs a little piece of fiberglass fairing? Well you do what any experienced RC Helicopter pilot does, you use your vacuum press. Whether it’s fiberglass, carbon fiber, Kevlar or even laminating wood. You can use a shop vac and electric grill to build a set up like ... More About: Problems
Bio Feedback Pong Game
2008-01-19 12:10:00 People have been talking about bio feedback games in the past but Rob has actually pulled it off! Have a look at this Pong Game that he built using some bio feedback. Up and down is controlled by flexing either the left or right arm, to serve both arms are flexed at the same time. More About: Feedback
What it is and isn?t Contest
2008-01-19 06:55:00 Congratulation to the last contest winner. A little something different this time. There will be two prizes and two ways to enter. Just like the Name the Thing Contest s in the past you can send your answer by email. You can also guess what it isn’t by leaving a comment in the comments section below. The ... More About: Contests
AmateurLogic.TV Episode 18 - Ameritron Amplifier Factory Tour
2008-01-18 12:15:00 Our friends over at Amateur Logic TV goes one a tour of the Ameritron Amplifier Factory . Watch how a small production item is made. " A visit to the Ameritron Amplifier Factory. Learn how these popular tube type and solid state RF amplifiers are built." More About: Episode , Tour
LEGO Mindstorms Robot sorts Gumballs by color
2008-01-17 12:48:00 If you are an obsessive compulsive this LEGO Mindstorms Robot that sorts Gumballs by color may be able to save you countless hours of work! Just think no more late nights spent hunched over the coffee table sorting gumballs into their respective colors. For the rest of us this is simply a cool adaptation ... More About: Color , Lego , Lego Mindstorms
Technology & Electronics Market in China
2008-01-16 15:00:00 Hello All, I am back from China . It was a cold but exciting trip. I had the opportunity to check out some computer and technology markets when I was in China. I took some pictures and did a little shopping when I was there. More pictures and details to follow. More About: Technology , Electronics , Market
DISINTEGRATOR Rubber Band Gun
2008-01-16 12:35:00 Wow this DISINTEGRATOR Rubber Band Gun takes the cake for well built rubber band guns! The build log and attention to detail is also second to none. The gun is amazing but the scenery sure helps, the creator is from Dunstable, England and the hills you see are the Dunstable Downs. “Forget the rubber band Gatling ...
Bicycle Powered Mobile Phone Center
More articles from this author:2008-01-15 12:35:00 Llamadassa has put together a Bicycle Powered Mobile Phone Center . The idea is great since it doesn’t require AC power, transporting the phone center charges the battery and the battery can also be charged while the unit is stationary by lifting the wheel off the ground. “The one essential thing that a cell phone ... More About: Mobile Phone , E Center 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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