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Guess what this isn?t contest - 2
2008-05-10 06:57:00 Congratulation to the last contest winner. No emails this time, we are going to do another Guess what this isn’t contest since the last one was so much fun! Simply reply in the comments what this device isn’t. Make it funny, crazy, weird… Just use your imagination. You can enter more than once ... More About: Contests
DIY Green Laser Light Show
2008-05-09 13:17:00 Max from Zedomax made a cool Green Laser Light Show device and in true DIY style there is an abundance of parts that are available from your local hardware store. "This simpler green laser projector was made so I could use it for my next party and I always wanted to make this. Although ...
Laser Simon
2008-05-08 22:16:00 Laser Simon is a twist on the original game that we have all played. Anything that uses old NES controllers is a winner in my book! "The game involves two players and a SimonBoard, consisting of five target points. The goal for each player is to hit as many points as possible in the given orders ...
The Chief Cook Robot
2008-05-07 12:50:00 Sylvain Calinon is a postdoctoral fellow who is working on humanoid robot and imitation learning at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland in the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory . There is also a long version of the video available. "A humanoid robot learning to cook an omelet by whipping eggs, cutting ... More About: Robot , Chief , Cook
Cornell University ECE 4760 Designing with Microcontrollers 2008 Final Proj
2008-05-06 13:42:00 Bruce Land is showing off the hard work of his students in his Cornell University ECE 4760 Designing with Microcontrollers class. I hope you have a long lunch hour since it will take you a long time to go through all 35 projects. I found this Mechanix Motorized Guitar Tuner real interesting. Nice thing about ... More About: Final
The PrintBall - Paintball Printer
2008-05-05 13:19:00 Looks like the creators of Printball trust their machine. Watch the video to see how much they trust the system! This could make some cool graffiti. "The PrintBall is like an Ink-Jet printer using a PaintBall Gun as printhead. The gun is mounted on a custum made pan & tilt unit which is connected ... More About: Printer
PCB Drill
2008-05-04 13:34:00 This PCB Drill looks to be good workhorse of a design. You can buy one ready made but there is no fun in that. "Made from Dremel drill and drill press. I removed the bottom plate & mounted the column to the back with U-bolts. Acrylic is so easy to work with. It can be ...
LED Table
2008-05-03 13:20:00 This table is an electronic masterpiece in disguise. The Da Table has a large number of LEDs in a grid pattern just under the surface of the top. This allows the LED to be invisible when off but emits a nice glow when it is turned on.
Name the Thing Contest - 48
2008-05-03 07:04:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The knife we are giving away this week will help you void warranties like no ones business when you need to crack the next hack open. If you are under age we will have to find something a bit more age appropriate as a prize. This contest will run for ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
Video Tape USB Hub
2008-05-02 13:31:00 Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I can think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of ...
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
More articles from this author: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 ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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