flock is the new “social” web browser based on Mozilla’s Firefox source code. They just recently released a “developer preview” for those of us that need to try every piece of bleeding edge software. Flock’s insurance claim to fame is its capability to integrate with web services like Flickr, del.icio.us, as well as blogging software. […]
UNIQUE method OF home AUTOMATIONUNIQUE method OF home AUTOMATION
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[leevonk] sent us this quick and dirty home automation set up. using photo resistors and your computer screen, you can drive as many relays or actuators as you want. [leevonk] is simply using changes in brightness on his computer screen to set off relays. This makes it easy for someone who has no programming knowledge […]
THURSDAY NANO HACKS: HIATUSTHURSDAY NANO HACKS: HIATUS
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Well, easyJet handled to lose Fabienne’s luggage, which had the Nano hack for the week. Clearly, this is the work of AOL. right here are some new links from readers. a lot more links coming up later tonight. [quachified]’s sibling keeps his Nano in an Orbit gum sleeve. [Antonomie]’s metallic situation as well as his […]
HACKING A pal SNES TO OUTPUT 50HZ OR 60HZ WITH A single switchHACKING A pal SNES TO OUTPUT 50HZ OR 60HZ WITH A single switch
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[Derecho] grabbed a pal style super Nintendo however wished to make it play well with a 60 Hertz NTSC screen. His hack added a single switch to select between 50 Hz as well as 60 Hz. Take a look at the picture above to see his alterations to the mainboard. The jumpers soldered to the […]
CAR STEREO HACK gives YOUR party TUNES and AN extra place TO sitCAR STEREO HACK gives YOUR party TUNES and AN extra place TO sit
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With summer on the horizon it’s time to start thinking about outdoor leisure. [x2Jiggy] is chomping at the bit having recently completed this project. It’s a portable stereo that also gives you somewhere to sit. Unlike several of these types of project, he didn’t build the system inside of a cooler. Instead, the chassis was […]
MOTION DETECTING cat toyMOTION DETECTING cat toy
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We love our pets, but often we just can’t keep up with them all the time. Sometimes, we need some automated playmates for our furry pals. [Kateham] has built a motion detecting cat toy to keep their cat content and active. Their price list was roughly $5 for the whole project, but they did obtain […]
LASER SPIROGRAPHLASER SPIROGRAPH
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Here’s a weekend junk bin job if we’ve ever seen one. [Pat] utilized a quartet of computer fans to make his laser Spirograph. choosing to try this simple develop for yourself will run you with a great deal of fundamentals when it comes to interfacing hardware with a microcontroller. In this situation it’s the Arduino […]
THURSDAY NANO HACKS: MAKING BLACK IPOD HEADPHONESTHURSDAY NANO HACKS: MAKING BLACK IPOD HEADPHONES
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We are starting a new function for Thursdays right here at Hack A Day: Thursday Nano Hacks. Our “hack” for the day is more of a mod out of necessity: Those ugly white headphones with a black iPod nano? Ew! Please come back next Thursday for a genuine iPod nano hack alrighty? Scroll on for […]
PSEUDO 3D chatPSEUDO 3D chat
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[Chris Harrison] as well as [Scott E. Hudson] have developed a book system for faking a 3D video chat session. Their application separates the picture of the chat participant from the background. They then dynamically reposition the video based on the motion of the viewers head. Their utilizing the OpenCV library to do facial recognition […]
BRAZIL WINS THE RASPBERRY PI OVERCLOCKING OLYMPICSBRAZIL WINS THE RASPBERRY PI OVERCLOCKING OLYMPICS
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[Alex Rissato] proudly reports that he now holds the record for greatest benchmark score on HWBOT (machine translation); something he sees not only as a personal accomplishment however admirably, of national pride. Overclocking a Raspberry Pi is not as simple as achieving the greatest operational clock rate. A record constitutes just the right combination of CPU clock, memory clock, […]