[Matthew] sent us his group’s final project, where they built a great GPS logging system. Not only can it simply log the GPS coordinates on a predetermined interval, it can also be triggered to make an entry by a wireless device. In this example, they use a camera. This allows them to then publish all […]
STATUS icon FOR YOUR officeSTATUS icon FOR YOUR office
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[Furan] desired a way to let people know his status at the office. maybe he didn’t want to be bothered, or wished to let them know he was on break. His service is to set up an OLED display outside his office to display his status. He’s using a 4d systems OLED display. He has […]
TOORCON SLIDES updateTOORCON SLIDES update
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The Toorcon web site now has all of the presentation materials posted. I’ve updated all of our Toorcon articles with the proper links (the WEP frag attack has code). They’ve added some a lot more photo galleries, too.
SOLAR CHARGING YOUR DSSOLAR CHARGING YOUR DS
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[dark sponge] chose to make his DS lite, solar powered. Or, at least charged through solar panels. He was able to find solar cells that were 60×60 mm, which implies he could fit 4 of them on the outside of the DS. This gives him a total of 6V at 80 mA output. These panels […]
BUILDING big screens WITH LED STRIPSBUILDING big screens WITH LED STRIPS
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building RGB LED screens is one of the most fascinating programming as well as engineering difficulties we see right here on Hackaday. Not only do the creators of big screens as well as LED cubes have to offer with the power demands of driving a whole lot of LEDs, however there’s likewise the problem of […]
SNOOZY THE SLOTHSNOOZY THE SLOTH
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Snoozy the Sloth clings to you as well as sleeps. While this may noise quickly done, the maker desired the sloth to really simulate breathing with exhaled breath to add to the realism. To do this, they had to develop a “respiratory system” out of a rubber glove, a solenoid, as well as a couple […]
BUILD YOUR own GENERATORBUILD YOUR own GENERATOR
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This generator is built from an old alternator and a 2-stroke gas engine. The site has some ideas on component mounting and correctly sizing the drive pulley. The significance of getting an alternator with a built in voltage regulator is also covered. You could use this to charge a race car battery between rounds or […]
UK raid SEIZES 1,800 FLASH CARTRIDGESUK raid SEIZES 1,800 FLASH CARTRIDGES
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South Wales police raided a store in Cardiff seizing 1,800 Nintendo DS flash carts. The devices can be used for playing pirated games or running homebrew software. In the UK, the carts are illegal under the trademarks and Copyright Acts. The 21-year-old suspect had imported the devices and was selling them both online and in-store. […]
HACK-A-DAY completes 10^6 pointsHACK-A-DAY completes 10^6 points
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It has only been a month considering that [BillyTheImpaler] posted his Folding@Home How-to and the Hack-A-Day team has already completed 1,000,000 points. great job team!
ARDUINO mouse TRAPARDUINO mouse TRAP
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[scott] had a need to capture a mouse and wanted to learn about how to program an arduino, so he built an Arduino controlled mousetrap. It is made from things he had laying around the house, like some Tupperware containers and wooden rods. The program is pretty simple, when a trip wire is touched, the […]