OK, we haven’t heard of a Ford Cylon either. However, there is now a Mustang Cobra available that has been provided a well-known Cylon characteristic. [Monta Elkins] chosen himself up an aftermarket third brake light assembly, hacked it, as well as installed it on stated Mustang. The brake light assembly includes 12 LEDs, which unfortunately, […]
LASER-CHARGED glow IN THE DARK MESSAGE BOARDLASER-CHARGED glow IN THE DARK MESSAGE BOARD
This entry in the Red Bull creation contest uses a laser to charge up a glow-in-the-dark message board. The concept is something we’ve seen several times before. since light can excite a phosphorescent surface, moving pixels of light over that surface leaves a fading trail. most recently we saw a spinning ring message board. This […]
FAIL OF THE WEEK: infant screen HACK ends IN FACEPALMFAIL OF THE WEEK: infant screen HACK ends IN FACEPALM
Editor’s Note: This was the last stop working of the Week idea we had kept up. If you want to see the series continue on a regular basis we requirement assist discovering a lot more documented fails! Please look back with your jobs as well as paper the ones that didn’t go rather right. We […]
ZEN as well as THE ART OF ARDUINOZEN as well as THE ART OF ARDUINO
A zen garden ought to be a source of relaxation as well as getaway from the everyday. The whole point ought to be to getaway from–among other things–your electronics. Unless you are [MakrToolbox]. then you’ll make a gorgeous zen garden end table that enables you to make patterns in the sand utilizing a sphere bearing […]
FIRST thoughts ON THE new UP COREFIRST thoughts ON THE new UP CORE
I usually stay away from talking about x86 single-board computers because I don’t have a lot to say about them. They’re too expensive, and run too hot, to be interesting. enter the new UP Core funding now on Kickstarter. The UP Core is just 56.5 mm × 66 mm (2.2 in × 2.6 in) and […]
URBAN FARMING uses AQUAPONICS TO MAKE FARMLAND WHERE THERE IS NONEURBAN FARMING uses AQUAPONICS TO MAKE FARMLAND WHERE THERE IS NONE
[Eric Maundu] is farming in Oakland. There are no open fields in this concrete jungle, and even if there were the soil in his part of town is contaminated and not a suitable place in which to grow food. but he’s not using farming methods of old. In fact farmers of a century ago wouldn’t […]
ANOTHER switch mode REGULATOR switch FOR THE RASPBERRY PIANOTHER switch mode REGULATOR switch FOR THE RASPBERRY PI
[Karl Lunt] is working to slim the Raspberry Pi present draw as much as possible. The very first step in his journey was to replace the linear voltage regulator with this switch mode version. It’s a step-down voltage regulator circuit with a small footprint as well as a matching cost label (about $10) made by […]
BASIC TOOLKIT FOR THE BASEMENT BIOHACKERBASIC TOOLKIT FOR THE BASEMENT BIOHACKER
Laying hands on the supplies for most hacks we cover is getting easier by the day. A few pecks at the keyboard and half a dozen boards or chips are on an ePacket from China to your doorstep for next to nothing. but if hacking life is what you’re into, you’ll spend a lot of […]
RADIO RECEIVER develop LOG as well as a lot moreRADIO RECEIVER develop LOG as well as a lot more
At Hackaday, we like to see develop logs, as well as over on Hackaday.io, you can discover lots of them. Sometimes, though, a builder truly outdoes themselves with a great deal of excellent detail on a project, as well as [N6QW’s] Simple-Ceiver job definitely falls into that category. The job logs paper lots of different […]
SELF balancing ROBOT needs A bit workSELF balancing ROBOT needs A bit work
A self-balancing robot isn’t a new idea, but we liked the aesthetics of [Maker ATOM’s] build. The use of a breadboard and a printed bracket looks good, as you can see in the video, below. Like a lot of first-time projects, though, there were some lessons learned. The power supply needs a bit work and […]