We at [HAD] love any hack that combines children’s toys with science-fiction technology, so seeing a Tickle-Me-Elmo “frozen” in [Carbonite] is a certain win in our book. It’s also a terrific argument for joining your local Hackerspace, or just getting together with some like-minded friends. This idea came out of an impromptu brain-storming, or “talking…
While browsing an oculus rift thread on reddit, I saw somebody mention exactly how nice it would be to have some actual mounts for outside sensors on their Rift. The concept is that adding extra sensors or cameras will enable us to broaden the abilities of the rift. With something like the Razor Hydra, you…
It’s been lots of months considering that the T-Mobile G1 was at first rooted. in that time, the process has been streamlined as well as tools have been developed to make it much easier. having a rooted phone has ended up being even a lot more desirable with the recent release of the 1.5 firmware…
[Travis Goodspeed] recently tore down the Freescale MC13224 wireless radio chip in an effort to demonstrate how the device’s firmware could be read, even when locked down in “secure” mode. While you might not recognize the Freescale MC13224 radio by name alone, you are certainly familiar with some of its useful applications. found in the…
Those of us that run Linux on a contemporary or nearly-modern PC understand that it’s a capable operating system. It’s likewise (at least in my situation with Ubuntu) incredibly simple to set up on a semi-modern computer. On a mid-90s age PowerMac 7200, things aren’t rather so simple. In a testament to both his technical…
This is not an short article on exactly how to utilize your Kindle’s Web connection with your computer. We’ll let [Jesse] discuss why: This is not a tutorial about exactly how to utilize the Kindle 2’s Sprint connection from your computer. I don’t understand that it’s possible to do so without making modifications to the…
While some railgun jobs are attempting to be the most significant as well as baddest, this just wishes to be functional. It’s not effective or powerful, however it is truly simple to put together. The barrel is built from two 3″ long pieces of aluminum weld bar with heavy responsibility Lucite sandwiched in between. The…
hold of the Soldersmoke podcast, [Bill Meara], contributed this guest post. WSPR is a new communications protocol written by radio amateur as well as Nobel prize champion [Joe Taylor]. like the extremely sluggish QRSS system explained in a previous post, WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter) trades speed for bandwidth as well as enables for the…
often a pair of very similar develops hit the Hackaday idea line within hours of each other. We’re not one to play favorites, so here’s two jobs that put RGB LED strips in a desk as well as workbench. [Charles] over at The makers Workbench has long needed a illumination option for his workspace. Flourescent…
Twenty years ago, [Downing] would fight with his siblings over who got to enjoy TV. Obviously, this gave him the idea of putting a television inside his incredibly Nintendo controller, but at he tender age of 12, [Downing] had neither the experience nor skills to make that happen. now that he’s older, and much less…