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Hacked GadgetsHacked GadgetsMany articles about hacking gadgets. Examples of extreme technology. DIY projects describing how to build electronic projects. Fun top 5 and top 10 lists. 
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Magnetic Gun
2008-04-06 03:56:00 Gilbondfac has a cool video that shows some cool magnetic effects including a magnetic gun. More About: Magnetic
MAME Cabinet - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
2008-04-04 13:12:00 MAME cabinets can be lots of fun. Check out this one by Stuart, the creative use of some old computer joysticks allow him to interface the authentic buttons and joystick to the computer with ease. You can purchase new arcade housings that are made just for MAME systems but Stuart decided to dig into an ... More About: Arcade , Machine , Cabinet
Webcam Microscope
2008-04-03 12:58:00 Here is an interesting hack that will allow you to make a microscope from an ordinary webcam. Take the lens out of the webcam and turn it around to allow it to focus very close. Have a look at the last picture, that is a close up view of a magazine. The dots you see ... More About: Webcam , Microscope
Programmable Tattoo
2008-04-02 13:15:00 The post about the Animated Tattoo yesterday was for April Fools as most people figured out however have a look at this Programmable Tattoo! If you are interested in a bit of a read have a look at the patent. "For under-the-skin implants, the thinner and more flexible the better. A "nano-skin" polymer film was recently ...
Animated Tattoo uses Electronics under Skin
2008-04-01 14:04:00 Looks like there is a new technology that may be showing up in your local tattoo shop. This self contained system is the latest and greatest way to mark yourself. Unlike a normal tattoo this one can be changed over and over. The battery back is built in and will need to be replaced every ... More About: Electronics , Skin , Tattoo , Animated
Hexapod draws with a Pen
2008-04-01 12:34:00 Matt Denton from Micromagic Systems has taken his cool Hexapod robot and allowed it to have some fun wih a pen! The results are very interesting. "Using B.F.Hexapod with an additional floating pen attachment, and a utility I wrote to convert DXF files into translation commands for my p.Brain controller, I have got the start of ...
3D Spherites Floating Clock
2008-03-31 13:15:00 I have seen lots of cool clocks but this 3D Spherites Floating Clock is one of the best yet. I didn’t think much of it until the end of the video when the guy runs his hand through the clock. Until that point I though this was simply an interesting 3D clock. The Spherites site ...
Wireless Gadget Charger
2008-03-30 21:10:00 New gadgets are starting to come off the assembly line faster than they can be acknowledged. This gadget however is a breakthrough. The people from WildCharge came up with a very interesting and useful device. They call it the Wild Charger . It is a pad that you can place various gadgets on to charge.This device ... More About: Wireless , Gadget
Streaming Audio and Video to a Treo 700
2008-03-30 13:09:00 Paysonbadboy has put together a system to watch his home TV on his Treo 700 by using a capture card and the internet. I love the ability for some cheap hardware and a bit on inventive thinking to do something this cool! "I am using a cheap $15 program I actually bought to capture my outdoor ... More About: Video , Audio , Streaming
Popcorn Popper made from a Tin Can
2008-03-29 12:28:00 Here is a cool popcorn popper that could be handy next time you are out camping. It is quite small so it may not be of much use if you have a big family but it is sure to be fun for the kids to pop some of their own popcorn in a can that ... More About: Popcorn , Made
Name the Thing Contest - 44
2008-03-29 06:43:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize this week is a new product that we just added to the store. These LED mounting adapter boards let you solder to a small circuit board instead of soldering directly to LED and resistor leads. This contest will run for one week (March 29 - April 3, 2008) . ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
DIY Solar Power Install on the Cheap
2008-03-28 12:33:00 So you think that installing solar power in a house has to be expensive? This article shows that it is possible to do it yourself on a small budget. "I put the batteries in their container, and connected the 2 together in series with a #1 Car Battery Cable from Canadian Tire that cost $14. The ... More About: Power , Solar Power , Solar , Cheap
USB Interface
2008-03-27 12:11:00 The Doktor has hacked together a cool way of controlling something on your computer via USB. Looks to be a USB joystick that has been re-purposed to interface with new buttons. This looks to be the ‘new parallel port’. In the days when computers had parallel ports interfacing with the real world usually meant connecting ... More About: Interface
Bicycle Rim Antenna
2008-03-26 12:20:00 There are all kinds of antenna designs floating around the net and many of them use found parts for their construction. I have never seen a Bicycle Rim Antenna before though! Alan Yates is the creative designer of this antenna. "Several months ago I was walking home from the post office, nearing my place I saw ...
Plasma Tweeter - Audio with no Speaker
2008-03-25 12:31:00 Martin Grebe tipped us about this cool plasma tweeter in the comment section of this article. Timetec did a fantastic job on building this unit! His musical selection isn’t my favorite but the great operation sure makes up for that. "Now built the completed circuit on a single PCB. Made vertical electrode setup from tungsten ... More About: Audio , Plasma , Speaker
New Segway
2008-03-24 12:52:00 Here is a Segway with tires that are two feet wide! Cool hack that is sure to turn heads, but I still have a thing for the Segway Centaur (video below).
PicOx - Open Source Motor Controller for Electric Bike
2008-03-23 18:57:00 Have a look at the construction details of this Open Source Electric Bike Motor Controller. There are good circuit construction details and diagrams on the creators site. More details are available on these pages: http://www.theworkshop.ca/energy/picox/2/ picox2.htm http://www.theworkshop.ca/energy/picox/3/ picox3.htm http://www.theworkshop.ca/energy/picox/4/ picox4.htm "In brief the PicOx is a PicAxe 08M based digital Controller that performs an ADC of a Hall-effect throttle and ...
Ball Throwing Machine that a Dog can load
2008-03-22 12:39:00 If you have a dog this Ball Throwing Machine could provide hours of fun for him when you are out. It looks overkill for what is needed (just the way we like it). "I built the ball machine because I thought my dog Jerry, might like it and that it would be something fun for me ... More About: Load
Name the Thing Contest - 43
2008-03-22 08:02:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize this week will help you use your computer and look stylish while you are doing it. (It’s a finger mouse) This contest will run for one week (March 22 - 28, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
Custom Made Steel Pencil
2008-03-21 12:08:00 If you are looking for a special steel pencil don’t bother looking for it at your local department store. For something this unique it needs to be custom made! This one for example was made by Nonentity from a piece of solid steel that was removed from an old copy machine. "I decided that my rotring ... More About: Made , Pencil , Custom , Steel
Gas Station Extinguishing System False Alarm
2008-03-20 12:42:00 Have a look at two guys that were caught filling their vehicles at the wrong time. It appears that for no reason the Gas Station Extinguishing System False Alarm ed and dumped what I am thinking is dry chemical on them. Via: Gizmodo
Automation Overkill - ABB IRB 340 Robotic Croissant Picker
2008-03-19 11:56:00 Is is me or is this ABB IRB 340 Robotic Croissant Picker overkill? I am all for automating tasks but I have seen so many lines that are very simple and do the same task. It would seem obvious to funnel all of the items into a single stream and kick out the rejects as ... More About: Overkill , Automation
Autonomous Airplane Indoor Flying
2008-03-18 12:20:00 There are two notes below that describe the fantastic video demonstration of the MIT Autonomous Airplane Indoor Flying test. Keep your eye on this page for more info in the future. "In these flight tests, a fixed vertical landing platform was designed and attached to a concrete pole in the middle of the RAVEN flight space ...
iPhone Touch Pad Pro
2008-03-17 12:19:00 If you are lucky enough to have an iPhone you can now use it as a cool new computer interface! Have a look at Touch padPro for more details. "Touchpad Pro lets you control your PC or Mac through your iPhone or iPod Touch. It’s got multi-touch capabilities just like the new MacBooks, though without the cost ... More About: Iphone , Digg
Coffee Printer
2008-03-16 12:10:00 How can you make coffee more interesting? You could print fancy designs on it. I am not sure how practical this is but WOW does it ever look cool! "Long time ago, I saw a great video about “Latte Art”, and figured that I absolutely must build a machine capable of printing the most beautiful art ... More About: Coffee , Printer
Jigsaw Sewing Machine
2008-03-15 12:04:00 Felipe from Brazil sent in some pictures and a video of his Jigsaw that has been turned into a Sewing Machine . I have never seen a hack to do this before but it is a cool idea. It also looks like the presser foot and feed dog help to feed the material through the blade. ...
Name the Thing Contest - 42
2008-03-15 08:03:00 Congratulations to the last contest winner. The prize this week is a tool to help you take apart your next mod project.. This contest will run till mid next week (March 15 - 20, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what ... More About: Contest , Contests , Thing
Card Reader Project
2008-03-14 12:39:00 Looking to try your hand at reading some mag stripe cards? This Card Reader Project has some great information and some code to get you started. "The Magstripe (Track 2) Reader project can be used to view numerics stored a magnetic data card. Although there is no writeback ability, the device is very useful as a ...
Opto-Isolated TTL to 110 VAC Power Source
2008-03-13 12:26:00 Here is a simple hack to convert a simple (cheap) module into your very own opto-isolated TTL to 110 VAC power source. Since it is isolated you can control it with low voltage circuitry and have no worry about electrocution. The other concern when you control high voltage with a low voltage control circuit (a ... More About: Power , Source
Rinspeed Underwater Concept Car
More articles from this author:2008-03-12 12:22:00 Looking for a car that will impress the neighbors? Don’t bother with the cars in the local dealership. They have nothing on the Underwater Concept Car by Rinspeed ! No camera tricks here, the car can swim with the fishes. "Thirty years after the movie thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ hit the silver screen “sQuba” is ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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