«
Expand/Collapse
108 items tagged "diy"
Related tags:
cms [+],
cameras [+],
hacks [+],
classic [+],
sql injection [+],
led [+],
home [+],
diy cms [+],
blog [+],
web cms [+],
musical [+],
misc [+],
day [+],
cross site scripting [+],
cnc [+],
clock [+],
webapps [+],
web [+],
vulnerability [+],
transportation [+],
sql [+],
segway [+],
scanner [+],
robots [+],
peripherals [+],
news [+],
clapper [+],
camera [+],
breadboard [+],
alarm [+],
wolf [+],
synthesizer [+],
sound generators [+],
sound [+],
solar [+],
projector [+],
project [+],
printer [+],
picture [+],
pic development [+],
pic [+],
photography [+],
patrick [+],
microcontrollers [+],
leds [+],
hackaday [+],
generator [+],
entertainment [+],
electron [+],
commodore sid [+],
commercial synthesizers [+],
collection [+],
cnc machine [+],
chemistry [+],
chaos communication congress [+],
book [+],
battery [+],
audio [+],
alarm clock [+],
worth 1000 [+],
world [+],
workshop [+],
work [+],
winter cold [+],
winter [+],
wii remote [+],
wii [+],
welding of plastics [+],
welding [+],
wax cylinder [+],
wax [+],
watt radio [+],
watt [+],
wallet [+],
vulnerabilities [+],
vistalites [+],
vintage [+],
video projector [+],
video [+],
version [+],
vaporizer [+],
valentine s day [+],
valentine [+],
vacuum formers [+],
uwe [+],
ultrasonic transducers [+],
ultrasonic sensors [+],
ultrasonic range finder [+],
ultrasonic plastic welding [+],
ukraine [+],
u. chicago [+],
tweeting [+],
tutorial [+],
turret [+],
tube amplifier [+],
transport device [+],
toy [+],
touch probe [+],
touch [+],
tom [+],
tip [+],
tiny space [+],
tiny components [+],
tins [+],
tilt switches [+],
tilt [+],
thinkgeek [+],
thermostat [+],
technology zurich [+],
target area [+],
tablet [+],
table [+],
system [+],
swiss federal institute of technology [+],
swiss federal institute [+],
surface mount [+],
surface [+],
sun chart [+],
sun [+],
styrofoam [+],
studio photography [+],
studio [+],
stroke motor [+],
stored [+],
steven dufresne [+],
steven [+],
steve [+],
stereo [+],
steering wheel [+],
stationary generators [+],
stabilizer [+],
spy [+],
spring [+],
spindle [+],
spectrophotometer [+],
special effects [+],
spare room [+],
sorts [+],
something [+],
soldering irons [+],
soldering iron [+],
softbox [+],
soft light source [+],
soft drinks [+],
smd [+],
smart tweezers [+],
sleek look [+],
sip [+],
simple solutions [+],
sim [+],
signal generator [+],
signal [+],
shift [+],
shelving brackets [+],
shell out [+],
shelf solution [+],
servo [+],
server room [+],
serge [+],
sensor board [+],
sensor [+],
security system [+],
security [+],
scratch [+],
scrap wood [+],
scott moulton [+],
scanning electron microscope [+],
scanner glass [+],
ryan palser [+],
ryan [+],
robotic hand [+],
robot [+],
rob [+],
roasting marshmallows [+],
ring [+],
ride [+],
richard [+],
rich [+],
rfid readers [+],
rfid [+],
reverb [+],
resistance values [+],
reprap [+],
replica [+],
repair [+],
remote control [+],
reflector [+],
recording studio [+],
reconditioner [+],
rechargeable batteries [+],
rechargeable aa [+],
reactor [+],
rc planes [+],
ray tube [+],
ray [+],
rapid prototyping [+],
range [+],
randy sarafan [+],
rajendra [+],
radio controller [+],
quadcopter [+],
prototyping tool [+],
prototype [+],
protoboard [+],
proper signal [+],
propeller based [+],
programmable thermostat [+],
process [+],
probe [+],
print [+],
price tags [+],
price tag [+],
precision rods [+],
pov [+],
portal [+],
poll [+],
pocket linux [+],
player [+],
plastic tubing [+],
plastic [+],
pipe cap [+],
pinch [+],
pinball machines [+],
pinball [+],
piezo disk [+],
picman [+],
pick [+],
pic micro controller [+],
photos [+],
photo resistor [+],
phonograph [+],
phil [+],
petter [+],
pete [+],
personal audio players [+],
pcs [+],
pcbs [+],
pcb [+],
patrick hannan [+],
party goers [+],
parabolic reflector [+],
paper towels [+],
panel [+],
palm of your hand [+],
oxide [+],
orb [+],
optical mouse [+],
optical fibers [+],
optical drive [+],
old laptop [+],
offsets [+],
ocd [+],
obsessive compulsive disorder [+],
nut [+],
nuclear reactor [+],
nova [+],
nomex fabric [+],
noel [+],
nitty [+],
nicholas c lewis [+],
nicholas c [+],
neon transformer [+],
music player [+],
music [+],
multimeter [+],
mp3 player [+],
money [+],
modern [+],
mini fridge [+],
minder [+],
miguel vicente [+],
microscope [+],
microcontroller [+],
mess [+],
mercury [+],
medical [+],
materials research lab [+],
mason jar [+],
markus [+],
mario mauerer [+],
mad scientist [+],
love [+],
local arts [+],
links [+],
linear actuator [+],
lightning [+],
lighting [+],
lightbox [+],
light tube [+],
lifespan [+],
lifehacks [+],
leonidas [+],
lazy man [+],
laziness [+],
lazaridis [+],
laser scanner [+],
laser [+],
laptops [+],
laptop [+],
kip [+],
kindle [+],
keylogger [+],
kevlar [+],
kerry [+],
kegerator [+],
justin [+],
juke [+],
joy markham [+],
jordan [+],
job [+],
jim [+],
jerry [+],
jared knutzen [+],
january [+],
jan [+],
james bond [+],
james [+],
irons in the fire [+],
iron [+],
intervalometer [+],
intercepts [+],
instructables [+],
ins and outs [+],
inkjet technology [+],
inkjet printheads [+],
inkjet printer [+],
inkjet [+],
ink [+],
information age technology [+],
image [+],
husbandry techniques [+],
husband wife [+],
hp kubota [+],
household items [+],
household chemicals [+],
homebrew [+],
home workshops [+],
home theater acoustics [+],
home alarm system [+],
hollowed [+],
hobbyist [+],
hit [+],
heathkit [+],
head [+],
harsh winter [+],
hand [+],
hakko soldering iron [+],
hacker [+],
hack [+],
h. p. friedrichs [+],
guitar fuzz [+],
guitar [+],
gripper [+],
grass roots [+],
gobs [+],
glove box [+],
globe [+],
gift [+],
giant [+],
german words [+],
gear [+],
gas sensor [+],
fuzz pedal [+],
fuzz [+],
fruit [+],
fresnel [+],
frank [+],
frame [+],
forgery [+],
flower bouquet [+],
florianh [+],
fizzy fruit [+],
fizzy [+],
first glance [+],
fingers [+],
finder [+],
film projector [+],
fiber [+],
feeder [+],
erik [+],
eric wolfram [+],
equipment friends [+],
entire library [+],
enclosure [+],
electronic lock [+],
electron accelerator [+],
electret microphone [+],
ecg [+],
ebay [+],
easy on the eyes [+],
earth [+],
drone [+],
door [+],
don [+],
dollar range [+],
diy web [+],
diy project [+],
diy kits [+],
display [+],
diodes [+],
dim the lights [+],
dim environment [+],
digital pinball [+],
digital picture frame [+],
diffraction grating [+],
diederich [+],
diamond plate [+],
development [+],
dev board [+],
dennis [+],
death [+],
dave [+],
data recovery [+],
data [+],
daniel [+],
daises [+],
cylinder [+],
copper pipe [+],
conversion kit [+],
controller [+],
control [+],
contests [+],
conductive inks [+],
conductive ink [+],
conductive [+],
concept [+],
computer geeks [+],
computer [+],
complementary book [+],
compact fluorescent bulb [+],
column alignment [+],
cold hard cash [+],
coffee grounds [+],
coffee [+],
cloth towels [+],
clones [+],
clap clap [+],
clap [+],
christmas shopping [+],
cheap electric scooters [+],
charlie [+],
charger [+],
cellphones [+],
cellphone [+],
cell phone [+],
cathode ray tube [+],
cat feeder [+],
cat [+],
carlos [+],
care [+],
car lighting [+],
car [+],
camera stabilizer [+],
camera flashes [+],
camera dolly [+],
camera crew [+],
buzzer [+],
building [+],
breathalyzer [+],
brass rods [+],
brass pipe [+],
box [+],
bootloader [+],
bookshelf speakers [+],
bookshelf [+],
bonzo [+],
bondo [+],
bolt [+],
bob alexander [+],
bob [+],
boatload [+],
board [+],
blood alcohol content [+],
blinkm [+],
biotech [+],
binary clock [+],
ben tsvi [+],
ben krasnow [+],
beer [+],
bauble [+],
battery reconditioner [+],
ballpoint pen [+],
backlight [+],
automatic feeder [+],
aurora [+],
audio signal [+],
attiny [+],
asking price [+],
apartment [+],
anything [+],
animatronic [+],
animated holiday [+],
animal husbandry [+],
analog control [+],
amplifier [+],
amount of time [+],
amazon [+],
aluminum tape [+],
aluminum foil [+],
aluminum extrusion [+],
aluminum [+],
alan sawula [+],
alan [+],
air [+],
aesthetically pleasing [+],
adam [+],
acoustic panel [+],
acoustic [+],
accelerometer [+],
accelerator [+],
Hardware [+],
HackIt [+],
45 years [+],
3d representation [+],
3d print [+],
digital [+],
tool [+],
arduino [+]
-
-
10:01
»
Hack a Day
If you’re running your own recording studio, you’re going to need a lot of gear that seems excessively esoteric to the non-musically inclined. A rack full of synth gear looks just like any other cabinet of technology you would find in a server room. Electronic music is, for the most part, very utilitarian looking, but [...]
-
-
21:45
»
SecDocs
Tags:
music Event:
Chaos Communication Congress 27th (27C3) 2010 Abstract: At least if you have used all the features of a synthesizer, you probably ask the questions: "How can I modify it? How can I build a synthesizer myself? What features do I personally need?" This talk covers this topic from a theoretical and technical point of view. Since commercial synthesizers have been built, the interest in modifying existing synthesizers and building own synthesizers has increased. Nowadays there is a much bigger DIY (Do-It-Yourself) community, and the idea of building own synthesizers and modules has been even merged with the idea of open-source and creative-commons hardware. This gives a wide range of new possibilities. Another part of the talk will be a quick introduction of less or more known DIY-synthesizer projects and the demonstration of a DIY synthesizer based on MOS 6581-like synthesis (The Commodore SID), which can be built from quite cheap electronic components and give a wide range of possibilities for sound generation and a reasonable sound. This talk will briefly describe the basics of sound synthesis and what makes it so interesting. A little bit of basic knowledge is recommended, but not necessary.
-
21:45
»
SecDocs
Tags:
music Event:
Chaos Communication Congress 27th (27C3) 2010 Abstract: At least if you have used all the features of a synthesizer, you probably ask the questions: "How can I modify it? How can I build a synthesizer myself? What features do I personally need?" This talk covers this topic from a theoretical and technical point of view. Since commercial synthesizers have been built, the interest in modifying existing synthesizers and building own synthesizers has increased. Nowadays there is a much bigger DIY (Do-It-Yourself) community, and the idea of building own synthesizers and modules has been even merged with the idea of open-source and creative-commons hardware. This gives a wide range of new possibilities. Another part of the talk will be a quick introduction of less or more known DIY-synthesizer projects and the demonstration of a DIY synthesizer based on MOS 6581-like synthesis (The Commodore SID), which can be built from quite cheap electronic components and give a wide range of possibilities for sound generation and a reasonable sound. This talk will briefly describe the basics of sound synthesis and what makes it so interesting. A little bit of basic knowledge is recommended, but not necessary.
-
-
15:35
»
Packet Storm Security Exploits
DIY CMS version 1.0 Poll suffers from cross site request forgery, cross site scripting, and remote SQL injection vulnerabilities.
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
Here’s an interesting concept. Lets make a kit to build your own super simple cell phone. Thats basically what a group at the MIT media lab is proposing with this prototype. Consisting of an SM5100b GSM module and a 1.8″ 160×128 pixel LCD screen on a very basic board holding some buttons, this thing is [...]
-
-
15:07
»
Hack a Day
[Will Finucane] of Revolt Labs/Mad Science Blog was looking for a way to keep his cats happily fed while away on a short vacation, so he put together a cheap and easy automatic feeder to ensure that his pets didn’t go hungry while he was away. We’ve seen different iterations of automatic pet feeders here [...]
-
-
9:01
»
Hack a Day
When it’s time to get started on a project and put our irons in the fire, we usually reach for a nice Weller or Hakko soldering iron. Unfortunately, that isn’t possible when we’re soldering something away from a wall outlet. Portable soldering irons usually range from slightly to completely terrible, and [Adam] thought he could do [...]
-
-
6:01
»
Hack a Day
DIY book safes are well and good, but if you give someone enough time to peruse your book collection, the 3-inch thick “Case study on Animal Husbandry Techniques during the 14th Century” is likely to stand out among your collection of hand-bound “Twilight” fan fiction. In an attempt to teach his friend a bit about [...]
-
-
10:57
»
Hack a Day
DSLRs aside, the price of digital cameras these days can make it easy to consider just tossing your old one out when it breaks. [Leonidas Tolias] had another idea, and with a few broken cameras he had on hand he constructed a slick little pocket-sized projector. The project started out as a pair of lenses [...]
-
-
7:01
»
Hack a Day
We think [FlorianH] did a bang-up job of prototyping his Minima Quadcopter on the cheap. The total bill comes in right around $200 and we’re very happy with the quality of parts as well as the results. Here you can see the top of the double-sided board which he etched to host all of the [...]
-
-
9:37
»
Hack a Day
That finished look for your project is all about the enclosure you find to host it. We think [Punge] really did a great job with the case for this DIY intervalometer. The build section of the project page links to the company that makes the enclosures. They’re meant to host round PCBs with several options [...]
-
-
6:01
»
Hack a Day
[Jordan] likes the flexibility that conductive inks offer when putting together electronic circuits, but says that they are often too expensive to purchase in decent quantities, and that they usually require substrate-damaging temperatures to cure. After reading a UIUC Materials Research Lab article about making conductive ink that anneals at relatively low temperatures, he decided [...]
-
-
5:01
»
Hack a Day
[hackitbuildit], from instructables, has brought us a a DIY windows 8 tablet. To make the tablet, an old laptop is used that meets the minimum requirements of windows 8 preview, a touch screen conversion kit, and of course the software itself. The laptop is first prepared by removing the casing around the screen, and if [...]
-
-
5:17
»
Hack a Day
Here’s something that may be of interest to all the reprappers, vacuum formers, and other plastic fabbers out there: ultrasonic welding of plastics. If you’ve ever wanted to join two pieces of plastic without melting them together with acetone or screwing them together, [circuitguru] is your guy. Ultrasonic welder setups are usually reserved for companies that [...]
-
-
11:25
»
Hack a Day
For the lazy man who can’t be bothered to buy a proper wattage lamp here’s the Clever Clapper, a Clapper that finally has the ability to dim the lights. Like the clapper we saw last month, [Pete]‘s version uses an ATtiny2313 and an electret mic. What sets [Pete]‘s version apart from the vintage 80s model [...]
-
-
8:01
»
Hack a Day
Just like destroying an ant colony with a magnifying glass, there’s nothing like cooking hot dogs and roasting marshmallows with a nice parabolic reflector. Of course covering an old satellite dish with mylar or aluminum tape doesn’t take much skill, however cool it is. [Uwe] came up with a much more technical means of building [...]
-
-
8:00
»
Hack a Day
[Steven Dufresne] does a lot of tinkering with solar-powered applications, a hobby which can be very time consuming if done right. One process he carries out whenever building a solar installation is creating a sun chart to determine how much (or little) sun the target area will get. The process requires [Steven] to take elevation [...]
-
9:01
»
Hack a Day
[Bob Alexander] wrote in to share a hobby of his that we thought was pretty timely considering the new year is quickly approaching. For several years now he has put together a custom calendar for himself, including both dates he finds important along with sweet pictures of vintage computer equipment. Friends and family found his [...]
-
-
5:01
»
Hack a Day
If you haven’t yet wrapped up your Christmas shopping, you may want to consider building [AlanFromJapan’s] implementation of the ever-classic “Clapper”. With its theme song burned into the brain of anyone old enough to remember the 80s, the clapper was a wonderful device that certainly put the “L” in laziness. Looking for an excuse to play [...]
-
-
6:01
»
Hack a Day
What makes a project really exceptional? Part of it is a, ‘gee, that’s clever’ angle with a little bit of, ‘that’s actually possible.’ One thing the Hack a Day crew really appreciates is awesome enclosures. Altoids tins will get you far, but to step up to the big leagues you’ve got to bend some aluminum. [...]
-
-
6:01
»
Hack a Day
[fjordcarver] was looking for some mercury-free tilt switches that wouldn’t break the bank and that were easy to build. He also wanted something cheap, so instead of buying some tilt switches he devised his own that fit all of the criteria he set out. Now, these switches are not your typical fare, and they’re not [...]
-
-
14:01
»
Hack a Day
With the introduction of the Kinect, obtaining a 3D representation of a room or object became a much easier task than it had been in the past. If you lack the necessary cash for one however, you have to get creative. Both the techniques and technologies behind 3D scanning are somewhat complicated, though certainly still [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[Dave] just can’t seem to get enough of modifying his new car. Where he lives, it’s typically dark on his ride home from work and he finds himself dropping things on the floor of his car all too often. Nissan decided not to include lighting in the Juke’s foot well or glove box, so [Dave] decided [...]
-
-
8:01
»
Hack a Day
[Grissini] hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to personal audio players. He estimates that he’s gone through about half a dozen iProducts/iKnockoffs over the years, which ultimately adds up to a lot of money poured right down the drain. Rather than lay down his cold hard cash for yet another music player [...]
-
-
10:21
»
Hack a Day
So we saw this tip come in and thought–oh, another POV device. We watched the video (embedded after the break), took a sip of coffee, then almost sprayed the beverage all over the computer when we realized that this uses a diy sensor to synchronize the POV image. [Ch00f] came up with the idea for [...]
-
-
13:01
»
Hack a Day
[Markus] had been drooling over some LED panels to use as a soft light source for photography, but being a hobbyist, he didn’t want to spend a ton of money to buy them. He figured that he had enough electronics know-how to build his own panels, while saving a boatload of cash in the process. [...]
-
-
14:00
»
Hack a Day
[Rob] has been working on his drum trigger build, and he’s finally decided to share it with us. His drum heads and triggers don’t look like anything we’ve ever seen, but he’s pretty confident he has a good kit in the works. The first unconventional of the build is the drum triggers. The triggers are [...]
-
6:01
»
Hack a Day
[linux-dude] always wanted to have a binary clock, but he didn’t want to pay someone else to make it for him. Additionally, he was looking for a compact alarm clock he could take on the road, rather than relying on the one in his hotel room. Inspired by other binary clock projects he has seen [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[Phil’s] parents grow their own organic food, but the harsh Ukraine winters make storing it a difficult proposition. Since it can drop to -30°C on occasion, they asked him to find a way to keep their storeroom at around 5-7°C above zero. He decided to construct his own programmable thermostat to keep things in check, [...]
-
-
8:01
»
Hack a Day
[Eric Wolfram] wrote in to let us know about a simple and cheap acoustic panel DIY he put together. When installing a home theater acoustics are often neglected (especially if you spend so much on the TV you cannot afford any furniture for the room) resulting in reduced listening quality and poor spacial sound imaging [...]
-
-
12:06
»
Hack a Day
[zmashiah] has a nice Nova tube amplifier in his living room, and he often forgets to turn it off once he’s done listening to music. He feels guilty when this happens, as it not only shortens the lifespan of his stereo, but it’s not exactly the greenest behavior either. Rather than let his receiver idle [...]
-
-
8:01
»
Hack a Day
A few months back, [Phil] was looking to get into PIC development, but he couldn’t seem to find a simple development board for the PIC16F883 microcontroller he wanted to use. Since no retail offering had exactly what he was looking for, he decided to put together a dev board of his own. He spent a [...]
-
-
10:01
»
Hack a Day
A signal generator is a handy bit of kit and with the right components, it’s pretty easy to build one. Fabricating a proper signal generator probe is another matter entirely. [Frank]‘s DIY signal generator probe does exactly what it claims to, and is very cheap to boot. After [Frank] made a simple signal generator with [...]
-
-
9:01
»
Hack a Day
[Rajendra] got tired of building the same basic circuits time and again on the breadboard. He decided to build some simple, modular circuits on protoboard and make them easy to interface with the breadboard. As you can see, he ended up with seven modules that make prototyping faster and easier. At first glance some might [...]
-
-
3:44
»
Hack a Day
[Serge] was in search of a new wallet, but he was concerned about ne’er do wells with RFID readers stealing his data. He could have gone out to the store and plunked down $20-$30 for a shielded walled, but where’s the fun in that? Instead, he decided to make his own. Using Kevlar-Nomex fabric, he [...]
-
-
13:01
»
Hack a Day
Well, if we ever need something huge built on a RepRap, now we know who to call. [Jim] over at Grass Roots Engineering wrote in to share a large 3D print he just finished, which was extruded by an equally impressive home-built 3D printer. The part he built consists of a bunch of hollow green tubing [...]
-
12:01
»
Hack a Day
[Glenn] from The Back Shed has built a lot of windmills and stationary generators over the years, but recently decided to try his hand at building something a bit more portable. The charger is based of a relatively simple design, employing a 5.2 HP Kubota 4 stroke motor and a 12v car alternator to provide [...]
-
-
12:08
»
Hack a Day
Reader [Xellers] sent in his newest instructable: DIY Electron Accelerator: A Cathode Ray Tube in a Wine Bottle. While not exactly what you might think of a cathode ray tube, the basics are in place. A wine bottle is used as a vacuum chamber and a 9kv neon transformer is attached to a stopped in [...]
-
-
8:00
»
Hack a Day
This is a picture of the guts of a diy Segway project (translated). Everything fits into a tiny space under the platform upon which the rider stands. It’s tight, but makes for a sleek look when the diamond plate is covering up all of the internals. An ATmega644 controls the vehicle. It does so by [...]
-
-
8:46
»
Hack a Day
Although now it’s impossible for a DIY nut to build electronics for less money than a factory, this wasn’t always the case. For 45 years, Heathkit produced inexpensive kits for just about everything. Heathkit closed it’s kit business in 1992, but now they’re back. They’re starting out with a few DIY kits at first, namely [...]
-
-
13:22
»
Hack a Day
Along with hobby electronics, flying RC planes is one of [Diederich’s] favorite hobbies. When out in the field, he prefers to use an Aurora 9 radio controller, and while the remote is great, he was a bit disappointed in Hitec’s telemetry sensor lineup. He says that the sensors are pretty decent, though limited, and he [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[Noel] does a lot of SMD work and wanted a pair of “smart” tweezers that could be used to place components as well as for reading their capacitance and resistance values on the fly. As we have seen, these things can be somewhat costly, and not really necessary if you already have a good multimeter. [...]
-
-
16:01
»
Hack a Day
[Nirav] liked the idea of having his own personal Earth at the tip of his fingers, and since that’s not happening any time soon, he decided to build the next best thing. Sure, he could have simply gone out and purchased a globe, but there is no fun in that. Instead, he shows us how [...]
-
-
8:01
»
Hack a Day
“Wednesday, I was arrested and sent to jail,” is what your blog might say if you decide to try and duplicate this project. You may, however, be fortunate to be still writing your blog, as ATTEMPTING TO BUILD YOUR OWN REACTOR can be quite dangerous. That’s what [Richard] did using household items such as clock [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[Ray] likes to build all sorts of Propeller-based projects, but one of the more interesting items we came across was this DIY ECG. While we have covered other DIY electrocardiograms before, he left the breadboard behind and put together a nicely done PCB for his build. The ECGs design should be pretty familiar to anyone [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[Petter] built himself a DIY Segway out of a couple of cheap electric scooters. We’ve seen a couple of very nice Segway builds in the past like the all analog Segway, or the creepy walking version, [Petter]‘s Segway build seems like it would be a useful human transport device. The motors, chains, gears, and wheels are [...]
-
-
10:58
»
Hack a Day
Like any learned individual, [Justin] has a whole mess of books. Not being tied to the dead-tree format of bound paper, and with e-readers popping up everywhere, he decided to build a low-cost book scanner so an entire library can be carried in a his pocket. If that’s not enough, there’s also a complementary book [...]
-
6:01
»
Hack a Day
[Patrick] wanted a remote control to control some of the robots he’s built. He also wanted to get some data back from his robots, so an inexpensive off-the-shelf solution wouldn’t be up to the task. Like all good geeks, [Patrick] decided to build what he needed. For analog control, [Patrick] decided to use a Wiimote nunchuck. [...]
-
-
10:01
»
Hack a Day
After seeing the TIX clock for the first time, [Gweedo Steevens] really wanted one, but wasn’t interested in paying the seemingly high asking price over at ThinkGeek. He figured it wouldn’t be too incredibly hard to build his own, so he decided to give it a shot. The clock relies on 27 LEDs to display [...]
-
-
5:00
»
Hack a Day
Instructables user and Community Manager [Randy Sarafan] recently put together a tutorial on how to build an ages-old musical standard, the “Fuzz Pedal”. He says that the secret to rocking out is fuzz, so if you can handle both a soldering iron and a guitar, this project is for you. When you take a close [...]
-
-
15:10
»
Hack a Day
Students in the BASTLI lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich had been stuck using underpowered and unreliable saws for quite some time. The saws often got stuck while cutting through PCBs and were generally a drag to use. When group member [Mario Mauerer] came across a big and powerful brushless motor in [...]
-
-
12:49
»
Hack a Day
Instructables user [willnue] wanted to build a DIY Tweeting alarm system from the ground up, but reconsidered after taking a close look at the scope of such a project. He settled on using an off the shelf security system, taking care of the Twitter interface on his own. He bought a GE 45142 Wireless alarm [...]
-
11:02
»
Hack a Day
Since he was a kid [Giorgos Lazaridis] has always loved the idea of having an electronic door locking mechanism, and now that he has the means, he’s decided to construct one for securing the door to his apartment. He calls the project “simple and cheap”, though we’re not sure about the first part. Taking a [...]
-
-
10:08
»
Hack a Day
Instructables user [msuzuki777] had amassed quite a collection of batteries over the years, but was finding that some of his rechargeable AA and AAA cells seemed to be at the end of their useful life. After reading some information at the Battery University regarding the restoration process for nickel-based batteries, he figured he might as [...]
-
-
12:01
»
Hack a Day
If you are planning on using more than a handful of BlinkMs in a project, you will likely find that their $15 price tag quickly adds up. Instructables user [jimthree] found himself in that position and opted to create his own homebrew version of a BlinkM instead. He calls his creations “Ghetto Pixels”, and while [...]
-
-
12:42
»
Hack a Day
Softboxes are often considered a must-have piece of equipment when doing any sort of portrait or studio photography. While they are not the most expensive photography accessory, they can be built far cheaper than you would pay for an off the shelf model. [Don] needed a softbox for his studio, and he ended up constructing [...]
-
-
5:06
»
Hack a Day
[Dennis] recently invested some money in the Tormach Tooling System for his CNC’d Sieg SX3 mill in order to make his tool changes easier. While the kit allows him to easily account for height offsets while changing tools, he has no quick, reliable means of locating the spindle in relation to his workpiece. Tired of [...]
-
-
8:01
»
Hack a Day
Before I decided to build my own CNC machine I had seen a few bolt together machines on the internet, usually constructed using 80/20 aluminum extrusion. My write up describes my attempt at a completely DIY bolt together machine made from 25mm aluminum SHS, 50mm shelving brackets and lots and lots of gutter bolts. Building [...]
-
-
4:06
»
Hack a Day
[Nicholas C Lewis, Patrick Hannan, Jared Knutzen, and Joy Markham], students from the University of Washington, have recently taken the wraps off a project which they have been collaborating on, a DIY inkjet printer. The group set out to construct a low cost, open source inkjet printer for personal use that utilizes standard inkjet technology. [...]
-
-
4:09
»
Hack a Day
[Charlie] has been making a DIY Spectrophotometer, and while it is a “shambling mess of information-age technology!” it is still much better than ours. Focused around an arduino, bits of lego, and a flashlight, this creative device rotates a diffraction grating (flake of compact disc) aimed at a photo resistor. As the light spectrum is [...]
-
-
9:01
»
Hack a Day
[Steve] was tired of looking at the speakers in his workshop and began searching around for something a little more aesthetically pleasing. Having recently received a set of hollowed out books used for hiding things as a gift, he thought that he might be able to solve his speaker issue in a similar fashion. He [...]
-
-
11:01
»
Hack a Day
[Ryan Palser] wrote in to tell us about his Portal Turret. [Ryan] set about making this Portal 1 style turret by first carving a Styrofoam form, bondo and waxing then casting molds of the various components. Anyone interested in mold making (like us) should check out all the pictures and comments in the stream. The [...]
-
-
13:45
»
Hack a Day
As a project for an embedded systems class, [Alan] recently built himself a sunrise-simulating alarm clock. You are probably familiar with these sorts of timepieces – they gradually light up the room to awaken the sleeping individual rather than jarring them awake with a buzzer or the radio. Since many commercial units with this feature [...]
-
-
11:16
»
Hack a Day
[James] didn’t like losing detail when scanning in photographic negatives, so he repurposed an old scanner and turned it into a lightbox. The Flickr set of the build shows [James] installing a compact fluorescent bulb in the body of the scanner. Aluminum foil reflects the light, and the scanner glass is painted white for diffusion. [...]
-
-
7:05
»
Hack a Day
[Ole Wolf] wrote in to tell us about a project he has been working on for several years now. The Wacken Death Box serves as a reminder that once you start a DIY project, it’s probably a good idea to finish it in a reasonable amount of time, lest it risk becoming obsolete. His Death [...]
-
-
14:22
»
Hack a Day
Commercial vest-based camera stabilizer systems are quite expensive, sometimes bearing price tags in the $700-$800 dollar range. Photographer [Miguel Vicente] has a pretty well-stocked workshop and decided there was no way he would shell out that much cash for a rig, so he simply built his own. “Simply” is a bit of a misstatement, to [...]
-
-
14:00
»
Hack a Day
[Ben Krasnow] has recently completed a home-built scanning electron microscope and has posted a video of it in action on his blog. The build itself was done quite creatively using many off-the shelf components. We particularly like how long threaded brass rods were used not only for the supports, but also to maintain column alignment [...]
-
-
9:01
»
Hack a Day
Documenting your build process can sometimes be an incredible pain, as it’s quite difficult to take pictures or video while you are in the middle of soldering. Professionals who demonstrate things on TV for a living have the benefit of a camera crew and special rigs to catch the action from every angle – the [...]
-
-
12:30
»
Hack a Day
Pinball machines, while likely considered pretty retro technology by most, are still a fun and engaging way to waste a little time. The problem with pinball machines is that they take up a lot of space, making the hobby of collecting them pretty prohibitive unless you have tons of spare room in your house. [tbarklay] [...]
-
-
14:27
»
Hack a Day
[Erik] is a broke engineer. When this past Valentine’s day rolled around he didn’t have any cash to buy a gift for his girlfriend, so he had to get creative. Every girl likes flowers, but unless he was going to give his lady some day old daises from the grocery dumpster, he would have to [...]
-
-
13:02
»
Hack a Day
Do you need to keep tabs on the kids while they browse the Internet? How about your husband/wife – do you suspect they are dabbling in extra-curriculars on the side? Hey, you’ve got your insecurities reasons, we won’t judge. We will however, show you what [Jerry] over at Keelog has been working on lately. While [...]
-
-
7:01
»
Hack a Day
DIY ring light setups for DSLR cameras are nothing new around here. While most of them rely on an array of LEDs or a mirror-based light tube, [Wolf] had a different idea. He figured that since optical fibers are made specifically for transmitting light from one place to another, they would make a perfect medium [...]
-
-
4:00
»
Hack a Day
ePaper displays are easy on the eyes because there’s no flickering backlight to put strain on them. This is great until you’re trying to read in a dim environment. Of course Amazon will sell you a backlight that’s powered from the reader itself if you’re willing to pay. [Txoof] thought the price was a bit [...]
-
-
10:05
»
Hack a Day
I think we can all agree, there are few things that go better with hacking everything than beer. [Tom] has taken his love for beer and building things, fusing them together in a DIY kegerator. Using an off the shelf mini fridge and some easy to find beer serving components, he walks us through the [...]
-
-
7:30
»
Hack a Day
Halloween may have come and gone but thats no reason not to take a look at this neat little special effects setup. Basically it uses an analogue circuit to monitor an audio signal and triggers some camera flashes using 5V relays. The idea is that you can play lightning strikes and other spooky sounds, and the system will trigger camera flashes to coincide with the [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[haqnmaq] admits that he suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and on occasion, can be found washing his hands up to 20 times an hour. Very distrustful of cloth towels, he exclusively uses paper towels to dry his hands, to the tune of 2-3 rolls a day. In an effort to lessen the impact his OCD [...]
-
14:01
»
Hack a Day
Instructables user [djsfantasi] wanted to build an animated holiday display using puppets as a means of raising money for a local arts program. After doing a bit of reading and research however, he decided that building animatronic characters for the display was not that far fetched an idea. His first inclination was to build a [...]
-
-
15:02
»
Hack a Day
Ask anyone who has ever owned a car with a manual gearbox – in real life and in video games, nothing beats stick shift. Rather than shell out gobs of money to purchase a pre-made shift box, forum member [nikescar] built his own for about $20. Using some scrap wood and a plastic cutting board, [...]
-
-
15:02
»
Hack a Day
We’re not saying it’s a simple project, but the build methods that [Alan Sawula] used for this DIY pick and place are probably the easiest we’ve seen yet. As this is just a CNC machine, the methods he used would also work quite well for mills or other machines. Instead of using precision rods for [...]
-
-
5:05
»
Hack a Day
[Rich] over at Evil Mad Scientist Labs took it upon himself to make eating fruit a little more enjoyable for his kids by infusing it with CO2 using his CO2inator. Observing the same principles used in making soft drinks and force-carbed beer, he decided to build a CO2 pressure chamber for use in his kitchen. He [...]
-
-
8:27
»
Hack a Day
Inspired by a project featured here on Hack-a-Day, [arthurb] bought himself a PIC 24F and started experimenting once he learned the ins and outs of programming the chip. Using a breadboard and a nest of wires was fine for his first few projects, but as he advanced, he began to feel the need for a [...]
-
-
7:00
»
Hack a Day
[Patrick's] latest Instructable walks us though making a clap clap on / clap clap off type of switching circuit, similar in use to that sometimes popular commercial product seen on TV. He does this by using a standard electret microphone, half of an LM324 op amp, a voltage comparator and a PIC micro controller. The [...]
-
-
7:51
»
Hack a Day
After finding some ultrasonic transducers online for a dollar each [Kerry Wong] decided to create an ultrasonic range finder. The result is much like parallax’s PING))) sensor but much cheaper. His post is not only a good way to save some money, but also does a good job of explaining how ultrasonic sensors work. The transmit circuit is essentially an [...]
-
-
13:00
»
Hack a Day
DIY driving controller It looks like this steering wheel, shifter, and foot pedal were all made from string and garbage. That being said, you can see it works quite well. The setup just pushed keys on the keyboard, which reminds us of the junky plastic add-ons for the Wii remote. [Thanks Toumal] Taping PCI express [...]
-
11:52
»
Hack a Day
Okay, this may not be saving any lives, but it makes for a fun novelty at your next rager. Most Breathalyzers aim to keep you from driving when you’ve had too many. The Squidalyzer encourages party-goers to drink more and more by treating a high blood-alcohol-content with great fanfare. An Arduino, a gas sensor, and [...]
-
-
9:47
»
Hack a Day
Hackaday writer [Gerrit Coetzee] built a simple clamp to aid in surface mount component soldering. This cheap, easily made device uses gravity to hold tiny components in place. The tip of the bolt is pointed, but gently like a ballpoint pen so as not to harm the components with a sharp tip. Roughly position your [...]
-
-
12:00
»
Hack a Day
Here’s a DIY vaporizer build. It uses a 30 watt Radio Shack soldering iron as a heat source that is regulated with a common dimmer switch. This is done by removing the soldering tip and replacing it with threaded rod attached to a brass pipe fitting assembly. This is housed inside of a Mason jar [...]
-
-
8:00
»
Hack a Day
Here at Hackaday, we love it when people make home brew versions of elaborate, expensive, and technical equipment. By gathering up some coffee grounds, a balloon, some plastic tubing, and his lungs, [Carlos] has provided a good how-to on making your own coffee grounds robotic hand. Inspired by the U. Chicago, Cornell, and iRobot Collaboration [...]
-
-
8:00
»
Hack a Day
Inkjet printheads are a pretty rare thing to see done in home workshops. We would love to see more and got really excited when we saw this single nozzle, drop on demand, head being built. using a piezo disk intended to be a cheap buzzer and some reprap magic, [Johnrpm] got some results. [Madscifi] has [...]
-
-
10:09
»
Hack a Day
The video above is the final working DIY Segway from [sb-scooter]. The website and build log don’t have a lot of information at the moment, but you can still gawk at several pictures of the construction (and a picture is worth 1000 German words). For those looking for the nitty gritty, with some quick math [...]
-
-
10:08
»
Hack a Day
[Daniel's] homemade digital picture frame looks great, it’s well-built, and it has a nice set of features. It’s not made from a broken laptop and he didn’t build it around a microcontroller. Instead, he saved a 19″ LCD monitor with a burnt out back light caused by the extremely common blown capacitor problem. Twenty dollars on eBay [...]
-
-
12:00
»
Hack a Day
If you thought you’d never have a chance to release your hit single on the wax cylinder think again. A band obsessed with the Victorian era did just that, having a DIY’er produce the cylinders for them. The story was covered by the BBC and includes a lousy attempt to build a phonograph to play [...]
-
-
13:00
»
Hack a Day
[Ytai Ben-Tsvi] wanted a rapid prototyping tool that could be easily and cheaply built at home. He came up with the PICMAN, a breadboard compatible PIC based board that has everything you need to get the ball rolling. He’s using a PIC18LF4553 which has built-in USB support that can be used with a bootloader for [...]
-
-
11:00
»
Hack a Day
There’s something viscerally pleasing about simple solutions. [Kip] came up with one in the form of a scratch controller. The spindle from an optical drive is used to hold a CD in place, which acts as the LP for scratching. The sensor from an optical mouse is mounted upside down below the CD and detects [...]
-
-
15:01
»
Hack a Day
[H. P. Friedrichs], the creator of the Static Bleeder has created his own diodes. Using household chemicals, a film of cuprous oxide was made on a copper pipe cap. Cuprous oxide has been one of the first known semiconductor substances, has a low forward drop but is an otherwise asymmetrical conductor, odd V-I curves, and [...]
-
-
12:00
»
Hack a Day
Reader [Jan] came across a website all about building your own video projector. We’ve linked to five of the best projects for 2010 but there’s a ton more information if you dig a little deeper. Our favorite so far is the GohtanBox v3 and it’s giant LED panel that serves as the projection light.
[...]
1337day (was: Inj3ct0r, 1337db)
OSVDB Vulnerabilities
Exploit-DB
SecurityFocus Vulnerabilities
Bugtraq
XSSed
Sophos security news
Penetration Testing
SecuriTeam
BackTrack Linux Forums
Threatpost
carnal0wnage.attackresearch.com
Carnal0wnage
Darknet
The Exploitant
Wirevolution