BuffaloFeeds » Hack A Day » November 9, 2009

Hack A Day (7 unread)

DIY circuit etching video tutorial

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 4:00pm MST by Phil Burgess

Circuit-bending blog GetLoFi has posted the best tutorial yet on home-made printed circuit boards using the toner transfer method. We’ve covered homebrew PCB fabrication techniques about a billion times before. What sets this tutorial apart is that it collects many bits of knowledge otherwise scattered all about the web, and then depicts the entire process on video, [...]
Roundup: simple hacks

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 3:00pm MST by Mike Szczys

Here’s a collection of simple hacks you can do in between larger projects. After the break we’ll look at converting an iPod from hard drive storage to Compact Flash, build an LED desk lamp using LEGO and USB power for charging, and use an Arduino shield to add network control at the touch of a [...]
Coaster Controlled HTPC

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 2:00pm MST by James Munns

These days, HTPCs are becoming more and more common, however controlling the content elegantly can be a painfully annoying problem. Roteno Labs have come up with a wonderful solution they call the RFiDJ. Similar to the RFID phone we covered earlier, they used a set of picture frame coasters and mounted descriptive pictures as well [...]
Color correction patch for PS3 eye

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 1:00pm MST by Mike Szczys

[Max] was happy to see that the PlayStation 3 Eye has support in the newer Linux kernels. Having sat in his closet for quite some time, this would give the camera another chance at usefulness. Unfortunately, the driver doesn’t include framerate selection and color correction so he set about writing a patch to control the [...]
Careless with your Jailbreak? You’ll get Rickrolled

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 11:18am MST by Mike Szczys

Here’s further proof that you should understand what it is you’re doing when you go to hack your handheld. Jailbreaking an iPhone has been made quite easy to the point that a lot of folks do it without reading any of the accompanying documentation. Those who didn’t heed the warning to change the default SSH [...]
AWE: a robotic wall

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 9:21am MST by Caleb Kraft

AWE is an interesting project, where your office wall is a helpful robot. That’s the goal anyway. The wall is articulated and can reconfigure its shape to fit your needs. You can see in their video that they have come up with several specific uses for AWE at different positions. We want to like AWE, [...]
Bike brake light senses you slowing down

Posted: November 9th, 2009, 7:49am MST by Mike Szczys

Group riding can be a bit dangerous if the pace is fast and riders don’t notice a slowing in the front of the pack. [WyoJustin] designed a brake light system for cyclists to try and remedy this issue. LEDs are mounted in the end caps of the handlebars on a road bike. When an accelerometer [...]