BuffaloFeeds » Hack A Day

Hack A Day (5 unread)

Is GEK a modern-day Mr. Fusion?

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 2:00pm MST by Mike Szczys

[Nanomonkey] spent the weekend building generators that run off of syngas. All Powers Lab produces Gasifier Experimenter Kits to convert raw material to energy. The kits use Gasification to make a “natural gas like” fuel from materials such as wood chips, walnut shells, construction debris or agricultural waste. So is this the Mr. Fusion that powered [...]
DIY projector collection

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 1:00pm MST by Mike Szczys

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. [...]
Google unveils API to PowerMeter

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 12:00pm MST by Mike Szczys

Google’s tentacles continue to wrap around every portion of our lives with the addition of an API for their PowerMeter software. The PowerMeter tool works with smart electricity meters to monitor and display power usage in the home. This will allow manufacturers (and hackers alike) to design new devices with the Google interface in mind. We’ve [...]
Using Mindflex to shock the heck out of people

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 11:10am MST by Mike Szczys

We love to see eloquent hacks but this isn’t one of them. [Aaron] and his fellow sadists are using a Mindflex game with an electric shocker. If your brain is idle you’ll be fine, but too much activity inside the noggin and you’re in for nasty shock to the arm. Take a look at the [...]
Home cinema 3D (or just tick off theatergoers)

Posted: March 4th, 2010, 10:23am MST by Jakob Griffith

After a visit to the local theater and discovering the use of IR 3D glasses (for films such as Avatar), the team over at Furrtek wondered how they worked, and more importantly, how the glasses could be manipulated to tick off audience members. While the original intentions seem a bit childish, they did mention that [...]