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Flip-book style digitization
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 3:00pm MDT by Mike Szczys
This method of book digitization allows you to scan an entire book by fanning through the pages. It uses a high-speed camera that captures 500 frames per second to get a good look at each page. Processing software isolates each pages, analyzes any curve in the paper due to the flipping, and smooths out the [...]
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Graffiti machine sprays for you
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 12:38pm MDT by Mike Szczys
[Ben's] father was a metalworker and the combination of being around metal fabrication for most of his life and getting a couple of art degrees brought together a satisfying combination of hacking skills. Above you can see a Graffiti Machine that he built, which we’ll look at in-depth after the break.. This isn’t the first [...]
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Laser cutting solder stencils
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 11:00am MDT by Mike Szczys
Do you have access to a laser cutter? If so, you can use [Riley Porter's] method to cut your own solder stencils. He starts with the Eagle files and exports the Dimension and tCream layers to a PDF. That file is then processed using Ghostwriter, Gview, and finally, Corel draw. The result is a 1200dpi [...]
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Motion sensing camera hack
Posted: March 19th, 2010, 9:27am MDT by Mike Szczys
Researchers at the University of Liege have developed an algorithm to separate movement from background. They call it ViBe and this patented piece of code comes in at under 100 lines of C. Above you can see the proof of concept shown by hacking the code into CHDK, a Canon PowerShot alternative firmware. The package [...]