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firewire posted on Sun. November 11th 2007 at 11:18 PM PST
I know that more and more Wii hacks come out daily because of the ability to easily interface with the controller but I thought that this one was kinda cool. The Wii controller interfaces with a system that then controls the deadbolt locking mechanism of a door. Pretty cool video. Of course this system would be utterly useless to use for security purposes as anyone with a Wii controller could come and open the door unless they did some kind of bluetooth paring. Even with the paring a system like that could be easily hacked.
It is a fun concept though. If your bored check it out here. There is a link to the site with the design but it has to be decoded into English. You can give it a try here if you want, it didn't work to well for me.
firewire posted on Wed. November 7th 2007 at 02:52 PM PST
I was at work today and found something that I'd like to try out. Problem is I don't have the right kind of car to try this on. I drive a piece of junk 1998 Honda Civic with more miles on it than most commercial aircraft. Anyways the female in the video apparently unlocks her car with the pressure from smashing a tennis ball. There are rumors that this actually used to work and it was tested on MythBusters on a few minivans but this definitely doesn't work on new cars anymore. It was an issue with cars around 2000 or so.
"BY SMOGBOT AT 06/26/07 09:19 AM
Actually this did used to work, but only for a couple of years, and only on cars with central locking systems. I haven't tried it for a long time but have been told it no longer works with modern cars, but if you still drive a pre 2000 car then this MIGHT still work for some models.
But this is still a crap tip because my brother told me about this when I was about 10 years old"
I am not sure this is legit at all but its definitely good for a laugh. Check it out here if you get some time.
s1axter posted on Mon. November 5th 2007 at 01:08 PM PST
Yesterday Hack-a-day had a post on a new pusdo-contest titled Hackit. The idea is to throw a hardware hacking idea out there and see what people want to do to expand on it. The comments that are most intriguing could get the hardware required to do said hack. Not a bad idea. The first Hackit is for a Tivo or DVR system, so if you have an idea of how to extend the functionality and void the warranty of a Tivo or TV company DVR, swing by and let them know.
http://www.hackaday.com/2007/11/04/presenting-hackit-got-a-better-idea/
Contest Update: The weekend was really busy for me, so tonight I will pull the winner of the October Tip Contest, good luck!
s1axter posted on Thu. November 1st 2007 at 09:28 AM PST
Well October has come and gone, and with it the October Tip Contest. We had Some last minute entries in the contest that I want to post.
Last night at 8pm PDT Albert sent us this link to a page on running a barebones webserver on a PIC16F877! Now that's just nuts. At the bottom of the page are links to code for an ATA interface for hard drives and flash drives, cool cool stuff. http://www.edcheung.com/awards/pic2k/code.htm
Also from Albert, here is a page with some PIC routines for an LCD, lots of code. http://www.winpicprog.co.uk/pic_tutorial3.htm
The last tip to squeeze in last night at 10:40pm was from DIy556 and is my favorite from this entire month. I picked up Guitar Hero III for the Wii last Sunday and am totally addicted. There is a PC clone of Guitar Hero named Frets on Fire and if you have a Wii guitar using the scripts on this site you can play the game with the guitar using any bluetooth adapter. Very very cool stuff! Check it out: http://www.honkeykong.org/?p=83
That's it, tonight we will be drawing a winner from the tips over the past month so check your email.
firewire posted on Wed. October 31st 2007 at 02:28 PM PST
So I was at work looking around for something good to post for good old Halloween. Instead I came across this easy hack and laughed so hard that I had to post it.
Halloween Hand Hack
This guy made converted a Halloween fake motorized hand to pet his cat because his cat was requiring to much attention. The hand is motion controlled and sound controlled so that it doesn't keep running without the cat being nearby. Great idea and funny as heck to watch in action. If your bored take a look.
s1axter posted on Wed. October 31st 2007 at 10:07 AM PST
Just under 14 hours until the October Tips Contest is done, so hurry and get those tips in to win this Olimex PIC-MT with PIC16F872 PIC!
Yesterday Mike S. sent in a few tips, this one is for an alarm clock with an accelerometers to stop the alarm with a good wack. I know I hate the alarm clock and many a time have smashed the snooze with more than required force. Check it out if you want to torture your alarm and not feel as bad: http://www.dimensionengineering.com/appnotes/alarmclock/alarmclock.htm
Also from Mike S is a tip on the Rubik's cube sub woofer that has been circulating on hardware blogs recently. This sucker is a beast at 144lbs and around two feet on each side. This would look really cool sitting in any room! Take a look at the ton of pictures and read up on Zachary's 164 step process: http://projectcube2007.blogspot.com/
Since is it Halloween, I feel obligated to add something pumpkin related... how about Mac-O-Lanterns!! http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/10/macolanterns.html
Or s1axter/jason AAAAAAH! http://geeksinside.com/blog/s1axter/s1axter_jason.jpg
s1axter posted on Tue. October 30th 2007 at 05:58 PM PST
Well today certainly was a busy day on the tip line.
A tip from Mike S. Those who had the torture honor of college dorm life know "He with the coolest room, has the most friends". For those who haven't seen this before I present the "Multifunction In-Dorm Automation System" aka. MIDAS.
Main page: http://web.mit.edu/zacka/www/midas.html
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_kYaPZ6eds
Reader Nic sent in this cool project. The true geek can not only count in binary but decode a binary sequence at a quick glance. For the true hardware inclined geek, take a look at this binary clock project by Hans Summers. Using parts laying around from computers, VCRs and phone cables Hans shows you how to make a 24hour binary clock. (Be warned, hand drawn schematic)
Main page: http://www.hanssummers.com/electronics/clocks/binary/index.htm
Now here is an interesting site sent in by Fruki S., the Berkeley page aimed to "develop a 25 mm (wingtip-to-wingtip) device capable of sustained autonomous flight". Very cool stuff.
Min Page: http://robotics.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ronf/MFI/
That's it for right now.
Keep those tips coming, remember you have all day tomorrow until midnight to submit a tip and win this Olimex PIC-MT from SparkFun Electronics
Contest Rules
s1axter posted on Mon. October 29th 2007 at 09:43 AM PST
There are less than three days left until Halloween, that means it's time to get your costumes ready and time to submit for favorite websites to win the Olimex PIC-MT from SparkFun Electronics!
Submit a tip using THIS LINK and get entered to win a PIC development board with a PIC16F872 included! Full contest rules are here. Good Luck!
http://geeksinside.com/viewPost.php?p=301
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