Mimic Artfully Employs LEDs In Fashion
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/mimic-artfully-employs-leds-in-fashion/
Any science fiction piece set in the near-future involves clothes that light up or otherwise have some form of electronics inside. This hasn’t happened in mainstream fashion just yet, but [Amped Atelier] are doing serious work in the field. Mimic was their entry for the 2016 MakeFashion Gala, serving as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/mimic-artfully-employs-leds-in-fashion/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/mimic-artfully-employs-leds-in-fashion/
Any science fiction piece set in the near-future involves clothes that light up or otherwise have some form of electronics inside. This hasn’t happened in mainstream fashion just yet, but [Amped Atelier] are doing serious work in the field. Mimic was their entry for the 2016 MakeFashion Gala, serving as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/mimic-artfully-employs-leds-in-fashion/)
Object Tracking Camera Slider Gets The Nice Shots
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/object-tracking-camera-slider-gets-the-nice-shots/
In this day and age, where all leisure activities must be duly captured and monetized online, camera sliders are hot items. Many start with a simple manual build, before graduating to something motorized for more flexibility. [Saral Tayal] took things a step further, implementing a basic tracking mode for even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/object-tracking-camera-slider-gets-the-nice-shots/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/object-tracking-camera-slider-gets-the-nice-shots/
In this day and age, where all leisure activities must be duly captured and monetized online, camera sliders are hot items. Many start with a simple manual build, before graduating to something motorized for more flexibility. [Saral Tayal] took things a step further, implementing a basic tracking mode for even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/object-tracking-camera-slider-gets-the-nice-shots/)
Cheating At Bowling, The Hacker Way
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/cheating-at-bowling-the-hacker-way/
Anyone who has ever gone to a bowling alley will know the preferred (but ineffective) technique to telepathically control a bowling ball. [Mark Rober] and [James Bruton] decided to change that and hacked a bowling ball that can be steered remotely (and discreetly), simply by leaning your body.
They started …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/cheating-at-bowling-the-hacker-way/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/cheating-at-bowling-the-hacker-way/
Anyone who has ever gone to a bowling alley will know the preferred (but ineffective) technique to telepathically control a bowling ball. [Mark Rober] and [James Bruton] decided to change that and hacked a bowling ball that can be steered remotely (and discreetly), simply by leaning your body.
They started …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/cheating-at-bowling-the-hacker-way/)
Keeping Time with Blinkenlights
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/keeping-time-with-blinkenlights/
If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that hackers like weird clocks, and they love packing as many multicolored LEDs into a device as is humanly possible. Combine both of those concepts into one project, and you’ve got a perfect storm. So as far as unnecessarily complex timepieces go, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/keeping-time-with-blinkenlights/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/keeping-time-with-blinkenlights/
If we’ve learned anything over the years, it’s that hackers like weird clocks, and they love packing as many multicolored LEDs into a device as is humanly possible. Combine both of those concepts into one project, and you’ve got a perfect storm. So as far as unnecessarily complex timepieces go, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/keeping-time-with-blinkenlights/)
InstaBeat Started Out Of Spite
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/instabeat-started-out-of-spite/
[Tom] teaches electronics with this small programmable MP3 player, but it didn’t get its start as a teaching tool.
As all parents are sometimes required to do, [Tom] was acting as chauffeur for his daughter and his friends. When he played the Beatles one of his passengers informed him that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/instabeat-started-out-of-spite/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/instabeat-started-out-of-spite/
[Tom] teaches electronics with this small programmable MP3 player, but it didn’t get its start as a teaching tool.
As all parents are sometimes required to do, [Tom] was acting as chauffeur for his daughter and his friends. When he played the Beatles one of his passengers informed him that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/instabeat-started-out-of-spite/)
Hackaday Links: November 24, 2019
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2019/
It barely seems like it, but it’s been a week since the 2019 Hackaday Superconference wrapped up in sunny Pasadena. It was an amazing weekend, filled with fun, food, camaraderie, and hacks galore. For all who were there, it’ll likely take quite some time before spinning down to Earth again …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2019/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2019/
It barely seems like it, but it’s been a week since the 2019 Hackaday Superconference wrapped up in sunny Pasadena. It was an amazing weekend, filled with fun, food, camaraderie, and hacks galore. For all who were there, it’ll likely take quite some time before spinning down to Earth again …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/hackaday-links-november-24-2019/)
Secret C64 Program Found on a Christian Rock Band’s Vinyl Record
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/secret-c64-program-found-on-a-christian-rock-bands-vinyl-record/
How often do you find Easter eggs in old vinyl records?
It sure was a surprise for [Robin Harbron] when he learned about a Commodore 64 program hidden on one of the sides of a record from the 1985 album of Christian rock band Prodigal. The host of the YouTube …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/secret-c64-program-found-on-a-christian-rock-bands-vinyl-record/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/secret-c64-program-found-on-a-christian-rock-bands-vinyl-record/
How often do you find Easter eggs in old vinyl records?
It sure was a surprise for [Robin Harbron] when he learned about a Commodore 64 program hidden on one of the sides of a record from the 1985 album of Christian rock band Prodigal. The host of the YouTube …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/secret-c64-program-found-on-a-christian-rock-bands-vinyl-record/)
AI Phone App Learns Baseball Signals
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/ai-phone-app-learns-baseball-signals/
Watching a sport can be a bit odd if you aren’t familiar with it. Most Americans, for example, would think a cricket match looked funny because they don’t know the rules. If you were not familiar with baseball, you might wonder why one of the coaches was waving his hands …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/ai-phone-app-learns-baseball-signals/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/ai-phone-app-learns-baseball-signals/
Watching a sport can be a bit odd if you aren’t familiar with it. Most Americans, for example, would think a cricket match looked funny because they don’t know the rules. If you were not familiar with baseball, you might wonder why one of the coaches was waving his hands …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/24/ai-phone-app-learns-baseball-signals/)
Incredibly Tiny RF Antennas For Practical Nanotech Radios
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/incredibly-tiny-rf-antennas-for-practical-nanotech-radios/
Researchers may have created the smallest-ever radio-frequency antennas, a development that should be of interest to any nanotechnology enthusiasts. A group of scientists from Korea published a paper in ACS Nano that details the fabrication of a two-dimensional radio-frequency antenna for wearable applications. Most antennas made from metallic materials like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/incredibly-tiny-rf-antennas-for-practical-nanotech-radios/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/incredibly-tiny-rf-antennas-for-practical-nanotech-radios/
Researchers may have created the smallest-ever radio-frequency antennas, a development that should be of interest to any nanotechnology enthusiasts. A group of scientists from Korea published a paper in ACS Nano that details the fabrication of a two-dimensional radio-frequency antenna for wearable applications. Most antennas made from metallic materials like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/incredibly-tiny-rf-antennas-for-practical-nanotech-radios/)
Wipe Your Nozzle To Avoid Stringing
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/wipe-your-nozzle-to-avoid-stringing/
[Design Prototype Test] likes his Ender 3 printer. There was only one problem. When printing PETG — which is notorious for stringing — the hot end would pick up material and eventually ruin the print. The answer was to mount a cheap Harbor Freight brush somewhere and make the head …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/wipe-your-nozzle-to-avoid-stringing/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/wipe-your-nozzle-to-avoid-stringing/
[Design Prototype Test] likes his Ender 3 printer. There was only one problem. When printing PETG — which is notorious for stringing — the hot end would pick up material and eventually ruin the print. The answer was to mount a cheap Harbor Freight brush somewhere and make the head …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/wipe-your-nozzle-to-avoid-stringing/)
Tales from the Sysadmin: Dumped into the Grub Command Line
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/tales-from-the-sysadmin-dumped-into-the-grub-command-line/
Today I have a tale of mystery, of horror, and of hope. The allure of a newer kernel and packages was too much to resist, so I found myself upgrading to Fedora 30. All the packages had downloaded, all that was left was to let DNF reboot the machine and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/tales-from-the-sysadmin-dumped-into-the-grub-command-line/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/tales-from-the-sysadmin-dumped-into-the-grub-command-line/
Today I have a tale of mystery, of horror, and of hope. The allure of a newer kernel and packages was too much to resist, so I found myself upgrading to Fedora 30. All the packages had downloaded, all that was left was to let DNF reboot the machine and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/tales-from-the-sysadmin-dumped-into-the-grub-command-line/)
Patrol the Sprawl with this Battle Ready Cyberdeck
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/patrol-the-sprawl-with-this-battle-ready-cyberdeck/
The recent crop of cyberdeck builds are inspired, at least tangentially, by William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer and its subsequent sequels. In the novels, the decks are used as mobile terminals to access the virtual reality of cyberspace. In our world, they’re usually just quasi-retro boxes with Raspberry Pis in them. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/patrol-the-sprawl-with-this-battle-ready-cyberdeck/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/patrol-the-sprawl-with-this-battle-ready-cyberdeck/
The recent crop of cyberdeck builds are inspired, at least tangentially, by William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer and its subsequent sequels. In the novels, the decks are used as mobile terminals to access the virtual reality of cyberspace. In our world, they’re usually just quasi-retro boxes with Raspberry Pis in them. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/patrol-the-sprawl-with-this-battle-ready-cyberdeck/)
New Silicon Carbide Semiconductors Bring EV Efficiency Gains
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/new-silicon-carbide-semiconductors-bring-ev-efficiency-gains/
After spending much of the 20th century languishing in development hell, electric cars have finally hit the roads in a big way. Automakers are working feverishly to improve range and recharge times to make vehicles more palatable to consumers.
With a strong base of sales and increased uncertainty about the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/new-silicon-carbide-semiconductors-bring-ev-efficiency-gains/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/new-silicon-carbide-semiconductors-bring-ev-efficiency-gains/
After spending much of the 20th century languishing in development hell, electric cars have finally hit the roads in a big way. Automakers are working feverishly to improve range and recharge times to make vehicles more palatable to consumers.
With a strong base of sales and increased uncertainty about the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/new-silicon-carbide-semiconductors-bring-ev-efficiency-gains/)
Mike Harrison Knows Everything About LEDs
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/mike-harrison-knows-everything-about-leds/
Driving an LED and making it flash is probably the first project that most people will have attempted when learning about microprocessor control of hardware. The Arduino and similar boards have an LED fitted, and turning it on and off is a simple introduction to code. So it’s fair to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/mike-harrison-knows-everything-about-leds/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/mike-harrison-knows-everything-about-leds/
Driving an LED and making it flash is probably the first project that most people will have attempted when learning about microprocessor control of hardware. The Arduino and similar boards have an LED fitted, and turning it on and off is a simple introduction to code. So it’s fair to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/mike-harrison-knows-everything-about-leds/)
Robotic Skin Sees When (and How) You’re Touching It
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/robotic-skin-sees-when-and-how-youre-touching-it/
Cameras are getting less and less conspicuous. Now they’re hiding under the skin of robots.
A team of researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have recently created a multi-camera optical tactile sensor that is able to monitor the space around it based on contact force distribution. The sensor uses a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/robotic-skin-sees-when-and-how-youre-touching-it/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/robotic-skin-sees-when-and-how-youre-touching-it/
Cameras are getting less and less conspicuous. Now they’re hiding under the skin of robots.
A team of researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have recently created a multi-camera optical tactile sensor that is able to monitor the space around it based on contact force distribution. The sensor uses a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/robotic-skin-sees-when-and-how-youre-touching-it/)
Microphone Isolation Shield Is A Great IKEA Hack; Definitely Not a Xenomorph Egg
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/microphone-isolation-shield-is-a-great-ikea-hack-definitely-not-a-xenomorph-egg/
As any content creator knows, good audio is the key to maintaining an audience. Having a high quality microphone is a start, but it’s also necessary to reduce echoes and other unwanted noise. An isolation shield is key here, and [phico] has the low down on making your own.
The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/microphone-isolation-shield-is-a-great-ikea-hack-definitely-not-a-xenomorph-egg/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/microphone-isolation-shield-is-a-great-ikea-hack-definitely-not-a-xenomorph-egg/
As any content creator knows, good audio is the key to maintaining an audience. Having a high quality microphone is a start, but it’s also necessary to reduce echoes and other unwanted noise. An isolation shield is key here, and [phico] has the low down on making your own.
The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/microphone-isolation-shield-is-a-great-ikea-hack-definitely-not-a-xenomorph-egg/)
Barcaderator is Coin-Op Arcade up Top and Kegerator Down Below
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/barcaderator-is-coin-op-arcade-up-top-and-kegerator-down-below/
It’s a common sight in our community for a life-expired arcade cabinet to be repurposed as a MAME cabinet with an up-to-date screen and other internals. Many of us have had some fun pursuing high scores in a hackerspace somewhere, and even if they don’t have the screen burn and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/barcaderator-is-coin-op-arcade-up-top-and-kegerator-down-below/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/barcaderator-is-coin-op-arcade-up-top-and-kegerator-down-below/
It’s a common sight in our community for a life-expired arcade cabinet to be repurposed as a MAME cabinet with an up-to-date screen and other internals. Many of us have had some fun pursuing high scores in a hackerspace somewhere, and even if they don’t have the screen burn and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/barcaderator-is-coin-op-arcade-up-top-and-kegerator-down-below/)
ATX2AT Makes Retrocomputing Safer, Heads to Kickstarter
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/atx2at-makes-retrocomputing-safer-heads-to-kickstarter/
It’s easy to take power supplies for granted in modern computing, but powering vintage hardware is not always so simple or worry-free. The power supplies for old electronics are themselves vintage, and the hardware being powered can be quite precious. A power problem can easily cause fried components and burned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/atx2at-makes-retrocomputing-safer-heads-to-kickstarter/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/atx2at-makes-retrocomputing-safer-heads-to-kickstarter/
It’s easy to take power supplies for granted in modern computing, but powering vintage hardware is not always so simple or worry-free. The power supplies for old electronics are themselves vintage, and the hardware being powered can be quite precious. A power problem can easily cause fried components and burned …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/25/atx2at-makes-retrocomputing-safer-heads-to-kickstarter/)
An Epic Quest to Build the Perfect Retro Handheld
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/an-epic-quest-to-build-the-perfect-retro-handheld/
It’s a good time to be a fan of classic video games. Most of us carry around a smartphone that’s more than capable of emulating pretty much everything from the 32-bit era on down, and if you want something a little more official, the big players like Sony and Nintendo …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/an-epic-quest-to-build-the-perfect-retro-handheld/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/an-epic-quest-to-build-the-perfect-retro-handheld/
It’s a good time to be a fan of classic video games. Most of us carry around a smartphone that’s more than capable of emulating pretty much everything from the 32-bit era on down, and if you want something a little more official, the big players like Sony and Nintendo …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/an-epic-quest-to-build-the-perfect-retro-handheld/)
PixMob LED Wristband Teardown (Plus IR Emitters and How To Spot Them)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/pixmob-led-wristband-teardown-plus-ir-emitters-and-how-to-spot-them/
PixMob units are wearable LED devices intended for crowds of attendees at events like concerts. These devices allow synchronized LED effects throughout the crowd. [yeokm1] did a teardown of one obtained from a preview for the 2019 Singapore National Day Parade (NDP), and in the process learned about the devices …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/pixmob-led-wristband-teardown-plus-ir-emitters-and-how-to-spot-them/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/pixmob-led-wristband-teardown-plus-ir-emitters-and-how-to-spot-them/
PixMob units are wearable LED devices intended for crowds of attendees at events like concerts. These devices allow synchronized LED effects throughout the crowd. [yeokm1] did a teardown of one obtained from a preview for the 2019 Singapore National Day Parade (NDP), and in the process learned about the devices …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/pixmob-led-wristband-teardown-plus-ir-emitters-and-how-to-spot-them/)
The Strain of Flu Shot Logistics
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/the-strain-of-flu-shot-logistics/
Did you get a flu shot this year? How about last year? In a world of next-day delivery and instant downloads, making the yearly pilgrimage to the doctor or the minute clinic feels like an outdated concept. Even if you get your shots free at the office, it’s still a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/the-strain-of-flu-shot-logistics/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/the-strain-of-flu-shot-logistics/
Did you get a flu shot this year? How about last year? In a world of next-day delivery and instant downloads, making the yearly pilgrimage to the doctor or the minute clinic feels like an outdated concept. Even if you get your shots free at the office, it’s still a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/26/the-strain-of-flu-shot-logistics/)