Add-On Makes ESP32 Camera Board Easier To Program
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/add-on-board-makes-esp32-camera-board-easier-to-program/
Don’t you just hate it when dev boards have some annoying little quirk that makes them harder to use than they should be? Take the ESP32-CAM, a board that started appearing on the market in early 2019. On paper, the thing is amazing: an ESP32 with support for a camera …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/add-on-board-makes-esp32-camera-board-easier-to-program/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/add-on-board-makes-esp32-camera-board-easier-to-program/
Don’t you just hate it when dev boards have some annoying little quirk that makes them harder to use than they should be? Take the ESP32-CAM, a board that started appearing on the market in early 2019. On paper, the thing is amazing: an ESP32 with support for a camera …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/add-on-board-makes-esp32-camera-board-easier-to-program/)
Don’t DIY This Surgical Robot At Home
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/dont-diy-this-surgical-robot-at-home/
The LVL1 Hackerspace in Louisville hosted a hackathon for useless and impractical devices a couple of years ago and this makeshift Duh-Vinci Surgical Robot was one of the “successful” results. While it’s not necessarily a project that should ever be used for its intended purpose, its miniature setup is certainly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/dont-diy-this-surgical-robot-at-home/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/dont-diy-this-surgical-robot-at-home/
The LVL1 Hackerspace in Louisville hosted a hackathon for useless and impractical devices a couple of years ago and this makeshift Duh-Vinci Surgical Robot was one of the “successful” results. While it’s not necessarily a project that should ever be used for its intended purpose, its miniature setup is certainly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/dont-diy-this-surgical-robot-at-home/)
HiFi Audio On The Commodore 64 – 48KHz, Yo!
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/hifi-audio-on-the-commodore-64-48khz-yo/
Prior to the development of CD-quality audio hardware in the mid-1990s, home computers and consoles typically made do with synthesized music. Due to the storage and RAM limitations of the time, there weren’t a whole lot of other practical options. If you’re willing to ignore practicality, however, you can do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/hifi-audio-on-the-commodore-64-48khz-yo/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/hifi-audio-on-the-commodore-64-48khz-yo/
Prior to the development of CD-quality audio hardware in the mid-1990s, home computers and consoles typically made do with synthesized music. Due to the storage and RAM limitations of the time, there weren’t a whole lot of other practical options. If you’re willing to ignore practicality, however, you can do …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/09/hifi-audio-on-the-commodore-64-48khz-yo/)
A Luggable Computer for the Raspberry Pi Era
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-luggable-computer-for-the-raspberry-pi-era/
Today, computers are separated into basically two categories: desktops and laptops. But back in the early 1980s, when this ideological line in the sand was still a bit blurry, consumer’s had a third choice. Known as “portable computers” at the time, and often lovingly referred to as luggables by modern …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-luggable-computer-for-the-raspberry-pi-era/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-luggable-computer-for-the-raspberry-pi-era/
Today, computers are separated into basically two categories: desktops and laptops. But back in the early 1980s, when this ideological line in the sand was still a bit blurry, consumer’s had a third choice. Known as “portable computers” at the time, and often lovingly referred to as luggables by modern …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-luggable-computer-for-the-raspberry-pi-era/)
DIY Autonomous Mower In The Wild
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/diy-autonomous-mower-in-the-wild/
Mowing the lawn is one of those repetitive tasks most of us really wish we had a robot for. [Kenny Trussell] mowing needs are a bit more strenuous than most backyards, so he hacked a ride-on mower to handle multi-acre fields all on it’s own.
The mower started out life …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/diy-autonomous-mower-in-the-wild/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/diy-autonomous-mower-in-the-wild/
Mowing the lawn is one of those repetitive tasks most of us really wish we had a robot for. [Kenny Trussell] mowing needs are a bit more strenuous than most backyards, so he hacked a ride-on mower to handle multi-acre fields all on it’s own.
The mower started out life …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/diy-autonomous-mower-in-the-wild/)
Hardware Hack Makes Robocall Blocking Service Even Better
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hardware-hack-makes-robocall-blocking-service-even-better/
Sorry to bear sad tidings, but your car’s extended warranty is about to expire. At least that’s what you’ll likely hear if you answer one of those robocalls that have descended like a plague upon us. We applaud any effort to control the flood of robocalls, even if it means …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hardware-hack-makes-robocall-blocking-service-even-better/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hardware-hack-makes-robocall-blocking-service-even-better/
Sorry to bear sad tidings, but your car’s extended warranty is about to expire. At least that’s what you’ll likely hear if you answer one of those robocalls that have descended like a plague upon us. We applaud any effort to control the flood of robocalls, even if it means …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hardware-hack-makes-robocall-blocking-service-even-better/)
Hackaday Podcast 049: Tiny Machine Learning, Basement Battery Bonanza, and Does This Uranium Feel Hot?
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hackaday-podcast-049-tiny-machine-learning-basement-battery-bonanza-and-does-this-uranium-feel-hot/
Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams sort through all of the hacks to find the most interesting hardware projects you may have missed this week. Did you know you can use machine learning without a neural network? Here’s a project that does that on an ATtiny85. We also wrap …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hackaday-podcast-049-tiny-machine-learning-basement-battery-bonanza-and-does-this-uranium-feel-hot/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hackaday-podcast-049-tiny-machine-learning-basement-battery-bonanza-and-does-this-uranium-feel-hot/
Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams sort through all of the hacks to find the most interesting hardware projects you may have missed this week. Did you know you can use machine learning without a neural network? Here’s a project that does that on an ATtiny85. We also wrap …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hackaday-podcast-049-tiny-machine-learning-basement-battery-bonanza-and-does-this-uranium-feel-hot/)
This Week in Security: Camera Feeds, Python 2, FPGAs,
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/this-week-in-security-camera-feeds-python-2-fpgas/
Networked cameras keep making the news, and not in the best of ways. First it was compromised Ring accounts used for creepy pranks, and now it’s Xiaomi’s stale cache sending camera images to strangers! It’s not hard to imagine how such a flaw could happen: Xiaomi does some video feed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/this-week-in-security-camera-feeds-python-2-fpgas/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/this-week-in-security-camera-feeds-python-2-fpgas/
Networked cameras keep making the news, and not in the best of ways. First it was compromised Ring accounts used for creepy pranks, and now it’s Xiaomi’s stale cache sending camera images to strangers! It’s not hard to imagine how such a flaw could happen: Xiaomi does some video feed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/this-week-in-security-camera-feeds-python-2-fpgas/)
Hide Silent, Hide Deep: Submarine Tracking Technologies of the Cold War
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hide-silent-hide-deep-submarine-tracking-technologies-of-the-cold-war/
All through the cold war, there was a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in play. Nuclear powers like the United States and the Soviet Union would hide submarines armed with nuclear missiles underwater. The other side would try to know where they were so they could be targeted in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hide-silent-hide-deep-submarine-tracking-technologies-of-the-cold-war/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hide-silent-hide-deep-submarine-tracking-technologies-of-the-cold-war/
All through the cold war, there was a high-stakes game of cat and mouse in play. Nuclear powers like the United States and the Soviet Union would hide submarines armed with nuclear missiles underwater. The other side would try to know where they were so they could be targeted in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/hide-silent-hide-deep-submarine-tracking-technologies-of-the-cold-war/)
Using Lookup Tables to Make the Impossible Possible
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/using-lookup-tables-to-make-the-impossible-possible/
Embarrassing confession time: I never learned my multiplication tables in grade school. Sure, I had the easy tables like the twos and the fives down, but if asked what 4 x 7 or 8 x 6 was, I’d draw a blank. As you can imagine, that made me a less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/using-lookup-tables-to-make-the-impossible-possible/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/using-lookup-tables-to-make-the-impossible-possible/
Embarrassing confession time: I never learned my multiplication tables in grade school. Sure, I had the easy tables like the twos and the fives down, but if asked what 4 x 7 or 8 x 6 was, I’d draw a blank. As you can imagine, that made me a less …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/using-lookup-tables-to-make-the-impossible-possible/)
Retro PowerBook Gets a Mac Mini Transplant
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/retro-powerbook-gets-a-mac-mini-transplant/
Around these parts, seeing a classic laptop or desktop computer get revived with the Raspberry Pi is fairly common. While we’re not ones to turn down a well-executed Pi infusion, we know they can be controversial at times. There’s an impression that such projects are low-effort, and that the combination …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/retro-powerbook-gets-a-mac-mini-transplant/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/retro-powerbook-gets-a-mac-mini-transplant/
Around these parts, seeing a classic laptop or desktop computer get revived with the Raspberry Pi is fairly common. While we’re not ones to turn down a well-executed Pi infusion, we know they can be controversial at times. There’s an impression that such projects are low-effort, and that the combination …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/retro-powerbook-gets-a-mac-mini-transplant/)
Arduino Pedometer Counts Your Steps
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/arduino-pedometer-counts-your-steps/
There’s a trend in corporate America that has employees wear a step counter — technically a pedometer — and compete in teams to see who can get the most number of steps. We wonder how many people attach the device to an electric drill and win the competition easily. However …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/arduino-pedometer-counts-your-steps/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/arduino-pedometer-counts-your-steps/
There’s a trend in corporate America that has employees wear a step counter — technically a pedometer — and compete in teams to see who can get the most number of steps. We wonder how many people attach the device to an electric drill and win the competition easily. However …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/arduino-pedometer-counts-your-steps/)
Building a Low-Tech Website for Energy Efficiency
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/building-a-low-tech-website-for-energy-efficiency/
In an age of flashy jQuery scripts and bulky JavaScript front-end frameworks, loading a “lite” website is like a breath of fresh air. When most of us think of lightweight sites, though, our mind goes to old-style pure HTML and CSS sites or the intentionally barebones websites of developers and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/building-a-low-tech-website-for-energy-efficiency/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/building-a-low-tech-website-for-energy-efficiency/
In an age of flashy jQuery scripts and bulky JavaScript front-end frameworks, loading a “lite” website is like a breath of fresh air. When most of us think of lightweight sites, though, our mind goes to old-style pure HTML and CSS sites or the intentionally barebones websites of developers and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/building-a-low-tech-website-for-energy-efficiency/)
A Simple POV Globe Via APA102
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-simple-pov-globe-via-apa102/
POV builds come in all shapes and sizes, and typically rely on LEDs for their high light output and fast response time. With this in mind, [Great Scott] grabbed some LED strip off the shelf and set about whipping up a POV LED globe.
Being a spinning POV build, it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-simple-pov-globe-via-apa102/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-simple-pov-globe-via-apa102/
POV builds come in all shapes and sizes, and typically rely on LEDs for their high light output and fast response time. With this in mind, [Great Scott] grabbed some LED strip off the shelf and set about whipping up a POV LED globe.
Being a spinning POV build, it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/10/a-simple-pov-globe-via-apa102/)
This Ugly Christmas Sweater Can Set You On Fire
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-ugly-christmas-sweater-can-set-you-on-fire/
While Christmas may have just passed, there’s just enough time left in winter to justify wearing your ugly Christmas sweaters for a few more days. If you’re not one of the lucky ones with an old sweater from Grandma, you can still turn your least favorite sweater into the most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-ugly-christmas-sweater-can-set-you-on-fire/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-ugly-christmas-sweater-can-set-you-on-fire/
While Christmas may have just passed, there’s just enough time left in winter to justify wearing your ugly Christmas sweaters for a few more days. If you’re not one of the lucky ones with an old sweater from Grandma, you can still turn your least favorite sweater into the most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-ugly-christmas-sweater-can-set-you-on-fire/)
Building a Real Wooden Table Saw
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/building-a-real-wooden-table-saw/
A table saw is one of those tools that aren’t strictly necessary to have, but immensely helpful if you do happen to have one around. The folks at [I Build It] have made a three part series that features a homemade table saw build, so you can finally get around …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/building-a-real-wooden-table-saw/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/building-a-real-wooden-table-saw/
A table saw is one of those tools that aren’t strictly necessary to have, but immensely helpful if you do happen to have one around. The folks at [I Build It] have made a three part series that features a homemade table saw build, so you can finally get around …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/building-a-real-wooden-table-saw/)
Stacks of Spring Washers Power the Drawbar on this CNC Mill Conversion
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/stacks-of-spring-washers-power-the-drawbar-on-this-cnc-mill-conversion/
With Tormach and Haas capturing a lot of the entry-level professional market for CNC machines, we don’t see too many CNC conversions of manual mills anymore. And so this power drawbar conversion for a Precision Matthews mill really caught our eye.
What’s that, you say? Didn’t [Physics Anonymous] already build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/stacks-of-spring-washers-power-the-drawbar-on-this-cnc-mill-conversion/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/stacks-of-spring-washers-power-the-drawbar-on-this-cnc-mill-conversion/
With Tormach and Haas capturing a lot of the entry-level professional market for CNC machines, we don’t see too many CNC conversions of manual mills anymore. And so this power drawbar conversion for a Precision Matthews mill really caught our eye.
What’s that, you say? Didn’t [Physics Anonymous] already build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/stacks-of-spring-washers-power-the-drawbar-on-this-cnc-mill-conversion/)
An Arduino-Based Flute Playing Machine
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/an-arduino-based-flute-playing-machine/
It’s one thing to be able to transcribe music from a flute, and it’s another to be able to make a flute play pre-written music. The latter is what [Abhilash Patel] decided to pursue in the flute player machine, an Arduino-based project that uses an air flow mechanism and PVC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/an-arduino-based-flute-playing-machine/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/an-arduino-based-flute-playing-machine/
It’s one thing to be able to transcribe music from a flute, and it’s another to be able to make a flute play pre-written music. The latter is what [Abhilash Patel] decided to pursue in the flute player machine, an Arduino-based project that uses an air flow mechanism and PVC …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/an-arduino-based-flute-playing-machine/)
Printed Separator Separates Printed Pages
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/printed-separator-separates-printed-pages/
We all know people trapped in aging bodies who can’t do all the things they used to do. It’s easy to accept that you may never move small furniture around by yourself again, but losing the ability to do something as simple as separating the pages of your newspaper to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/printed-separator-separates-printed-pages/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/printed-separator-separates-printed-pages/
We all know people trapped in aging bodies who can’t do all the things they used to do. It’s easy to accept that you may never move small furniture around by yourself again, but losing the ability to do something as simple as separating the pages of your newspaper to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/printed-separator-separates-printed-pages/)
Plucky Kalimba Plays Itself
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/plucky-kalimba-plays-itself/
[Gurpreet] fell in love with the peaceful, floaty theme from the Avatar series and bought a kalimba so he could hear it resonate through his fingertips. He soon realized that although it’s nice to play the kalimba, it would be a lot cooler if it played itself. Then he could …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/plucky-kalimba-plays-itself/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/plucky-kalimba-plays-itself/
[Gurpreet] fell in love with the peaceful, floaty theme from the Avatar series and bought a kalimba so he could hear it resonate through his fingertips. He soon realized that although it’s nice to play the kalimba, it would be a lot cooler if it played itself. Then he could …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/plucky-kalimba-plays-itself/)
This Artist Drags His Feet Across Sand and Snow
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-artist-drags-his-feet-across-sand-and-snow/
You may have seen Simon Beck’s work a few years back. The snow artist, known for creating large-scale works of art with nothing but snowshoes, has been creating geometrically inspired fractals and mathematical forms for years. An orienteer and map-maker by day, he typically plans out his works in advance …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-artist-drags-his-feet-across-sand-and-snow/)
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-artist-drags-his-feet-across-sand-and-snow/
You may have seen Simon Beck’s work a few years back. The snow artist, known for creating large-scale works of art with nothing but snowshoes, has been creating geometrically inspired fractals and mathematical forms for years. An orienteer and map-maker by day, he typically plans out his works in advance …read more (https://hackaday.com/2020/01/11/this-artist-drags-his-feet-across-sand-and-snow/)