Make Your Own Flexible Panel Lights
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/make-your-own-flexible-panel-lights/
In this day and age, production values are everything. Even bottom-rung content creators are packing 4K smartphones and DSLRs these days, so if you want to compete, you’re gonna need the hardware. Lighting is the key to creating good video, so you might find a set of flexible panel lights …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/make-your-own-flexible-panel-lights/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/make-your-own-flexible-panel-lights/
In this day and age, production values are everything. Even bottom-rung content creators are packing 4K smartphones and DSLRs these days, so if you want to compete, you’re gonna need the hardware. Lighting is the key to creating good video, so you might find a set of flexible panel lights …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/make-your-own-flexible-panel-lights/)
High Performance Stereo Computer Vision for the Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/high-performance-stereo-computer-vision-for-the-raspberry-pi/
Up until now, running any kind of computer vision system on the Raspberry Pi has been rather underwhelming, even with the addition of products such as the Movidius Neural Compute Stick. Looking to improve on the performance situation while still enjoying the benefits of the Raspberry Pi community, [Brandon] and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/high-performance-stereo-computer-vision-for-the-raspberry-pi/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/high-performance-stereo-computer-vision-for-the-raspberry-pi/
Up until now, running any kind of computer vision system on the Raspberry Pi has been rather underwhelming, even with the addition of products such as the Movidius Neural Compute Stick. Looking to improve on the performance situation while still enjoying the benefits of the Raspberry Pi community, [Brandon] and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/high-performance-stereo-computer-vision-for-the-raspberry-pi/)
Raspberry Pi Helps Vintage Psion Find its Voice
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/raspberry-pi-helps-vintage-psion-find-its-voice/
Ask a hacker to imagine computing in the 1980s, and they might think of the classic 8-bit all-in-one machines from the likes of Commodore and Atari, or perhaps the early PCs and Macs. No matter the flavor, they’ll likely have one thing in common: a lack of mobility thanks to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/raspberry-pi-helps-vintage-psion-find-its-voice/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/raspberry-pi-helps-vintage-psion-find-its-voice/
Ask a hacker to imagine computing in the 1980s, and they might think of the classic 8-bit all-in-one machines from the likes of Commodore and Atari, or perhaps the early PCs and Macs. No matter the flavor, they’ll likely have one thing in common: a lack of mobility thanks to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/raspberry-pi-helps-vintage-psion-find-its-voice/)
Add A Microscope To Your 3D Printer
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/add-a-microscope-to-your-3d-printer/
There are many ways to keep an eye on your 3D printer as it churns out the layers of your print. Most of us take a peek every now and then to ensure we’re not making plastic vermicelli, and some of us will go further with a Raspberry Pi camera …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/add-a-microscope-to-your-3d-printer/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/add-a-microscope-to-your-3d-printer/
There are many ways to keep an eye on your 3D printer as it churns out the layers of your print. Most of us take a peek every now and then to ensure we’re not making plastic vermicelli, and some of us will go further with a Raspberry Pi camera …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/add-a-microscope-to-your-3d-printer/)
3D Printed Fan Filter Takes Cues from Costume Scene
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/3d-printed-fan-filter-takes-cues-from-costume-scene/
This custom fan filter created by [Kolomanschell] is a clever application of a technique used to create wearable 3D printed “fabrics”, which consist of printed objects embedded into a fine mesh like a nylon weave. The procedure itself is unchanged, but in this case it’s done not to embed 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/3d-printed-fan-filter-takes-cues-from-costume-scene/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/3d-printed-fan-filter-takes-cues-from-costume-scene/
This custom fan filter created by [Kolomanschell] is a clever application of a technique used to create wearable 3D printed “fabrics”, which consist of printed objects embedded into a fine mesh like a nylon weave. The procedure itself is unchanged, but in this case it’s done not to embed 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/3d-printed-fan-filter-takes-cues-from-costume-scene/)
Reverse Engineering An Ancient SBC With An Apple ][
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/reverse-engineering-an-ancient-sbc-with-an-apple/
We spend a lot of time in our community discussing the many home computers from the 8-bit era, while almost completely ignoring their industrial equivalents. While today a designer of a machine is more likely than not to reach for a microcontroller, four decades ago they would have used a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/reverse-engineering-an-ancient-sbc-with-an-apple/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/reverse-engineering-an-ancient-sbc-with-an-apple/
We spend a lot of time in our community discussing the many home computers from the 8-bit era, while almost completely ignoring their industrial equivalents. While today a designer of a machine is more likely than not to reach for a microcontroller, four decades ago they would have used a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/reverse-engineering-an-ancient-sbc-with-an-apple/)
Dice Reader Brings Tech to Your Craps Game… Or, Ya Know, D&D
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/dice-reader-brings-tech-to-your-craps-game-or-ya-know-dd/
There are truisms about dice that you’ve probably already heard: if you have just one of them it’s called a “die”, opposite faces of each die always add up to seven, and those dots that you’re adding together are known as “pips”. But what about the infrared properties of those …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/dice-reader-brings-tech-to-your-craps-game-or-ya-know-dd/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/dice-reader-brings-tech-to-your-craps-game-or-ya-know-dd/
There are truisms about dice that you’ve probably already heard: if you have just one of them it’s called a “die”, opposite faces of each die always add up to seven, and those dots that you’re adding together are known as “pips”. But what about the infrared properties of those …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/dice-reader-brings-tech-to-your-craps-game-or-ya-know-dd/)
Apollo Guidance Computer Saved From The Scrap Yard
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/apollo-guidance-computer-saved-from-the-scrap-yard/
NASA needed a small and lightweight computer to send humans on their journey to the Moon and back, but computers of the day were made out of discrete components that were heavy, large, complicated, and unreliable. None of which are good qualities for spaceflight. The agency’s decision to ultimately trust …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/apollo-guidance-computer-saved-from-the-scrap-yard/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/apollo-guidance-computer-saved-from-the-scrap-yard/
NASA needed a small and lightweight computer to send humans on their journey to the Moon and back, but computers of the day were made out of discrete components that were heavy, large, complicated, and unreliable. None of which are good qualities for spaceflight. The agency’s decision to ultimately trust …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/apollo-guidance-computer-saved-from-the-scrap-yard/)
Doing What id Couldn’t: Returning Music To Jaguar Doom
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/doing-what-id-couldnt-returning-music-to-jaguar-doom/
While the rest of the world has by and large forgotten the Atari Jaguar, the generously marketed console still has a fan base, and even some dedicated hackers prodding away at it. [Cyrano Jones] is one of them, and he managed something many considered unthinkable: restoring in-game music to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/doing-what-id-couldnt-returning-music-to-jaguar-doom/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/doing-what-id-couldnt-returning-music-to-jaguar-doom/
While the rest of the world has by and large forgotten the Atari Jaguar, the generously marketed console still has a fan base, and even some dedicated hackers prodding away at it. [Cyrano Jones] is one of them, and he managed something many considered unthinkable: restoring in-game music to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/doing-what-id-couldnt-returning-music-to-jaguar-doom/)
Bringing Pro-Level Data Recording to RC Racing
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/bringing-pro-level-data-recording-to-rc-racing/
We’re all familiar with the “Black Box” used on commercial aircraft, the flight data recorder which captures the minutia of each and every flight on the off-chance that it’s needed in the event of an accident. But even in less dire circumstances, the complete record of the aircraft’s performance versus …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/bringing-pro-level-data-recording-to-rc-racing/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/bringing-pro-level-data-recording-to-rc-racing/
We’re all familiar with the “Black Box” used on commercial aircraft, the flight data recorder which captures the minutia of each and every flight on the off-chance that it’s needed in the event of an accident. But even in less dire circumstances, the complete record of the aircraft’s performance versus …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/bringing-pro-level-data-recording-to-rc-racing/)
Hackaday Links: August 4, 2019
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/hackaday-links-august-4-2019/
Is the hacking community facing a HOPEless future? It may well be, if this report from 2600 Magazine is any indication. The biennial “Hackers On Planet Earth” conference is in serious financial jeopardy after the venue that’s hosted it for years, the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan, announced a three-fold increase …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/hackaday-links-august-4-2019/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/hackaday-links-august-4-2019/
Is the hacking community facing a HOPEless future? It may well be, if this report from 2600 Magazine is any indication. The biennial “Hackers On Planet Earth” conference is in serious financial jeopardy after the venue that’s hosted it for years, the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan, announced a three-fold increase …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/hackaday-links-august-4-2019/)
L Band Satellite Antennas Revealed
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/l-band-satellite-antennas-revealed/
[SignalsEverywhere] has a lot of satellite antennas and he’s willing to show them off — inside and out — in his latest video that you can see below. Using software-defined radio techniques, you can use these antennas to pull off weather satellite images and other space signals.
A lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/l-band-satellite-antennas-revealed/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/l-band-satellite-antennas-revealed/
[SignalsEverywhere] has a lot of satellite antennas and he’s willing to show them off — inside and out — in his latest video that you can see below. Using software-defined radio techniques, you can use these antennas to pull off weather satellite images and other space signals.
A lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/l-band-satellite-antennas-revealed/)
The Not Quite USB-C Of Nintendo Switch Accessories
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/the-not-quite-usb-c-of-nintendo-switch-accessories/
Historically gaming consoles are sold at little-to-no profit in order to entice customers with a low up-front price. The real profits roll in afterwards from sales of games and accessories. Seeking a slice of the latter, aftermarket accessory makers jump in with reverse-engineered compatible products at varying levels of “compatible”. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/the-not-quite-usb-c-of-nintendo-switch-accessories/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/the-not-quite-usb-c-of-nintendo-switch-accessories/
Historically gaming consoles are sold at little-to-no profit in order to entice customers with a low up-front price. The real profits roll in afterwards from sales of games and accessories. Seeking a slice of the latter, aftermarket accessory makers jump in with reverse-engineered compatible products at varying levels of “compatible”. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/the-not-quite-usb-c-of-nintendo-switch-accessories/)
A Tiny Train Departure Board, Just Like The Real Thing
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-tiny-train-departure-board-just-like-the-real-thing/
If you travel on the British rail system, you’ll be familiar with the ubiquitous orange dot-matrix departure display boards. At a glance they tell you the expected arrival times of the next few trains, where they are headed, and at the bottom the current time. [Chris Crocker-White] was inspired by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-tiny-train-departure-board-just-like-the-real-thing/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-tiny-train-departure-board-just-like-the-real-thing/
If you travel on the British rail system, you’ll be familiar with the ubiquitous orange dot-matrix departure display boards. At a glance they tell you the expected arrival times of the next few trains, where they are headed, and at the bottom the current time. [Chris Crocker-White] was inspired by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-tiny-train-departure-board-just-like-the-real-thing/)
Resin Printers are Now Cheaper, Still Kind of a Hassle
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/resin-printers-are-now-cheaper-still-kind-of-a-hassle/
Your run-of-the-mill desktop 3D printer is based on a technology known as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), where the machine squirts out layers of hot plastic that stick to each other. But that’s not the only way to print a Benchy. One of the more exotic alternative techniques uses a photosensitive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/resin-printers-are-now-cheaper-still-kind-of-a-hassle/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/resin-printers-are-now-cheaper-still-kind-of-a-hassle/
Your run-of-the-mill desktop 3D printer is based on a technology known as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), where the machine squirts out layers of hot plastic that stick to each other. But that’s not the only way to print a Benchy. One of the more exotic alternative techniques uses a photosensitive …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/resin-printers-are-now-cheaper-still-kind-of-a-hassle/)
A Trillion Trees – How Hard Can It Be?
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-trillion-trees-how-hard-can-it-be/
Data from 2016 pegs it as the hottest year since recording began way back in 1880. Carbon dioxide levels continue to sit at historical highs, and last year the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that humanity has just 12 years to limit warming to 1.5 C.
Reducing emissions …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-trillion-trees-how-hard-can-it-be/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-trillion-trees-how-hard-can-it-be/
Data from 2016 pegs it as the hottest year since recording began way back in 1880. Carbon dioxide levels continue to sit at historical highs, and last year the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that humanity has just 12 years to limit warming to 1.5 C.
Reducing emissions …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/a-trillion-trees-how-hard-can-it-be/)
Breakfast at DEF CON this Sunday
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/breakfast-at-def-con-this-sunday/
Nurse your hangover with the Hackaday and Tindie crews as we host the 5th Annual Breakfast at DEF CON.
Everyone knows the days at DEF CON are long, and the nights are longer. Whether you’re just rolling out of bed, or walking straight in from the previous night of partying, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/breakfast-at-def-con-this-sunday/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/breakfast-at-def-con-this-sunday/
Nurse your hangover with the Hackaday and Tindie crews as we host the 5th Annual Breakfast at DEF CON.
Everyone knows the days at DEF CON are long, and the nights are longer. Whether you’re just rolling out of bed, or walking straight in from the previous night of partying, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/breakfast-at-def-con-this-sunday/)
Orphaned Amazon Dash Buttons Ripe For Hacking
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/orphaned-amazon-dash-buttons-ripe-for-hacking/
Amazon Dash buttons were the ultimate single purpose networked device; it really can’t get much simpler than a push button that sends a single message to a fixed endpoint. It was an experiment in ultimate convenience, an entry point to a connected home, and a target for critics of consumerism …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/orphaned-amazon-dash-buttons-ripe-for-hacking/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/orphaned-amazon-dash-buttons-ripe-for-hacking/
Amazon Dash buttons were the ultimate single purpose networked device; it really can’t get much simpler than a push button that sends a single message to a fixed endpoint. It was an experiment in ultimate convenience, an entry point to a connected home, and a target for critics of consumerism …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/orphaned-amazon-dash-buttons-ripe-for-hacking/)
SpaceX Clips Dragon’s Wings After Investigation
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/spacex-clips-dragons-wings-after-investigation/
When the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft reached orbit for the first time in 2010, it was a historic achievement. But to qualify for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, the capsule also needed to demonstrate that it could return safely to Earth. Its predecessor, the Space Shuttle, had wings that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/spacex-clips-dragons-wings-after-investigation/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/spacex-clips-dragons-wings-after-investigation/
When the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft reached orbit for the first time in 2010, it was a historic achievement. But to qualify for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, the capsule also needed to demonstrate that it could return safely to Earth. Its predecessor, the Space Shuttle, had wings that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/spacex-clips-dragons-wings-after-investigation/)
Supercap Drink Coasters are the Life of the Party
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/supercap-drink-coasters-are-the-life-of-the-party/
You’ve probably seen multicolored flashing LEDs embedded into clear plastic cups or coasters before, they’re quite commonly used in fancy restaurants that also feature animatronic characters and a gift shop on the way out. But have you ever wondered about the logistics of maintaining such devices? When the anthropomorphic rodent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/supercap-drink-coasters-are-the-life-of-the-party/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/supercap-drink-coasters-are-the-life-of-the-party/
You’ve probably seen multicolored flashing LEDs embedded into clear plastic cups or coasters before, they’re quite commonly used in fancy restaurants that also feature animatronic characters and a gift shop on the way out. But have you ever wondered about the logistics of maintaining such devices? When the anthropomorphic rodent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/05/supercap-drink-coasters-are-the-life-of-the-party/)