An MSX With A Nintendo Controller
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/an-msx-with-a-nintendo-controller/
Console owners inhabit their own individual tribes depending upon their manufacturer of choice, and so often never the twain shall meet. But sometimes there are those what-if moments, could Mario have saved the princess more quickly through PlayStation buttons, or how would Sonic the Hedgehog have been with a Nintendo …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/an-msx-with-a-nintendo-controller/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/an-msx-with-a-nintendo-controller/
Console owners inhabit their own individual tribes depending upon their manufacturer of choice, and so often never the twain shall meet. But sometimes there are those what-if moments, could Mario have saved the princess more quickly through PlayStation buttons, or how would Sonic the Hedgehog have been with a Nintendo …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/an-msx-with-a-nintendo-controller/)
Latex Bellows from Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/latex-bellows-from-scratch/
You would be forgiven for thinking that the semi-spherical bulb [Len], from the Bellowphone channel, is holding is a toilet bowl float. It is a bellows of his design that is similar to the squeezable part of a bike horn but is more substantial and less irritating at six in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/latex-bellows-from-scratch/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/latex-bellows-from-scratch/
You would be forgiven for thinking that the semi-spherical bulb [Len], from the Bellowphone channel, is holding is a toilet bowl float. It is a bellows of his design that is similar to the squeezable part of a bike horn but is more substantial and less irritating at six in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/latex-bellows-from-scratch/)
What Happens to Tesla When the Sleeping Auto Giants Awake?
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/what-happens-to-tesla-when-the-sleeping-auto-giants-awake/
The history of automotive production is littered with the fallen badges of car companies that shone brightly but fell by the wayside in the face of competition from the industry’s giants. Whether you pine for an AMC, a Studebaker, or a Saab, it’s a Ford or a Honda you’ll be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/what-happens-to-tesla-when-the-sleeping-auto-giants-awake/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/what-happens-to-tesla-when-the-sleeping-auto-giants-awake/
The history of automotive production is littered with the fallen badges of car companies that shone brightly but fell by the wayside in the face of competition from the industry’s giants. Whether you pine for an AMC, a Studebaker, or a Saab, it’s a Ford or a Honda you’ll be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/what-happens-to-tesla-when-the-sleeping-auto-giants-awake/)
Locating Targets With Charm Courtesy Of A Life Size Portal Turret
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/locating-targets-with-charm-courtesy-of-a-life-size-portal-turret/
What better way to count down the last 7 weeks to a big hacker camp like SHA2017 than by embarking on a last-minute, frantic build? That was [Yvo]’s thought when he decided to make a life-sized version of the adorably lethal turrets from the Valve’s Portal video games. Since that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/locating-targets-with-charm-courtesy-of-a-life-size-portal-turret/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/locating-targets-with-charm-courtesy-of-a-life-size-portal-turret/
What better way to count down the last 7 weeks to a big hacker camp like SHA2017 than by embarking on a last-minute, frantic build? That was [Yvo]’s thought when he decided to make a life-sized version of the adorably lethal turrets from the Valve’s Portal video games. Since that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/locating-targets-with-charm-courtesy-of-a-life-size-portal-turret/)
Homemade Integrated Circuits Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/homemade-integrated-circuits-hack-chat/
Join us on Wednesday, August 14th at noon Pacific for the Homemade Integrated Circuits Hack Chat with Sam Zeloof!
While most of us are content to buy the chips we need to build our projects, there’s a small group of hackers more interested in making the chips themselves. What it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/homemade-integrated-circuits-hack-chat/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/homemade-integrated-circuits-hack-chat/
Join us on Wednesday, August 14th at noon Pacific for the Homemade Integrated Circuits Hack Chat with Sam Zeloof!
While most of us are content to buy the chips we need to build our projects, there’s a small group of hackers more interested in making the chips themselves. What it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/homemade-integrated-circuits-hack-chat/)
The Death of a Weather Satellite as Seen by SDR
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/the-death-of-a-weather-satellite-as-seen-by-sdr/
What is this world coming to when a weather satellite that was designed for a two-year mission starts to fail 21 years after launch? I mean, really — where’s the pride these days?
All kidding aside, it seems like NOAA-15, a satellite launched in 1998 to monitor surface temperatures and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/the-death-of-a-weather-satellite-as-seen-by-sdr/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/the-death-of-a-weather-satellite-as-seen-by-sdr/
What is this world coming to when a weather satellite that was designed for a two-year mission starts to fail 21 years after launch? I mean, really — where’s the pride these days?
All kidding aside, it seems like NOAA-15, a satellite launched in 1998 to monitor surface temperatures and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/the-death-of-a-weather-satellite-as-seen-by-sdr/)
PaperLedger: An e-Ink Cryptocurrency Ticker
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/paperledger-an-e-ink-cryptocurrency-ticker/
For a long time it seemed like e-ink displays were outside the reach of us lowly hackers, as beyond the handful of repurposed Kindles that graced these pages, we saw precious few projects utilizing this relatively exotic display. But that’s changed over the last couple of years, and we’re thrilled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/paperledger-an-e-ink-cryptocurrency-ticker/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/paperledger-an-e-ink-cryptocurrency-ticker/
For a long time it seemed like e-ink displays were outside the reach of us lowly hackers, as beyond the handful of repurposed Kindles that graced these pages, we saw precious few projects utilizing this relatively exotic display. But that’s changed over the last couple of years, and we’re thrilled …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/paperledger-an-e-ink-cryptocurrency-ticker/)
That E-Cig Battery Probably Fits Into Sunglasses
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/that-e-cig-battery-probably-fits-into-sunglasses/
E-cigarettes use electrical power to rapidly heat and vaporize a base liquid such as propylene glycol, and that power comes from a battery. These devices are functionally straightforward but it can be a messy process on the inside. Thankfully though the batteries can be salvaged once components like heating elements …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/that-e-cig-battery-probably-fits-into-sunglasses/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/that-e-cig-battery-probably-fits-into-sunglasses/
E-cigarettes use electrical power to rapidly heat and vaporize a base liquid such as propylene glycol, and that power comes from a battery. These devices are functionally straightforward but it can be a messy process on the inside. Thankfully though the batteries can be salvaged once components like heating elements …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/that-e-cig-battery-probably-fits-into-sunglasses/)
EL Wire Makes For A Great Faux-Neon Sign
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/el-wire-makes-for-a-great-faux-neon-sign/
Neon signs are attractive, but require specialised tools and skills for their manufacture. If you don’t have time to learn glass blowing and source the right gasses, you’re pretty much out of luck. However, EL wire can give a similar aesthetic, and with an off-the-shelf power supply it is easy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/el-wire-makes-for-a-great-faux-neon-sign/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/el-wire-makes-for-a-great-faux-neon-sign/
Neon signs are attractive, but require specialised tools and skills for their manufacture. If you don’t have time to learn glass blowing and source the right gasses, you’re pretty much out of luck. However, EL wire can give a similar aesthetic, and with an off-the-shelf power supply it is easy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/el-wire-makes-for-a-great-faux-neon-sign/)
KVM Foot Switch In A Few Steps
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/kvm-foot-switch-in-a-few-steps/
[Radishmouse], despite the handle, is not a mouse guy. Give him a keyboard and he will get around just fine in any OS or program. As it is, he’s got a handful of ThinkPads, each running a different OS. He wanted to be able to switch his nice mechanical keyboard …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/kvm-foot-switch-in-a-few-steps/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/kvm-foot-switch-in-a-few-steps/
[Radishmouse], despite the handle, is not a mouse guy. Give him a keyboard and he will get around just fine in any OS or program. As it is, he’s got a handful of ThinkPads, each running a different OS. He wanted to be able to switch his nice mechanical keyboard …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/kvm-foot-switch-in-a-few-steps/)
Giving The Amstrad CPC A Voice And A Drum Kit
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/giving-the-amstrad-cpc-a-voice-and-a-drum-kit/
Back in the ’80s, home computers weren’t capable of much in terms of audio or multimedia as a whole. Arguably, it wasn’t until the advent of 16-bit computers such as the Amiga that musicians could make soundtrack-quality music without having to plug actual studio gear up to their machines. [Michael …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/giving-the-amstrad-cpc-a-voice-and-a-drum-kit/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/giving-the-amstrad-cpc-a-voice-and-a-drum-kit/
Back in the ’80s, home computers weren’t capable of much in terms of audio or multimedia as a whole. Arguably, it wasn’t until the advent of 16-bit computers such as the Amiga that musicians could make soundtrack-quality music without having to plug actual studio gear up to their machines. [Michael …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/12/giving-the-amstrad-cpc-a-voice-and-a-drum-kit/)
Shop-Made Tools Turn Cheap Steel into Telescoping Tubes
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/shop-made-tools-turn-cheap-steel-into-telescoping-tubes/
Beginning metalworkers are often surprised at just how cheap steel can be. It’s a commodity made by the gigaton, and there are always plenty of extra pieces and scraps left over from big projects that are available for pennies a pound. But what you’ve got is often not what you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/shop-made-tools-turn-cheap-steel-into-telescoping-tubes/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/shop-made-tools-turn-cheap-steel-into-telescoping-tubes/
Beginning metalworkers are often surprised at just how cheap steel can be. It’s a commodity made by the gigaton, and there are always plenty of extra pieces and scraps left over from big projects that are available for pennies a pound. But what you’ve got is often not what you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/shop-made-tools-turn-cheap-steel-into-telescoping-tubes/)
Spin Me Right Round, Baby: Generator Building Experiments for Mere Mortals
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/spin-me-right-round-baby-generator-building-experiments-for-mere-mortals/
How many of you plan to build a wind-powered generator in the next year? Okay, both of you can put your hands down. Even if you don’t want to wind your coils manually, learning about the principles in an electric generator might spark your interest. There is a lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/spin-me-right-round-baby-generator-building-experiments-for-mere-mortals/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/spin-me-right-round-baby-generator-building-experiments-for-mere-mortals/
How many of you plan to build a wind-powered generator in the next year? Okay, both of you can put your hands down. Even if you don’t want to wind your coils manually, learning about the principles in an electric generator might spark your interest. There is a lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/spin-me-right-round-baby-generator-building-experiments-for-mere-mortals/)
Automate the Freight: Platooning
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/automate-the-freight-platooning/
On yet another one of those long, pointless road trips that seemed to punctuate my life starting when I got my license, I was plying the roads somewhere in eastern Pennsylvania with a friend. He told me that on long trips he’d often relieve the boredom by finding another car …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/automate-the-freight-platooning/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/automate-the-freight-platooning/
On yet another one of those long, pointless road trips that seemed to punctuate my life starting when I got my license, I was plying the roads somewhere in eastern Pennsylvania with a friend. He told me that on long trips he’d often relieve the boredom by finding another car …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/automate-the-freight-platooning/)
Electric Dump Truck Tricycle is No Toy
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/electric-dump-truck-tricycle-is-no-toy/
There are some utility bicycles on the market, some with electric motors to help carry a good bit of cargo. If you really need to haul more weight than a typical grocery-getter like this, you’ll want to look into a tricycle for higher capacity loads. Nothing you’ll find will match …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/electric-dump-truck-tricycle-is-no-toy/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/electric-dump-truck-tricycle-is-no-toy/
There are some utility bicycles on the market, some with electric motors to help carry a good bit of cargo. If you really need to haul more weight than a typical grocery-getter like this, you’ll want to look into a tricycle for higher capacity loads. Nothing you’ll find will match …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/electric-dump-truck-tricycle-is-no-toy/)
Retrotechtacular: Predictions that Just Missed It
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/retrotechtacular-predictions-that-just-missed-it/
Few occupations are more fraught with peril than predicting the future. If you are a science fiction author, it might not matter, but if you are trying to design the next game-changing piece of hardware, the stakes are higher.
It seems like, for the most part, even if you manage …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/retrotechtacular-predictions-that-just-missed-it/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/retrotechtacular-predictions-that-just-missed-it/
Few occupations are more fraught with peril than predicting the future. If you are a science fiction author, it might not matter, but if you are trying to design the next game-changing piece of hardware, the stakes are higher.
It seems like, for the most part, even if you manage …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/retrotechtacular-predictions-that-just-missed-it/)
Bolt-On Stepper Motor Driver For The Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/bolt-on-stepper-motor-driver-for-the-raspberry-pi/
For his entry into the 2019 Hackaday Prize, [Tobius Daichi] is working on adding some motion control capabilities to everyone’s favorite Linux SBC. His 3+Pi board attaches to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO header and gives you a convenient way to control four individual stepper motors. Perfect for a 3D printer, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/bolt-on-stepper-motor-driver-for-the-raspberry-pi/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/bolt-on-stepper-motor-driver-for-the-raspberry-pi/
For his entry into the 2019 Hackaday Prize, [Tobius Daichi] is working on adding some motion control capabilities to everyone’s favorite Linux SBC. His 3+Pi board attaches to the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO header and gives you a convenient way to control four individual stepper motors. Perfect for a 3D printer, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/bolt-on-stepper-motor-driver-for-the-raspberry-pi/)
Mix And Match Parts To Build A Better Mountain Bike Derailleur
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/mix-and-match-parts-to-build-a-better-mountain-bike-derailleur/
Mountain bikers take their sport seriously, and put their bikes through all manner of punishment in the course of a ride. This has given rise to a wide range of specialist equipment, such as suspension, disc brakes and even clutch derailleurs, which help reduce chain slap when riding over rough …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/mix-and-match-parts-to-build-a-better-mountain-bike-derailleur/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/mix-and-match-parts-to-build-a-better-mountain-bike-derailleur/
Mountain bikers take their sport seriously, and put their bikes through all manner of punishment in the course of a ride. This has given rise to a wide range of specialist equipment, such as suspension, disc brakes and even clutch derailleurs, which help reduce chain slap when riding over rough …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/mix-and-match-parts-to-build-a-better-mountain-bike-derailleur/)
Itty Bitty MIDI Piano Sings With Solenoids
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/itty-bitty-midi-piano-sings-with-solenoids/
Toy pianos are fun to plink around on for a minute, but their small keyboards and even smaller sound make them musically uninteresting pretty quickly. [Måns Jonasson] found a way to jazz up a two-octave toy piano almost beyond recognition. All it took was thirty solenoids, a few Arduinos, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/itty-bitty-midi-piano-sings-with-solenoids/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/itty-bitty-midi-piano-sings-with-solenoids/
Toy pianos are fun to plink around on for a minute, but their small keyboards and even smaller sound make them musically uninteresting pretty quickly. [Måns Jonasson] found a way to jazz up a two-octave toy piano almost beyond recognition. All it took was thirty solenoids, a few Arduinos, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/itty-bitty-midi-piano-sings-with-solenoids/)
1940s Portable Radio Is A Suitcase
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/1940s-portable-radio-is-a-suitcase/
The meaning of the word portable has changed a bit over the years. These days something has to be pretty tiny to be considered truly portable, but in the 1940s, anything with a handle on it that you could lift with one hand might be counted as portable electronics. Zenith …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/1940s-portable-radio-is-a-suitcase/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/1940s-portable-radio-is-a-suitcase/
The meaning of the word portable has changed a bit over the years. These days something has to be pretty tiny to be considered truly portable, but in the 1940s, anything with a handle on it that you could lift with one hand might be counted as portable electronics. Zenith …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/13/1940s-portable-radio-is-a-suitcase/)