Icosahedron Glows With The Best Of Them
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/icosahedron-glows-with-the-best-of-them/
Glowables come in all shapes and sizes, and we’re always keen to see the multitude of different ways hackers find to put great masses of LEDs to good use. [cabrera.101] wanted to get in on the action, and whipped up a rather flashy icosahedron.
The build uses high-density 144-LED-per-meter strips …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/icosahedron-glows-with-the-best-of-them/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/icosahedron-glows-with-the-best-of-them/
Glowables come in all shapes and sizes, and we’re always keen to see the multitude of different ways hackers find to put great masses of LEDs to good use. [cabrera.101] wanted to get in on the action, and whipped up a rather flashy icosahedron.
The build uses high-density 144-LED-per-meter strips …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/icosahedron-glows-with-the-best-of-them/)
Replica Marshmello Helmet Is A Tidy Halloween Build
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/replica-marshmello-helmet-is-a-tidy-halloween-build/
As the saying goes – you don’t need a stylized, bedazzled helmet to have a successful career in EDM, but it helps. Marshmello is the latest in a long line of musicians to sport bespoke headgear, and [MikeTheSuperDad] undertook the construction of a replica for Halloween.
The build starts with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/replica-marshmello-helmet-is-a-tidy-halloween-build/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/replica-marshmello-helmet-is-a-tidy-halloween-build/
As the saying goes – you don’t need a stylized, bedazzled helmet to have a successful career in EDM, but it helps. Marshmello is the latest in a long line of musicians to sport bespoke headgear, and [MikeTheSuperDad] undertook the construction of a replica for Halloween.
The build starts with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/replica-marshmello-helmet-is-a-tidy-halloween-build/)
Echo And Reverb In A Pretty Little Box
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/echo-and-reverb-in-a-pretty-little-box/
These days, if there’s a chip worth using, there will be a cheap pre-built module on eBay to make using it even easier. It’s a great time saver, and projects that used to take a couple of weekends can now be completed in a rainy afternoon. [lonesoulsurfer] knows how it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/echo-and-reverb-in-a-pretty-little-box/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/echo-and-reverb-in-a-pretty-little-box/
These days, if there’s a chip worth using, there will be a cheap pre-built module on eBay to make using it even easier. It’s a great time saver, and projects that used to take a couple of weekends can now be completed in a rainy afternoon. [lonesoulsurfer] knows how it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/22/echo-and-reverb-in-a-pretty-little-box/)
IREnE Goes Around
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/irene-goes-around/
Timelapse rigs are awesome because you can spice up your videos with more interesting panning and tilting timelapse shots. So, why not build yourself one? That’s what [td0g] decided to do, and the result is IREnE, a rather nice homemade 3DOF rig that fits onto a standard tripod. 3DOF means …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/irene-goes-around/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/irene-goes-around/
Timelapse rigs are awesome because you can spice up your videos with more interesting panning and tilting timelapse shots. So, why not build yourself one? That’s what [td0g] decided to do, and the result is IREnE, a rather nice homemade 3DOF rig that fits onto a standard tripod. 3DOF means …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/irene-goes-around/)
How To 3D Print Your Identical Twin
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/how-to-3d-print-your-identical-twin/
It’s possible to have an enjoyable weekend touring a city with a stolen cardboard cutout from some advertising display or other. However, it’s 2019, and 3D printing means you can go so much further. [Simon] of RCLifeOn went so far as to print a lifesized body double of himself, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/how-to-3d-print-your-identical-twin/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/how-to-3d-print-your-identical-twin/
It’s possible to have an enjoyable weekend touring a city with a stolen cardboard cutout from some advertising display or other. However, it’s 2019, and 3D printing means you can go so much further. [Simon] of RCLifeOn went so far as to print a lifesized body double of himself, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/how-to-3d-print-your-identical-twin/)
There’s Life In That Beard Trimmer Yet!
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/theres-life-in-that-beard-trimmer-yet/
You just can’t get a decent beard trimmer these days! At least that’s what [Peter Franck] found when his trusty Panasonic finally expired after a couple of decades and a few replacement batteries. The shaver’s PCB contained a mains-powered NiCd charger which had comprehensively released its magic smoke, and the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/theres-life-in-that-beard-trimmer-yet/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/theres-life-in-that-beard-trimmer-yet/
You just can’t get a decent beard trimmer these days! At least that’s what [Peter Franck] found when his trusty Panasonic finally expired after a couple of decades and a few replacement batteries. The shaver’s PCB contained a mains-powered NiCd charger which had comprehensively released its magic smoke, and the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/theres-life-in-that-beard-trimmer-yet/)
New Part Day: The Bizen Transistor
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/new-part-day-the-bizen-transistor/
If we had a dollar for every exciting new device that’s promised to change everything but we never hear of beyond the initial hoopla, we’d own our own private islands in the sun from the beaches of which we’d pick out Hackaday stories with diamond-encrusted keyboards. The electronic engineering press …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/new-part-day-the-bizen-transistor/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/new-part-day-the-bizen-transistor/
If we had a dollar for every exciting new device that’s promised to change everything but we never hear of beyond the initial hoopla, we’d own our own private islands in the sun from the beaches of which we’d pick out Hackaday stories with diamond-encrusted keyboards. The electronic engineering press …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/new-part-day-the-bizen-transistor/)
If You Need a Measurement Tool Just Build A Measurement Tool
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/if-you-need-a-measurement-tool-just-build-a-measurement-tool/
[Darlan Johnson] was working on a wearable project and needed a way to measure the change in voltage and current over time.
Most measurement tools are designed to take snapshots of a system’s state in a very small window of time, but there are few common ones designed to observe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/if-you-need-a-measurement-tool-just-build-a-measurement-tool/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/if-you-need-a-measurement-tool-just-build-a-measurement-tool/
[Darlan Johnson] was working on a wearable project and needed a way to measure the change in voltage and current over time.
Most measurement tools are designed to take snapshots of a system’s state in a very small window of time, but there are few common ones designed to observe …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/if-you-need-a-measurement-tool-just-build-a-measurement-tool/)
A 3D Printer Scratch Built For Your Viewing Pleasure
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/a-3d-printer-scratch-built-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
Today it’s almost always cheaper to buy an imported 3D printer kit than it is to source your own parts and build one yourself. But that doesn’t stop people from doing it anyway. Whether they’re looking for something a bit more solid, or just want to do things their own …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/a-3d-printer-scratch-built-for-your-viewing-pleasure/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/a-3d-printer-scratch-built-for-your-viewing-pleasure/
Today it’s almost always cheaper to buy an imported 3D printer kit than it is to source your own parts and build one yourself. But that doesn’t stop people from doing it anyway. Whether they’re looking for something a bit more solid, or just want to do things their own …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/a-3d-printer-scratch-built-for-your-viewing-pleasure/)
Hacking Surgery: Suspended Animation May Be Here
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/hacking-surgery-suspended-animation-may-be-here/
Suspended animation is a staple of science fiction. Need to take a 200 year trip to another star system? Go to sleep in some sort of high-tech coccoon and wake up at your destination. We saw it in Star Trek, 2001, and many other places. Doctors at the University of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/hacking-surgery-suspended-animation-may-be-here/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/hacking-surgery-suspended-animation-may-be-here/
Suspended animation is a staple of science fiction. Need to take a 200 year trip to another star system? Go to sleep in some sort of high-tech coccoon and wake up at your destination. We saw it in Star Trek, 2001, and many other places. Doctors at the University of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/hacking-surgery-suspended-animation-may-be-here/)
Dambusting, R/C Style
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/dambusting-r-c-style/
Disclaimer: no dams were actually busted in the making of the video below. But that doesn’t mean that a scale-model homage to the WWII Dam Busters and their “Bouncing Bombs” isn’t worth doing, of course.
In a war filled with hacks, [Barnes Wallis]’ Bouncing Bomb concept might just be the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/dambusting-r-c-style/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/dambusting-r-c-style/
Disclaimer: no dams were actually busted in the making of the video below. But that doesn’t mean that a scale-model homage to the WWII Dam Busters and their “Bouncing Bombs” isn’t worth doing, of course.
In a war filled with hacks, [Barnes Wallis]’ Bouncing Bomb concept might just be the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/11/23/dambusting-r-c-style/)
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/)