This Rubik’s Cube Lamp Has Some Serious Retro Style
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/this-rubiks-cube-lamp-has-some-serious-retro-style/
There’s an easy way to signal to your friends and family that you’re a successful, urbane member of society – by decorating your home with tasteful references to popular culture. A classy oil painting of Yoda or a framed Tarantino movie poster is a great way to go. Alternatively, consider …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/this-rubiks-cube-lamp-has-some-serious-retro-style/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/this-rubiks-cube-lamp-has-some-serious-retro-style/
There’s an easy way to signal to your friends and family that you’re a successful, urbane member of society – by decorating your home with tasteful references to popular culture. A classy oil painting of Yoda or a framed Tarantino movie poster is a great way to go. Alternatively, consider …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/this-rubiks-cube-lamp-has-some-serious-retro-style/)
A Colorful Way To Play Chess On An ATmega328
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/a-colorful-way-to-play-chess-on-an-atmega328/
We’ve all seen those chess computers that consist out of a physical playing field, and a built-in computer that would indicate where you should put its pieces while inputting the position of your pieces in some way. These systems are usually found in a dusty cardboard box in a back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/a-colorful-way-to-play-chess-on-an-atmega328/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/a-colorful-way-to-play-chess-on-an-atmega328/
We’ve all seen those chess computers that consist out of a physical playing field, and a built-in computer that would indicate where you should put its pieces while inputting the position of your pieces in some way. These systems are usually found in a dusty cardboard box in a back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/a-colorful-way-to-play-chess-on-an-atmega328/)
Conductive Origami Lights Up Your Life
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/conductive-origami/
It’s taken mobile phone developers years to develop electric circuits and displays that can fold. Finally he first few have come to market — with mixed reviews and questionable utility at best. For all that R&D, there are a lot of other cases where folding circuitry might have been more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/conductive-origami/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/conductive-origami/
It’s taken mobile phone developers years to develop electric circuits and displays that can fold. Finally he first few have come to market — with mixed reviews and questionable utility at best. For all that R&D, there are a lot of other cases where folding circuitry might have been more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/conductive-origami/)
Hacked Hoverboards Become Potent RC Tank
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/hacked-hoverboards-become-potent-rc-tank/
Hoverboards were the darling, or perhaps the scourge, of the last few years, Banned by vigilant airlines, they’re a great way to break an ankle or set your house on fire. However, they’re also a treasure trove of valuable parts for hacking, as [Aaron] ably demonstrates with his RC tank …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/hacked-hoverboards-become-potent-rc-tank/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/hacked-hoverboards-become-potent-rc-tank/
Hoverboards were the darling, or perhaps the scourge, of the last few years, Banned by vigilant airlines, they’re a great way to break an ankle or set your house on fire. However, they’re also a treasure trove of valuable parts for hacking, as [Aaron] ably demonstrates with his RC tank …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/hacked-hoverboards-become-potent-rc-tank/)
The Danish Internet Of Hot Tubs
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/the-danish-internet-of-hot-tubs/
Every hacker camp has its own flavor, and BornHack 2019 in the Danish countryside gave us the opportunity to sample some hacker relaxation, Scandinavian style. Among the attractions was a wood-fired hot tub of gargantuan proportions, in which the tired attendee could rejuvenate themselves at 40 Celcius in the middle …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/the-danish-internet-of-hot-tubs/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/the-danish-internet-of-hot-tubs/
Every hacker camp has its own flavor, and BornHack 2019 in the Danish countryside gave us the opportunity to sample some hacker relaxation, Scandinavian style. Among the attractions was a wood-fired hot tub of gargantuan proportions, in which the tired attendee could rejuvenate themselves at 40 Celcius in the middle …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/24/the-danish-internet-of-hot-tubs/)
Inventor And Detective Create Range Of Snack-Hiding Devices
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/inventor-and-detective-create-range-of-snack-hiding-devices/
Anyone who has had to deal with siblings, their friends, flatmates or parents who are overly fond of snacks may know this issue: you bought some snacks for your own consumption, but before you can get to them they have vanished. Naturally, nobody knows what happened to said snacks and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/inventor-and-detective-create-range-of-snack-hiding-devices/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/inventor-and-detective-create-range-of-snack-hiding-devices/
Anyone who has had to deal with siblings, their friends, flatmates or parents who are overly fond of snacks may know this issue: you bought some snacks for your own consumption, but before you can get to them they have vanished. Naturally, nobody knows what happened to said snacks and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/inventor-and-detective-create-range-of-snack-hiding-devices/)
Take Pictures Around a Corner
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/take-pictures-around-a-corner/
One of the core lessons any physics student will come to realize is that the more you know about physics, the less intuitive it seems. Take the nature of light, for example. Is it a wave? A particle? Both? Neither? Whatever the answer to the question, scientists are at least …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/take-pictures-around-a-corner/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/take-pictures-around-a-corner/
One of the core lessons any physics student will come to realize is that the more you know about physics, the less intuitive it seems. Take the nature of light, for example. Is it a wave? A particle? Both? Neither? Whatever the answer to the question, scientists are at least …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/take-pictures-around-a-corner/)
The Tens of Millions of Faces Training Facial Recognition; You’ll Soon Be Able to Search for Yourself
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/the-tens-of-millions-of-faces-training-facial-recognition-youll-soon-be-able-to-search-for-yourself/
In a stiflingly hot lecture tent at CCCamp on Friday, Adam Harvey took to the stage to discuss the huge data sets being used by groups around the world to train facial recognition software. These faces come from a variety of sources and soon Adam and his research collaborator Jules …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/the-tens-of-millions-of-faces-training-facial-recognition-youll-soon-be-able-to-search-for-yourself/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/the-tens-of-millions-of-faces-training-facial-recognition-youll-soon-be-able-to-search-for-yourself/
In a stiflingly hot lecture tent at CCCamp on Friday, Adam Harvey took to the stage to discuss the huge data sets being used by groups around the world to train facial recognition software. These faces come from a variety of sources and soon Adam and his research collaborator Jules …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/the-tens-of-millions-of-faces-training-facial-recognition-youll-soon-be-able-to-search-for-yourself/)
Lead Former Makes LED Cubes a Little Easier to Build
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/lead-former-makes-led-cubes-a-little-easier-to-build/
There’s no doubting the allure of a nicely crafted LED cube; likewise, there’s no doubting that they can be a tremendous pain to build. After all, the amount of work scales as the cube of the number of LEDs you want each side to have, and let’s face it – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/lead-former-makes-led-cubes-a-little-easier-to-build/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/lead-former-makes-led-cubes-a-little-easier-to-build/
There’s no doubting the allure of a nicely crafted LED cube; likewise, there’s no doubting that they can be a tremendous pain to build. After all, the amount of work scales as the cube of the number of LEDs you want each side to have, and let’s face it – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/lead-former-makes-led-cubes-a-little-easier-to-build/)
Glia is Making Open Medical Devices, And You Can Help
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/glia-is-making-open-medical-devices-and-you-can-help/
The Glia project aims to create a suite of free and open-source medical equipment that can be assembled cheaply and easily when and where it’s needed. Even essential tools like stethoscopes and tourniquets can be difficult to acquire in certain parts of the world, especially during times of war or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/glia-is-making-open-medical-devices-and-you-can-help/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/glia-is-making-open-medical-devices-and-you-can-help/
The Glia project aims to create a suite of free and open-source medical equipment that can be assembled cheaply and easily when and where it’s needed. Even essential tools like stethoscopes and tourniquets can be difficult to acquire in certain parts of the world, especially during times of war or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/glia-is-making-open-medical-devices-and-you-can-help/)
Hackaday Links: August 25, 2019
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/hackaday-links-august-25-2019/
Doesn’t the Z-axis on 3D-printers seem a little – underused? I mean, all it does is creep up a fraction of a millimeter as the printer works through each slice. It would be nice if it could work with the other two axes and actually do something interesting. Which is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/hackaday-links-august-25-2019/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/hackaday-links-august-25-2019/
Doesn’t the Z-axis on 3D-printers seem a little – underused? I mean, all it does is creep up a fraction of a millimeter as the printer works through each slice. It would be nice if it could work with the other two axes and actually do something interesting. Which is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/hackaday-links-august-25-2019/)
NES Gets A Slick Acrylic Casemod
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/nes-gets-a-slick-acrylic-casemod/
Those alive during the 1990s will remember the clear or “crystal” versions of various home consoles. Made with the usual injection molding processes, they usually came out somewhere closer to a smoky translucency and didn’t reveal much of the insides. [BitHead1000] likes to do things right though, and has busted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/nes-gets-a-slick-acrylic-casemod/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/nes-gets-a-slick-acrylic-casemod/
Those alive during the 1990s will remember the clear or “crystal” versions of various home consoles. Made with the usual injection molding processes, they usually came out somewhere closer to a smoky translucency and didn’t reveal much of the insides. [BitHead1000] likes to do things right though, and has busted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/nes-gets-a-slick-acrylic-casemod/)
Vintage Console Becomes the Calculator it Appears to Be
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/vintage-console-becomes-the-calculator-it-appears-to-be/
What’s sitting on [Bob Alexander]’s desk in the video below did not start out life as the desktop calculator it appears to be. Turning it into a standalone calculator with features the original designers couldn’t imagine turned out to be an interesting project, and a trip down the retrocomputing rabbit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/vintage-console-becomes-the-calculator-it-appears-to-be/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/vintage-console-becomes-the-calculator-it-appears-to-be/
What’s sitting on [Bob Alexander]’s desk in the video below did not start out life as the desktop calculator it appears to be. Turning it into a standalone calculator with features the original designers couldn’t imagine turned out to be an interesting project, and a trip down the retrocomputing rabbit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/25/vintage-console-becomes-the-calculator-it-appears-to-be/)
Air Hockey Table is a Breeze to Build
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/air-hockey-table-is-a-breeze-to-build/
Many of us have considered buying an air hockey table, but are put off by the price. And even if the money is there, those things take up a lot of space. How often are you really going to use it?
This DIY air hockey table is the answer. It’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/air-hockey-table-is-a-breeze-to-build/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/air-hockey-table-is-a-breeze-to-build/
Many of us have considered buying an air hockey table, but are put off by the price. And even if the money is there, those things take up a lot of space. How often are you really going to use it?
This DIY air hockey table is the answer. It’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/air-hockey-table-is-a-breeze-to-build/)
STEP Up Your Jetson Nano Game with These Printable Accessories
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/step-up-your-jetson-nano-game-with-these-printable-accessories/
Found yourself with a shiny new NVIDIA Jetson Nano but tired of having it slide around your desk whenever cables get yanked? You need a stand! If only there was a convenient repository of options that anyone could print out to attach this hefty single-board computer to nearly anything. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/step-up-your-jetson-nano-game-with-these-printable-accessories/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/step-up-your-jetson-nano-game-with-these-printable-accessories/
Found yourself with a shiny new NVIDIA Jetson Nano but tired of having it slide around your desk whenever cables get yanked? You need a stand! If only there was a convenient repository of options that anyone could print out to attach this hefty single-board computer to nearly anything. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/step-up-your-jetson-nano-game-with-these-printable-accessories/)
The Satellite Phone You Already Own: From Orbit, UbiquitiLink Will Look Like a Cell Tower
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-satellite-phone-you-already-own-from-orbit-ubiquitilink-will-look-like-a-cell-tower/
For anyone that’s ever been broken down along a remote stretch of highway and desperately searched for a cell signal, knowing that a constellation of communications satellites is zipping by overhead is cold comfort indeed. One needs specialized gear to tap into the satphone network, few of us can justify …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-satellite-phone-you-already-own-from-orbit-ubiquitilink-will-look-like-a-cell-tower/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-satellite-phone-you-already-own-from-orbit-ubiquitilink-will-look-like-a-cell-tower/
For anyone that’s ever been broken down along a remote stretch of highway and desperately searched for a cell signal, knowing that a constellation of communications satellites is zipping by overhead is cold comfort indeed. One needs specialized gear to tap into the satphone network, few of us can justify …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-satellite-phone-you-already-own-from-orbit-ubiquitilink-will-look-like-a-cell-tower/)
The Trials and Tribulations of E-Bike Drivetrain Design
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-e-bike-drivetrain-design/
[Tom Stanton] is well-regarded in the maker community, and has put much effort in over the years on a variety of electric vehicle builds. In the process of upgrading his e-bike last year, he ran into some issues with the main drive pulley. Rather than rely on guesswork, he threw …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-e-bike-drivetrain-design/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-e-bike-drivetrain-design/
[Tom Stanton] is well-regarded in the maker community, and has put much effort in over the years on a variety of electric vehicle builds. In the process of upgrading his e-bike last year, he ran into some issues with the main drive pulley. Rather than rely on guesswork, he threw …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-e-bike-drivetrain-design/)
Parallax Update Hack Chat
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/parallax-update-hack-chat/
Join us on Wednesday, August 28th at noon Pacific for the Parallax Update Hack Chat with Chip and Ken Gracey!
For a lot of us, our first exposure to the world of microcontrollers was through the offerings of Parallax, Inc. Perhaps you were interested in doing something small and light, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/parallax-update-hack-chat/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/parallax-update-hack-chat/
Join us on Wednesday, August 28th at noon Pacific for the Parallax Update Hack Chat with Chip and Ken Gracey!
For a lot of us, our first exposure to the world of microcontrollers was through the offerings of Parallax, Inc. Perhaps you were interested in doing something small and light, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/parallax-update-hack-chat/)
Linux Fu: It’s a Trap!
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/linux-fu-its-a-trap/
It is easy to think that a Linux shell like Bash is just a way to enter commands at a terminal. But, in fact, it is also a powerful programming language as we’ve seen from projects ranging from web servers to simple utilities to make dangerous commands safer. Like most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/linux-fu-its-a-trap/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/linux-fu-its-a-trap/
It is easy to think that a Linux shell like Bash is just a way to enter commands at a terminal. But, in fact, it is also a powerful programming language as we’ve seen from projects ranging from web servers to simple utilities to make dangerous commands safer. Like most …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/linux-fu-its-a-trap/)
Candy-Colored Synth Sounds Sweet
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/candy-colored-synth-sounds-sweet/
Let’s face it, synthesizers are awesome. But commercial synths are pretty expensive. Even the little toy ones like the KORG Volca and the MicroKORG will run you a few hundred bucks. For the most part, they’re worth the price because they’re packed with features. This is great for experienced synth …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/candy-colored-synth-sounds-sweet/)
https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/candy-colored-synth-sounds-sweet/
Let’s face it, synthesizers are awesome. But commercial synths are pretty expensive. Even the little toy ones like the KORG Volca and the MicroKORG will run you a few hundred bucks. For the most part, they’re worth the price because they’re packed with features. This is great for experienced synth …read more (https://hackaday.com/2019/08/26/candy-colored-synth-sounds-sweet/)