August 2006

TRAXMOD - SD card MOD player

The LPC2103 microcontroller from Philips sounds too good to be true. All the specs listed below for $5.00. The guys over at TRAXMOD have used it to create an audio player. “TRAXMOD is a small digital audio player using the Philips LPC2103 ARM7TDMI-S high speed microcontroller chip (prior versions were based on Microchip dsPIC DSPs). Currently, the ARM port can play raw wave audio streaming off of a FAT formatted

LOCUST Bike

We have all seen compact folding bikes before but Josef Cadek has taken compact to the next level with his LOCUST Bike. Thanks Keith S.

Home Made Video Car

  Unlike the video car that was featured yesterday, this one by Ryan Robinson was built from scratch using some common parts. The results are fantastic! “This weekend I happened to come into possession of a $170 store credit to one of the better hobby shops in the area. Not being into RC cars or planes I figured I’d just nose around and see if anything struck my fancy. Well,

Inside the Spy Video Car

  What is Hacked Gadgets doing with a toy? Taking it apart of course! What makes this thing tick, and how else can it be used? This Spy Car is no normal RC car, there is a cool black and white camera mounted on the car that sends live video back to the hand held controller. A head set plugs into the hand held controller and presto your right eye

Glowing Keyboard Mod

This is a cool mod that get some light inside a computer without using LEDs! Instead the creator used some electroluminescent wire. “This is my glowing keyboard mod.It is lit up with neon (electroluminescent) wire. I decided to use blue beacuse my case is blue and the whole set up is blue/red themed, and since red is too harsh on the eyes I chose blue. I also addes a switch

Treadmill Bike

  Why walk on the ground when you can walk a treadmill bike. 🙂 “In extolling the benefits of the treadmill bicycle, the merchant says “Today’s urban landscape is increasingly dominated by large SUV’s and multilane roadways. The Treadmill Bike’s elevated running platform means you’ll be seen over the hood of even the most heinously overbuilt motor vehicle.” (Yes, the image of sitting in traffic on my treadmill bicycle with