The new episode of Hak.5 is out. Watch the preview above and click here to watch the full thing. “In this episode Paul takes a look at Q, the open source CPU emulator for Mac. Erin Shahan joins us to talk about RSI, the geeks natural predator. Alli shows off an idiot-proof Nintendo DS mod chip with plenty of hackability (and Doom of course). And Wess brings us a
Reconn’s World has an interesting article with sample code of a stepper motor speed controller. “While the stepper motor could be completely computer-controlled, I’d like to be able to change the speed of the motor by turning a dial. for this i’m using a linear potentiometer from radioshack (10kohm, RadioShack #271-1715.) I’ll read the voltage off of the middle pin — turning the potentiometer will cause this middle-pin voltage to
Great video showing how holograms are made. Lasers make everything cool. 🙂
Thinking about building a CNC machine? Hacked Gadgets forum member, Aaron Bowser has a site loaded with information on how to build one. Not only is there helpful information about his design, there is also a vast number of links to other resources. “The mechanical design of the machine was based on a survey of CNC machine websites and on the availability of used and surplus parts. A y-axis gantry
Carlos, an Engineering student from Quebec has made a cool little robot out of parts that can be found in most hobbyists parts boxes. “This is a small and very simple robot that requires no electronics. It is inspired on La Coccinelle. They both work according to the same principle, but their bodies and wheels are different. Also mine uses rechargeable batteries so I don’t need to buy new ones
uC Hobby has a demonstration of a simple way to hook up a small electronic project directly to your PC power supply. WARNING if you do something wrong you can do permanent damage to your computer. Another option is if you have an old computer power supply laying around you could convert it into a lab power supply. “You can hack some parts you probably have lying around into a
Now that Halloween is over what is there to do with the Halloween pumpkins? Why not make a time lapse video of them drying up. Once you perfect your time lapse skills you will be ready for next year when you can also record the making of the Halloween pumpkin.
