January 2007

Ktrak - Snowbike

  If you live in a cold climate the Ktrak might be a good investment! “Easily transform your mountainbike into a snowbike with the Ktrak snowbike kit. The result is one ski up front instead of a wheel and a track machine at the rear.” Via: Fresh Creation

DIY Function Generator

Electronic test equipment can be very expensive. Have a look at this professional function generator for example. Nuxie has put together a nice simple function generator built around the XR2206 chip. Have a look at all of the project details here. “In this guide I will show you how to build your own Function Generator. Including component selection, designing the circuit, breadboarding, PCB layout, homemade PCB manufacture through to the

Improve Cheap RF Mouse Range

Check out this article to improve the range of a bargain bin wireless mouse. “While shopping at Microcenter, I found a “bargain” wireless mouse and keyboard combination on sale for $12.99. I wanted to add something like this to my media center and the price was really low so I decided to give it a try. The first attempt at using this proved that you really do get what you

Illuminated Photo and Print Display Lamp

This is a simple and very effective project idea that allows you to create a photo display very inexpensively. “Hold a vivid photo or inkjet print in front of a bright light and you have a basic backlit image display. Notice how the colors become rich and the details come alive. Want to make a simple DIY version that will let you display your favorite image in the best light?

X10 Lighting Monitoring

Here is an interesting home automation indication mod. “Like almost all the currently available UK X10 modules, the LD11 does NOT support status response. This coupled with the fact that X10 commands can sometimes “go astray” and seemingly disappear into the electrical ether before reaching the chosen device, means that the tracking of the current status of a device is very error prone. Intelligent controllers like HomeVision and software like

Building a BlueSniper Rifle

If range is what your Bluetooth exploration needs have a look at the BlueSniper Rifle. “With the BlueSniper rifle, you can discover Bluetooth devices and perhaps perform exploits such as copying an address book. But the physical construction of the rifle is only half of the battle. In this installment, I’ll cover the software side of construction by providing a step-by-step for building a custom Linux kernel for the rifle.

Wiimote-Controlled USB Missile Launcher

Control your missile launcher with your Wiimote. Video after the jump. “Here we go with the latest wiihack. This time you can controll with the wiimote a USB missile launcher. Now dont misunderstand here… this missile launcher fires out nothing but foam rockets. I just didnt want you thinking that you could rule the world with one of these things. Still, it’s a cool idea and well worth looking at