September 2007

Hacked Gadgets September - October Comment Contest

For this contest there will be 3 lucky winners. Entry into the contest is simple, just leave a comment for any article from September 11, 2007 and October 31, 2007. The email address of the post will be used to identify and notify the lucky winner (don’t worry your email address will not be shown). Here is some information about the data recovery prize: “A Secure, Simple and Fastest Partition

Globe LED POV

  I have seen a few POV globes before, but this one is the best yet! Looks like GNG Display had some time on their hands and decided to have some fun. “See the world in 3D and write your message on the world.It’s a POV display. It has 256 white smd led for drawing the world and 32 blue smd led for the message section.”

DyeSight DIY Multi-Touch Pad

  A cheap camera and a plastic bag of die is all that is needed to make this DIY Multi-touch display. “Erling Ellingsen made his own homebrew multi-touch interface from a plastic bag, blue dye, and an iSight camera. It’s called the dyeSight.” Via: Boing Boing

iRobot PosterBot

This interesting iRobot PosterBot demonstrates that with an open mind some electronics and a bit of code you can build just about anything. Videos after the jump. “This is a moderately difficult project which requires about $50 in parts and basic electronic skills (This doesn’t include an iRobot create,Command Module and old Inkjet printer) . You should be able to read a schematic and make a basic prototype or bread

KeeLoq Remote Vehicle Entry System Cracked

Looks like the door unlock fob that you have on your keychain that uses can probably be cracked in about an hour. Many car manufactures such as GM, Toyota, VW, Fiat, Chrysler, Daewoo, Honda, Jaguar, and Volvo are at risk! “A group of Israeli and Belgian researchers found a vulnerability in the algorithm that is used to secure anti-theft digital key systems in numerous vehicles, including those made by such

Name the Thing Contest - 19

Congratulation to the last winner. The prize this week is a compact flashlight, it is sure to come in handy when poking around in the dark areas behind computers and server racks. 🙂 This contest will run for this weekend only (September 8 – 9, 2007) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be

K-502 Tube Amplifier Kit

If you have ever thought about building your own audio amplifier why not go old school and build a tube amp! Have a look at a well documented K-502 Tube Amplifier Kit construction process. The end result is a fine looking piece of equipment. “With the K-502 tube amplifier kit is a piece of pine to mount your finished amp, but it’s more fun to put it in a box.