December 21, 2007

Name the Thing Contest - 33

Congratulation to the last contest winner. The prize this week is a tiny helicopter. This contest will run from Saturday to Tuesday (December 22- 25, 2007) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.   Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com

Phone Line Relay Controller

Have you ever wanted to remotely turn on or off something in your house when you weren’t home? This time of year the Christmas lights come to mind. What if you could call your house, type a few keys on your phone and turn on those lights! With this Phone Line Relay Controller project that is exactly what you can do. "The administrator should call-in the device from another telephone.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

The wife and I are going to China for the holidays I will be away from my Hacked Gadgets post for two weeks. I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In Chinese Happy New Year is 新年快樂 (Xin nian kuai le!) I will be checking out some Chinese electronics swap meets and some other gadget related locations. If all goes well I will