Once the full scale version of this car is made all it will need is a paint ball gun to keep the bad guys away! “Build a security robot that can be controlled and viewed over the internet. The planned final version will be a kids 48” electric car with a network camera attached. 1/4 Scale Trial Version: I opted to try this out with a $20 RC car from
Not a simple project, but it goes to show what can be created with old computer parts that most people toss in the garbage. “The basic principle of Three Blind Mice is to run three threads round three rollers from old mechanical mice. By using the mouse reports to calculate the length of the extended thread this allows the position where all the threads join to be calculated. First job
Combine a microwave, a grape and some science, shake well and have fun! Hacked Gadget reader Bladel sent in a few links to some videos they made of a similar experiment. They placed a candle under a glass in the microwave for some similar action. “Take a seedless grape and slice it lengthwise, making sure (this part is important) not to cut all the way through, so you leave
It takes lots of work to mod the Xbox 360 to act like a Wiimote. 🙂 This Xbox 360 Tilt Controller reminds me of the this project. Great job! I look forward to the next hack… “After wanting to play around with an accelerometer for a long time, I finally thought of an idea that would warrant me purchasing one, modifying an Xbox 360 controller to make one of
Check out the review of the Quasicade EX by Retro Thing. “It’s here! Our first Retro Thing TV video review. You’ll see me assemble the Quasicade EX, a DIY kit that lets you build your own stand-up arcade cabinet. We worked hard to bring this to you, and really hope that you enjoy it. Don’t forget to let your retro gaming friends know to come here and check out
Now that lock bumping is gaining in popularity, this is looking like a nice option to me. “OVERVIEW SecureLED is an optical access control device which replaces current RFID or Magnetic Strip technologies with a cryptographically secure, contact-less device which communicates over commodity Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). PROJECT SUMMARY This project started with one central premise: current physical access control systems are insecure in fundamental ways. We sought a way
This wine rack must be the smartest rack around. “WineM is a Technology Sketch of a smart wine rack. It’s designed to locate wines in a wine rack using RFIDs attached to bottles and to display which wines have been located using LED backlights behind the bottles. Collectors (or anyone with a large wine cellar) can use it to search through collections, track the location of specific bottles and
