Our friends over at Gadget Gangster have released a funny prank that would make a perfect April fools joke. The Trickster Computer Mouse Prank circuit plugs into the victims computer and moves the mouse violently ever now and then. 🙂 They offer kits for sale but have also released the code so you can burn your own chip and make your own. “1 – Compatible with all operating systems 2
Have a look at Penguin’s Lab for a great way to capture an event when you are not present. In this case the event they are trying to capture pictures of a cave flood with a Flood Triggered Automated Camera System. The system consists of a camera that is connected to a moisture sensor so that the a camera can start taking pictures when the sensor gets wet. Pictures will
Next time you are going to be leaving your house unattended for a long duration why not allow your house to send you a text message if there’s an intruder? That is exactly what Noel Portugal did with an ioBridge module and a few motion sensors. If that wasn’t enough the ioBridge has been programmed to pan the camera in the direction of the motion. If you want an ioBridge
The guys at Openschemes got their hands on a Zero Plus Logic Analyzer, they purchased the cheap 16 channel version and soon learned that with about $5.00 in parts they could convert it into the same hardware as the more expensive 32 channel version. There are some very fine pitch parts to solder so this mod isn’t for the beginner solderer. There is also a final step of making the
What to do with a nice camera that is damaged beyond repair? The obvious answer is take it apart to see what makes it tick. This Sony Alpha A200 was completely non-repairable but the pictures of its dissection are absolutely wonderful. Via: English Russia
A Turing Machine is something that you just think about, it isn’t a physical machine. Well now it is! Mike Davey has spent some time to create one. Mike built his Turing Machine to look the part however inside you will fine a Parallax microcontroller as the heart. Via: Make and HackADay “A Turing machine is a theoretical device that manipulates symbols contained on a strip of tape. Despite its
Thanks to ioBridge for sponsoring another one of our contests, the last one they sponsored was lots of fun. This time they will be providing an IO-204 Monitor and Control Module to the contest winner, this product can be found on their online store. We have featured a ton of project on Hacked Gadgets that were based on the IO-204, remember the Chicken Coop Door Automation and Monitoring, Monitor Household
