December 2011

Name the Thing Contest - 194

  Thanks to Mobile Multi-Stand 360 for sponsoring the contest this week. They will be providing two of their new adjustable cell phone stands to the winner. This stand would be great when you are at the office and need to take a break to watch a cool video that was texted to you. “There are many different cell phone stands, but the MMS 360 can be adjusted to many

Playing Floppy Drive Music using a TI-83+ Calculator

If you are done with university and are looking for a new use for your TI-83+ Calculator then look no further than this project. The guys over at Cemetech are Playing Floppy Drive Music using a TI-83+ Calculator. To make your own you will need to download mobileTunes and build the small circuit. “Inspired by other projects such as the Star Wars Imperial March played on two floppy drives and

YAL Electronic Circuit Watch Design

Watches aren’t just used to tell the time, they can also be used to show off your tech love. The creator of this watch concept is a Hacked Gadgets reader and wanted to share his design with us. Yoann Lechopier from France designed this for a Tokyo Flash watch concept contest. We have featured Tokyo Flash before and they also sponsored a Hacked Gadgets contest in the past. If you

Boil water using a Satellite Dish Energy Collector

It is quite amazing how much energy is in the sun. Using the energy that strikes a satellite dish the guys at Green Power Science can boil 20 ounces of water in 90 seconds. In the video Dan holds up a piece of wood into the focal point and it immediately begins to smoke! That is some serious energy being focused there. “The starting temperature was 80f (27 C) and

Arduino based Bartender

Students from the Florida International University have completed their Arduino based Bartender project. A computer has the menu of drink items, there are 6 solenoids that are controlled by the arduino. The 6 solenoids are able to dump certain drink options. There is a sensor that makes sure a cup is in place before the drink is poured. The system is able to mix a large variety of drinks with