Alan Parekh

The Spy Video Trakr hacked to shoot Missiles

  Wow, don’t fool around with this Spy Video Trakr hacked to shoot Missiles if you want to keep your eyes! Driving around a Spy Video Trakr is fun but shooting things with it looks to notch up the fun a few levels. Click hre “This hack is not too expensive (the most costly part is buying the actual turret) or overly complex, but does require a degree of soldering

DIY Arduino Oscilloscope using a Nokia 3310 Screen

     Check out this cool DIY Arduino Oscilloscope which uses a cheap Nokia 3310 Screen which can often be found for $5 or $10. Watch the video below to see how surprisingly good this thing actually works!  “The setup is really simple, connect an Arduino Pro Mini to a Nokia 3310 LCD screen, sample an analog port and then wright the pixels to the screen. I even added two

PS3 Slim hacked into a Mini WOPR Computer from the film WARGAMES

  Thanks to Robert Milius for sending in his PS3 Slim hacked into a Mini WOPR Computer from the film WARGAMES. “This case mod was inspired by the WOPR computer in the movie “WarGames.” I call it the WOPR Mk.II. I basically used the XCM cyberchrome ps3 case and some simple flashing LED kits. The small monitor is a Haier 7 inch LCD. “

SIGLENT SDS1102CM Oscilloscope Review

  Our friend Csaba did a great Review of the SIGLENT SDS1102CM Oscilloscope. “SIGLENT SDS1102CM Specifications Based on the CSV file: Model Number:                     SDS1102CM Serial Number:                     SDS00002111512 Software Version:                3.01.01.22 Based on the turn on screen: Software Version:                3.01.01.223 Approx. 450USD on ebay.com”

Laser Beam Cuts Man in Half

    Martin Raynsford has been doing some playing with his laser, talking some time to have some fun is very important. In this case he used his Laser Beam Cuts Man in Half, just like in the movies!  

Clever Clapper uses Claps and Laser Beams to control the Lights

  Who says The Clapper is old technology? Pete Mills blows off the dust from the vintage tech and breaths new life into the idea. The new Clever Clapper uses Claps and Laser Beams to control the Lights!  “In my version of the clapper if you clap twice within one second, the circuit toggles the lamp output.  On becomes off and vice versa. If you clap three times within one

Sound Responsive Dress

  Check out this Sound Responsive Dress which listens to the singers voice and adjusts accordingly. In the picture below you can see the electronics that run the dress mounted to the wall. Thanks to Mitch for sending this in. “It’s a sound-responsive dress that uses Processing (heavily using the Minim code library) and Arduino to map the singer’s voice onto an array of spinning strings. The strings, in turn,