Melt a Beer Bottle in a Microwave
Our friend Bill Beaty from amasci.com has come up with a way to Melt a Beer Bottle in a Microwave!
Alan Parekh
Cook Hot Dogs with Electricity
Looks like the University of Alaska Fairbanks has grouped the engineering and culinary arts programs together. 🙂 “How does an electrical engineer cook a hot dog? 1.5 A for 60 seconds! Taken at the E-Week open house put on by the engineering departments at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.”
Speaker Power Detector
This Speaker Power Detector might be a project that you want to add to your existing stereo system. The author is working on a revision so it may be something to do in the near future if you don’t want to implement the prototype design. “The circuit revolves around the LM339, a low-power comparator designed to be easy to operate from a single (positive) power supply. A comparator compares two
Roomba Christmas Caroling Hack
Merry Christmas from everyone here at Hacked Gadgets, keeping the hacking tradition alive the video today is three roomba robots performing Christmas carols. 🙂 “Make your Roomba a musical instrument! RoombaMidi2 is a small Mac OS X program that makes your Roomba appear as a MIDI interface to MIDI sequencer programs like Ableton Live, Apple Logic, and so on. RoombaMidi2 is an update of the original Java-based RoombaMidi. The
Introducing Bob Funk – New Hacked Gadgets Writer
Hacked Gadgets welcomes Bob Funk as a new writer on the site. The picture of the Moon Doggie above is from the coffee company that he and his wife own and operate. I am sure Bob will keep us in current with the latest caffeinated trends, caffeinated soap comes to mind. 🙂 Bob has also spent many years working in the high tech sector developing cell phone base station equipment,
Plasma Globe Controller
Plasma globes are fascinating. I didn’t think the technology behind them was very complicated. Turns out there is quite a bit of tuning that is possible. This Plasma Globe Controller can adjust the frequency along with other parameters to create new viewing experiences!
Homemade Foam Plate Speaker
If you are looking for a simple and cheap audio hack, this Homemade Foam Plate Speaker hack may be what you are looking for. “As you can see on the picture, I did use a foam plate. I tried other materials and I found the best quality of the sound is produced by a lightweight material but strong enough to avoid excessive vibration. Paper plates are too soft, plastic disposable