Why buy a sprinkler controller when you can make your own. And if you are making your own anyway, might as well make the DIY Sprinkler Controller better than any off the shelf models available. At least that is what Arek Jankowski decided to do! “Arek combines a wireless router, NAS, and a USB Bit Whacker to take control of his sprinkler system. Reflash the router and NAS with linux,
I am not sure how legal these break light and tail light hacks are but they sure look great. Check with your local police department before installing this type of equipment, or install a switch to go from stock to cool. Link “My 98 Mitsubishi Eclipse LED taillight conversion with 7-segment sequential turn signals and sequential brake lights. All custom built.” Link Sequential tail lights on an Impala.
For most of us when you buy some hardware you live with it, even if you hate the functions you are usually stuck. Some people don’t have that same problem, if the device doesn’t do what you want, hack it so it does. “Recently, SMC was in the news because of a GPL violation on one of their products, the WSKP100. As I read the news, I became interested in
Michael Young and Nick Bilton from New York Times R&D Lab were the Hack Day London 2007 winners. They created a project that is called SHIFD. A RFID tag that’s placed on your cell phone allows your computer to “see” that you are there and allows you to organize many things using your computer. Videos after the jump. “Set your hacked (RFID-enabled) mobile phone down on your desk. The RFID
Looks like this robotic hand is able to do almost anything that a human hand can do. The Tactile Robotic Hand is powered with Air Muscles which appear to be very strong and versatile. Video after the jump. “The Shadow Hand is the closest robot Hand to the human Hand available. It provides 24 movements, allowing a direct mapping from a human to the robot. The Shadow Hand has integrated
Rafael Mizrahi has put some serious work into this Guitar Hero Robot called Guitar Heronoid. If you are not very good at Guitar Hero this robot may be what you need to get some high scores. If this hack it a bit to hard, why not go wireless first. “The robot is divided into two basic parts, “brain” and “body”. The “brain” is in charge of detecting and analyzing the
Guess what, another nice Nixie clock! Nonentity posted his cool Nixie clock in the Hacked Gadgets Forum. Nonentity has documented the entire build in great detail on his site. Some of the macro pictures are spectacular!
