Computer Hacks

SixthSense - Gesture Controlled Computing Device
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Amit Pate, a graduate of Computer Science from Vishveshwarya Technological University developed SixthSense which is a Gesture Controlled Computing Device. We have seen similar Gesture Controlled Devices before, with the cost being only around $300 this could be something we see commercialized in the near future. Via: HG Comments “In a simple way, a gesture-controlled wearable computing device that feeds you relevant information and turns any surface into an interactive

Zippo Burglar Alarm
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Ever wanted to have a alarm system that could fit into your pocket? Well have a look at this Zippo Burglar Alarm, it’s pocket sized since all the electronics are stuffed into a Zippo lighter. It is based around a Picaxe microcontroller which controls a few IR LEDs and monitors an IR Receiver module. The alarm is a piezo buzzer which is also mounted in the tiny case. “It works

Intelligent Power Consumption Adjustment Device
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I am lucky to live in Manitoba where we have an excess of hydro electric power that is sold to our neighboring provinces and states. I have not been impacted with the results of my electrical grid being shut down due to excess demand. Our friend David Pedersen from Volunteer Lab Rat has devised an Intelligent Power Consumption Adjustment Device which would help to remedy the issue many places have

KUKA Robot Arm turned into F1 Ferrari Simulator
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We have seen KUKA Robot Arms turned into DJ music machines and ice cream machines but this F1 Ferrari Simulator is something else! Paolo Robuffo Giordano and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany are the ones behind this cool idea. Via: PopSci “The CyberMotion Simulator is basically a full motion simulator adapted to a racing car game. Players (or subjects, the researchers prefer to

RGB LED VU Meter using TLC5940 LED Driver Chips
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If you like to listen to music here is a way to jazz up the experience. We have all seen the boring analog VU meters on either old or high end audio equipment. Simon Inns from Waiting of Friday has rigged up a cool RGB LED VU Meter circuit that uses 3 TLC5940 LED driver chips that are bring controlled by a PIC18F2550 microcontroller. “This project creates a RGB LED

Wind Turbine powers WiFi-Repeater
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If you have ever been in a remote area and pulled out your laptop I bet you couldn’t find any open WiFi hotspots. Well with this Wind Turbine powers WiFi-Repeater that Dan Lampie and David Brenner from the Rochester Institute of Technology built that problem has been solved on a tiny budget. A highly directional antenna is used to send and receive the WiFi data from a location with internet

Door Alarm
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Hacked Gadgets Forum member Alexander125 from Romania is using his ioBridge IO-204 to help him secure his house. “I’ve been recently working on a sistem to keep my house safe while I’m away.Using the IO-204 module I’m building a simple sistem to monitor power consumption in the house, movement(if there is any) using PIR motion sensors and the doors or windows. For the interface with the IO-204 I decided to