Computer Hacks

Control your Gadgets by Sensing Electrical Signals from Eye Movements

  Controlling your Gadgets by Sensing Electrical Signals from Eye Movements may seem like a concept that is only possible in your dreams but some researchers have made it a reality. Via: Inventor Spot "The researcher, staring at a large screen, rolls his eyes clockwise and a digital music player on the screen responds by increasing the volume of the music track being played. Then a kind of visual ping

Automated House Climate Control - Whole Home Information Awareness

  As homes get bigger it’s harder to balance the heating system. You can close and open vents all you want but all it takes is a few closed doors to throw off the entire system. Jason Clark from Cyborgworkshop has overcome this issue by designing an Arduino controller that monitors sensors in all areas of his house. Servo motors then control dampers which put air where it’s needed. Have

Touch 8 - Custom Control Module based on a ATMEL AVR Microcontroller

  Alberto Ricci Bitti has developed a cool touch controller called the Touch 8. I can see this programmable controller having the ability to replace lots of single purpose controls that are used to control equipment. "Touch8 is a module that integrates a 3" LCD touch-screen and a RISC processor. The processor includes a powerful library to handle graphics and windows. The module also includes a DC power supply and

Small 8X8 LED Array based on ATmega16

  This small 8X8 LED array packs a ton of smarts in a small package. The code for the ATmega16 is available as well as the Eagle PCB layout. Thanks Martin "ATmega16 is powered from two CR2016 lithium cells. AVR is using internal RC oscillator @8MHz. The supply voltage is 6.0V. Lower voltages works too, but the image isn’t so bright, especially the green LEDs. There is a button connected

Multitouch Table by GreenerBusiness

  Seems like these multitouch tables are showing up everywhere. This one is done with a cute video that brightens up the build process. Best of all these old projectors are being thrown out in favor of the smaller, higher resolution and more portable versions. Thanks Ravi "The image processing software analyzes inferred light from the web camera and treats any light detected as a separate input source. Then this

Web Monitoring of Water Usage using an ioBridge

  You may remember the Household AC Power Monitoring System using Clamp Meters  that Jason Winter made which was featured earlier this year. Web Monitoring of Water Usage using an ioBridge is his latest project. As you can see from the pictures he lives in a climate where water pipes don’t freeze. Up here in Canada we are not so lucky. If you prefer the instructions in an Instructables format