Computer Hacks

Internet Controlled Security Robot

Once the full scale version of this car is made all it will need is a paint ball gun to keep the bad guys away! “Build a security robot that can be controlled and viewed over the internet. The planned final version will be a kids 48” electric car with a network camera attached. 1/4 Scale Trial Version: I opted to try this out with a $20 RC car from

Build a Six-Axis 3D Controller

Not a simple project, but it goes to show what can be created with old computer parts that most people toss in the garbage. “The basic principle of Three Blind Mice is to run three threads round three rollers from old mechanical mice. By using the mouse reports to calculate the length of the extended thread this allows the position where all the threads join to be calculated. First job

WineM RFID Enabled Smart Wine Rack

  This wine rack must be the smartest rack around. “WineM is a Technology Sketch of a smart wine rack. It’s designed to locate wines in a wine rack using RFIDs attached to bottles and to display which wines have been located using LED backlights behind the bottles. Collectors (or anyone with a large wine cellar) can use it to search through collections, track the location of specific bottles and

Pocket Commodore 64 Emulator

For anyone wanting to bring back the C-64 memories without looking for one on Ebay you could simply use Pocket Commodore 64. “Not everyone has the time or skill to hack together their own “real” Commodore 64 palmtop computer. Luckily, clickgamer.com offers the $24.95 Pocket Commodore 64 emulator for Windows Mobile. This software includes full Commodore 64 hardware emulation, stereo SID sound, keypad to C64 keyboard mapping, multiple built-in BIOS

Penny Drums and More

  Db3ll has come up with some very interesting musical creations. They all seem to use Ableton Live. Read more about these projects at 13 Unlucky Songs About Love. Check out more of his creations after the jump.

Virtual Impact Suit

It seems that vibration is a very common element in modern gaming. Lots of joysticks have it built in to give the player a more immersive experience. For example a bomb explodes close to you and you can feel it in the joystick, you get shot and you feel that too. The Virtual Impact Suit takes it to the next level, you would literally feel the bullet hit you in

Footmouse

  If you are tired of using your hands to control you mouse why not make yourself a foot mouse! Yes there are commercial models available, but what fun it buying something if you can make it… “A footmouse made by myself. My right foot controls directly the position of the cursor (not the speed), and my left foot controls 4 mousebuttons. The mechanism for both pedals consist of a