Nonentity Nixie Clock
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!
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Puhlmann Nixie Clock
Looking for something stylish and retro in the same package. Look no further, Puhlmann has a cool looking clock that uses Nixie tubes as digits! Not the cheapest clock I have seen but it is one of the more stylish Nixie designs I have seen. Via: New Launches
Vibration-Powered Generator
Dr. Beeby from the University of Southampton has developed a vibration powered generator which is 10 times more powerful that similar devices. “Dr Steve Beeby and his team at the University’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) have developed a kinetic energy generator which generates electrical energy from the vibrations and movements present within its environment. ‘This is the most successful generator of its kind and generates energy much
Automated Weed Pulling Robot
Will the farmer be a thing of the past soon? The HortiBot is an interesting idea that could automate many tasks. With larger automation everything from planting to harvesting of crops will be able to be automated. Video after the jump. ” The vision is the Spider mounted with the HortiBot accessory kit, which transforms it into a tool carrier for high-tech plant nursing for e.g. organic grown vegetables. High-tech
Holographic Video
Could the technology that MIT’s Michael Bove is working on change computer displays as we know them today? It wasn’t long ago that LCD flat screens took the market over. Are we going to see a similar change when Holographic Video technology matures? “The Media Lab’s video holograms appear to float above a piece of frosted glass. An electronic device behind the glass, called a light moduÂlator, reproduces interference patterns
iPhone Taken Apart
Hacked Gadgets doesn’t normally cover off the shelf items but there has been so much buzz over the iPhone and the guts do look interesting. One of our advertisers, iFixit, bought a perfectly good iPhone and took it apart to see what makes it tick. By the looks of it Apple doesn’t think the battery will ever need replacing… Great job guys! “Samsung manufactured Apple ARM chip. Numbers: 339S0030ARM, 8900B
Xbox 360 Controller LED MOD
Precisewitem from the Hacked Gadgets Forum has put together a nice tutorial on how to perform an LED mod to your Xbox 360 Controller. “SUPPLIES BASICS – Soldering Iron – 15W Can be purchased as a kit from rat shack – 30 AWG Wire Strippers – Not necessary but will help out a lot – Resin Core Solder – Comes in kit if you get it at rat shack –