Crazy Hacks

Nokia Cell Phone Mouse

  Why buy a mouse for your laptop when you can use your camera phone! “Many laptop owners carry a spare mouse because they dont like the built in control, or because they just like to use a mouse. This adds weight, things to remember etc when you go anywhere. Also, if you use somebody elses laptop you may not be able to use their pad at all! I often

Jet Powered Scooter

Well this is one way to get a bit more speed out of a moped! “Here’s my wife’s Honda Metropolitan scooter. She wants it to go faster than 40 mph. So I have these two little JFS 100 jet engines and I am thinking how to put them on the scooter. Engines are 50 lbm each so weight is an issue. Will probably use air-start with a carbon fiber tank

3D Vectors using a PIC Microcontroller

  This PIC based project is an example of some serious programming. 3D vectors are usually not even considered to be attempted using a microcontroller. The results are very impressive. “Managed to get the new Nokia 6100 colour LCD working, and ported most of the 3D code over to a new board. Whole project has moved from 5v to a 3.3v board. The new LCD uses an SPI bus instead

Convert a Picture into ASCII

Click on the images above to see some amazing ASCII work. The IMG2TXT: ASCII Art Made Easy page makes quick work out of any picture. “This script takes the URL of a GIF, JPG, or PNG image and converts that image into ASCII text or colored HTML. Not very useful, but pretty cool.” Via: Kahsoon

Hacking the Atari Flashback 2

I remember spending many countless hours playing games on the Atari 2600. You can still find some of the original consoles on Ebay or in garage sales. But if you want to hack the new Atari Flashback 2 console to play your vintage cartridges you are in luck, this article will give you the necessary information to get the job done. “So, you’ve decided to take your Atari Flashback 2

Car PC Build

Not the easiest thing to install, but the results are fantastic. Read more about the Car PC Build here. “What’s a CarPC? Simply put, it’s a PC that goes into your car. This can be easily and clumsily done with a laptop and a stereo that has a line-in adapter, but for a more permanent and elegant solution, you need to do some tweaking. Luckily, that’s one of the areas

Chopper Bike

Stick some playing cards in the spokes and ride off into the sunset with one of these bikes! “These chopper bikes would definitely make you shun your Harley; if all that you are craving for is something out of the planet. The image gallery gives you an awesome tour of the bikes designed to kill. The chopper bikes certainly scores much above their motorized companions, not only because of the