If you are looking for something cool to do with your iPod Touch have a look at what Dave Phipps has done with his ’69 Pontiac GTO. Using an iPod Touch interfaced to a RedEye controller he now has remote control of many features. He has a good range (WiFi range) and can remotely open the windows, doors trunk and soft top. He can also start the car and rev
Viktor over at Karosium has been playing with his Fonera router. Looks like they are charging for the routers now, I got mine when they were still free. Viktor was able to hack the router to allow him to connect it to 1-Wire devices. “On the hardware side I opted to use a DS2480B 1-Wire Line Driver chip. This chip is used in the DS9097U adapters so it’s basically the
This Voice Controlled Robotic Helicopter is quite interesting. You can speak English commands and it follows your instructions. I need that system in my car, I could get so much work done if I didn’t have to do all the time consuming driving. Via: Hack a Day and Bot Junkie “We recently got the system working on a quadrotor helicopter. We extended the topological map to 3d, added some orientation
Chris Anderson did a great talk at the Maker Faire about the evolution of the DIY Drone Autonomous Flight system.
Kenneth Finnegan who shared his DIY Binary Clock Build with us has made another clock. This time it’s a Digital TTL Clock. This design brings back memories of college when I had to design a mock photocopier circuit that allowed the entry of number of copies and decremented the number till it was down to zero. I also used 7 segment displays and the same driver chip. I have to
Our friend Muris from elektronika.ba has sent in his latest project. It is a Phone Recorder that records all phone conversations in the entire house. There is also no need to turn it on or off, it monitors the phone line and starts recording as soon as a phone is picked up. It stores all of the conversations in MP3 format for easy storage or review. There is an archive
Having a memorable business card is a big plus and we have seen some of these cards before, the Gear Business Card comes to mind. Aaron Alai has designed and created an Electronic Business Card that I guarantee no one who is lucky enough to receive will ever toss in the garbage. The only drawback is that each card takes Aaron 1 hour to make, hopefully he lands his dream
