In the latest Electronic Products magazine there is a great article about the latest technology in smart power grids. Power Integrations is a leader in this field that is sure to be adopted widely. Subscribing to the Electronic Products magazine is free as long as you are in the USA. Hacked Gadgets does receive a small payment for each subscription to any of our Free Magazine Subscriptions so we
View more documents from kierannolan. Kieran Nolan recently held a workshop for ISEA 2009 on Hacking Toys into Tangible Interfaces. During the workshop he hacked together usb keyboards with toy keytars to build DIY guitar game controllers. Now you know what to do with all those old toys when your kids outgrow them.
Most of us know what a Tractor Pull is but how many people can say they have seen it done in 1/32nd scale? That is exactly what this 8 Slot Motor Tractor Puller is and look closely that tiny rig is pulling 4 1/2 pounds! "A 1/32nd scale tractor puller using 8 slot car motors geared together. Tractor is 8" long. Pull sled has 2 lbs in the hopper
Dangerous Prototypes has released a cool new prototype. The Twatch is sure to keep you on top of your Twitter information. Thanks Ian. "The #twatch connects directly to Twitter and scrolls the latest trending topics and related tweets on an LCD screen. It’s a stand-alone network appliance that stays updated without a PC. It was awesome to watch #iranelection, Michael Jackson, and other historic events scroll by while we
This is a cool way to remote control your car. The microcontroller is a bit of an older one, have a look at the 16f628 for a more modern one these days. Have a look at the build history to see the beginnings of this intro project. Via: HG Forum "I basically took a remote controlled car, and connected it to a 16F84 programmable chip, and now I can
This PIC microcontroller project is from a St. Cloud State University course. Jacob Scherer did a good job at making a multifunction system using a PIC chip, it can function as a digital oscilloscope, spectral analyzer, pulse generator and pulse width measurement, temperature sensor, and capacitor sensor! This project reminds me of the ones that are created in the Cornell ECE 5760 course. "It is a microcontroller based system
This Hard Drive Clock is fantastic, especially the great looking painted front of the clock. It really looks like a piece of art. As you probably know we love hard drive clocks around here and almost any projects that can be made with used hard drives! Thanks for the tip Maciek.
