Electronic Hacks

Valentines Day Slot Machine

    If you want your valentine to work for their candy hearts why not build them a slot machine to let them win them. I have seen little bits before but this is the most complex device I have seen built! “Try your luck with the littleBits Slot Machine and win a handful of candy hearts for your special someone. This slot machine operates just like the real thing.

Completed Working Nokia 3310 Phone Multimeter Project

  Remember the Nokia 3310 Phone Multimeter that we saw last month? Looks like there has been some massive work on the project. It is complete and looks like it works great. It’s fantastic to see a resistor plugged into the bottom of a phone! Link with steps to build your own.    

Open Source Talking Multimedia Clock

  This Open Source Talking Multimedia Clock looks like a fun clock platform that could be developed into many interesting projects. “The processor is based on the Arduino Uno platform, the display is a LoL Shield and the speech engine is the SpeakJet chip. Various analog sensors and audio circuits have been cobbled together. The firmware has been developed in C using the AVR gcc compiler.”  

Groundhog Day Alarm Clock Build

  Check out this fun Groundhog Day Alarm Clock Build that randofo built. It is sure to bring back some movie memories! Via: Gimodo “The Groundhog Day Alarm Clock consists of a Panasonic RC-6025 flip clock modified to play the audio from the movie Groundhog Day when the alarm goes off. The reason I have created this device is because Groundhog Day (both the day and film) holds a special

DIY AVR Function Generator

  The Big One built this DIY AVR Function Generator, it is housed in a nice looking Hickory enclosure, has some buttons for adjustments and a 16×2 text LCD as a display. He is also working on a power supply that will be housed in the same enclosure type.  “What this function generator can do:  Generate square waves at up to 10MHz, either directly output from an AVR’s pin, or buffered via

Arduino Powered Thermostat

  Your thermostat is probably one of the most boring pieces of technology in your house. This Arduino Powered Thermostat lets you take control over your furnace and make it work the way you want it.  “The three zone system  is also equipped with DS18B20 temperature sensors, DS1307 RT Clock, 16×2 character display, LCD keypad Arduino shield, along with various miscellaneous wire leads, connectors and resistors. 

On the software side, hbomb9000

KeySweeper - Microsoft Wireless Keyboard Sniffer

  Wireless devices are convenient but must be used with caution. Samy Kamkar shows us how a simple wireless keyboard can be giving away your secrets. He built this KeySweeper, it is a Microsoft Wireless Keyboard Sniffer that is built into a innocent looking USB wall charger. Via: The Hacker News “KeySweeper is a stealthy Arduino-based device, camouflaged as a functioning USB wall charger, that wirelessly and passively sniffs, decrypts,