Electronic Hacks

SecureLED - Better Access Control
Complex Hacks

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Now that lock bumping is gaining in popularity, this is looking like a nice option to me. “OVERVIEW SecureLED is an optical access control device which replaces current RFID or Magnetic Strip technologies with a cryptographically secure, contact-less device which communicates over commodity Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). PROJECT SUMMARY This project started with one central premise: current physical access control systems are insecure in fundamental ways. We sought a way

WineM RFID Enabled Smart Wine Rack
Complex Hacks

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  This wine rack must be the smartest rack around. “WineM is a Technology Sketch of a smart wine rack. It’s designed to locate wines in a wine rack using RFIDs attached to bottles and to display which wines have been located using LED backlights behind the bottles. Collectors (or anyone with a large wine cellar) can use it to search through collections, track the location of specific bottles and

The Secret Life of the Telephone
Electronic Hacks

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Watch the video to find out how the Telephone came to be. Video after the jump. ” The forerunner of the telephone was the telegraph. By 1870 all major towns in Europe and America had telegraphs, sending messages in ‘on’ and ‘off’ pulses (e.g. Morse code). It was while trying to improve the telegraph that Bell discovered the telephone.”

Penny Drums and More
Complex Hacks

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  Db3ll has come up with some very interesting musical creations. They all seem to use Ableton Live. Read more about these projects at 13 Unlucky Songs About Love. Check out more of his creations after the jump.

Injkjet Hacks
Complex Hacks

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Some of the items that are thrown away every day make the most interesting hacks. Sprites mods has come up with a controller that will operate a inkjet cartridge, check out the picture of it printing on water! Parallax has also made a kit that lets people experiment with inkjets without reinventing the wheel… Check out the Parallax videos after the jump. “The characters are generated based on a small

Virtual Impact Suit
Complex Hacks

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It seems that vibration is a very common element in modern gaming. Lots of joysticks have it built in to give the player a more immersive experience. For example a bomb explodes close to you and you can feel it in the joystick, you get shot and you feel that too. The Virtual Impact Suit takes it to the next level, you would literally feel the bullet hit you in

Altoids Can Morse Code Oscillator
Cool Gadgets

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Nginuity from the Hacked Gadgets Forum has put together a cool Mores Code Oscillator housed in an Altoids tin. It’s a work in progress and needs a few bugs to be worked out but it is looking quite good so far!