Funny Hacks

Automatic Spy TV Remote

  I love these little remote controls, this is the same one that I used in the Atari 2600 TV Remote project. Sure with one of these devices you can take control of a TV but the problem is that you are standing there when you do it. With this Automatic Spy TV Remote you can hide the device and have it automatically drive people nuts. It will randomly turn

VHS Tape Storage Drive

  This project turns a old VHS Tape into a USB storage drive. It looks like a normal VHS cassette tape except for the USB cable that sticks out of the shell. All of the project guts are hiding in the areas around the clear windows so that when you have a quick look at the front of the tape all seems normal. When plugged into a computer the VHS

Fireball V90 CNC routes Hacked Gadgets into an Old Circuit Board

  I had mentioned in a few posts along the way that I would be getting a CNC machine shortly. Well as you can see it’s here and working. 🙂 The CNC machine that I purchased is the Fireball V90 CNC machine. If you are a Nuts and Volts reader, this was the one that they featured a few months ago (PDF). In the coming weeks there will be some

1977 Infotek Ad

  I stumbled on this old Infotek Ad today. It really puts the prices of computers and computer power today in perspective. I wonder how hard it was to sell one of their Word Processing packages which even after the $2,100 discount was $10,850? If that price isn’t bad enough we have to remember that a dollar in 1977 bought you significantly more than it does today! I sure hope

CNC Sewing Machine

  Does your wife not care about your electronic and computer hobby? While she isn’t looking borrow her sewing machine and connect it to your CNC machine to impress her with patterns that she only wishes she could pull off! I wonder if jinghamjr ever gave the sewing machine back?  

Defendius Labyrinth Maze Security Lock

  This Defendius Labyrinth Security Lock would be so much fun (except in case of fire). When staying in hotels I have always wondered how simple it would be for someone on the outside to open the chain lock that are common in hotel rooms. That would not even be a consideration if this was the lock installed in the room. "This innovative lock is designed by Art Lebedev Studio…