What Were They Thinking

Air Cannon,  Coil Gun, Exploding Wires, Can Smashing, etc

Hacked Gadgets friend FastMHz has been busy doing all sorts of experiments, and this crazy mad scientist has captured it on tape for our enjoyment! Not sure if all fingers and toes are still accounted for, I think I would be hiding (cowering) behind something solid for most of these tests. 🙂 After watching the video those wall mounted can crushers seem so useless, I want to crush cans using

Monitors Galore

I love multiple monitors, I don’t think I could go back to just one. But I only have two, three when I extend my desktop onto the laptop screen… This setup makes me feel like my system is just a toy. 🙁 I think I need a new resolution for this year, more productivity from bigger monitors (and more of them)… “For those of you who are tech-heads, I’ll list

Mouse Pad Couch

There are lots of mouse pads that are finding their way into the garbage since the new optical mice don’t need them for traction. Instead of tossing them why not make some furniture out of them. 🙂 “Here is the Mouse Pad Couch in my Office. We conduct meetings, work on problems, or just relax from a stressful day on it.”

 Roomba Tilt Control with MacBook & Perl

  Driving your Roomba around using your phone is so last month… Today the cool way to do it is by tilting your Apple MacBook. I wonder what Todd will come up with next? “This project shows you how to use the built-in tilt sensors of the MacBook to control a Roomba. Since Perl hasn’t been used to program a Roomba yet, it seemed like a fun task to show

Vending Machine Hack

  Here is another way to rip off a vending machine. But just because it can be done doesn’t mean you should! You may remember some issues plaguing other vending machines. It seems that some of the vending machine companies need to hire a small team of people who just try to poke holes in the product before it goes to market. Via: Gizmodo and TechEBlog

NES Controlled Espresso Machine

  If you like video games, this NES Espresso Machine allows you to wake up with caffeine and a game controller in your hand. “I have long admired the pioneering work of Rancilio Silvia owners in modding their espresso machines. Here, I present my Silvia given a PIC 16F876 microcontroller brain, a 20 character VFD display, nintendo controller, three zero-crossing solid state relays, IC thermometer, laser cut acrylic top, cold